Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Huo Beiyu stared silently at Yun Zheng with his dark, bright eyes.
His gaze possessed a penetrating power; when he looked intently at you, you felt utterly exposed, as if nothing could escape his notice.
Yun Zheng coughed lightly, “Did you hear me? I don’t want my family to worry. If you dare to talk nonsense, I won’t be polite!”
“You have to promise me you won’t go up the mountain alone anymore,” Huo Beiyu said gently, his handsome face serious and earnest.
He was still thinking about this!
Yun Zheng nodded perfunctorily, “I’ll find someone to go up the mountain with me from now on.”
“Only me,” he added, his eyes resolute and sincere.
Only he could protect her.
The man, with his tough-guy face, had eyes softer than a pretty boy’s, and Yun Zheng’s heart softened inexplicably.
“Okay, okay, I’ll go up the mountain with you from now on.”
Consider it a free bodyguard.
However, being completely under the thumb of such an honest man made Yun Zheng feel a little embarrassed, so she ignored him until the meal.
Qin Baishi, wanting to please Huo Beiyu, prepared a lavish lunch. She cut six catties of wolf meat and made a plate of garlic meat, a plate of boiled meat slices, and a plate of braised meat chunks. She also took out all the vegetables stored in the house and stir-fried them, like it was New Year’s.
She was a good cook and used plenty of oil. Six dishes were served at the same time, and the aroma made everyone swallow hard. How long had it been since they had eaten so well at home?
So when the meal started, everyone buried their heads in their food and ate without saying a word, their mouths dripping with oil.
Qin Baishi was shrewd. She could tell that Huo Beiyu wanted to get close to Yun Zheng, but Yun Zheng didn’t want to talk to him. So she tried to liven up the atmosphere, “Beiyu, where are you from?”
She wasn’t a clueless country bumpkin. She could tell from Huo Beiyu’s extraordinary demeanor and how elegant and refined he was when he ate that he was definitely from a wealthy family.
If she could win him over, no one would be able to bully her granddaughter anymore.
Huo Beiyu swallowed the meat in his mouth, his eyes innocent and bright, “I can’t remember.”
“Don’t remember? That won’t do!” Qin Baishi immediately became worried,
“Did you hit your head? Where have you been staying these past few days?”
“I’ve been staying in the mountains.” Huo Beiyu said, glancing at Yun Zheng, who was gnawing on a bone across from him, looking quite resentful and aggrieved.
“…” Yun Zheng.
Why are you looking at me like that? It’s not like I made you stay in the mountains!
Qin Baishi noticed the exchange of glances between him and Yun Zheng, her mind racing, and then she smiled and said, “We don’t have any extra rooms. How about this, Beiyu, if you’re ever hungry, you can come to our house for a meal anytime.”
Actually, he could stay, but considering that he was a man whose background she didn’t know, Qin Baishi was afraid that moving in without knowing anything about him would affect her granddaughter’s reputation.
Huo Beiyu raised his thick eyebrows, “Thank you, Grandma.” He thought to himself that he had already stepped into her home, so how far was it from truly being with her?
Yun Zheng almost rolled her eyes. “Is that your grandma? Why are you calling her that?!”
But unexpectedly, Qin Baishi seemed quite pleased, agreeing while serving Huo Beiyu food. This was the first time someone had received this treatment in the family, except for Yun Zheng. She really knew how to please the elders.
Halfway through the meal, an uninvited guest arrived.
Cheng Xuening walked in with a quiet-looking man.
“Yun Zheng, are you eating? Look who I brought to see you!”
Seeing the newcomer, the cheerful atmosphere instantly froze.
Everyone instantly lost their appetite. Yun Zheng said coolly, “Cheng Xuening, are you born with a mother but no manners? Who gave you permission to come in without knocking?”
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