Chapter 414: I’m Worried that My Wife Might Leave Me

Huo Jinyao married a woman that she didn’t like, and he had been spending a lot of time in Lin City because of that woman.

He didn’t even bring her home for the New Year. That woman was so unreasonable, yet Huo Jinyao treasured her so much.

Liu Tongjia nearly lost her temper right at the scene. However, after pondering this for a moment, she didn’t let herself explode.

“He can do whatever he likes. We don’t need to tell young people how to live their lives.”

Liu Tongjia looked at Huo Mingmei, said, “Let’s talk about some happy things on New Year’s eve. It’s so good to have Uncle back home this year.”

Huo Mingmei followed her lead and changed the topic. Huo Jinyao only felt bored.

He looked at Liu Tongjia and couldn’t tell if he was more disappointed or exasperated. That was typical of her.

No matter how supposedly wrong he was and how unhappy she was about him, in front of other people, she would always take his side and speak for him.

He always watched her like an outsider.

Expressionlessly, he looked at the group of people. This was his family, the people who were closely related to him, including his parents.

However, he couldn’t feel any warmth or care from his parents. He thought of Su Qingsang and Xiang Caiping.

Xiang Caiping wasn’t Su Qingsang’s real mother, but he was so nice to her.

Suddenly, Huo Jinyao felt annoyed. He stood up and walked outside.

“Huo Jinyao?” Liu Tongjia noticed that his son seemed to be leaving. “The whole family are here for the New Year. Where are you going?”

“Nowhere. I’m just going to make a call,” Huo Jinyao turned around while speaking. With a sarcastic expression, he gave Huo Mingmei a glance.

“After all, I hired my wife. I’m afraid that she might leave me for the people who are willing to pay a higher price. So I need to call her now to tell her how much I like her.”

After saying that, Huo Jinyao walked out in big steps. Huo Mingmei realized what happened after he left, and her face turned sour.

“My sister, look at him! How awful is his att.i.tude!”

Liu Tongjia didn’t look happy either. She didn’t know when she and her son became like strangers. Their relations.h.i.+p grew worse and worse.

Huo Jinyao didn’t want to fix it, and neither did she.

There was a better way, yet neither of them was willing to give way first.

Huo Mingmei wanted to complain more. However, she noticed the look on Liu Tongjia’s face and realized that if she said one more word about that, she might displease the latter. She thought for a moment and then gave up.

Huo Jinyao shook his head and cast those annoying things out of his mind.

“Aren’t you staying up for the New Year?”

Su Qingsang’s voice came from the other side of the phone, gently brus.h.i.+ng across his heart like a feather.

“I am, but I’d rather do it together with you.”

He felt more at home being with Su Qingsang and Xiang Caiping.

“Next year. We’ll certainly be staying up to welcome the New Year together next year.”

“Emm,” Huo Jinyao nodded. He was happy to sense the firm tone in Su Qingsang’s words. “Is Mom sleeping?”

“Yeah, she fell asleep long ago.”

Su Qingsang looked outside the window. The noises of fireworks could be heard from a distance away. She couldn’t see the fireworks from the hallway, though.

She held the phone and moved toward the window that was at the end of the hallway.

“What about you? Have you had dinner yet?”

“Yeah.”

Huo Family had an especially rich New Year Eve’s dinner this year because Huo Yangyuan was there.

“Me too,” Su Qingsang walked to the window and saw some people letting off fireworks somewhere nearby.

“What did you have? You and Mom did have a decent dinner, didn’t you?”

Huo Jinyao offered to make arrangements for their dinner, but Su Qingsang refused.

“Of course. We had a nice New Year Eve’s dinner. I asked Sister Lu to make us some dumplings and some other dishes. We also stir-fried Mom’s sausages. It was so delicious.”

“I want some of that.”

Huo Jinyao had parted from Su Qingsang for ten days. He called her every day, and sometimes they would video chat. However, he still missed her so much.

“I’ll ask Sister Lu to make it for you when you come back after the New Year.”

“I want you to cook for me. Can you do that?” Huo Jinyao grasped the opportunity to make a request.

“Huo Jinyao.” Su Qignsang wasn’t good at cooking. She only knew how to stir-fry vegetables. “I’m not good at that.”

“I don’t care. I want you to cook for me. Just tell me if you’re going to do it or not.”

“Alright, alright, I’ll cook for you, okay?” The man could really be unreasonable sometimes.

“You said that yourself!” Her words swept away his foul mood. “I’ll be expecting that.”

Su Qingsang gave an embarra.s.sed smile. She wasn’t a chef. She rarely even cooked her own lunch.

Huo Jinyao knew about that, yet still, he looked forward to trying the food she made.

“Aren’t you afraid that my food might poison you to death?”

“I’d be a happy ghost if that happened. I’d be happy to be poisoned to death by my wife’s food.”

After ten days away from her, he was better at sweet-talking.

Su Qingsang couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

“Alright, just go back to Grandpa and the others,” Su Qingsang tightened her coat. The wind at the window was strong. “I’m going back to sleep.”

“Don’t,” Huo Jinyao looked at the time and said, “Ten more minutes.”

“Ten more minutes of chatting?”

“I just want to hear your voice.” Huo Jinyao’s voice poured into Su Qingsang’s ear through the phone.

His voice was slightly low. As it echoed across Su Qingsang’s ear, she suddenly felt warm.

High up in the sky, a beautiful firework bloomed. She recalled the surprise that Huo Jinyao prepared for her at her birthday.

She felt as if that happened yesterday.

Another boom could be heard. Fireworks flashed across the sky.

“Happy New Year,” she heard Huo Jinyao’s voice at the same time.

Su Qingsang smiled. She finally figured out why Huo Jinyao wanted to chat with her for another ten minutes.

The noises of fireworks were coming in waves, from both her side and his.

“Happy New Year.”

Now that it was midnight, it was officially the new year.

“Qingsang, I want to see you so much.”

“Me too,” Su Qingsang heard the fireworks from all directions. A few people were letting some off on the square near the hospital.

“Qingsang, do you have a New Year’s wish? I can’t celebrate the New Year together with you this time. Is there a gift that I can give you?”

Even over the noise of the fireworks, Huo Jinyao’s voice was clear.

“No,” Su Qingsang shook her head and said, “I have everything I need.”

“Maybe you can make a wish,” Huo Jinyao said half-jokingly and half-seriously. “I will fulfill your wish.”

Su Qingsang looked at the fireworks in the sky and didn’t respond to Huo Jinyao, but silently wondered what to wish for.

Her first wish was for everyone she cared about to be happy and healthy.

After spending a short while looking at the sky, she said to herself that if she could really make a wish, it would be to find her real mother.

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