How could Huo Minghui not understand the sarcasm in his words? He had indeed been spending all this time at the company, but the people there were all Huo Shiyue’s lackeys. They paid him lip service while secretly disregarding everything he said.
Now that Huo Shiyue had awakened, all his schemes had come to nothing.
How could Huo Minghui possibly accept that?
He couldn’t stand seeing Huo Shiyue looking so pleased with himself. His eyes shifted as an idea came to him, and he said with a smile, “Big Brother, Mother heard that you’ve woken up and was so happy that she immediately went out. She said she was going to Baoxiang Temple herself to thank Master Mingwu.”
Huo Shiyue leaned against the headboard, completely unmoved. His eyelids drooped slightly, his long lashes casting a shadow over his eyes and concealing his emotions.
“All right.” Old Madam Huo spoke up at just the right moment to send everyone away. “Shiyue has only just woken up and needs to rest. You all go out.”
“Yes, Old Madam.”
Everyone filed out.
Old Madam Huo remained in the room for half an hour. When she came out, she officially announced that Huo Shiyue and Su Ni were engaged, with the wedding to take place once Su Ni turned twenty.
The news sent shockwaves through Jingbei.
The various prominent families immediately began sending people to investigate.
Everyone knew that Huo Shiyue had been gravely ill and that a daughter of the Su family was supposed to marry into the Huo family to bring him good fortune. But wasn’t such a marriage supposed to happen as soon as possible? How had it suddenly turned into an engagement?
After all, quite a few people had already chosen sides during this period.
Fortunately, the Huo family had no intention of keeping Huo Shiyue’s recovery a secret, so the news that he had awakened quickly spread throughout Jingbei.
Those who had taken sides immediately became restless. The more they thought about Huo Shiyue’s methods, the more frightened they became—some were so terrified that they barely dared to sleep.
“What? Huo Shiyue has woken up?”
The Su family naturally received the news as well.
The housekeeper glanced at Su Ni hesitantly before continuing, “The Huo family has also officially announced that President Huo is engaged to our eldest miss. They said the wedding will take place once she turns twenty.”
“Which eldest miss?”
Mrs. Su didn’t understand at first. Then she turned and saw Su Ni, and immediately flew into a rage.
“Su Ni?”
“Yes.”
The housekeeper answered through gritted teeth.
“Our Su family’s eldest miss is Yaoyao and Yaoyao alone.” Mrs. Su immediately stood up. “No. I’m going to the Huo family.”
Now that Huo Shiyue had awakened, who would care about Huo Minghui anymore?
“Sit down!”
Su Zhengguo’s voice was deep and authoritative.
“What do you think the Huo family is? Do you think you can just go there whenever you please?”
In front of the Huo family, the Su family had never had any say.
“But we can’t really let this wild girl marry into the Huo family!” Mrs. Su paced anxiously around the room.
Su Zhengguo, however, didn’t see it that way. He didn’t care which daughter married into the Huo family. In the end, the one benefiting would still be the Su family.
Su Mengyao had remained silent all this time, but secretly, she had dug her fingernails into her fingers hard enough to draw blood. Her eyes shifted, and she began comforting her mother.
“Mom, don’t worry. I’m sure Big Sister will be just like me. Even after she gets married, she’ll do everything she can to support the Su family.”
“Hmph. We should be grateful if she doesn’t turn around and make trouble for us,” Mrs. Su muttered dismissively.
Su Zhengguo immediately fell into thought.
Seeing that she had achieved the result she wanted, Su Mengyao’s lips curled upward almost imperceptibly, and she secretly congratulated herself.
She knew her father, Su Zhengguo, better than anyone. He put profit above everything else. As long as she could make him believe that Su Ni might harm the Su family after marrying into the Huo family, he would find a way to stop the marriage—or at the very least, use the situation to secure greater benefits for himself.
“Su Ni, don’t get too pleased with yourself just yet,” Su Jingheng suddenly said.
Su Ni, who had been sitting quietly to the side watching everything, blinked innocently.
When had she ever looked pleased?
“I think this engagement is nothing more than a stopgap measure by the Huo family.”