Chapter 299: Lovey Dovey At The Race Course
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
On Sunday morning, Murong Qiao was the first to arrive at the race course.
This was also her first time here, so Murong Qiao measured the entire race course with her eyeb.a.l.l.s.
From the structure of the race course, one could tell that the style was retro. Although it was a place for recreation purposes of the rich, it was built according to the standards of the international compet.i.tion venue. Thus, it occupied nearly 40 hectares.
There were four sets of racetracks with bends and more than twenty individual training grounds. It was enough to accommodate more than a hundred racehorses. It was a level that professional players would be envious of.
“Phew—” Murong Qiao wiped the sweat off her forehead.
She felt her body heat up just from walking one round.
Murong Qiao’s cheeks were peach-colored, like the tenderest petal of a spring tree branch. There was a bright smile on her face and the high ponytail that she had tied up spun in the air with her movements, drawing a clean arc.
She just stood there and did nothing. She only turned her face to the side and shone a layer of the remaining light of the morning sun. She was hazy and unbelievably beautiful. It softened the beauty between her eyebrows, like a colorful oil painting, making people unable to look away.
This was what Huo Yichen saw when he came in from the entrance.
He looked at Murong Qiao and didn’t say anything for a long time. He just stared at her every move. Surprise flashed across his dark eyes, and his heart trembled.
Huo Yichen felt that Murong Qiao was like a piece of pure white paper while he was holding a brush and wanting to dye it black.
“Huh? When did you get here?” Murong Qiao was the one who discovered Huo Yichen’s presence later.
Huo Yichen came back to his senses at her call. Then, he coughed lightly and walked to Murong Qiao.
He handed the small pastries he had brought to Murong Qiao. “I just came not long ago.”
Huo Yichen said casually. In fact, he had been looking at Murong Qiao for a long time.
“You look beautiful today,” he praised.
Murong Qiao’s attention was on the pastry in her hand. When he heard Huo Yichen’s voice, she subconsciously responded. It was only after a few seconds that she realized that he was praising her.
She felt embarra.s.sed for the sudden praises.
Murong Qiao opened the bag covertly and took out a piece of flower cake. However, it wasn’t for herself, but for Huo Yichen.
She then quickly stuffed it into his mouth in a hurry. “Try it!”
Huo Yichen was amused by her behavior and ate the flower cake as she wished.
The sweetness mixed with the fragrance of flowers gave his taste buds an extreme experience. However, the main source of this delicacy should be the person who fed it to him.
The morning had pa.s.sed, and the sun had just risen from the east. It was not particularly hot yet.
Murong Qiao pulled Huo Yichen to the side where there was a semi-open resting area.
“Sit.” She patted the seat beside her.
It was supposed to be the best spot to watch the race, but now it was occupied by Murong Qiao and Huo Yichen. Looking down from here, the beautiful scenery was un.o.bstructed.
Huo Yichen sat next to Murong Qiao, but there was nowhere to put his long legs, so he had no choice but to place them on the chair in front of him.
“You seem to know how to ride a horse.” Murong Qiao started the conversation.
The last time she went to the Cheng family, the horse lost control. It was only with Huo Yichen that she barely managed to control the situation. That time, Murong Qiao still had a deep impression of it.
“I learned a little when 1 arrived at the Huo family,” Huo Yichen said concisely. “I’m not proficient.”
Ever since he was brought back to the Huo family after high school, he had been immersed in the necessary cla.s.ses of the so-called upper-cla.s.s society.
Equestrianism was just one of them. In order to nurture him into a qualified heir, Huo Hong showed him no mercy.
Seeing that he didn’t mention it much, Murong Qiao didn’t ask further.
She swayed her toes and kept looking into Huo Yichen’s eyes.
Murong Qiao tilted her body and put her weight on Huo Yichen. She was clearly in a good mood.
However, she suddenly thought of something and said, “1 plan to go home in two days. I might not be able to accompany you then.”
It was normal for Murong Qiao to go home every once in a while, but this time, she was a little worried because Huo Yichen had just gotten into a car accident not long ago.
Although she had taught Huo Xiuyuan a lesson, he was still alive. Thus, Murong Qiao still felt a little worried.
“Coincidentally, I have something on too.” Huo Yichen took the opportunity to tell her about his arrangements.
He reached out and held Murong Qiao’s cold palm. “I’m going back to the Huo family.”
Huo Yichen didn’t want to hide the car accident, so Huo Hong soon found out.
Hence, before Huo Yichen arrived at the race course, he received a call.
“Come back to the Huo family immediately.”
Huo Hong’s words were like an order, making him feel uncomfortable.
If the third person heard Huo Hong’s tone towards Huo Yichen, they would probably wonder if they were really father and son.
However, this was also related to the fact that Huo Yichen hadn’t reported to him recently.
Huo Hong had sent someone to keep an eye on Huo Yichen, which led him to know about the accident.
“I’ll go back tomorrow,” Huo Yichen replied.
Huo Yichen was already standing outside the horse ranch when he answered the call, so he pushed the time back by a day.
Huo Hong was displeased by Huo Yichen’s disobedient reaction, but he hung up without saying anything.
It wasn’t a pleasant memory, so Huo Yichen threw it to the back of his mind.
He had rested enough and stood up from his seat.
Huo Yichen didn’t forget why he was here. “Let’s pick a horse and walk around?”
As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows, and a strand of hair that hadn’t been tied up fell from his forehead. This made Huo Yichen look a little more unruly and casual, breaking his usual coldness to outsiders.
Murong Qiao looked up at him and realized that Huo Yichen was wearing a loose sweater and jeans today. This combination made Murong Qiao, who was looking at him, suddenly feel like they had returned to high school.
But at that time, Huo Yichen would only treat her coldly and fiercely, unlike now.
Murong Qiao looked at the palm stretched out in front of her.
“Let’s go!”
Murong Qiao got up with Huo Yichen’s help and walked with him in the direction of the horses and didn’t notice that there were two people standing on the other side not far from them.
These two people were Leng Yan and Yang Xin, who had just arrived at the racecourse.
They came in through the entrance and wanted to find Murong Qiao, but they saw her sitting with Huo Yichen and talking happily.
“Should we… not disturb them?” Yang Xin hesitated.
No matter how one looked at it, it was a sweet world for the two of them. They felt that it did not seem appropriate for the two of them to go over.
Leng Yanshen nodded in agreement. “I remember that there were staff members where we came in from just now.”
There was no hurry to learn while riding a horse, and it was not good to disturb someone’s relationship.
However, Yang Xin still couldn’t suppress her restless hands as she watched the two of them walk further and further away. She took out her phone and secretly took a photo of their backs.
In the photo, Murong Qiao and Huo Yichen were inseparable. Murong Qiao was holding Huo Yichen’s arm and talking to him sideways with a smile on her face.
Huo Yichen’s usual cold eyes also seemed to have become gentler because of Murong Qiao..