Looking at Xia Cha who had asked several questions in one breath, Huo Heng knew that she was anxious. Looking at her thin face, he replied, “At that time, Third Master asked me to stab myself in the heart. Naturally, I wouldn’t stab my heart. Although I was injured, I was not in any danger.”
“After the Third Master activated the speedboat automatically, I realized that something was wrong. I used the dagger in my hand to unlock the handcuffs and jumped into the sea before hearing the beep.”
“But the power of the explosion was very strong at that time, plus my heart was injured, so I fainted after swimming in the sea for a distance.”
“I was also lucky. According to the fisherman who saved me then, I floated on the water after fainting.”
Huo Heng took a step closer to Xia Cha and his slender hand caressed her small face. “You’ve lost a lot of weight.” His hand caressed her long and delicate neck, where two scars could be seen faintly.
Thinking of how Huo Third Master had scratched her neck, the anger in Huo Heng’s eyes grew. “How dare he lay his hands on you!”
Sensing Huo Heng’s murderous intent, Xia Cha held his hand and said, “He’s already dead.”
Before Huo Heng could say anything, Xia Cha released his hand and turned around, facing away from him as she cried again.
Seeing that she was crying again, Huo Heng was at a loss.
When he was still Huo Ze, she had never cried like this even when he was terminally ill.
Looking at her slightly trembling shoulders, Huo Heng frowned and said, “Why did you cry again? Is it because you can’t bear to leave him?”
Huo Heng had called Huo Third Master ‘Third Uncle’ for many years, so he naturally had some feelings for him.
However, no matter how strong his feelings were, theyl all paled in comparison to the ruthlessness he had toward him time after time.
This time, Huo Heng could not tolerate him hurting Xia Cha.
His death was not pitiful at all!
When Xia Cha heard Huo Heng’s words, she was stunned for a moment. When she regained her senses, she turned around and punched his chest with her fists. “How could it be because of him? My tears are all for you.”
Huo Heng pulled her into his arms and lowered his head, kissing away her tears.
His thin lips pressed against her lips, his voice slightly hoarse. “Little fool, I’m back. Don’t cry anymore.”
Xia Cha hugged his strong waist with both hands and buried her face into his chest. After a while, his shirt was drenched with tears.
He stopped trying to comfort her, because he knew that she had been worried and afraid for the past month and had been suppressing her emotions.
Now that he was back, she needed to let it out.
…
When the principal found Xia Cha and Huo Heng, Xia Cha had just finished crying.
Her eyes were red and swollen.
The principal walked over, looked at Xia Cha, and then at Huo Heng.
When Huo Heng donated money to the primary school, he had not been the one to meet the principal.
The principal did not know what Huo Heng looked like.
He thought that Xia Cha had been bullied by the man in front of her and said with a serious expression, “Miss Xia, don’t be afraid. I won’t let anyone who dares to bully you in broad daylight off.”
With that said, the principal wanted to call someone over.
Xia Cha knew that the principal had misunderstood and hurriedly said, “Sir, you’ve misunderstood. He’s Mr. Huo, my fiancé.”
The principal was stunned for a moment before he reacted and immediately apologized. “I’m sorry, Mr. Huo. I saw Miss Xia crying and thought…”
Huo Heng waved his hand. “It’s fine.”
The principal invited Huo Heng and Xia Cha to return to the auditorium.
After the performance, the principal, Huo Heng, and the rest took a photo.
The principal asked Huo Heng to stay for dinner and leave tomorrow. Huo Heng thought of his family who did not know that he was still alive and declined politely.
On the way back, Xia Cha looked at Huo Heng. “Didn’t you go home first?”
“I contacted you immediately after coming back, but I couldn’t get through to your phone.”
“The signal in the mountains is not good.”
Huo Heng hummed and said, “I saw the news report and found out that you came on my behalf, so I didn’t go home and immediately rushed over.”
Huo Heng held Xia Cha’s hand. “Little Camellia, I missed you.”
Jian Ming, who was driving in front, looked straight ahead.
The feelings the two of them had for each other formed a conclusion in his heart: happiness came after suffering.
In the month Young Master had not been around, Miss Xia had been like a walking corpse. When everyone thought that Young Master was really dead, she was firm and persistent that Young Master would definitely come back to look for her!
What kind of love was this?
…
Although the Huo family had suppressed the incident involving Huo Heng, it was still well-known in the high society circle of Harbor City.
Many rich families went to the Huo family’s old mansion to visit their Old Master.
Among them, the Liu family had a good relationship with the Huo family in the past. However, the Liu family had made a wrong investment and had lost a lot of money, so the gap between them and Huo Heng was huge.
Old Master Liu was a person who liked to compete with Old Master Huo.
Old Master Huo’s life had been smooth-sailing in the past few years. When Huo Ze died, Old Master Liu had been looking forward to the Huo family going downhill.
Later, it did go downhill, but Old Master Huo found the real Third Master and had a grandson who was better than Huo Ze.
This time, Old Master Huo’s outstanding grandson had gotten into trouble again. Old Master Liu used the excuse of coming to comfort Old Master Huo to secretly scout out the Huo family’s fengshui in hopes that Old Master Huo’s descendants would live short lives.
Old Master Huo forced his weak body up to send Old Master Liu to the door.
Old Master Liu kept on saying, “Old Brother, I know a good fengshui master. Why don’t I ask him to take a look at this old mansion for you. Why can’t you keep your grandsons alive?”
Old Master Huo’s expression was already very dark. Old Master Liu did not seem to have seen it and continued, “Oh, I know a monk. Why don’t I get him to perform a ritual for your grandson and deliver him…”
Before Old Master Liu could finish, Old Master Huo started to cough violently in anger.
“Brother Liu, over the years, even if the relationship between our families is no longer that close, I didn’t take advantage you when your family was on the decline. If you say one more word of it, don’t blame me for being rude! After all, apart from having grandchildren, your Liu family has nothing. You’re not even be ranked on the Forbes list!”
Old Master Liu looked embarrassed. He was about to say something when a sharp voice trailed over. “Grandpa, why are you talking so much to him? If I didn’t remember wrongly, his eldest grandson wanted to work with me some time ago. Since his grandfather’s skills are so good, I’m sure he doesn’t want to work with our Huo Corporation anymore.”
“I’ll inform him later that our Huo Corporation will never have any businesses with the Liu Corporation in the future.”
The moment Huo Heng finished speaking, the surrounding air seemed to freeze.
Old Master Liu looked at Huo Heng, who was walking toward the door. He seemed to have seen a ghost, and fear appeared on his face. “Y-y-you… Are you a human or a ghost?”
Huo Heng ignored Old Master Liu and walked up to Old Master Huo. He held his slightly trembling hand and said, “Grandpa, I’m back.”
