Chapter 34(1/2)
After Huo Shu met Li Xiangyuan, he used all his money to rent an apartment near the school, and then went back to Li's house to move things. He went back during school hours, and Li Shen only knew that he had asked for leave.
But they didn't know what he was doing. By the time the siblings found out about his moving out, he had already moved everything into the apartment.
"...You are quite fast. You solved everything in one afternoon?" Li Shen was speechless.
Huo Shu was very calm: "There are a lot of vacancies in the apartments near the school. I paid one deposit and three deposits and then signed the contract. I don't have much stuff, so I moved here in one go."
"Is this the point?" Li Shen was dissatisfied, "Why didn't you discuss your move out with us?"
Li Qianqian frowned slightly, stared at him for a moment and then suddenly asked: "My dad is looking for you?"
Huo Shu looked at her silently and acknowledged it.
"Fuck...what did he say to you?" Li Shen was furious.
Huo Shu was still as calm as a pool of stagnant water: "I talked a lot about you selling shoes and jewelry, and the pressure he was put under by the Huo family."
"Why does he talk so much?" Li Shen was annoyed.
Li Qianqian pursed her lips: "Huo Shu, the reason why we hid this from you is because we were afraid that you would think too much. Don't be fooled by my father, and don't give up on the surgery because of this."
"He dares! I have sold hundreds of pairs of shoes and a bunch of Lego. If he dares to give up like this, I will kill him!" Li Shen said this to Li Qianqian, but he directed every sentence towards Huo Shu.
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Huo Shu raised the corners of his lips slightly: "I won't give up."
"That's pretty much it." Li Shen was satisfied.
Li Qianqian's eyes brightened: "Are you serious? You're not perfunctory with us, are you?"
"No," Huo Shu looked at her seriously, "I can't let your efforts go to waste."
The thing he was most worried about would not happen. Li Qianqian smiled immediately. Li Shen put his arms around Huo Shu's shoulders and said, "Smart brother."
"Take us to see your new house." Li Qianqian reminded.
Li Shen nodded immediately: "Yes, take us to see it."
Huo Shu responded and led them to walk all the way to the apartment. Because it was a house next to the school, they only walked for ten minutes. He rented a house similar to an express hotel, more than thirty square meters and comes with his own
There is no kitchen in the bathroom. Although it is a bit small, the air conditioner and bathing equipment are new and look pretty good.
"Fuck, I want to move here too. I can sleep half an hour more every morning." Li Shen was immediately envious.
Li Qianqian looked around and nodded: "It's much better than the attic, but I don't know if it will be noisy."
"All students live here, and everyone has the same schedule. How could there be any noise?" Li Shen immediately retorted.
Li Qianqian thought about it and felt relieved: "Then there are no shortcomings."
"Yeah." Huo Shu watched the brother and sister carefully evaluate the house, his eyebrows gradually softened.
The brother and sister were still exploring around, so Huo Shu packed things by himself. By the time the two were about to go home, he had almost finished packing.
Looking at the house that was even cleaner and tidier than when she came in, Li Qianqian asked belatedly: "Should we two be helping just now?"
"How can I help him? He's not helpless." Li Shen replied immediately, and then went downstairs first.
A smile flashed in Huo Shu's dark eyes: "No need to help, it's already sorted."
Hearing what he said, Li Qianqian immediately felt relieved. After walking a few steps outside, she still felt a little sad. They used to go to school together every day, and it seems that starting from tomorrow, she will be with Li Shen.
"Get up on time tomorrow morning." Huo Shu suddenly said.
Li Qianqian responded absently, said goodbye to him and followed Li Shen away.
On the way back, the brother and sister felt a little depressed. Li Shen sighed for a long time: "Huo Shu usually doesn't have much presence in the car. Why is it that the car looks so much bigger now that he's not with us today?"
Li Qianqian felt the same way. Her mood couldn't be said to be bad, but it was definitely not good either.
When they were almost home, Li Qianqian cheered up: "Dad may talk to us later."
"No, he has raised the young master of the Huo family for so long just so that Huo Shu can bring him benefits one day. The Huo family must have promised him a lot of things now, but it's a pity that Huo Shu is a variable," Li Shen paused for a moment.
Then he sneered, "The little golden doll that I have raised in my hands for so long suddenly ran away. He will definitely want to settle the score with us."
"Don't conflict with him later. Huo Shu moved out on his own anyway, and it has nothing to do with us." Li Qianqian reminded him.
Li Shen glanced at her sideways: "Don't worry, I won't pay attention to him." If he was really capable, he would find a way to persuade Huo Shu himself.
The brother and sister discussed the countermeasures and went home together. After arriving home, Li Xiangyuan was sitting in the living room. When he saw them, he asked gloomily: "Back?"
"Yeah." Li Shen responded lazily, but Li Qianqian didn't speak.
Li Xiangyuan looked at them carefully: "You know about Huo Shu moving out, right?"
"I know." Li Qianqian looked calm.
"Is something wrong?" Li Shen asked.
"Something happened? Do you think there is something wrong?" Li Xiangyuan sneered, "Now the Huo family has been putting pressure on me. If I don't send him back, the Li family's property will not be saved. By then, it will not only be me who will suffer, but also you guys."
The two of them can no longer live a pampered life."
"The Huo family isn't that unreasonable, right? Now that Huo Shu has moved out on his own, it has nothing to do with us. They can't help but be grateful to us for taking in Huo Shu for a year, and they want to take revenge on us, right?" Li Shen was not fooled, "
Of course, if you expect to rely on Huo Shu to get some benefits from the Huo family, then just pretend I didn't say anything."
"Of course I want benefits, otherwise do you think I am a philanthropist who would be so kind to adopt other people's children?" Li Xiangyuan was impatient.
Li Shen sneered: "That's right. How can someone who is too lazy to raise his own children raise someone else's?"
"I didn't raise you? What do you eat and use now that doesn't cost me money?" Li Xiangyuan's face was gloomy, "Why, I made a mistake in raising you?"
Li Shen's face also looked a little bad, but his lips moved and he couldn't think of a rebuttal for a while.
"My grandfather left a large amount of money to us brothers and sisters before he passed away. He said that it would be used for our daily life and education, and the rest would be divided equally when we became adults. But you used that money to do business," Li Qianqian
Looking at Li Xiangyuan calmly, "If you hadn't touched our money, our annual interest would be enough to cover our living expenses."
"That's right, you are the one who raised us. You only crawl into women's beds all year round and usually don't even show your face. Have you fulfilled your obligation to support us?" Li Shen immediately answered, "You give us money now.
, you are just paying off the debt, understand? Why should we accept your favor?"
Li Xiangyuan was very angry at what they said to each other. He gritted his teeth and said viciously: "Like that white-eyed wolf mother of yours, you are not well-raised!"
"You are not allowed to talk about her!" Li Shen was annoyed.
Li Xiangyuan disdainfully said: "Why do you still miss her? It's a pity that she doesn't want you anymore. Have you seen her since you were seven years old? By the way, you don't know yet, right? She also gave birth to a son and a daughter after remarrying. She has already given birth to a son and a daughter.
I forgot about you."
"You started cheating on my mother after she gave birth to me before I was even out of confinement. Who is the ignorant white-eyed wolf?" Li Qianqian's eyes were slightly cold, "Do you think you are better than her because she doesn't come to see me?
I would rather you stay away from us like her, than come back and cause trouble for us."
"White-eyed wolf! White-eyed wolf!" Li Xiangyuan was completely angry.
Li Shen snorted and pulled Li Qianqian upstairs. When he passed Li Qianqian's room, he did not let go, but pulled his sister directly into his room.
"Coke?" he asked.
Li Qianqian glanced at him sideways: "It's late at night, aren't you afraid of getting fat?"
"You are almost as thin as a slab, don't think about whether you are fat or not." After Li Shen finished speaking, he opened the can of Coke and stuffed it directly into her hand.
Li Qianqian held it in her hands and drank several sips before she felt better.
"How are you?" she asked proactively.
Li Shen glanced at her sideways: "What?"
"My mood, you pulled me here, aren't you just afraid that I will feel sad when I get back to the house? I'm also worried about you." Li Qianqian chuckled.
Li Shen was silent for a moment: "Are you really not feeling uncomfortable at all?"
"No, what's so uncomfortable? It's not the first day he's been like this." Li Qianqian was very calm. Li Xiangyuan was extremely selfish and willful. She didn't love anyone but herself, and she had long been used to it.
Li Shen was a little depressed: "How did you do that?" After all, that man was still their father. Although there was no affection, the blood connection was still there. He could not feel happy because of Li Xiangyuan, but he could easily feel depressed because of him.
Li Qianqian glanced at him as someone who had experienced this before, and sighed with vicissitudes of life: "In a few years, something more difficult to accept will happen, and you will get used to it by then."
According to time calculation, in about two years, a woman will give birth to a son for him. And Li Xiangyuan, who had always lingered in the flowers and never fulfilled his father's obligations, seemed to suddenly have a son after he was nearly fifty years old.
Having gained access to his father's love, Ren and Du devoted all the affection he had never given to their siblings to the child. In order to give the child a legitimate identity, he even married the woman he had always disliked.
Later, he went bankrupt. He also tricked Li Shen into signing an agreement to bear the debt so that his children would not be affected in the future. He took his wife and children across the ocean and continued to live his happy life.
Li Qianqian has already experienced these things. Looking back at Li Xiangyuan at this time, she actually feels that she still has a trace of humanity towards their brother and sister.
Li Shen looked at Li Qianqian's vicissitudes of expression and couldn't help but mutter: "You look like you have a lot of experience."
Li Qianqian patted him on the shoulder: "You and I, don't be unhappy because of them. Besides, it's them who are sorry for us, not us who are sorry for them. If they feel uncomfortable, they should feel uncomfortable."
Regardless of the grievances between the parents and whether they each have their own difficulties, at least they have not fulfilled their obligation to support her and Li Shen, so there is no need for the brother and sister to forcibly wear the shackles of being children.
"Okay, okay, how can you be so reasonable? Just drink the Coke and leave immediately." Li Shen was about to chase people away.
Li Qianqian glanced at him sideways and simply took the Coke she hadn't finished drinking and went back to the house.
After lying on the bed, she stared at the ceiling for a long time. Finally, she turned on her phone and set the alarm clock back ten minutes, then put the phone aside.
Ten minutes later, she picked up her phone again and set the alarm clock back to its original position.
To be continued...