Tang Qing was still ready to tempt Yan Jinyi with a few more sentences but Huo Xishen had already grabbed the phone and hung up.
Less than a minute later, the hilarious ringtone sounded again. This time, it was a call from Zhuang Heng.
It was surprising that Yan Jinyi had saved Zhuang Heng's contact number.
"Darling, you're very popular with men."
Yan Jinyi said with a look of disdain, "They're so passé. I need some fresh blood."
Huo Xishen squinted and picked up on her behalf.
"Little pepper will you die? What am I going to do if you die? It must be very painful to be so badly injured, right? Wait, I'll book a flight over now!"
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'Damn it!'
Yan Jinyi snatched her phone back and hollered with a hand on her waist, "I'm doing extremely well. You're the one who's going to die alongside with your family! Get lost, if you dare to show up here, I'll beat the living daylights out of you!"
The extent of Zhuang Heng's thick-skinned behavior and shamelessness, was unparalleled especially when he was in front of Yan Jinyi.
"Little pepper, your voice is full of gusto, you must be alright. At times like this, what a dainty and vulnerable woman like you needs the most is the company of a hunk. Little pepper, wait for me, I'll..."
Zhuang Heng's manager seemed to have snatched his cell phone away. "Jinyi, Zhuang Heng has gotten a little high from drinking today. Go ahead with filming and rest assured that we won't let him disturb you again."
Zhuang Heng's manager had always known that Yan Jinyiw was like a menacing stallion that was wild and untamed. Meanwhile, Zhuang Heng could barely handle a feisty woman, let alone try to tame and subdue Yan Jinyi.
"Jinyi, rest well, we still have some entertaining and socializing to do. I'll hang up now."
Zhuang Heng's clamoring could still be head vaguely.
After hanging up, Yan Jinyi finally rolled her eyes and sprawled herself across the bed ungracefully.
Huo Xishen had never taken his eyes off her.
'So, Zhuang Heng is an illegitimate son who's Tang Qing's half-brother. Damn, what a shocking and juicy piece of news!'
"You knew about it?"
Huo Xishen nodded and said, "Yes, the Tang family is a rival of the Huo family. It's better to know your enemies well."
'So Huo Xishen clearly knew about it long ago but he chose not to let me know? What a dog.'
Yan Jinyi's heart was full of disdain.
"It's getting dark, Mr. Huo, are you not planning to head back?"
Huo Xishen stood up and walked towards the window where he could see the busy villagers in the courtyard.
The village chief's home's courtyard was rather large and the ground was paved with cement so it was rather clean. At this moment, there were several tables in the courtyard. The open-air stove was lit up too. The village chief and his wife were cooking up some dishes with a few elderly ladies.
Huo Xishen was getting rather immersed in it.
Yan Jinyi was already feeling extremely sleepy but she was soon jolted awake by the aroma of the dishes.
She quickly sprung up and stood beside Huo Xishen. "Mr. Huo, you're so impressive. We've never had such a lively occasion since we entered."
It was almost the Lunar New Year.
Seeing how displeased she was, Huo Xishen said calmly, "It's all thanks to you, Darling."
Huo Xishen suddenly came to visit and brought plenty of expensive food ingredients with him. The villagers were all in high spirits but Tao Wei and the others were on tenterhooks.
Huo Xishen was a big boss and ordinary people might never get to meet a big boss all their lives. Yet, he was now eating at the same table as them.
How exciting!
"Mr. Huo, tonight, you and Second... You may stay in the same house as Jinyi. Feel free to give us any instructions if you need to," Tao Wei said fawningly.
The village chief was much more cultured after all.. He often read financial news and after recognizing Huo Xishen,he began currying his favor as much as possible.