The tension in the room kept rising, with an undercurrent between Hu Mu and Hu Li, creating a stormy atmosphere. The servants had already retreated to a safe distance. Hu Mu pursed her lips, trying to resist Hu Li’s powerful pressure before finally nodding in acknowledgment.

“I never harmed her,” she said, her expression unchanged, after a few minutes, using her years of practice to steady her nerves. After all, she hadn’t personally harmed Huayan.

“Oh...” Hu Li’s single syllable was filled with suspicion, or perhaps mockery, or maybe he wasn’t prepared to expose her lie.

“What, you still doubt your mother’s words?”

“Since he’s back in Germany, let father handle the matter from here. I’m leaving.” Now that Jindi was gone, there was no point in holding him captive anymore. Hu Li didn’t want to stay there another moment and walked briskly toward the door.

“Where are you going?” Hu Mu asked angrily, watching her son, who no longer accepted her constraints, but Hu Li ignored her calls.

“Aren’t you two coming?” Hu Li cast an impatient glance at Hu Da and Hu Er.

Under Hu Mu’s warning gaze, they reluctantly followed him.

The more intense and unyielding Hu Li became, the more shocked Hu Mu felt. After the initial shock, her heart filled with a deep-seated hatred as she silently repeated Huayan’s name countless times. The servants, seeing the fierce look in her eyes, couldn’t help but tremble and bowed their heads, not daring to look further.

“Master, are you going back to the company now?” Hu Er asked with a heavy heart after Hu Da had nudged him several times, seeing Hu Li’s grim expression.

“You’re coming with me. Hu Da, go to the company,” Hu Li said without looking back, continuing to walk.

Receiving his orders, Hu Er glanced at Hu Da as if to say, “I told you, Master would definitely go to find Miss Huayan.” Hu Da could only helplessly follow his brother’s orders and head to the company. He couldn’t understand why Miss Huayan’s occasional words would tease Hu Er so much, yet Hu Er still seemed so eager to see her.

If it were some different kind of affection he had for Miss Huayan, he hadn’t shown any signs of it upon observation. Miss Huayan was like a magical stone, influencing people's hearts without even trying.

Just as Huayan stepped out of the car, her phone rang with an unfamiliar number. Hesitating, she reluctantly answered.

“Xiaoyan, I just got off the plane. Where are you?” The familiar voice echoed in her mind. Huayan was stunned for a moment before finally asking in disbelief, “Is that you, Hu Li?”

“Idiot, it’s me. Where are you? I’ll come find you.” Hu Li’s hoarse laugh, carrying a metallic quality, came through.

“You jerk, how could you only call me now...” Huayan began to cry uncontrollably as she spoke.

“Xiaoyan, what’s wrong? Don’t cry, please don’t cry...” Hearing her sobbing made Hu Li’s heart ache even more. He wished he could immediately be by her side, holding her tight and never letting go.

“Wait for me, I’ll come pick you up at the airport.” Passersby looked at Huayan as she wiped her tears, her face turning red. She stopped crying, but her voice was thick with the aftereffects of sobbing.

“Okay.”

Having just gotten into the car, Jiucheng was searching for Huayan from Section Three. Seeing her leave, he waved for her to stop, but she, eager to see Hu Li, didn’t notice.

The taxi driver mentioned it to her, but Huayan, lost in thought, didn’t pay attention, so the driver fell silent, preferring to avoid more trouble.

Urging the driver to speed up, Huayan managed to reach the airport in less than half an hour. After paying the fare, she stood on tiptoe, focusing on finding Hu Li among the crowd. The travelers were like ants, their noise giving her a headache, and she couldn’t spot him despite her efforts.

Growing anxious, she was about to call Hu Li when a solid body pressed against her back, and a pair of arms tightly wrapped around her, the light breath of a man falling on her ear.

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Recognizing the familiar body and scent, Huayan knew it was the man she’d been longing for day and night. Tears welled up again, and she buried her head in Hu Li’s chest, her sobs growing louder, alarming Hu Li as he tried to comfort her.

“Where were you? You disappeared for so long, and you were even spending time with other women, flirting... The more Hu Li comforted her, the more her pent-up grievances and resentment poured out like a flood.

Being accused like this by Huayan, Huli could only smile helplessly and indulgently pat her back, speaking humbly.

Hu Er stood not far from Huli and Huayan, eyes reddened. He was moved by their deep affection but worried about their uncertain future. Initially, he believed that as long as the master persisted, they could withstand the family's opposition, and perhaps the Lord and Madam would turn a blind eye out of familial consideration and agree in the end.

However, when Madam suddenly arrived and swiftly confined the master and them in the villa, he knew the situation outside wasn't calm during their confinement. He couldn't believe Madam wouldn't take action against Miss Huayan.

Seeing Huayan crying in grievance made him even more anxious, uncertain if she had already been harmed.

"Little Yan, shall we leave here first?" With more and more people around them staring, he didn't want others to see Huayan in such a vulnerable state.

Huayan nodded without lifting her head. She still didn't move from Huli's embrace, her head rubbing against his body, igniting in Huli a primitive instinct belonging to a man.

But Huayan, who caused all this, did not have such awareness. Enduring days of separation, Huli's accumulated deep longing turned into affectionate action. He lifted Huayan and headed towards his waiting car.

Huayan's petite figure, leaning against the tall Huli, resembled an eagle and its fledgling. Many onlookers were astonished, their jaws nearly dropping. They thought this couple was too bold.

At the airport where people mostly saw men holding bouquets of expensive flowers, standing in front of luxury cars waiting for their loved ones to appear, though there were instances of embracing and intimacy, very few dared to act like Huli, disregarding the surrounding gazes and picking someone up waist-high, as if nurturing their own baby. Many female travelers were amazed and envious.

This beautiful scene was interrupted by a woman's voice: "So, Huli, you're in the capital. I'm glad I didn't go to the seaside city to find you, or I would have missed you." Wearing a small, snow-white down jacket and knee-high boots, like an elf in the snow, Li Jiaojiao ran over in surprise. Familiarly, she pulled on Huli's clothes and coquettishly spoke.

"Oh? Who's this?" It took Li Jiaojiao a moment to see clearly the person Huli was holding. Looking at her clothes, she must be a woman. The joy she felt a moment ago suddenly cracked, but she restrained herself from going up to pull Huayan's hand up.

Which woman could make Huli hold her like this? She remembered wanting to shake hands with Huli back then, but he pretended not to see her.

Hearing this voice, Huayan, who had just awakened from her emotions, immediately understood the situation and met Li Jiaojiao. After a brief thought, she realized their enmity had become narrow, encountering Li Jiaojiao. Struggling to jump out of Huli's arms, unfortunately, Huli tightened his arms without moving, preventing her from succeeding.

Glaring at Huli, she gave up. At this point, Li Jiaojiao woke up from her petrification and pointed at Huayan, saying, "You, you..."

"Long time no see, Miss Li Jiaojiao." Huayan moved her body slightly, found a comfortable posture, and smiled at Li Jiaojiao.

Looking at her, Huayan recalled being thrown into the corner of her memory, the day Li Dong met her. These brothers and sisters are arrogant and arrogant, trying to get her away from Huli's ridiculous scene.

Are they standing in a high place, complimented by people, forgetting what they are? Just because the brain is full of tofu, say these words.

At this point, she has a little playful heart, anyway, as long as Huli is there, her inner little demon will be eager to try.

Huli originally intended to ignore Li Jiaojiao, taking Huayan directly into the car and leaving this annoying place. For Li Jiaojiao, Huli was just like seeing a big cabbage in a vegetable market. Unfortunately, looking down and seeing the evil light in Huayan's eyes, he softened and decided to indulge her.

"Though it's quite troublesome to clean up the mess, as long as Huayan is happy, he's willing to shoulder everything for her.

"How come you're here? And still with...?"

"You want to ask why I'm still with Huli, right?" Huayan grinned like the big bad wolf teasing the little white rabbit, and said, "Is there a problem with girlfriends being with their boyfriends?"

Taken aback by Huayan's response, Li Jiaojiao felt both hurt and mentally disoriented. After a while, she calmed down and said, "Even so, you shouldn't let Huli hold you in public like that. It's uncouth. You're tarnishing Huli's reputation." Li Jiaojiao's words were firm, accompanied by a feigned tone of well-meaning reminder.

Huli raised an eyebrow. Without waiting for Huayan to speak, he coldly and warningly said, "My affairs have nothing to do with Miss Li. Please mind your own status."

After saying this, he glanced at Huayan, silently asking if she was ready to leave. Huayan glanced around at the increasing number of onlookers and nodded. She buried herself again in Huli's embrace, closing her eyes to rest. After all, absorbing a bunch of jade today had left her somewhat weary.

Li Jiaojiao, utterly disregarded, stared angrily at the departing couple, feeling completely defeated.

"Brother, that Huayan is actually the person Huli likes. What should I do?" Li Jiaojiao cried out in despair to her all-knowing elder brother.

"What's wrong with you? Weren't you supposed to be on a plane to the seaside city by now?" Li Dong, just having delivered a report and clothes to his superior and about to brew some tea, asked in confusion upon hearing his sister's emotionally distraught and almost tearful tone.

"I ran into them at the airport, and that woman Huayan even mocked me..." If Huli was Huawei's psychological support for Huayan, then Li Dong was Li Jiaojiao's entire reliance.