Old Master Huo: "Do you have a way to confirm that Xie Li has the Sacred Heart Fruit? Was Xie Buyun really cured by Xie Li?"
Huo Yuntang pursed his lips. "I don't have direct evidence, but it's pretty close to the truth."
Grandpa Huo sighed, "I know you don't want to give up on Xie Li. But at this juncture, we can't afford to offend Ziyuan too much. The fact that she came all this way to treat me shows her kindness."
Amidst a flurry of rumors, Xie Ziyuan still came to visit despite past grievances, which genuinely touched Old Master Huo.
“I can see that Ziyuan has feelings for you and is deeply in love with you, so we can’t be too ruthless in our actions.”
Huo Yuntang loosened his tie in annoyance. "I know."
Xie Ziyuan is good, good in every way, but she's too perfect. Being with her is like seeing the end of your life in the blink of an eye.
Most importantly, she couldn't give him the same kind of heart-fluttering feeling that Xie Li gave him, that kind of urge and desire to possess him intensely.
He had everything planned out and thought victory was assured, but Xie Li dealt him a crushing blow.
She said she didn't like him, and even interacted with netizens online, saying he wasn't good enough for her.
The Xie family's desperate attempts to avoid them had indeed angered him. He was preoccupied with how to teach them a lesson, so he returned to the company today and issued an order to suppress the Xie Pharmaceutical Technology Group.
"It's good that you know." Old Master Huo felt a pang of heartache when he thought of Xie Li. He had been humble and subservient to Xie Li because he felt that Xie Li was irreplaceable.
But now the situation has reversed. Xie Ziyuan also has the Sacred Heart Fruit that he wants. Moreover, Xie Ziyuan has entered the Shen family's Hundred Herbs Hall and is about to soar to great heights.
After weighing the options, Mr. Huo still felt that Xie Ziyuan's case was more important.
"Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. You should quickly find time to meet Ziyuan for a meal and invite her to our house for the New Year."
Huo Yuntang was stunned for a moment.
The Huo family is a family that values tradition. People from other families are not allowed to be invited home for the Lunar New Year. Inviting Xie Ziyuan to the Huo family for the Lunar New Year is tantamount to sending a signal to the outside world: the Huo family regards Xie Ziyuan as a daughter-in-law, and Huo Yuntang and Xie Ziyuan have reconciled.
Grandpa Huo: "I know what you're thinking. I didn't say you absolutely have to marry Ziyuan. I just think that since Xie Li and Ziyuan are both still quite young, the engagement can wait."
They're not going to give a definitive answer from either side, keeping both sides hanging on with hope. After all, the Huo family will have the final say, so what can they say?
The Shen family's big test will be in May or June after the New Year. If Xie Ziyuan's name really appears on the list of appointments at Baicaotang, he will completely switch sides to Xie Ziyuan.
The same applies to Xie Li. If she hasn't demonstrated any value by May of next year, the Huo family will absolutely not allow her to enter the family.
If Huo Yuntang really liked her, he could coax her into keeping her outside the home, which would be a beautiful story.
It might even ease the tension between the real and fake heiresses in the Xie family, and bring harmony to Xie Sidu's family.
Old Master Huo had thought everything through, and Huo Yuntang pursed his lips, speechless.
Anyway, the Xie family can forget about having a peaceful New Year.
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Early on New Year's Eve, Xie Sidu still went to the Ding family with generous gifts.
They also brought Xie Li and Xie Zi'an along, showing them the proper etiquette.
When Grandma Ding saw Xie Sidu approaching, she practically looked down on him. "So you finally decided to come? You're not planning on having a wife and kids anymore, are you?"
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