Even After My Death
Chapter 173 - 133: She Burns More Paper Money for Huo Ziheng_2

Chapter 173: Chapter 133: She Burns More Paper Money for Huo Ziheng_2

"Huo Ziheng!"

"Huo Ziheng! If you can hear me, just make a sound!"

"..."

Mu Mingxuan’s voice echoed in the valley several times, but the area below was quiet, with no sound at all.

If Mu Mingxuan’s voice was that loud, Huo Ziheng couldn’t possibly have not heard him. His lack of response could only mean one of three things: he was either unconscious, dead, or too severely injured to speak.

Jian Tiantian turned pale and couldn’t help curling up into a ball.

This was her first time being so close to death. Just a moment ago there had been ten of them, and suddenly one was missing, making everything feel somewhat unreal. It also made her realize for the first time how fragile human life is.

Huo Miao was the most panicked one; she was so frightened that she kept crying, and even Mu Mingxuan’s attempts to comfort her could not stop her tears.

Everyone thought she was just too heartbroken, but what Huo Miao was actually worried about was how she would explain this to the Huo family if they found out about it.

Although the Huo parents preferred her over Jiang Ning, Huo Ziheng was their biological son. If Mother Huo and Father Huo found out he had been pushed down by her... they would surely kick her out!

Huo Miao, scared and crying incessantly, noticed that after she finished speaking, Mu Mingxuan’s attitude towards her hadn’t changed and the other guests didn’t say anything either. Slowly, she felt more assured; they were walking in front, so they probably hadn’t seen her push Huo Ziheng a moment earlier.

Given this, she must not let the truth of the matter be revealed!

Huo Ziheng was her second elder brother. She was very upset that he had fallen, but it wasn’t on purpose; she was just too scared at the time.

If Huo Ziheng hadn’t come near her, hadn’t reached out towards her, he wouldn’t have been pushed down.

It wasn’t entirely her fault.

Once she left this desolate island, she would burn a lot of paper money for Huo Ziheng.

Huo Miao quickly steeled herself, but outwardly, she cried even harder, clasping Mu Mingxuan’s arm as if it were the only lifeline, her voice filled with immense sorrow, "Brother Mingxuan, what should we do... wuwuwu, if only I had grabbed second brother’s hand just now, he wouldn’t have slipped and fallen..."

"It’s not your fault."

Huo Ziheng was his closest friend, and witnessing such an accident today was extremely distressing for him, let alone for Huo Miao, who had always treated him with the kindness one might show a real brother. He couldn’t imagine how she must be feeling inside.

Mu Mingxuan, heartbroken, bent down to embrace Huo Miao.

After surveying the terrain, Jiang Ning saw that Huo Miao and Mu Mingxuan were only hugging and crying, and were doing nothing else, so she lifted her flashlight and walked away.

Call her heartless or indifferent, but the Huo family members were now worthless in her eyes, Jiang Ning wouldn’t have felt an shred of sorrow even if all the Huo family members had died, let alone Huo Ziheng.

If this had happened three months earlier and Ho Ziheng had fallen in front of her, Jiang Ning would have definitely searched for a path down the cliff without a second thought no matter how harsh the conditions or how difficult the environment. Even if she had only her own strength, she would have traversed every inch of the mountain just to find Ho Ziheng. Even if he were dead, she would have turned over his body to bring him home, because they were family.

But now, that slight biological kinship, in Jiang Ning’s opinion, brought nothing but disgust. She was already being restrained by not clapping her hands in joy and declaring how satisfying this was.

As soon as Jiang Ning left, Qi Xingzhou immediately followed her; the other guests glanced at the two of them and also hurriedly followed suit.

"Brother Mingxuan..." Huo Miao bit her lip and couldn’t help but whisper, "Why did Jiang Ning suddenly leave? Such a big thing has happened to my second brother, and she is after all his younger sister. How can she not be sad at all?"

Mu Mingxuan frowned, his tone full of displeasure and disgust for Jiang Ning, "She is an ingrate and never considered you her family."

In the valley, suddenly a few howling calls of a wolf pack assembly echoed, causing a tight feeling in their hearts. They could no longer focus on anything else and hurriedly stood up to quickly follow Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou.

Neither Huo Miao nor Mu Mingxuan mentioned anything about rescuing Huo Ziheng tacitly.

[Wow, so Mu Mingxuan knew too! He knew about the identities of Huo Miao and Jiang Ning, and that Jiang Ning was the actual daughter of the Huo family!]

[Mu Mingxuan and Huo Ziheng really are sick. Knowing that she’s their actual sister/fiancée, even if they disliked Jiang Ning, they should’ve maintained the gentlemanly demeanor expected of a man, not to mention that Jiang Ning is the true daughter of the Huo family!]

Looking back at their attitudes towards Jiang Ning, I’m truly... disgusted, if anyone ever says Mu Mingxuan is devoted, or Huo Ziheng is a sister-complex guy again, they can all go to hell! Don’t insult the words devoted and sister-complex, they don’t deserve them!]

[It’s no surprise Huo Ziheng was distant towards Jiang Ning, you see, Huo Ziheng had an accident, and Jiang Ning didn’t show the slightest concern or urgency, not to mention shedding tears; she was even the first to leave]

[Why would she stay if not to leave? To watch Huo Miao and Mu Mingxuan put on a big show? Jiang Ning stopped for quite a while, did anyone suggest going down to rescue Huo Ziheng? No, right! Since it’s something that nobody else is willing to do, why force Jiang Ning to do it]

[Jiang Ning’s lack of concern or urgency is due to Huo Ziheng’s previous horrendous treatment towards her. What Huo Ziheng sowed earlier led to the fruits of today]

[When Jian Tiantian fell, not one guest was willing to help her, but Jiang Ning did not hesitate to return to slide down the slope to help her. If Huo Ziheng had shown even a bit of kindness towards Jiang Ning, in line with her character, she would not have ignored him. At least, she would’ve been much better than those two who were making a scene with their crying and sobbing]

The most shocked belonged to the Mu family, as Mother Mu, watching the live broadcast, never imagined that her son was aware of the fact that Huo Miao was an impostor!

Yet, Mu Mingxuan knew it but kept it from both her and his father, never letting slip a single word about this matter in front of them.

No wonder Mu Mingxuan suddenly said two years ago that he wanted to marry Huo Miao. It seemed that from that time, Mu Mingxuan must have known Huo Miao’s true identity!

Even though she felt somewhat anger to be deceived by her own son, Madam Mu wouldn’t blame Mu Mingxuan but would instead push all blame onto Huo Miao’s head.

In an instant, Madam Mu’s perception of Huo Miao turned to extreme disgust.

Two years ago, she had not agreed to their wedding, citing as the reason that both of them were too young. She had only organized an engagement party for Mu Mingxuan and Huo Miao. Now, knowing Ho Miao’s true identity and nature, there’s no chance for Huo Miao to marry into the Mu family!