Disheartened, I Fled from the CEO with Our Babies
Chapter 71: Bewitchment~

Chapter 71: Chapter 71: Bewitchment~

An Ge said reluctantly, "Young Master Huo, I don’t want to die. I’m just too tired. I’m not like you, strong and healthy, able to punch a full-grown buffalo to death with one blow. I’m just a small pregnant woman. My body can’t take the strain. I’m... tired. I want to sleep."

Huo Shaoyan shot her a deep look before speaking in an impatient tone, "Get out."

Was this man suffering from some kind of mania? Couldn’t he just talk normally? Get out, get out... Get out, my ass! Curse the benefactor a hundred times, but still treat the benefactor as a first love.

An Ge left.

Exhausted to the extreme, she fell asleep as soon as she hit the bed. She felt like she hadn’t slept enough when a frantic knocking on the door woke her up.

An Ge reached for her phone, checked the time, and saw that it was already eight in the morning. Her brain was still in a groggy, half-awake state when An Baoying’s sarcastic voice came from outside the door.

"An Ge, how can you still be sleeping? Mr. Xiao has come all the way to the Huo Family East Garden’s gate to declare his love. Aren’t you afraid that your flirting with Mr. Xiao will cause a fallout between the Old Madam of Xiao Family and Mrs. Huo?"

Because of these words, An Ge’s mind became a bit clearer in an instant. She ignored An Baoying outside the door and instead quickly took out her phone, found Xiao Ye’s number, and called him.

The call was answered immediately.

"Stupid woman, come downstairs in five minutes."

He said just this one sentence before hanging up the phone. An Ge had a vague feeling that Xiao Ye’s appearance would aggravate the temporarily peaceful relationship between her and Huo Shaoyan. Therefore, she hastily brushed her teeth, washed her face, changed clothes, and went downstairs.

As soon as she came downstairs, Xiao Ye shoved a bunch of supplements into her hands and arrogantly said, "These things are about to expire. They’re a bargain for you today."

An Ge was speechless for a moment, "Mr. Xiao, as the saying goes, no merit, no reward..."

"Who said you have no merit? Didn’t you embroider a Peace Fortune for me? This is a mutual exchange. Whether you take it or not, you have to accept it."

Xiao Ye was straightforward. At this point, he stretched out his hand to An Ge and said, "Where’s the Peace Fortune? Give it to me now. Later, I have to pass on my respects from my grandmother to Ancestor Huo."

Xiao Ye was a generation younger than Huo Shaoyan, so it was only appropriate to address Mrs. Huo as great-grandmother or ancestor. Standing by, An Baoying, hearing this, saw Huo Shaoyan coming back from his morning run, and quickly interjected, "Mr. Xiao, I didn’t expect you and my sister to be truly in love..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Xiao Ye gave her a sidelong glance and said, "Does the toad think it’s a dish on the table? Is it your turn to butt in when I’m talking?"

At these words, An Baoying’s face turned white with anger.

Huo Shaoyan, returning from his morning run, walked in on this infuriating scene, unable to hide his anger. His voice was crisp, "Ignorant thing, do you think this place is the backyard of your Xiao Family?"

Naturally, these words were directed at Xiao Ye.

To be honest, given the rumors about Huo Shaoyan’s supposed bloodthirsty nature, killing gods and demons alike, Xiao Ye was quite apprehensive of him. As soon as Huo Shaoyan spoke, Xiao Ye’s arrogant demeanor deflated somewhat.

However, he quickly came up with a perfectly valid reason and said, "My grandmother heard that Ancestor Huo’s old problem with gout flared up and asked me to come to check on Ancestor Huo for her." He paused and added, with underlying meaning, "I just haven’t been to the Huo Family in a while and can’t tell the East Garden from the West Garden, so I took the wrong path."

Huo Shaoyan responded, "Are you blind or can’t you read?"

The Huo Family’s East, West, South, and North Gardens all had signposts.

Insulted by Huo Shaoyan, Xiao Ye remained unfazed. Shamelessly, he said, "I can’t compare to you. Xiao An Ge and I have both been passive and unambitious since childhood. I don’t even have an elementary school diploma. How many words do you expect me to know?"

Huo Shaoyan was livid, his face turning visibly blue.

His entire demeanor quickly turned violent, but before he could explode, An Ge hurriedly stepped forward and said to Xiao Ye, "Mr. Xiao, please stop talking nonsense. I’m not a passive person. I... I can speak eight languages."

Xiao Ye rolled his eyes at her, "Get lost and stop talking nonsense!"

Fearing that he might continue to argue with Huo Shaoyan, not only risking a beating himself but also dragging her into it, An Ge quickly pulled out a Peace Fortune from her pocket and shoved it into his hand, "You’re my ancestor, I’ve given you the thing, can you leave now?"

Xiao Ye grinned.

He held the Peace Fortune up to the sunlight streaming through the window and, speaking to Huo Shaoyan, said, "Uncle, you’re the one in Jingcheng who can be as domineering as you please. Everyone seems to respect and flatter you, but what’s the use? They’re just afraid of your power, not truly respecting you. Otherwise, why hasn’t anyone given you gifts? See, I have a Peace Fortune, and you don’t."

He paused and added, "Respect is mutual. Stop using status and power to oppress people, it’s really not the way to win people’s hearts, right, Xiao An Ge?"

An Ge truly wanted to rip out his tongue and make him shut up. Xiao Ye was no fool. He knew when to stop, or he would really get beaten up. Soon, he left.

An Ge really hated this guy. He caused trouble and then walked away, leaving all the disasters for her to handle.

She felt overwhelmed and could only preemptively strike before Huo Shaoyan got angry, "Young Master Huo..."

Huo Shaoyan didn’t let her speak, interrupting her with a seductive voice, "Do you also think I’m oppressively tyrannical?"