C2701 He Tried His Best to Deny It!
C2701 He Tried His Best to Deny It!
Ling Ke: "Uh …" "Right."
Shi Qian raised her eyebrows and looked at him suspiciously, "What are you hesitating for?"
Ling Ke said calmly, "No, I just reacted to the time you mentioned. It seems to have been more than half a year. Time passes so quickly."
Shi Qian did not say anything else.
Ling Ke retracted his gaze and picked up the cup of water beside him to drink. Suddenly, he asked Jiang Ci, "Jiang Ci, did you stay in Country E all year long?"
"Sort of." Jiang Ci said indifferently.
"Then, did she … fall in love there?"
"…" Jiang Ci looked at him strangely, and after a while, he asked, "Why are you asking this?"
"Just a casual question …"
Shi Qian glanced at him, "You are obviously gossiping!"
Ling Ke: "…"
Actually, he just wanted to know who Huo Yan's child was, why did Huo Yan raise her child alone, where did that man go, or if Huo Yan was bullied by someone.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Ci said, "I don't know."
He often saw Huo Yan, but they weren't together for 24 hours a day. If the little girl secretly fell in love, he wouldn't know.
"But why are you asking this?" Jiang Ci asked Ling Ke.
"Just... She didn't look too good the few days she came back. I think she might have lost her love."
Shi Qian said, "Lost her love?"
Ling Ke said, "I guess so."
Gui Mo took out the USB and handed it to Jiang Ci. "Alright, here you go." Then he closed the computer and gave it to Ling Ke. "Put it away."
"Oh." Ling Ke put the computer back into his bag.
At this time, the waiter came in with the dishes. "Your dishes are ready. Please enjoy."
In another restaurant.
Huo Yan was eating absent-mindedly, her thoughts drifting away.
"Yan Er, what are you thinking about?" Chu Xi asked when she saw that she was not eating much.
Huo Yan pursed her lips and looked at Chu Xi. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "Xiao Xi, do you think I should find Xin Xin and Mu Mu a father?"
"What... What?" Chu Xi almost spat out the juice in her mouth. Luckily, she swallowed it in time. "Are you... looking for Second Young Master Jiang?"
"Of course not. I was just pretending. I'm worried that if my parents or the Huo family knew about Xin Xin and Mu Mu's existence, they would investigate who their father was. Brother can hide it for me, but no one else will. If the babies have a father, they won't do anything."
"Then who are you looking for? What do you want to say?"
"It's just a friend from Country E, and then … after drinking … I lost my composure."
Chu Xi's finger slid down the cup as she frowned slightly, "But can this work? If your parents insist on him taking responsibility, what if they want you to marry him?"
"No, my parents definitely don't want me to marry abroad, and they won't force me to marry someone I don't like."
"Then, when Xinxin Mumei grows up, will she look for her father?"
Huo Yan: "... I haven't thought about that yet."
After thinking for a moment, Chu Xi said, "I think you should think about it again."
"Sigh." Huo Yan sighed, "I really can't think of it. I'm so scared … that if Mr. Ci finds out, I won't dare to imagine how he would look at me and hate me."
"Did you not think that he would take responsibility?"
"No. He doesn't have any responsibility towards me. He shouldn't be responsible. Everything was my wishful thinking."
Chu Xi looked at her heartache, but she did not know what to say.
"Xiao Xi, promise me that you will never tell anyone, not even Brother Chu Feng!"
Chu Xi nodded, "I promise you that I won't tell anyone." After pausing for a moment, she said, "Are you still eating? Let's go?"
Huo Yan looked at the time on her phone and felt that Jiang Ci and the others should have already left, so she said, "No more eating, let's go."
Chu Xi looked at her phone and then looked at her, "You deliberately dawdled for so long, are you waiting for Second Young Master Jiang and the others to leave?"
Huo Yan smiled awkwardly when she was seen through.
Chu Xi said in the corridor, "I'll go to the bathroom. Wait for me."
"Alright. You can go."
Huo Yan had thought that she would not meet Jiang Ci, but it was just a coincidence. Huo Yan stood alone in the corridor, and Jiang Ci suddenly appeared and walked towards her step by step.
Huo Yan wanted to run, but it seemed that she could not. Jiang Ci had already seen him, so he could only bite the bullet and step forward. "Mr. Ci, what a coincidence."
"Why are you here alone?" Jiang Ci asked.
"I'm waiting for Xiao Xi. She went to the bathroom. Where are Ling Ke and Ms Shi Qian?"
"They left first. Chi Yi-jie is waiting for me in front."
"Oh. Then you can go first. I'll wait for Xiao Xi."
"En." Jiang Ci replied. Just as he was about to walk away, he stopped. He looked at Huo Yan and suddenly said, "Yan'er..."
"En? What's wrong?"
"Did your brother encounter any trouble recently?"
"... No. What happened to him?"
Even if Huo Fei had met with trouble, he would not tell Huo Yan. After a few seconds, Jiang Ci said, "Nothing. I'll be leaving first."
"Oh."
Jiang Ci was about to turn around when Huo Yan suddenly said, "Mr. Ci!"
"What's wrong?"
"My brother should be too busy recently... I won't go to Country E. I'll help him share the burden."
"I know. Your brother told me to do well. If you need my help, just tell me."
Huo Yan nodded, "Yes."
"Let's go." Jiang Ci turned around and left.
A moment later, Chu Xi walked over and asked, "That is Second Young Master Jiang?"
Huo Yan said, "Yes, or not."
Chu Xi laughed, "This is the fate between you two, you can't avoid it."
In the evening.
Huo Yan immediately went back home to check on her baby. The baby was lying quietly on the small bed.
"Why is he still sleeping?" Huo Yan asked.
The maid said, "Miss, Little Young Master and Little Miss have just finished their milk and are sleeping. If you came back half an hour earlier, you could have played with them."
Huo Yan laughed, "It's okay, I can just watch them like this." She gently picked up her daughter's soft hand and kissed it, then picked up her son's small hand and kissed it. The more she looked at it, the more she couldn't help but feel a sense of love.
This is her baby, this is her baby …
Huo Yan suddenly felt very blessed, having two such cute babies.
After a while, the male baby slowly opened his eyes. His black eyes looked at his mother. He didn't cry or make a fuss, and was very obedient.
Huo Yan smiled in surprise and said softly, "Mu Mu is awake. Did you know that Mom is back?"