ng her mother's disheveled and pale face. She couldn't imagine the despair her mother must have endured for almost twenty hours.Suddenly, a ringtone broke the silence. Her hand trembled as she saw the...As soon as Fu Yan ran out a few steps, Huo Chengyao called her back, "Fu Yan."

"Uncle," Fu Yan stopped her steps, a smile playing on her lips, looking sweet and obedient.

"Is your knee okay"

Fu Yannao's knees surfaced in the sea, shockingly visible. She said calmly, "I'm fine."

Ho Chengyao said earnestly, "The Huo family is a big family. As the head of the family, Aze hasn't done anything wrong. You shouldn't take it to heart."

"I see." Fu Yan nodded.

What matters to her isn't that he's being impartial, but that he doesn't trust her.

But she also understood. Huo Mingzheng's distrust of her was actually normal. It would be abnormal if he blindly trusted her.

Ho Chengyao praised with a smile, "You are much more sensible and well-behaved than Jing Shu. Of all the younger ones, you are the most steady."

Fu Yan shook her head dismissively. "I just agree with my uncle. My second brother did nothing wrong."

At the corner, Huo Mingzheng stopped his steps and his gaze fell on the woman's smiling face.

When she said this, there was no change in her expression, which showed that she spoke from the heart.

Only when you don't care will it not matter to you.

Over there, Huo Chengyao's voice came again, "By the way, Yuan Shi will probably come back for New Year's. Did he tell you"

Fu Yan's eyes lit up. "Really"

Her expression instantly became vibrant and radiant, brighter than on a sunny day.

She shook her head, "My brother didn't tell me. I was just about to ask him when we last spoke on the phone, but he had something urgent come up and hung up. I didn't have a chance to ask."

"Perhaps it's a surprise for you," Huo Chengyao smiled faintly. "I'm going back to Yanjing City tomorrow, before Yuan Shi comes back, protect yourself well and don't worry him."

Huo Mingzheng's eyes were like the deep sea, bottomless.

Suddenly, a hand reached out and grasped his arm, a soft voice whispering into his ear.

"Azheng, it's windy here, your shoulder injury hasn't healed yet, don't catch a cold."

He turned his head to look at Li Qin, who was right in front of him. She had the tenderness and sweetness of a little woman. No matter what he said or did, she would accept it. Unlike that wildcat, baring its teeth and claws, completely out of control.

Only when she spoke of Huo Yuan did her smile come naturally, a genuine expression of happiness.

Ho Mingzheng hummed in response, Li Qin tightly holding onto his arm as they walked away. She glanced back at Fu Yan with a meaningful look.

It seems that Fu Yanhuai is pregnant, but A Zheng is still unaware.

Given her understanding of Fu Yan, she was certain that Fu Yan would never say anything.

......

Fu Yanhui comforted Song Qingshuang in the Bieyuan. When Song Qingshuang heard that Du Xiner was going to be punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall, she immediately spat and said, "Heaven is fair!"

Fu Yan waited for her to fall asleep before leaving the courtyard.

As I walked down the corridor, I saw Li Qin sitting alone on the veranda, rummaging through an old leather trunk.

She ignored everything around her, but she didn't notice that a corner of the bluestone slab under her foot was loose. As soon as she stepped on it, the other side popped up, and her whole body swayed. Luckily, she immediately steadied herself and avoided falling flat on her face.

A white pill bottle rolled out of the bag and tumbled to Li Qin's feet with a gurgling sound.

Fu Yanxin panicked and hurried over, but Li Qin picked up the bottle first.

She held the bottle, puzzled, and asked, "What is this"

Fu Yan snatched the bottle from his hand, gasping for breath, "Give it back to me, this has nothing to do with you."

She gripped the bottle and tucked it into her bag.distance that wouldn't make her uncomfortable.He said softly, "You don't owe me an apology. Feelings are a matter of mutual consent. If you don't want to, I won't force you."Fu Yan was stunned. This w...