Since it was just the two of them waiting for the elevator, Tang Mi didn't hold back when she spoke.
She chuckled and casually remarked, "Honestly, I heard a lot of gossip during my trip to Beijing."
Tang Mi and Ni Jingxi are colleagues; both are journalists. However, Tang Mi is an entertainment journalist, usually conducting interviews with actors and writing sharp film reviews. Although her criticisms can be a bit harsh, they are consistently well-received. Over time, she has amassed a million followers on Weibo.
So much so that now, before these movies are released, they invite her to attend the preview screenings, even if she's a bit sarcastic, as long as it gets attention.
Ni Jingxi wasn't interested in entertainment gossip; if Tang Mi wanted to talk, she would just listen.
The elevator was a bit slow today; it got stuck on the 25th floor and wouldn't come down.
Tang Mi glanced at her, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Anyway, it's all the same old gossip from the entertainment industry. But the funniest thing is that someone actually said that the person who's promoting Su Yiheng is your CEO Huo. You can say that these two have absolutely no connection, and people actually believe it."
Actually, Tang Mi, having been in the entertainment industry for a long time, knows that some things really don't come out of nowhere.
Of course, she didn't think Huo Shenyan had any ulterior motives. She just wanted to remind Ni Jingxi that even if Huo Shenyan didn't cheat, there would still be women eager to sleep with him.
If this was truly a romantic affair that Huo Shenyan had committed before his marriage, Ni Jingxi should at least know about it.
After saying that, Tang Mi laughed a few times.
To everyone's surprise, Ni Jingxi glanced at her and said unhurriedly, "It's not necessary to promote her, after all, she has a background."
Tang Mizhen was stunned, staring at Ni Jingxi for a long time before cautiously asking, "Do they really know each other?"
After all, the two are not from the same circle, so who would normally connect them? Therefore, when Tang Mi first heard this rumor, her heart skipped a beat.
After all, there's a saying: "No wind, no waves."
Over the years, we've seen far too many stories like this about female celebrities and wealthy families.
"Childhood sweethearts".
Ni Jingxi spoke in a calm tone, but that didn't mean her words weren't shocking. Tang Mi stared at her with wide eyes.
Even a sudden clap of thunder wouldn't be this shocking.
So much so that Tang Mi stammered when she spoke: "You said they were...childhood sweethearts?"
This news was astonishing, since no one knew about it, not even Tang Mi had ever heard Ni Jingxi mention it.
Tang Mi gasped, unable to resist asking, "Then what about them...?"
This isn't just gossip; after all, Su Yiheng is so beautiful and now a dazzling superstar. With such a beautiful childhood sweetheart by his side, how could Huo Shenyan not have any romantic feelings for her?
Ni Jingxi turned her head away: "If he has feelings for Su Yiheng, would he marry me?"
Huo Shenyan and Su Yiheng were indeed childhood sweethearts. The Huo and Su families were old friends, and the two grew up in the same social circle. However, there was something Ni Jingxi didn't say: although Huo Shenyan had no feelings for Su Yiheng, it didn't mean that Su Yiheng had no feelings for Huo Shenyan.
When she first attended a gathering of Huo Shenyan's childhood friends as Huo Shenyan's wife, she understood what was going on when she saw the way Su Yiheng looked at Huo Shenyan.
She loves Huo Shenyan.
Unfortunately, love is the most irrational thing in the world. Even if you are the one who comes first, you have no advantage if you are not the right one.
Tang Mi nodded; she believed him.
Although she didn't have much contact with Huo Shenyan, men who are capable of great things are not the kind of people who are muddle-headed.
Then her eyes lit up with excitement: "So you're the one who came from nowhere to defeat my childhood sweetheart?"
Ni Jingxi: "..."
Upon suddenly learning such shocking gossip, Tang Mi reached out and nudged Ni Jingxi's arm, laughing, "Seriously, what's it like to have a big star as your defeated opponent?"
Ni Jingxi looked at her and finally uttered a few words coldly: "You're so boring."
*
Although Tang Mi desperately wanted to chat with Ni Jingxi for another three days and three nights, Ni Jingxi still had a manuscript to write and naturally ignored her. When everyone left work that evening, they all departed.
Ni Jingxi hadn't finished revising her manuscript yet, and Huo Shenyan had another social engagement tonight, so she decided to stay at the company and finish her work first.
Around seven o'clock, her phone suddenly rang.
The phone rang suddenly in the quiet office. Ni Jingxi was already a little startled, but when she saw who was calling, a sense of helplessness instantly overwhelmed her.
After she answered, I said, "Hello."
The polite and courteous greeting really surprised the person on the other end.
When he came to his senses, the person on the other end immediately asked, "Where are you?"
Ni Jingxi: "Working overtime at the company."
Zhong Lan said, "Come to my house right now."
She spoke in a rather harsh tone, with an air of authority that left no room for resistance.
Ni Jingxi rarely heard Zhong Lan speak to her like that. Speaking of which, her mother-in-law was very cultured. Even though she and Huo Shenyan got their marriage certificate without informing either of them, and she was clearly furious, she only argued with Huo Shenyan and never said a bad word to her.
However, Ni Jingxi also knew that Zhong Lan was dissatisfied with her, and that she was dissatisfied from beginning to end.
Not only were her family backgrounds vastly different from Huo Shenyan's, but their marriage was also a whirlwind romance that their elders disapproved of. Zhong Lan once bluntly told her that Huo Shenyan had done something rebellious for her that he hadn't done in thirty years.
The eldest grandson of the Huo family, whom everyone trusted most, did something in his marriage that even the most rebellious person in the family wouldn't dare to do.
Ni Jingxi arrived at the Huo family mansion at 7:30. As soon as she entered, she saw Zhong Lan sitting on the living room sofa. Even though she was dressed in comfortable home clothes, she still looked dignified and noble.
It added a touch of arrogant distance.
As soon as Ni Jingxi walked over, Zhong Lan looked up and her gaze fell on her, her eyes filled with barely concealed anger.
"You should move to the villa on Wuding Road."
Ni Jingxi was slightly taken aback. Zhong Lan did have some objections regarding their accommodation. Zhong Lan wouldn't mind if she lived alone, but she couldn't bear to have Huo Shenyan with her.
But she had never been so resolute before.
After a moment, Ni Jingxi said softly, "I'm sorry, I can't go and stay there."
Zhong Lan looked up angrily and glared at her: "Do you know that Shen Yan has been sick these past few days because he's staying at your place?"
Ni Jingxi was completely stunned.
When Zhong Lan looked up after hearing another noise behind her, Huo Shenyan had already entered the house, though he hadn't even changed his leather shoes. He had clearly rushed in.
However, upon arriving and seeing that the situation wasn't too bad, he remained calm and composed. He glanced at Ni Jing, who was standing there with her lips pursed, and then turned to look at Zhong Lan.
The man actually curled up the corners of his mouth and let out a soft laugh.
Then he said to Zhong Lan slowly, "Do you think she's like a little warrior who isn't afraid of powerful people?"
These words stunned Ni Jingxi and Zhong Lan, who both felt that it was not something Huo Shenyan would say.
But when he looked at Ni Jingxi, he slowly uttered a few words: "How cute."
Zhong Lan looked at him, and realized he had gone mad, completely mad.
The author has something to say: There's a kind of madness called "your mom thinks you're crazy."
Shenyan Gege: But Xingxing is really cute.
Chapter 6
Ni Jingxi felt that if husbands were to be ranked as the worst at handling mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationships, Huo Shenyan would undoubtedly be number one.
She is a fearless little warrior, so does that mean that Ms. Zhong in front of her is a powerful figure?
After a moment, she realized that the most unpredictable thing in the world is a woman's heart. Just when she thought Zhong Lan would be furious and scold Huo Shenyan, and also give her a cold shoulder...
Zhong Lan glared at Huo Shenyan and said angrily, "Don't talk nonsense."
It's no wonder Zhong Lan couldn't really get angry; it's just that Huo Shenyan didn't follow the usual path from the moment he entered.
From a young age, Huo Shenyan possessed a greater degree of composure and intelligence than others. After all, the title of the eldest grandson of the Huo family meant he couldn't afford to make any mistakes. Fortunately, he had always put his family at ease, but this also fostered his somewhat aloof personality.
There's less of the warmth and affection I feel with my family.
Zhong Lan was used to her son's serious demeanor, but she rarely saw him like this. In an attempt to ease the atmosphere, she made a few lighthearted jokes, which were just right.
Ni Jingxi still had something on her mind: Zhong Lan had just mentioned that Huo Shenyan was sick.
Her eyes darted over him, as if trying to see with her own eyes what was wrong with him.
Huo Shenyan pulled her to sit on the sofa next to him, and then asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
Ni Jingxi asked in a low voice, "Are you sick?"
Having overheard Zhong Lan's words, Huo Shenyan could roughly guess why Zhong Lan had called Ni Jingxi home. He frowned slightly, not because of Zhong Lan, but because his illness was supposed to be private, and he hadn't planned to tell anyone. Now, not only his mother knew, but Ni Jingxi knew as well.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Ni Jingxi reached out and gently hooked his little finger.
His little finger was gently hooked, and when he looked down, her snow-white little finger was already wrapped around his.
Huo Shenyan suddenly remembered the first time she came back to the Huo family with him. Since the elders all knew that they had secretly obtained a marriage certificate, it was obviously a trap.
She appeared calm and composed, handling the elders' questions with remarkable composure, showing no signs of panic or timidity.
It wasn't until Grandpa Huo picked up his cane and pounded it heavily on the ground a few times that the sound was so muffled and frightening, because there was no carpet on the floor.
Huo Shenyan wasn't afraid. He had grown up with his grandfather since he was a child, and he was always punished for his mistakes.
Now that the old man's cane isn't hitting him, Huo Shenyan himself feels that this is too lenient.
He didn't care, but the people around him were extremely worried. In front of the elders, Ni Jingxi didn't dare to comfort him, and finally quietly reached out and hooked his little finger.
Even Huo Shenyan, a man known for his coldness, had his heart softened by her.
My heart softened; I knew she was worried about him.
From then on, this little act became a secret between the two of them. Every time they returned to the Huo family mansion, they would inevitably receive a lecture, as the elders all cared about their reputation and status. No one could bring themselves to scold Ni Jingxi, after all, she was their daughter-in-law, and her status was different from their son's.
Every time Huo Shenyan listened with his head down, Ni Jingxi would hook his little finger around his.
That meant, as if she was trying to coax him.
Seeing her frowning and worried expression, Huo Shenyan chuckled and said, "It's nothing, don't worry."
"This isn't all?" Zhong Lan couldn't help but raise her voice. So she was the bad guy?
Now that things were out in the open, Zhong Lan looked at Ni Jingxi coldly and said, "Shenyan has been having skin allergies these past few days. He saw Professor Liu, right? Don't think that I, as his mother, am spying on him for no reason. I just happened to run into Professor Liu today. He gave me a few words of advice, and that's how I found out."
The Huo family has been back in Shanghai for decades, but they still retain the old habits they had in Hong Kong.