Chapter 451: House Arrest and Engagement
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Huo Yichen’s house arrest made the four-person’s plan much more difficult.
Their self-righteous hidden meeting had long fallen into the hands of the butler. He reported every route to Huo Yichen.
“As expected.” Huo Yichen nodded.
At this moment, he was sitting at the side and casually flipping through a book on the bookshelf. However, he didn’t flip through a page in his hand for a long time. Instead, he chatted with the butler beside him for a long time.
The time spent under house arrest was very boring. Moreover, Huo Hong had no intention of letting him have an easy time at all. He had almost deprived him of all his entertainment activities, including the cla.s.ses he had paid attention to previously.
“I should be more worried if the four of them didn’t gather together.”
Huo Yichen commented.
He could control everything that happens within his expectations.
The sound of a car approaching came from outside. It was time for Huo Hong to return from work.
The sound of dignified footsteps sounded from the door, followed by the butler’s respectful greeting. Huo Yichen heard them clearly.
Until his door was pushed open without warning.
Huo Yichen looked up and met Huo Hong’s sharp eyes. The other party scrutinized him from top to bottom.
“Father.” Huo Yichen stood up and greeted respectfully.
Now was not the time to fall out.
Huo Hong was expressionless as he stared at him for a long time. When his gaze finally landed on the book in Huo Yichen’s hand, he suddenly frowned.
“I’ll arrange a new cla.s.s for you starting tomorrow,” Huo Hong suddenly said.
He glanced at Huo Yichen suspiciously. Although he didn’t find any clues about the other party sneaking out, Huo Hong’s trust in Huo Yichen had plummeted since the last incident.
He didn’t believe that with Huo Yichen’s personality, he would really stay at home obediently and do nothing.
“Of course I’ll listen to Father’s arrangements.” Huo Yichen nodded in agreement.
He was so respectful that he couldn’t pick out any problems.
However, the more perfect Huo Yichen’s performance was, the more suspicious Huo Hong became.
Suspicions were like a crack in a rock. As long as one had it, it would be difficult for him to reconcile with the other party, let alone for someone like Huo Hong. However, after saying this, Huo Hong stood motionless in front of Huo Yichen, as if he wanted to continue.
“I’ll invite the Murong Family to discuss the engagement in a few days.” Huo Hong threw out the main point.
As long as it was Huo Hong who said it, it was basically fixed and there was no room for change.
As if talking about this matter, a smile appeared on Huo Hong’s solemn face, and he looked much more amiable.
Businessmen prioritized benefits. If he had known that Huo Yichen and Murong Qiao had such a relationship, Huo Hong would have made a thousand plans in advance.
Huo Yichen replied naturally, “…I won’t disappoint Father.”
What Huo Hong wanted to see was always the outcome.
This engagement had to be settled. According to Huo Hong’s greed, marriage could even be put on the agenda.
“Prepare yourself.” Huo Hong turned around and left.
He didn’t say when it would be, nor did he say that it was the Murong Family’s appointment. It was obvious that he wanted Huo Yichen to be prepared at all times.
Coupled with the lesson, Huo Yichen was really under house arrest.
That night, Huo Yichen even learned from the butler that the number of guards around the Huo Family had increased significantly. It almost perfectly eliminated the possibility of him going out.
Murong Qiao also found out about this after talking to Huo Yichen on the phone.
She was still at the Murong Residence, lying on her soft bed. When she found out that Huo Yichen was completely under house arrest, she got up and went to look for her Big Brother, Murong Chen, who was working in the study.
“Big Brother?” She called out softly.
Murong Chen looked at Murong Qiao standing at the door. Seeing that it was his Little Sister, he retracted his attention from the doc.u.ment and focused on the person in front of him.
He glanced at the time. It was only seven in the evening.
Murong Qiao pushed the door open in her slippers and pulled out a chair beside the desk to sit beside him. After being looked for a few times by his Little Sister, Murong Chen simply prepared an extra chair and placed it here to save her the trouble of standing.
Murong Chen reached out and pinched the spot between his eyebrows. “You came at the right time. I have something to say.”
Huo Hong had called him today, but his att.i.tude was completely different from before. Murong Chen could also tell from the other party’s tone that Huo Hong most likely knew about Huo Yichen and Murong Qiao.
“You might have to go to the Huo Family with me in a few days.”
Hearing her Big Brother say this, Murong Qiao looked up. “Again?”
“He really can’t sit still,” she sighed.
After talking to Huo Yichen, Murong Qiao naturally found out that their relationship had been exposed.
However, this time was much faster than she had expected. After knowing that it was Huo Xiuyuan who exposed it, Murong Qiao recalled what happened at the banquet that day and was not very surprised.
Murong Chen looked at his Little Sister. “It’s fine. Whether you want to get engaged or not is up to you.”
“Leave Huo Hong to me.” He only looked at his Little Sister steadily.
From the beginning, when he found out that his Little Sister and Huo Yichen were in a relationship, Murong Chen had also expected such a scene.
However, he still felt that his Little Sister was not a tool for exchanging benefits.
“As long as you don’t want to, no one can force you to make any decisions.” Murong Chen promised.
Even if he didn’t know what other tricks Huo Hong had up his sleeve, Murong Chen still said this.
Even if the situation was really ugly, there was a way to salvage the situation such that Murong Qiao wouldn’t suffer.
Murong Qiao was stunned for a moment before revealing a smile. “Why are you suddenly so serious? You scared me.”
Her heart warmed at Murong Chen’s words, but she naturally didn’t want to make things difficult for her Big Brother.
Murong Qiao always hated people who only had interests in their eyes. She couldn’t like someone like Huo Hong at all.
And Huo Xiuyuan, the snitch, was not a good person either.
After Huo Hong realized their relationship, he was constantly on guard.
He didn’t even reveal the time he had agreed on with the Murong Family. Perhaps it was because he thought that Murong Qiao would send a message to Huo Yichen.
This matter seemed to be in Huo Hong’s hands. If they didn’t want to make the situation too ugly, they could only wait for him to continue.
At the same time, Huo Xiuyuan also found out about the invitation with the Murong Family.
At the thought that if Huo Yichen obtained the Murong Family’s power, he would be even more glorious. Huo Xiuyuan immediately couldn’t sit still and knocked on Huo Hong’s office door despite the risk of being scolded.
“Why aren’t you keeping an eye on the project and going to work? Why are you looking for me?” Huo Hong’s tone was unpleasant.
He looked tired and appeared a little old as he sat there.
After he returned to the company to deal with matters these few days, he realized that he was no longer as good as before.
In the past, he did not take those mountainous things seriously at all. However, now that he had only dealt with a portion of them, his eyes were already dry and he was much more tired.
From this, he had no choice but to realize the fact that he was really old.
Huo Xiuyuan was about to ask impulsively when he changed his mind. “I—I wanted to come and see you.”
He originally wanted to ask Huo Hong if he had decided to let Murong Qiao marry Huo Yichen. But it could be seen that Huo Hong was not in a good state now. If he added fuel to the fire, he would definitely be the one to suffer in the end.
Huo Hong looked at Huo Xiuyuan, whom he had carefully nurtured. He couldn’t help but compare him to Huo Yichen every time.
However, the more he compared them, the more he felt that Huo Xiuyuan was lousy.
“If you can have half of Huo Yichen’s ability…”
He suddenly sighed..