Chapter 1279
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In the afternoon.
At the underground auction house in the north of the city.
"Go to the private room first. I'll come over later." Min Yu was dressed in a black trench coat with a turtleneck sweater. He glanced at Huo Yao and asked Zhuo Yun to be in charge of her safety.
Huo Yao nodded and followed Zhuo Yun to the luxurious room upstairs.
The private room was well hidden. From the inside, one could see everything that was going on downstairs. However, from the outside, one could not see inside.
Huo Yao sat on the chair and scanned the lively downstairs. Her eyes glanced at the security cameras and found them to be extremely tight.
It was extremely vigilant.
The auction was not about to start, so Huo Yao veered her eyes and took out her phone out of boredom.
As soon as he clicked on it, there was a WeChat message from Yuan Xi on the notification bar. It was sent ten minutes ago.
It was asking if she had any plans for the day.
Huo Yao tapped on the screen gently to reply to her.
Yuan Xi had been holding onto her phone. She heaved a sigh of relief when she saw Huo Yao's reply. She quickly typed a reply: [No... Since you're busy, go ahead.]
Huo Yao raised her brow. She contemplated before she replied: [Let me know if you need any help. Don't stand on ceremony.]
When Yuan Xi saw the message, she felt an inexplicable bitterness in her throat. Her fingers clenched the phone, and after a long time, she suppressed the guilt in her heart and replied: [Oh, I'm annoyed by the three roommates who love to talk all day long, so I wanted to ask you out to play.]
Huo Yao had heard Yuan Xi complain about her roommates many times. Hence, she did not think much of it and replied with an emoticon.
Yuan Xi did not continue to send messages. Instead, she sat on the chair in a daze. The door was unlatched, and Mother Yuan walked in with a plate of fruits.
"Why are you wearing so little?" Mother Yuan noticed that her daughter was only wearing a thin set of pajamas. She put down the plate and hurriedly went to the walk-in closet to find a thick down jacket to put on Yuan Xi.
Yuan Xi finally composed herself and raised her head to look at her mother. "Err, Mom, when did you come in?"
Mother Yuan reached out and pinched her cold little hand as she said, "You said that your child has been acting strangely since you came back last night. Did something happen?"
Yuan Xi's face was pale, and she seemed to be in a bad state of mind. She forced a smile and shook her head. "No. But Mom, I heard from Yuanhuan that you and Dad are planning to go abroad during the Spring Festival."
"What Yuanheng? That's your elder brother." Mother Yuan corrected her daughter's words. She pulled a chair to the side and sat down. She then said, "I do plan to do so, but it won't be me and your father. It will be our family going together."
Yuan Xi's lips twitched slightly. Then she held her mother's hand and said, "What's so fun about going abroad? Isn't it better to stay in the capital?"
"It's your dad who wants to take us out to play. It's rare for him to have a longer holiday this year, so he decided to travel abroad." Mother Yuan explained.
Yuan Xi bit her lips, shook her head, and pleaded, "Can we not go?"
Mother Yuan rarely saw her daughter speak like this. She was a little stunned. "Little Xi, you …"
Yuan Xi knew that her mother would not believe her even if she told her the other side of Yuan Huan. Instead, she would think that she was prejudiced against Yuan Huan and thought that she was immature.
Yuan Xi inhaled deeply and said solemnly, "Some places abroad are too chaotic. It's not safe."
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