Translator: Yunyi
Not only had Huo Yunque been patient with the girl, but he also didn’t lose his temper when she told him to apologize to her.
Now, he was even telling him to show Song Yaoyao to the restaurant.
Does this mean…
Master Huo likes the crybaby type?
Who would have thought?
Huo Qi arrived at the bottom of the stairs and located Song Yaoyao who was still walking around in circles. “Miss Song, the Master told me to show you to the restaurant. Do you want to eat Chinese food or western food?”
“Wow! Gege told you to come? I want to eat Chinese food.” Song Yaoyao’s eyes lit up. As soon as she lifted her head, she spotted a figure on the second floor that wasn’t too clear, but her instincts told her it was the man she had met not long ago.
Waving her hand, she smiled and said, “See you next time, Gege!”
As Huo Qi led the way, he asked in confusion, “Miss Song, why do you keep calling the Master, Gege?”
“Why do you keep calling him Master?” Song Yaoyao asked back.
Huo Qi: “That’s because he’s the master of the house!”
Song Yaoyao: “Oh, I call him Gege because I want to.”
Huo Qi rolled his eyes to the back of his head. He couldn’t continue with this conversation!
The place where Chinese food was served was located inside a traditional-style building. As they entered through a wooden bridge, they could hear the trickling sound of spring water.
Arriving at the entrance without a word, Huo Qi smiled. “Miss Song, we’ve arrived at the restaurant.”
“So this is where the restaurant’s located. Did I walk the opposite way?” Song Yaoyao finally understood what had happened as she knocked herself on the head. Her bad sense of direction was getting worse.
Huo Qi scoffed on the inside, Ha, you finally realized?
Just as he turned to leave, he was suddenly called back.
“Huo Qi? What are you doing here? Does Small Uncle want to eat something?”
The person that was speaking was a handsome young man. Dressed in a casual well-tailored suit, he began to walk toward him.
“Eldest Young Master,” Huo Qi greeted with a smile as he shook his head and pointed at Song Yaoyao, “Master Huo doesn’t want any food, but I was under his instruction to bring Miss Song here.”
“Miss Song?” Huo Ningxi paused for a second before he looked to the side and said in surprise, “Yaoyao? Did you meet my Small Uncle?”
Objectively speaking, Huo Ningxi did not hate Song Yaoyao, but, he didn’t like her either. Song Yaoyao was weak and introverted, so they never interacted.
Song Yaoyao’s eyes lit up. Ignoring Huo Ningxi, she turned and asked Huo Qi, “So Gege’s surname is Huo?”
Huo Qi looked at Huo Ningxi’s strange expression and refused to answer.
“Miss Song, I’ve completed my task, so I should return. If fate allows, we shall meet again. Goodbye!”
After speaking, he left without turning back.
Song Yaoyao blinked and finally placed her gaze on Huo Ningxi. To be honest, he wasn’t bad looking and he had a slight resemblance to Huo Yunque, but after seeing the best specimen, it was impossible for Huo Ningxi to make her heart flutter at all.
Huo Ningxi looked at her questioningly: “Gege? Did you just call my uncle, Gege?”
Song Yaoyao smiled slightly, “Yes, can’t I? My Gege is handsome, sexy, and he looks young. So what if I call him Gege?”
Huo Ningxi, “If you call him Gege, then what should I call you?”
Huo Yunque had seniority over them. If Song Yaoyao greeted him in this way, wasn’t she skipping a generation?
But, Song Yaoyao replied with an air of confidence, “You can call me Auntie.”
“What?” Huo Ningxi thought he was hearing things.
Changing her response, Song Yaoyao said, “What I said was, you can call me whatever you want.”
After that, she left Huo Ningxi behind and walked proudly into the restaurant. She then picked a spot with a good view and began to order food.
Huo Ningxi pursed his lips and looked at the leisurely Song Yaoyao. He wanted to question her, but before he took a step forward, the phone in his pocket rang.
He looked at the caller ID, sighed, and stepped to the side to answer it.
“Hello? Jingwan? Why are you calling me so late at night?”
“Ningxi! Can you come here for a bit? I’m really scared. Please come and keep me company! Huhu…”
As soon as the phone connected, he could hear Song Jingwan crying in fear on the other side. Huo Ningxi was a little shocked. From memory, Song Jingwan had always been graceful and refined. It was rare to see her break down in tears.
Something must have happened to her. Huo Ningxi lifted his legs and started walking toward the girl’s room. As he walked, he said in a deep voice, “Wait for me. I’ll be right there!”
A few minutes later, Huo Ningxi stood outside Song Jingwan’s door, raised his hand, and started knocking on it. In an instant, the door was opened and a petite figure quickly pounced into his arms.
“Huhuhu, Ningxi, you’re finally here! Do you know what happened? Yaoyao’s lost her mind! She tried to kill me!”
…
Song Yaoyao had no idea how Song Jingwan slandered her behind her back. Of course, even if she knew, she wouldn’t care. In fact, she would be glad to see it happen.
Toward this so-called ‘fiance’, not only did she have no feelings, she was inexplicably disgusted by him because of the original owner of her body.
She finished her dinner beautifully and finally felt alive again.
When she returned, she went to find the manager of the resort and asked for a new room. That night, she slept in this new room and had a night of sweet dreams.
The next day was a bright and sunny day. It was also the day that they were returning to the Song Family Home.
Song Yaoyao changed into a new set of clothes and went to pack her luggage in the other room. After that, she slowly made her way to the restaurant.
Upon seeing her, Song Jingwan’s pupils constricted and she immediately leaned toward Huo Ningxi in fear.
They looked so affectionate that those that didn’t know them would think that they were actually a pair.
Song Yaoyao’s eyes curved and she smiled sweetly as she waved at Song Jingwan and greeted her. “Sis, good morning~”
She put down her luggage and went to sit opposite Song Jingwan before she asked a waiter for a bowl of congee. She then rested her head on her hands and admired Song Jingwan’s pale complexion. “Sis, you don’t look too well. Are you sick?” she asked in concern.
“Ningxi…” Song Jingwan said with her nasally voice as she tugged on Huo Ningxi’s sleeve.
Huo Ningxi narrowed his eyes and secretly analyzed Song Yaoyao. However, he discovered that her expression seemed normal. Apart from talking and smiling a little more than usual, she did not look evil or cruel at all.
But…Jingwan had told him that Song Yaoyao wanted to kill her…
With her cowardly personality, would she dare to do that?
Huo Ningxi didn’t completely believe Song Jingwan. But while he was hesitating, Song Jingwan’s best friend, who was sitting on the other side of her, began to say in an unfriendly tone, “Song Yaoyao, do you think your family will pay attention to you if Jingwan dies? Stop dreaming! Even without Jingwan, Auntie and Uncle won’t like you! That’s your fate!”
Huo Ningxi furrowed his brows.
“Fate?” Song Yaoyao held back a smile as she looked at Song Jingwan with a hurt expression. “Is that what you think of me as well? Did you tell everyone that I tried to kill you and replace you? How does that benefit me? If that’s the case, can I also say that I fell into the pool last night because you pushed me?”
“Yaoyao, how can you think of me like that?” Song Jingwan immediately interrupted in a panic.
Song Yaoyao’s eyes were dark and seemingly clear, but when one looked directly into it, they would find themselves being drawn in and unable to see the other end.
“If you can, then why can’t I?”
Song Jingwan had been wearing a mask for a long time, so she managed to maintain her calmness. But her trembling fingertips proved that she was actually panicking.
Huo Ningxi’s doubts grew as his gaze alternated between Song Yaoyao and Song Jingwan. From a biased perspective, he naturally believed Song Jingwan more. However, she claimed that Song Yaoyao wanted to kill her without any evidence to back her claim. How was he to believe that?
After her panic faded, Song Jingwan realized this and understood that even though she couldn’t accept it, she had to. Fortunately for her, they were returning home soon. She was bound to find a way to deal with Song Yaoyao!
The Song Family only had space for one precious daughter, and that was her, Song Jingwan!
“I must have been imagining things because I didn’t sleep well,” Song Jingwan said between gritted teeth as she revealed an ugly grin.
“Oh, me too.”
After she finished her congee, Song Yaoyao smiled and stood up, “But Sis, don’t worry, I won’t compete with you over anything. Look at the way you’re acting so affectionate with my fiance. Did I make any comment about it?”
She spread her palms and deliberately emphasized the word, ‘fiance’.
After she was done talking, she walked away confidently without looking at Huo Ningxi and Song Jingwan’s uncomfortable expressions and left behind a crowd of silent onlookers.
Not long after she left, news began to spread about how her personality had changed after falling into the water.
Meanwhile, Song Yaoyao arrived at the bottom of the mountain in the car provided by the resort. Just as she stepped out of the car, she spotted a familiar figure in the window of another car.
“Gege!”
She happily skipped over and leaned against the window with a smile.
“Gege, are you returning today as well?”
When he heard the familiar voice, Huo Yunque glanced up slightly and said in a cold tone, “You should call me Small Uncle.”
Song Yaoyao pouted and secretly glared at Huo Qi.
It appeared as though this bigmouth had gone back and told Huo Yunque everything.
“Why must I call you Small Uncle? Gege clearly makes you sound younger,” Song Yaoyao said, pretending to be oblivious.
Huo Yunque closed the files in his hands and looked Song Yaoyao up and down as he held back a smile. “I am Huo Ningxi’s elder. Are you calling me Gege because you want to be his elder too?”
Huo Yunque said this as a casual comment, but to his surprise, the girl immediately blushed.
There was a gleam of water in her eyes. As she blinked, she twisted her body and said, “Well…it’s not impossible~”
Huo Qi: “???”
Miss, don’t you think you’re being too ambitious?!
But, reality proved that Song Yaoyao could do anything as long as she set her mind to it.
Huo Yunque let out a laugh. Stretching out his long slender hand, he pressed it against the head that was almost inside his car and pushed it away. In a deep voice, he said casually, “But I don’t like little kids.”
Faced with rejection, Song Yaoyao felt aggrieved. “I’m still young! I will grow!”
Huo Yunque: “Grow?”
He raised an eyebrow in doubt.
Song Yaoyao immediately felt unhappy: “…”
F*ck, why did she have to be short in both lives? Since she was given the chance to live again, why couldn’t the Gods be generous and give her a few extra centimeters?
Song Yaoyao turned and left without hesitation. Her face drooped and she had an unapproachable vibe that gave off a deadly warning for anyone that dared to get close.
At that moment, Huo Qi said the wrong thing at the wrong time: “Sir, is Miss Song angry?” Is it because you said she was short?
“I guess girls also care about their height. But, then again, I think Miss Song is quite cute. She’s petite and delicate. I would.....”
As the temperature dropped, and the atmosphere almost turned to ice, Huo Qi’s voice grew quieter and quieter.......until he swallowed his last words and huddled into a ball.
Huo Yunque opened his files again. Without lifting his gaze, he commanded emotionlessly, “Start the car.”
…
Song Yaoyao sat inside her car. If someone was to see her search history at that moment, they would discover that her searches were sad but hilarious.
‘Will an 18-year-old girl continue to grow?’
‘Do I have no hope if my crush rejects me for being short?’
‘What can I eat to grow taller?’
Answer: No. Don’t even dream about it. Give up!
Pak—
Song Yaoyao threw her phone to the side. What a piece of trash! It couldn’t even please a girl!
Knock, knock, knock. Just as Song Yaoyao was sulking, there was a knock on her car window, and Huo Ningxi’s handsome face appeared outside. “Please unlock the car door so Jingwan can get in.”
Song Yaoyao was in a bad mood and she was on the verge of losing her temper.
She glanced at Song Jingwan, and Song Jingwan subconsciously tightened her grip around Huo Ningxi’s arm.
Song Yaoyao sneered and crossed her arms. “Young Master Huo, can I trouble you with something?”
“What?” Huo Ningxi asked.
“We’re not officially engaged; it was just a verbal agreement between our two families. When you get home, can you confirm with your Small Uncle that there’s nothing between the two of us? That I don’t like you and I will never be with you. I think you and Song Jingwan are quite a good match; you’re made for each other. Since you like her and she likes you, please get together soon, okay?”
She spoke quickly and finished swiftly.
Song Jingwan was taken by surprise as she looked at Song Yaoyao with caution. Even though Song Yaoyao said this, she did not believe that she was giving her genuine blessings. She was sure that she was just playing tricks.
Although deep down, she hoped for Huo Ningxi to draw the line with Song Yaoyao, he was still her fiance, so she forced a smile and said, “Yaoyao, don’t say things in anger.”
Song Yaoyao’s gaze fell upon Song Jingwan’s hands, “My dear sister, can you move your hand away from his arm when you say this?”
Her actions did not match her words.
Which older sister acted so affectionately with the fiance of their younger sister? What a fake b*tch!
“Driver, let’s go.”
“But the Elder Miss hasn’t…” the driver hesitated. He had actually started the engine already, but Song Jingwan did not appear as though she was boarding the car.
Song Yaoyao’s eyes curved. “Sis wants to ride with Young Master Huo. You should let them be.”
In the rearview mirror, the girl’s dark eyes were beaming frighteningly with infinite coldness.
The driver jumped in fright. By the time he realized what was happening, he was already stepping on the accelerator.
Caught off guard, Huo Ningxi and Song Jingwan were covered in exhaust fumes.
Grabbing onto Huo Ningxi’s sleeve, Song Jingwan said pitifully, “Ningxi…”
Huo Ningxi took a deep breath and did not look pleased. “Fine, come with me.”
…
It took roughly 5 hours to drive between the mountain resort and the Song Family Home.
The mountain road was bumpy, causing Song Yaoyao to feel uncomfortable. It took her a while to fall asleep, but it didn’t last long before she was awakened by a noise.
Song Yaoyao couldn’t be judged by her usually smiling face. When she screwed up it up and did not say a word, no one dared to look her in the eye.
The driver felt the pressure in the car. He thought for a bit and said, “Something happened up ahead; the road seems to be blocked. We are trapped here.”
Hearing this, Song Yaoyao raised her eyelids and looked forward. It appeared as though the car that had left her behind earlier was blocking the road.
She humphed, closed her eyes, and did not say a word.
Meanwhile, Huo Qi was the only one that took particular notice of Song Yaoyao. He turned around and reported to Huo Yunque, “Sir, Miss Song’s car is behind!”
Huo Yunque’s expression did not change. He simply remained quiet as though he didn’t hear a thing.
Seeing this, Huo Qi did not dare to make another sound.
Song Yaoyao’s driver ran up front to check on the situation and returned to explain that there had been a landslide. Judging by the situation, they wouldn’t be able to leave anytime soon.
Song Yaoyao didn’t mind. She stepped out of her car and shook her legs which were numb from sitting and jumped a few times.
But while she was moving around, she suddenly heard a commotion in the crowd not far away.
“Old Li! Old Li, what’s wrong?
“Where’s your medicine?
“Oh my God! Doctor! Is there a doctor?!”
Song Yaoyao furrowed her brows and slowly walked over.
She stood behind the crowd and watched leisurely. She had clearly experienced the process of death, so she did not fear it.
At that very moment, there was an old white-haired man convulsing on the ground with purplish-blue lips, breathing rapidly. Song Yaoyao could tell without checking the man’s pulse that he was having a heart attack. She had experienced it before.
In her previous life, her grandfather’s family had been masters in Chinese medicine for over a century. Back then, due to her bad health, she couldn’t run around too much. Thus, she sat quietly and learned all her grandfather’s skills.
7
However, she had no intention of doing anything until a man in his thirties suddenly ran toward the old man crying sadly. Song Yaoyao thought about the moment that she stopped breathing in her previous life; her father, mother, and brother must have been devastated.
She furrowed her brows in annoyance and said in a dull tone, “If you keep surrounding him like this, he will only die faster.”
Hearing this, the crowd immediately retaliated. “Oh, young lady, what are you saying?”
“I know, right? How could you curse him like that?”
The middle-aged man had no time to care about the commotion. All he knew was, there was a landslide and no ambulance could get through. Even if a helicopter came, it wouldn’t make it in time.
His face was covered in tears as he asked in a pleasantly surprised manner, “Do you know CPR?!”
He was so desperate for help that he didn’t even notice Song Yaoyao’s appearance and age.
“Oh, what would a child know?”
“Be careful she doesn’t kill him instead!”
“I don’t think she can do it. Young people these days love to show off!”
One word here, one sentence there. The crowd became so noisy that they sounded like a market.
The middle-aged man couldn’t stand it and yelled, “Shut the f*ck up! If you can cure my father, I can bow to you if you want, but if you can’t, then zip it!”
Huo Qi was shocked. He watched as Song Yaoyao crouched down beside the old man and he turned his head around. “Sir, Miss Song is certainly brave!”
The old man clearly looked like he was done for. By stepping forward, wasn’t she attracting trouble for herself?
Huo Ningxi also took notice. He shook his head and said, “Song Yaoyao shouldn’t be nosy.”
He recognized the middle-aged man. If she didn’t cure his father, this matter would not end well.