Even After My Death
Chapter 227 - 156 Collapse into Ruins (Two in One)_2

Chapter 227: Chapter 156 Collapse into Ruins (Two in One)_2

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Huo Miao’s complexion was pale, and she trembled with fear all over her body.

The illuminated phone suddenly started to vibrate, and a calling alert popped up on the screen.

Huo Miao’s hand shook, and without even seeing who was calling, she couldn’t help but let out a desperate scream and furiously smashed the phone to the side!

Her shrill voice startled not only Mu Mingxuan beside her but also the driver, who jerked the steering wheel slightly, causing the smooth ride of the car to sway momentarily.

Fortunately, the driver reacted quickly, gripping the steering wheel tighter, and the car soon steadied itself.

Mu Mingxuan’s phone wouldn’t turn on, probably because the battery was drained.

Seeing Huo Miao suddenly breaking down, Mu Mingxuan, unconcerned about the car’s swerve, quickly wrapped his arms around Huo Miao and comforted her in a low voice, "Miaomiao, what’s wrong?"

Huo Miao cried in sorrow, her mind plunging into an unprecedented state of fear and despair.

She truly didn’t know that all of this was fake, that these past days had been live-streamed. Had she known, she certainly wouldn’t have hogged food nor provoked Jiang Ning, much less pushed Huo Ziheng down the cliff or kicked Mu Mingxuan back into the water... only for it all to benefit Jiang Ning!

She really didn’t mean to!

Huo Miao curled up, holding her head in her hands, feeling a headache so severe she thought she might die from the pain.

Mu Mingxuan’s comforting voice was ignored by her, as Huo Miao’s mind was filled with the comments from netizens she had just seen.

What to do.

Everything she did on the Desolate Island was exposed!

Why!

Why were there cameras!

She would rather that everything that happened was real, that the show’s crew really had an accident, that Huo Ziheng really died, than be trapped in this current state of hopeless despair...

Huo Miao felt as if her world collapsed in an instant.

Mu Mingxuan had no idea why Huo Miao was suddenly breaking down and crying, but he could imagine that it must be because of their unimpressive performance on the Desolate Island, which was now being ridiculed by netizens.

Huo Miao was the treasured daughter of the Huo Family, a hot star in the entertainment industry, always appearing before the public with exquisite makeup and elegance, but her time on the Desolate Island, though not to say ugly, was far from refined.

The disparity in her heart, the inability to accept this turn of events right away, was normal.

Looking at Huo Miao, who had entered a state of self-collapse, Mu Mingxuan felt somewhat helpless.

As Huo Miao’s phone, smashed on the floor mat, kept ringing persistently with the incoming call, Mu Mingxuan glanced at it and picked it up.

The phone screen displayed the name "Huo Kaiping," Mu Mingxuan, who frequented the Huo Family, knew this was one of the twins. He swiped his finger across the screen to answer the call and even deliberately put it on speaker:

"Sister Miaomiao, have you left the show’s crew? Where are you now? We’re coming to pick you up!"

Huo Kaiping’s voice came out from the phone.

Followed by Huo Kaian’s voice chiming in, "Yes, yes, yes, we’ll come together to pick you up!"

In fact, the brothers wanted to go to the show’s crew to pick up Huo Miao so that she could see them as soon as she got out.

But, the show’s crew had kept tight secrecy about their location, other than the staff and the guests who were recording, no one else knew where the show’s yacht was.

Even if Huo Kaiping and Huo Kaian wanted to pick up Huo Miao, they had no way to do so without knowing the destination.

"Your sister is crying right now and can’t answer the phone," Mu Mingxuan said.

On the other side of the phone, Huo Kaiping and Huo Kaian were taken aback but then recognized Mu Mingxuan’s voice.

Huo Kaiping immediately said, "Brother Mu, is that you?"

"Yes," Mu Mingxuan replied, saying, "We’re now on the way to the airport, about to take the quickest flight back to Capital City. You don’t need to come to pick us up."

"Alright," Huo Kaian responded enthusiastically, "We feel relieved with Brother Mu by our sister’s side."

After pausing for a moment, recalling Mu Mingxuan’s mention of Huo Miao crying, Huo Kaian couldn’t help but mull over it—the brothers had taken a break from school and been at home for some time, playing games and watching "Survive for 30 Days" live stream.

So, they knew not only about the incident where Huo Miao accidentally pushed Huo Ziheng off the cliff but also that she accidentally kicked Mu Mingxuan back into the water and was subsequently mistaken by Mu Mingxuan as his lifesaver.

Could it be, Sister Miaomiao is crying because Brother Mu found out he was deceived?

After contemplating briefly, Huo Kaian said, "Brother Mu, actually my sister has liked you for a very long time, she has liked you for many, many years. Every time you come to our house, my sister is so happy. These past few years, her wish every year has been to marry you."