Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio 

  The shop clerk here was Wan Xianyang’s subordinate. Wan Xianyang was Huo Jinyao’s childhood friend. 

  Even if the other party only misinterpreted things, Su Qingsang didn’t want such a misunderstanding to spread to Huo Jinyao’s ears. 

  She explained too quickly and didn’t notice Zhang Yichen’s strange expression because of her words. 

  The shop clerk was a little embarrassed now. He looked at Zhang Yichen and then looked at Su Qingsang. Indeed, they didn’t seem to be boyfriend and girlfriend. It was his fault for not asking clearly just now. 

  “Young Master Zhang, forgive my faux pas.” The shop clerk slapped his face gently. The apology wasn’t directed at Su Qingsang. 

  Su Qingsang didn’t want to get entangled with this person anymore. She looked at the bracelet in his hand. 

  “Let me see it.” 

  “Okay. Look over here.” The shop clerk had made a slip of the tongue just now. He could only try his best to salvage the situation. 

  “Madam, look at this translucence. This is a type of glass from Myanmar. I’m not bragging, but with this bracelet of this color and this brightness on your wrist, you will immediately look like a high class lady.” 

  Su Qingsang glanced at that person and laughed. 

  Her gaze fell on the bracelet. It was indeed very beautiful. Even someone like her who didn’t know anything could see that this bracelet was extraordinarily beautiful and of excellent quality. 

  She had some impression of Liu Tongjia’s hand. It was very white and round. She was indeed very suitable for wearing such a bracelet. 

  “This one.” 

  “Okay.” The shop clerk had seen many straightforward customers, but Su Qingsang’s straightforwardness still surprised him. 

  Without thinking, he answered and took the bracelet to wrap it up. 

  Su Qingsang took out the card and handed it to him to pay. Because Zhang Yichen was standing at the side, once the waiter left, there were only the two of them left. 

  She felt a little uncomfortable being alone in a room with another man. She turned her face away and pretended to look around casually. 

  The furnishings upstairs were all very exquisite. Just the antique shelf looked like it had been around for a long time, not to mention other things. 

  Su Qingsang was interested. She glanced at the shelf on the side and was immediately attracted by one of the objects. 

  It was a jade sculpture, much more exquisite than the eight immortals crossing the sea downstairs. 

  On a rock that wasn’t much bigger than a fist, there was a pavilion, but inside the pavilion, there was an extremely small figure. 

  Upon her closer inspection, it turned out to be the twelve flowers of Jin Ling from the Dream of the Red Chamber. The twelve flowers each had their own movement. 

  There was a jade burial flower and a precious hairpin catching a butterfly. They looked small, but they were exquisite in terms of both form and spirit. Even though Su Qingsang had seen a lot of good things since she married Huo Jinyao, she was still amazed by the exquisiteness of this jade carving. 

  If not for the glass, she would have reached out to touch it. 

  What kind of craftsmanship could make the jade carving look so lifelike? If one looked closely, one could almost see the expression on Lin Daiyu’s face, a look of sorrow and distress. 

  Su Qingsang couldn’t help but stare at the jade carving for a long time. At the other end, the clerk had already wrapped the jade and swiped the card. 

  He handed the card and the small bag to Su Qingsang. 

  “Take it. There’s a certificate inside. Everything that leaves Bo Gu Zhai has an ID card. You’re welcome to find someone to verify it at any time.” 

  Su Qingsang didn’t respond. She was naturally willing to trust Wan Xianyang. Speaking of which, that person said that he wanted to follow Shi Mengwan to France last time. She didn’t know what happened after that. 

  Perhaps she could ask Shi Mengwan today. 

  After taking the things, she found that Zhang Yichen was still there. She nodded slightly at him. 

  “Thank you, Uncle. I’ve troubled you today.” 

  “You’re welcome.” Zhang Yichen’s voice was indifferent. “It’s also because Wan Xianyang isn’t here. I helped play host on his behalf.” 

  “Then, I’ll be leaving first.” 

  “Okay.” 

  Su Qingsang bowed and then walked forward. After she left, Zhang Yichen looked at the display she had seen just now and told the shop assistant to wrap it up. 

  He took the jade carving and picked out another gift for the Old Master. Zhang Yichen then left. 

  He thought that the few minutes he stayed behind was enough for Su Qingsang to leave. He didn’t expect that when he walked to Antique Street, he would find Su Qingsang still standing there. 

  “What’s the matter?” 

  Su Qingsang was a little embarrassed when she saw him. She had wandered around a small shop nearby just now. When she came out, she found that her car was gone. 

  “My car seems to have been towed away. I’ll hail a taxi here.” 

  Parking wasn’t allowed there, but Su Qingsang didn’t know. When she saw the faint white line on the ground just now, she thought it was a parking space. 

  She didn’t expect that it wasn’t a parking space. Now, her car was towed away. She wanted to take a taxi, but she didn’t know what was going on here. There wasn’t a single taxi. 

  “You can’t park here. You can’t park a taxi either.” Zhang Yichen’s voice was indifferent. “You’ve been in Rong City for so long, so don’t you know?” 

  It was a simple question, and it didn’t contain any criticism. However, it succeeded in making Su Qingsang blush. 

  There were only a few places that she went to. Most of the time, she would be with Huo Jinyao. She really didn’t pay too much attention to it. 

  “Let’s go. Where are you going? I’ll drive you.” As he spoke, he had already started walking forward. 

  “No need. I can walk to the front and hail a taxi.” 

  Su Qingsang’s words made Zhang Yichen turn around. He stood straight. His gaze fell on Su Qingsang’s face. 

  “Are you afraid of me?” 

  “Why would I be?” Su Qingsang was a little embarrassed. Speaking of which, the other party was not only Huo Jinyao’s uncle, but also her savior. 

  The corners of her mouth twitched, and her smile was a little stiff. “Then I’ll have to trouble you, Uncle.” 

  The word ‘Uncle’ made Zhang Yichen’s brows furrow imperceptibly. He lifted his feet and walked forward. Following him neither too far nor too closely, Su Qingsang was about a meter behind him. 

  After taking a turn there, Su Qingsang finally saw the sign of the parking lot. It was also her fault for only thinking about buying a gift for Liu Tongjia and being a little distracted. 

  He got into Zhang Yichen’s Hummer. He put the bag in his hand in the back seat of the car. 

  Su Qingsang saw him carrying the box just now. “Have you bought the things you want to buy?” 

  “Yes. Where are you going?” 

  Su Qingsang looked at the time. She wanted to go back to the old mansion first. 

  After looking at the time, she realized that Huo Jinyao was still at work. “Send me to Jinyao’s company. I’ll go look for him.” 

  When she mentioned Huo Jinyao’s name, even if she didn’t notice it, Zhang Yichen could hear the gentleness in her tone. 

  His expression didn’t change as he calmly drove the car to the Tianyu Group. 

  The car was very quiet. During this time, Su Qingsang received a phone call from Li Qianxue. She asked her how the gift-shopping was going, and Su Qingsang told her about the bracelet she had just bought. 

  Li Qianxue didn’t say anything. She only told her that she had to prepare for something like this in advance next time. Although the bracelet wasn’t to the extent of being un-presentable, it still wouldn’t seem sincere enough. 

  Although Li Qianxue didn’t like Liu Tongjia, Su Qingsang was already the daughter-in-law of the Huo family. Of course, she also wanted her daughter to live in harmony. 

  Su Qingsang chatted with Li Qianxue for a while. Because she was talking to her mother, her tone of voice sounded a little intimate. 

  “The hospital hadn’t been busy recently. It’s fine. There’s nothing else.” 

  “You video-chat with me every day. If something happened to me, you would have known long ago.” 

  Speaking of which, Su Qingsang was glad that although she was taken away by the police that day, she left quickly. Otherwise, Li Qianxue would have been worried. 

  “Mom, I’m already grown up, so why are you still talking about this?” 

  “I know. Okay. I will.” 

  Zhang Yichen didn’t know what was said on the other end of the phone, but Su Qingsang’s voice had a hint of mirth. 

  “Okay, I know what I’m doing. Don’t worry about me and Huo Jinyao. We’re on good terms. We even have a movie date tonight.” 

  However, she couldn’t go. She had to return to the old mansion to celebrate Liu Tongjia’s birthday. Upon hearing Li Qianxue’s words, Su Qingsang smiled again. “Yes, it’s okay.” 

  She acted endearingly. He didn’t need to care about what the person on the other end of the phone was saying. He just needed to look at her. 

  Her eyes curved into a smile. Zhang Yichen glanced at her and pursed his lips a little more. He looked forward again. When he saw the signal light turn green, he started the car again. 

  Not long after Su Qingsang hung up the phone, the expression on her face wasn’t as relaxed as she appeared to be previously. 

  Ever since Su Peizhen had lost so much face in Lin City after scheming against her, within the Li family, there was a tacit understanding that they wouldn’t mention Su Peizhen’s matter again. 

  This included Su Peizhen going to jail this time. She hadn’t told Li Qianxue about it either. 

  At this moment, she was a little conflicted. Forget about Li Qianxue and Grandpa. If they didn’t know, then so be it. 

  But should she tell Su Chenghui or not? 

  “We’re here.” 

  Zhang Yichen’s voice made her snap back to reality. Looking at the Tianyu Group building in front of her, Su Qingsang turned around and thanked Zhang Yichen before getting off the car. 

  “Qingsang, here’s your stuff.” 

  Su Qingsang realized that she had dropped her bag in the car. She really realized that she always seemed to be letting Zhang Yichen see her in an embarrassing state. 

  She quickly picked up the bag and headed towards Tianyu Group. Su Qingsang didn’t recover from the discomfort until she entered the elevator. 

  She went upstairs to look for Huo Jinyao, who happened to be in a meeting. Su Qingsang looked at the time. There was still half an hour before he got off work. 

  The other secretaries in the secretarial office knew Su Qingsang, so they didn’t dare to be negligent, and led her to the office to sit down. 

  “Mrs. Huo, President Huo’s meeting will be over in ten minutes. You can wait for him here for a while.” 

  “Okay. Thank you.” 

  “You’re welcome.” 

  Zhang Yang and Yang Wenchang accompanied Huo Jinyao to the meeting. Otherwise, as a small secretary, it wouldn’t be her turn to attend to Su Qingsang. 

  The secretary brought some flowers to Su Qingsang, then left. 

  Su Qingsang sat on the sofa and took out her phone to check her Wechat moments. She didn’t have many friends. Apart from her family and friends, most of them were colleagues and classmates from the hospital. 

  Sometimes, people would discuss Weibo on their Wechat moments. There would often be some academic exchanges on it. It was quite interesting. 

  Huo Jinyao had already arrived before she had even finished scrolling through her Wechat moments. 

  He didn’t know that Su Qingsang was there when he entered the room. Behind hin were Zhang Yang and Yang Wenchang. 

  “I didn’t want to delay the merger any longer. I wanted to settle it quickly. Also, let the people from the branch office –” 

  “Qingsang?” 

  Su Qingsang stood up at that moment and smiled at Huo Jinyao. 

  “Jinyao, Secretary Zhang, Assistant Yang.” 

  “Greetings, Mrs. Huo.” 

  “Greetings, Mrs. Huo.” 

  “You can all leave now. Do as I say for the rest.” 

  “Yes.” 

  The two of them left quickly. Huo Jinyao watched Su Qingsang walk towards him after the door was closed. He reached out and put his arms around her waist. 

  “What’s wrong? Didn’t you just make an appointment to watch a movie tonight? Why are you so eager to see me?” 

  “Yeah.” Su Qingsang wrapped her arms around his waist. “Can’t I?” 

  “My pleasure.” Huo Jinyao kissed her on the lips. He seemed to have thought of something. “I had a contract to sign tonight. In order to focus on my date with you, I signed the contract in the afternoon. How is it? Isn’t your husband great?” 

  “Okay, okay, okay. My husband is the best in the world.” 

  Huo Jinyao pinched her nose and withdrew his hand under her disapproving gaze. “Let’s go. What do you want to eat tonight?” 

  “Whatever you say.” 

  “Then let’s go eat at a private restaurant.” Huo Jinyao tidied up the things on the table and picked up the car keys. “It’s new, but I went with Cheng Xianyun and the others last time. The food tastes pretty good.” 

  “Sure.” 

  Su Qingsang didn’t object. Her hand touched the bag, which contained the gift she was going to give to Liu Tongjia. 

  When Huo Jinyao came over, she followed him and hooked her arm around his. 

  The two of them went out and entered the elevator. Su Qingsang suddenly turned around. 

  “Jinyao?” 

  “Yes?” 

  “Speaking of which, it seems that we haven’t gone back to see Grandpa and the others for some time. Why don’t we go back to see Grandpa?” 

  “You mean back to the old mansion?” 

  “That’s right. Look, Auntie Zhou and Auntie Wang’s culinary skills aren’t any worse than those cooks outside. Why do we have to go out to eat?” 

  Huo Jinyao narrowed his eyes at her, while Su Qingsang said calmly, “How about it? It’s been a long time since I’ve eaten Auntie Zhou’s dishes and the soup that Auntie Wang makes. Why don’t we go home for dinner today?” 

  After staring at her face for a long time, Huo Jinyao realized that the elevator had already reached the first floor. Huo Jinyao glanced at her and finally nodded. 

  “Okay.” ……

  The car pulled up to the parking lot outside the house. Huo Jinyao saw the Hummer as soon as he got out of the car. 

  He looked at Su Qingsang discreetly, and then stared at the Hummer for a while. 

  Su Qingsang blinked her eyes. She didn’t expect Zhang Yichen to come. Didn’t he say that he was going back to see his father? 

  “Let’s go.” Huo Jinyao looked away and put his arms around Su Qingsang’s shoulder. 

  Liu Tongjia was sitting in her own room. Her complexion didn’t look too good. 

  Huo Mingguang came back very early today. He knew that today was Liu Tongjia’s birthday. 

  “Happy birthday.” 

  He gave the gift that he had prepared beforehand to Liu Tongjia. Liu Tongjia took it and only thanked him. She didn’t even have the intention to open the gift, and just put it aside. Upon seeing this, Huo Mingguang sat down beside her. 

  “What’s wrong? Don’t you like my gift?” 

  Liu Tongjia shook her head. Huo Mingguang sighed and said, “Why don’t I just call Jinyao and ask him to come back?” 

  “I don’t want you to call him back. If he wants to come back, he can come back on his own.” 

  So what if he came back? If he didn’t really come to celebrate her birthday and wanted Huo Mingguang to beg him to come back, he might as well not come back. 

  Huo Mingguang was about to say something when someone knocked on the door twice. Soon, Uncle Cheng’s voice was heard outside. 

  “Sir, Madam. The eldest Young Master and the Young Madam are back.” 

  “Okay, got it.” 

  Huo Mingguang replied. He turned around and looked at Liu Tongjia with a faint smile in his eyes. “Alright, he’s back. He came here on his own.” 

  Liu Tongjia’s eyes had hints of joy. However, she quickly glared at Huo Mingguang. 

  “It really wasn’t you who called him back?” 

  “It really wasn’t.” 

  Huo Mingguang held her hand and asked her to come downstairs with him. 

  “Jinyao must have remembered that it’s your birthday today and came to celebrate your birthday.” 

  Huo Mingguang’s words made the smile on Liu Tongjia’s face deepen. Her footsteps quickened. 

  Huo Mingguang felt a little emotional when he saw his wife like this. If it weren’t for what happened back then, Liu Tongjia and Huo Jinyao would be like any other mother and son. 

  Although they had wasted more than ten years of time, it wasn’t too late to make up for it from now on. 

  The two of them went downstairs together. Liu Tongjia’s joyful face froze when she saw Zhang Yichen. 

  “Cousin, Cousin-in-law.” Zhang Yichen stood up to greet the two of them. Su Qingsang and Huo Jinyao also stood up. 

  “Dad, Mom.” 

  “Dad, Auntie.” 

  “Yes,” Liu Tongjia greeted them. She looked at Zhang Yichen, and then at Su Qingsang. Her previously dissolved irritation towards Su Qingsang started to flare up again. 

  She walked to the sofa very slowly and sat down. Huo Mingguang followed beside her. Naturally, he didn’t know what Liu Tongjia was thinking. He was very close to Zhang Yichen, his cousin. 

  The group of people sat down again. Old Master Huo sat on one side of the U-shaped sofa. Huo Jinyao and Su Qingsang sat across from Old Master Huo, while Zhang Yichen sat beside Old Master Huo in the middle seat. 

  At this moment, Liu Tongjia and Huo Mingguang came down. Zhang Yichen stood up and gave them the seat next to Old Master Huo, then sat on the other side. 

  However, this way, he was sitting next to Su Qingsang and Huo Jinyao. When Liu Tongjia saw this, her expression became even more unpleasant. 

  Huo Mingguang noticed that his wife didn’t look too well and turned to look at Huo Jinyao. 

  “Why are you free today, Jinyao? I remember you have a contract to sign today?” 

  “I’ve already signed it this afternoon.” Huo Jinyao glanced at Su Qingsang. “Qingsang said she wanted to visit Grandpa, so we came over.” 

  He was happy to put in a good word for Su Qingsang in front of the Huo family, and he was also happy to show Su Qingsang respect in front of the Huo family. 

  Su Qingsang nudged him gently. How could he talk like that? What did he mean by saying she wanted to see Grandpa? Did he not want to see him? 

  “Grandfather, don’t listen to his nonsense. He wanted to see you too.” 

  The Old Master’s stroke last time was serious, but it wasn’t that serious. After the Old Master almost had a stroke, his hands trembled slightly whenever he held something in his hands. Other than that, there wasn’t much of a problem. 

  After he was discharged from the hospital, there were specialized doctors and nursing staff to take care of the Old Master. Huo Jinyao was actually very concerned about him. 

  Liu Tongjia’s expression was already quite unsightly. Did these two people not know that it was her birthday at all? Were they just here to see Old Master? 

  Su Qingsang saw Liu Tongjia’s expression from the corner of her eye. After knowing that she had specially come to look for Huo Jinyao yesterday, she suddenly understood Liu Tongjia’s pride and awkwardness. 

  “Speaking of which, although it’s important to visit Grandpa, there’s something more important today.” 

  No matter what, she hoped that Liu Tongjia’s relationship with Huo Jinyao could be improved today.

  Chapter 620: Bullying The Huo Family Because There’s No One Else

  Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio 

  “What?” 

  One couldn’t blame Old Master Huo for not remembering Liu Tongjia’s birthday. It was mainly because Liu Tongjia had been unwilling to celebrate her birthday for more than a decade. He was getting older, so he naturally forgot about it. 

  “Today is Auntie’s birthday.” 

  As Su Qingsang spoke, she took out the box containing the jade bracelet from her bag and touched Huo Jinyao. 

  “Jinyao and I went to pick out this gift early in the morning. Auntie, this is for you. I wish you a happy birthday and a long life.” 

  Su Qingsang originally wanted Huo Jinyao to give the gift to Liu Tongjia. However, Huo Jinyao was also stunned by her words. 

  When he came in just now, Old Master Huo’s expression didn’t change when he saw Huo Jinyao. It didn’t seem like he pitied Huo Yifan and was anguishing over his suffering so he wanted him bailed out. 

  Huo Jinyao finally understood why Liu Tongjia had asked him to come back for a meal yesterday. 

  So it was Liu Tongjia’s birthday today? He looked at the box in Su Qingsang’s hand. It was the packaging of Wan Xianyang’s Gu Langxuan. He recognized it at a glance. 

  He turned to look at Su Qingsang. She was quite thoughtful. 

  Su Qingsang was also looking at him. She stared at the box and motioned for him to take it over to Huo Jinyao. 

  Who was Liu Tongjia? Su Qingsang’s words brought joy to her heart. However, when she looked at her son’s reaction, how could she not know? 

  She was afraid that Huo Jinyao didn’t know her birthday at all. Su Qingsang was merely saying it. 

  When she looked at the box in Su Qingsang’s hand, she lost all interest in it. When she saw that Huo Jinyao was staring at the box in a daze and had no intention of handing it over, she felt even more stifled. 

  Her son didn’t really want to celebrate her birthday, and he didn’t even know it was her birthday. What was there to celebrate? 

  Old Master Huo also realized that it was Liu Tongjia’s birthday today. Upon seeing Huo Jinyao and Su Qingsang like this, the shrewd Old Master Huo could grasp the situation. He immediately laughed and clapped. 

  “Look at me, I’m getting old, and my memory is getting worse. I forgot that it was Tongjia’s birthday. It’s my fault. Ah-Cheng, for Tongjia’s birthday present, go to my room later and bring out the set of emeralds that the old woman left behind.” 

  Uncle Cheng, the butler, was a perceptive person. He immediately agreed. “Yes, I’ll go get it.” 

  “How would that be appropriate?” Liu Tongjia naturally knew about the set of emeralds that Old Master Huo had mentioned. It was a set of extremely precious jewelry that Old Madam Huo had left behind. 

  Old Madam Huo had liked it before and often wore it. Later, when she got older, she took it off and said that she would give it to her daughter-in-law in the future. 

  Although that was the case, the Old Master was still around, and he used it to remember her, so he didn’t think of passing it on. It was only a small birthday, so that gift was obviously a little too heavy. 

  After all, she said she would leave it for her daughter-in-law, but she didn’t say which daughter-in-law. There was still Nian Chunya on the other end. 

  “There’s nothing inappropriate about it. In any case, these will all belong to you guys in the future.” 

  The Old Master waved his hand dismissively, and Uncle Cheng brought the things over. Liu Tongjia had already seen that set of jewelry, so she wasn’t in a hurry to open it. 

  She was in a bad mood, and even if she received a gift, she wouldn’t be happy. After all, the person she cared about and who she wanted to remember her birthday didn’t remember. 

  Zhang Yichen simply sat there. He was a little astonished when Su Qingsang entered the room. 

  He had heard her say on the phone that she was going to watch a movie with Huo Jinyao today, so he came over. He didn’t expect her to come here instead of watching the movie. 

  He couldn’t help but feel a little uneasy when he met Huo Jinyao’s eyes, especially when he met Huo Jinyao’s knowing gaze. He wanted to get up and leave, but he felt that it would be too deliberate, so he could only continue sitting. 

  He felt fortunate that he had already given Old Master Huo the gift that he had picked out for him when he came over from Gu Langxuan. 

  Otherwise, Huo Jinyao might overthink it if the it was placed next to Su Qingsang’s gift with the same packaging. 

  Old Master Huo was in a good mood. He called Auntie Zhou over and asked her to tell the kitchen to add more food, and made Zhang Yichen stay behind to eat. Zhang Yichen had no reason to refuse him. 

  During that period of time, Su Qingsang seized the chance to wink at Huo Jinyao. 

  No matter how much he disliked Liu Tongjia, it was Liu Tongjia’s birthday. As her son, he couldn’t act too cold, could he? 

  Huo Jinyao saw her gaze and knew that she was doing it for his own good. Feeling a little helpless, he reached out and pushed the box in front of Liu Tongjia. 

  “Mom, happy birthday.” 

  Those words were spoken very aloofly, and Liu Tongjia was initially a little unhappy, but upon seeing Huo Jinyao like this, she couldn’t get angry. 

  She was less unhappy with Su Qingsang as well, and took the gift. She opened it and saw that it was a bracelet of excellent quality. 

  She glanced at Su Qingsang again. She recognized the quality of the bracelet. The color of the bracelet was quite nice. 

  “You guys are thoughtful.” 

  She put the bracelet back and didn’t dwell too much on the fact that Huo Jinyao didn’t remember her birthday. 

  With more than ten years of estrangement, it was impossible to repair it in one or two days. She knew this in her heart, but she was still a little uncomfortable. 

  Huo Mingguang knew what she was thinking the most, and reached out to squeeze her hand. 

  Although the atmosphere wasn’t particularly harmonious, it wasn’t particularly awkward either. Huo Mingguang talked to Zhang Yichen, while Huo Jinyao talked to Old Master Huo about the recent situation. 

  As long as Old Master Huo didn’t ask him to get Huo Yifan out of prison, he was willing to cooperate with other matters. 

  After dinner, since Huo Jinyao hadn’t played chess with Old Master Huo for a long time, the two of them began to play in the living room. 

  Liu Tongjia saw that her son had stayed behind to celebrate her birthday, and that they had been close during dinner, so she felt a little better. 

  After instructing Auntie Zhou to bring some tea and snacks outside, she was about to leave when Uncle Cheng came in. 

  “Madam, should this be placed in the storeroom or in your room?” 

  The Huo family was a big family. Every time they received a gift, they had to register it. Next time, they had to return the favor. Old Master Huo wasn’t the only one who had his own storage room for treasures. Huo Mingguang and Liu Tongjia also had a room for their usual collection of good things. 

  “Put it in my room.” Although Huo Jinyao didn’t choose it himself, it was still the first time the couple had sent a gift over. Liu Tongjia planned to wear it when she was about to go out in a few days. 

  “Got it, Miss.” 

  Uncle Cheng was in charge of these sorts of affairs in the Huo family. He took the box and was about to go upstairs. However, Liu Tongjia saw another box in his hand. 

  “Wait a minute.” She took a few steps forward and looked at the box in Uncle Cheng’s hand. The packaging of the box was also from Gu Langxuan. 

  “What is this?” 

  “This?” Uncle Cheng looked at the larger box. He didn’t understand why Liu Tongjia was suddenly interested in asking this. 

  “This is a gift from Third Master Zhang to the Old Master. I happened to have something to do just now, so I forgot to put it in the storeroom.” 

  Although Zhang Yichen was young, his seniority was high. He was Huo Yangxiu’s third son. The other two families called him Third Master Zhang. Huo Yangxiu’s grandson was called Young Master Biao. 

  “Third Master has good taste. It’s a decoration made of sandalwood. I heard that it was newly received by Gu Langxuan. Old Master also liked it.” 

  Liu Tongjia didn’t bother to look at the exquisite gift, nor did she have the mood to care whether the Old Master liked it or not. 

  Now that she was staring at the box, what else was there that she didn’t understand? 

  Good, good, good. It was really very good. She dared to have an affair behind Huo Jinyao’s back, and she even used her as a cover. That was really overboard. 

  She was annoyed and very angry, but her facial expression didn’t change at all. 

  “Since it’s a gift from Zhang Yichen, then store it.” 

  She was the Huo family’s madam, so she naturally had the ability to hide her emotions. 

  Now that she was agitated by the two similar boxes in front of her, she was so angry that her head was about to explode, but her expression didn’t change at all. 

  She waved Uncle Cheng off and turned to walk into the living room. She stopped halfway and felt that she really couldn’t swallow her anger. 

  She went back to the living room. In the living room, Huo Jinyao and Old Master Huo were sitting face to face and talking. Su Qingsang sat next to Huo Jinyao. She didn’t know how to play chess, but she was willing to sit there and accompany him. 

  Zhang Yichen and Huo Mingguang sat next to Old Master Huo. Zhang Yichen was going to leave. However, Old Master Huo hadn’t seen him for a long time, so he asked him to stay and talk. 

  Ever since the disaster relief, he hadn’t had much rest. It was a rare break for him this time, so he really wanted to see Old Master Huo. 

  He didn’t decline and talked about some things related to the disaster relief. 

  In fact, he had made two great contributions this time. There was no need to mention the hardships and even the process of almost losing his life a few times. He specifically picked some small matters to talk to Old Master Huo about. 

  However, because Su Qingsang was sitting across from him, it looked like the two of them were sitting across from each other. 

  When Liu Tongjia saw this, she felt her anger rising again. Fury burned fiercely in her heart. 

  Forcing herself to calm down, she took a few steps forward and looked at Su Qingsang. 

  “Qingsang, your grandfather still has to play chess with Jinyao for a long time. Why don’t you come with me to the garden for a walk? Take a walk to digest your food?” 

  Su Qingsang and Liu Tongjia weren’t on good terms. She was surprised to hear her calling out to her. 

  She couldn’t help but glance at Huo Jinyao. Huo Jinyao was focused on playing chess. When he remembered that it was Liu Tongjia’s birthday today, he didn’t think much of it and nodded slightly at Su Qingsang. 

  Su Qingsang stood up and took Liu Tongjia’s action as a gesture of goodwill. 

  “Auntie, it’s my honor you’re interested.” 

  She stood up and walked out with Liu Tongjia. In the eyes of Old Master Huo and Huo Mingguang, Liu Tongjia’s action was a sign that she was willing to humble herself to be on friendly terms, so they were relieved. 

  Large families hoped for family harmony the most. Only Zhang Yichen stared in the direction where Su Qingsang and Liu Tongjia left. When he withdrew his gaze, there was a hint of contemplation in his eyes. 

  Su Qingsang followed Liu Tongjia out of the courtyard. It was currently the hottest time of summer, and Rong City was also very hot. 

  At night, there were occasional breezes that added some coolness. Su Qingsang followed behind Liu Tongjia. When she saw that Liu Tongjia was only walking towards the back of the garden, she was surprised. She could only follow behind and walk slowly. 

  The Huo family’s garden was very large. There were many rare plants and a special greenhouse. 

  Liu Tongjia walked to the door of the greenhouse and pushed it open. She turned on the lights and saw the scenery of the greenhouse. 

  Su Qingsang had been in the Huo family for a long time, so she naturally knew how carefully the greenhouse was decorated. 

  Upon seeing that Liu Tongjia didn’t say anything, she looked at the blue roses. It was rare for this kind of rose to bloom so beautifully when planted at home. 

  “This rose is indeed beautiful. Uncle Li had put in a lot of effort.” 

  Liu Tongjia didn’t respond to her words. She walked straight to Su Qingsang and met her eyes. 

  She didn’t evade her gaze at all. Su Qingsang was baffled by the disdain and contempt in her eyes. 

  “Auntie?” 

  “Don’t call me.” Liu Tongjia only felt disdainful now. “Su Qingsang, you’re really disgusting.” 

  These words were rather unpleasant to hear. Su Qingsang furrowed her brows and said, “Auntie, if you only want me to humiliate me, then I won’t accompany you.” 

  She walked past Liu Tongjia and was about to walk out of the greenhouse, but Liu Tongjia blocked her way and refused to let her leave. 

  “Su Qingsang, how can you be so shameless?” 

  Su Qingsang stood there without moving. Her expression was already somewhat solemn. 

  “What? You and Jinyao picked a gift for my birthday? You picked that gift yourself, didn’t you? What does it have to do with Jinyao?” 

  Su Qingsang pursed her lips and said, “I did pick the gift, but Jinyao……” 

  “Don’t mention Jinyao to me.” 

  Liu Tongjia raised her voice and paced back and forth a few steps before stopping in front of Su Qingsang again. She then pointed a finger at her nose. 

  “You seduced Jinyao so much that he lost his sense of reason. He listens to everything you say and believes everything you say? Huh?” 

  “Auntie?” 

  “Jinyao, Jinyao. Do you have any feelings forJinyao? Su Qingsang, tell me, who did you choose this gift with?” 

  Su Qingsang froze for a moment. Who did she choose this gift with? She chose it herself and only encountered Zhang Yichen by chance. 

  “You can’t say it, can you?” Liu Tongjia sneered. “You can’t say it, right? Then I’ll say it. Zhang Yichen went to choose this gift with you.” 

  “A despicable pair of man and woman. In order to cover up your dirty thoughts and shadiness, you pretended to come celebrate my birthday? Don’t you find it disgusting?” 

  Su Qingsang stared at Liu Tongjia with her mouth agape. She couldn’t believe that she would say such a thing. 

  “Auntie –” 

  “Don’t call me.” Liu Tongjia felt uncomfortable when she heard Su Qingsang’s voice. “Don’t you feel guilty? The two of you were having a secret date outside, and you used my birthday as a pretext to come here and disgust me?” 

  “Su Qingsang, are you bullying the Huo family because there’s no one else? You must be so sure that Jinyao likes you that he’ll take you to heart and turn a blind eye to your shameless behavior, right?” 

  These words were so harsh that even Su Qingsang couldn’t help but frown. 

  “Auntie, Uncle and I aren’t what you think we are.” 

  “Uncle? Uncle? What Uncle? Do you still know that he’s your uncle? Aren’t the two of you filthy and disgusting?” 

  Liu Tongjia didn’t want to hear Su Qingsang’s explanation. She glared at her with a serious expression. “Su Qingsang, let me tell you, there’s only one path for you now.” 

  “What?” 

  “Divorce.” Liu Tongjia’s voice was extremely cold and merciless. “I’m telling you, divorce Jinyao for me. Leave Jinyao and stay far away from the Huo family.” 

  Divorce? Su Qingsang looked at Liu Tongjia and didn’t take her words to heart. 

  “That’s impossible.” 

  Putting aside the fact that she had nothing to do with Zhang Yichen, their relationship was better than ever since the incident with Qi Xiwei. Why would she be willing to leave Huo Jinyao? 

  “Impossible? Su Qingsang, you can’t be too shameless.” 

  Liu Tongjia’s heart ached for Huo Jinyao. “Don’t even think about seducing Jinyao. I’m telling you, I will never allow a woman like you to spend the rest of your life with Jinyao.” 

  Su Qingsang felt a headache coming on, but she could see the difference now. 

  If Liu Tongjia had said that to her earlier, it was because she felt that she had embarrassed the Huo family. When she was saying this now, it seemed like she was genuinely sorry for Huo Jinyao. 

  “Auntie.” Su Qingsang was reluctant to explain her relationship with Zhang Yichen. Huo Jinyao trusted her anyway, so she didn’t need to say anything further. 

  However, Liu Tongjia’s status was different. 

  “Uncle and I, we weren’t what you thought we were. I just wanted to pick a gift for you today, so I happened to go to Wan Xianyang’s shop. You know that they all know each other. I didn’t expect to see Uncle there as well. I’ll say it again. I left after I picked out a gift for you. If you insist on associating me and Uncle, it doesn’t seem appropriate.” 

  “Coincidental? Just happened to? You didn’t expect it? Inappropriate?” 

  Liu Tongjia nodded repeatedly. “You sure know how to find excuses for yourself. Do you think I’ll believe you just because you said so? Don’t think that I don’t know how many times you guys have hugged each other in places that Jinyao couldn’t see. Oh right, it’s not necessary for us to not be able to see you. You don’t even have any scruples where I can see you. It’s ridiculous that you’re still saying such things for yourself.” 

  “Auntie, don’t you know what happened that time?” 

  Su Qingsang didn’t want to bring up the past, but Liu Tongjia kept on insulting her and made her to lose her temper. 

  “If you didn’t drug Uncle, why would he lose his rationality like that?” 

  “I drugged him?” At that time, Liu Tongjia was so angry at Huo Jinyao that she lost her mind. She wouldn’t try to excuse herself, but when she saw Su Qingsang like this now, she was furious. 

  “The two of you have hugged each other many times in places I couldn’t see. Do you still need me to drug that bastard, Zhang Yichen?” 

  Previously, she admired Zhang Yichen so much that she thought it would be good if he could build a good relationship with Huo Jinyao. 

  Now, she hated Zhang Yichen to the core. He was actually capable of doing something like an uncle and niece-in-law fooling around. 

  “No wonder Jinyao was so protective of you. I didn’t get along with him, so you blamed all those dirty things with Zhang Yichen on me. Su Qingsang, your scheme is really well-planned.” 

  Su Qingsang froze when she heard Liu Tongjia’s words. 

  She wasn’t an idiot. She immediately figured out what was wrong. What did she mean by saying that she and Zhang Yichen hugged each other many times in discreet places? 

  What did she mean by saying that they didn’t need her to drug him and even said that she pushed the blame onto her? 

  “What? Are you feeling guilty? The two of you are openly hooking up in the Huo family’s territory. After that, you actually wanted to drive a wedge between Jinyao and me. Su Qingsang, why are you so vicious?” 

  Although her mother-son relationship with Huo Jinyao had been weak for more than ten years, if it weren’t for Su Qingsang, would Huo Jinyao have treated her like this? 

  Su Qingsang ignored Liu Tongjia’s words. Seemingly confused, she looked up at the agitated Liu Tongjia in front of her. 

  “Are you saying that you weren’t the one who drugged Uncle during the Dragon Boat Festival?” 

  “Su Qingsang, you’re still trying to blame me for the nasty affair between you and Zhang Yichen?” 

  “If it wasn’t you, then who was it?” 

  Su Qingsang was only concerned about this question. After all, this was the Huo family. Who could lay a hand on a person like Zhang Yichen in the Huo family? And then pin the blame on her? 

  “Su Qingsang, don’t change the topic here. Who would want to drug Zhang Yichen? If it weren’t for the two of you, no one else would have had the chance, right? Enough. I don’t want to waste any more time with you. As long as you agree, you’ll divorce Jinyao tomorrow. There’s no need to talk about the rest anymore.” 

  Who knew who was the one who drugged him? Perhaps they were just putting on an act to hide the truth? 

  “I won’t divorce Jinyao.” 

  Su Qingsang wasn’t in the mood to care about who drugged him. She would tell Huo Jinyao about it later, and he would be able to find out immediately. 

  She looked at Liu Tongjia and spoke softly. 

  “Jinyao and I are husband and wife. Since we’re married, it’s impossible for us to get a divorce.” 

  “Su Qingsang, you –” 

  “What Qingsang wants to say is also what I want to say.” 

  Liu Tongjia was taken aback by the sudden voice. She turned around only to realize that Huo Jinyao had appeared out of nowhere. 

  He glanced at Su Qingsang, who was standing in the greenhouse with a determined look on her face. He took a few steps forward and stood in front of her. 

  “Mom, I won’t divorce Qingsang.” 

  “You won’t divorce her? Do you know that she cheated on you? Do you know that she and your –” 

  Su Qingsang could do it, but Liu Tongjia didn’t want her son to be too heartbroken, so she couldn’t say it out loud. 

  She felt like she couldn’t take it anymore. “Huo Jinyao, if you’re still a man and have some guts, you will divorce her.” 

  “Mom.” Huo Jinyao looked at Liu Tongjia with a complicated look in his eyes. He looked at her carefully. He was much better than previously, when he always looked at her warily. 

  “I believe in Qingsang’s character. Please believe in Qingsang’s character as well. She won’t and will never do anything to let me down.” 

  “Huo Jinyao, you –” 

  “Mom, this is all a misunderstanding.” 

  “Misunderstanding?” Liu Tongjia was furious. Huo Jinyao glanced at Su Qingsang and said, “It’s cold outside, you can go in first. I need to talk to Mom.” 

  “Jinyao?” 

  Su Qingsang looked at him worriedly. She wasn’t worried that Huo Jinyao wouldn’t believe her. She was just afraid that he would argue with Liu Tongjia. 

  “It’s Auntie’s birthday today, you –” 

  “Don’t pretend to be kind.” Liu Tongjia became even angrier at the mention of her birthday. Su Qingsang used the excuse of buying her a birthday present to meet Zhang Yichen privately. Whenever they arrived together, she would feel extremely uncomfortable. 

  Su Qingsang was helpless. Huo Jinyao shook his head at her. Su Qingsang had no other choice and squeezed his hand worriedly before turning around and leaving. 

  After she left, the greenhouse quieted down. Liu Tongjia’s temper had yet to subside. 

  She was reseentful, angry, and infuriated at the same time. She was angry that her son had no sense of propriety. She hated that Su Qingsang had him wrapped around her fingers. 

  She was even more angry that she had lost all her intimidation and wasn’t close to Huo Jinyao, which resulted in him not listening to her at all. 

  All kinds of emotions were mixed together, but none of them could make her happy. 

  She didn’t want to think about anything else now. There was only one thing she wanted to do. Huo Jinyao and Su Qingsang had to divorce.

  Chapter 621: Now That He Looked Back, There Were Many Suspicious Points

  Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio 

  “Mom.” Huo Jinyao’s tone was unusually gentle. “Qingsang and I aren’t what you think. Qingsang isn’t who you think either. As for uncle, he isn’t who you think either.” 

  Upon seeing that Liu Tongjia was still angry, Huo Jinyao didn’t want to explain at first. He only thought of what he heard earlier — Liu Tongjia wasn’t the one who administered the drug. 

  He had been blinded by his anger at the time. Now that he looked back, there were many suspicious points. 

  After all, no matter how much Liu Tongjia disliked him, she would never disregard the Huo family’s reputation. Not to mention, there were so many guests and relatives that day. 

  With her personality, she would never make a big deal out of this and would never allow such a thing to happen. He also had preconceived ideas and was a little paranoid. 

  Because of this, Huo Jinyao’s expression didn’t look so unpleasant. 

  “Su Qingsang has already cast a spell on you. You’ve lost your mind.” 

  Liu Tongjia was furious. She took a step forward. This was the first time in so many years that she had taken the initiative to approach Huo Jinyao. 

  “Jinyao. I never stopped you from doing anything in the past. If you want to find someone with a lower status, I won’t stop you, but not Su Qingsang. She has no morals. Jinyao, I won’t allow a person with no morals to become your wife and become the future madam of the Huo family.” 

  One had to know that not just anyone could become the madam of the Huo family. 

  The expression on her face was so emotional that Huo Jinyao knew how agitated she was and how displeased she was with Su Qingsang. However, there were some things that he didn’t care about before but had to care about now. 

  “Mom, calm down and be objective.” Huo Jinyao placed his hands on Liu Tongjia’s shoulders. His expression was very calm. 

  “I’m very calm. I’m just very calm. That’s why I thought –” 

  “I know about Uncle’s feelings for Qingsang.” 

  His words interrupted Liu Tongjia. She stared at Huo Jinyao with wide eyes. “What, what did you say?” 

  “I know that Uncle likes Qingsang,” Huo Jinyao said calmly. “No, it’s not enough to say that he likes her. It should be love. He loves Qingsang.” 

  Liu Tongjia’s face turned pale. She stared at Huo Jinyao with wide eyes. 

  “But Qingsang, she doesn’t know.” 

  “How is that possible? She –” 

  “Mom.” Huo Jinyao felt as if he was back in his teenage years. Liu Tongjia blamed him for everything. At that time, he didn’t want to explain, but this time, he wanted to explain. 

  “When Uncle met Qingsang, he probably didn’t know her identity.” 

  Huo Jinyao didn’t know what to say. He knew some things, but he didn’t want to ruin his relationship with Su Qingsang with distrust. 

  “Qingsang doesn’t know about Uncle’s feelings. What you saw was an accident.” 

  “Accident? That time –” 

  “I will find the person who drugged him.” He wouldn’t allow such a person to exist in the Huo family. It wasn’t too difficult to investigate these sorts of matters. 

  “But there’s one thing, please believe me. Qingsang definitely doesn’t have those sorts of feelings towards Uncle. I know that they might meet frequently and make you feel uncomfortable, but in fact, I’m really glad that Uncle had those sorts of feelings towards Su Qingsang.” 

  “Huo Jinyao.” He was actually saying such a thing? Was he still a man? Liu Tongjia’s face turned livid. 

  “Mom, Uncle saved Qingsang’s life.” Huo Jinyao held her shoulder and tightened his grip. “I almost lost Qingsang. I almost lost her.” 

  “The last time I went to C City, there was an earthquake and Qingsang was trapped under the ruins. It was Uncle who saved her, Mom. I don’t care what you think of Uncle and I don’t care what you think of Qingsang, but I hope you understand that I’m very grateful to Uncle. I mean it from the bottom of my heart.” 

  Liu Tongjia didn’t know about these things, and no one would tell her about it. She thought about the huge earthquake that killed hundreds of people, and how her son had stayed there for many days. 

  At that time, she was still very worried about Jinyao, and she even blamed Su Qingsang in her heart. However, she didn’t know that Su Qingsang had almost died. 

  “I’m jealous that the person who appeared that day wasn’t me. But I’m also glad that Uncle was there that day. Otherwise, I would have lost Qingsang already.” 

  He absolutely couldn’t accept such an outcome. 

  “Mom, you weren’t the one who drugged Uncle that day. I’m sorry. I misunderstood you.” 

  Liu Tongjia’s thoughts couldn’t keep up. She looked at Huo Jinyao. After so many years, it was the first time that she heard her son apologize. 

  Her lips moved. She wanted to say something, but she didn’t know what to say. Her eyes suddenly turned red. 

  “Mom, I’m sorry,” Huo Jinyao apologized earnestly. “I shouldn’t have misunderstood you. I shouldn’t have spoken to you like that.” 

  Liu Tongjia’s eyes were not only red, but also a little sour and hot. She felt something gushing out of her eyes. 

  “Mom, let’s put the past behind us, okay? Qingsang is a good girl. I hope you can put aside your prejudice and accept her seriously. You’ll realize that she’s better than you think.” 

  Liu Tongjia didn’t listen to the second half of the sentence. She only heard the first sentence. 

  “Jinyao?” 

  Huo Jinyao turned his head slightly. When he looked at Liu Tongjia again, he was also a little emotional. At least, he wasn’t as calm as he appeared to be. 

  It was Liu Tongjia’s birthday today, and she came to look for him yesterday. Previously, on his birthday, Liu Tongjia went to the apartment with a cake. 

  Huo Jinyao thought about it, then connected the dots, and some things became clear to him. 

  It would be a lie to say that he didn’t feel any estrangement in his heart and didn’t mind at all. However, Liu Tongjia was his mother, the one who gave birth to him. 

  After seeing Qi Xiwei maker herself so haggard for the sake of getting pregnant, he couldn’t help but wonder if Liu Tongjia was also having a hard time when she was pregnant back then? 

  Some things were in the past. The past was hard to remember. 

  Even if he couldn’t be as close to Liu Tongjia as a normal son towards his mother, he didn’t want to be enemies with Liu Tongjia anymore. 

  Huo Jinyao looked at Liu Tongjia and used a very soft voice to hide the helplessness in his heart. “Can I?” 

  Liu Tongjia’s lips trembled. She blinked her eyes, and tears began to fall from her eyes. 

  At this moment, she could no longer care about Su Qingsang’s matters. She only looked at Huo Jinyao in disbelief. 

  He had scolded her harshly before. He had clearly misunderstood her actions when she took the initiative to express goodwill. 

  Now that he had expressed such a stance, Liu Tongjia could hardly accept it. For a moment, she thought that there was something wrong with her ears. 

  “Jinyao?” 

  Perhaps it was because she couldn’t believe it, Liu Tongjia’s expression changed a few times. She wiped her tears away carelessly and looked at Huo Jinyao with uncertainty. 

  “Jinyao, is what you said true?” 

  “Yes, it’s all true, Mom.” Huo Jinyao nodded. No matter what, he was willing to mend his relationship with Liu Tongjia. 

  Liu Tongjia stood there without moving. She was a little emotional. She didn’t expect to mend her relationship with Huo Jinyao so easily, but at least it was a start. 

  The immense joy made her speechless. At one moment, she was a little bewildered, next, she was a little regretful. 

  Would he be angry with her for treating him like that before? 

  She had mixed feelings. At this moment, she couldn’t care less about Su Qingsang. All she could think about was what Huo Jinyao had said. 

  He was willing to repair their relationship. He was willing to start all over again. It was ridiculous to say that, since after all, they were mother and son. 

  But she was really excited. She was inexplicably excited. Her shoulders trembled slightly. She lowered her head and couldn’t find her voice. 

  Huo Jinyao looked at her. He really didn’t know that Liu Tongjia was so concerned about him. For some reason, he felt a little moved, but he didn’t say a word. 

  Although it was warm outside, it was getting late. Huo Jinyao looked in the direction of the main residence. 

  “Mom, let’s go in.” 

  Liu Tongjia nodded. Upon seeing that Huo Jinyao was about to leave, she suddenly tugged at his sleeve. 

  “Jinyao?” 

  “Mom?” 

  “You, did you mean what you said just now?” Not knowing what to do, she asked nervously. 

  “Yes.” He meant what he said, but also had the intention of diverting Liu Tongjia’s attention. He wanted her to stop nitpicking at Su Qingsang. 

  Liu Tongjia smiled again. She wiped the tears off her face. 

  “Good. Good. Very good. Very good.” 

  The repeated mention of “good” was enough to explain Liu Tongjia’s current mood. When she reached the door of the greenhouse, Liu Tongjia suddenly stopped in her tracks. 

  “Jinyao, I’m Sorry.” 

  Huo Jinyao was taken aback by her sudden apology. He turned around and looked at her in confusion. 

  “I’m sorry,” Liu Tongjia said again. She lowered her head and seemed a little embarrassed. “I, I…… I really wasn’t a good mother. Jinyao, I……” 

  It was very difficult to admit that she was wrong. 

  Although Liu Tongjia wanted to reconcile with Huo Jinyao, she had made too many mistakes in the past ten years. She was actually worried that Huo Jinyao wouldn’t forgive her. 

  “Mom, it’s okay. It’s all in the past.” 

  He had grown up. He was no longer the young man who had nightmares in the middle of the night and wanted his mother to comfort him. 

  He also wasn’t the kind of person who would diss everyone and make everyone unhappy just because of a moment of anger anymore. 

  Since it was already in the past, he decided to let it go. 

  “Jinyao?” 

  “Mom, since it’s already in the past, let it go. Don’t even think about it.” 

  Liu Tongjia’s emotions were in turmoil. She had a lot of things she wanted to say, but she couldn’t say a single word. 

  Huo Jinyao walked outside and stood beside Liu Tongjia. 

  The main house was brightly lit. Taking care of Liu Tongjia’s emotions at all times, Huo Jinyao walked very slowly. 

  “Mom?” 

  “Go ahead.” 

  “Qingsang is the person I’ve chosen. I know you have some prejudice against her, but she’s a really good woman. She’s not who you think she is, so don’t target her in the future.” 

  “But –” 

  “Uncle saved her life, and he’s a relative of the Huo family. It’s impossible for the two of them not to see each other in the future. I’ve already told Uncle about this. What happened before was an accident, so don’t take it to heart.” 

  “Accident?” Liu Tongjia was still feeling wronged for her son. “Do you know that they went to buy the gift together today?” 

  Liu Tongjia looked at Huo Jinyao with a look of heartache. “Jinyao, it’s not that I hate her, I’m just saying that it’s not worth it for you. You protect her wholeheartedly, but she has an ulterior motive. Do you know that I. . .” 

  “Mom.” Huo Jinyao felt a headache coming on. “Wan Xianyang and Uncle know each other. It’s normal for Uncle to encounter Qingsang in his shop. Can’t you think about it?” 

  “Yes, it’s normal to run into each other in Wan Xianyang’s shop. Is it normal to run into each other in our house?” 

  Liu Tongjia lost control of her anger and raised her voice by one degree. 

  “Mom, Qingsang was picking out gifts for you. It’s normal for her to go to Wan Xianyang’s shop to buy them. As for coming to our house, Grandpa is my uncle’s uncle. It’s even more normal for him to visit Grandpa. You don’t have to blame Qingsang for uncle’s visit every time he comes, do you?” 

  Although Huo Jinyao didn’t hear Su Qingsang mention buying gifts, he could roughly guess it. 

  It would be ridiculous if Su Qingsang and Zhang Yichen’s encounter were to be made into an affair. He wasn’t someone who couldn’t tell right from wrong. 

  “But –” 

  “Mom, Qingsang doesn’t know about Uncle’s feelings. She only sees him as an elder and a relative. If you continue to act like this, perhaps Qingsang will really find out. You have to know that Uncle saved Qingsang’s life. If Qingsang finds out about Uncle’s feelings, what will she do?” 

  Other than the disaster when he was young, Huo Jinyao could practically do whatever he wanted in his life. 

  However, he wasn’t blindly arrogant. There was always someone better than him. There were people who were better and stronger than him. Zhang Yichen was one of the people that he admitted to being better than him. 

  Even if Zhang Yichen wasn’t his love rival or his uncle, he would still have immense admiration for him. 

  He was open and above board. Even though he liked Su Qingsang, he had never done anything. His relationship with Zhang Yichen would never return to how it used to be. However, he didn’t want to become enemies with him just like that. 

  More importantly, he didn’t want Qingsang to feel awkward when she found out about it. In the future, Zhang Yichen would feel uncomfortable when he interacted with her. It would be best if she treated him as a relative and treated him as her uncle-in-law. 

  Liu Tongjia had a complicated expression on her face. She didn’t like Su Qingsang, but Huo Jinyao seemed to have a point when he said that. 

  If Su Qingsang didn’t have those intentions, yet she kept saying it, she might actually make it seem like Su Qingsang has those intentions even if she didn’t. 

  “But –” 

  “No buts. Mom, I trust Qingsang’s character. I trust Uncle’s character even more. If you’re willing, you can do whatever you did in the past and in the future.” 

  Liu Tongjia finally stopped talking. The two of them walked to the main door and happened to run into Zhang Yichen, who was walking outside. 

  “Cousin-in-law, Jinyao.” 

  “Uncle.” Huo Jinyao greeted Zhang Yichen calmly. “Are you leaving? It’s so late. You can leave tomorrow.” 

  “No need.” Zhang Yichen glanced at Huo Jinyao and shook his head. “The army has a mission and I haven’t visited Uncle in a long time, so I came for a visit.” 

  “Okay, but it’s so late. Be careful on your way back, Uncle.” 

  “I know. Thank you.” 

  Zhang Yichen bowed and said goodbye to Liu Tongjia before leaving. 

  He got into the car. After starting the car, Zhang Yichen glanced at the Huo family’s front door. His gaze was gloomy as he thought of Su Qingsang, who came in from the garden when he sent Old Master Huo back to his room. 

  She was standing at the corner of the stairs and saw that he was going downstairs. She called out to him. 

  “Uncle.” 

  Zhang Yichen stopped and looked at Su Qingsang. He didn’t know why she called him. 

  “Uncle, I haven’t thanked you properly for the incident in C City.” 

  Zhang Yichen furrowed his brows and looked a little indifferent. “You already thanked me in the hospital.” 

  “That’s different.” Su Qingsang’s eyes were clear and there was a hidden meaning in them. “It’s too light to just thank you for saving my life.” 

  Zhang Yichen’s expression became more and more serious, and Su Qingsang suddenly smiled. “Uncle, I know what you’re capable of, and I also know that with your status, you probably won’t ever need me in the future. But, I still have to say, if you need me in the future, just let me know. I’ll definitely do my best.” 

  “Even if I can’t do it, Jinyao will help me do it. After all, Uncle is Jinyao’s Uncle, and I’m Jinyao’s wife. That will never change.” 

  Zhang Yichen looked at her face and seemed to have come to a realization. Su Qingsang leaned her body to the side and said, “Uncle, your identity isn’t ordinary. You should still have a lot of work to do. I won’t be seeing you out. Take care, Uncle.” 

  He understood at that time that she must have known about it. She knew his feelings and the deepest secrets in his heart. 

  That’s right. She was such a smart woman. Even if he intentionally restrained himself, how could she not see through him? 

  What he did not expect was that she would issue such a direct expulsion order when she found out. She would reveal that kind of information again. 

  At this moment, he was truly insanely jealous, jealous of Huo Jinyao. Thinking of the tone of her last sentence, he suddenly smiled. 

  Forget it, he had done two meritorious deeds this time, and the higher-ups couldn’t praise him anymore. After all, he wasn’t old enough. If he continued to rise, it would be too fast. 

  The higher-ups wanted him to go to the southwest to train the newly established secret army. Since that was the case, he would accept the mission. 

  He would have to stay there for at least two to three years. In another two to three years, perhaps he would forget these feelings. 

  After deeply gazing at the Huo family mansion, Zhang Yichen started the car and left. This time, he wouldn’t be coming back for a while. ……

  When Huo Jinyao returned to his room, Su Qingsang had just ended her video call with Li Qianxue. She had just gone upstairs when she received a video request from Li Qianxue. 

  Li Qianxue really cared about her. Today was Liu Tongjia’s birthday. She was worried that if that gift didn’t appeal to Liu Tongjia, she might make things difficult for her poor daughter again. 

  Su Qingsang had to repeatedly say that Liu Tongjia liked the bracelet very much. Although it wasn’t a big event, the atmosphere was very good, so she could rest assured. 

  “Who are you talking to?” 

  She seemed to have heard her talking before she entered the room. She came in and saw Su Qingsang sprawled on the bed with her phone in her hand, so that confirmed her guess. 

  “What do you think?” 

  “Mother-in-law.” 

  “Smart.” Su Qingsang sat up. “My mother knew it was your mother’s birthday, so she was very nervous. She was afraid that I wouldn’t give her a good gift and upset your mother.” 

  The truth was that Liu Tongjia was indeed unhappy. Su Qingsang looked a little embarrassed when she thought of this. 

  She had originally wanted to repair the relationship between Huo Jinyao and Liu Tongjia, but she didn’t expect that instead of repairing the relationship, Liu Tongjia would be extremely angry at her. 

  “I didn’t expect that I failed to suck up to your mother and made your mother completely angry.” 

  “No, my mother was quite happy.” 

  Huo Jinyao walked to her side and sat down, but his words made Su Qingsang laugh. She turned to look at Huo Jinyao with a derisive look in her eyes. 

  “Huo Jinyao, you’re quite good at lying through your teeth, aren’t you?” 

  “Why are you lying through your teeth?” 

  “Your mother forced me to divorce you. Why are you still happy?” 

  Liu Tongjia’s attitude just now was as if she wanted to eat her alive, let alone make her divorce him. 

  “You’re going to divorce me just because she asked you to? Didn’t you refuse?” 

  “It doesn’t matter if I agree or not. The point is whether you agree or not.” 

  Su Qingsang straightened her body as she said this. She clasped Huo Jinyao’s face with both hands, and her expression turned serious. 

  “Or are you saying that your mother is happy because you’ve already agreed to divorce me?” 

  Huo Jinyao’s reaction was to pull her hand down and put it to his lips. “You’re talking nonsense again.” 

  Su Qingsang pulled her hand back forcefully. She glared at Huo Jinyao. “If you’re not talking nonsense, then please tell me, Young Master Huo. What do you plan to do with me now, Young Master Huo?” 

  Huo Jinyao grabbed her hand again and held it in his arms. He leaned forward and kissed her on the lips. 

  “What I plan to do with you? We’ll hold hands for the rest of our lives and grow old together. How about that?” 

  He sounded very serious as he joked. 

  Su Qingsang’s heart skipped a beat when she saw his expression. 

  However, she couldn’t believe it because of his mother’s attitude just now. 

  “If you want to live with me for the rest of your life, will your mother agree?” 

  “She was convinced by me.” 

  Huo Jinyao’s words made Su Qingsang’s eyes widen in disbelief. 

  “How did you convince her?” She had always thought that making Liu Tongjia accept her would be as difficult as climbing the Himalayas. 

  “Guess?” 

  “Are you going to tell me or not?” At this time, Su Qingsang couldn’t help but pinch his waist. 

  “I’ll tell you if you give me a kiss.” 

  Su Qingsang rolled her eyes at him and leaned over to give him a kiss on the lips. 

  Huo Jinyao wasn’t satisfied. He hugged her waist and deepened the kiss until Su Qingsang was out of breath. Only then did he let go of her. 

  “I told my mother that I only plan to stay married to you for the rest of my life. If she insists on my divorce, then I won’t marry anymore. I’ll stay single all the way to old age. I won’t care if she’s willing.” 

  Why was this person speaking so flippantly? Su Qingsang looked at the expression on his face. She was supposed to be touched, but she wanted to laugh at his flippant attitude. 

  “Your mother will agree to it just because you said so?” 

  “What else can I do?” Huo Jinyao looked at her with a smile. “You can’t really expect me to be single forever, right? Then my family’s bloodline will end with me.” 

  Su Qingsang gave Huo Jinyao a hard pat on the shoulder. However, she reached out to wrap her arms around his waist and rubbed her face against his chest. 

  “In the future, your mother won’t object anymore, right?” 

  “If I’m not wrong, she probably won’t.” 

  Su Qingsang was relieved. In fact, she wasn’t afraid that Liu Tongjia would object. However, if the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law wasn’t good and they were always on opposite sides, she would be in a difficult position. 

  Huo Jinyao’s feelings were more important. 

  It wasn’t that he had completely lost his affection for Liu Tongjia, and she didn’t want to have to face Liu Tongjia’s sarcastic and derisive attitude every time she returned to the Huo family. 

  “That’s great, Huo Jinyao. That’s really great.” 

  It was so smooth that she even felt that it was unreal.