The banquet was about to start in a few days. Huo Beiting thought about it for a long time and finally decided to attend. He found Yan Qing the day before and asked for leave.
"Something's going on at home recently. Can I take a leave and go back for a few days?"
Huo Beiting was sure that Yan Qing would agree. After being together for such a long time, he still had some trust in him.
"Okay, everyone has urgent matters. How many days do you want to stay back?"
Yan Qing prayed silently in her heart that she would not stay too long. During this period of time, she had become accustomed to Huo Beiting's company. Without him, it was really scary to stay alone in such a big house.
"Well...it won't take too long, just three or four days, and it's not urgent. I hadn't originally thought about going back, but they kept urging me, saying my family hadn't seen me in a while and missed me terribly. Besides, I haven't been there in a long time, so it wouldn't be nice to keep refusing!"
Huo Beiting paused, then hugged Yan Qing reluctantly, put her head on his shoulder, and whispered in her ear.
"You know, there are only my grandfather and my younger brother in my family. My younger brother is always immature, and my grandfather is old. Sometimes..."
Huo Beiting was interrupted by Yan Qing before he could finish his words.
Yan Qing straightened up and raised her hand to cover his mouth. "I know. I'm not unreasonable. Why bother saying so much? Just let me know what you've been doing while you've been away. That's all."
Yan Qing smiled faintly and even talked about preparing some gifts for grandpa and his brother. This series of actions and words made Huo Beiting feel a little uneasy.
What he said was half true and half false. Grandpa did call to say that he missed him, but he could go back anytime he wanted and didn't need to ask for leave. He asked for leave so that he could attend the party.
Huo Beiting didn't dare to think about how Yan Qing would feel when she knew her true identity, but it was something that would be known sooner or later. Since God had already given her the chance, there was no point in delaying it any longer. He just felt a little uncomfortable.
"...Grandpa's old, so it's better to buy him some sports equipment. As for your brother, boys these days like racing cars and playing games. How old is your brother? If he's older, why not get him a racing car... Never mind, that's too expensive. How about a model? Haha! If he's younger, it's easier. Just a game console will do. But I'm afraid it will interfere with his studies!"
Yan Qing amused herself at the end and kept patting Huo Beiting's back with laughter.
Huo Beiting sighed helplessly. He was just thinking about what might happen at the banquet, but Yan Qing was laughing here. He really didn't know what to say.
"Okay, okay, prepare some gifts. Take good care of yourself these few days. Don't eat any takeout or anything like that. I'll check on you from time to time. If you miss me, just video chat with me. I'll be back as soon as possible!"
Yan Qing made a few perfunctory "hmm" and "ah" sounds, then covered her stomach and said she was hungry. Huo Beiting reluctantly went back into the kitchen.
He felt that the place he went to the most was the kitchen. Although he was a big boss of a company, he had now become a househusband. He didn't know when this pattern would change back.
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A few days later, it was time for the banquet to begin. Yan's father was worried that Yan Qing would escape at the critical moment, so he kept a close eye on him, which made Yan Qing quite helpless.
When she arrived at the banquet, Yan Qing felt a little bored. It was just the same as the previous business banquets. Everyone wore masks and talked about recent developments. From time to time, they would praise each other's recent decisions or their children at home. Yan Qing's ears were almost callused from listening to them. She didn't know when those people from the Huo family would come out. She had to meet them quickly so that she could slip away.
Yan Qing remembered that she hadn't video chatted with Huo Beiting tonight yet. She looked at the time and saw that it was already past seven in the evening. If it took longer, she didn't know if they would be able to video chat today.
Yan Qing felt a little melancholy. He raised his head and looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle until he heard the voices of the Huo family.
"This must be your daughter! She's so adorable, much better looking than those two brats at home. I've always wanted a little girl, but unfortunately, I have two brats at home. They've been a real worry to me since they were little. I've been so worried about them that my hair has turned gray!"
Huo Zhenzhong's energetic voice came from a long distance away. Yan Qing rolled her eyes helplessly. He hadn't even met her face yet, but he started praising her. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he was only saying this for her and her.
"Mr. Huo, what are you talking about? My kid is really naughty. You've seen all the things on the Internet. This kid is really worrying!"
Yan Qing knew that this was the beginning of a stage where you praise me and I praise you. Once this stage started, it would never end. She didn't know when it would end, and whether she could go home early tonight.
"Qingqing, come and meet Grandpa Huo!"
Yan Qing nodded, walked over and whispered "Hello, Grandpa Huo." Just as he was about to raise his head and say a few polite words, a familiar person suddenly appeared in his eyes. Wasn't that the person he was just thinking about? How did he appear in front of him now, and next to Grandpa Huo?
Yan Qing rubbed his eyes in disbelief and swallowed unconsciously.
Huo Beiting also did the same thing. He regretted it the moment he met Yan Qing. Their relationship was not close enough to the point where he could be forgiven for lying.
He had not considered it carefully before, and it was too early to reveal the truth now.
"Huo Beiting... the surname Huo, and he even appeared next to Grandpa Huo. Could he be the legendary grandson of the Huo family that no one has ever seen? But doesn't he know about ducks? The grandson of the Huo family works as a duck in a nightclub? What the hell is going on?"
Yan Qing was thinking, with a head full of doubts that she couldn't figure out. When she was about to ask directly, Huo Beiting interrupted her and spoke.
"Yan Qing, I've met him before. We are very familiar with each other."
Huo Beiting stretched out his right hand as he spoke, and Yan Qing mechanically followed suit and stretched out his right hand to shake hands with Huo Beiting.
That dry palm, that familiar smell and texture, this is Huo Beiting.
This man is not some duck, he is from the Huo family. He lied to her, he has been lying to her all along!
What duck? What family matters require him to take leave? She even asked him on the phone last night how he was doing these days and whether he needed money.
Every scene from the time they met until now played in Yan Qing's mind one by one, especially when she gave him money. Those scenes seemed to be mocking how stupid she was. She had been deceived like a fool for so long, and she still talked to herself about how smart she was, but in fact she was just a fool!
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