In the blink of an eye, it was lunchtime. Sister Hu, as usual, prepared a sumptuous lunch for Gu Sisi and Gu Chenfei. Looking at the dishes being served one by one, Gu Sisi's appetite was instantly whetted.
Surprisingly, Gu Sisi and Gu Chenfei had similar eating preferences. They both reached for the same dish several times. This unexpected tacit understanding made Gu Sisi a bit curious, but she didn't give it much thought.
Maybe the food was just too delicious. Gu Sisi ate a great deal. By the time Gu Chenfei had put down her chopsticks for quite a while, Gu Sisi was still munching away.
"Do our working hours follow the regular work - time schedule?" Gu Sisi asked Gu Chenfei while stuffing food into her mouth and speaking indistinctly.
"It depends on you. It depends on when you finish eating," Gu Chenfei said, trying hard not to laugh.
"You're actually making fun of me?!" Gu Sisi got angry.
"I didn't laugh. It's you who think I'm laughing at you. You even think you're funny yourself. I'm just showing it for you," Gu Chenfei couldn't hold back her laughter any longer.
"You... you're basically admitting that you're laughing at me!" Gu Sisi shouted.
"Um~"
"Just eat your food."
Gu Chenfei picked up a small bun and stuffed it into Gu Sisi's mouth. Gu Sisi glared at Gu Chenfei angrily, then silently ate the bun and poked at her chopsticks.
While Gu Sisi and Gu Chenfei were getting along harmoniously and the work was progressing smoothly here, on the other side, Huo Cheng was being investigated in the Huo family.
After hanging up the phone with Gu Sisi, Huo Cheng gently put the baby down. When he turned around, he saw a man standing respectfully at the door of the room.
"Fourth Young Master, this way please."
The man led Huo Cheng to his own room and then locked the door.
That night, all the children of the Huo family were detained. They were treated equally and locked in their respective rooms. Since they were all children of the Huo family, there was no torture or anything like that. They were just locked up.
Each person reacted differently.
"The Fourth Young Master was taken to his room after seeing the little young master. He was very quiet, didn't say a word or resist," the servant reported.
"The eldest young lady was very emotional. She kept making a big fuss. Several people were scratched and injured by her. We had to send extra people to finally manage to close the door. We could still hear the eldest young lady shouting even after the door was closed."
"What was she shouting?"
"Listen."
"Why am I being locked up?! What did I do wrong? How dare you! It's obvious that Huo Cheng stole the treasure. Why am I being locked up?!"
Such hysterical shouting kept coming from the room of the eldest daughter of the Huo family. The people guarding outside her room couldn't help but cover their ears.
"The second young master was quite strange. Not only was he quiet, but he also seemed to be enjoying it, as if he had everything under control. He was overly cooperative."
"Oh right, the second young master even made himself a cup of tea on his own."
"The fifth young lady was also very emotional. Maybe she didn't understand why she was being locked up. She kept arguing with the people we sent. We thought the fifth young lady wouldn't make a big fuss, so we only sent two people. Who would have thought that she grabbed one of them and wouldn't let go, preventing us from closing the door.
"The two young men were so embarrassed that they didn't know what to do. If they said to let go, the fifth young lady held on tightly and they couldn't break free. If they said to close the door, the fifth young lady was holding onto someone. They couldn't lock them both inside. As soon as they let go and were about to lock the door, the fifth young lady rushed out and bumped her head against one of the men's heads. This happened several times. It took us a great deal of effort to finally lock the fifth young lady in her room." The person reporting couldn't help but laugh as he spoke.
Father Huo cleared his throat. This Huo Xin was really too naughty because of her young age.
"What about Huo Zhen?"
"The third young master..." The person reporting obviously hesitated. He paused for a moment and then continued.
"The third young master is still the same, always acting alone. We asked Doctor Yang to wait in the building in advance. Our people only dared to follow from a distance. We only went to lock the door after seeing the third young master enter the room."
After the person finished reporting with his head down, he left carefully.
"Madam, look, which one of them could it be?"
Father Huo put aside his previous dignity and turned to ask Mother Huo flatteringly.
"Humph, how can you be so sure it's one of our children? These children were all born by me after ten months of pregnancy. It's possible that an outsider stole it!" Mother Huo's words were full of hostility.
"This... How could that be? You know very well that only the people of the Huo family have ever been on the fourth floor, and only these few children know about the relic. Could it be you or me?"
"Humph, now that the treasure is lost, you've locked up all the children. What if it really was one of them who stole it? Would you kill them?" Maybe it was because she had been locked up for so many days that Mother Huo was full of grievances and spoke in a very bad tone.
"What are you talking about? Don't you know what the Huo family's treasure, the relic, represents? If we can't find out who did it, how can we face it?" Father Huo was a bit anxious. Why didn't his wife understand?
"Do you think I don't know? I'm just speaking up for my children. After all, they were all born by me after ten months of pregnancy. If you don't want them, I do." Mother Huo said this viciously.
"I've already sent someone to investigate the recent activities of the children. What's the use of just locking them up? What can you find out?"
"Yes, yes, yes. Madam is really thoughtful. I didn't think it through. I'm relying on Madam." Hearing what Mother Huo said, Father Huo quickly tried to soothe her.
"Humph, you talk nicely. But when you locked me up, you didn't act like this." Still thinking about being locked up for so many days, Mother Huo was indignant.
"That was just a moment of anger. Madam, don't be angry. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have locked you up and not let you out." Father Huo knew that Mother Huo was angry, but he also had his pride. So he could only apologize like this.
"You're just too proud. After locking me up and regretting it, you didn't know how to find an excuse to let me out. You could only take advantage of the opportunity of the lost treasure!" Mother Huo immediately exposed Father Huo, leaving no face for him at all.
"Madam is right, right. It's all my fault, all my fault." Father Huo continued. Maybe it was to coax his wife, or maybe because there were only the two of them here. In front of his angry wife, pride wasn't that important.
"I'll ask you one thing. Can we return the fourth son's child?"
Father Huo's face immediately fell. The gentle look on his face just now disappeared.
"This is non - negotiable! They've already taken one child away. We've been very kind. I can't make any more concessions. According to the Huo family's family motto, marriage can't be decided privately. The fourth son not only decided his marriage privately but also didn't complete the punishment task. I don't recognize that woman!" When it came to this issue, Father Huo still had such a firm attitude.
"I didn't say you should recognize that woman. But can't you see the fourth son? He's already made up his mind! That's their child. You can't keep the child like this!"