Young Master Is Being Jealous Again!
Chapter 772: Strict inspections at the Huo Mansion, something happened!

Chapter 772: Chapter 772: Strict inspections at the Huo Mansion, something happened!

Under the deliberate matchmaking of Lu Yichen and Ling Xiaoxuan, Qin Ruan had her first encounter with the scions of the aristocratic families in Capital City.

That night, she noticed people intentionally and unintentionally glancing at her belly.

Who in these aristocratic families didn’t know that she was climbing her way up using her pregnancy?

Everyone was well aware of her pregnancy.

Currently, her belly was still flat and the baby was not due yet, it was evident that there was something fishy going on.

Qin Ruan waited for people to question her, yet no one brought it up before she left.

This was indeed strange.

Lu Yichen and Ling Xiaoxuan personally escorted Qin Ruan and Qin Mei out from the Yejue.

Standing at the entrance of Yejue, Lu Yichen stared straight at Qin Ruan’s belly.

"Junior school sister, the fourth-generation heir of the Huo Family will be coming from your belly. Is it a boy or a girl?"

Qin Ruan raised her eyebrows, her expression a mix of a smile and a non-smile: "You don’t know?"

Lu Yichen pondered: "I am guessing one of them must be a boy."

Qin Ruan: "And how do you know?"

Lu Yichen: "The Huo Family is planning to announce the gender of the fourth-generation heir during the celebration for your birthday. I heard that the old master of the Huo Family has informed all noble families early that the great-grandson of the old Huo Family has secured a future."

Qin Ruan nodded with a smile and said nothing.

Since the Huo Family hadn’t announced the baby’s gender, she also didn’t need to say much.

Lu Yichen, full of interest, asked: "Can you secretly tell me whether the two children are boys or girls?"

Qin Ruan laughed and said: "You will find out in a few days."

"Huh," Lu Yichen sighed in disappointment, "So secretive?"

Qin Ruan walked to her vehicle, allowing Song Qing to assist Qin Mei into the car, and then she turned to Lu Yichen and said: "Thank you for tonight."

She met quite a few scions of the noble families that night.

From interacting with them, she began to grasp some understanding of the unseen complexities of power that couldn’t be expressed in words.

In the vast Capital City where influential people were everywhere, the intricacies of various powers seemed shallow on the surface, but underneath it ran deeper and murkier.

Lu Yichen didn’t expect her to say this and subconsciously touched his nose - a behavior that betrayed feeling uneasy; midway, he ceased the action and instead playfully pinched his earlobe.

Lu Yichen casually said, "You’re welcome. The Huo Family is the leading family in Capital City. In this circle, your status is now unparalleled. It’s also an opportunity for those people to get to know you.

Events like tonight’s are just about expanding one’s connections; in better terms, it’s a mutual benefit, but in reality, they are all basking in your glory."

Qin Ruan joked, "Then I will strive to win the favor of Grandfather Huo, so as not to waste everyone’s precious time tonight."

She understood the implication of Lu Yichen’s words.

Everyone was being courteous and amicable to her tonight, solely for the reason that she was the wife of Third Master Huo.

If there came a day when she was no longer his wife, they wouldn’t bother to give her a second glance.

Lu Yichen laughed: "You say that, but now that you’ve given birth to the fourth-generation heir of the Huo Family, you belong to the Huo Family for life, whether in life or in death."

He didn’t think that Qin Ruan would ever leave the Huo Family.

Although her foundation wasn’t solid, she had the support of the Huo Family paving the way for her.

Tonight in the room, many parties overtly and covertly were trying to curry favor with Qin Ruan in hopes of seeking protection,

Lu Yichen also noticed that Qin Ruan seemed to favor the Lei Family, a third-class aristocratic family.

As long as she was determined to climb to the top, she could reach a high position, the fear was only if she lacked interest.

Qin Ruan smiled lightly, without bothering to refute.

She waved goodbye to Lu Yichen and Ling Xiaoxuan: "I’m leaving, you two go ahead."

Lu Yichen nodded: "See you in a few days."

Ling Xiaoxuan also waved cheerfully: "Junior school sister, I’ve prepared your birthday gift. It’s definitely a big surprise, I will give it to you in a few days."

"Okay, thank you, Senior Sister." Qin Ruan nodded with a smile, then turned and got into the car.

Behind her, the two watched as the luxury car drove away.

Lu Yichen’s smile diminished slightly, he gazed at the disappearing taillights of the car, sighing: "Junior Sister Qin really has great fortune."

"Great fortune?" Ling Xiaoxuan scoffed: "Your so-called good fortune could have been obtained after treading through a thorny path, paying unimaginable prices."

Lu Yichen squinted slightly, and laughed, "Oh, it sounds like you know something?"

Ling Xiaoxuan withdrew her gaze, whispering: "Qin Ruan has not had an easy time, what she has now rightfully belongs to her."

Her words were becoming harder and harder to comprehend.

Lu Yichen furrowed his brows: "What do you mean?"

"What I mean is that you’ve had too much to drink." Ling Xiaoxuan disregarded the probing look in his eyes.

She glanced meaningfully at Lu Yichen’s head, then turned to walk into the Yejue, her voice confident and detached: "Let’s go, Lu the flirt, shall we continue drinking upstairs? The muddled feeling you get from mixing liquors is perfect for you at the moment."

"You, Ling Xiaoxuan, are you indirectly scolding me?"

Lu Yichen laughed, then followed after her.

He wasn’t as drunk as he seemed, he had been keeping a close eye on Qin Ruan the entire time.

After all, he owed it to others to do the task he’d been entrusted with.

Everyone who had spoken with Qin Ruan tonight was under his surveillance.

Fortunately, nobody irritated that young lady, everyone was very polite.

...

Qin Mei just left the Huo Family during the day, and he was brought back by Qin Ruan in the evening.

However, something about the Huo Family tonight seemed off.

The car Qin Ruan was riding in did not smoothly enter the Huo Mansion as usual.

The personnel guarding the main gate were evidently several times more than the usual.

Lin Hao stopped the car, rolled down the window, and spoke with the people at the Huo mansion who came over to guard the entrance.

The people standing outside the car rigorously verified everyone in the car, even checking the bottom of the vehicle.

After the procedure was completed, they bowed to Qin Ruan and the man leading the way gestured to the personnel at the gate.

The majestic gate of the Huo mansion slowly opened, and Lin Hao drove inside.

Qin Ruan felt a sense of foreboding,

She looked back and found that the gate had quickly closed behind her.

At the moment the gate closed completely, she clearly saw everyone guarding outside the gate, standing like a wall.

They exuded an evil Qi, their eyes observing everything around them with alertness and somberness.

With a gloomy look in her eyes, Qin Ruan asked the person sitting in the co-pilot’s seat: "Song Qing, what happened tonight?"

Song Qing was also thrown into confusion by the strict control of the Huo family’s guards tonight.

Hearing the question coming from the backseat, she turned around: "Madam, something must have happened, but I don’t know what it is yet."

"Has there been such a protocol before?"

"Yes." Song Qing didn’t wait for Qin Ruan to ask again before volunteering the information: "The last time was when the old master of the Huo Family was assassinated, everyone entering and exiting the Huo Family had to be carefully inspected. It is safe to say that no one was allowed in."

Qin Ruan: "Did anything happen to... Grandfather Huo that time?"

Song Qing shook her head: "The old master was unharmed because they had been warned of the assassination attempt beforehand and the Secret Guard Department quickly responded to it."

Qin Ruan nodded, relaxing her grip on the phone in her hand a little.

But the anxious feeling in her heart didn’t go away completely.

She was afraid that something might have happened to the Third Master.

Meanwhile, Song Qing’s heart was also in turmoil.

Although she answered Qin Ruan’s questions with a calm voice, as they drove deeper into the Huo Mansion, her inner unrest grew.

The only two people in the car who weren’t affected were Lin Hao, who was driving, and Qin Mei, who was leaning against the seat, having passed out from drinking.