HSS CH56

Chapter 56: Kiss for Every Insult

Lin Miao returned with the cake he had chosen and saw Zhao Jiayin with a strange look on her face, her expression hard to read. He was puzzled and looked at Huo Yuchuan, then at Miss Zhao, “What’s going on?”

“Nothing,” Zhao Jiayin forced a smile, “I just heard something eerie.”

Lin Miao was even more confused, “What’s eerie?”

“You’d better not listen. It’ll give you nightmares,” Zhao Jiayin said, picking up her bag and standing up. She smiled at Lin Miao, “I’m staying at the hotel up front these days. Feel free to come find me if you have time.”

Before Lin Miao could respond, Huo Yuchuan said, “Go find Huomingzhe for fun.”

Zhao Jiayin gave him a disdainful look and left.

Huo Yuchuan and Lin Miao got in the car with the cake and headed home. On the way, Huo Yuchuan told Lin Miao that he had to go back to the Huo family home for the weekend.

Lin Miao’s brows furrowed. He knew Huo Yuchuan didn’t like going back to the Huo family home. Every time he returned, he came back unhappy, probably because of some unpleasant memories.

“Is it because of what happened at the school anniversary gala?”

Lin Miao felt a bit regretful. If he had dealt with the forum photo issue earlier, Huo Yuchuan wouldn’t have……

Huo Yuchuan reached up and gently touched his furrowed brows, saying, “Even if you hadn’t, they would have found out eventually.”

Lin Miao nodded quietly and asked Huo Yuchuan, “Do I have to… meet your dad and the others?”

“No,” Huo Yuchuan looked at him, his eyes filled with an emotion Lin Miao couldn’t quite understand, “You don’t have to meet any of them.”

Lin Miao was still a bit worried, “What about you going back alone?”

“Yep,” Huo Yuchuan gently rubbed his cheek, “Wait for me at home, okay?”

Lin Miao lowered his head, thinking for a moment, then asked, “Will they scold you?”

Huo Yuchuan replied, “Then I’ll keep track and you can scold them back for me.”

Even if he did scold them back, those words would still be hurtful. It wasn’t as if he could just pretend he hadn’t heard them. Once heard, they would still sting.

Lin Miao couldn’t think of any comforting words, so he said to Huo Yuchuan, “If you feel bad, just think of something happy.”

He decided to help Huo Yuchuan review, “When are you happy?”

Huo Yuchuan said, “When you kiss me.”

Lin Miao’s face turned red, “You……”

Huo Yuchuan immediately found a solution, leaning closer to Lin Miao and saying, “Then for every insult they throw at me, you give me a kiss.”

He continued, “I’ll just count how many there are, and I won’t feel bad.”

Lin Miao: “……”

On Saturday, Huo Yuchuan went back to the Huo family home alone.

When he arrived, Huomingzhe hadn’t come back yet.

But Huochengdong was there. As soon as he saw Huo Yuchuan come in, he said sarcastically, “Oh, you’re back?”

Huo Yuchuan ignored him.

Huochengdong, feeling ignored and angry, grumbled, “You’re just waiting to get scolded. Dad’s in a really bad mood.”

Lv Hanxiu also came over and pulled Huo Yuchuan aside, warning him not to say anything out of line when he saw his father.

Huo Yuchuan neither confirmed nor denied it and went to the study to see Huo Shaoyuan.

Huo Shaoyuan’s legs hadn’t been in good shape these past two years, so the family had gotten him a wheelchair for easier movement. When Huo Yuchuan knocked and entered, he saw Huo Shaoyuan sitting sideways in the wheelchair, smoking. The bitter smell of the cigarette smoke filled Huo Yuchuan’s nostrils.

The study was dimly lit with half-drawn curtains. Huo Shaoyuan didn’t turn to look at him but silently exhaled smoke.

Huo Yuchuan also remained silent.

This was the familiar oppression he had felt since the first day he returned to this home, and it had never disappeared.

Back then, in the same spot, under the same dim light, Huo Shaoyuan had glanced at him and told him to leave.

Now, standing here, even if Huo Shaoyuan’s legs were fine and he stood up, he wouldn’t be taller than Huo Yuchuan.

After a long while, Huo Shaoyuan, having finished his cigarette, turned around and said, “You haven’t been back for a long time.”

One sentence.

Huo Yuchuan counted.

“I thought you were busy with the company, so I didn’t interfere much.”

Two sentences.

“But you need to know your limits.”

Three sentences.

“What you can and can’t do, do I still need to teach you?”

That counts as three, six sentences.

“Playing around is fine, but when it comes to marriage, you need to find someone respectable……”

Huo Yuchuan suddenly asked, “Is Huomingzhe respectable?”

Huo Shaoyuan was confused for a moment, “What?”

Huo Yuchuan said, “If you agree, I’ll marry Huomingzhe.”

Huo Shaoyuan: “……”

The study suddenly echoed with a loud “clang,” followed by Huo Shaoyuan’s roar, “What did you say?!”

“Are you crazy?!”

Huochengdong, who had been eavesdropping outside, was terrified and ran away in a panic, still hearing Huo Yuchuan say, “He chose Zhao Jiayin. I can break them up.”

When Huomingzhe came back, he hadn’t even entered the door when he saw Huochengdong rushing out, almost colliding with him.

“What’s going on?” Huomingzhe laughed, “So flustered.”

Huochengdong, looking like he had seen a ghost, stammered, “Big brother, Huo Yuchuan said… he wants to marry you.”

Huomingzhe’s smile froze on his face, “……What have I done to deserve this?”

That day, Huo Yuchuan was kicked out before he could even have a meal. But he still had things to do, so he found a hotel and checked in for the night.

After taking a shower, he saw that Lin Miao had called him a few minutes earlier. He called back.

Lin Miao answered quickly, “Huo Yuchuan?”

“Mm,” Huo Yuchuan responded, “Didn’t go to He Congshan’s place to work tonight?”

Lin Miao mumbled, “Taking a break for one night.”

He asked Huo Yuchuan, “How was it at home?”

Huo Yuchuan said, “I was kicked out.”

Lin Miao didn’t seem very surprised, just asked him, “Are you upset?”

Huo Yuchuan replied, “No, I counted six hundred sentences today.”

Lin Miao: “……”

Lin Miao was stunned, “Your Huo family members are that good at scolding?”

Huo Yuchuan said, “Huochengdong alone scolded for three hundred sentences.”

Lin Miao immediately felt a surge of anger, “Next time, sew his mouth shut!”

Huo Yuchuan chuckled.

Lin Miao wasn’t as angry anymore and asked, “Feeling better?”

“Yeah,” Huo Yuchuan fell into the soft bed and softly said, “I miss you.”

On the other end of the line, Lin Miao couldn’t help but feel a bit proud and said, “Do you want to see me?”

Huo Yuchuan suddenly sat up from the bed, looking at the door.

He got out of bed, still holding the phone to his ear, and slowly walked over.

“I do.”

Lin Miao excitedly said, “Then open the……”

The door was opened, and Lin Miao, who was halfway through his sentence, stood at the door.

Lin Miao was taken aback and complained, “I wasn’t finished yet. Why did you open the door……”

Before he could finish, he was picked up by Huo Yuchuan and carried inside, with a warm kiss pressing down.

Just like that, he was kissed? Lin Miao thought dizzily, Six hundred times? Won’t his mouth get worn out from kissing?