Early next morning, Huo Wei got up to eat breakfast and asked Cui Jing to help dress her up for the date.
Huo Ming and Zhao Sijia were going downstairs to have breakfast, but as soon as they passed her room, they couldn’t help but stop, as they could hear laughter inside.
Zhao Sijia was unpleased: “So she’s actually going on a date with Lou Xiao? What is she planning?”
This attitude, however, made Huo Ming a little uncomfortable, and even slightly jealous. He responded unhappily, “Why can’t it be Lou Xiao as the one with strange motives? Huo Wei is just an ordinary college student, what can she do to Lou Xiao? Lou Xiao on the other hand…Who knows why he’s suddenly acting nice towards Huo Wei, maybe he’s the one Huo Wei should stay away from.”
“Huo Ming! How could you say such things? Lou Xiao is not that kind of person!” Zhao Sijia was still cross with him from before, and she glanced at him harshly before going downstairs.
Huo Ming frowned, and walked into Huo Wei’s room, and asked crossly, “Huo Wei, how did you and Lou Xiao meet? He has no reason to approach you.”
Huo Wei was sitting in a wheelchair, fondling her outfits when he walked in. As soon as she heard his voice, the smile vanished from her face faster than lightning, and her voice took on a cold note, “Huo Ming, I already said, I will never forgive you. I’ll never admit that you are my brother, ever again.”
She slowly raised her head and looked directly into his eyes, “Do not ever enter my room again and leave me alone. Stop pretending to be my brother, stop pretending to care. Get out!”
Huo Ming looked at her eyes, and his heart sank. This was not the anger and coldness like they’ve had in previous quarrels, as this time, her tone was sharp and sliced through him like he’s the real enemy. For the first time, he truly realized that when he abandoned his sister that day, he has lost her, forever.
Cui Jing couldn’t help but pat Huo Wei on the shoulder as closure, “Wei Wei…”
Huo Wei looked up at her, silently, but this was more powerful than any words. Cui Jing sighed, thinking about all the pain she had suffered during that time, and could not stand that Huo Ming was still pushing on her. She raised her head and glared at Huo Ming, “I was there when Lou Xiao and Weiwei met. Take care of your own business first, before pointing fingers at your sister. Go, Weiwei is hardly happy nowadays, don’t be a nuisance here.”
Huo Ming glanced at Huo Wei again, then turned and left, without nostalgia. He loves reading and learning as a child, but Huo Wei did not share the same love and was instead always away playing. Although they are twins, they are not close, despite what everyone thinks.
He didn’t think he made that much of a big mistake. He didn’t even know that Huo Wei was injured in the woods. That incident was mostly accidental, but Huo Wei decided to end their relationship because of such a trivia matter. Obviously, Huo Wei is more in the wrong for this mess between them, then he might as well just let her be, and care for her less in the future.
Huo Wei watched him leave indifferently, and smiled at Cui Jing: “Mom, can you choose a pale pink outfit for me? I want to look cuter today.”
“Okay. You like Lou Xiao, right? That kid is better looking than celebrities! And he is of the same social rank as us. If you do like him, I can ask around and see what his reputation is like in our circle.” Cui Jing teased her daughter while taking out a set of pink clothes for her.
Huo Wei covered her face and said in a sullen voice, “Mom, don’t worry, there is nothing between us! Yet.”
Cui Jing laughed aloud, feeling better at seeing the lively expressions on Huo Wei’s face. As long as her daughter is cheerful, she can take other things slowly, as they cannot be compared to Huo Wei.
Huo Wei smiled at Cui Jing, and willingly took photos with her in front of the changing mirror, as she puts on different outfits chose by Cui Jing. She just got a notification that Huo Ming’s favorability rating for her dropped to 25, and fell to 50 for Cui Jing. Maybe soon, Huo Ming will do something again to sadden Cui Jing, but it doesn’t matter, with her by her mother’s side, there will be more happy days for Cui Jing in the future, instead of mopping around because of this “family”.
At nine o’clock, Lou Xiao’s car stopped outside the Huo’s villa on time, and it was he himself behind the wheel.
Huo Wei had already informed the servants so that they welcomed him into the living room as soon as they recognized him. Lou Xiao and Huo Tingwei are on the same level in terms of social status, but Huo Tingwei is the eldest of the family, and there is no reason for him to step down and welcome him at home, and he’s already gone.
Zhao Sijia deliberately waited for Lou Xiao in the living room today, and walked to him as soon as she sees him entering: “Brother Lou Xiao, You are here! I thought you were busy today and couldn’t come?”
The name “Brother Lou Xiao” made Huo Ming instantly jealous. He squinted and looked at Lou Xiao hostilely for his response, but Lou Xiao only nodded indifferently at her, and glanced up the stairs from time to time, as if he’s waiting for Huo Wei.
Huo Ming frowned at him and was puzzled. He nodded his hello to Lou Xiao and didn’t speak another word. In his heart, if Huo Wei doesn’t see him as her brother anymore, and the matter between Huo Wei and Lou Xiao has nothing to do with him. As long as it doesn’t affect the company, it doesn’t matter.
The three of them sat on the sofa in silence, as no one has anything to say. This awkward atmosphere was what Huo Wei felt when she went downstairs. Huo Ming’s body was tensed, Zhao Sijia was embarrassed and unhappy, and Lou Xiao, as an outsider, was the surprisingly most relaxed one. As soon as he saw her, he got up and greeted Huo Wei at once.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]
“Huo Wei, I’ve come to pick you up.”
Huo Wei smiled at him, “Did you have breakfast? You were working late at the company yesterday, was it for sparing some free time today? Did you sleep?”
Lou Xiao greeted Cui Jing first and then replied: “It was done at 4 in the morning. I slept in the office lounge for a while and had breakfast.” He was not very good at greetings, and asked her directly, “Are you ready to leave now?”
“Of course, I’m all ready.” Huo Wei held on a very convenient and comfortable pulley and waved back to Cui Jing, “Mom, I’m going now, don’t wait for me to eat, I will be back quite late.”
“Okay, Lou Xiao, take good care of Weiwei. Remember to set a time for her to have her medications and injections, I trust you on this, you have to send Weiwei back in one piece.” Cui Jing said in a relaxed tone, but her face was full of worry.
Lou Xiao understood. He took out his mobile phone and asked Huo Wei about injections and medications. He recorded them all carefully before he made his promise: “Auntie, don’t worry, I will take good care of Huo Wei.”
Huo Wei walked towards the door, and Lou Xiao followed her, paying attention to her feet, and no one would question how concerned he seems to be for her.
Zhao Sijia couldn’t help but walked a few steps forward and said to Lou Xiao, “Where are you going, Brother Lou Xiao? I moved today, do you want to go and see my new home?”
Huo Ming glanced at her and didn’t speak, but Lou Xiao replied indifferently: “Huo Ming should have arranged the moving for you already, and I shall not bother with the process. I have things to do today, you go on with yours.”
The atmosphere in the living room took on an embarrassing tone. Huo Wei glanced at them and got into Lou Xiao’s car with a smile on her face. Zhao Sijia’s favourability value for her is now -70, and her favourability value for Cui Jing is -30. The funny thing is that Zhao Sijia’s favourability value for Huo Ming has dropped by 6 points to 80, and his favourability value for Lou Xiao is 75, which is about the same as the favourability value for Huo Ming.
It seems that Zhao Sijia really trusts Lou Xiao and really regards him as her back, her solid soldier, her golden trump card.
But what makes her happy is that Lou Xiao’s favourability value for Zhao Sijia is only 20 points. When she was at the airport that day, she saw that Lou Xiao’s favourability for the sea was 50, 30 points more than Zhao Sijia, what a joke on her.
Lou Xiao smiled after seeing the smile on her face, “In a good mood?”
Huo Wei nodded, “Of course, I have a hunch that your paintings must be very beautiful! I also have several ideas I want to paint, and the house is so noisy, I can’t wait to go to your studio and paint away.”
“Then let’s go now.” Lou Xiao drove away from Huo’s house, thinking of the “noise” Huo Wei mentioned. It is probably due to Zhao Sijia. She seems to be…different from what he thought of her.
The thought only lingered for a moment, before it was tossed out of his mind, and he starts chatting with Huo Wei about paintings. Huo Wei didn’t know if she herself knows how to draw, but the original Huo Wei obviously did, as she could feel the joy when she’s discussing paintings with Lou Xiao, and this made her smile more and more.
Lou Xiao had a rare smile on his face, showing how much of a good mood he’s in. He directly took Huo Wei to his villa and asked servants to take all the things Huo Wei had brought to the studio. There were painting tools, injections, medicines, and snacks, all prepared by Cui Jing, and they are very well prepared.
Huo Wei said with a hint of embarrassment in her tone: “My mother is particularly worried about me. She always takes care of me as a child. I’m sorry to trouble you.”
“You are not a trouble.” Lou Xiao placed her gently in the wheelchair and pushed her closer to the villa. “Your mother loves you so much that others would even envy you. You are very lucky.”
Huo Wei shrugged, “I also have a father who doesn’t care about his family and a brother who has forgotten his sister. They brought me a lot of misery. But you are right, I am very happy to have my mother.”
Huo Wei saw the carpets in the villa and knew it was specially prepared for her due to her condition. After entering the studio, she saw two sets of painting tools and a soft sofa where she could rest, and her grin even more. She said to Lou Xiao happily: “Thank you, you are such a thorough person.”
They only just met yesterday, and the arrangements were all done in less than a day. This only means that he took her injury to heart.
“Well, I made you come here when you are still injured. So I should be one apologizing for being a nuisance.” Lou Xiao took out an alarm clock, set the time for the doctor to give her an injection, and then hesitated.
Huo Wei asked him curiously: “What’s wrong?”
Lou Xiao looked at her, looked at the row of paintings covered with cloths on the wall, pursed his lips tightly, and said, “You said you wanted to see my paintings yesterday, so I picked out a few of them here, but they might scare you off… Let’s just start painting.”
When he said this, Huo Wei was even more curious. The book only mentions that his hobby is painting, but has not described his paintings. Seeing that Lou Xiao wasn’t all that rejecting of the idea of sharing his work, she smiled and said, “I also brought two of my paintings for you to see. Let’s share our works. It is necessary to understand each other a little bit so that you can paint me more according to your heart.”
Lou Xiao didn’t refuse her request, and turned the pulley to her, leading her to the row of paintings.
He reached out and lifted the cloth on the painting, revealing a bunch of paintings, with deep, depressive colors. Huo Wei had prepared herself, but still couldn’t help but be stunned when she saw these paintings.
Good paintings can reflect the mood and emotions of the artist. The feeling these paintings convey to her is ….. boundless loneliness as if there is only one person left in the world, and her heart sank, feeling like a hand suddenly grasped at it tightly, cutting off her circulation.
Lou Xiao looked at her expression, his hand squeezed into a fist tightly, “Do you think…my paintings are bad?”
Early next morning, Huo Wei got up to eat breakfast and asked Cui Jing to help dress her up for the date.
Huo Ming and Zhao Sijia were going downstairs to have breakfast, but as soon as they passed her room, they couldn’t help but stop, as they could hear laughter inside.
Zhao Sijia was unpleased: “So she’s actually going on a date with Lou Xiao? What is she planning?”
This attitude, however, made Huo Ming a little uncomfortable, and even slightly jealous. He responded unhappily, “Why can’t it be Lou Xiao as the one with strange motives? Huo Wei is just an ordinary college student, what can she do to Lou Xiao? Lou Xiao on the other hand…Who knows why he’s suddenly acting nice towards Huo Wei, maybe he’s the one Huo Wei should stay away from.”
“Huo Ming! How could you say such things? Lou Xiao is not that kind of person!” Zhao Sijia was still cross with him from before, and she glanced at him harshly before going downstairs.
Huo Ming frowned, and walked into Huo Wei’s room, and asked crossly, “Huo Wei, how did you and Lou Xiao meet? He has no reason to approach you.”
Huo Wei was sitting in a wheelchair, fondling her outfits when he walked in. As soon as she heard his voice, the smile vanished from her face faster than lightning, and her voice took on a cold note, “Huo Ming, I already said, I will never forgive you. I’ll never admit that you are my brother, ever again.”
She slowly raised her head and looked directly into his eyes, “Do not ever enter my room again and leave me alone. Stop pretending to be my brother, stop pretending to care. Get out!”
Huo Ming looked at her eyes, and his heart sank. This was not the anger and coldness like they’ve had in previous quarrels, as this time, her tone was sharp and sliced through him like he’s the real enemy. For the first time, he truly realized that when he abandoned his sister that day, he has lost her, forever.
Cui Jing couldn’t help but pat Huo Wei on the shoulder as closure, “Wei Wei…”
Huo Wei looked up at her, silently, but this was more powerful than any words. Cui Jing sighed, thinking about all the pain she had suffered during that time, and could not stand that Huo Ming was still pushing on her. She raised her head and glared at Huo Ming, “I was there when Lou Xiao and Weiwei met. Take care of your own business first, before pointing fingers at your sister. Go, Weiwei is hardly happy nowadays, don’t be a nuisance here.”
Huo Ming glanced at Huo Wei again, then turned and left, without nostalgia. He loves reading and learning as a child, but Huo Wei did not share the same love and was instead always away playing. Although they are twins, they are not close, despite what everyone thinks.
He didn’t think he made that much of a big mistake. He didn’t even know that Huo Wei was injured in the woods. That incident was mostly accidental, but Huo Wei decided to end their relationship because of such a trivia matter. Obviously, Huo Wei is more in the wrong for this mess between them, then he might as well just let her be, and care for her less in the future.
Huo Wei watched him leave indifferently, and smiled at Cui Jing: “Mom, can you choose a pale pink outfit for me? I want to look cuter today.”
“Okay. You like Lou Xiao, right? That kid is better looking than celebrities! And he is of the same social rank as us. If you do like him, I can ask around and see what his reputation is like in our circle.” Cui Jing teased her daughter while taking out a set of pink clothes for her.
Huo Wei covered her face and said in a sullen voice, “Mom, don’t worry, there is nothing between us! Yet.”
Cui Jing laughed aloud, feeling better at seeing the lively expressions on Huo Wei’s face. As long as her daughter is cheerful, she can take other things slowly, as they cannot be compared to Huo Wei.
Huo Wei smiled at Cui Jing, and willingly took photos with her in front of the changing mirror, as she puts on different outfits chose by Cui Jing. She just got a notification that Huo Ming’s favorability rating for her dropped to 25, and fell to 50 for Cui Jing. Maybe soon, Huo Ming will do something again to sadden Cui Jing, but it doesn’t matter, with her by her mother’s side, there will be more happy days for Cui Jing in the future, instead of mopping around because of this “family”.
At nine o’clock, Lou Xiao’s car stopped outside the Huo’s villa on time, and it was he himself behind the wheel.
Huo Wei had already informed the servants so that they welcomed him into the living room as soon as they recognized him. Lou Xiao and Huo Tingwei are on the same level in terms of social status, but Huo Tingwei is the eldest of the family, and there is no reason for him to step down and welcome him at home, and he’s already gone.
Zhao Sijia deliberately waited for Lou Xiao in the living room today, and walked to him as soon as she sees him entering: “Brother Lou Xiao, You are here! I thought you were busy today and couldn’t come?”
The name “Brother Lou Xiao” made Huo Ming instantly jealous. He squinted and looked at Lou Xiao hostilely for his response, but Lou Xiao only nodded indifferently at her, and glanced up the stairs from time to time, as if he’s waiting for Huo Wei.
Huo Ming frowned at him and was puzzled. He nodded his hello to Lou Xiao and didn’t speak another word. In his heart, if Huo Wei doesn’t see him as her brother anymore, and the matter between Huo Wei and Lou Xiao has nothing to do with him. As long as it doesn’t affect the company, it doesn’t matter.
The three of them sat on the sofa in silence, as no one has anything to say. This awkward atmosphere was what Huo Wei felt when she went downstairs. Huo Ming’s body was tensed, Zhao Sijia was embarrassed and unhappy, and Lou Xiao, as an outsider, was the surprisingly most relaxed one. As soon as he saw her, he got up and greeted Huo Wei at once.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]
“Huo Wei, I’ve come to pick you up.”
Huo Wei smiled at him, “Did you have breakfast? You were working late at the company yesterday, was it for sparing some free time today? Did you sleep?”
Lou Xiao greeted Cui Jing first and then replied: “It was done at 4 in the morning. I slept in the office lounge for a while and had breakfast.” He was not very good at greetings, and asked her directly, “Are you ready to leave now?”
“Of course, I’m all ready.” Huo Wei held on a very convenient and comfortable pulley and waved back to Cui Jing, “Mom, I’m going now, don’t wait for me to eat, I will be back quite late.”
“Okay, Lou Xiao, take good care of Weiwei. Remember to set a time for her to have her medications and injections, I trust you on this, you have to send Weiwei back in one piece.” Cui Jing said in a relaxed tone, but her face was full of worry.
Lou Xiao understood. He took out his mobile phone and asked Huo Wei about injections and medications. He recorded them all carefully before he made his promise: “Auntie, don’t worry, I will take good care of Huo Wei.”
Huo Wei walked towards the door, and Lou Xiao followed her, paying attention to her feet, and no one would question how concerned he seems to be for her.
Zhao Sijia couldn’t help but walked a few steps forward and said to Lou Xiao, “Where are you going, Brother Lou Xiao? I moved today, do you want to go and see my new home?”
Huo Ming glanced at her and didn’t speak, but Lou Xiao replied indifferently: “Huo Ming should have arranged the moving for you already, and I shall not bother with the process. I have things to do today, you go on with yours.”
The atmosphere in the living room took on an embarrassing tone. Huo Wei glanced at them and got into Lou Xiao’s car with a smile on her face. Zhao Sijia’s favourability value for her is now -70, and her favourability value for Cui Jing is -30. The funny thing is that Zhao Sijia’s favourability value for Huo Ming has dropped by 6 points to 80, and his favourability value for Lou Xiao is 75, which is about the same as the favourability value for Huo Ming.
It seems that Zhao Sijia really trusts Lou Xiao and really regards him as her back, her solid soldier, her golden trump card.
But what makes her happy is that Lou Xiao’s favourability value for Zhao Sijia is only 20 points. When she was at the airport that day, she saw that Lou Xiao’s favourability for the sea was 50, 30 points more than Zhao Sijia, what a joke on her.
Lou Xiao smiled after seeing the smile on her face, “In a good mood?”
Huo Wei nodded, “Of course, I have a hunch that your paintings must be very beautiful! I also have several ideas I want to paint, and the house is so noisy, I can’t wait to go to your studio and paint away.”
“Then let’s go now.” Lou Xiao drove away from Huo’s house, thinking of the “noise” Huo Wei mentioned. It is probably due to Zhao Sijia. She seems to be…different from what he thought of her.
The thought only lingered for a moment, before it was tossed out of his mind, and he starts chatting with Huo Wei about paintings. Huo Wei didn’t know if she herself knows how to draw, but the original Huo Wei obviously did, as she could feel the joy when she’s discussing paintings with Lou Xiao, and this made her smile more and more.
Lou Xiao had a rare smile on his face, showing how much of a good mood he’s in. He directly took Huo Wei to his villa and asked servants to take all the things Huo Wei had brought to the studio. There were painting tools, injections, medicines, and snacks, all prepared by Cui Jing, and they are very well prepared.
Huo Wei said with a hint of embarrassment in her tone: “My mother is particularly worried about me. She always takes care of me as a child. I’m sorry to trouble you.”
“You are not a trouble.” Lou Xiao placed her gently in the wheelchair and pushed her closer to the villa. “Your mother loves you so much that others would even envy you. You are very lucky.”
Huo Wei shrugged, “I also have a father who doesn’t care about his family and a brother who has forgotten his sister. They brought me a lot of misery. But you are right, I am very happy to have my mother.”
Huo Wei saw the carpets in the villa and knew it was specially prepared for her due to her condition. After entering the studio, she saw two sets of painting tools and a soft sofa where she could rest, and her grin even more. She said to Lou Xiao happily: “Thank you, you are such a thorough person.”
They only just met yesterday, and the arrangements were all done in less than a day. This only means that he took her injury to heart.
“Well, I made you come here when you are still injured. So I should be one apologizing for being a nuisance.” Lou Xiao took out an alarm clock, set the time for the doctor to give her an injection, and then hesitated.
Huo Wei asked him curiously: “What’s wrong?”
Lou Xiao looked at her, looked at the row of paintings covered with cloths on the wall, pursed his lips tightly, and said, “You said you wanted to see my paintings yesterday, so I picked out a few of them here, but they might scare you off… Let’s just start painting.”
When he said this, Huo Wei was even more curious. The book only mentions that his hobby is painting, but has not described his paintings. Seeing that Lou Xiao wasn’t all that rejecting of the idea of sharing his work, she smiled and said, “I also brought two of my paintings for you to see. Let’s share our works. It is necessary to understand each other a little bit so that you can paint me more according to your heart.”
Lou Xiao didn’t refuse her request, and turned the pulley to her, leading her to the row of paintings.
He reached out and lifted the cloth on the painting, revealing a bunch of paintings, with deep, depressive colors. Huo Wei had prepared herself, but still couldn’t help but be stunned when she saw these paintings.
Good paintings can reflect the mood and emotions of the artist. The feeling these paintings convey to her is ….. boundless loneliness as if there is only one person left in the world, and her heart sank, feeling like a hand suddenly grasped at it tightly, cutting off her circulation.
Lou Xiao looked at her expression, his hand squeezed into a fist tightly, “Do you think…my paintings are bad?”
