Chapter 116: The Door Is Locked
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The silver light only flashed for a moment, and the sharp tingling made her exclaim in surprise, and she didn't even have time to see anything clearly, only feeling Fu Zhixia passing by her side. By the time she wanted to see clearly, she had already walked in the direction of Meng Chengxu.
Many people looked at her, Bo Fei gritted her teeth, she stepped forward and grabbed Fu Zhixia's wrist in a few steps, her eyes lit up fiercely: "It's you!"
"Miss Bo. Fu Zhixia stared at her hand, and her gentle smile looked very dazzling in Bo Fei's eyes, "I'm going to go over to find grandma, I don't know what else Miss Bo has to do?"
"You are so bold, you dare to touch me! Do you really think that you are Mrs. Huo, I can't move you?"
Fu Zhixia bent the corners of his mouth, gently pushed away Bo Fei's hand, and his clear gaze was like a harmless little white rabbit: "What is Miss Bo talking about? I don't understand." Also, on my grandmother's birthday today, although Miss Bo is a distinguished guest, I also hope that the beating will not happen again. β
"You!" The increasingly dense gaze around made Bo Fei clench his palms, as Fu Zhixia said, everyone saw her beating people, but Fu Zhixia didn't know it. She just heard someone mention Shen Jingshu, so she was so out of control.
"Xiaofei, what's wrong?"
"Aunt Lan!" Bo Fei turned around and saw Chen Jinglan, grabbed her arm aggrievedly, and lowered her eyes, "Aunt Lan, I want to go back." β
"Why did you go back before you had eaten? Someone bullied you?"
Chen Jinglan's gaze fell on Fu Zhixia's face in front of her, thinking of the conversation with Huo Shaoting just now, her eyes turned a little colder: "Let's go, Aunt Lan will take you around." β
Fu Zhixia was stunned for a moment, and she saw the warning in Chen Jinglan's eyes just now. She remembered her previous words, so now she brought the woman she liked to the world and warned her to control her emotions?
"Zhixia. β
"Senior?" Fu Zhixia was stunned for a few seconds before reacting, the person in a black suit in front of him turned out to be Gu Zhuoxi, since that time in France, he felt that he hadn't seen each other for a while, and he looked a little thinner.
"The piano piece you just played, called 'Romantic Eiffel', won a gold medal at the school's performance party, and you were so glamorous that even the professional music department was convinced. β
Gu Zhuoxi glanced at the grand piano on the stage, and there seemed to be a girl in a white gauze skirt smiling and playing in front of her, and her heart throbbed slightly.
"Can't remember?" Gu Zhuoxi smiled, "Although I can't remember, there are some things that are rooted in my bones and can be played with my eyes closed, how many times do you say you have practiced?"
"I remember at that time, your fingers popped with blisters. His gaze fell on Fu Zhixia's slender fingers, "But you are stubborn, you don't admit defeat, and you can't be persuaded by others." β
"After this party, you became famous at school again, and received a large stack of love letters. However, you didn't even look at it, and you lost it all. The gifts that the boys gave you, you also gave to the female classmates in the same dormitory. As a result, everyone is talking about Fu Zhixia, who has the highest IQ in the school, but his perception of feelings is zero. β
"All your time and energy are spent on Chinese medicine, you once said that you want to make Chinese medicine brilliant again, you have your own ambition to become Mrs. Huo, are your former bold words now going to be lost in the life of a wealthy family who is drunk and gold-obsessed?"
Fu Zhixia looked at Gu Zhuoxi's face steadily, trying to search for the imprints that his words might have in his mind, the lights around him suddenly went out, and the beam of light on the stage shrouded the gold medal host and Lu Xuening.
It turned out to be the fifteen-minute break that was up.
The two may be performing a dance, and to add to the mystery, the woman puts on a golden fox mask, which is even more charming and seductive.
The energetic music sounded, and the hot dance on the stage drove the atmosphere of the audience to be enthusiastic.
"Zhixia, although the Huo family is the number one wealthy family in Haicheng, it is too complicated. You're not the same kind of person as them, and you don't fit in here. You should first recover your memory and figure out what exactly you want. The Huo family didn't want to admit you, but now they are hyping up your identity like this, don't you think there's anything wrong with it?"
"Question?" Fu Zhixia raised his head, he couldn't see Gu Zhuoxi's face clearly in the dark, he could only see his dazzling eyes.
"You come out for a moment. Gu Zhuoxi leaned over and whispered in her ear, and quickly walked out, Fu Zhixia looked at the still lively banquet hall, and also walked out.
The night breeze is slightly cool, which is in stark contrast to the bustle inside.
"Senior. Fu Zhixia pinned the wind-blown hair behind his ears and said in a low voice, "I have thought about what you just said." You're right, it's true that the big family is not for me, but since it has come to this, I think I can try to adapt. Everyone has their own way of living, even if I am in a wealthy family, I only live my own way of life. β
"I know Huo Shaoting won't let you go. But have you ever thought about the reason for this? How he treated you before, how he treats you now, haven't you compared? You haven't thought about what is the reason for his sudden change?"
"Senior. Fu Zhixia blinked, looking at his somewhat reddened eyes, "...... what you say?"
"Isn't he because he loves you, you know! You are such a smart girl, why don't you think about it with more eyes? I came late, and I just heard the conversation between Huo Shaoting and Lu Huai'an on the balcony. Lu Huai'an, do you know?"
He looked at her stunned look and held her shoulder: "Zhixia, Lu Huai'an is the illegitimate son of the Huo family, and it has been spread all over the outside, at today's banquet, Huo Xiuyuan will reveal Lu Huai'an's identity." Why did he suddenly change to you, don't you have any points in your heart?"
"It's like the animal kingdom, a contest between males. Zhixia, according to Huo Shaoting's character, it is impossible to spend such time and energy on a woman. If you are in such a whirlpool, you should try all your strength to break free, not sink deeper and deeper. β
Fu Zhixia suddenly felt a little messy in her brain, she wanted to connect everything with Huo Shaoting to think about it, and her shoulders were clenched by Gu Zhuoxi.
"It's because Lu Huai'an likes you that he wants to fight with him, do you understand! The fight between him and Lu Huai'an has just begun, and there is no guarantee who will win, but no matter what, you are the one who will be hurt! I don't want you to be hurt in any way, do you understand?"
"You mean to say that he is good to me now and recognizes my status because of Lu Huai'an...... Like me, but Lu Huai'an ......" Fu Zhixia shook his head and smiled, "Impossible! Maybe it's because I saved his sister, so he is especially grateful to me......"
She stopped her voice as she spoke, remembering the time in the hospital, Huo Shaoting's out-of-control warning.
Fu Zhixia lowered her eyes, and when she raised it again, her mouth was suddenly covered, and the pungent smell made her lose consciousness suddenly, and before she fell into a coma, her vision blurred to see Gu Zhuoxi's fallen body in front of her.
Who was it that was going to do what it was going to do to her on such an occasion? It was the only consciousness she had before she fell unconscious.
When the lights came on again, the audience burst into applause.
"I can't see it, this Lu Xuening is really coquettish when she dances! β
I've never seen her dance so vigorously, and she really gave up everything for the birthday banquet of the old lady of the Huo family. Although this woman is just following Lu Ning, I don't think this Huo family will treat her badly! It's not as good as the authentic daughter, but it's fun enough!"
"Play? People can play with you? There are so many men in the Huo family, can she still find you?"
"Huo Xiuyuan, Huo Shaoting...... Tsk, who knows!"
In the midst of everyone's discussion, Lu Xuening had already changed into a dress skirt and walked downstairs.
Lu Nian bit the cake boringly: "Mom, I can't see it, have you ever seen her dance like this before?" I always thought that Sister Xue Ning had a quiet personality, but it doesn't seem to be like that. β
"This is called ability, do you know?" Lu Ning stretched out his hand and poked Lu Nian's brain, "I told you a long time ago, you have to learn everything." If you are tricked by Fu Zhixia today, I see what else you can do!"
"She dares to trick me?" Lu Nian snorted coldly, his eyes covered with eye makeup looked around, "What about Fu Zhixia, why is it gone?"
"It's time to eat, she still has to desperately move towards your grandmother?" Lu Ning patted Lu Nian, "Have you taken a fancy to anyone for so long?" You'll find me a golden beetle son-in-law, and I'll be thankful!"
Lu Nian snorted coldly again, and finished eating the small cake in his hand, and his mouth was very sweet. She wanted to find something salty, and when she raised her eyes, she saw Huo Shaoting and Lu Huaian walking in from the north gate one after the other.
This hall is transparent on all sides, with four gates in the south, east and west, and the scenery is different when each door goes out of the balcony.
The host, who had changed his costume, walked up to the stage again and said in a warm voice that he would announce a great news before the feast.
Lu Nian raised his eyebrows proudly, this was obviously the link of making Lu Huai'an public. She looked at Huo Shaoting fixedly, he didn't seem to be affected by the host's words, but his eyes searched for someone in the crowd.
She also followed and looked around, this Fu Zhixia didn't seem to be there for a while.
I don't know what this sinister woman will come up with.
Warm applause rang out, Huo Xiuyuan walked onto the stage, stretched out his hand and raised the standing microphone a little higher.
"Ladies and gentlemen, it is a great honor to invite you to the Humble House at such a time. Today is a good day for my mother's 70th birthday and a good day for the Huo family. On a good day like this, I have big news to announceβ"
Those who already knew the information had already set their eyes on Lu Huai'an and Huo Shaoting, and some of the news was closed, waiting for the following with great interest.
"My youngest son, who had been lost for many years, was finally found two months ago. This is a good day for my Huo family to reunite. Come, Huai'an, let everyone recognize you, this is my second son, who has lived in the orphanage for eighteen years, and his surname is Huo, Huo Huai'an. β
Huo Xiuyuan's crying voice with joy still made the audience explode.
"Huo Huai'an, is it really the lost son of the Huo family?"
"Who knows? Do you think, it's really from an orphanage, and you can still have the ability to run a company? Didn't you call Mr. Lu before?"
"It's an illegitimate child. Who doesn't know? Lu Huai'an has already entered the company before, Huo Shaoting's position is about to be threatened, and Huo Xiuyuan has not handed over power yet!"
"But the company is powerful in the hands of Huo Shaoting!
"It's not necessarily whether you send it or not, but this Huo Shaoting has a bad relationship with Huo Xiuyuan, so it's really dangerous. β
β......β
The people in the audience applauded while discussing, on the stage, Huo Xiuyuan and Lu Huai'an were standing, while Lu Ning was standing aside, already in tears.
After a while, Lu Ning beckoned to Lu Nian, and Lu Nian also walked up to the stage.
She actually couldn't cry to Lu Huai'an, but Lu Ning emphasized to her many times, and she only pretended to wipe her tears.
Judging from the fingers, the noisy crowd in the audience contrasted sharply with Huo Shaoting's cold and hard face. She didn't expect Huo Shaoting to not go out, but to watch this scene quietly in an extremely quiet outsider's appearance.
The host suddenly mentioned Huo Shaoting's name, Lu Nian was suddenly startled, she turned her head to look at her mother, her eyes were still red, and her eyes were hidden when she looked at Huo Shaoting.
"Mr. Huo Shaoting, what do you want to say on such a day with a full moon?" The microphone of the gold medal host was aimed at him, "It should be very happy to have such a younger brother, right? After all, reunion is the happiest thing in the world." β
"I believe that Huo Ershao will take the Huo family to create brilliance again. β
He hooked the corners of his mouth slightly, and strode off the stage.
After such a session, the feast officially began. The guests moved to the Chinese banquet hall, where a portion of the exquisite meals were already on the round tables.
Meng Chengxu, as the birthday star, sat in the middle position. Sitting next to her is Chen Jinglan, although Bai Huanting has been dead for many years, the affection between these two old people has not changed since they were young.
Bo Fei sat next to Chen Jinglan, and in front of Meng Chengxu, she put away her paws, looking very well-behaved and sensible.
Her eyes shuttled through the crowd that came in one after another, and she didn't see Huo Shaoting's shadow.
She also saw the scene just now, this man is not surprised at any time, and there is a kind of calmness that does not change color before the collapse of Mount Tai, which makes her admire it very much.
Moreover, his appearance is handsome, and he is not inferior to a first-line star. Looking like this, it's like the type my sister would like.
In fact, she came over today instead of her sister, and she has someone she likes in her heart, the eldest son of the Shen family in Sucheng.
She came to help her sister see if this man had the strength to make people feel excited, and whether he had the strength to let the Bo family help him.
Looking at it this way, this man is still charming. Even if it was for that Fu Zhixia, she wouldn't let this excellent man be by her side.
"Where's Zhixia?"
Meng Chengxu looked at the group of people who had already sat down, there was no Fu Zhixia, and there was no Huo Shaoting, and he couldn't help frowning: "Where is Shaoting?
"Who knows what they're doing? They haven't eaten yet, so they can't wait?"
Before Lu Nian's words were finished, she was blocked back by Lu Ning's slap, and she smiled generously and decently: "Will you go to the balcony to cool off?" Xue Ning, you go and take a look." β
"Yes, Auntie. β
"Guests should all be seated, right? Today we are invited to the most famous chef in Haicheng, Xiuyuan, you go and greet it." Your own table is your own person, just order it at will. β
Meng Chengxu's gaze swept over Lu Huai'an opposite, looked at his handsome appearance, and sighed: "Huai'an, you also eat more." and the Miss Su next to her, they will all be a family in the future, don't be polite. β
Su Mi's ears were hot when he heard this, and this Meng Chengxu seemed to be much gentler than his previous attitude. In the end, it is publicly admitted, and slowly, Huai'an will definitely gain a firm foothold.
But they are all in the Huo family, and Fu Zhixia looks up and doesn't look down, and it is very uncomfortable to think about it.
She glanced sideways at Lu Huai'an, he was not in high spirits throughout the whole night, even when Huo Xiuyuan publicly admitted his identity, his face was even colder than Huo Shaoting.
Speaking of which, his feelings for the Huo family are also very complicated, after all, he has been abandoned for so many years, and now that he is back, he can't be grateful to Dade immediately.
A housekeeper came over and whispered a few words in Lu Ning's ear, Lu Ning's face changed slightly, and she quickly stood up.
"Is there something going on?"
"It's nothing, Mom, you eat first, I'll go out for a while. β
Meng Chengxu stared at Lu Ning's face and put down the chopsticks in his hand: "Everyone at this table hasn't arrived yet, wait for everyone to eat." Now, what's going on at the banquet?"
"......" Lu Ning looked at Meng Chengxu in embarrassment, then at the housekeeper, and said with a smile, "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that two people seem to be missing." β
"Missing?"
"I figured I might be out for a walk. The old house is so big, it is normal for young people to not be able to sit still. I'm going to look for it in the old mansion now, it's Miss Shen, Mu Gongzi's female companion, and Gu Shao doesn't seem to have arrived yet, I guess they got lost somewhere. Mom, don't worry, I'll call a few more people to look for it. β
Lu Nian's eyes widened, and he suddenly shouted, "Is it Shen Zihan, a ballet dancer, Mu Gongzi's female companion, but who is Gu Shao?"
"Gu Zhuoxi?" The man who had not spoken suddenly spoke, and Su Mi looked at him, "The representative of the Gu family is him." β
"Old lady!" Lu Xuening ran over a little anxiously, panting a little, "The whole old mansion has been rummaged, and I haven't found Zhixia and Shao Ting, I just met my aunt, saying that the Gu family's son and Miss Shen are also gone." I searched around the rooms and found that two of the rooms on the second floor were locked, and I couldn't get in, and no one opened the door when I knocked on the door. β