An Ge was stunned for a while before she found her voice. However, she directed her words to Nanny Lin, "Nanny Lin, you can go rest now."
Nanny Lin looked at her with so worry, "Miss, will you be alright handling this on your own?"
An Ge chuckled lightly and said,
"What can’t I handle? We’re in a society governed by law. At worst, I’ll just call the police to have him thrown out."
After Nanny Lin left, An Ge went about blow-drying her hair, paying no attention to Huo Shaoyan. Huo Shaoyan sat on the sofa, his brow furrowed, watching her dry her hair.
Once An Ge finished blow-drying her hair, she went to the dining room. Nanny Lin had made her chicken noodle soup; the broth was clear and flavorful, lifting An Ge’s spirits as she started to eat.
Halfway through her al, Huo Shaoyan, who had been sitting on the living room sofa, appeared in the dining room. The blood on his white shirt was concentrated around his abdon, though his face was clean and unscathed. However, he clearly hadn’t been resting well recently—his eyes showed heavy bloodshot traces, and his stubble was quite pronounced. Overall, he gave An Ge a feeling of coldness mixed with a peculiar air of defeat.
As An Ge finished her last bite, he spoke to her, "Make a bowl of noodles too."
An Ge didn’t want to acknowledge him but nevertheless said,
"I can’t cook. If you want to eat, do it yourself or order takeout."
Huo Shaoyan’s expression turned ugly.
"I’m injured. Help order sothing."
An Ge raised her eyes to look at him,
"Who are you to that I should help you?"
"Are you no longer concerned about saving your daughter’s life?"
An Ge: "..."
"If not, then I’ll leave now."
An Ge bit her lip, "I’ll make it for you."
Having gotten what he wanted, Huo Shaoyan turned and left the dining room.
When An Ge finished cooking the noodles and went to find him, he was kneeling on one knee by the bed, his deep phoenix eyes watching over the sleeping Huo Chenghuan. In the orange light, he appeared gentle and warm.
An Ge stood there for a few seconds, watching him and her daughter, who was sleeping soundly. It was a warm scene that An Ge was reluctant to break.
Huo Shaoyan noticed her first. He withdrew his gaze from Huo Chenghuan’s face, stood up, and walked over to her quietly. He closed the door behind them and then looked at her, saying, "Your daughter is very cute."
An Ge nodded, "She is quite cute." After a pause, she deliberately aid a verbal stab at his heart,
"But, if our daughter were still alive, she would be just as adorable."
Huo Shaoyan’s heart twisted sharply. A month prior, Qin Lang had returned from abroad with a deceased baby girl’s remains; the genetic testing confird it was his daughter. Because of this, Huo Shaoyan was convinced that Huo Chenghuan was an adopted daughter of An Ge.
He said nothing. An Ge looked at him and continued:
"The noodles are ready. Finish them, and then leave."
Huo Shaoyan went to the dining room. [Dining room]
An Ge followed. Huo Shaoyan picked up his chopsticks and began eating. An Ge watched him for a while, pondering, before speaking,
"Although I hope you can donate part of your liver to save Huanhuan, if you keep using this matter to threaten , then forget it. I ntioned the KS project to you before; if it cos to it, I’ll take Huanhuan back to the M continent for the KS treatnt plan."
Huo Shaoyan did not comnt on this. He finished eating the noodles in the bowl before raising his eyes to look at her,
"Do you know what’s most dislikable about you?"
An Ge feigned a listening posture.
Huo Shaoyan said,
"You obviously need my help, yet you always act superior. This kind of condescending attitude is very off-putting."
An Ge responded with an expressionless "Oh," and said,
"When I stood humbled and soaking in rain below your apartnt, begging you, did you show any rcy?"
Huo Shaoyan: "..."
An Ge continued speaking,
"Do I have to kneel and kowtow three tis for you to rcifully save my daughter’s life? Five years ago, you hurt like that; I’ve never asked you to apologize, so where do you get the nerve to treat this way?"
Huo Shaoyan’s lips pressed into a thin line.
"You say you’re sorry, yet each action is more excessive and repulsive than the last. Is it because I honestly told your mother I didn’t love you that you beca ruthless and wanted to see destroyed?"
Huo Shaoyan said, "I can accept that you don’t love , or even that you’re using , but I can’t accept that you plan to leave after using ."
An Ge pressed her lips together and said,
"Yes, my intention to do so is based on disappointnt in you. If you were good enough to heal the harm you caused in the past, I would consider staying rather than leaving."
Huo Shaoyan’s pupils contracted violently. His deep phoenix eyes looked at An Ge for a mont before shalessly saying, "I’m injured; I don’t want to leave tonight."
An Ge really didn’t want to see him.
Her attitude was cold, "If you’re hurt, go to the hospital. Staying here won’t make your wound heal automatically..."
"You help clean the wound and let stay the night, and I promise to donate part of my liver to save your daughter..."
An Ge interrupted him,
"President Huo, regarding this matter, you’ve gone back on your word too many tis. Your credibility with is negative, so I don’t believe your nonsense."
Huo Shaoyan grew angry,
"I’m injured now, and it’s a wound in my back. Even if you stripped naked, I couldn’t touch you. What’s wrong with letting stay one night?"
"You have a wound on your back, and it looks like a knife wound. Despite appearing to have stopped bleeding, what if you die here in the middle of the night? I can’t bear that responsibility."
Huo Shaoyan: "I won’t make you bear any responsibility..."
An Ge frowned,
"News travels fast; if you co to with injuries in the middle of the night, the Fu Family will hear of it soon enough. You don’t need to take responsibility, but your grandfather and them won’t see it that way."
"All in all, you just won’t let stay." Huo Shaoyan’s voice carried more pressure, "What if I refuse to leave?"
An Ge’s eyes reddened with anger. She silently stared at him for a while, "Huo Qingzhou was rather ruthless, wasn’t he? Where did he stab you?"
Huo Shaoyan thought she wanted to care for him, so he replied evenly, "Right in the center; he got by surprise."
No sooner had his words fallen than the exact center of his abdon was viciously pinched by the woman. The pain was real. She had precisely targeted the open wound, causing Huo Shaoyan’s face to pale markedly in an instant, even beads of cold sweat appeared.
An Ge actually didn’t feel any pity; she felt satisfaction,
"Sorry, you have zero credibility with . I thought you were feigning injury to deceive , but it seems you’re genuinely hurt."
Huo Shaoyan: "..."
"Considering your shalessness, I’ll reluctantly let you stay one night."
An Ge compromised,
"But, I can’t let you sleep in the master bedroom. As for your wounds, sorry, I’m not a professional healthcare provider; I can’t attend to you. At most, I’ll make a call to get hotel dical staff to help you."
With that, An Ge really made a call to room service.
Huo Shaoyan’s wound truly hurt. At this point, the pain was such that he couldn’t stand up straight.
He had no energy left to argue with An Ge. The hotel’s dical staff arrived quickly.
While the doctor was treating Huo Shaoyan’s wound, An Ge didn’t even glance over.
She went out to the balcony and made a call to Lu Huai’an, "It looks like they went at it pretty fiercely. Huo Shaoyan ca to injured, what about Huo Qingzhou?"
Lu Huai’an was quite annoyed.
Even though Gu Ru Yi wasn’t the woman he wanted to marry, tonight was still his wedding night. With this kind of incident at his wedding banquet, he was furious.
He had a bad attitude, "He won’t die." He paused, "But if you continue wavering between these two brothers, soone will end up dead sooner or later."
An Ge responded with an "Oh," "As long as he’s not dead, it’s fine." After a pause, "I plan to take Huanhuan back to Jingcheng. Mrs. Lu told you, right?"
Lu Huai’an said, "Mrs. Lu? You’re quite comfortable calling her that. Did you accept benefits from that woman?"
An Ge frowned, saying,
"I really don’t understand you n. If you don’t love soone, why marry them? Even if it’s a family marriage alliance, you agreed to it. Since you’ve married her, why not acknowledge her as Mrs. Lu? Is it because you didn’t sleep with her, or didn’t get a marriage certificate with her?"
Lu Huai’an: "..."
An Ge said, "You’re not that young anymore; you’re in your late thirties. Stop playing around. If you keep this up, you might never have a child of your own..."
"An Xiaoge, what are you talking nonsense? There are so many won lined up wanting to have my children; how can I not have a child?"
An Ge said, "Yes, yes... Chairman Lu, you’re charming, handso, and wealthy; won are lining up to have your child, but there’s only one Mrs. Lu. Do you want your child to be illegitimate?"
Lu Huai’an angrily hung up on her.
After An Ge’s conversation with Lu Huai’an ended, the doctor had already finished bandaging Huo Shaoyan’s wound.
The doctor advised Huo Shaoyan, "President Huo, although the stab wound isn’t deep, it’s best if you can find so ti to visit a hospital."
An Ge ca over, and the doctor said to her,
"You’re President Huo’s... girlfriend, right? President Huo’s wound shouldn’t get wet, and he should be careful with his diet..."
"I’m not his girlfriend."
The doctor looked a bit embarrassed.
Huo Shaoyan said, "But I am her man."
Doctor: "..."
Huo Shaoyan was in a good mood now and told the doctor, "There’s nothing more for you to do here. Downstairs, find a man nad Qin Lang; he’ll reward you. You can go."
Once the doctor left, Huo Shaoyan said to An Ge, "I’m not sleeping on the sofa; I’ll sleep with you all."
An Ge thought he was incredibly shaless. She pressed her lips and said, "Huo Shaoyan, don’t push your luck."
Huo Shaoyan demonstrated his intention to push his luck through actions.
After a simple wash in the bathroom, he boldly laid down on the large master bed.
An Ge was furious, her eyes reddening.
Before she could explode, Huo Shaoyan said, "Don’t disturb Huanhuan; she’s sleeping so soundly. What if you scare her awake?"
An Ge: "..."
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