Adopting and Raising the Male Lead and the Villain

Chapter 264

“Were you talking to Li Jinyuan?” Huo Chengming’s voice sounded from his desk.

Zhong Yuhuan nodded. “Mhm. I asked a bit about his current situation.”

Huo Chengming opened his mouth, unable to resist saying, “Why does he need you to worry?” His tone was weird, extremely different from his usual style.

Zhong Yuhuan was dumbfounded. “… I still need to ask.”

Huo Chengming didn’t pursue this; he was only sulking.

Angry at why he only focused on his work when he sat down…

Huo Chengming looked at the clock on the wall. It wasn’t early anymore. “Wanna get lunch?”

“Mhm, sure.”

Huo Chengming grabbed his suit jacket and walked out with Zhong Yuhuan. As he walked, he wondered how to get the paparazzi to photograph them together…

Zhong Yuhuan and Huo Chengming walking out together drew many gazes.

The entire company was secretly discussing them.

“Could Mr. Huo be adopted as well?”

“Doesn’t seem like it.”

“Miss Zhong’s maternal family is really discerning, adopting a male god like Li Jinyuan.”

“I’m so envious, eating with my Li yesterday and eating with Mr. Huo today, ahhh. Sure enough, are outstanding people always surrounded by other outstanding people?”

“No comment. I’m going to work harder, bye.”

How could Zhong Yuhuan have known that she was being worshipped by those around her for being so outstanding? She only followed Huo Chengming out and ate lunch at a restaurant.

Han Yingying called.

“No wonder you canceled on us today. You were afraid of being blocked by the paparazzi?” Han Yingying gleefully said.

“Yeah, the paparazzi are pretty annoying.” Zhong Yuhuan didn’t mention that it was because she had to eat with Huo Chengming. If she did say it, she would need to properly explain everything.

“Oh, how are you and Wen Yongchen? Recently, I saw on the news that… You two are going badly?”

Zhong Yuhuan bit her chopsticks and looked down, slowly telling Han Yingying, “He was alright in the beginning. His personality and appearance are all good. But it’s just that he first had a conflict with Li Jinyuan and later with Huo Chengming. That won’t work…”

On the other end, Han Yingying paused a bit, speechless.

Zhong Yuhuan noticed her silence, so she added, “What’s wrong? What do you want to say? Do you want to persuade me?”

“Not persuade you. It’s still yourself who’s the clearest about whether or not that person is suitable and how much you like him. You’re the one dating, not me. It’s just that you said that he first had a conflict with little Li, then little Huo. Have you ever felt that it’s not Wen Yongchen’s fault?”

“What does that mean?” Zhong Yuhuan forcefully chewed on her chopsticks.

Huo Chengming had focused his attention on Zhong Yuhuan the moment he heard his name.

But he didn’t pay attention to who Zhong Yuhuan was talking to.

He stared intensely at her lips.

She had just drunk the soup that he ladled for her, her crimson lips shining with water.

Her lips parted slightly when she spoke, showing a few of her white teeth.

While speaking, she would occasionally bite her chopsticks, a pink tongue peeking between her teeth.

Huo Chengming suddenly felt an irresistible emotion rise.

Logic told him that it wasn’t good.

But ever since Turkey, after the Pandora’s Box in his mind was opened… All of his thoughts slowly changed, similar to an unfettered wild horse galloping in an uncontrollable speed.

Just like now.

Huo Chengming seemed calm on the surface but was having restless thoughts.

He wanted to push the girl in front of him onto the table, take away the chopsticks and phone in her hands, and kiss and suck her lips while tasting the sweetness in her mouth that the soup left behind. He wanted to make his name be the only name she would ever be able to say.

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Han Yingying continued to talk, hesitantly saying, “Have you ever thought that it’s Li Jinyuan and Huo Chengming who don’t want you to date?”

“I know,” Zhong Yuhuan said.

“You know?”

“Mhm, Huo Chengming told me before.”

Han Yingying was stunned. “Then you… then you don’t feel like there’s something wrong?”

Zhong Yuhuan glanced up at Huo Chengming.

Huo Chengming was staring at her. His deep gaze seemed to be hiding a light that would burn the moment it came into contact.

Zhong Yuhuan froze, then quickly averted eye contact, turning slightly to avoid Huo Chengming. Then, she continued talking with Han Yingying, “There’s nothing wrong. When cousin knew I wanted to date, he wasn’t happy in the beginning either.”