1657 Deliberately Mention
Huo Yao failed to realize the shock she had given Shangguan Tong. She simply hummed and repeated herself patiently. “This is my eldest uncle’s place.”
Shangguan Tong held her breath on hearing this. An indescribable feeling emerged in her heart.
Shangguan Tong never expected such a huge coincidence to happen. Huo Yao was surprisingly related to the man.
Shangguan Tong knew Yu now went by Huo Yao, but she never linked him to her. Shangguan Tong suddenly smiled sadly. Perhaps this was fate.
She closed her eyes and said softly, “From the looks of it, your eldest uncle is very rich.”
“That goes without saying,” replied Huo Yao. She could not help adding. “Sigh. My eldest uncle is very rich. I wonder who his inheritance will go to one day.”
Shangguan Tong froze promptly. After some time, she said, “What do you mean by that? Isn’t his inheritance going to his kids?”
Huo Yao glanced at the living room. She sighed and said, “My eldest uncle does not have it easy. He doesn’t have any kids of his own. He lives all by himself on this big property. Don’t you think he’s very pitiful, Aunt Tong?”
Something promptly stabbed Shangguan Tong’s heart, making her flinch. “Isn’t he married?”
When Huo Yao heard the clan leader’s voice tremble, she finally confirmed her guess.
Huo Yulin had been investigating the clan leader. Also, judging from Shangguan Tong’s reaction, it was clear that there was something going on between them.
Huo Jinfeng did not get married his entire life while Shangguan Tong was always depressed and empty inside.
It was highly unlikely that there was no history between them.
Huo Yao snapped out of her thoughts and quickly replied. “No, he isn’t.”
Even though Shangguan Tong already knew the answer, something snapped in her mind the moment she heard what Huo Yao said.
Her phone slipped from her hand and fell to the ground.
Shangguan Tong stood where she was without even detecting it. Her frail body looked as though it was about to topple at any moment.
After some time, she bent over and picked up the phone. The call had gotten disconnected from the fall.
Shangguan Tong looked at the phone in a daze. However, she did not call back Huo Yao.
She simply let out a sad sigh.
Huo Yao looked at her phone. After a couple of minutes, she decided that Shangguan Tong probably was not going to call her back, so she put away her phone.
She opened the glass door and entered the living room.
**
During the time Huo Yao was making the call, the butler came back.
The butler noticed that Huo Yao was not in the living room, but he did not probe. He quickly said, “Master Jinfeng, Mr. Fan is still waiting outside for you. Also, he has a message for you.”
Since Huo Yao was not present, Huo Jinfeng looked at the butler particularly sternly.
“He said that he has intel on the person you are looking for,” said the butler softly.
Something changed about the look in Huo Jinfeng’s eyes the moment he heard this. The hands on his knees automatically clenched tightly. “What else did he say?”
The butler shook his head. “That’s all he said. He didn’t mention anything else.”
Huo Jinfeng did not look very happy. Instead, the expression on his face looked dark.
Huo Changfeng also frowned. He looked at Huo Jinfeng and promptly said, “Master Jinfeng, let me go see him.”
