The man’s black eyes narrowed and he snorted. Could her guard be more obvious?
“Get up, we’re going to the Huo family,” Shang Jinshen said coldly.
“What for?”
He glanced at her and said, “To get even with them. My wife is not so easy to be played with.”
It was undeniable that his domineering words made her feel warm in her heart. Was he doing it for her?
“You don’t want to go?”
She shook her head violently and smiled ingratiatingly. “I want to go.” She was not some forgiving goddess. People were climbing over her head! If she did not do something about it, they might think she was as weak as a sick cat.
She was flipping faces like the pages of a book. Shang Jinshen couldn’t help clicking his tongue. He knew that this little wild cat of his was not one to be bullied. It must have taken a lot of effort to slap Huo Yunlu last night.
After getting dressed up, Ji Yan felt like a female warrior, ready to go to war.
Her neat and tidy hair and simple casual clothes made her look determined.
When he saw her looking like a queen, An Ming, who came to pick her up, was stunned. It turned out that the Young Madam was not a delicate wilting missy.
At the Huo family.
When Lan Si received the news, he immediately stood up and walked out. His Young Master was finally here.
In the main hall of the Huo family, Mr. Huo, as well as the fourth son of the Huo family, Huo Yunlu’s father, were sitting in the upper seats.
Huo Yunlu knelt on the ground with an expression of humiliation and unwillingness. She was restless. Her beautiful face was pale and her eyes were bloodshot. She was supposed to be a beautiful young woman, but she was in such a bad state.
Han Xian was tied up and unconscious on the ground.
Shang Jinshen was pushed in by An Ming. Ji Yan stood beside him and walked into the main hall of the Huo family home.
“Mr. Huo, how have you been?” Shang Jinshen was the first to speak. A mysterious smile appeared on his cold face.
Huo Yunlu’s body tensed up and she looked pitifully at Shang Jinshen, trying to gain some sympathy. However, when she saw Ji Yan’s figure, her eyes became vicious and she glared at Ji Yan.
Ji Yan inadvertently glanced at Huo Yunlu, who was kneeling on the ground. She gently curled the corner of her mouth and turned away carelessly. Huo Yunlu was not looking well being on the losing side.
“You’re putting on airs, kid. Look at you, are you here to question me?” Mr. Huo had been in his position for a long time, and his imposing manner was overwhelming. However, Shang Jinshen wasn’t affected at all.
The old tiger only had his imposing manner left. He chuckled and said, “It’s not enough to ask for an explanation, but I just want to ask Mr. Huo to give me an explanation.”
“Oh?” Mr. Huo’s shrewd eyes narrowed. It was interesting that Shang Jinshen wasn’t affected by his deliberate aura.
“Yunlu has been in love with you since she was a child. It’s inevitable for her to have a little girl’s temperament. You hurt her and now you should be more magnanimous,” Yunlu’s father said. His ability to downplay matters was comparable to his wife’s and it was triggering.
“A little girl’s temperament?” Ji Yan snorted in her heart. “She is so cruel and vicious. She even thought of r*pe. You can’t even imagine how vicious she is.”
“If she hurt other people, I could still bear the responsibility, but she hurt my wife.” Shang Jinshen’s sudden imposing manner shocked them. “If Mr. Huo’s wife was almost raped, could you afford to be more magnanimous?”
Hunlu’s father’s eyes widened in anger.
Compared to his son, Mr. Huo’s imposing manner was even more intimidating. He glanced at Huo Yunlu and said, “Do you have any evidence to prove that it was my granddaughter who did it?”
The implication was that if there was no evidence, it would be nonsense to ask for forgiveness.
Shang Jinshen smiled deeply. “What a coincidence. I ran into the Meng family on my way to the Huo family’s house today.”
Then, Meng Shaotian, the next heir of the Meng family, walked in with his sister, Meng Shaoting.
Meng Shaoting walked up to Ji Yan in a hurry. After looking at her for a long time, she apologized and said, “Mrs. Shang, please accept my apology. Yesterday, it was my fault…”
When Ji Yan saw her, she thought of the girl who bumped into her and spilled red wine on her. Her eyes darkened. It turned out as she thought, that the accident was planned by someone else in advance.
Ji Yan didn’t say anything as she looked at Meng Shaoting with an indifferent expression. Meng Shaoting then turned to look at Mr. Huo and said in a clear and beautiful voice, “Hello, Mr. Huo. The trip this time was really out of my disturned conscience all night. I decided to come and apologize to Mrs. Shang as well as explain the matter. Last night, Miss Huo came to me and threatened me to help her. In the end, my actions almost hurt Mrs. Shang.”
Meng Shaotian stepped forward and said to Shang Jinshen formally, “Mr. Shang, if my sister has done something wrong, our Meng family will make it up to her. If you need anything, just come to the Meng family.”
He was talking about Mrs. Shang. That was to say, the Meng family only owed Ji Yan once and did not owe the Shang family anything. Shang Jinshen snorted coldly. The Meng family was very clear about the Meng family’s thoughts. He turned to look at Ji Yan and said coldly, “You make the call.”
Ji Yan was stunned. She looked at Shang Jinshen and then at the Meng siblings.
After a long while, she nodded and said, “I’ll keep it in mind. If there’s anything, I’ll look for the Meng family.” Since Meng Shaoting had helped Huo Yunlu plot against her, she would naturally not let it go that easily. Since the Meng family wanted to owe her, then so be it. She would ask for it back sooner or later.
The Meng siblings heaved a sigh of relief. After saying their goodbyes, they turned around and left. Before leaving, Meng Shaoting glared at Huo Yunlu.
If this woman hadn’t threatened her with the heir of the Huo family, she wouldn’t have apologized in a low voice.
When it came to the eldest son of the Huo family, Meng Shaoting’s eyes became a little more mysterious.
Like the Huo family, the Meng family was a high-ranking official family who couldn’t stand any political stain. Originally, Ji Yan was not a big shot. But Ji Yan was backed by Shang Jinshen, the man who could do whatever he wanted.
“Now, there’s your evidence,” Shang Jin said with a deep smile, looking at Mr. Huo with a serious expression on his face. Moreover, the Meng family was on par with the Huo family.
The Meng family and the Huo family were both highly ranked officials in the official circles. Naturally, they had the ability to keep each other in check.
It was obvious that the Meng family was not involved in this matter. If the Huo family were to go against the Shang family for the sake of Huo Yunlu, it was inevitable that they would be caught by the officials. At that time, the Meng family might very well step on them.
Naturally, it wasn’t worth it for the Huo family to risk their value for Huo Yunlu.
Mr. Huo laughed heartily and said in a loud and clear voice, “Since even the daughter of the Meng family has the guts to do things by herself, so does my daughter. I’ll take responsibility for what Yunlu has done. Of course, if Mrs. Shang has something to do, you can ask my Huo family for help. What do you say?”
When Shang Jinshen heard this, he asked Ji Yan, “My wife, what do you think?”
The cunning old fox, Ji Yan, snorted coldly. Could the nature of Huo Yunlu’s actions be the same as Meng Shaoting’s? What could Huo Yunlu bear? In the end, it would probably end up as if nothing had happened.