Chapter 50

Huo Yan's kiss did not last too long. He did not want to scare her, especially when she was not completely calmed down. Pressuring her further would only make things worse.

After a brief taste, Huo Yan steadied her body, took a step back, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I just couldn't help myself."

Xu Yinyin came back to her senses from her shock, and suddenly raised her hand to cover her mouth. Her ears turned red as she realized what was happening, and she stuttered, "You, you are shameless!"

"Yes, I have no shame." Huo Yan accepted it gladly, still looking at her with tenderness in his eyes.

“You, you—”

Huo Yan took her hand, looked into her eyes, and said seriously: "Yin Yin, I was sincere in my confession just now. Would you like to consider it and give me the honor of being your boyfriend? You don't have to rush to agree to me, but you must consider it, okay?"

Huo Yan's usually calm and confident expression now had a hint of nervousness. Xu Yinyin was a little angry at first, but seeing him like this, she couldn't get angry at all.

"Why me?" Xu Yinyin asked the answer she wanted to know most.

Huo Yan looked puzzled, and Xu Yinyin further explained: "What I mean is that I am neither outstanding nor accomplished, I am not good-looking, my personality is not very good, and most importantly, I am not ambitious. How come you like me? You are not short of the opposite sex around you, and in terms of vision and taste, you should not be the kind of person who would like me, so why?"

Huo Yan couldn't help laughing at Xu Yinyin's puzzlement, "Are you so unconfident in yourself?"

"Not really. If it was an ordinary man confessing his love, I would think it was normal, but your identity and social status far exceed that of an ordinary man, so I am confused. No, I am not confused. I guess you are probably curious and think that people of the opposite sex like me are relatively new or you have never seen them before. You are obsessed with it out of curiosity, right?"

Huo Yan was amused by her train of thought. "Yin Yin, you know what I like about you is that you are different. When others are confessed to, they are usually a little surprised or happy, but you actually try to analyze the reasons why the person you confessed to is moved. You are so interesting, who wouldn't like you?"

"Is it interesting? I don't think so."

Xu Yinyin thought to herself that apart from eating melons and delicious food, she had no ambition, was lazy and useless, and anyone who liked her must be mentally ill.

Huo Yan raised his hand and touched the top of her head, pinching her little face, "Anyway, in my eyes, you are the one and only one."

Xu Yinyin looked at the tenderness and joy emanating from Huo Yan's eyes, and her heart involuntarily filled with warmth.

To be fair, Huo Yan is actually a pretty good guy. He has a good family background, good looks, and incredible strength. A man like this has everything he wants, but he just happens to like her.

Such adventures can probably only be found in books.

Moreover, through the incident with Song Qing, she also saw clearly her own thoughts. What had been bothering her was the question she had just asked.

Although it was the same whether he said it or not, it didn't seem that important.

Since she was traveling through a book, nothing was surprising. To her, every day after traveling through the book was a waste of time, and she earned every day.

The worst case scenario is that you will have nothing again, so the most important thing is to cherish the present.

"Aren't you still hanging around Song Qing? How can you handle having two girlfriends at the same time?" Xu Yinyin teased.

Huo Yan was stunned at first, but then he quickly figured out her hidden meaning.

He smiled in surprise, and quickly explained his cooperation with Song Qing, and excitedly confirmed: "So, am I Xu Yinyin's boyfriend now?"

"Would you like to?"

“That’s exactly what I wanted.” Huo Yan pulled the person back into his arms and tightened his embrace as he wished.

[Ahhh, we finally expressed our feelings to each other. This wasn't easy! ]

The system sighed excitedly.

"Then our contract will be invalidated?" Xu Yinyin said with regret.

Huo Yan's smile froze. "Silly boy, I am yours now. Of course, my life and property will also belong to you. If you wish, I can take your surname after we get married."

Xu Yinyin's pupils were shocked: [No, how come he has become a love-minded person! ]

【The power of love. 】

Huo Yan raised his chin slightly. "Name me after your surname." What a romantic confession.

[I have to say this, Huo Yan has a great figure, I think I got lucky, slurp. ]

Someone holds his arms tightly without changing his expression, so that his new girlfriend can feel it more clearly:)

The two hugged for a short while before Xu Yinyin pushed him away, "It's getting late, you should leave."

Huo Yan got what he wanted. Thinking about the long time ahead after becoming a regular employee, he nodded obediently: "Then I'll come to see you tomorrow."

"I have to go to work tomorrow."

"Then I'll have lunch with you."

"I always eat in the cafeteria at noon. Are you used to it?"

"My girlfriend can do it, so can I."

"Okay, come on, let's call."

"Okay, I'm leaving now. Good night, dear."

"Good night."

Huo Yan tilted his cheek and said, "My boyfriend needs a goodnight kiss."

Xu Yinyin was stunned for a moment, and after meeting his determined gaze, she walked forward helplessly. Huo Yan smiled and bent over, and after receiving a goodnight kiss from his girlfriend, he left, looking back every few steps.

As soon as I opened the door, I was met with four pairs of smiling eyes, and everyone's face showed the joy of "happiness".

Huo Yan's face rarely showed embarrassment. He pretended nothing had happened, said goodbye to Xu Yanwen and his wife, and walked away in a hurry.

Xu Yao used the excuse of going home to get into Huo Yan's car. He kept asking questions along the way, and Huo Yan responded to him in silence and with a cold eye.

Finally sending Xu Yao home, Huo Yan was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he heard: "Since you're already married, why not get the wedding arranged earlier? Grandpa and Grandma Yan are still waiting. It's a matter of course, so hurry up!"

"You live by the sea, why do you care so much?"

"Women are fickle, and the longer the night, the more dreams you have, brother-in-law."

"Shut up, get out!"

Xu Yao waved happily: "Bye, brother-in-law!"

Inside the club, Xu Yao lowered her eyes and stirred her coffee, her expression looking solemn and depressed.

Zhou Xinyi quietly observed her expression and knew that she was feeling aggrieved because Xu Yinyin had climbed up the high branch of Huo Yan.

First, Xu Yanwen ruthlessly framed her ex-husband and put him to death. Then, her husband held a high-profile family recognition banquet for Xu Yinyin. Now, he introduced her to the super rich Huo Yan. The two of them have even progressed to the point of traveling abroad together. It is obvious that good things are about to happen.

Compared to Xu Yinyin, her biological daughter, Xu Yao's current situation was extremely embarrassing. Qian Chuan's prediction was correct. In order to please and compensate Xu Yinyin, their biological daughter, and to prevent the outside world from poking at her, the Xu family spared no effort. This hurt Xu Yao badly, and she couldn't stand it even without Xu Yinyin adding more pressure.

"You know, Grandpa actually gave Xu Yinyin 5% of the shares directly, and the dividend alone is 500 million every year."

Zhou Xinyi's eyes widened in shock and anger, and she kept rubbing her anger: "Grandpa seems to value her very much. After all, she is his biological daughter. Yaoyao, don't feel bad. Mom and Dad are also working hard to make money. Sooner or later, we will catch up with the Xu family."

Xu Yao raised his eyes and looked at her, hatred welling up in his eyes, "I always thought that I was so outstanding and hardworking. Even though I am not their biological child, the Xu family has raised me for more than 20 years, and the relationship should be very deep. But I was wrong. Outsiders are outsiders. No matter how outstanding I am, I can only get the rewards of outsiders."

"I helped my second uncle bring new projects to the market. A single contract created billions of dollars in value for the company. But what did I get? I was sent away with a commission of one million. Xu Yinyin didn't have to do anything and could enjoy a share of the profits created by every project of the company. This is the difference. I feel more and more that I am not worthy of it."

"Now, Grandpa and Grandma Yan are trying their best to match them up. Seeing their relationship grow stronger day by day, once she marries Huo Yan, it will be a real strong union, and her status in the family will rise even higher. She doesn't like me very much in normal times, and I'm afraid she will torture me even more in the future. I want to move out, will you take me in?"

"Of course I will. Mom's house has always been prepared for you, waiting for you to come home. Baby, since you are unhappy, let's leave. Although our family cannot compare with the Xu family for the time being, my father and I will work hard, and one day, we will surpass them."

Xu Yao shook his head. "I don't want to wait that long. Instead of fighting on my own, I might as well just steal the fruits of victory. This is what the Xu family owes me. Why don't I go get it myself?"

Zhou Xinyi's heartbeat quickened suddenly. Could this be the tacit understanding of blood connection? It actually coincided with their plan.

"Baby, what do you mean?" she asked, pretending to be uneasy.

Xu Yao took out a document from his bag and said in a low voice: "This is the retail investor data I have collected in recent years. In total, they hold about 10% of Fengyi's shares. If we can buy their shares at a low price, we will have a say in Fengyi."

"Buy at a low price?" Zhou Xinyi was surprised. "Feng Yi has been gaining momentum recently, and the stock price has been growing steadily. Who would sell at a low price at this time? This is unrealistic, baby."

Xu Yao smiled mysteriously and said calmly: "The reason why Fengyi is so popular is because of the intelligent robot project that Xu Yanrui is in charge of recently. If there is a mistake in this project, isn't it normal for the stock price to plummet?"

Zhou Xinyi's eyebrows relaxed as she heard her say, "Tang Wan is suspected of illegal gambling and imprisonment. The police have taken her away. This news is still confidential, but once it is leaked, Fengyi's stock price will definitely be affected. If there is any problem with the new project, the stock price will definitely plummet."

"They have ambitions to begin with. If they are found to have secretly bought up retail accounts, their wolfish ambitions will be exposed, and the old man will definitely take action to rectify them. Once Fengyi falls into internal strife, other people who are eyeing it will take the opportunity to lower the stock price and make money during the chaos. When the old man has finished rectifying it and Fengyi is revived again, those people will directly become major shareholders and occupy the core position of the company without any effort. There is no faster opportunity to make a living than this."

"And what you need to do is to use Xu Yanrui as a cover to buy up shares during the chaos. Even if it is exposed, Xu Yanrui will be the scapegoat. By the time he helps to divert attention, you will have already bought up all the shares and become the major shareholder of Fengyi. Once you enter the company, I will work with you from inside and outside to devour the Xu family in a matter of minutes. By then, it will be the Xu family who will beg me, and I will no longer have to wait for their mercy."

When Xu Yao said this, the hatred in his eyes deepened.

Zhou Xinyi had long known that her daughter was cruel, but she never expected that she could come up with such a comprehensive solution in such a short time.

It seems that she was already shaken when she first appeared.

Then wouldn't it be possible for their plan to be realized ahead of schedule?

Zhou Xinyi tried hard to suppress her joy and pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Although Mom has some spare money, the funds involved in this acquisition are too large. I have to sell some assets before I can start. But don't worry, Mom will be ready soon."

"No, I have money."

Zhou Xinyi was shocked again. Her original intention was just to prevent her from realizing that she was too eager. She definitely didn't mean to complain about being poor. "How can that be? How can Mom use your money?"

Xu Yao pushed the bank card in front of her and explained, "I have had the habit of saving money since I was a child. Over the past twenty years, I have accumulated tens of millions of dollars. Although I can't help you much, it is at least a token of my appreciation. Please accept it. After the success, our reward will be a hundred or a thousand times higher."

She knew, of course, that she had to show some sincerity in order to appease them better and dispel their guard.

Xu Yao took Zhou Xinyi's hand, put the card in her hand, and held it tightly. "The password is the date of our meeting."

Facing her daughter's rare gentle and expectant eyes, Zhou Xinyi could no longer refuse and accepted it. "Don't worry, baby. You have done this much, so there is no reason for mom and dad not to support you. I will go back and prepare it. We will contact each other by phone."

"good."

After confirming that Zhou Xinyi had completely left, Xu Yao invited Xu Yanwen, who was hiding in the secret door of the private room, to come out.

"She doesn't doubt it, right?" Xu Yanwen asked nervously.

"No, I've been complaining to her a lot recently, and the information I gave her was a mixture of truth and lies. Now I've deliberately made the situation sound urgent, and they won't miss this great opportunity. The most important thing now is Second Uncle. Have you discussed it with him?"

"It's agreed. He is very willing to cooperate. He has been making great progress on the new project recently. It's obvious that he is putting his heart into it. Your grandfather praises him highly. He is just worried that he won't be able to use his talents. Besides, your grandfather also knows about this matter. There will be no problem for the parties to cooperate with each other."

"That's good."

"Don't worry, your plan this time is very good. My Yaoyao has been smart since she was young. It's dad who is a burden to you." Xu Yanwen looked ashamed.

"This is not Dad's fault. If anyone is to blame, blame them for being too greedy. They don't think about working hard, but just want to get something for nothing. In order to have a good reputation, they even use the guise of revenge. It's really shameless and despicable."

Since they don't behave like parents, I don't need to bear the obligations of a child. It's not unfilial to kill my parents for the sake of justice, but it is to atone for their sins.

"Thank you, Yaoyao. Thank you for understanding Daddy."

Xu Yao shook her head. "I should be the one to say thank you. Without your and mother's careful teaching, there would be no Xu Yao today. Love is mutual. It is the love of mom and dad that gave me the confidence to resist. Thank you, dad."

Xu Yao hugged her father with emotion, and Xu Yan responded by patting her on the back and saying, "Everything will be fine. We will wait and see."

"good."

*

The next day at noon, Huo Yan arrived at Fengyi just in time for lunch.

Xu Yinyin really took him to the cafeteria, and started their first date after confirming their relationship.

Seeing his girlfriend ordering a large table of dishes for him and placing the plates in a row, Huo Yan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Yinyin, does this count as our first date?"

"Okay." Xu Yinyin said perfunctorily while unpacking her chopsticks, scanning the dozen or so dishes in front of her without blinking.

[Every time I eat, I want to eat all the new dishes, but my stomach doesn’t agree. Now I have a boyfriend, so I can eat more without wasting it. It’s great! ]

[Bao, he is your boyfriend, not a trash can, okay. ]

【Nonsense, who has a garbage can and eats vegetables? 】

Huo Yan: “…”

The system caught a glimpse of his aggrieved expression and couldn't help but sigh silently: beauty cannot compare to delicious food, how miserable!

Xu Yinyin happily handed some food to Huo Yan and said generously, "The company's chef prepares new dishes every day. They are delicious, not worse than restaurants outside. Try them."

"Well, you can eat too." Huo Yan picked up a piece of rose salt baked spareribs for her.

This dish was the farthest from her, and she kept looking at it.

[Wow, this is exactly what I want to eat. How can he be so considerate? ]

Huo Yan smiled. It seemed that getting compliments from his girlfriend was not difficult at all.

The two of them were feeding each other and chatting and laughing, forming a beautiful landscape in themselves, which disturbed the people eating around them.

"Family, who would have thought that CP is more delicious than melons? I'll just die from CP."

"Ahhh, they are such a perfect match. I want to settle down in the cafeteria."

"Me too, me too. President Huo is so considerate. Princess Yinyin glanced and the food was immediately in the bowl. Just for this thoughtfulness, let's just marry her right here."

"Also, every time Princess Yinyin spoke, he looked into her eyes seriously and said softly, 'Wow, why can't I meet a man like this?'"

"Am I the only one who doesn't like Mr. Huo? He is clearly here to steal our melons. Once Princess Yinyin gets married, where will we go to eat melons and fish? He is so lustful and obsessed with things."

"Yes, eating everything will only hurt you. Mr. Huo may have gotten a beautiful woman, but have you ever thought about how the office workers who have no melons to eat will live in the future?"

"Now that you mention it, I suddenly feel that CP is not so popular anymore."

Everyone suddenly came to their senses and when they looked at Huo Yan again, there was a hint of hostility in their eyes. The auntie smiles they saw when the two of them interacted immediately turned into a faint resentment towards the melon thief.

Huo Yan suddenly sensed something was wrong and turned around subconsciously, only to see that everyone around him was concentrating on eating. Puzzled, he turned back and the uneasy feeling came back.

He looked back again, and still saw nothing unusual.

Hiss! This shouldn't happen. His intuition has always been accurate. Who on earth is so hostile to him?

"What are you doing?" Xu Yinyin took the time to ask her boyfriend who was not concentrating on eating.

"Do you feel like someone is watching us with hostility?" Huo Yan asked from the bottom of his heart.

Xu Yinyin looked around blankly, "Come on, no one would seek revenge during dinner time. You must have done too many things to feel sorry for yourself."

"No, I just feel like many eyes are looking back and forth at my back. It's creepy." Huo Yan started to act miserable.

Xu Yinyin frowned and said, "If you concentrate on eating, you won't notice anything. You are so disrespectful of our first date. Don't you want to have another date?"

"Of course not. Next time I'll take you out to eat, just the two of us, okay?"

"Okay, let's talk about it later." Xu Yinyin buried her head in her work, and her perfunctory attitude was too obvious.

Huo Yan had no choice but to put aside his suspicions and concentrate on eating.

But he silently resolved that next time he would just take the person away instead of eating here, as that feeling was too disgusting.

[Baby, this is your first date with your boyfriend, and you sent him off using the cafeteria. He's a billionaire.]

The system couldn't stand the host's slowness and hinted anxiously.

[Of course not. I will buy him some spicy noodles later and take him to the rooftop garden to rest.]

[Does Huo Yan like to eat spicy noodles? ]

[I don’t know. Anyway, I like to eat it. If he wants to eat it, I will at most give him one. I’m mainly worried that his stomach can’t handle it.]

【······】

The system shut herself down for her. She looked at Huo Yan quietly, but saw that he had a happy expression on his face. He didn't think there was anything wrong with his girlfriend at all. He looked like he was desperately ill and blind.

Is this elementary school love?

I'm so anxious!

Huo Yan is not picky about food. As long as he can spend more time with his girlfriend, he will be happy even if he goes hungry.

He seemed to be able to experience the joy of being full of love.

After dinner, Xu Yinyin took Huo Yan to the rooftop garden. When some colleagues saw the two of them, they all greeted them politely and then ran away.

Xu Yinyin went to the bench where she often sat, swinging her legs leisurely and eating spicy strips. Huo Yan, who was standing beside her, opened a can of milk and was ready to feed her.

From beginning to end, he never showed any urge to eat spicy strips, which made Xu Yinyin very happy.

[Men who don't have any intentions on my spicy noodles are all good boyfriends. Huo Yan has passed the test. ]

Huo Yan couldn't help but raise his lips and glanced sideways at the little man who was eating contentedly, his heart filled with warmth.

After dinner, go to the rooftop to relax, look up at the blue sky, bask in the sunshine, and watch the people you like happy and excited, and you will also feel happy and joyful.

This very lifelike scene was the first time for Huo Yan in his life. Besides the novelty, it also made him yearn and hope for a long-lasting ordinary life.

"Yin Yin, let's get married."

Huo Yan couldn't help but blurt out.

"ha?!"

Xu Yinyin bit a spicy noodle and looked back at him, her eyes were filled with surprise and surprise, but her little mouth was not idle. The way her little face moved made Huo Yan laugh.

He smiled and raised his hand to wipe the chili oil from the corner of her lips, explaining: "I suddenly want to marry you, and want to eat, chat, and sunbathe together every day like today."

Xu Yinyin blurted out, "Will you not work after marriage? If you waste your time with me every day, who will make money to support the family? Let me make it clear first, I have no ability to make money, I will only be a waste. Marrying me is very risky, you have to think it through."

Facing Xu Yinyin's sincere exhortation, Huo Yan laughed out loud, "Yinyin, I have already achieved financial freedom. Doing nothing will not reduce my wealth. Of course, if you don't want me to waste my time, I will continue to work, but I will never be the workaholic I used to be. I will spend two-thirds of my time with you, as long as you don't find me annoying."

"I don't know if you'll be annoying to me. This is my first time in love, so I can't answer that for you."

The way Xu Yinyin answered the questions seriously made Huo Yan chuckle helplessly, feeling that his girlfriend was so adorable.

"I'm sorry, I was so abrupt and put my girlfriend in a difficult position on the first day of the date."

"Just so you know, apology accepted."

After Xu Yinyin finished speaking, she turned her head to look at the floating clouds above her head, her tiny eyes enjoying the comfort and leisure of the moment.

Huo Yan looked at her comfortable expression at the moment, smiled and pinched her face, then looked up at the sky like her, unable to bear to disturb her leisure at the moment.

We are already boyfriend, so how far is he from being legal husband? There is no need to rush.