Chapter 16: The Fake Daughter of a Prominent Family
The woman called out tentatively: "Guangchun?"
"It's me. I'm back. Yuanyuan, didn't you say yesterday that you wanted to eat Fuxiangji's pastries? I brought them back for you. Come over here with me."
Huo Guangchun led Xiao Yuan step by step towards the sofa. Xiao Yuan looked confused, but she knew that she had to follow him, and she was finally no longer anxious.
When the two finally sat down, Huo Guangchun waved to the side implicitly.
The doctor who had been waiting by the side quietly stepped forward and injected a sedative under Xiao Yuan's arm while she was not paying attention.
Xiao Yuan was startled at first and was about to struggle, but Huo Guangchun patted her back to comfort her:
"Yuanyuan, it's okay. Just have a good sleep and you'll be fine when you wake up."
Xiao Yuan gradually became confused and fell asleep leaning on Huo Guangchun's shoulder.
After Huo Guangchun made sure that she was asleep, he picked up Xiao Yuan and handed her to the strong woman beside him:
"Keep a close eye on the Madam. If she escapes again, you know the consequences!"
The old woman responded repeatedly, carefully carried Xiao Yuan out of the living room, and went to the small courtyard at the back.
Huo Guangchun didn't look away until they were gone and he looked at Huo Zhenyao who was standing beside him with an expressionless face.
Huo Zhenyao took a few steps forward: "Father..."
Before he could finish his call, a slap came towards him fiercely with a strong wind. Huo Zhenyao did not dodge, but took the slap directly, and his face was involuntarily tilted to one side.
Huo Guangchun's expression was cold:
"Didn't I tell you not to appear in front of her? Now you've grown wings and don't listen to me?"
Huo Zhenyao swirled his tongue around in his mouth, swallowing the blood foam that was produced by the beating. He lowered his head, with an attitude that was respectful and humble:
"I dare not, father, I was not paying attention for a moment. I won't do it again next time."
There was darkness in his drooping eyes, as if stirring a storm.
Huo Guangchun snorted coldly:
"It's better this way, remember! I can make you the second son of the Huo family, and have everything you want, or I can beat you back to your original form and make you nothing!"
Huo Zhenyao said calmly, "Yes."
Huo Guangchun looked at his son again, but couldn't see anything wrong, so he tossed his sleeves and went upstairs.
Huo Zhenyao was the only one standing alone in the empty hall. The servants had left as soon as Xiao Yuan was sent away.
Every time the eldest lady saw the second young master, she would go even crazier, and the master would punish him every time. The well-trained servants knew when to stay away.
But it was also the second young master's bad luck that he would always run into the first lady having an attack.
Bad luck?
There was a hint of sarcasm on Huo Zhenyao's lips. Even though he was not allowed to see her, he insisted on seeing her.
Isn't that crazy? Then be even crazier!
One claims to be affectionate, but is actually a scumbag and promiscuous; the other looks affectionate and generous, but is actually hypocritical and vicious.
He feels disgusted every time he sees her, so why is he the only one who feels disgusted? He also wants to feel disgusted in return!
What was this little physical punishment? How could it be more important than the joy he felt in his heart?
Speaking of the previous generation of the Huo family, it was also a mess.
Huo Guangchun and Xiao Yuan can be considered childhood sweethearts. They finally got married and had a son, Huo Zhenxun.
Logically, they should have lived a happy life. But the bad thing was that Huo Guangchun was too playful. He met a dancer in a dance hall, seduced her several times, and then they got together.
But no matter how the dancer acted coquettishly, Huo Guangchun never brought her into the Huo Mansion. He just kept her outside. When he returned home, he and Xiao Yuan were still very affectionate with each other, acting like a good husband.
But the dancer was a big-hearted person who was not willing to be just a concubine. After giving birth to Huo Zhenyao, one day when Huo Guangchun was away, she took the child and came to the Huo family.
At that time, the old man and the old lady of the Huo family were still alive. The dancer had a good idea and thought that the old people would always accept them and their son for the sake of their grandson.
It was just as she expected. Although Xiao Yuan refused to agree, the old lady of the Huo family still let the dancer and Huo Zhenyao in.
But since then, Xiao Yuan's mental state seems to be a little abnormal.
It was not obvious at ordinary times, and she always acted like a generous and decent lady in front of others, but in private she tortured the dancer in various ways, and even did not spare the infant Huo Zhenyao.
Huo Guangchun knew about it but pretended not to know, because he felt that he owed Xiao Yuan and he also hated the dancer's self-willed behavior. So he let Xiao Yuan do whatever she wanted.
Mr. and Mrs. Huo turned a blind eye for the sake of their eldest grandson, and they didn't care as long as it didn't threaten the life of their second grandson.
Eventually, the dancer died from the torture, and Huo Zhenyao grew up slowly while being beaten and starved from time to time.
Until Xiao Yuan's only son Huo Zhenxun went abroad to study but suddenly lost contact, Xiao Yuan tried every possible way to find out any news about him, but could not, and she became even more crazy.
When he is in a good mood, he is like a normal person. When he is crazy, he doesn’t even recognize people and only cares about looking for his son. He may even get angry and hurt others.
Especially when he saw Huo Zhenyao, he almost wanted to kill him.
Huo Zhenyao sometimes wondered whether Xiao Yuan was really crazy or just pretending to be crazy?
Her son is missing, so the Huo family can only belong to Huo Zhenyao. Even Huo Guangchun will not agree if Xiao Yuan wants to torture Huo Zhenyao like she did when she was a child.
So she tried to avoid the truth by pretending to be crazy and stupid, and at the same time she could openly hurt Huo Zhenyao, whom she hated?
Who knows.
Huo Zhenyao's eyes were dark. Even if he was pretending to be crazy at the beginning, it would turn into real madness over time.
As long as he can completely control the Huo family...
Huo Guangchun and Xiao Yuan were no longer a problem. And that girl... she was not without a fighting chance.
Su Youran, who was being missed, was taking a leisurely horseback ride with A Da. Zhuifeng was injured and needed to rest, but didn’t we still have Benlei?
Su Youran had nothing to do for the moment, so she just rode her horse for fun. Ah Da, on the other hand, was willing to do anything with Miss, and he wished he could spend more time with her.
Since returning to China, Ah Da felt that the distance between him and Su Youran had suddenly widened. He no longer had the qualifications to be with her.
Like now, he was leading the horse and she was walking beside him, the two of them chatting casually, which was the ultimate happiness for Ada.
Unfortunately, such happiness is always short-lived.
Chun Tao ran over excitedly and shouted to Su Youran from a distance:
"Miss, Miss, Mr. Ye is here, waiting for you in front."
Su Youran curled her lips and muttered, “Why is he so idle every day?”
To Ada, it seemed that the young lady was impatient to deal with Ye Jiuzhou, but had to deal with him anyway.
He couldn't help but tighten his grip on the reins and asked tentatively, "Miss... don't want to see him?"
Before Su Youran could say anything, Chuntao had already run over and greeted Ah Da enthusiastically:
"Ada, I haven't seen you for two days, are you okay?"
Ah Da nodded indifferently and said "hmm" faintly.
Chuntao deliberately winked:
"Why are you still so cold? Can a few more words cost you your life? Let me tell you, we are not abroad now. Miss is easy to talk to, but others are not as kind as you. Your attitude is too easy to offend people, do you know that?"
A Da didn't even glance at Chun Tao. He just looked at Su Youran intently. The young lady hadn't answered him yet.
Chun Tao was so angry at his attitude that she stamped her feet:
"Hey you! I'm kindly reminding you, but you're still like this! Forget it, I don't bother to pay attention to you!"
Su Youran couldn't stop laughing, as if she had forgotten Ah Da's question. She pulled Chun Tao:
"Okay, that's just Ada's personality. You know that you haven't gotten used to it after living abroad for a few years. You always make yourself so angry, but you always take the initiative to get angry."
Chun Tao refused: "Miss! Are you helping him too?"
Su Youran waved her hands in amusement and said, "No, no, no, I will definitely stand on Miss Chuntao's side.
Ah Da looked at the two people laughing and joking, and there was a hint of smile in his eyes. It was so nice, as if he had returned to the time when there were only three of them abroad.
It was the same at that time. Every time Chuntao was so angry with him that she jumped up and down, the young lady would come to smooth things over, and the three of them would go home in a lively manner.
If only it could stay like that...
“Of course!”
Ye Jiuzhou stood not far away and watched them. He had a stern aura, but his eyes were full of tenderness when he looked at Su Youran.
This is true for a tough guy with a soft heart.
Su Youran looked at him, then turned to A Da Dao:
"Ada, don't be so busy with these things in the future. If you feel bored, you can go out for a walk. Didn't you say you are familiar with the streets? Maybe you can remember something if you look around more. I will also ask my brother to help you check. Don't worry, there will be news soon."
Ah Da nodded silently, and Su Youran smiled at him again:
"Then I'll go ahead first. You can send Ben Lei back and have a rest."
After saying that, he waved at him and turned to walk towards Ye Jiuzhou who had been waiting patiently in front.
Ah Da could still hear the young lady's helpless voice:
"Are you going to report to the Su Mansion every day in the future? My father and eldest brother are both at work, so there's no one to accompany you."
Ye Jiuzhou smiled dotingly: "Miss Su should know who I am here to see."
The two of them walked farther and farther away, their backs were one high and one low, looking so harmonious.
Chun Tao couldn't help but sigh: "Mr. Ye and our young lady are really a perfect match. Don't you think so, A Da?"
Ah Da watched the two people in front of him turn the corner and disappear from sight. He slowly withdrew his gaze and glanced at Chun Tao with a cold look in his eyes.
Chun Tao was startled: "What...what happened?"
Why is it so scary all of a sudden?
Ah Da ignored her and led Ben Lei back to the stable. He wanted to go out for a walk and find clues about his family as soon as possible.
He wanted to stand beside the lady decently, instead of just looking at her back with another man like now.
Chun Tao paused in place, unable to recover from her shock. After a long while, she jumped up three feet high in anger and said angrily:
"This Ah Da! Did I provoke him? Humph! I won't remind him with such bad intentions next time!"
Over there, Ah Da had just walked to the edge of the horse field when he saw a woman running towards the small building at the back in a panic.
His eyes darkened. Who was that? What were they doing here at this time?
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