0p0 Chapter 127 I'm Willing to Marry Him
Chapter 127 I'm Willing to Marry Him
Chapter 127 I'm Willing to Marry Him
"Mr. Huo, what are you doing standing here?" the aunt asked in surprise. "I've already washed all the vegetables you brought, and they'll be ready to eat in a little while."
"Shen Yan said I can't eat it." Huo Yubai glanced at me.
The aunt exclaimed in surprise, "No way! Why wouldn't Professor Shen let you eat?"
"Auntie, could you ask for me?" Huo Yubai said cautiously, "I haven't eaten yet."
The aunt looked at me and said, "Professor Shen, aren't you letting Mr. Huo eat? He brought a lot of fresh vegetables, meat, and seafood this time. They're all very fresh, and there are matsutake mushrooms too. They look wild, and they're not cheap."
I laughed angrily: "I didn't say he couldn't eat."
The aunt turned to look at Huo Yubai, her face full of confusion.
“You told me to go home, but I brought all the groceries, and I have nothing left to eat at home,” he explained.
"Why go home to eat? It's already prepared." The aunt didn't understand.
A bitter look appeared on Huo Yubai's handsome face: "I made her angry, so I should be punished. I'll just go hungry. It's okay. Although I'm not in good health, I won't die from missing a meal. If she thinks the punishment isn't enough, I'll skip two meals until she calms down."
"Food is as essential as iron; you'll get hungry if you skip a meal. How can you not eat?" The aunt frowned.
Huo Yubai remained silent.
I walked over, hands on my hips: "Huo Yubai, I didn't say I was going to punish you."
"But you won't even let me stay for a meal. It's just a matter of adding a bowl and chopsticks." He was wearing a well-tailored handmade suit, elegant and handsome, but his face was full of childlike grievance and accusation, as if I really had wronged him.
"What's wrong with you?" My mother came downstairs at some point and looked at Huo Yubai.
"Auntie, are you feeling better?" Huo Yubai asked with concern.
"You know me?" My mom asked in surprise. "What are you doing standing here?"
"I'm Shen Yan's friend. Shen Yan made me stand here as punishment," Huo Yubai replied.
"What do you mean?" I was speechless.
How can he lie through his teeth?
"Yan Yan, I've never punished you like this before. You're not allowed to do that. Look at this child, he's tall and handsome, so cute and good-looking. You should be nicer to him," my mother scolded.
"Mom, you can't judge a person by their looks alone." I laughed in exasperation.
“That’s still better than those shameless and morally bankrupt people.” My mom took Huo Yubai’s hand and said, “Come on, Auntie will take you to eat. Let’s ignore her.”
"Thank you, Auntie," Huo Yubai said.
The two walked toward the restaurant.
I snorted.
While they were eating, I brought the medicine to Shen Xingyuan.
He glanced at the medicine in the bowl: "Do you hate me?"
I was taken aback.
"Or do you think those consultation fees are too low?" He frowned slightly.
I don't understand: "What are you talking about?"
"Do you know your medicine is very bitter?" he asked.
"Bitter?" I took a spoonful and tasted it. "No, it has a very pure flavor."
Shen Xingyuan: "..."
"Stop talking nonsense and drink your medicine right now." I said angrily, "You'd better not make me angry."
He pursed his lips.
I pried open his mouth and poured the medicine down his throat.
"Cough cough!" His face was almost contorted into a bitter expression.
I clapped my hands: "Alright, there's another bowl of medicine tonight."
He sighed, "I hope your medicine works, otherwise..."
"You'd better not doubt me so easily." I was annoyed.
"Looks like you're in a bad mood today," he said, glancing at me.
"I'm never in a good mood." I said expressionlessly.
"Why are you in a bad mood? Did someone bully you?" He raised an eyebrow.
"Of course not. If anyone dares to bully me, I'll bully them back." I said coldly, "It's something else."
He looked at me meaningfully and said, "Tell me, maybe I can help you."
“I don’t want to cooperate with Gu Heng, but he has something that he can use to threaten my mother. My mother is currently mentally unstable, and I don’t know what to do.” I said calmly, “Gu Heng is the heir of the Gu family, so there’s nothing you can do about it. So please don’t ask.”
"Gu Heng." Shen Xingyuan chewed on his name.
"You should rest." I walked out.
In the restaurant.
My mom and Huo Yubai chatted while eating.
Although my mother is mentally unstable, sometimes forgetting who she is and even forgetting me, she still likes Huo Yubai very much.
I sat down.
My mom added a chicken leg: "Eat more."
"Thank you, Mom." I took a bite.
My mom smiled and asked, "Yan Yan, when are you getting married?"
"Cough cough... Mom!" I was speechless: "What are you talking about?"
"Xiao Huo told me that you two are engaged." My mother looked at me with an innocent expression.
I immediately looked at Huo Yubai.
"My aunt kept asking, and I was afraid she would mind, so I said that," Huo Yubai explained. "You know, people like my aunt are very traditional and can't accept their daughters being nameless and without status. I was afraid my aunt would be upset again."
I gritted my teeth: "Huo Yubai!"
"Are you angry?" He immediately put down his chopsticks and bowl.
I pinched the bridge of my nose.
“Yan Yan, a girl must get married. I think Xiao Huo is a good person.” My mother advised me, “Even if you don’t care about the status, you have to consider her. She doesn’t want to follow you without a clear relationship. You have to give her a proper status.”
"Mom, he and I are innocent." My head was throbbing.
Trying to reason with my mom in her current state is like talking to a brick wall.
But once she started speaking, I couldn't stop her.
"Auntie, I'm fine." Huo Yubai lowered his eyes: "As long as Yan Yan is happy, I can be her secret lover for the rest of my life."
I:"……"
"Yan Yan, listen to this! You can't bully people like this!" My mom couldn't stand it anymore.
I was so angry that my lips twitched.
"I'm full. I'll go check on that person for you. You go and eat your food." My mom said and left.
Huo Yubai ladled me a bowl of soup: "I really didn't mean it. My aunt said she saw me on TV before and that I had a fiancée. I tried to explain, but she didn't believe me, so I said that I like you and that we are a couple."
"Huo Yubai, go back immediately after you finish eating." I was too lazy to argue: "Don't come to my house casually in the future. My mother is currently mentally unstable and I don't know when she will recover. The person she worries about and cares about the most is me. If you lie to her like this and she believes it, it will be difficult to handle the situation."
"Why is it so hard to end this?" His deep black eyes were clear and profound. "I'll marry you."
"First you pretended to be dating, then you pretended to be engaged, and now you want to pretend to be married. Huo Yubai, you're scheming step by step. Do you think I can't see through you?" I said calmly, "Even if Huo Yushen is dead, it doesn't mean I can accept you."
His expression darkened slightly.
"I didn't want to say this, but I feel like if I don't, you might trick me into going to the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow." I said quietly, "So do you understand what I mean?"
His dark eyes were unfathomable: "If it were Huo Yushen, would you marry him?"
I nodded: "As long as he has never betrayed our relationship, I am willing to marry him."