Chapter 178 - The Hypocritical Little Rain
Huo Xuan and Huo Lin sat on the sofa while Sun Xiangxiang and Huo Sisi went to the kitchen to watch the staff cook.
When the two of them went downstairs, Huo Sisi was coming out of the kitchen.
At that moment, Yan Jinyu had already taken off her bulky down jacket. She was wearing a light pink floral dress with black stockings and a black pair of black leather flats. Her black hair reached her waist.
She was slim and youthful.
Huo Siyu had also taken off her down jacket in the room. She was wearing a checkered sweater and black pants. Her hair was still in a bun which she liked.
She exuded a youthful aura too.
Even the servants couldn"t help but stop and take a look when the two of them walked down the stairs.
They were too eye-catching.
Huo Sisi stood rooted to the ground. She almost couldn"t suppress the anger in her heart when she saw them.
However, Huo Sisi was indeed someone who could make Huo Xuan and Huo Siyu fail to find any evidence even when she schemed against Huo Siyu. Even when she was so angry that she wanted Yan Jinyu and Huo Siyu to disappear immediately, she still had a generous and appropriate smile on her face.
"Rainy, Miss Yan."
Yan Jinyu smiled at her, "h.e.l.lo."
Seeing this, Huo Siyu also smiled and looked at Huo Sisi. "I"m sorry. I was too agitated just now and spoke too harshly. Please don"t take it to heart."
Their att.i.tude was as friendly as they possibly could.
However, Huo Sisi"s pupils constricted with shock.
The servant who was carrying the dishes to the dining room was so frightened that she almost knocked over the dishes in her hand.
The servant quickly brought the dishes to the dining room in shock.
She was also one of the maids outside the main building and had witnessed the entire process of Huo Siyu"s outburst. However, the servants of the Huo Family had their own set of rules and would never interfere with the affairs of the family. In the Huo Family, it was best that the servants pretended to be deaf and focused on their own matters.
However, this did not deny the servants" understanding of Huo Siyu"s outburst.
Huo Siyu had just exploded not long ago, and she had even exploded in front of Huo Lin and Sun Xiang. But why had she become so "friendly" after she had only gone upstairs for a short while?
Most importantly, even without her outburst earlier, Huo Siyu had never been so "friendly" in the Huo Family.
It would be strange if the servants weren"t frightened.
Compared to the frightened servants, Huo Sisi was even more shocked.
She suddenly panicked. She felt that Huo Siyu would be very difficult to deal with if she behaved like this.
Yan Jinyu must have said something to Huo Siyu again!
As she thought about it, Huo Sisi looked at Yan Jinyu with hostility. Although it was only for a fleeting moment, Yan Jinyu and Huo Siyu still caught it.
The corners of Yan Jinyu"s lips curled up even more, and she smiled even brighter.
Yes, I"m not afraid of you causing trouble. I"m just afraid that you won"t.
"Rainy, you don"t have to apologize. I"m a few months older than you. Even if you don"t want to… I won"t hold it against you. Just don"t misunderstand me next time. Otherwise, I"ll be very sad."
"Yes, I won"t misunderstand again. Mom is right. It"s irresponsible to say that without evidence." She looked at Huo Sisi with a smile. "Even if I have to suspect you, I"ll show evidence. Don"t worry."
Huo Sisi"s expression froze. "…Since you"re downstairs, accompany Miss Yan to the living room. The dishes are ready very quickly."
"Alright, thank you."
As soon as she finished speaking, there was a crash. It was the sound of bowls and plates shattering.
She looked over and saw Sun Xiangxiang walking out of the kitchen with a plate of food.
Obviously, Sun Xiangxiang had heard Huo Siyu thanking Huo Sisi and she had said it in such a friendly and smiling tone.
Sun Xiangxiang was shocked.
"Mom, are you…"
Just as Huo Sisi was about to step forward to show her obedient daughter"s side, a figure suddenly flashed past her.
The next second, Huo Siyu held Sun Xiangxiang"s hand anxiously with a heartbroken expression. "Mom, are you alright? Did you get burned?"
It was obvious that the black shadow that flashed past her was Huo Siyu, who had run over quickly.
Looking at her hand that was held by Huo Siyu, Sun Xiangxiang was flattered and a little panicked. Her body even trembled subconsciously. "I-I"m fine."
After saying that, she seemed to feel that such an answer was too cold and stiff. She quickly added, "It was a stir-fry dish. There was no soup. It was knocked over just like that. It didn"t scald me."
"It"s good that you"re fine. Mom, you scared me. Just let the servants do this in the future. Don"t do it yourself."
"…Alright, alright, alright!"
"Rainy, you…"
Huo Siyu looked up at her and smiled. "Mom, what"s wrong?"
"N-nothing. I"m just… happy."
"Mom, I"m sorry. I was insensible previously."
"It was my fault for talking like that outside just now. After I went upstairs, Beauty Yu told me that we should get along well as a family. It"s fine as long as we make things clear."
"You and Dad treated me so badly previously because you didn"t know me well enough. Speaking of which, this is also my fault. Because I haven"t been home for many years and didn"t dare to be too close to you. I didn"t dare to say anything to you but I won"t do this again in the future."
"If I had told you from the beginning that I actually didn"t have to learn seriously and the school exams wouldn"t have been difficult for me, you wouldn"t have misunderstood me just because of a few words from others."
"It"s all my fault. It won"t happen again."
"No, no, no. It"s not your fault."
Sun Xiangxiang could no longer hold back her tears. "It"s Mom and Dad"s fault. It"s us who didn"t care enough about you. Mom and Dad were biased. If we hear anything in the future, we will definitely call you immediately to confirm it. We won"t scold you again without asking for the reason. It was Mom"s fault previously. Mom apologizes to you."
Seeing this, an unknown emotion flashed past Huo Siyu"s eyes.
Others thought that she was pretending, and even for a moment, she thought that she was pretending too.
However, when she thought about it carefully, when she saw her mother knocking over the dish earlier, her worry and panic actually came from the bottom of her heart. She rushed over without even thinking.
Oh, perhaps Beauty Yu knew. After all, she was so smart.
"We"re all in the wrong. Let"s forget about this. Don"t mention it again."
"Yes, yes, yes. Let"s not talk about it anymore."
The sound of something being knocked over alerted the two people sitting in the living room. They stood up and walked over.
They happened to see Sun Xiangxiang wiping her tears and Huo Siyu holding her hand to comfort her.
Immediately, they stopped in her tracks and did not step forward.
"Mom, I"ve apologized to Huo Sisi. I was indeed in the wrong just now. You"re right. If I don"t have any evidence, saying that would be considered slander. I"ve apologized to Huo Sisi, and Huo Sisi has forgiven me. But Mom, I… I"m not used to calling her "Sister". Can you please give me some time?"
"If you"re not used to it, don"t do it. There"s no hurry." Sun Xiangxiang was only happy that Huo Siyu was close to her now. She didn"t care about the rest so much.
"Are you hungry? We can start eating after two more dishes. Why don"t we go to the dining room first? Jinyu should be hungry too. You"ve made a good friend. She"s so sensible at such a young age. I wonder why the Yan Family… Sigh, in any case, bring her to our house often in the future."
"Alright, thank you, Mom."
As she spoke, Huo Siyu turned around and smiled smugly at Huo Sisi, who was frozen on the spot with a smile on her face.
Yes, a smug smile.
Huo Sisi"s eyes widened in shock.
Huo Siyu!
So this was her plan!
Huo Siyu was the biological daughter of the Huo Family and she was the adopted daughter. No matter how good her parents were to their adopted daughter, how could they be better to her than their own biological daughter? Furthermore, she was adopted by the Huo Family because she was around the same age as Huo Siyu and looked very similar to Huo Siyu when she was young!
The Huo Family"s love for her was all because of Huo Siyu!
Her status would definitely be affected when Huo Siyu returned to the Huo Family. It was even possible that there would be no more place for her in the Huo Family. Hence, she wanted to embarra.s.s Huo Siyu and disappoint the Huo Family. That was why she plotted that event at Huo Siyu"s debut party.
Unfortunately, Huo Siyu was lucky enough to avoid it!
She did not expect Huo Siyu to be so capable. She could still remain conscious after staying in the same room with a man for so long despite being drugged.
Not only that, she even grabbed something to seriously injure that man!
These were not important. Huo Siyu was obviously not close to the Huo Family. She had also gone to the capital to study in university and rarely returned to South City. This way, she would have even more chances to ruin their impression of Huo Siyu in front of the Huo Family.
However, the premise was that Huo Siyu still maintained her previous att.i.tude towards the Huo Family and her "aloofness" and continued her disdain to pretend.
But now, Huo Siyu…
Huo Siyu had done everything that she wanted to do, so how was she going to make them feel good about her?!
It was all Yan Jinyu"s fault. Why did she have to interfere in other people"s business!
As she thought about it, Huo Sisi glared at Yan Jinyu with an unfriendly gaze. However, just as she turned her gaze over, she met Yan Jinyu"s smiling eyes.
She didn"t know if it was an illusion, but she felt that Yan Jinyu"s smile when she looked at her seemed to have seen through all her thoughts!
Moreover, for some reason, she didn"t dare to meet Yan Jinyu"s eyes directly.
It was as if she definitely wouldn"t be able to maintain her current calmness when she met Yan Jinyu"s eyes. She wouldn"t be able to control her emotions at all!
But how was that possible?
Yan Jinyu was only 18 years old. How could she have that kind of frightening gaze that made her lose her composure?
Huo Siyu turned back and smiled. She successfully saw Huo Sisi"s expression change, so she immediately retracted her gaze. "Alright, let"s go to the dining room first. I"m not hungry, but Beauty Yu came from North City on such a long flight. She must be hungry."
Huo Lin and Sun Xiangxiang didn"t notice the smile Huo Siyu gave Huo Sisi, but Yan Jinyu and Huo Xuan did.
Yan Jinyu was very satisfied with this.
Not bad, she had the potential to be a hypocritical fake. Not only did she have the potential, but she also knew how to scare the other party when she was successful and make them feel uneasy.
Huo Xuan raised his eyebrows.
Her lips even curled up.
Then, he turned to Yan Jinyu, who was standing at the side with a faint smile on her face.
His eyes darkened.
Indeed, this eldest daughter of the Yan Family was not simple. Rainy had not changed at all after returning home for more than a year. The moment she came, Rainy had changed so much.
She was indeed someone that even he could not figure out.
However, judging from the current situation, she didn"t seem to have any ill intentions towards Rainy.
This was good.
Was Rainy pretending? So what if she was? This was the Huo Family. She was the legitimate eldest daughter of the Huo Family. In the Huo Family, she could do whatever she wanted.
Acting like this was, in fact, an action of a smart person.
His parents liked that.
His sister should be that smart.
"Alright, alright. Then, let"s go to the restaurant now." After saying that, Sun Xiangxiang saw Huo Lin and Huo Xuan standing there. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and smiled at them, "Don"t worry. It"s nothing. I simply dropped a plate of food."
"Just get the servants to clean up," Huo Lin said.
Huo Xuan walked over and looked at Huo Siyu. He didn"t even give Huo Sisi an extra glance.
Huo Siyu actually felt like she had been seen through by him. However, she, Huo Siyu, was not a timid person. She naturally let go of Sun Xiangxiang"s hand and smiled at him. "Brother."
However, Huo Xuan didn"t say anything. He raised his hand to rub her head before turning his head and covering his lips as he coughed lightly. Only then did he look at Huo Siyu and ask, "You called her Beauty Yu?"
He glanced at Yan Jinyu.
Huo Siyu was still stunned that she had been touched on the head. Then, she saw that Huo Xuan was coughing badly and a hint of worry flashed past her eyes.
Before she could recover from her worry, she heard Huo Xuan"s question.
She was slightly stunned, then she smiled. "Yes, I think this form of address suits Beauty Yu very well! All these years, I"ve never seen anyone as beautiful as Beauty Yu." She added in her heart that Sister Feng Ling was also very beautiful, but she was different from Beauty Yu"s beauty.
Anyway, the two sisters she was close to were both top beauties.
Only then did Huo Xuan size Yan Jinyu up carefully.
She stood there and looked into his eyes calmly with a faint smile.
Her posture was elegant and her smile was clear.
Her figure was slim and her looks…
Yes, she was indeed a beauty.
"It does suit her."
It was rare to see him interested in a girl so Sun Xiangxiang was actually very happy. However, when she thought about how Yan Jinyu was already engaged and the person she was engaged to was Yin Jiujin,
Sun Xiangxiang became suddenly disappointed.