Shen Shiyan was somewhat puzzled.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    He bent down close to Huo Guining and asked, "Ning Ning, what are you saying?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Huo Guining''s brows were furrowed, his expression somewhat pained, but more anxious: "My dad, he seems to have gone to find Jiang Suyuan..."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Huo Yueze pushed through the crowd, squeezing to Huo Guining''s bedside.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    "Ning Ning, do you mean that Uncle has gone to seek revenge on Jiang Suyuan?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Huo Guining nodded heavily.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Upon hearing this, Shen Shiyan also became anxious.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    These past few days, he had been keeping an eye on Huo Xiaozheng''s behavior.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Given his usual personality, it wasn''t impossible that he might do something irreversible, in fact, it was highly likely that it couldn''t be undone.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Shen Shiyan took out his phone: "I''ll call him."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    "Beep beep beep..."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    The wait became exceptionally long.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    "The number you have dialed is busy, please try againter. Sorry, the subscriber you dialed is busy..."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    In a ruined building on the outskirts of the city.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Huo Xiaozheng, dressed in a ck suit, sat upright on the rooftop tform.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    His forehead bangs werebed back, revealing sharp eyebrows beneath his clean forehead.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Golden sunlight came from behind him, casting a ground full of afterglow.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    The rooftop had no railing, and near the edgey two people.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Their hands and feet were bound, and they appeared to be unconscious.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Huo Xiaozheng waved his hand.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    The bodyguard beside him immediately understood, grabbing two buckets of ice water and sshing them onto the two people.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    "Hiss~"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    A sharp intake of breath was heard as the two lying down woke up groggily.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    "Zhiyi, are you alright?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    It was Jiang Suyuan and Qin Zhiyi.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Qin Zhiyi shook her head pitifully, indicating she was temporarily fine.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Both Jiang Suyuan and Qin Zhiyi looked equally disheveled.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    The usually elegant and graceful Qin Zhiyi now had hair as messy as a bird''s nest, and her down jacket had been caught on something, with the inner down eagerly poking out.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    It stuck to both her and Jiang Suyuan''s hair.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    The bucket of ice water poured over their heads earlier had caused the down to flow into their mouths with the water.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Jiang Suyuan spat and cursed loudly: "Huo Xiaozheng, what madness are you up to?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    "Don''t you know that your behavior is illegal!"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Huo Xiaozheng sneered.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    "Thew? In the past, I trusted thew too much. That''s why it was so easy for you Jiang family people tomit evil deeds."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Jiang Suyuan frowned: "Do you have to be at odds with the Jiang family?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Huo Xiaozheng shook his head, saying seriously: "Of course not."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Qin Zhiyi saw that Huo Xiaozheng''s state was not right at the moment, and immediately tried to persuade him: "Brother Xiaozheng, can we talk this through? There''s no problem that needs to be solved by such means, right?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Huo Xiaozheng raised his hand and turned the watch on his wrist, the deep blue watch emitting a cold light: "I have nothing to say to you."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Qin Zhiyi was startled: "Did something happen to Ning Ning?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Huo Xiaozheng looked at the two with a half-smile: "What do you think?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Jiang Suyuan let out a sigh of relief, only to hear him say through gritted teeth: "Huo Xiaozheng, don''t be unreasonable, it was your daughter who was rude first..."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    "Jiang Suyuan, Qin Zhiyi," Huo Xiaozheng interrupted him calmly, "Tell me, if my daughter had been raised by the Huo Family from childhood, would she still be so rude?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    "When you''re facing the consequences of your own actions, why push the me onto my daughter?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Huo Xiaozheng patted off non-existent dust from his hands, stood up and squatted down in front of the two, looking down at their disheveled appearance.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    "Qin Zhiyi, you''re pregnant, right?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Qin Zhiyi shuddered at his cold gaze: "What do you want to do?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Huo Xiaozheng''s lips held a smile, but his eyes were wild: "My daughter asked me, if her mother doesn''t love her, why did she give birth to her."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    "I couldn''t answer."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    "Since you''re also a mother, tell me, how should I answer my daughter''s question?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Qin Zhiyi''s lips trembled, and she remained speechless for a long time.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Jiang Suyuan said with difficulty: "This matter, we adults have wronged her."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    "Apologize?" Huo Xiaozhengughed uncontrobly as if he had heard some incredible joke.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    The early spring chill was biting, and the howling wind blew through the nearby forest, rustling.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Theughter and the sound of wind blowing through the trees made the entire scene seem eerie.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Huo Xiaozheng suddenly stoppedughing without warning and said seriously: "If an apology was enough, what would be the point of me being a father?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    "Since you don''t understand the principles of being human, don''t drag your unborn child into this. The three of you, all neat and tidy, should go down early to apany my daughter in death."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    He raised his hand slightly, and the bodyguard beside him stepped forward, dragging the two towards the edge of the roof.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Qin Zhiyi''s pupils shook violently, struggling while shouting: "Huo Xiaozheng, you''ve really gone mad."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Huo Xiaozheng said calmly: "I''m not mad, but my daughter is about to go mad."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    His gaze drifted into the distance.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    "While you two were lovey-dovey, fighting with me over that piece ofnd that means nothing to you."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    "My daughter was worried sick about me, fearing that you would push me into a corner."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Huo Xiaozheng didn''t mention feeling manipted, nor did he bring up the period of waiting in vain, devoid of self-respect.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Before meeting Ning Ning, he already had a premonition that he would die - the kind of death thates too early.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Although he didn''t know when, where, or for what reason.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Ning Ning''s worry wasn''t misced.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Perhaps it was due to blood ties, or perhaps Ning Ning was born highly sensitive.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Or maybe Ning Ning''s past experiences had made her more perceptive to danger.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    In any case, regarding the matter of ''Huo Xiaozheng dying young'', he and Ning Ning seemed to have the same intuition.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Qin Zhiyi''s desperate cry interrupted his thoughts: "What do you really want???"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    He gave the disheveled pair a strange smile, his tone soft, like the whisper of a demon.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    "To put my daughter at ease, why don''t you two just die..."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Qin Zhiyi and Jiang Suyuan never expected that Huo Xiaozheng was actually serious.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Jiang Suyuan shouted: "Huo Xiaozheng! Let Zhiyi go, if you have any issues,e at me!"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    "If you care about your daughter, for her sake, you should umte some virtue!!!"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    ''umte virtue''?<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    These two words seemed to hit a nerve with Huo Xiaozheng.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Huo Xiaozheng walked towards Jiang Suyuan, grabbed his head and shoved it to the ground: "If you want to beg for mercy, you''d better soften your tone."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    "Rather than, provoking me by cursing my daughter."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Huo Xiaozheng said, enunciating each word.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    As he spoke, he lifted Jiang Suyuan''s head and smashed it hard against the concrete ground. Instantly, blood flowed profusely.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Qin Zhiyi let out a scream, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted on the spot.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    Huo Xiaozheng''s action used every ounce of his strength, leaving Jiang Suyuan''s head ringing.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0


    After a good while, amidst Qin Zhiyi''s screams, he felt a burning pain, warm blood flowing down his cheeks.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0