Chapter 86 Hesitation Leads to Defeat
The Huo family in Nanshi.
Huo Qingshi sat on the table with a cold face, opposite his father and mother.
"Qingshi, please stop being so willful. We've already agreed on the marriage with the Yan family. If you want to change it now, wouldn't that make the Huo family look like we're untrustworthy?"
Mrs. Huo looked troubled.
Huo Qingshi really couldn't like Yan Shuyu, and patiently explained to his parents, "I also tried to get to know Yan Shuyu, just like you said, but after getting to know her, I realized that I'm really not suitable for her."
"Besides, I only agreed to the marriage because it was supposed to be with Yan Kui. Now that the Yan family has suddenly changed, it's not too much for us to break off the marriage."
Mrs. Huo tried to persuade her son again, but Mr. Huo smashed his teacup, his face full of anger: "Nonsense! How can you just cancel a marriage that's been arranged for so long! What do you take the Huo family's reputation for!"
Huo Qingshi hated the way his father placed all the Huo family's hopes on him the most, and retorted, "The Huo family, the Huo family, it's all the Huo family! Do you even consider me your own son? Do you care about my happiness?"
"That Yan Shuyu is completely useless, selfish, and often makes a fool of herself in public, yet she has such a high opinion of herself. Are you really going to force me to marry her?!"
Mr. Huo was furious and directly exposed him: "You're in such a hurry to break off your engagement with Yan Shuyu because you saw Yan Kui return to Nanshi, right? You two are together again?"
When asked by her father, Huo Qingshi remembered that at Nanjing University earlier that day, Yan Kui had pointed at her and said that he didn't like her.
Huo Qingshi pursed his lips and shook his head at his father: "Not yet..."
Mr. Huo really didn't understand what young people were thinking these days. He loudly scolded, "You two aren't even together yet, and you want to break off the engagement? Yan Kui used to be beautiful and smart, but now she's just a girl with no background."
Mr. Huo said earnestly, "Qingshi, I'm really doing this for your own good. There's no benefit for you to be with her now."
"Not to mention you're not even together yet, are you sure Yan Kui still likes you?"
“You haven’t helped her at all since she left the Yan family.”
Huo Qingshi quickly spoke up to defend himself: "That's because I couldn't find her! The Yan family wouldn't give me any information! I had no choice! I was forced to accept being with Yan Shuyu for the sake of the Huo family, is that what I wanted!"
Mr. Huo felt that his son had been blinded by impulse, and couldn't help but sigh: "The Huo family will all be yours in the future. Whether it's for others or for yourself, you know in your heart."
After saying that, she looked at Huo's mother beside her and said, "Xiao Zhen, let's go upstairs and let him think it through himself."
…………
Huo Qingshi sat alone in the backyard of the villa. The butler quietly handed her a glass of warm water and then left immediately.
I scrolled through every message I had sent to Yan Kui on WeChat.
She called every day, but ever since she left the Yan family, she hasn't been able to get through on the phone, and she hasn't replied to WeChat messages at all.
Huo Qingshi felt that he really liked Yan Kui back then, but when he found out that Yan Kui was not a member of the Yan family, he became timid.
But he would think of Yan Kui and would often send her messages, from small things like what he ate that day to big things like saying he wanted to see her.
This feeling grew deeper over time.
Huo Qingshi felt that his feelings for Yan Kui went beyond mere liking; they were love.
He had simply missed the best time to be with her. Today, after seeing Yan Kui again and looking at her even brighter and more radiant face, Huo Qingshi felt as if his longing was about to overflow.
But he hesitated.
If he really gives up on Yan Shuyu, can he truly support the Huo family and protect Kui Kui...?
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