Chapter 167 That year, Huo Jinxi was 24 years old
In 2008, Huo Jinxi was 24 years old and had more than a year left before officially taking over the Huo family. He was a typical young man from a noble family. Although he had already joined the company, he had a lot of free time. Most of the time he was still mixed with a few kids, eating, drinking, and having fun. He didn't care about family affairs.
That afternoon, he came out of the company and was about to attend a small party, but unexpectedly saw Mu Qian on the way.
Mu Qian is 16 years old and has just entered high school. It is the stage when her youth is restless, troubles and sorrows are the most. When Huo Jinxi saw her, she was pulling a boy on the side of the road.
Both of them were still wearing school uniforms, so they were very conspicuous on the side of the road. Huo Jinxi saw it and stepped on the brakes.
At that time, he and Mu Qian were not very familiar with each other - she was a little girl living in the Huo family and treated by Mr. Huo as his granddaughter. She should have called him second brother like a few cousins in the family, but she had never called him.
Like all children who live under others, Mu Qian has a sensitive and fragile self-esteem. She carefully maintains this self-esteem and lives like an invisible person most of the time.
But no matter how unfamiliar he was, he was still his own family. Huo Jinxi pulled over and stopped the car, looked at the two people who were still pulling and tugging, and shouted: "Hey, do you want help?"
When Mu Qian looked up and saw him, he suddenly broke free from the boy and ran to his car, opened the car door and got in.
The boy still didn't give up and chased the car for two steps. Looking at Huo Jinxi in the car, hesitated and stopped and looked at Mu Qian, "Qianqian, who is hesitant? Why are you getting into his car?"
"It's not your business." Mu Qian held his schoolbag, and didn't look at the boy, and just bit her lips and said, "Don't follow me anymore!"
Huo Jinxi was too lazy to negotiate too much with the boy, so he stepped on the accelerator and drove the car away.
Mu Qian kept holding her schoolbag motionless, lowered her head and was silent for a long time before finally speaking softly: "Thank you."
Huo Jinxi was driving the car, and when he heard this, he smiled slightly, turned to look at her, "Your little boyfriend?"
"No." Mu Qian denied without hesitation.
"No?" Huo Jinxi chuckled, "A high school student, it's normal to fall in love. You don't have to worry that I will complain."
"No!" Mu Qian finally looked up and looked at him with a frown slightly, his eyes full of seriousness and grievance.
Huo Jinxi was surprised to hear the anger she conveyed - she had always been quiet, but she didn't expect to be a child with temper.
After a moment of stunnedness, Huo Jinxi laughed, "Okay, that's not right."
After Huo Jinxi said this, he was about to find a place nearby to put her down. Who knew that before he could find a suitable position, Mu Qian suddenly spoke softly again: "I have nothing to do with him. The teacher insisted that I fell in love with him early, and he was still talking nonsense in front of the teacher-"
She gritted her teeth slightly. Although her voice was low, her tone was angry and anxious, and she was obviously extremely wronged.
This was not a big deal at first. When Huo Jinxi heard this, he just smiled slightly, "Okay, go back and give me your teacher's phone number, and I'll call him to talk to him."
After hearing this, Mu Qian lowered his head and became silent again. Until Huo Jinxi looked at her again, she said: "It's useless to call, the teacher said he wanted to invite parents."
Huo Jinxi had already heard what she said, but just laughed, "So what?"
Mu Qian paused, bit her lip and didn't say anything again.
When Huo Jinxi turned to look at her again, she saw that her nose was slightly red and her eyes were straight ahead, as if she had no intention of saying anything to him.
Huo Jinxi was once again amused by the silent and stubborn little girl and said slowly: "Okay, call me the second brother, I will go to your school to meet your teacher next Monday."
Mu Qian turned to look at him, Huo Jinxi raised his eyebrows slightly, waiting to hear her "second brother".
But Mu Qian never shouted.
It's also a blessing that she is a pretty little girl. If she looks ugly or is a little boy, he doesn't have the patience to tease her.
Seeing that she was always depressed and silent, Huo Jinxi did not stop halfway and took her to the party site directly.
The party was held by Ning Wei'an, one of Huo Jinxi's friends. The reason is that he was chasing an amateur model named Qi Qiao recently. He just opened a wedding shop for someone, which will be officially opened tomorrow. Today, he will hold a small party one day in advance and ask his familiar friends to have fun together.
It was only when Huo Jinxi arrived at the scene that he learned the specific situation. What’s more important is that the women present were wearing a wedding dress on their bodies, which was breathless white.
When Huo Jinxi saw this situation, he felt depressed and wanted to leave when he turned around, but he was stopped.
They all play together often, so Ning Weian was not willing to let him go easily. Even Mu Qian in his car was pulled down and looked at him.
"Huo Jinxi, you're too much!" Ning Wei'an looked at Mu Qian and said, "This little girl is still wearing her high school uniform. Are you a crime?"
Mu Qian blushed slightly and lowered her head and stood behind him.
"Get out." Huo Jinxi responded to him, "This is my sister. She grew up in our family since she was a child. Don't mess around."
"Sister?" Ning Weian was still not doing it properly, but he turned his head to look at Mu Qian, "I don't know which sister you are? Could it be a child bride?"
Hearing such words, Mu Qian's face suddenly changed and she turned around and walked out.
Seeing this, Huo Jinxi couldn't help but push Ning Wei'an. As the hostess, Qi Qiao, who was standing beside him, hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Mu Qian, "Sister, don't be angry, that person just doesn't have a doorman, and he likes to talk nonsense the most. Come on, sister, take you in and play!"
Huo Jinxi saw Mu Qian being taken into the store by a group of women, so he sat down in the small garden outside and chatted with a group of friends.
Not long after, the women who accompanied Mu Qian in gradually came out, but Mu Qian was still missing.
Huo Jinxi was always careful about the person he brought. After seeing Qi Qiao, he asked her: "Where did you take me?"
Qi Qiao couldn't help but cover her mouth and laughed, "The little girl is shy when she changes into a wedding dress and doesn't want to come out to play, so let her look in the mirror inside!"
After hearing this, Huo Jinxi was skeptical. After a while, he still disappeared from Mu Qian and finally went into the store to search.
Finally, he saw Mu Qian in the locker room.
She was wearing a snow-white thin-stringed wedding dress. Compared with the women outside, she had no heavy makeup or swaying. She just sat quietly in the corner, lowering her eyes and silently.
Chapter completed!