298: C298 Speak for Him

C298 Speak for Him

During dinner time, everyone gathered at the dining table. At the rectangular table, Chiang Shuru, Huo Chenglieh, and Huo Mingyang sat on one side, while Soong Shiyan and Lih Jinhsing sat opposite them. The old man hadn't left the study yet, so everyone sat quietly at the table, waiting for the old man to appear.

Huo Chenglieh and Lih Jinhsing didn't return to Huo Family until nightfall. According to the servants, the two of them had gone to play golf at the villa by the lake in the afternoon. Looking at Huo Chenglieh's smiling face, Soong Shiyan knew that he really valued Lih Jinhsing, the son of his first love. No wonder Chiang Shuru and Huo Mingyang were worried that Huo Chenglieh would leave all their assets to Lih Jinhsing.

Soong Shiyan felt that her decision to ask Tiankui to go find Lih Jinhsing and have him come to Huo Family was indeed correct.

"Miss Jing Sung, I have heard of your great name for a long time. It is truly an honor to meet you today. Hello, I am Lih Jinhsing." Lih Jinhsing looked at Soong Shiyan and politely smiled. He extended his hand towards her and briefly introduced himself.

Hearing that, Soong Shiyan looked at Lih Jinhsing, who was sitting beside her. She nodded at him in a distant manner and said, "Hello."

However, she didn't stretch out her hand. Therefore, Lih Jinhsing's outstretched hand could only stay in the air. It was a bit awkward.

The servant at the side was silent as he saw this. Although Lih Jinhsing was much better to them than Huo Mingyang and Chiang Shuru, when they saw Lih Jinhsing's nose full of dust at Soong Shiyan's place, these servants all smiled a little unkindly.

Ever since Lih Jinhsing entered the Huo Family, everything had gone smoothly for him. Even though Chiang Shuru and Huo Mingyang were hostile towards him, the two of them did not dare to belittle Lih Jinhsing so blatantly. Jing Sung was indeed Heir of the Huo Family. He could just ignore anyone he looked down upon.

The servants sighed. They had to admit that power and status were truly excellent things.

Lih Jinhsing touched a pile of dust on Soong Shiyan's nose. A trace of an awkward yet nervous smile surfaced on his face. Then, he retracted his hand and pretended to be tidying his hair.

Upon seeing this, Huo Mingyang, who was sitting at the side, couldn't help but raise a mocking smile — this Lih Jinhsing didn't even check his identity and wanted to take the opportunity to get close to Jing Sung? Now, he must have made a fool of himself in front of the servants!

Chiang Shuru was also quite pleased with herself. Luckily, it seemed that Jing Sung did not like Lih Jinhsing, a bastard! If Jing Sung was interested in Lih Jinhsing, then, perhaps in the end, the two of them really wouldn't be able to obtain any benefits from Huo Family!

Seeing his favorite son being ignored like that by Jing Sung, Huo Chenglieh felt a little upset. She looked at Jing Sung and said in an unfriendly tone, "Jing Sung, what do you mean by this? Don't you see that Jinxing wants to shake your hand? "

Seeing Huo Chenglieh open his mouth to speak up for Lih Jinhsing, Chiang Shuru rolled her eyes with an ugly expression.

"Master Huo, what do I mean?" Soong Shiyan feigned ignorance.

"Jinxing greets you. With your cold attitude, anyone who doesn't know would think that Jinxing owes you something!" Huo Chenglieh said in dissatisfaction. He looked at Soong Shiyan's displeased expression.

"Master Huo, your family's Jinxing has yet to speak, yet you are here to punish me — don't you think that by doing this, you have overstepped your authority?" Hearing this, Soong Shiyan smiled coldly and said in a neither hurried nor slow manner.

"Jing Sung, you-" Huo Chenglieh was a bit angry, but he couldn't say a word. This Jing Sung actually didn't give him any face in front of Jinxing. How could he face her in the future?

"What is it? Am I wrong — Master Huo? " Soong Shiyan asked with a cold smile.

"Dad, stop it — I'm fine!" Seeing this, Lih Jinhsing was afraid that Huo Chenglieh and Soong Shiyan would start a fight over this matter, so he acted as the peacemaker and hurriedly told the two of them.

Huo Chenglieh originally wanted to follow Lih Jinhsing's words and give himself a way out. Unfortunately, Soong Shiyan didn't give him the chance to do so.

"Master Huo, you are really biased!" Soong Shiyan looked at Huo Chenglieh with a chilling gaze. Even her tone was icy cold.

Hearing that, Huo Mingyang's eyes lit up. Jing Sung, is she going to speak up for him? Huo Mingyang couldn't help but raise his head and stare at Soong Shiyan.

"Jing Sung, what exactly do you mean by that?" Hearing that, Huo Chenglieh said with an unfriendly expression.

"What else could it mean? "Of course it's literal meaning!" Soong Shiyan looked at Huo Chenglieh and squeezed out a bright smile.

Seeing the brilliant smile on Soong Shiyan's face, Huo Chenglieh said with an ashen face, "Jing Sung, why don't you explain it to me!"

"Master Huo, not only are you biased, you're also petty — Back then, when Huo Mingshen was still around, this eccentric father of yours could only see Huo Mingyang. "Now that you've found your first son, you can only pretend to be a child like Lih Jinhsing in your heart. Master Huo, aren't you worried that no son will be willing to recognize you as his father in the end?" Soong Shiyan said with a cold smile.

Hearing that, Huo Chenglieh's expression became a little dazed. Then he turned and looked at Huo Mingyang, who was sitting next to Chiang Shuru, and decided that Soong Shiyan was right. In this period of time, he had indeed neglected Mingyang. Perhaps, Mingyang's heart was not feeling well either.

He wanted to say something to Huo Mingyang, but the old man was late at this time, so he couldn't find a chance to speak.

The old man's face was rosy and his body was sturdy. When he arrived at the dining hall, he saw that everyone had already taken their seats. He walked to the main seat and slowly sat down.

Everyone quieted down when they saw the old tutor arrive, afraid that they would cause the old tutor displeasure if they talked too much.1

After the old man sat down and looked at everyone, he turned to the butler and leisurely said, "Let's start the meal!"

Butler nodded and ordered the servants to bring the prepared food to the table.

Chiang Shuru looked at the old man and saw that he didn't seem to have the intention to announce anything important yet. She had always been impatient and couldn't suppress her curiosity. She also couldn't wait for so long. Thus, she hesitated for a moment, looked at the old man in the main seat, and slowly said, "Old gramps, you said that you have something important to announce tonight — look, everyone is here, are you …"

The old man rolled his eyes at Chiang Shuru before speaking slowly, "This has nothing to do with you. What's the use of being so agitated?"

Chiang Shuru relaxed after hearing the old man's words. It looked like the matter that the old gramps was going to announce tonight was indeed related to Jing Sung — no wonder the old gramps had the steward call Jing Sung back. However, she was still curious in her heart — just what would the old tutor say to Jing Sung?

Seeing that the servant had already brought all the dishes to the table, the old man took the initiative to pick up his chopsticks and said to everyone, "Eat first — I will announce this matter after we finish eating."

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