Dinner was not as lively as lunch. Many of them were drunk and could not get up.
Zhang Yichen was the most powerful among them. Not only was he drunk, but he was also drugged. Even if the doctor treated him, he wouldn't be able to wake up in a moment or two.
Before Huo Yangxiu went downstairs for dinner, she went to check on Zhang Yichen.
Of course, she didn't know what Zhang Yichen had just been through. She only thought that he was too happy today and had a few too many drinks.
However, Su Peizhen knew very well that Zhang Yichen was not drunk at all.
Zhang Yichen was upstairs, and Su Qingsang didn't look well.
The combination of these phenomena was enough to make Su Peizhen wonder what on earth had just happened.
A gloating smile appeared on her face.
What did Zhang Yichen do? She was starting to get curious.
There were fewer people at dinner, but it was still lively. At the dinner table, people were toasting each other, but under the dinner table, people were having different thoughts.
Su Qingsang was in no mood to socialize today. All her attention was on Huo Jinyao and Liu Tongjia.
She always felt that things shouldn't be like this, and the relationship between mother and son shouldn't be like this.
Although she and Li Qianxue weren't together after they met, Li Qianxue's care and love for her had never diminished.
He would video call her every day and send her messages frequently. Her words were filled with concern.
She understood Li Qianxue's thoughts. She had missed out on the mother-daughter relationship for so many years, and she wanted to make up for it.
What about Liu Tongjia?
Huo Jinyao had grown up. If Liu Tongjia really wanted to make it up to him, what could she do?
More importantly, Liu Tongjia probably wouldn't even think of asking for compensation.
She couldn't help but look at Liu Tongjia. She also seemed to be a little distracted.
She looked at Huo Jinyao again. At that moment, Huo Jinyao picked up a piece of fish and put it in her bowl.
He gave her a look, and she understood what he meant.
If she could, she really wanted to clarify things with Liu Tongjia, but Huo Jinyao wouldn't let her.
The meal was delicious, but Su Qingsang felt tasteless.
She knew it was a dead knot. But she really wanted to untie this knot.
While Su Peizhen was talking to Huo Yifan, she happened to see Huo Jinyao putting food into Su Qingsang's bowl.
She narrowed her eyes.
Could it be that Zhang Yichen didn't do what she expected?
How could this be?
If Zhang Yichen didn't have any medicine, then what she had done today would have been for nothing.
She looked down and bit her lip. There was a hint of a cold smile in her beautiful eyes.
Zhang Yichen was in the army and rarely came out. Then, what else could she do to get a chance?
What if she stayed here tonight?
Su Peizhen didn't expect that even if she stayed tonight, she wouldn't have a chance.
During the Dragon Boat Festival, Li Junsheng also went to Rong City. Huo Jinyao went to the party with them.
In the past, he would have asked Zhang Yichen to come along. But not today. Yesterday's incident had created a barrier in his heart.
He thought that he might not be able to be as honest with Zhang Yichen as he used to be.
The only thing that made Huo Jinyao feel a little better was that Su Qingsang didn't know what Zhang Yichen was thinking.
… …
Zhang Yichen woke up the day after the Dragon Boat Festival.
He was a soldier and had a strong will. If it wasn't for the special situation yesterday, he would never have allowed himself to make a mistake. He would not allow himself to lose control.
But he didn't expect that he would still get drunk despite all his precautions. Forget about getting drunk. How could he lose control?
Zhang Yichen rubbed his temples. There was a part of his memory that he didn't remember yesterday. But there was a part that was especially clear.
He thought that he was hallucinating when he was hugging a woman and hugging Huo Jinyao when he was drunk.
At that moment, he could only feel lucky that he didn't lose control in front of Su Qingsang.
He didn't know that he had already lost control in front of Su Qingsang.
He didn't know that he had already lost control in front of Su Qingsang. Fortunately, Su Qingsang knew that he was drugged and drunk.
Zhang Yichen didn't know that he was drugged. He only knew that he was drunk.
He could hold his liquor well. In the past, when he was drunk, he only slept. That was why he could drink without worry.
But why did he lose control yesterday? Zhang Yichen didn't understand, but he was sure of one thing.
Huo Jinyao, he knew.
He buried his face in his palms. He wanted to keep it a secret.
What should he do now?
… …
Su Peizhen didn't look very good after leaving the Huo Mansion.
Su Qingsang didn't stay at the Huo Mansion yesterday. She left with Huo Jinyao after dinner.
Seeing how Huo Jinyao cared for her when she left, Su Peizhen knew that what Zhang Yichen did yesterday didn't affect her at all.
That made her very unhappy.
Her plan failed. She didn't know when she would get another chance like this.
She was very anxious about this, and it was easy to see how she felt.
Her expression was so obvious that even Huo Yifan noticed it.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Su Peizhen didn't want to tell Huo Yifan that she had set Zhang Yichen up.
She knew very well that if she told Huo Yifan about it, he would probably object because of Huo Yangxiu's relationship with Old Master Huo.
"My intuition tells me that the bad thing you wanted to do just now failed. Isn't that right? "
Huo Yifan was a smart man. He knew from Su Peizhen's expression that her plan must have failed.
He curled his lips and smiled wickedly.
"Don't tell me that you tried to set Su Qingsang up today and failed."
"Yes, I failed."
Su Peizhen curled her lips and said coldly, "You should be disappointed that I failed. What do you mean by gloating like that? "
"Nothing." Huo Yifan pulled her into his arms and said, "You should have told me that you tried to set Su Qingsang up in the Huo Mansion. This is the Huo Mansion, after all. Huo Jinyao is there, so you have no chance. No matter how much Auntie doesn't like Su Qingsang, she won't let you do anything. You know, this is a very embarrassing thing to do. "
Su Peizhen didn't say anything. In fact, she just wanted to embarrass Su Qingsang and let Huo Jinyao know that he had been cheated on.
Today's plan was a little rushed. If she was more familiar with the Huo Mansion and had more opportunities, she believed that she would succeed.
"Alright, don't think about it. You know how protective Huo Jinyao is of Su Qingsang. If you want to set her up again, you'd better do it when he's not here. "
Of course, it would be easier to do it outside the Huo Mansion.
Su Peizhen narrowed her eyes and began to seriously consider the feasibility of this matter.
However, there was no hurry. There were more important things to do now.
"Alright, I will deal with Su Qingsang. You should focus on the company. We can't lose this time. "
"Don't worry. Don't you trust me? "
Huo Yifan laughed arrogantly. He thought that all his actions were secret and no one would notice.
Su Peizhen didn't like his smug look. Part of her personality was like Su Chenghui's. She liked to think more about things.
She always had a feeling that things wouldn't be as simple as Huo Yifan thought.
However, seeing his confident look, Su Peizhen didn't want to hurt him. She turned over and fell asleep.
When she got up in the morning, she met Liu Tongjia and found that she didn't look good.
Su Peizhen had wanted to cooperate with her before. However, there was no opportunity to cooperate now. She naturally thought that Liu Tongjia was giving her a hard time. This made Su Peizhen's mood even worse.
When she got home, Xiang Caiping was reading the newspaper in the living room. When she saw her come in, she looked up at her with a very complicated expression.
"Mom, I'm home."
Su Peizhen changed her shoes and sat down on the sofa opposite Xiang Caiping.
There were fruits on the table. They were all washed. She picked up a bunch of grapes and ate two. When she found that Xiang Caiping was still looking at her, she sat up uncomfortably.
"What's wrong? Mom? Have you had breakfast? I haven't eaten yet. Can you see if there's anything to eat? "
"Ms. Zhao is in the kitchen. You can ask her."
Xiang Caiping glanced at her. She still couldn't ask the question that was on the tip of her tongue.
Su Peizhen went to the kitchen to find something to eat without noticing. Xiang Caiping looked at her back with an indecipherable expression.
When Su Peizhen came out, she found that Xiang Caiping was no longer in the living room.
She was more or less relieved. When she was with Li Qianxue. Li Qianxue always went along with her.
Of course, if she did something wrong, Li Qianxue would also blame her. She would tell her what not to do.
However, ever since she met Xiang Caiping, she was always a little afraid of her.
Su Peizhen understood that it was because Xiang Caiping didn't want to lose her daughter, so she always went along with her.
She enjoyed this feeling. In her opinion, Xiang Caiping would never leave her or betray her.
After all, they were blood relatives. She believed that Xiang Caiping would never leave her.
It could only be said that Su Peizhen was too confident.
After returning to her room, Xiang Caiping locked the door and walked to the table in the room. She opened the lock of the last drawer and took out a photo album.
When she was young, she didn't like taking photos very much. Therefore, there weren't many photos.
The album was still the ones she had taken when she lived with Su Qingsang. There were also some photos of her and Su Qingsang.
There were also photos with Huo Jinyao.
At the end of the album, there was a photo she had clipped after she came back.
That photo was taken when the child was born. She didn't know what she was thinking, but she asked the nurse to take a photo of the child.
She looked at the child back then and thought about Su Peizhen now.
Xiang Caiping couldn't tell how she felt. She turned the page and looked at the photo of her and Su Qingsang again.
At that time, her smile was real. She was also in a good mood.
But now …
She couldn't think about it. Xiang Caiping felt sad when she thought about it.
She felt that she really didn't know how to vent the anger in her heart, nor did she know how to relieve her depression.
Previously, when she was with Su Qingsang, she even gave up being with Huo Jinyao to accompany her to Japan for New Year's.
Later, in order to take care of herself, she didn't go back to Rong City with Huo Jinyao for New Year's.
Su Qingsang knew how many rules there were in a big family like the Huo family. But she still did that.
Now, Su Peizhen had nothing to do, but she ran out early and stayed outside for a day.
She didn't even call. She didn't tell her where she went, nor did she tell her what she was busy with that day.
Yesterday was the Dragon Boat Festival. Even though this festival wasn't like the Spring Festival or the Mid-Autumn Festival, which focused on family reunion.
But at this time, Xiang Caiping was still disappointed.
Su Peizhen really didn't care about her, her mother.
She closed the photo album and locked it back in the bottom drawer. There was no longer any joy on her face.
What was she going to do with this daughter of hers?
… …
Huo Jinyao was listening to Yang Wenchang talk about Huo Yifan's movements these days.
From the looks of it, his plan was going well. Because Huo Yifan didn't suspect anything and trusted them.
He curled the corners of his mouth, and there was a faint smile in his eyes.
This was one of the few things that had put him in a good mood recently.
"Keep watching him. I believe he'll take the bait soon. "
Yang Wenchang nodded and was about to leave. The intercom rang. Someone was looking for Huo Jinyao.
It had been a few days since Huo Jinyao saw Zhang Yichen again.
He wasn't disheveled like he was on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, nor was he blushing like that night.
He stood there as straight as a pine tree.
Huo Jinyao narrowed his eyes. He didn't miss the trace of guilt that flashed across Zhang Yichen's eyes.
"Uncle, you're here."
He didn't rush to get up when he saw Zhang Yichen like before.
He pressed the intercom and asked someone to bring tea. After the secretary left, he gestured for Zhang Yichen to sit down.
Zhang Yichen didn't sit down. He still stood there.
"I thought Uncle had returned to the army. Why haven't you gone back? "
"I went back, but I'm back."
"What's the matter?"
Huo Jinyao was much calmer than before, which was enough to explain the problem.
Zhang Yichen knew that Huo Jinyao already knew, but he still couldn't say it.
"That day, I'm sorry. I was drunk."
Zhang Yichen's voice was soft, but he didn't mean to excuse himself.
"That day? Uncle, which day are you talking about? "Huo Jinyao didn't seem to understand. He turned to look at Zhang Yichen with a puzzled expression.
Zhang Yichen stood even straighter than before. He slightly clenched his fists by his sides, then quickly loosened them.
"That day of the Dragon Boat Festival was wrong."
"Uncle, you said you were drunk. Since you were drunk, I won't take it seriously. "
Zhang Yichen looked at him and took a step forward. "I didn't come here today to cover up or anything else. I just want to say that it's just me. Su Qingsang doesn't know, so you … "
"Uncle."
Huo Jinyao abruptly stood up. He walked around his gigantic desk and walked up to Zhang Yichen step by step, then stood still.
"What are you trying to say?"
"I just want to tell you that Su Qingsang doesn't know. No matter what you heard that day, or what you know, it's just me. I … "
"Uncle."
Once again, Huo Jinyao interrupted him. His expression was cold, and his eyes were even colder. "Are you explaining for Su Qingsang?"
"I don't want you to misunderstand …"
"I didn't misunderstand. You, on the other hand, if you continue to explain, I will really misunderstand. "
Huo Jinyao's eyes were sharp, and his expression was serious.
"Uncle, I have always respected you, both in the past and now."
"But this time, I don't think you need to explain."
He took a step forward, almost standing next to Zhang Yichen. Their bodies were very close to each other.
They were both tall and imposing.
Zhang Yichen had the sharpness of a soldier.
While Huo Jinyao had the aura of a leader for many years.
The two of them looked at each other. For some reason, there was a feeling of sparks flying in the air.
Huo Jinyao raised his chin and looked at Zhang Yichen with a very sharp look.
"Uncle, you don't need to explain what you're thinking. As for Su Qingsang, you don't need to explain for her. She is my wife. I trust her. I trust her. Just as I am willing to respect Uncle's character. "
"I've already forgotten what happened that day. You were just drunk. So, you should forget it too. "
Zhang Yichen pressed his lips into a straight line and looked at Huo Jinyao.
"You know how much I can drink. I've never been drunk before. It was an accident. So, as you said. I will forget it. "
For so many years, every step that Zhang Yichen took was within his plan.
However, he never thought that he would encounter something that was not part of his plan.
That was Su Qingsang's existence. He tried his best to control himself, but he didn't expect that he would break his plan without even knowing it.
Not only did he let Huo Jinyao know what he was thinking, but also …
Huo Jinyao didn't answer him. He just stared at Zhang Yichen's face for a while, then said in a low voice.
"Although what happened that day was an accident, I think you shouldn't come to the Huo Family again if you don't have anything else to do."
Zhang Yichen suddenly raised his head to look at Huo Jinyao. He looked shocked and hurt.
"Uncle, you think you can drink well, but is your tolerance for drugs as well?"
"What do you mean?"
"Nothing." Huo Jinyao's voice was flat. "Uncle, you keep saying that you got drunk by accident. That's why you lost control. But what you don't know is that someone drugged the soup that I gave you that day. It was because of the drug that Uncle lost his composure. "
"Someone drugged me?"
Zhang Yichen had never thought of that possibility. After all, when he woke up, Huo Jinyao and Su Qingsang had already left.
The doctor wasn't there, and Liu Tongjia couldn't have told him about it.
No one knew that Zhang Yichen had been drugged, except for Su Qingsang and the others.
"Yes. Uncle, you were drugged, and under the influence of the drug, you lost control. "
"Who?" Zhang Yichen didn't look happy. He didn't expect to encounter such a thing in the Huo Family.
"It doesn't matter who drugged you." Huo Jinyao looked at him with a serious expression. "What matters is why that person drugged you."
"Jinyao?"
"Uncle, have you ever thought about it? You think that you're hiding your feelings well. But what if someone saw through it? "
"Not only did that person see through it, but he also took advantage of it. In fact, the person who he wanted to hurt might not be you, but Su Qingsang. "
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