Chapter 181: Chapter 181: Exploited a Loophole_1
Chapter 181: Chapter 181: Exploited a Loophole_1
Without evidence, it’s just slander.
If she gets found out this time, it’s because she’s clumsy, her actions weren’t sufficiently hidden. But that’s ok, she will never give up.
Whatever Huo Jinlan wants to obtain, she would use any possible means to get it.
Should deities stand in her way, she would slay them; Buddhists, likewise.
If Zhou Yongxian wants to obstruct her, then she would send him to his death.
“Enough!” Huo Linong’s gaze resembled a torch, despite Huo Jinlan being good at concealing, he still managed to pick up on the subtle movements and fleeting glances.
He is not stupid. He is a scholar from a top tier university and has been running a school for many years, his perspectives and life experiences far exceed what is visible on the surface.
He never doubted her before, because he considered Huo Jinlan his biological daughter.
Who would suspect their own daughter for no reason?
The atmosphere in the restaurant was odd and tense. The sky outside gradually darkened, yesterday’s weather forecast had predicted heavy rain for later today; it seems it is about to start.
The wind was strong in summer, causing the windows to rattle violently.
There are clothes outside drying in the yard, yet nobody dares to go out and fetch them knowing that it is going to rain. Yuan Xueshan slumped on the ground, too defeated to utter a single word.
The more anxious Huo Jinlan becomes, the better her mental fortitude. Under Huo Linong’s penetrating and chilling gaze, she didn’t retreat in the least bit.
“Haha…” Huo Linong laughed involuntarily, his tone was full of praise, “I have raised you for over a decade, I might not have taught you many things, but your on-the-spot reactions are excellent.”
Just as she was about to speak, Huo Linong cut her off with a wave of his hand, “I want to tell you something about your background, and your biological parents.” His heart sank with a sense of disappointment he had never felt before; from his student days to the present…
A moment of weakness allowed someone to take advantage of him.
One mistake led to another.
Thankfully, his mother’s injury wasn’t too serious. If a mistake had been made that couldn’t be reversed, he wouldn’t know what to do.
“You’ve grown up. You should return to your biological parents.”
“No—” Huo Jinlan screamed in horror as she fell from her chair, she grabbed onto Huo Linong’s leg, “Dad, I won’t go back. I was raised in the Huo family since I was a child. I refuse to go, I really won’t go back.”
Huo Linong closed his eyes impassively, “I’ve already notified your biological parents, they will come to pick you up tomorrow.”
“Dad, why don’t you want me anymore? Did I do something wrong? I will change, just tell me what it is, and I will change, okay?”
“There’s no chance anymore.”
“Don’t. Dad, don’t kick me out. I am a Huo, I won’t go anywhere.”
Huo Linong wanted to return to his room, but Huo Jinlan grabbed onto him and wouldn’t let go, his face showed a hint of impatience. When his heart completely cooled towards a person, he could be more heartless than anyone.
As kind as he was to her in the past, now he could be even harsher.
“Get up! You must go back, it’s for your own good. Your biological parents, they’re influential and successful, with a sizeable inheritance. In their home, you would be a lady of fortune and need not suffer the hardships we do in this rural village.”
“I refuse to go.” She knew that if she returned, her brother would definitely marry Jiang Nanfei, and then she’d never have a chance. “Dad, I was wrong. Isn’t that enough? You can’t just listen to the slander of others and kick me out!”
She now was completely sure, Huo Linong must know about her pushing Zhou Yongxian.
But she’s not afraid! For a thing without evidence, as long as it’s mentioned, she can counterattack and throw the dirt back.
She would insist that it was Jiang Nanfei’s parents who pushed.