She was sitting there, her left cheek slightly red and swollen, and although the wound on her forehead had solidified, it was still clearly red.
She looked quite embarrassed, but her sly smile revealed a heart-stirring beauty.
This situation seems familiar.
On this day eight years ago, he returned home late at night. As soon as he entered the living room, he saw her back hurriedly upstairs.
She clearly heard the sound of his return, and she hurriedly avoided it. This was really unusual.
Huo Jinxi went upstairs to her bedroom door, pushed it gently, and the door opened.
There was no sign of her in the bedroom. Huo Jinxi walked slowly to the bathroom door and saw her sitting in the bathtub with her knees in her arms.
Her eyes were red, she had obviously cried, and she was holding back her tears. When she saw him, she was stunned for a moment, then quickly wiped her eyes, looked at him and smiled, "You're back.
?”
At that time, she wasn't very good at controlling her expressions. She clearly wanted to cry, but she forced a smile on his face. As soon as the expression on her face changed, tears fell down.
He walked to the bathtub, wiped away her tears with his fingertips, and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"
A sad person cannot bear care the most. She pursed her lips and tears fell uncontrollably.
"I miss Dad..." she said.
During these years in the Huo family, she was quiet and well-behaved and never mentioned her parents.
Almost everyone regarded her as a child without parents, so everyone in the Huo family took it for granted, and no one cared about whether she had other concerns outside of the Huo family.
But which child who lives under someone else’s roof doesn’t long for a real home?
The Huo family is not her home, and it never has been.
When Huo Jinxi pulled away from his memories, Mu Qian had already picked up the chopsticks and was about to eat.
She didn't look at him again, just said: "Normally, I would really like you to show up, but today, I don't want to. I just want to finish the meal quietly, okay?"
"I didn't say I wouldn't let you eat it," Huo Jinxi said.
After hearing this, Mu Qian sighed slightly, ignored him, and started eating alone with the dishes on the table full of food.
The dishes had been served for a long time and most of them were a little cold, but she didn't care and ate everything, and she ate a lot.
Huo Jinxi frowned slightly as he watched her eat almost half of the food on her own.
However, the next moment, Mu Qian reacted.
She was eating happily, but suddenly she stopped using her chopsticks. Then her stomach acid surged, she dropped her chopsticks, turned around and rushed into the bathroom.
Then, Huo Jinxi heard her violent vomiting.
He sat there with dim eyes, until he heard a muffled "dong" sound, he suddenly stood up and opened the bathroom door, only to see Mu Qian curled up on the ground, unconscious.
…
When he received the examination results that Mu Qian had a high fever of 40 degrees and acute gastroenteritis, Qi Yuan felt very guilty.
He hurriedly walked into the ward and handed the report to Huo Jinxi, who was sitting next to the hospital bed.
"I really didn't see that she wasn't feeling well," Qi Yuan said, "otherwise, she should have been sent to the hospital first anyway."
Huo Jinxi looked at the report and didn't answer.
Don't say that Qi Yuan didn't notice that she was uncomfortable. Even if he saw her falling to the ground with his own eyes, he just doubted what kind of drama this was.
But in fact, she was lying on the hospital bed, breathing rapidly and her face flushed, so she couldn't pretend.
What's more, he already has the hospital's inspection report in his hands.
Qi Yuan looked at Mu Qian, who was lying there motionless, and sighed secretly in his heart: He usually saw Mu Qian acting arrogant and cunning, but now he saw her lying quietly, with a slap on her cheek, a wound on her forehead, and a high fever.
The appearance of gastroenteritis is really... painful.
After coming back to his senses, Qi Yuan said again: "The doctor said that you have to stay in the hospital for two days. I will go and help Miss Mu prepare some daily necessities."
Huo Jinxi listened and was noncommittal.
When Qi Yuan turned around and was about to silently exit the ward, Huo Jinxi suddenly stopped him: "Check which hotel Rong Qingzi is staying in."
…
In the restaurant on the 25th floor of the hotel, Rong Qingzi was sitting alone on the window seat, with a bottle of red wine in front of her that was almost bottomed and an untouched snack to accompany the wine.
When Huo Jinxi walked up to her, Rong Qingzi was looking at the night scene outside the window, silent and deserted.
Huo Jinxi sat down opposite her. Rong Qingzi turned around and saw him. She was startled at first, and then she gave an extremely charming smile, "Do you want to buy me a drink?"
"Aunt Rong." He said in a calm voice, "I am Huo Jinxi."
Rong Qingzi stared at him for a long time, then seemed to remember him. After a moment of silence, she laughed out loud, "It turns out it was you. You called me aunt, and you almost scared me to death. You thought you were old."
That’s it!”
In fact, Rong Qingzi was only 12 years older than Huo Jinxi. During Huo Jinxi's childhood, Rong Qingzi still lived in the Huo family. Although the two were not close to each other, they acted like a family at first.
As Rong Qingzi grew older, she gradually became a stunning beauty in Tongcheng, attracting countless bees and butterflies, and triggering years of war between Huo Bainian and Cheng Manshu. Later, Rong Qingzi left the Huo family,
At that time, Huo Jinxi, who was still young, only heard from adults that she had eloped with someone, but did not know what elopement meant. He only knew that Rong Qingzi disappeared from the Huo family. It was not until many years later that Mu Qian was sent away
After arriving at Huo's house, Rong Qingzi turned around and boarded the plane to the United States. It is said that she married Cen Bowen as soon as she arrived in the United States. She has lived in the United States since then and has never returned to the country.
"Why are you here?" Rong Qingzi looked at him, "You came here specifically to see me?"
"Mu Qian had a car accident today." Huo Jinxi said.
Rong Qingzi's eyes paused slightly, but the expression on her face didn't change much.
"She is in the hospital now." Huo Jinxi said, "I think no matter what, since you are her mother, I should inform you."
Rong Qingzi was quiet for a moment, smiled, and looked at him, "You can't die, can you?"
Huo Jinxi looked at her quietly without answering.
"Isn't it okay if I can't die?" Rong Qingzi spread her hands, "Do you need to come over and notify me in person?"
"It seems that even if she dies, Aunt Rong may not care."
Rong Qingzi picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine, then said: "I don't care, but it seems that you do care? What is your relationship with her? Could it be that... you have a crush on her?"
She asked this question, but without waiting for Huo Jinxi's answer, she seemed to have already figured out the answer. She couldn't help but sneered and said: "Do you, the men of the Huo family, have it in your bones that you will fall in love with those who were raised in your own family?"
Little girl? But you don’t like her that much, right? When she was kicked out of the Huo family, I don’t remember anyone from the Huo family speaking to her. "