Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

Thanks to her efforts, the Ying Family finally softened their stance and sent an invitation to Mrs. Huo, inviting her to attend Old Madam Ying’s 90th birthday with her son.

In five days, it will be Old Madam Ying’s birthday, yet Huo Wenbei is still confined in Central Cave.

Mrs. Huo had planned for this for a long time, how could she be content watching it all become a mirage?

Therefore, despite her usual dislike for Huo Wen’an, she came to speak kindly to him.

Little did she know, Huo Wen’an would use the power of being the Pilot to oppress her!

”Huo Wen’an, even if you’re the Pilot, you’re still my child.” This was Mrs. Huo’s only reliance; she could only repeatedly remind Huo Wen’an of this in an attempt to awaken his conscience.

Huo Wen’an chuckled darkly, ”So Mother knows that I’m your child.”

Leaning against his wheelchair, Huo Wen’an, dressed in red, was within the dark and mysterious hall, adding an eerie and horrifying effect. Mrs. Huo, looking at her son who suddenly chuckled eerily, was covered in goosebumps.

”Mother, I’m still sick, yet you’ve already started building a coffin for me, selecting a marriage candidate everywhere, and even invited a Feng Shui Master to pick a lucky burial site.”

After finishing, Huo Wen’an’s smile disappeared as he continued, ”Mother’s good intentions must not go to waste. Both Huo Wenbei and I are your children; though I have recovered now, Wenbei has been locked in Central Cave for a month, and even if he’s still alive, his body might have crumbled. Perhaps, he doesn’t have many years left.”

Changing the subject, Huo Wen’an proposed, ”Why not pack the coffin Mother built for me and the ladies chosen for me and send them to Huo Wenbei’s house.”

”Oh, by the way!” Huo Wen’an instructed Zheng Lie, ”Zheng Lie, remember to have someone dig a pit at that fortunate Feng Shui land, and place a sign with a phrase for me.”

Zheng Lie bowed respectfully and asked, ”What should the phrase be?”

Huo Wen’an looked at Mrs. Huo and said, ”Huo Wenbei’s reserved grave site, do not disturb.”

Zheng Lie nodded and immediately went to instruct Cheng Yue and others to dig the grave.

Mrs. Huo was furious, her body trembling, ”Huo Wen’an, it’s one thing if you refuse to save your brother, but you actually wish him dead! Huo Wen’an, you truly are what I said you were, a vicious piece of garbage!”

”You should’ve died under that vile woman Huo Qinyou’s fists!”

”Why is someone like you still alive!” Mrs. Huo, overwhelmed with rage, charged at Huo Wen’an, and strangled him while shrieking and cursing, ”Scoundrel, I’ll kill you! Even if it means mutual destruction, I’ll drag you down to death with me!”

”Pilot!” Uncle Xia and Zheng Lie instinctively wanted to come and rescue Huo Wen’an.

But Huo Wen’an raised his left hand with the Ancient Python Pattern Ring, ”Nobody comes over!”

Seeing this, Uncle Xia and Zheng Lie could only stay where they were, anxiously watching.

Mrs. Huo had been living a twisted life all these years, hoping for Huo Wen’an’s early death had become a major wish in her life.

Now that the wish had fallen through and her most beloved youngest son had no good fate, she had gone completely mad.

She raved, ”You are the one I brought into this world; you and I are supposed to be the closest in this world, but that fiendish serpent Huo Qinyou stole you away from me.”

”Huo Wen’an, if only I had raised you myself, how nice that would be. But you became Huo Qinyou’s child, even called that vile woman ’Mom’ for over ten years, and to save that vile woman’s foolish daughter, you became a murderer!”

”Clearly, you are my child, yet for that woman and her fiendish offspring, you became a societal outcast! Thinking that my son has become an outcast makes me feel like a failure!”

”Wen’an, oh child, this world is so disgusting, let Mother take you away from it, okay?” Mrs. Huo’s strangling grip on Huo Wen’an weakened as his breathing grew weak and he was nearly suffocating.

Looking at Huo Wen’an’s face that so resembled her husband’s, Mrs. Huo’s heart suddenly hurt.

It felt like being brutally torn open, blood oozing, leaving her unable to breathe.

She suddenly remembered the day Huo Wen’an was born, when the nurse placed him on her chest, saying, ”Madam, your heartbeat is the most familiar sound to the young master. Coming into this strange world, he is very scared, let’s let him lie here for a while.”

”Hold him, talk to him, let him know Mom is welcoming him to this world, and he won’t be afraid.”

Then she hugged the small, soft Huo Wen’an, weakly, gently saying, ”Baby, I am Mom, don’t be afraid, Baby, Mom will protect you from now on, be good.”

Remembering that distant memory, Mrs. Huo suddenly released Huo Wen’an’s neck, collapsed onto him, and cried heart-wrenchingly.

”Huo Wen’an, why didn’t you die in Cangshan Town, why did you come back!”

”Tell me, why did you come back!”

If he had died in Cangshan Town, upon learning the truth, Mrs. Huo would have cherished his memory for a while. By coming back alive, Mrs. Huo found herself unable to tolerate him.

All those pains and hatreds with nowhere to vent became Huo Wen’an’s faults.

Mrs. Huo cried so much that she nearly fainted, her tears fell all over Huo Wen’an’s neck.

Huo Wen’an breathed deeply, savoring the fresh air, he could feel Mrs. Huo’s anguish.

But what could he do?

He didn’t know whom to blame, whom to seek revenge from. He couldn’t avenge Mrs. Huo, nor could he avenge himself.

”Mrs. Huo is tired, take her to rest.” Huo Wen’an spoke, and only then did Zheng Lie and Uncle Xia dare to come over, rushing to pull Mrs. Huo away from Huo Wen’an.

Mrs. Huo didn’t resist, only shed silent tears, looking as if she had given up on everything.

Huo Wen’an suddenly said, ”Today is the day my fiancée visits the parents, Mother, whether you can save Huo Wenbei depends on your performance today.”

Mrs. Huo, who had just seemed lifeless like a zombie, now showed a hint of light in her eyes.

”Are you truly willing to plead for Wenbei?” After crying, Mrs. Huo’s voice was hoarse.

Huo Wen’an mockingly chuckled and said, ”Remember, the girl dining with you today is my love for eternity, you make her happy and I’ll allow you happiness. Praise my fiancée once more, and I’ll plead for Huo Wenbei once more.”

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Huo swiftly promised, ”I will definitely praise her well!”

With a wave of his hand, Huo Wen’an wearily said, ”Take her upstairs to rest.”

Zheng Lie then took Mrs. Huo to a guest room on the second floor.

Huo Wen’an spoke to Uncle Xia again, ”Fetch some water, I want to wash my face, and bring me a high-neck shirt.” He couldn’t let Xu Xingguang see the trace of tears on his body or the marks on his neck.

Uncle Xia quickly instructed the maid to fetch water, while he himself hurried upstairs to get clothes.

Xingguang turned his steps towards Huo Wuyi’s residence, pretending to have not seen this family drama unfold.