No matter what HuMing did, it seemed to have nothing to do with her.
Han YunXi lowered her head and silently walked toward her classroom.
But shortly after Han YunXi left, HuMing stopped in his tracks, his eyes lingering in the direction she had disappeared.
Standing beside him, Kang Xin asked,
"Aren't you going to tell her?"
"Tell her what? That her biological brother is actually someone who stops at nothing in his pursuit of fame and fortune? There's no need. Both Han LiTian and YunXi have treated me well, and I don't see a reason to hurt them with this." HuMing tucked his hands into his pockets and tilted his head slightly.
"If Han ShuYi reveals the people behind him to me, I won't do anything to him."
"But Han ShuYi isn't that kind of person. Once he sets his sights on you, he'll go all out until the bitter end." Kang Xin had witnessed Han ShuYi's methods firsthand when she stayed with the Han family.
She had seen how Han ShuYi orchestrated the rift between HuMing and the Han family, relentlessly targeting HuMing and even attempting to come after her.
If it weren't for HuMing's ruthless countermeasures, he wouldn't be standing here today.
Kang Xin glanced at the boy beside her, noting the seriousness in his eyes.
"I'm heading back first. Let Han ShuYi continue to suspect me—this is the right move. With his personality, he won't be able to hold back from acting against me. When that happens, the people behind him will be forced to show themselves."
After school, Xia XiaoXi first went home to change her clothes before heading to the Han family home.
Although she had met both Han ShuYi and Han YunXi before, she wanted to learn more about HuMing’s family. Why hadn’t HuMing sought their help when needed, and why did he hide his identity from them?
"Miss, the Master said our relationship with the Han family is good, so there’s no need to be too restrained," the driver said, noticing Xia XiaoXi gazing out of the window in a daze, thinking she was nervous.
But Xia XiaoXi turned her head toward the rearview mirror, puzzled, and replied,
"Restrained? There’s no need for me to feel restrained. Han ShuYi is my classmate. Before school ended today, he even told me to treat the Han family as my home. Well, I can tell he takes this matter quite seriously."
Xia XiaoXi wasn’t interested in Han ShuYi; she was interested in the Han family.
Logically speaking, since HuMing had lived with the Han family for so long, there shouldn't have been any secrets about him. Yet, the Han family hadn’t even uncovered HuMing’s true identity. This alone showed that HuMing had been concealing himself from them.
Today, she intended to figure things out herself!
Xia XiaoXi opened her phone and asked HuMing a few questions, only for him to send her two photos.
In the photos, HuMing was with a group of children. Among them was the child HuMing had saved previously!
They were all smiling brightly, and one child was even riding on HuMing’s shoulders. HuMing didn’t seem the least bit uncomfortable, holding the child securely to prevent him from falling.
Xia XiaoXi’s lips curled into a smile as she looked at this side of HuMing. This was more like the real HuMing.
At school, his flawless demeanor made him seem like a character straight out of a novel—utterly unreal.
However, as she flipped to the second photo, her smile turned into an expression of surprise.
Raising an eyebrow, she stared at the image.
In the photo, HuMing stood behind Kang Xin, seemingly intending to startle her as she cooked. But Kang Xin turned her head calmly, meeting his gaze, while a few children nearby covered their mouths, giggling.
As Xia XiaoXi observed this scene, a peculiar thought crossed her mind:
Perhaps she wasn’t the only one who knew Han HuMing was alive.
This girl, Kang Xin, had once been Han HuMing’s maid. Could it be that they had orchestrated this together?
The thought left Xia XiaoXi a bit deflated. She had assumed she was the sole keeper of this secret.
As the car turned a corner and headed toward the hilltop, a villa soon appeared in Xia XiaoXi’s view.
In JingDu she had seen her fair share of such structures, but here, this was an exceptionally luxurious residence.
"Miss, we’ve arrived," the driver announced as he parked the car at the gate, where a middle-aged man was already waiting.
It was none other than Han LiTian, the head of the Han family!
The driver got out of the car, and someone quickly drive the vehicle away. He approached Han LiTian, bowed slightly, and said, "Mr. Han, we apologize for intruding."
"It’s no intrusion. Old Xia gave me a heads-up in advance. Of course, I’ll take care of my niece," Han LiTian replied with a smile, turning to Xia XiaoXi.
Xia XiaoXi returned the smile, bowed slightly, and greeted, "Hello, Uncle Han. I’m Xia XiaoXi."
"It’s been so many years. The little girl from back then has grown into a graceful young celebrity. YunXi is even a fan of yours, though she never imagined we’d have this connection."
To avoid suspicion, the Han family had largely avoided contact with the Xia family over the years.
It wasn’t that Han LiTian was too proud to reach out; rather, the Xia family’s complicated network of relationships had made him cautious to avoid trouble.
However, while he wouldn’t initiate contact with the Xia family, things were different when the Xia family reached out to him.
Since they had a request, he wouldn’t refuse. After all, the two families had a harmonious relationship and weren’t estranged.
Xia XiaoXi was surprised. In school, Han YunXi hadn’t shown any excessive excitement. On her first day of class, even students from other classes came during breaks to ask for her autograph.
It had taken the teacher personally intervening to restore order.
"You’ve probably met ShuYi already, so I’m sure you’ll have plenty to talk about. Come on in. Your aunt personally cooked dinner today. I can’t even remember the last time she did that."
"Alright," Xia XiaoXi replied, following him into the grand hall.
On the sofa sat Han ShuYi, wearing glasses and engrossed in a book, seemingly deep in thought.
The driver, seeing this scene, felt a sense of satisfaction toward Han ShuYi.
After all, Han ShuYi exuded composure, starkly contrasting the boy who had been with Xia XiaoXi that day.
Thinking of that boy, the driver couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on.
He believed it wouldn’t hurt for Xia XiaoXi to get closer to Han ShuYi. After all, one is influenced by their companions.
If she spent too much time with someone like HuMing, who knew what shocking things she might end up doing?
And he definitely didn’t want to see that happen!
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