Daddy Always Gets Jealous

Shen You didn’t respond to Yu Zimu, stood up, and left the private room with him.

The two girls who often came to service them in the past approached and leaned into the arms of the two men.

Yu Zimu waved his hand, ”Not in the mood today.”

Both girls were clever, they said ”Mr. Yu, Mr. Shen, take care,” and quickly left.

Shen You, thinking that these were troublesome times, turned to Yu Zimu, ”Check yourself, did you lose anything?”

Yu Zimu laughed, ”Surely not, this is our own turf.”

Shen You spoke earnestly, ”Just a while ago, there was a problem with your assistant.”

Yu Zimu thought about it, patted himself down, and didn’t find anything missing.

Shen You also conducted a check and discovered an extra listening device on him. He held it in his palm, took a glance, then handed it to Yu Zimu.

Yu Zimu bit his lip, ”So there really are those who dare to bite the hand that feeds them, they’re asking for trouble!”

Shen You looked at Yu Zimu, ”Enough, don’t let the news slip. It might still be of some use.”

Yu Zimu handed it to Shen You, ”Right, I’ll leave those two young female cousins under your watch.”

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————Yunqi Academy————

Huo Jinnan returned to Nanyuan Villa, and Che Huan was lying in bed, staring out the window.

He approached and sat on the bed.

Che Huan listlessly withdrew her gaze and looked at Huo Jinnan, not sure why, but since morning, she had felt inexplicably irritable.

Huo Jinnan took her hand.

Che Huan looked at Huo Jinnan and listlessly leaned on his arm.

Huo Jinnan looked at Che Huan, his slender fingers playing with her hair, ”Why aren’t you sleeping?”

Che Huan closed her eyes, ”Why were you out for so long?”

Huo Jinnan spoke softly, ”Had some matters to attend to.”

Che Huan made a sound of acknowledgement. She had slept for a while upon returning and had a nightmare. Once again, she dreamt of that scene in the hospital years ago. When she woke up, her pillow was wet, tears stained her face, and she was alone in bed, with a sense of unexplainable gloom.

Huo Jinnan looked at Che Huan and remembered the words spoken by Wen Ru—

”My mother was killed in an accident by Huo Jinyun, and my father’s death might have been related to her—”

Wasn’t this what the Qin family’s elderly matriarch said to her over the phone?

He looked at Che Huan, ”Still thinking about yesterday’s matter?”

Che Huan shook her head, looking at Huo Jinnan. She thought of what the Qin family’s elderly matriarch had said. Actually, she truly harbored no such grudge against him. Perhaps it was because she knew from the start that he stood in opposition to Huo Jinyun, subconsciously never considering his relatives as important to him.

Moreover, without him, she and her mother would probably—

She bit her lip. Thinking of those things again made her heart ache for her mother.

Huo Jinnan’s long fingers stroked through her hair, delving deeper, ”Huanhuan.”

Che Huan responded softly, feeling an overwhelming sense of weariness press down, she snuggled closer to his shoulder, ”I’m just a bit tired today.”

”Mhm.”

Huo Jinnan shed his suit, climbed into bed, and took her into his arms, ”Go to sleep.”

Che Huan nestled in Huo Jinnan’s embrace and quickly fell asleep.

Half an hour later, the phone rang.

Huo Jinnan glanced at it, it was Qin Shaojin. He turned his gaze to Che Huan, who was soundly asleep on his arm, picked up the phone, and kept his voice very low, ”Found the phone?”

Qin Shaojin glanced at Wen Nuan, who was standing to the side with a face green with envy, ”Found it.”

”Mhm, continue.”

Huo Jinnan glanced at Che Huan, waiting quietly for what would come next.

Hearing the deliberately lowered magnetic voice, Qin Shaojin realized, Che Huan must be asleep! But how could Huo brother be so trusting of Che Huan? Usually, such events would cause anyone to feel some kind of way, but not Huo brother, who seems so undisturbed!