"I'm not," Mrs. Huo explained hastily.
Huo Bin looked like he didn't want to listen and turned his face away.
Seeing this, Mrs. Huo was helpless.
"Come on, since we're all here, why not have something to drink!" Huo Cheng hooked the corner of his mouth, looking at his second elder brother, and said softly, "After all, it's been a long time since we last met, right?"
Although he was letting his second brother off this time, it didn't mean there wouldn't be conflicts in the future, nor did it mean that Huo Cheng had developed the kind of affection for his brother as one would expect.
After all, the environment he had been in since childhood didn't allow him to do so.
"The same," Mrs. Huo said.
Aunt Yan wasn't used to drinking coffee, so Huo Cheng ordered a beverage for her. He looked at his second brother and asked, "So, what would you like, second brother?"
"Nothing," his second brother frowned and said coldly.
Huo Cheng handed the drink menu to the waiter and said indifferently, "Then bring another cup of black coffee!"
Without waiting for Huo Bin's approval, Huo Cheng had already placed the order.
The waiter nodded and left. After handing the order to the back - hall, he immediately rushed to the person in charge of the coffee shop and said hastily, "Boss, I observed that person just now. He's not one of our staff."
The person in charge let out a sigh of relief. "That's good. It has nothing to do with us."
But the waiter had a thought. He hesitated and asked, "What if that person isn't impersonating our coffee - shop staff but just wearing clothes similar to ours? They seemed to be getting along quite well just now. Wouldn't it be too much to call the police?"
The person in charge was sweating now. Just by looking at those people, it was obvious they were not to be messed with.
What if he really made a mistake and they came to cause trouble for him?
The person in charge's eyes lit up. He grabbed the waiter beside him.
"Don't say it was me who called the police. Don't tell anyone, got it?"
The person in charge's face looked so terrifying at this moment that the waiter immediately shut his mouth and nodded.
Then the person in charge left contentedly, pretending to be nonchalant.
Upstairs, the atmosphere was a bit strange at this moment.
Everyone was silent.
There was a knock on the door, and the waiter came in, carrying a tray of drinks and placing them in front of them.
Whether intentionally or not, the waiter brushed against Huo Bin several times.
The first time might have been an accident, but the second time was a bit fishy, not to mention the third...
It was really a case of a tiger being bullied by dogs when it was down. Enough was enough.
Huo Bin was just about to look up and scold, but he was stunned when he saw the person's face.
Although the disguise made it a bit hard to recognize, he could still tell after a closer look.
It was Huo Yan, the eldest daughter of the Huo family.
Originally, she was supposed to stay behind to keep watch. Maybe seeing that he hadn't returned for so long, she decided to act too.
Huo Bin's expression remained unchanged, and the people at the table didn't seem to realize that this waiter was also an "acquaintance".
Seeing that the tray was empty and Huo Yan was about to leave, Huo Bin's eyes darkened. He simply knocked over the coffee in front of him.
With a "bang", the liquid splashed everywhere.
Everyone immediately stood up, but Huo Bin still sat firmly, looking like an unyielding scoundrel.
Mrs. Huo sighed and called out to the waiter who was about to leave.
"Hey, could you clean this up first?"
Huo Bin was secretly delighted to see the person stay.
But Mrs. Huo continued, "We won't stay here anymore. Mom must be missing the kids by now. You should take them back earlier."
After saying that, she gave Aunt Yan a look.
Aunt Yan immediately nodded and stood beside Huo Cheng.
Huo Cheng understood his mother's good intentions and nodded, accepting the suggestion.
Seeing that they were about to leave, Huo Bin stared wide - eyed, wanting to stop them, but his legs wouldn't allow it. He could only desperately give his elder sister a hint with his eyes.
Huo Yan was walking back at this time. When she passed by Aunt Yan, she glanced at Huo Bin. When their eyes met, they exchanged all the information.
She nodded and was just about to snatch the kids.
Suddenly, there was a dull "whoosh" sound from outside, followed by a "bang".
A bullet was embedded in the window outside the private room. The glass was too thick, so the bullet didn't penetrate. Cracks spread out from the bullet in a flower - like pattern.
Huo Cheng immediately rushed to the window, seeing a man putting away his pistol and about to leave.
He hurriedly went downstairs, trying to catch up.
At this moment, Huo Yan also started to act. She directly tried to snatch the kids from Aunt Yan's hands.
Aunt Yan panicked and hugged the kids tightly. Mrs. Huo wanted to help, but was grabbed by Huo Bin.
Although Huo Bin's leg was injured, his hands still had strength. Mrs. Huo looked over and saw that his eyes were red.
He questioned, "Mom, are you really going to be partial to Huo Cheng forever?"
A look of struggle flashed across Mrs. Huo's face, but saving the two kids was the most important thing at this moment. She used all her strength and forcibly pried his hands off.
The struggle in Huo Bin's eyes gradually faded with his weakness.
Finally, Mrs. Huo broke free and immediately went to help Aunt Yan.
But when she saw the face of the waiter, she was stunned.
She called out blankly, "Yan'er?"
Aunt Yan was also distracted by Mrs. Huo's words. Taking this opportunity, Huo Yan snatched the two kids from her arms.
Finally, she held the kids in her arms and let out a few soft laughs.
She said to Mrs. Huo, "Mom, you shouldn't have interfered. Let everything go back to how it was."
Mrs. Huo, who had originally wanted to get the kids back, froze. Why did so many of her kids say she shouldn't?
After saying that, she looked at her partner - Huo Bin. He was limping towards her with his injured leg, looking blankly ahead.
"Are you okay?" When passing by her, Huo Yan subconsciously asked.
But he didn't say a word.
Huo Yan immediately followed him.
Not being able to catch up with the mysterious gunman, Huo Cheng had already returned.
The group met in the narrow stairwell. They stared at each other.
Huo Yan immediately reacted. She turned around and ran with the kids in her arms. Huo Cheng followed closely. Taking this opportunity, Huo Bin immediately went downstairs.
Huo Yan reached another stairwell and immediately rushed down.
Huo Cheng followed behind and quickly closed the distance between them. Huo Yan didn't dare to slack off. She kept running in circles with the kids in the downstairs hall. Every time Huo Cheng was about to catch her, she would change direction.
But her luck finally ran out.
She was grabbed by Huo Cheng just as she was about to turn a corner.
Huo Cheng snatched a kid from her arms. Just as he was holding one kid, his elder sister broke free from his grasp with the other kid in her arms. He chased after them with the kid in his arms, but the kids' cries were so loud that although he didn't want to be affected, they still managed to get away.
Huo Cheng stood there, watching his second brother drive away with his elder sister and his kids.
He didn't choose to chase. This kind of desperate pursuit was most likely to lead to accidents. He didn't dare to take risks with his kids.
Aunt Yan and Mrs. Huo arrived late. Seeing that Huo Cheng only had one kid in his arms, Mrs. Huo felt bad.
"Chenger, I'll leave first. Aunt Yan will stay to take care of the baby."
Huo Cheng shook his head and held the kid tightly.
"There's another one in the Huo family. Take good care of him while I'm away."
Then he stepped into the car, glanced at them, nodded as a signal, and drove away.
The kid was sobbing softly. Huo Cheng didn't have the time or the know - how to comfort him. But as time passed, the kid probably cried himself to exhaustion and gradually fell asleep.
In his sleep, the kid might have forgotten that his little playmate had been snatched away and slept quietly.