Squatting down lightly by the soft couch, Huo Xuan raised his eyes to look at Huo Yan and asked in a low voice, “How long has my grandfather been unconscious for? Where’s the doctor you guys called? Are all of you just standing here and watching the show indifferently?”
As everyone was scolded by Huo Xuan angrily just now, they didn’t dare to speak up now. The woman standing behind Huo Yan quickly poked Huo Yan’s arm. Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Huo Yan’s eyes flashed slightly. “We… we were too anxious just now. We were only concerned about checking on the old master’s condition and forgot to inform the family doctor.”
Huo Xuan had already expected this answer from them. He raised his head coldly and glared at the crowd with an extremely displeased expression.
“It’s fine even if you forgot to call him. I’ll arrange for the best doctor for Grandfather, but the air in this room is thin. Grandfather needs sufficient oxygen now. I’m afraid I’ll have to ask everyone to go home and rest today.”
Upon hearing Huo Xuan’s words, Huo Lian’s temper exploded. Her expression changed as she said anxiously, “Huo Xuan, what do you mean by this? The doctor hasn’t arrived yet, and we have yet to find out why he fainted. You’re actually chasing us away now? Do you have any respect for your elders? Is this how your parents taught you?”
Huo Xuan sneered coldly and looked straight into the woman’s angry eyes. “Respect the elders? Haven’t you been arrogant and despotic all your life? Now that Grandfather is sick, you’re putting on the airs of an elder in front of me and spouting nonsense in front of Grandfather. I think you’re the one with no manners.”
“You!” Huo Lian was speechless from Huo Xuan’s reprimand. She held onto the table beside her to catch her breath as she pointed at Huo Xuan.
While the scene was in a deadlock, Aunt Sun, who was waiting at the entrance of the mansion, successfully picked Mo Jiu up and hurriedly brought him to the main hall.
Upon seeing Mo Jiu’s figure, Huo Xuan heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had long expected the Huo family to cause trouble and had informed Mo Jiu beforehand to ask him to rush to Beijing with them. Otherwise, it would be difficult to deal with the current situation if they left Cloud City now.
The moment Mo Jiu entered the main hall, he hurriedly greeted Huo Xuan and walked around the crowd to treat Old Master Huo. He did a check up on Old Master Huo and checked his pulse. A moment later, he frowned slightly and looked up at Huo Xuan.
Understanding the meaning in Mo Jiu’s gaze, Huo Yan couldn’t hold back and walked to Mo Jiu before Huo Xuan could speak. She grabbed the man’s arm and asked anxiously, “How is he? Did you find anything?”
Mo Jiu shook the woman’s hand away gently. He ignored Huo Yan and said plainly, “Old Master Huo’s faint isn’t normal. If my diagnosis is correct, he should have been poisoned.”
Before coming, Mo Jiu had expected that Old Master Huo might have been poisoned. It couldn’t be a coincidence that he had fainted at this moment, but he hadn’t expected that Old Master Huo would be plotted against in his own house.
Just as Mo Jiu finished speaking, Huo Xuan’s body trembled violently. His gaze swept across everyone in the hall ruthlessly, his expression so cold it was as if he was about to kill.
Elder Huo had fought for the Huo family for more than half of his life, and he had spent half his life’s effort to ensure that his children and grandchildren could have a good life. He didn’t expect to suffer such a calamity in his own mansion when he was already at such an old age.
“Poisoned?” Huo Xuan clenched his fists tightly. “I only left for a few minutes and my grandfather was poisoned. I have to ask all my aunts about what happened during this period of time!”
When the Huo family heard this, they instantly panicked and started discussing softly.
“Poisoned? How could he be poisoned? He had suddenly fainted. I didn’t see him eat or drink anything before he fainted!”
“That’s right, that’s right. The old master has always been healthy and he’s very particular about what he eats. Everyone in this house is family, how could he be poisoned!”