While Shen Yin and Song Tan were lost in their own world, Huo Yanlin was truly getting a headache.
Due to the old man’s fainting, Song Jiaojiao and Su Ran temporarily stopped arguing and were told to wait in a small living room.
When love rivals met, jealousy flared up.
As Huo Yanlin followed to check on Old Master Huo, the two women had already clashed once.
Now that Huo Yanlin was here, it seemed like they were standing on the same side of the battlefield.
They, don’t let Huo Yanlin make a choice, but ask him for an explanation.
Song Jiaojiao said, “Although I like you, I’m not at your beck and call. Today’s incident has humiliated me a lot, you must explain.”
What Song Jiaojiao said was taught to her by Song Tan.
Initially, she didn’t trust Song Tan; she always felt that Song Tan’s help had ulterior motives.
However, after Song Tan asked her to register with Huo Yanlin, she felt that Song Tan’s words were sometimes reliable.
Although she didn’t know Song Yan’s true intentions, this time she believed what he said. She followed his advice and asked Huo Yanlin for an explanation instead of letting him choose between her and Su Ran.
While Song Jiaojiao asked Huo Yanlin for an explanation, Su Ran looked at him with eyes of despair and said, “If you want to explain, I’m listening.”
But what she meant was that she didn’t believe his words for a long time now.
“Jiaojiao, can you step out for a moment?”
Clearly, Huo Yanlin cared more about Su Ran than Song Jiaojiao.
He asked Song Jiaojiao to leave.
However, Song Jiaojiao had her pride.
“You want me to leave? Huo Yanlin, have you thought this through? If I leave now, the agreement between the Song family and the Huo family will be void.”
Huo Yanlin frowned, “That’s not what I meant.”
Su Ran understood and said, “Then I understand what you mean.”
In this love triangle, she was an outsider.
The one who shouldn’t be here was her.
She shouldn’t have come to work at the Huo’s house just because she wanted to be closer to him.
Su Ran straightened her back and was about to leave.
“Ranran!”
Huo Yanlin felt like his head was about to explode.
At this moment, two women were looking at him simultaneously.
He felt that this was even more difficult than giving up a billion-dollar project.
Giving up Ranran, he couldn’t do it.
She was the only woman who had ever touched his heart in this lifetime.
Giving up Song Jiaojiao would mean that the Huo family would enter a huge crisis. Not to mention his position within the Huo family, even the safety of the Huo family itself would be in question.
He couldn’t do that either.
As he struggled to make a decision, Uncle Liu came over.
“How is Grandpa?”
Uncle Liu had a stern expression at first, but when he heard that the first thing Huo Yanlin asked about was Old Master’s health, his expression softened slightly.
“Old Master has woken up.”
Upon hearing this, Huo Yanlin wanted to go see the old man, but Uncle Liu stopped him.
“Old Master said that he is very disappointed with your performance today, but because of your young age, he’s willing to give you another chance.”
Uncle Liu’s gaze swept over Song Jiaojiao and Su Ran, then turned to Huo Yanlin. “You should understand what Old Master means without me explaining.”
The Song family’s patent must be obtained.
Otherwise, it would be a huge loss for the Huo family.
Between his grandson and the Huo family, Old Master Huo valued the Huo family the most.
After all, Huo Yanlin is not his only grandson.
If Huo Yanlin can weigh the situation clearly, he will know what kind of choice he should make.
This is the final ultimatum given by the old man, but he can’t help but feel reluctant to let go of either side.
Huo Yanlin’s eyes darkened.
Finally, he looked at Su Ran with a hint of apology in his gaze.
Su Ran’s body trembled, unable to stand still, and took a step back.
This time, Huo Yanlin did not step forward to support her.
She held back the tears in her eyes, not allowing them to fall.
“You don’t need to say anything. I wish you happiness.”
Su Ran turned resolutely and walked away.
After Su Ran’s figure disappeared from everyone’s sight, Uncle Liu finally had a somewhat satisfied expression.
Although Huo Yanlin’s recent actions were absurd, he still considered the bigger picture.
Now, all that was left was to comfort Song Jiaojiao.
Old Master Huo woke up, but he didn’t let any of them in.
However, when Huo Yanlin brought Song Jiaojiao over, he allowed the two of them to enter.
This scene alone made the already divided Huo family members even more suspicious.
Huo Yanlin, indeed, has a fortunate life.
Even after infuriating the old man to such an extent, he still enjoys the old man’s favor.
This Huo Yanlin is truly hypocritical.
For the sake of the Huo family, he can even abandon the woman he loves.
The thoughts of the Huo family were in turmoil.
As for Shen Yin, he remained completely calm, with no ripples in his eyes.
What they were discussing had nothing to do with him.
He was just an unsignificant university teacher, and these matters were not his concern.
What he should be concerned about was his fragile wife.
“Are you feeling better?”
Song Tan had been feeling dizzy, and he had been holding her, letting her lean against his chest.
She seemed to have become addicted to this, as she continued to lean on him without letting go.
“I’m feeling better,” Song Tan said as she held her forehead and sat up.
She had been leaning against Shen Yin, and his body had been warm, so she was reluctant to let go.
But staying in someone’s embrace and writing lines in her mind was not appropriate.
So, she could only reluctantly leave Shen Yin’s embrace.
The two of them stood up.
“Song Tan, why didn’t you go in today?”
Song Tan had been lying in Shen Yin’s arms the whole time, looking weak, so no one had come to disturb them.
But now that they were standing up, someone approached to find help to divert the old man’s attention away from Huo Yanlin.
However, this person was likely to be a pawn.
None of the players in the Huo family dared to take the lead.
But when they saw Song Tan, they remembered her confident appearance that day.
So, they decided to let her handle it.
Song Tan didn’t respond immediately to the person speaking to her but instead cleared her throat.
She stared at the person who was talking to her.
Huo Zhaoyuan felt a bit uncomfortable under her intense gaze.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“You’re Biao Di Zhaoyuan? What you just said was somewhat irresponsible.”
When Song Tan spoke these words, Shen Yin glanced at Song Tan.
She actually remembered Huo Zhaoyuan’s name.
The Huo family was divided into several branches, and Huo Zhaoyuan was the grandson of the old man’s brother. On the day of their wedding, Huo Zhaoyuan had not attended, but on this particular day, he was present.
However, Song Tan had accurately called out his name.
Either she had conducted some prior investigation or her memory was exceptionally good, allowing her to remember his name.
Both possibilities were quite likely.
However, his attention was focused solely on this, and Huo Zhaoyuan did not realize this.
She referred to him as Biao Di and accused him of being irresponsible with his words. He felt somewhat aggrieved and said, “How am I being irresponsible with my words? Weren’t you the one who, when Old Master was in a critical condition, insisted on going in without regard?”
Song Tan’s expression remained unchanged as she replied, “Back then, it was because Old Master’s life hung by a thread, and I had to deliver the prescription to save him. Now that Old Master has awakened, I have no reason to go in and deliver a prescription. Furthermore, I’ve caught a cold. Are you trying to harm Old Master by asking me to go in?”
After saying this, Song Tan couldn’t suppress a cough.
Her face turned pale, and while covering her mouth as she coughed, her body swayed unsteadily, resembling a lone boat on the sea, appearing frail and pitiable.
Her current appearance was completely different from the way she had confronted them that day.
Huo Zhaoyuan was left stunned.
Shen Yin gently patted her back, cooperating with Song Tan’s cough to help her breathe easier.
“Zhaoyuan, don’t make it difficult for her,”
Huo Zhaoyuan : ???
Is he making it difficult for her?
Clearly, it’s Song Tan who is pretending.
Right, she should be pretending.
But he has no proof.
So frustrating!
He can only watch the couple’s performance here.
The couple, Shen Yin and Song Tan, don’t care about Huo Zhaoyuan’s current mood. The reason they stayed here was to see how things would develop next.
Old Master Huo has already woken up, and Huo Yanlin has brought Song Jiaojiao over. There’s basically no need to wait for further developments.
The outcome is already clear, and they have no interest in staying here any longer.
“Husband, I need to go take my medicine.”
Earlier, she asked Su Ran to go get the medicine, but Su Ran became distracted. She now has the perfect excuse to go back and take her medicine.
“Yes, it’s indeed time for you to take your medicine. I’ll help you back.”
“Okay.”
With this exchange, Shen Yin directly helped Song Tan away, leaving the Huo family members in the room puzzled.
The couple didn’t care about what they were thinking; the two of them were just doing something they wanted to do but hadn’t done yet.
As Shen Yin helped Song Tan back to where they were staying, as soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw Su Ran.
Su Ran had been abandoned by her loved one and had returned, crying for a long time. Her once bright eyes were now swollen from crying.
When she saw Song Tan and Shen Yin approaching, she quickly wiped away the tears on her face, sniffled, and bowed to Song Tan, “I’m sorry.”
Song Tan looked at Su Ran and raised an eyebrow slightly.
Su Ran used Song Tan to enter the Huo family, and Song Tan also used Su Ran to make a move on Huo Yanlin.
They were just using each other.
Song Tan cleared her throat twice and asked, “What are your plans next?”
Certainly, Su Ran couldn’t stay in the Huo family any longer.
Huo Yanlin had already chosen Song Jiaojiao, and Old Master Huo would never let Su Ran stay in the Huo family.
Su Ran’s eyes were swollen and lifeless.
Song Tan said, “Take it one step at a time.”
Song Tan raised an eyebrow slightly and continued, “Studying medicine is not easy. Don’t give up easily.”
Su Ran looked at Song Tan.
Song Tan continued saying, “I heard you were admitted to the graduate program.”
But Su Ran didn’t want to continue her education due to family reasons. In the original plot, she would join Huo Yanlin’s company.
But now…
“I can invest money in you so that you won’t have any worries during your graduate studies, but you have to promise me one condition.”
Author’s note:
Song Tan : Be a good person, do good deeds.