“Mmm…”
Mainly, she didn’t dare not remember it.
Wen Yuan nodded obediently, “I remember, I do.”
Huo Shengye’s third kiss landed, and Wen Yuan’s cheeks flushed crimson. She couldn’t help but gently push Huo Shengye away, “It’s hot, stop kissing…”
Actually, it wasn’t hot at all; the car’s air conditioning was quite cool. But it was just… really embarrassing.
Huo Shengye pulled back and sat up straight, “Alright, no more kissing.”
Soon, the car arrived at the company where Wen Yuan was scheduled for her interview. As she unbuckled her seatbelt, Huo Shengye leaned over to open the door for her.
“Go on, be careful. Good luck with the interview. See you this afternoon.”
Wen Yuan nodded, accepting his well-wishes. Regardless of what was said online or by others, her impression of Huo Shengye over the past few days had been quite positive. She waved at him:
“Mm, see you this afternoon, Mr. Huo.”
Meanwhile, at the Shao family mansion, a room echoed with a scream akin to a pig being slaughtered.
After the scream, a furious curse erupted: “Fuck! Are you an idiot? Can’t you apply the medicine properly?!”
“I’m sorry, young master! I’m sorry…” The maid applying the medicine hurriedly apologized, “I’ll be gentler, I’ll be even gentler.”
Shao Feng snorted coldly and lay back down, “Do it again!”
“Yes, yes…” The maid was so frightened her face turned pale.
Just then, a man entered the hall—thick eyebrows, long eyes, tall and robust in stature, with a healthy wheat-colored complexion.
It was Shao Yong, the eldest son of the Shao family.
Shao Yong glanced at Shao Feng lying on the sofa, then at the maid applying medicine to him. His gaze fell on the bruises covering Shao Feng’s back, and his brow furrowed slightly.
This time, the maid applied the medicine with much lighter pressure, and Shao Feng didn’t cry out again. After finishing, the maid turned to tidy up and saw Shao Yong, quickly greeting him.
Shao Yong dismissed the maid. Hearing the commotion, Shao Feng swiftly got up from the sofa, hissing in pain as he did so.
“Big brother,” Shao Feng called out. Shao Yong grunted in acknowledgment but said nothing more, though his eyes clearly conveyed everything.
Understanding the question in Shao Yong’s gaze, Shao Feng forced a dry laugh, “It’s nothing, just took a fall.”
Shao Yong twitched the corner of his mouth. A fall? Could a fall cause injuries like that? How many floors would he have had to fall from?
And if he really had fallen from a height, why was it only his back that was injured?
“Where did you go fooling around, and who did you pick a fight with this time? Also, who’s the young lady you’re dating now?”
Shao Yong couldn’t be bothered to guess and asked directly.
Now that their parents were older and had retired to a southern city for their health, all matters of the Shao family had fallen onto the shoulders of the eldest son, including Shao Feng’s messes.
Shao Yong truly didn’t want to deal with these things, but he had a compulsive need for everything to be within his control to feel at ease.
It was just that his younger brother had never been easy to handle since childhood—poor grades, failing at everything. Later, in his second year of high school, he finally seemed to turn over a new leaf, only to suddenly announce he wanted to study abroad midway.
Fine, study abroad then. But then, during his freshman year, he suddenly said he was pursuing someone. They all thought they’d be preparing a wedding banquet for him upon his return.
Unexpectedly, not long ago, Shao Feng told him he had broken up with that person and was now dating someone else.
As a confirmed bachelor, Shao Yong found all this romantic drama exhausting just hearing about it.
He genuinely couldn’t understand how, no matter what Shao Feng did, he always managed to stir up so much trouble.
Fortunately, although Shao Feng had been troublesome, over the years he hadn’t provoked any particularly terrifying or absolutely unprovokable big figures.
So, he had managed to handle those messy situations from before.
But now… why wasn’t he speaking?
Shao Yong frowned more tightly, “Don’t tell me you’ve provoked someone you shouldn’t have?”
Shao Feng’s expression of tightly sealed lips undoubtedly told Shao Yong that he had guessed correctly.
Shao Yong felt a twitch at his temple, “Who? Which one?”
Shao Feng rubbed his head, “Um… seems like, it’s that one from the Huo family.”
In fact, Shao Feng truly wasn’t certain. That noon before he was beaten, those black-clad men had blocked him.
They were very tall, each one robust. Blocked by them, he could only hear the voice of the person ordering the beating, but couldn’t see that person’s appearance, nor even their back.
He only heard a cold “beat,” and when he opened his eyes again, those people were gone without a trace.
He suspected it was Huo Shengye because when he saw Huo Shengye that day, he was accompanied by black-clad men similar to those who beat him, so he guessed it was him.
But whether it was truly Huo Shengye, Shao Feng couldn’t be sure.
Still, at this point, thinking worst-case scenarios was necessary, otherwise he might die without knowing how.
That one from the Huo family? In the capital, there was only one Huo family. Shao Yong felt his head starting to ache.
“Shao Feng, do you want to die? You provoked a tycoon?”
At this moment, Shao Yong truly regretted persuading his parents to have another child. What brother or sister, having a sister would have been enough—this brother must have been his enemy from a past life?
“What did you provoke him about?”
“Brother, don’t shout so loud…” Shao Feng visibly cowered, “I, I didn’t provoke him about anything… but, but…”
Shao Feng’s tone grew increasingly uncertain. He thought it was absurd—how could Huo Shengye, that kind of man, know Wen Yuan, and seemingly care about Wen Yuan?
Wen Yuan was beautiful, yes, but men of that status had seen all kinds of beauties, surely not?
Slap! Shao Yong slapped Shao Feng’s head, messing up his hairstyle.
“I’m asking you! What time is this, and you still won’t explain? That’s a tycoon, a tycoon!! A tycoon who could crush our Shao family if displeased!”
This slap annoyed Shao Feng, “Brother, can you not worry so much first?” Shao Feng disliked Shao Yong’s look of thinking he was incompetent and troublesome.
Shao Feng decided to say something else to ease Shao Yong’s mood: “Brother, let me tell you some good news.”
Shao Yong’s face was stern, completely impatient, throwing Shao Feng a glance.
Shao Feng: “I’ve gotten together with Huo Lei. Didn’t you ask me which family’s lady I’m dating now? It’s the Huo family’s.”
Shao Yong widened his eyes, feeling his head ache even more, but now he only cared about another matter.
“Then tell me, who from the Huo family did you provoke? That Huo family lady, can she persuade the one you provoked?”
Whether she could persuade the one he provoked… Shao Feng recalled Huo Lei’s behavior when they encountered Huo Shengye at the mall the day he returned.
He thought, the opposite was more likely—with one glance from Huo Shengye, Huo Lei would perform three bows and nine kneels.
But he certainly couldn’t say that; if he did, Shao Yong would probably beat him dead.
Now his back was unbearably painful; he really couldn’t withstand any more beating.
Shao Feng lied, “Of course it’s no problem, bro, don’t worry, don’t worry.”
As he spoke, he deliberately obscured Huo Shengye’s identity and added, “I’ll have Huo Lei put in a good word for me when the time comes, and that young master will definitely calm down. We’re all young people; he won’t hold a grudge over such a small matter.”
Wen Yuan only realized upon arrival that her interview wasn’t a one-on-one session but a group interview—besides her, there were five other candidates vying for the same position, and the interview was conducted simultaneously for everyone.
After finishing and stepping out, Wen Yuan felt a bit less confident.
But… glancing up at the clear blue sky, she quickly shook off those negative thoughts.
It’s fine, it’s just the first interview. Failure is the mother of success; at least I gave it my best effort.
Wen Yuan adjusted her mood and walked to the side, pulling out her phone to hail a ride home.
Just then, a car parked in a roadside spot suddenly honked at her.
Wen Yuan was slightly puzzled, unsure if the driver was signaling her, when the horn sounded again.