Chapter 9
Before Huo Wu had told him that she was lonely, Huo Yusen had planned to move out of the villa in the near future.
The Huo Family's villa was too far away from his office, and it took a lot of time to commute each day. In order to make his life and work more efficiently, he had already purchased a house located close to his company before he ever returned to China. He was just waiting to move into the house.
Huo Yusen was used to having everything within his control. So, before he did anything, he would've arranged everything beforehand in an orderly manner.
Before he returned to China, he had considered everything.
For example, he had pondered over how he should run the company. He even formulated some plans and goals the company should reach in the next three years and many other things.
But he had never put his sister, Huo Wu into consideration.
Now, Huo Wu's existence had completely disrupted his previous plan.
She was the only mishap he encountered ever since he returned to China.
But now that Huo Wu told him that she was lonely, Huo Yusen could only put his plan to move out temporarily on hold. He never realized that she felt this way. But after he thought deeply about it, he suddenly realized that his father rarely returned home due to his job. It had also been years since the last time he returned to China. It was no wonder she felt lonely.
Huo Yusen raised his hand, but it froze in midair. He hesitated for a few seconds before he finally put his hand gently on top of her head.
He recalled that on the TV shows he had watched; the parents coaxed their three-year-old children by gently stroking their head. So, he gently stroked her head and said stiffly, "It's going to be alright. There, there."
Huo Yusen's voice was still a little cold. His pleasant-sounding voice was not gentle or soft enough.
More and more tears spilled from her ears when Huo Wu heard his words.
She couldn't help but remember her previous life.
In her previous life, her parents had died early. She had grown up under her grandmother's care. But when she turned sixteen, her grandmother also left her.
She dropped out of school at the age of seventeen and entered the entertainment industry just like Huo Yuqing. However, she was never as lucky and blessed as Huo Yuqing.
Because she had no one backing her, she struggled in the entertainment industry.
The senior actors made her life more difficult for her. Third-rated actors and celebrities would beat and scold her. Her anti-fans would slander her reputation completely…
She could only suffer silently by herself.
Every time she felt wronged, she hid under her blanket and cried.
She never had a shoulder in which she could lean on.
She had always been alone. This was the first time someone stroked her head and told her that everything was going to be okay.
Huo Yusen looked at the tear-stained beauty in front of him. She appeared much sadder after he tried to comfort him. He had a headache now.
Huo Yusen frowned and wondered if he had coaxed her incorrectly.
However, he clearly followed the scene he had seen on TV step by step.
Suddenly, another scene quickly flashed by Huo Yusen's mind. He remembered another scene of the family show he watched in his childhood.
During an episode of that family show, the child's face was flushed red from crying. The parents patted the top of the young boy's head and coaxed, "It's going to be alright. Be good."
However, the child was still crying and sobbing uncontrollably.
Before Huo Wu had told him that she was lonely, Huo Yusen had planned to move out of the villa in the near future.
The Huo Family's villa was too far away from his office, and it took a lot of time to commute each day. In order to make his life and work more efficiently, he had already purchased a house located close to his company before he ever returned to China. He was just waiting to move into the house.
Huo Yusen was used to having everything within his control. So, before he did anything, he would've arranged everything beforehand in an orderly manner.
Before he returned to China, he had considered everything.
For example, he had pondered over how he should run the company. He even formulated some plans and goals the company should reach in the next three years and many other things.
But he had never put his sister, Huo Wu into consideration.
Now, Huo Wu's existence had completely disrupted his previous plan.
She was the only mishap he encountered ever since he returned to China.
But now that Huo Wu told him that she was lonely, Huo Yusen could only put his plan to move out temporarily on hold. He never realized that she felt this way. But after he thought deeply about it, he suddenly realized that his father rarely returned home due to his job. It had also been years since the last time he returned to China. It was no wonder she felt lonely.
Huo Yusen raised his hand, but it froze in midair. He hesitated for a few seconds before he finally put his hand gently on top of her head.
He recalled that on the TV shows he had watched; the parents coaxed their three-year-old children by gently stroking their head. So, he gently stroked her head and said stiffly, "It's going to be alright. There, there."
Huo Yusen's voice was still a little cold. His pleasant-sounding voice was not gentle or soft enough.
More and more tears spilled from her ears when Huo Wu heard his words.
She couldn't help but remember her previous life.
In her previous life, her parents had died early. She had grown up under her grandmother's care. But when she turned sixteen, her grandmother also left her.
She dropped out of school at the age of seventeen and entered the entertainment industry just like Huo Yuqing. However, she was never as lucky and blessed as Huo Yuqing.
Because she had no one backing her, she struggled in the entertainment industry.
The senior actors made her life more difficult for her. Third-rated actors and celebrities would beat and scold her. Her anti-fans would slander her reputation completely…
She could only suffer silently by herself.
Every time she felt wronged, she hid under her blanket and cried.
She never had a shoulder in which she could lean on.
She had always been alone. This was the first time someone stroked her head and told her that everything was going to be okay.
Huo Yusen looked at the tear-stained beauty in front of him. She appeared much sadder after he tried to comfort him. He had a headache now.
Huo Yusen frowned and wondered if he had coaxed her incorrectly.
However, he clearly followed the scene he had seen on TV step by step.
Suddenly, another scene quickly flashed by Huo Yusen's mind. He remembered another scene of the family show he watched in his childhood.
During an episode of that family show, the child's face was flushed red from crying. The parents patted the top of the young boy's head and coaxed, "It's going to be alright. Be good."
However, the child was still crying and sobbing uncontrollably.
Huo Yusen no longer remembered what happened after that scene, so he didn't know if that method had worked.
He had watched this show when he was only five or six years old.
Most of the memories he had during that time were hazy and vague. He only remembered a few memories from his childhood.
Could it be that he had to do the same thing as the parents in the show did? Did he have to embrace Huo Wu who was now sad and crying uncontrollably and comfort her?
Huo Wu actually did not want to cry anymore. But because the grievances had been suppressed in her heart for too long, she couldn't stop the outflow of sudden emotions.
The pent-up negative emotions in her heart overflowed like mountains and were released through her tears.
Huo Yusen's cool but strong hand gave her a sense of security as he comforted her. Now, she only hoped that this tender moment would last.
A selfish thought surfaced in her mind. Perhaps he could think of a way to avoid the car accident that will happen in a year. Then, she could try and stay as the Huo Family's biological daughter with underhand means. This way, her brother's care, and attention will forever be hers.
It was best if she could hide her true identity for the rest of her life.
A lifetime of happiness with only a few decades of effort.
She carefully pondered over this idea. Maybe this plan was feasible?
Huo Wu was still sobbing and weeping when she pondered over the feasibility of this plan. Then she was suddenly pulled into a firm but extremely warm embrace.
Because she was surprised by this sudden embrace, she had forgotten to cry for a while.
Huo Wu appeared dazed. But before she could even recover from the shock, she heard her brother's slightly helpless but sexy voice tell her, "Don't cry anymore."
Huo Wu's cheeks flushed red. She was 24 years old in her previous life, but now she was crying like a true 17-year-old child. She was a little embarrassed about herself.
She leaned against Huo Yusen's chest with one side of her face as she gave a soft "okay" in response.
The embrace did not last long. As soon as Huo Wu stopped crying, Huo Yusen pulled himself away from the embrace.
Huo Wu pursed her lips. Her heart felt a sense of loss when he pulled away from her.
A fair slender hand appeared in front of her.
The hand was holding a tissue box.
"Wipe your tears."
Huo Wu was taken aback for a moment.
But she soon snapped back into reality and quickly grabbed a few tissues from the tissue box and pressed it against her nose.
She was currently stuck in an embarrassing situation. She had a runny nose and her face was tear-stained. She looked like a little crying kitten.
Because she was so immersed in crying before, she seemed to have…maybe…perhaps…she had accidentally rubbed her tears and snot on Huo Yusen's clothes.
Huo Wu looked down at her feet and continued to wipe her tears and nose. She didn't dare to turn around and look at Huo Yusen.
Fortunately, Huo Yusen received a phone call at this moment, and it relieved Huo Wu from embarrassment.
Huo Yusen didn't avoid Huo Wu when he answered the phone. Huo Wu could even hear the male voice faintly on the other end of the phone call.
"Huh? Okay, good."
While Huo Yusen was on his phone, Huo Wu checked the time on her own phone and discovered that it was already eight o'clock in the morning.
Besides the time they took to eat breakfast, she had actually cried for quite a long time.
She was already late. If she headed out now, then she should be able to attend the latter half of her first class.
Huo Yusen ended the phone call quickly. It seemed that only the other party had been talking throughout the phone call while Huo Yusen only replied with a few simple words.
After he hung up the phone, Huo Wu was about to tell him that she was going to head to class when Huo Yusen started talking before she did.
He glanced at Huo Wu's bright red eyes and said, "You should take today off."
Huo Wu blinked her eyes and asked, "Why?"
"My friend asked me to go out with him. You should come along."
Huo Wu understood Huo Yusen's plan. He knew that she was in a bad room, so he wanted to take her out to relax.
Huo Wu couldn't help but sigh with sorrow.
As long as her brother wanted to do something, he would be able to do it more perfectly than anyone else.
Huo Yusen had taken her mood into consideration and even took the initiative to ask her to join him. She would naturally accept his invitation.
Huo Wu nodded her head and agreed.
But she suddenly remembered that her eyes and nose were still red from crying at the moment. She immediately hurriedly got up and trotted back to her room. In her room, she quickly applied some light makeup on her face.
Although her eyes were still a little swollen after she applied makeup, it wasn't too noticeable unless someone looked up at her closely.
After Huo Wu finished making herself presentable, ten minutes had already passed.
Huo Yusen didn't say anything when Huo Wu walked down the stairs.
When they left the entrance of the villa, Huo Yusen's full-time driver, Xiao Wang was already waiting outside for them.
Huo Yusen's friend asked him to meet him at a place located not far from their villa. The location was a half-hour drive from the villa at a high-end club. Huo Wu had only listened to a few songs before she already arrived at their destination.
As soon as they entered the club, Huo Yusen walked towards the private VIP room.
His handsome face was the best access pass to the club.
The clerk quickly walked forward and opened the door for him without asking anything.
The clerks and servers in high-end clubs must have certain professional qualities to work there. One of the most important abilities they needed was to remember the faces of certain important people so that they would not inadvertently offend them. Otherwise, they wouldn't even know how they died in the end.
Huo Yusen was one of the important faces that the servers and clerks working there must remember.
When Huo Wu and Huo Yusen arrived, there were already many people in the room.
Huo Wu glanced around the room and discovered that there were a total of four men and two women.
When they saw Huo Yusen entered the room, everyone inside stood up and greeted him enthusiastically.
Two of the six people seemed to have the closest relationship with Huo Yusen. A man with a baby face stepped forward and said with a smile, "A'Sen, you came!"
One of the men noticed Huo Wu standing behind Huo Yusen, pointed at her, and tentatively asked Huo Yusen, "Is this your younger sister?"
Huo Yusen replied with a faint "yes", and then introduced his two friends to Huo Wu, "These two are Zhao Hao and Shen Yu." Huo Yusen didn't introduce the rest of the people. It can be inferred that their friendship with Huo Yusen was only average.
Huo Wu nodded her head.
The man with the babyface was called Zhao Hao, and the other man was called Shen Yu.
Huo Wu didn't have any impression of the two men in front of her. It was presumably because they were just insignificant bystanders in"Forced Love".
Zhao Hao was surprised when he saw Huo Wu.
In his memory, Huo Yusen was not close to his younger sister. As a result, they were not familiar with Huo Yusen's only sister.
They also never expected Huo Yusen to bring his younger sister along to a party.
But naturally, he would not deliberately gossip about other people's family matters.
He was close to Huo Yusen, but he was still quite insightful on his family dynamics.
He knew that some matters can be used to tease a friend; however, some matters cannot be used to tease another person even if they were close friends.
He naturally knew this since he was born from a rich and powerful family.
The rest of the people in the room obviously were thinking along the same line as Zhao Hao and Shen Yu. They treated Huo Wu with enthusiasm and did not mention any topic that would make the atmosphere awkward. Even if the siblings' relationship were much more intimate than it was before, it was not something they could stick their nose into. It was best to talk less and make fewer mistakes. It wasn't smart to be curious about other people.
Perhaps it was because Huo Wu was present, so no one smoked in the private room. Everyone just drank beer and chatted. The topics they talked about were very harmonious, so even Huo Wu could participate in their conversation.
Just then, the door of the private room was opened again.
Zhao Hao frowned subconsciously.
Everyone he invited today was already here.
Why did the door open again?
The waiter at the door would not be ignorant enough to open the door unannounced.
Then there was only one explanation; someone who was not invited to the party had opened the door.
The private room was opened under his name. There was only one person he could think of that would act so bold and fearlessly.
Huo Wu didn't understand the tension in the current atmosphere as she continued to eat the fresh orange in her hand. She was the most relaxed person in the room.
As soon as the door opened, everyone else's expression changed slightly beside Huo Yusen and Huo Wu.
Huo Wu blinked her eyes in confusion.
A young and brash voice could be heard from the direction of the door, "Yo, you're all here!"
Zhao Hao stood up first. His voice was deep as he called out, "Jiang Zhining!"
The young man named Jiang Zhining was grinning as he entered the room.
He was wearing a black leather jacket and a baseball cap. He also had his hand in his pockets. The man looked wild and untamable.
He laughed and turned towards the person behind him, "Brother Ze, I know a lot of people here!"
Huo Wu's heart skipped a beat when she heard the man call out to "Brother Ze".
If her memory served her correctly, then there was only one person who would be called "Brother Ze".
And that was the male lead, Mo Ze, in the book, "Forced Love"