spring bite mark

Chapter 223 Drawing
The car stopped at the Jiangyue Mansion parking lot according to the signs, and Huo Yungui got out of the car carrying the two children.

What comes into view is an elegant villa with a touch of antiquity, comparable in size to Royal Bay, but without the extreme luxury, intensity, and arrogance of Royal Bay, instead exuding a cool and aloof atmosphere.

From afar, one could see a stern-faced man idly reading a book beneath a lush daphne tree. From Huo Yungui's angle, his face was obscured, but his aloof and noble demeanor was captivating.

Is this Xie Yuheng, the legendary head of the largest conglomerate in Hong Kong?
The Xie family tycoon values ​​privacy and security, and his photos rarely appear online or in business publications. However, the name Xie Yuheng has swept through the business world. Even Huo Mingcai used several issues of business publications featuring interviews with Xie Yuheng as his bedside reading to learn from his business acumen. As the only son of the Huo family, Huo Yungui was also forced by Huo Mingcai to read those bedside books quite often.

But I never imagined that I would see this big shot in person on this ordinary afternoon.

Huo Yungui felt a mix of excitement and unease, and bent down to put the two children down on the ground.

The moment Xie Jian touched the ground, he immediately shouted in a clear voice, "Uncle!"

Xie Yuheng suddenly raised his head.

Her exquisitely beautiful face was covered with a thin layer of frost, like an ice sculpture, elegant and noble, yet cold and aloof.

Huo Yungui almost blurted out "Holy crap!"

Who the hell would have thought that the two powerful figures in the Xie family, one of whom was his beautiful brother-in-law, was just as stunningly handsome?

Xie Yuheng's gaze swept over Huo Yungui, assuming he was just an assistant accompanying Xie Jian and Yan Yu, and didn't take him seriously. He casually put down the book, opened his arms, and spoke in a gentle voice:

"Ah Yu, thank you for your visit, come here and let your great-uncle hold you."

Seeing that Xie Yuheng was running very fast with his short legs, he quickly darted to Xie Yuheng, climbed onto his lap, and first planted several kisses on his face before speaking in a childish voice:
"Uncle, it's been a month since I last saw you! I've missed you so much!"

"Your great-uncle missed you too." The moment Xie Yuheng held the child, his cold and stern aura vanished, replaced by a gentle and warm demeanor. "Why did you suddenly decide to come back?"

"Daddy and Mommy brought me back!" Xie Jian secretly took out a box of pastries from his bag. "These are peach blossom pastries from the capital, specially brought for my great-uncle."

Xie Yuheng graciously took a pastry, took a small bite, and said, "Thank you."

After speaking, his gaze fell on Yan Yu. Yan Yu walked slowly and had only just arrived in front of him. He stood calmly to the side, unlike Xie Jian who was so enthusiastic.

"Ah Yu, come here too." Xie Yuheng pulled Yan Yu onto his lap, his gaze gentle as he looked at him. "It's been a while since we last met. Why have you become so distant with your great-uncle?"

“We’ve grown up, we can’t be too clingy,” Yan Yu replied softly.

"Especially, we can't cling to Mommy!" Xie Jian added cheekily. "We can't sleep with Mommy anymore, and we can't cling to her either, because Daddy and Mommy are very busy. They have to work overtime every night, and they work very hard."

Xie Yuheng: "..."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Your daddy is indeed very busy."

Busy with romantic escapades, busy indulging in debauchery.

Xie Jian, of course, didn't understand the hardships of the adult world. He nestled in Xie Yuheng's arms, muttering to himself:
“After my brother and I started elementary school, we were very busy! Many tutors took turns teaching us, and the teachers also assigned a lot of homework. It was much more tiring than kindergarten.”

Xie Yuheng went to see Yan Yu: "Ah Yu, is that so?"

"I'm fine," Yan Yu replied casually. "Xie Jian made the homework tutor cry many times."

Xie Yuheng chuckled softly: "If there's a chance in the future, your great-uncle will tutor you. Are you getting used to life in the capital? Once your great-uncle is done with his work, he'll come to the capital to spend some time with you."

Not far away, Huo Yungui looked at Xie Yuheng, this big shot, and Xie Jian, who were very close, and found it very hard to believe. The rumored ruthless and cold big shot of Hong Kong was actually so friendly in private.

Just as he was wondering whether he should go up and say hello, Li Ke came out of the villa carrying a large stack of sketches. One of the sketches fell from his hands and was blown by the wind to Huo Yungui's feet.

Huo Yungui picked it up and glanced at it casually. It showed a man's exquisite profile, sketched vividly with just a few strokes—it was Xie Yuheng.

The Xie Yuheng in the sketch has a youthful feel, with gentle eyes, a smile on his lips, and a warm aura, making him completely different from the cold and indifferent man in the garden at this moment.

In the lower right corner of the drawing is a delicate signature: Jiang Manman, drawn at Tsinghua University Library on [date].

Holy crap, this is a drawing from seven years ago? And it's by Xie Yuheng?
Huo Yungui was stunned for a moment.

She didn't notice the cold and chilling look in Xie Yuheng's eyes as he looked at her hand, which was holding the sketch.

Li Ke's expression was also unpleasant. He stepped forward, snatched the drawing from Huo Yungui's hands, and coldly reprimanded, "Don't touch or look at it!"

Then he whispered an apology to Xie Yuheng and laid the paintings out to dry in the garden's open-air pavilion.

"What is Uncle Li Ke doing?" Xie Jian asked, tilting his head.

Li Ke patiently explained to Xie Jian, "It's been raining a lot in Hong Kong lately, and the BOSS's treasured drawings have gotten damp. It's rare to have sunshine now, so let's take them out to air them out."

Xie Yuheng's cold gaze remained fixed on Huo Yungui. The fact that the sketch was being handled and examined by others fueled his anger.
"Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter Jiangyue Mansion. How did the people of Yushui Bay teach you manners?"

Huo Yungui was a little flustered: "I..."

Xie Jian quickly said, "Uncle, he is my uncle, my own uncle."

Xie Yuheng didn't take it seriously: "Isn't your uncle Jiang Che?"

Yan Yu rarely interjected: "Uncle Yun Gui and Mommy are twins, just like Xie Jian and I."

Xie Yuheng: "..."

Yan Yu added: "Mommy recently found her biological father and mother."

The atmosphere suddenly became a little eerie.

Even Li Ke, who had just been giving Huo Yungui a hard time, was now extremely uneasy. Where did he get the audacity to reprimand Miss Jiang's own brother? Didn't he see even the BOSS was starting to panic?
Xie Yuheng's gaze fell on Huo Yungui's face again, his expression complex, but no longer cold; instead, he became very courteous.

"So it's Manman's brother. I apologize for my neglect earlier."

Huo Yungui said "Oh," and added, "It was my fault for looking around."

Xie Yuheng gestured to Li Ke to prepare tea and snacks, and invited Huo Yungui: "Would you like to have a cup of tea together?"

Huo Yungui hesitated: "Wouldn't this be inappropriate?"

Xie Yuheng's tone was gentle and friendly, without any sense of distance: "Since he's my brother-in-law, it's naturally appropriate."

Huo Yungui's mind flashed back to the sketch he had just seen. He felt there was something inexplicable between this person and his sister. Then, thinking of his brother-in-law at home, he quickly sighed.
"It's appropriate for Yan Changye to call me brother-in-law, but it's not appropriate for you to call me that. My name is Huo Yungui. If you don't mind, you can just call me by my name."

Xie Yuheng gave a noncommittal "hmm," and after Li Ke brought out the tea, he personally poured a cup of tea for Huo Yungui.

"Brother Yun Gui, this is Manman's favorite fruit tea, please."

(End of this chapter)