How could Huo Xiang tell them that his father had threatened to break his legs? It was simply too embarrassing.

  Huo Xiang lowered his eyes and did not dare make eye contact with his sister as he said, “Whatever it is, for the sake of everyone’s…… safety, just reject all her ad offers.”


  “Huh?” Even though Tong Yu did not understand what he meant by this, he contemplated before he tried to convince him. “We can do that for any new ad offers in the future, but we really can’t say no for this one.”


  “That’s easy. Just tell them I will do the photoshoot for free.” Huo Xiang waved his hand generously.

  A worried look instantly appeared on Tong Yu’s face. In the past, this would definitely work, but now…… He went quiet for a few seconds before he said, “They only want to click her pictures!”


  In other words, Huo Xiang was now worthless.

  Huo Xiang went speechless. “.……”


  He suddenly felt that this world was filled with malice.

  Huo Yao coughed. She looked sideways at her fourth older brother as he slumped into a depression. “Why don’t I finish this shoot before I stop taking more ads?”


  Huo Xiang sighed in his heart. “Fine.”


  They had no other choice.

  Huo Yao veered her eyes and looked out of the window. A thought crossed her mind, and she pulled out her phone again.

  She tapped on the call history and called Old Mr. Pei.

  Old Mr. Pei had called her while she was shooting the advertisement.

  Huo Xiang wanted to talk to Huo Yao, but he turned his head and saw her on the phone, so he stopped.

  The call got through quickly.

  Huo Yao looked out the window as she said unhurriedly, “Hi, Old Mr. Pei.”


  “Little Master Huo, I have something urgent that I need your help with. Do you think you can take the day off from school? Or, shall I go over and talk to your teacher about it?” Old Mr. Pei wasted no time and got straight to the point.

  Old Mr. Pei’s voice sounded serious. His patient was clearly in a bad shape.

  Huo Yao contemplated for two seconds before she replied. “It’s fine. I didn’t go to school today.”


  A look of joy emerged on Old Mr. Pei’s worried face and he said excitedly, “When are you free? I will get Pei Feng to pick you up.”


  “It’s fine. Just send me the address and I will come right over.” Huo Yao turned down his offer for a ride.

  “Sure. Just come over to my place,” said Old Mr. Pei.

  “Okay.” Huo Yao raised her hand and checked her watch for the time. “I can reach there in 30 minutes.”


  “Okay. I’ll be waiting for you.”


  Huo Yao hung up the phone before long. She raised her eyes to look at the intersection up ahead and said to Tong Yu. “Mind dropping me off at the intersection? I need to go somewhere.”


  “Shall I send you there?” Tong Yu had overheard her conversation.

  Huo Yao shook her head. “It’s fine. I can hail a cab.”


  “Okay.” Tong Yu did not insist.

  Huo Xiang looked at his little sister and parted his lips to say something.

  Huo Yao looked straight into his eyes. “Don’t ask.”


  Huo Xiang was flabbergasted. “.……”


  “I will go home on my own later,” added Huo Yao eventually.

  Tong Yu had already pulled up by the roadside. Huo Yao got off the car quickly.

  Huo Xiang gazed at his little sister through the rearview mirror and let out a long sigh after the car started once more.

  His little sister was always full of secrets.

  **

  Meanwhile, at the Pei residence.

  Old Mr. Pei turned to see his youngest son standing behind him quietly, and was startled. He glared at him. “Why are you standing quietly behind me? Are you trying to give me a fright?”