It was silent in the massive mansion.
Huo Qingyuan sat cross-legged on the sofa with a bag of potato chips in hand, keeping her eyes peeled to the large LCD TV on the wall.
A costume drama in which Yan Jinyi made a guest appearance was being played on the screen.
'When did Yan Jinyi become so incredible that even a spoiled brat of a wealthy family like Zhao Xinchen is afraid of her?'
'Does Second Brother know about this?'
'Has that woman just been pretending to be cowardly and timid at home in the past?'
'What's her motive?'
Several thoughts were running through Huo Qingyuan's mind.
She had gained a new impression of Yan Jinyi today.
Especially when Yan Jinyi hit Zhao Xinyue and said those words to her, she treated her as her family member...
When Huo Zihang returned home, he saw Huo Qingyuan seated on the sofa with her hair tied up into a bun.
"Huo Qingyuan are you trying to scare your own brother to death?"
Huo Qingyuan glared at him and picked up the remote control to switch on all the lights in the living room.
"Third Brother, where's Yan Jinyi?"
"How am I supposed to know? I was just about to ask you if she had gone to your school today to beat someone up?"
Huo Qingyuan raised her eyebrows and stared at Huo Zihang with some surprise. "How do you know?"
'What else would Yan Jinyi do besides fighting and berating others?'
The fact that Huo Qingyuan was safe at home meant that Yan Jinyi must have shown her prowess at Huo Qingyuan's school!
"Tell me, what did Yan Jinyi do?"
Tossing the bag of chips in her arms onto the couch, Huo Qingyuan dashed barefooted towards Huo Zihang and complained, "Third Brother, I was hit by Yan Jinyi! Not only did that woman hit Zhao Xinyue, she even dared to hit me with a feather duster!"
"Yan Jinyi hit you with a feather duster?"
Huo Zihang widened his peach-blossom-shaped eyes and asked, "Are you being serious?"
Fearing that Huo Zihang would not believe her, Huo Qingyuan showed him the marks on the side of her waist. "Third Brother, that woman actually beat me in front of that wretch Zhao Xinyue!"
At first, she thought that Huo Zihang would be enraged and immediately call Yan Jinyi to come home so that he could take revenge for her, but in the end...
"Good, you deserve the beating!"
'Seems like Yan Jinyi does not favor girls over boys. She hit Huo Qingyuan for her wrongdoing too.'
He felt much more at ease.
Huo Qingyuan stared at Huo Zihang in disbelief.
'Third Brother, are you out of your mind?'
Suddenly, Zhang Guoquan's voice sounded at the door.
"Second Young Mistress, you're back!"
The two of them turned around in unison and saw Yan Jinyi walking in with two cups of milk tea.
She was wearing a white cheongsam that accentuated her slender figure, coupled with a pair of high heels on her feet that made a crisp sound when she stepped on the floor.
She looked extraordinarily poised and elegant. No one would have imagined how terrifying of a woman she actually was.
"Yan..." As soon as he spoke, Huo Zihang saw the dangerous gaze in Yan Jinyi's eyes and quickly corrected himself, "Second Sister-in-law."
Huo Qingyuan looked at Huo Zihang with astonishment and wondered, 'Since when has Third Brother become such a coward?'
"Good boy, I'll reward you with milk tea."
Yan Jinyi smiled, which was a rare thing for her to do, and passed the milk tea to him. She then turned to look at Huo Qingyuan.
Huo Qingyuan stood in front of the sofa and looked at Yan Jinyi, neither servile nor overbearing.
After a long time, she finally humphed and looked away.
"Miss Huo, seems like you haven't been beaten severely enough?"
Recalling what had happened in the day, Huo Qingyuan shivered and exclaimed, "Don't think I'll be grateful to you for helping me beat up Zhao Xinyue!"
"You are wrong. I beat her up purely because she offended me," said Yan Jinyi with a contemptuous smile. She continued, "Help you beat her? Huo Qingyuan, do you think you deserve my help?"
"…"
Huo Qingyuan somehow felt that she had been belittled and humiliated by Yan Jinyi.
"This time was an accident. Next time, I will definitely beat her up!"
"There's going to be a next time? Do you want me to go straight to school to collect your corpse?"