"Uncle, you should hurry up and take the things to the company!" Lu Xingzhi didn’t know that Huo Jincheng had come back especially for her.
"I came back especially for you. Is it really okay for you to ask me to leave ?" Huo Jincheng sat down beside her, "I haven’t even had a cup of hot water yet!"
"Oh, then I’ll get you a cup of hot water." Lu Xingzhi stood up, but was pressed down by Huo Jincheng to sit back.
"No need, I don’t drink hot water." Huo Jincheng was quite anxious about Lu Xingzhi’s emotional intelligence. Normally, shouldn’t a girl feel a little touched?
Or was this little mushroom trying to drive him away indirectly?
He hoped he wouldn’t annoy her!
"Then what do you drink? I’ll get it for you." Lu Xingzhi’s pure, clear eyes reflected Huo Jincheng’s figure, but there was no hint of love.
It was full of sincerity.
"I don’t drink anything, you don’t have to move." Looking at her swollen red face, contrasting with the other side, she appeared more and more endearing. He stretched out his hand, afraid of hurting her, so he didn’t touch her, "I’ll apply some ice on you, it might hurt a bit, bear with it."
"No, it’s okay, I’ll be fine after a nap."
"Be good, just behave." Huo Jincheng’s words were gentle yet assertive.
Lu Xingzhi didn’t object anymore.
Huo Jincheng took some ice cubes, wrapped them in a clean towel, and let Lu Xingzhi rest her head on his lap, applying the ice to her face.
When the ice first touched her face, Lu Xingzhi’s whole body shivered slightly.
"Does it hurt?" Huo Jincheng’s movements were already very gentle.
"It doesn’t hurt, it’s just a bit cold."
She didn’t know how to act coy or complain, which made Huo Jincheng feel even more tender towards her.
"Close your eyes and rest for a while. I’m here."
Lu Xingzhi obediently closed her eyes, and in less than half an hour, she had fallen asleep.
Huo Jincheng removed the ice pack, gently wiped the water off her face, then carried her and laid her back in her room.
He had already asked someone to turn on the air conditioning in her room, pulled up her blanket, and sat by her bed for a while. Seeing her brows furrowed, he stretched out his fingers and gently smoothed them out before leaving.
Walking into the hall, his entire aura had changed, his icy demeanor seemed to lower the temperature of the entire hall by a few degrees.
"Have you forgotten what I said? Or do you think my treatment of you here is too low? The madam was bullied, and you’re all like wooden blocks?" Thinking of this angered Huo Jincheng, this was the little girl he wanted to cherish.
Yet, she had been bullied.
"Sir, none of us expected Mr. Helian to get physical. Moreover, the person he originally intended to attack was Miss Helian." Zhuo Yixiang, as the housekeeper, had no choice but to step in.
"Ha..." Huo Jincheng sneered, "Housekeeper Zhuo, please tell me, did you really not know why Helian Yi came over? Then, let me tell you all now: in the future, unless I’m here, Helian Yi is not allowed to step foot into this villa."
Zhuo Yixiang didn’t dare to meet Huo Jincheng’s eyes directly. To be honest, after Lu Xingzhi was hit, he was secretly pleased.
But later on, after calming down, fear crept in.
"I thought with Miss Helian here, Young Master Helian wouldn’t..."
"Your assumptions are not important." Huo Jincheng’s gaze was like icy blades, "How many years have you been my housekeeper?"
"Three years, yet you can’t see how much I care about someone."