I Became Super Rich After Resigning-Chapter 200 - Just a Childhood Obsession

Chapter 200: Chapter 200 Just a Childhood Obsession Chapter 200 -200 Just a Childhood Obsession Zhong Xiaoyi shook her head and said, “I can’t. You have said before that I’m not allowed to fall in love before I turn thirty, especially not with anyone from the company, not even a pretend relationship.”

Gu Hanchen said, “Pretend, I said it’s fake, just to show my mom so she stops worrying that my sexual orientation has really changed to that of a girl.”

Zhong Xiaoyi shook her head, “No, that won’t do.”

Yuan Xi had also learned about Zhong Xiaoyi’s intentions and said to Gu Hanchen, “Stop troubling Xiaoyi. Let’s eat.”

Gu Hanchen said, “Ever since you came to A City, I’ve never again enjoyed delicious sweet and sour pork ribs. Today I must have a good meal.”

“Right, where are Lele and An An?”

Yuan Xi said, “They’re in the nursery, I don’t know if they’ve woken up yet.”

Yuan Xi went to the nursery upstairs and upon seeing An An awake, she picked her up and went downstairs.

Gu Hanchen came closer and said, “This little guy is so chubby!”

Yuan Xi chuckled, “Takes after his father.”

Gu Hanchen looked up at Huo Shiyuan, “President Huo isn’t chubby, though.”

Huo Shiyuan took An An from Yuan Xi’s arms and asked, “Is Lele still sleeping?”

Yuan Xi said, “Yes, she’s still sleeping. I’m worried she won’t want to sleep tonight. Her biological clock is a bit messed up, the nanny is working hard to get it back on track.”

Gu Hanchen moved closer to Huo Shiyuan and looked at An An, “This little guy is as handsome as me, thanks to your mom who kept looking at me while she was pregnant so she could give birth to a baby as handsome as me.”

Yuan Xi said, “A child’s handsomeness comes from his father, it has nothing to do with you.”

Gu Hanchen said, “Don’t say that, this chubby kid is starting to look more and more like Chu Lin.”

Yuan Xi’s face suddenly changed, “Impossible, my baby wouldn’t resemble him.”

Gu Hanchen said, “It’s normal for a nephew to look like his uncle, how is it impossible? I even think Little Yingying looks a lot like me.”

Huo Shiyuan, noticing Yuan Xi’s expression, lightly laughed and said, “Not at all alike, don’t listen to Gu Hanchen’s nonsense.”

After dinner, Yuan Xi saw off Gu Hanchen and Zhong Xiaoyi, then looked carefully at An An’s face, not seeing any resemblance to Chu Lin.

Huo Shiyan, watching Yuan Xi stare at An An’s face, chuckled, “He does not resemble Chu Lin at all, no need to keep looking.”

Yuan Xi said, “Gu Hanchen has bad eyesight.”

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Sunday.

Yuan Xi was woken up by the sounds of Xiao Shihuo from downstairs.

Huo Shiyun also woke up and frowned, “The soundproofing of this villa is even worse than Jiangyan Villa.”

Yuan Xi glanced at the time, “It’s already nine o’clock…”

It was all Huo Shiyuan’s fault for causing a ruckus last night. Since there was no need to go to the office today, Yuan Xi messed around with him and ended up sleeping until nine o’clock without an alarm.

After washing up, Yuan Xi and Huo Shiyuan went downstairs and saw Xiao Shihuo wearing a little yellow cap and carrying a little backpack, “Big brother, big sister, why aren’t you ready yet? I can’t wait to go tomb-sweeping!”

Yuan Xi laughed and looked at the adorable Xiao Shihuo, “Okay, we can go now.”

Xiao Shihuo looked behind Yuan Xi and Huo Shiyuan, “Where are Lele and An An?”

“They’re too small to go tomb-sweeping,” Yuan Xi said.

Xiao Shihuo tugged at Yuan Xi’s hand and said, “Oh.”

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The Huo Family’s cemetery was located inside a park built by the Huo Family when Old Master Huo passed away, back when the control over land was not as stringent.

Mr. Huo did not come to sweep the graves, and it was only then that Yuan Xi heard that the old man had been admitted to the hospital yesterday.

So after lunch, Yuan Xi accompanied Huo Shiyan on another trip to the hospital.

Inside the VIP ward of the hospital, Mr. Huo looked much thinner, and the situation for the octogenarian was not very optimistic.

Huo Shiyan stepped outside to inquire about the specifics of his grandfather’s illness from the doctors, as most of Mr. Huo’s ailments were due to old age and overexertion.

Mr. Shi said to Huo Shiyan, “He also does not want to receive the longevity treatment; he has worked too hard all his life. He finally looks forward to you taking over. Having some free time, his health seems to be getting worse.”

Mr. Shi said, “At the age of eighty-three, he should be enjoying life, but it’s a pity that he has spent too much effort and heartache on Shiyi Group. Spend some time with your grandfather when you can.”

“Alright,” Huo Shiyan replied, “You also take care of yourself.”

Mr. Shi laughed heartily, “I’m still quite hearty. I want to wait until Little Huohuo grows up and drink tea made by Little Huohuo’s future wife.”

Grandma Shi interjected, “Shiyan, you should persuade your grandfather to take the longevity treatment. It could sustain him for another three to five years.”

Yuan Xi had also heard about the longevity treatment; many wealthy and famous people in Jiang City used it.

Both domestic and foreign longevity treatments were available, with prices ranging from three hundred thousand to a million per treatment, and they were indeed effective.

When Grandpa Liang was in his most critical condition, Yuan Xi had looked into it, but fortunately, his surgery was very successful.

Huo Shiyan said, “I’ll go and persuade Grandpa.”

Huo Shiyan entered the ward and, seeing the markedly thinner Mr. Huo, couldn’t help but sigh, “Grandpa, why don’t you want to have the longevity treatment? The technology for it has developed so much now…”

Mr. Huo replied, “Everyone has their destiny; it’s natural. There’s no need to force a change of fate when one’s time has come. Now that I have great-grandsons and -granddaughters, living each day is a bonus. However, after I pass away, all the burdens of the Huo Family will fall on you.”

Huo Shiyan said, “Don’t worry, I’ll take on the Huo Family’s responsibilities and make Shiyi Group better.”

Mr. Huo said, “The thing I regret most in my life is sending you abroad when you were just thirteen or fourteen years old… Do you still resent me?”

Huo Shiyan chuckled, “I stopped resenting you long ago. I understand your concerns. Both grandmothers were too indulgent with me; if I had stayed in the country, I would have had trouble becoming independent.”

Huo Shiyan glanced at Yuan Xi by his side, “I just feel it’s a shame. If I hadn’t studied abroad, I definitely wouldn’t have let Xiao Xi suffer those difficult four or five years.”

Mr. Huo looked at Yuan Xi, “Thank you for healing Shiyan since he was a child. He grew up without parents and was quite solitary. There were many children his age, but at first, he didn’t mix well with them.

It was only after he returned from a trip to Jiang City that he became much more cheerful, always talking about Little Xi. You brought some brightness into his childhood.

If I hadn’t forced him to study abroad, you two might have gotten married early on… and not missed so many years.”

Yuan Xi smiled softly, “Perhaps if Brother Zhuangzhuang had always been by my side, we wouldn’t have any romance.”

Huo Shiyan glanced at Yuan Xi and told Mr. Huo, “Grandpa, we’re going back now. I’ll visit you again tomorrow.”

After leaving the hospital and getting into the car, Huo Shiyan looked at Yuan Xi and asked, “If I hadn’t gone to study abroad, there wouldn’t be any romance between us?”

Yuan Xi chuckled softly, “That’s right. If you hadn’t studied abroad and had always been by my side, how could we possibly have developed romance? We’d be too familiar with each other. I might have really only seen you as a brother, and you might have only seen me as a sister.”

A year ago, Yuan Xi admitted that she had been driven by lust after drinking, but if she had known that Huo Shiyan was actually Brother Zhuangzhuang, she wouldn’t have lusted after him even if she were blind drunk.

Huo Shiyan said, “Yuan Xi, I decided I liked you before I went to study abroad. Even if I had stayed in the country, I would have done everything possible to make you marry me.”

Yuan Xi looked at Huo Shiyan, “Actually, what you feel for me might not be liking, nor love, but just an obsession from your childhood.”

“Just like how I longed for the sea when I was a child, but my parents were too busy working to take me to see it. After graduating high school, Lele and others went to the seaside for a trip. No matter how many times I go to the seaside, I never get tired of it. I don’t think it’s liking, it’s just a childhood obsession that has been in my heart.”

Yuan Xi’s voice was indifferent, “You’re the same. It’s just that you heard the neighbors joking about us too much as kids, and gradually it became an obsession that you had to marry me when you grew up. It’s not really romance…”