There was no need to go outside from the garage to the house, but there was a cold air all over his body. The cold penetrated into Mu Qian's body through the thin clothes, but when he touched his palm, it was hot.
He appeared too suddenly, and Mu Qian was held tightly by him, caught between the two hugely contrasting temperature experiences, and was unable to recover for a while.
She expected Huo Jinxi to say something, but he just held her in his arms for a long time without moving.
After seven years of hard work, he has become taciturn, not because he doesn't like to talk, but because there are many things that are useless if he talks about them.
It's like an alarm clock after being late, a sobering pill after a hangover, and an umbrella after getting wet all over.
To him, all these things are useless and redundant.
Just like an apology after a regret happens.
There are no words to make up for those irreversible years and losses.
So Huo Jinxi didn't say a word.
He didn't even make a sound, he just held her and buried his head in the crook of her neck, feeling the softness and breath of her body.
It's different after all.
After all, she is no longer the same as she was seven years ago.
After a long time, Mu Qian finally couldn't help but move. However, unexpectedly, as soon as she moved slightly, Huo Jinxi, who was holding her tightly, let go of her.
Mu Qian turned around and finally saw Huo Jinxi's appearance clearly.
The bright lights above his head poured down, and his face turned slightly pale. In his usually deep and waveless eyes, desolation and exhaustion were clearly visible.
Mu Qian has never seen Huo Jinxi like this, not seven years ago, not seven years later.
Especially Huo Jinxi seven years later, as if he was invulnerable to wind and rain, and invulnerable to weapons and bullets. Mu Qian never thought that she would see such a look on Huo Jinxi's face.
But she quickly came to her senses and smiled.
"Aren't you tired from the journey?" She said, "Go to bed early, have a good sleep, and you'll be fine when you wake up."
After saying this, Mu Qian looked away, turned around and walked quickly to her room.
Huo Jinxi stood quietly on the spot, watching her back move away, but did not stop her again.
After one night, the city was covered with white snow, which seemed to cover up all traces of the city's past.
While Mu Qian was curled up in bed watching the snow scene, Huo Jinxi went out as usual and left the house.
Although the city was closed due to heavy snow overnight, Huo still got busy in an orderly manner early in the morning, especially after Huo Jinxi's short business trip. All the staff on the 26th floor arrived early, waiting for the start of a new round of work.
When Huo Jinxi entered the office, Zhuang Yan just made him a cup of coffee and sent it in.
Qi Yuan was reporting some important events to Huo Jinxi. Huo Jinxi listened intently. When Zhuang Yan put down his coffee, he only heard Huo Jinxi coughing.
She thought Huo Jinxi had some instructions for a moment, but when she raised her eyes, she saw that Huo Jinxi was still listening to Qi Yuan's report and not looking at her.
Zhuang Yan couldn't help but glance at Qi Yuan. Qi Yuan quickly looked at her and continued to report seriously.
Zhuang Yan hurriedly exited the office, but did not return to his seat, but waited at the door.
After finally waiting for Qi Yuan to come out, Zhuang Yan grabbed him and said, "Did you hear that just now? Mr. Huo coughed, right?"
Qi Yuan nodded, "He has a cold."
Zhuang Yan suddenly opened her mouth, "Mr. Huo is sick?"
Qi Yuan glanced at her and sighed helplessly.
No wonder Zhuang Yan made such a fuss. In the past few years, except for some early accidents and accidents, Huo Jinxi had never been sick.
It's no wonder that the outside world thinks Huo Jinxi is ruthless. In the eyes of those around him, Huo Jinxi is not only strict with others, but also strict with himself. He is even so strict that he does not allow himself to get sick, and is almost pervertedly self-disciplined.
Therefore, when it was confirmed that Huo Jinxi was ill, it immediately spread throughout the Huo Mansion, as if it was a big news.
Qi Yuan didn't think this was a big deal, because no matter what, Huo Jinxi was an ordinary person. It would be abnormal if he didn't get sick. Besides, it was just a cold, so it wouldn't be too serious.
However, it was not until the evening that Qi Yuan finally realized that he had underestimated the impact of the disease on Huo Jinxi. In this day, Huo Jinxi only completed half a day's work, and he was supposed to have a two-hour meeting.
For four hours, documents waiting to be reviewed piled up.
Huo Jinxi has never been in the habit of pushing back his work, so he has to work overtime no matter what today.
It would be fine if he usually works overtime, but Huo Jinxi is sick - if this continues, it will only form a vicious cycle.
Qi Yuan carefully tried to persuade her several times, both overtly and secretly, but was ignored by Huo Jinxi.
Qi Yuan had no choice but to call Mu Qian after much deliberation.
Unexpectedly, the phone rang a few times and was immediately hung up. Qi Yuan was stunned for a moment, then called again, but was still hung up on.
Qi Yuan belatedly realized the origin of Huo Jinxi's illness - these two people had a quarrel?
Qi Yuan thought for a while and sent another text message to Mu Qian, telling him about Huo Jinxi's situation.
However, it was not until midnight that he finally received a reply from Mu Qian, a lazy sentence with a heartless look - "It's just a cold, and I can't die."
Seeing this reply, Qi Yuan's nose almost became angry, but he was helpless.
As expected, nothing good will happen if you get involved with this witch.
Mr. Huo didn't notice anything until the third day, but he didn't say it in front of Mu Qian. He just asked his aunt at the breakfast table: "Jin Xi didn't come back to sleep in the past two nights?"
"Yes." Auntie replied, "Except for the night I just came back, I went out the next day and never came back again. Is the company that busy?"
After hearing this, Mr. Huo sighed slightly and did not answer.
Mu Qian happened to be leading Huo Qiran downstairs. When he heard this conversation, he just pretended not to hear it.
But just as she walked downstairs, her phone suddenly rang. Mu Qian took out her phone and saw another text message from Qi Yuan.
"Miss Mu, forgive me for the offense, but Mr. Huo is really in a bad state right now, and he can't listen to what we say. If you refuse to show up, I will have no choice but to come in and disturb Mr. Huo."
Mu Qian couldn't help but chuckle in her heart after reading the text message.
How serious is Huo Jinxi's illness if he can force Qi Yuan, an honest man, to be like this?
She didn't pay much attention to it, but she didn't want Mr. Huo to worry, so she gave a brief explanation and walked out of the house.
The snow outside has not yet melted, and the temperature is so low that it makes people tremble. As expected, Qi Yuan is outside, standing in the snow and stamping his feet desperately, as if he is ready to rush through the door at any time.
When he saw Mu Qian, he was stunned for a moment, then ran forward, pulled Mu Qian and ran quickly to the car, and directly stuffed her into the car.