Chapter 342 - Chapter 342: Scoundrel
Chapter 342: Scoundrel
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Lin Shanchu and the old man started chatting in front of Huo Zhuxiu.
Huo Zhuxiu was left aside, looking like an extra.
He did not interrupt their conversation to get their attention, but he quietly sized Lin Shanchu up.
Lin Shanchu was arrogant and unyielding when she spoke to him just now, but now she was extremely obedient.
She was really two-faced.
When the waiter knocked on the door and came in to serve the dishes, Lin Shanchu and the old man stopped talking.
The old man greeted Lin Shanchu warmly, “Shanshan, let’s eat.”
“Alright.” Lin Shanchu was starved, so she picked up some food and chowed down on it.
The old man looked at Lin Shanchu and sighed. “Yun Wu will dine here every time she returns to Capital City.”
Lin Shanchu paused and swallowed the food in her mouth. Then, she smiled and said, “Yun Wu will probably have time to come back after she is done with her work. ”
The old man said with a smile, “However, Yun Wu’s favorite food is cooked by our family’s chef. I’ll treat you to dinner at my place when you’re free.”
Lin Shanchu replied slowly, “…Alright.”
He was so enthusiastic that he invited her to his house for dinner on their first meeting…
Huo Zhuxiu, who had not had a chance to interrupt their conversation, finally found an opportunity after the meal.
“Dad, I’ll get someone to drive you home.”
Huo Zhuxiu stood beside the old man with his head slightly lowered, showing a submissive posture.
“No need.” The old man waved his hand and refused, “The chauffeur drove me here. You don’t have to make other arrangements.”
Huo Zhuxiu thought of getting someone to send the old man away first because he still had something to say to Lin Shanchu. It was natural that he would not give up so easily. Just as he was about to continue speaking, the old man already turned to look at Lin Shanchu.
“Shanshan, where do you live? I’ll give you a ride home.”
The old man placed one hand behind his back and looked concernedly at Lin Shanchu.
Lin Shanchu glanced at Huo Zhuxiu, whose face had darkened, and replied obediently, “Alright.”
Huo Zhuxiu watched helplessly as Lin Shanchu helped the old man leave.
After taking two steps, Lin Shanchu turned around and said with a smile,
“President Huo, thank you for treating me to dinner.”
Anger welled up inside Huo Zhuxiu’s heart, but he swallowed it and replied, “You’re welcome.”
As soon as they got into the car, the old man asked Lin Shanchu, “What did he say to you?”
Lin Shanchu realized that “he” referred to Huo Zhuxiu.
The old man’s expression was not as gentle as before, becoming a little serious.
Lin Shanchu pondered for two seconds before telling the truth.
“He said that as long as I follow his arrangements, I can become a woman worthy of Huo Chaosheng.”
After hearing those words, the old man sneered and scolded, “Scoundrel!” Lin Shanchu blinked and pretended not to hear anything.
“What do you think?” When the old man looked at Lin Shanchu, his tone softened.
Lin Shanchu summarized what she had said earlier, “He has his own rules and I have mine. Everyone will play by their rules.”
It meant that she would never follow Huo Zhuxiu’s arrangements.
The old man laughed heartily. “No wonder that scoundrel was so angry.” After he finished laughing, Lin Shanchu asked, “Grandpa, did Huo Xunzhou ask you to come?”
When the old man heard her words, he looked at Lin Shanchu seriously for a while and said in a mysterious tone, “Xunzhou calls me Grandfather, and you call me Grandpa?”
It was an indirect acknowledgement of Lin Shanchu’s words.
Lin Shanchu reservedly pursed her lips and rolled her eyes as she looked away. Then, she whispered, “Yun Wu and I are friends. Yun Wu’s grandpa is my grandpa.”
The old man did not expose her and said with a smile, “Xunzhou was afraid that you wouldn’t be able to deal with that scoundrel. He came to drink tea with me for an entire afternoon before I agreed to come over to take care of the situation.”
“Oh.” Huo Xunzhou always liked to secretly do things that concerned her.
“However, I’ve been sent on a fool’s errand today.” The lady was beautiful, smart and strong-minded. There was no need for him to go and take care of the situation at all.
Lin Shanchu shook her head and said sincerely, “Actually, I was a little afraid of him. Fortunately, you came over.”
The old man pursed his lip and said, “Alright, we’re family. Jus drop the pretense. ”
She was speechless. They were a family now?
The car stopped at the hotel entrance.
Before Lin Shanchu got out of the car, the old man reminded her, “When are you free?”
“Is something the matter, Grandpa?” Lin Shanchu asked.
“I want to invite you to my house for dinner.” The old man’s eyes suddenly looked sorrowful.
Lin Shanchu widened her eyes in surprise.
She thought that the old man was just making a casual remark.
“Xunzhou has been living in exile since he was young. Those who helped him are benefactors of the Yun family.”
“Your mother was Xunzhou’s teacher, but she passed away. As Xunzhou’s grandfather, I want to invite you to my house for dinner.”
The old man’s eyes were faintly sparkling with tears. As he spoke, he choked with sobs.
Lin Shanchu felt a lump in her throat as she heard those words. “I have to check my schedule. I’ll contact you afterward. Is that okay with you?” It was not within her authority to simply reject or postpone her jobs.
“Great!” The old man nodded and said repeatedly, “Great!”
When Lin Shanchu got out of the car, she was still thinking about what the old man had said.
Huo Xunzhou never told her his background in detail.
However, she heard rumors that Huo Xunzhou was an orphan.
Huo Xunzhou must have been living in exile since childhood.
It must have happened before he was three years old.
People would only start to remember things after they were three years old.
He was still so young at that time, so he must have lived a tough life.
Lin Shanchu unknowingly walked to the hotel room entrance.
She took out her room card and opened the door. He Xiang ran over as soon as she heard the commotion.
“Sister Lin, you…” He Xiang was shocked when she noticed Lin Shanchu’s eyes was slightly red-rimmed.
“Sister Lin, what’s wrong?”
Lin Shanchu rubbed her teary eyes and said sadly, “It’s nothing. I just feel that Huo Xunzhou was pitiful as a child.”
Huo Xunzhou said that she was hard-hearted and ruthless.
That was not the case.
She was clearly so soft-hearted and compassionate.
Qi Cheng also walked over.
“Shanshan, did his father give you a hard time?”
“His father wants to give me a hard time, but I don’t intend to give him the chance,” Lin Shanchu said as she walked into the room.
Qi Cheng frowned and followed behind her. “Huo Zhuxiu isn’t an ordinary person, you can’t let your guard down.”
“I know.”
Patriarch Yun scolded Huo Zhuxiu for being a scoundrel and Huo Xunzhou pretended to be disabled after returning to the Huo Family. All signs showed that Huo Zhuxiu was a difficult person to deal with.
It was much harder to deal with than Lu Shiyuan.
However, Huo Zhuxiu was different from Lu Shiyuan.
People like Huo Zhuxiu were good at solving problems in the quickest and most decisive way.
When he felt that the problem was difficult to solve, he would choose to directly deal with the person who created the problem.
What a coincidence. She never cared about her life..