Huo Yao went to the side and poured some water for herself. She took a sip and said, “Forget it.”
A party cost money. Treating people to dinner also cost money.
Meanwhile, Huo Jinyan had already come up with a guest list and location. He instantly raised his head and looked at his daughter when she refused him. “Huh? Why not?”
Huo Yao leaned against the wall lazily. “It’s just a little contest, not worth spending money on.”
Since no prize money was offered for the National Quiz Contest, she would be losing out even more if they threw a party.
Huo Jinyan tried to explain to her. “Yao, our family is…” But he failed to utter the words that they were quite rich.
Huo Yao raised her hand in mid-air and interrupted him solemnly. “Dad, we should keep a low profile.”
Huo Jinyan’s lips twitched hard.
“…”
In the past, Huo Jinyan was the one saying such things. However, he felt inexplicably depressed when he heard his daughter telling him the same thing.
Huo Yao had already turned to head towards the dining room. Huo Jinyan sat on the couch frustratedly. It felt as though he had a treasure that he could not show off. It was simply too depressing.
Huo Tingrui and Huo Xiang came down for breakfast one after another.
Huo Xiang walked over and greeted them before he automatically sat down next to his younger sister.
Huo Tingrui pursed his lips. Huo Xiang was such a man whore!
He sighed and sat down on the other side quietly.
Huo Yao drank some milk before she turned to scrutinise Huo Xiang. His face looked okay. The poison did not seem to have spread further, so he must have been religiously taking her medicine.
“Why are you looking at me like that?” Huo Xiang blinked. His fine curly hair and the sleepy look on his face made him look confused and adorable.
Huo Yao squeezed her hand and suppressed the impulse to ruffle his hair. She lowered her head and nibbled on a bun. “Nothing.”
“Oh!” Huo Xiang was dejected. He thought that Huo Yao was going to tell him that he was looking handsome today.
Huo Yao finished her bun before taking a piece of tissue and wiping the corner of her mouth. She removed a small glass bottle of medicine from her jacket’s pocket and placed it next to Huo Xiang.
Huo Xiang paused before he picked up the bottle. “What’s this?”
Huo Tingrui glanced over from across the table as well.
Huo Yao raised her brow. “You have accumulated a lot of excessive heat lately due to Yin deficiency. I got you something to clear the heat and expel the toxins.”
Huo Xiang’s eyes landed on the glass bottle. It had no label, so it did not appear like any of the oral medicines available in the market.
“Yao, I have excessive heat in my body too. Did you get me any medicine?” interrupted Huo Tingrui, who felt rather jealous at the moment.
Huo Yao gave him a sinister smile and said, “I can give you some acupuncture treatment.”
Huo Tingrui quickly shook his head. “No, thanks.”
Every time his sister smiled like this, it was awfully creepy.
Huo Xiang had already opened the bottle cap. He could smell a mild Chinese medicinal scent when he took a whiff. It was not pungent at all.
Huo Yao slowly leaned back into the seat with one hand resting at the edge of the table. Despite looking relaxed, her quiet posture gave Huo Xiang the jitters.
He recalled her looking like this when he did not take the medicine that she had given him the first time. In an instant, he asked her cautiously. “Do I take it directly?”
“Uh huh,” replied Huo Yao softly with her slightly upturned eyes looking languid.
