"Third Brother, I'm sorry. It's not that I don't want to go shopping with you. It's just that I really don't have the mood right now." After psyching herself up, Huo Xin summoned the courage to look up.
"Silly girl, it's okay. Third Brother doesn't blame you."
Huo Xin secretly let out a sigh of relief. Third Brother wasn't as hard to get along with as the rumors said.
"But..." Huo Zhen changed the subject.
"Once this is all over, Fifth Sister has to go shopping with me." As soon as Huo Zhen said this, Huo Xin instinctively wanted to refuse.
"I..."
"Hmm? Is Fifth Sister going to refuse me again?" Huo Zhen was smiling, but it was scarier than a cold and frosty face, especially in Dr. Yang's eyes.
Having been used to seeing Huo Zhen with a cold face and a cold look, suddenly seeing him turn into the smiling Yama, Dr. Yang really wasn't used to it. He felt it was scarier than when Huo Zhen normally stared at people with a chilling gaze.
Although Huo Xin didn't have such a direct feeling, just thinking about how the maids in the family would get scared to tears when serving meals to Third Brother, she felt cold sweat breaking out all over.
"Sure, sure. Since Third Brother says so, I'll definitely go. Third Brother can rest assured. Hahaha." Huo Xin agreed readily, but in fact she was extremely nervous. Where did this overwhelming sense of oppression come from?
Hearing Huo Xin's words, Huo Zhen immediately relaxed, and so did Huo Xin and Dr. Yang.
So close! I was so afraid he'd get angry and eat me up, Huo Xin patted her chest.
So close! I was so afraid he'd get angry and tear down the pavilion, Dr. Yang patted his chest.
In the end, Huo Zhen, for some unknown reason, wanted to send Huo Xin to her room before leaving. Huo Xin declined several times before Huo Zhen gave up.
Finally, unable to bear Huo Xin's pleading gaze, Dr. Yang took the risk of being killed by Huo Zhen and dragged him away. Although he really wanted to stay and see what other unusual reactions Huo Zhen would have.
But his instinct told him that if he didn't leave, either he'd die or someone else would. Whether it was dying at Huo Zhen's hands or at the hands of Miss Huo the Fifth, it was still death. So it was better to drag Huo Zhen away. At least Miss Huo the Fifth might remember a bit of his kindness.
Moreover, he'd seen enough of the show. Dr. Yang felt that if he didn't leave soon, he'd surely be killed by Huo Zhen. Since that was the case, Huo Zhen should have said all he wanted to say.
Dragging him away was the most important thing.
The Huo family had been in turmoil these days. Few people were at peace, each with their own plans and schemes. Probably only Huo Zhen and Miss Huo the Fifth had the leisure to discuss whether to go shopping in the garden.
Dr. Yang propped his head up and looked at Huo Zhen in front of him. He was really curious about what kind of person this guy was.
What was going on in his head every day? Dr. Yang had been with Huo Zhen for so many years, and his only evaluation of Huo Zhen was that he was a mad dog, an absolute mad dog.
But recently, this mad dog had refreshed the lower limit of his tolerance. This guy was really not cute at all when smiling and threatening people. When did he learn this trick?
Wasn't Huo Zhen usually the type to just beat and scold directly?
He remembered that every time someone came to serve meals at the Huo family, the men would be beaten away by Huo Zhen, with plates and bowls being smashed. He wouldn't let them have a moment's peace. The women would be scolded away, crying and looking extremely pitiful. Every time Dr. Yang saw this, he'd curse in his heart that Huo Zhen was a brute.
But just because he didn't beat girls, later on, only girls were sent to serve meals. As always, year after year, someone would be scolded to tears. The maids in the mansion regarded serving meals to Huo Zhen as a tough chore.
No young girl would be willing to do it, but they would always elect one girl to go. Watching these young girls enter the door to serve meals, with tears in their eyes and looking as if they were going to their deaths.
After scolding Huo Zhen countless times, Dr. Yang finally developed pills that could supplement Huo Zhen's daily nutrition. He thought that this way, the man wouldn't starve to death, and the young girls wouldn't have to suffer.
But unexpectedly, Mrs. Huo still didn't give up. She still sent people to serve meals every day, and Huo Zhen still refused to eat. Later, Dr. Yang developed the habit of reminding him to take the pills at a fixed time every day.
Thinking about these years, Dr. Yang couldn't help but feel sorry for himself. It really hadn't been easy to keep Huo Zhen alive all these years. Dr. Yang could be said to have used all his tricks.
But then again, now that he'd managed to take care of Huo Zhen like this, Dr. Yang still felt a great sense of accomplishment.
Looking at Huo Zhen, sometimes it was like looking at his own child. Dr. Yang had no children and no wife. His whole life had basically been spent on Huo Zhen.
Thinking about these years, Dr. Yang really had a feeling of time flying by.
At a time like this, it felt like he should have a glass of red wine. But unfortunately, all he had in his hand was a cup of coffee. Oh well, reminisce about the past with coffee?
It still seemed okay.
He remembered that when he first came to the Huo Mansion, Dr. Yang was still a rising star in the medical field, a cocky young man. Before he came, countless respected senior doctors had failed to make any progress with Huo Zhen.
Even Mr. and Mrs. Huo had been refused. That was when Dr. Yang came.
Those senior doctors were all highly skilled and had spent most of their lives in the medical field. Dr. Yang respected them, but at the same time, he didn't like their stuffy and self - important attitude.
When he first received Huo Zhen as a patient, Dr. Yang was full of ambition. Because he'd learned before that the patient's condition was very simple, with no other complications, and the recovery was going well.
It was said that it was just some psychological problems, and Dr. Yang didn't take these problems seriously at all. He thought that he was a doctorate in psychology.
He just thought that those old guys were too old and lacked the ability, which was why they couldn't handle this patient.
At that time, Dr. Yang was a young and talented man in his prime. He had a high degree and strong abilities. Everywhere was vying to have him.
He chose to come to the Huo family because he was quite tired of the monotonous life in the hospital. Back then, his daily life was just seeing patients, making ward rounds, performing surgeries, seeing patients, making ward rounds, performing surgeries.
The arrogant Dr. Yang was already impatient. Just then, the Huo family came to him. Thinking about the salary the Huo family offered, which was several times that of the hospital.
And he would only be responsible for one patient, not the whole Huo family. Dr. Yang thought it should be an easy job.
At that time, the Huo family had explained to him that the patient's situation was special. Dr. Yang didn't care. He thought that he'd been in the medical field for many years and had seen all kinds of special patients. As long as he learned more about the patient's situation, it shouldn't be a big problem.
Just like that, Dr. Yang entered the Huo family with great confidence. He really didn't expect that this patient, Huo Zhen, would be so special.