Chapter 243   - 243: Meeting Miss Li

When Huo Sicheng paused with the cup of water in his hand, he slightly parted his thin lips and said, “Yes, going abroad.”

“Why?” Huo Xuan didn’t understand. “I’m not asking about going abroad, but shouldn’t you be going abroad with mom? Leaving mom behind in the country while we go abroad isn’t appropriate.”

“Dad is going for work,” Huo Sicheng told Huo Xuan. “I’m taking you abroad to see a doctor.”

As soon as Huo Xuan heard his father mention seeing a doctor, he immediately put down his chopsticks, his emotions becoming extremely intense.

“I’m not sick!” he said a bit loudly. “Why do you want to take me to see a doctor?

Mom also took me to see a doctor yesterday. I really am not sick.”

Huo Sicheng frowned. “Your mom took you to see a doctor?”

“Yes, Mom took me to Uncle Lu’s house to see a doctor. She said it was to check my genes, to prevent any potential illnesses.” Huo Xuan’s chest heaved with anger as he stared at his dad. “Dad, why didn’t you tell Mom about the reason for my whole body being white? Otherwise, mom wouldn’t have worried and taken me to see a doctor. I don’t understand, why don’t you tell Mom anything?”

Huo Sicheng: “Are you interrogating me?”

“Yes,” Huo Xuan said affirmatively. “I think you should tell Mom about things concerning me right away, so she doesn’t have to worry and exert herself for me. You know that seeing a doctor costs money. Isn’t mom’s money also money?”

Huo Sicheng:

“Besides, Mom and I didn’t go to a hospital, but to Uncle Lu’s house,” Huo Xuan said earnestly. “The doctor was definitely invited by Uncle Lu, and he did so at mom’s request. So, Mom asking Uncle Lu for a favor is either owing him or spending money, time, and effort on the doctor. I’m making it clear, Mom’s money is also money, and her time shouldn’t be wasted like this.”

Huo Sicheng had long noticed that Huo Xuan, after being with Gu Qingcheng, not only became talkative but also spoke in a manner similar to his mother, leaving people speechless.

He was at a loss for words, not knowing how to respond to Huo Xuan.

Seeing that his dad didn’t respond, Huo Xuan also felt that his emotions were a bit over the top.

He stood up and said, “I’m not going abroad, nor am I seeing a doctor. I’m done with breakfast, I’m going to class.”

Huo Sicheng’s gaze was deep, and he softly but firmly said, “Stop.”

Huo Xuan’s little legs halted, and he turned to look at his dad and asked, “What is it?”

Huo Sicheng came over to Huo Xuan, speaking softly, “Today, I must take you abroad, but you don’t have to see a doctor.”

“Don’t you understand what I’m saying?” Huo Xuan’s little face was filled with unhappiness. “I want Mom! If I’m going abroad, I want to go with Mom. As long as Mom is with me, even if it means seeing a doctor or undergoing surgery, I’m willing.”

Huo Sicheng: “I just want Mom,” Huo Xuan’s eyes welled up with tears. “And I said so much just to get you to tell mom about my situation. I don’t want her to be busy taking care of me when she’s already busy. I’m a big kid now, and I don’t want

Mom to tire herself out taking care of me.”

His voice choked up as he said, “Dad, seeing Mom unhappy makes me sad. You’re going abroad for work, so why can’t I go on a trip with Mom? What’s wrong with that?”

Huo Sicheng hadn’t expected Huo Xuan to be so attached to Gu Qingcheng, to the extent that even a trip abroad required Gu Qingcheng’s presence.

He glanced at his watch.

“Huo Xuan, Mom is busy with something today,” he tried to persuade Huo Xuan. “Last night, your mother told me that when we return from abroad, our family will go to Peach Blossom Island for a trip. So, we will try to finish everything abroad in one day and come back home in the evening to be with

Mom.”

Tears filled Huo Xuan’s eyes, and he blinked them back.

“Can we really come back home in the evening?”

“Yes,” Huo Sicheng said affirmatively. “You wouldn’t see your mom even if you stayed home for classes all day. Just

think of it as going abroad for classes for a day, and in the evening, you can have dinner with your mom.”

“But mom seemed to be in a bad mood,” Huo Xuan pleaded with red eyes. “Dad, please call Mom and tell her to go abroad with us. She will definitely come along even if she’s busy. Going on a trip abroad with mom will improve her mood.”

Huo Sicheng’s eyes showed helplessness. “Huo Xuan, we’re pressed for time. We’ll be back in a day. Tell me, how should I coax Mom? Whatever you say, I’ll listen.”

Huo Xuan looked at his dad’s earnest expression. He still wanted to be with

Mom, but seeing the urgencv in his dad’s eves, he could onlv reluctantlv nod. “Okay, I’ll go abroad with Dad. But you can’t lie to me, and you must do whatever I say.”

Huo Sicheng solemnly responded, “Okay.”

Huo Xuan: “Then let’s go.”

Huo Sicheng picked up Huo Xuan and sat him on his lap, leaving the dining room with him.

Meanwhile, Gu Qingcheng had already driven away from Wanmei Villa.

She stopped the car on the roadside, no longer hiding her emotions, her face full of pain and sadness.

Mr. Zhao’s words echoed in her ears like a curse, the name ‘Miss Li’ continuously circling uncontrollably in her brain. To follow or not to follow?

She was caught in a dilemma.

If she followed Huo Sicheng and witnessed him affectionate with Miss Li, she knew with her temperament, she would likely confront them, or even scold Huo Sicheng as a scoundrel.

If such a situation occurred, both Huo Sicheng and Miss Li would be embarrassed, and Huo Sicheng might even angrily reprimand her for stalking him, ultimately ruining the peaceful and warm family they currently had.

Is this what she wanted?

NO!

She didn’t want to destroy her current family.

But if she didn’t follow Huo Sicheng, burying her head in the sand like an ostrich, would everything be alright?

She wanted to know what Miss Li looked like when she met Huo Sicheng, and why she didn’t marry him.

Humans really shouldn’t be curious.

Once curious, the desire to know grew like vines, creeping over the body until it was uncovered, otherwise one would be trapped, unable to breathe, suffering in pain and torment.

She used to fear nothing, but now, she feared losing Huo Sicheng and Huo

Xuan.

So, when a person started caring about someone, fear would be born, and from then on, fear would become a constant companion.

She cared about Huo Sicheng, and since she started caring, fear lingered in her mind and heart, only the truth could temporarily defeat this fear.

It had to be said that Mr. Zhao’s move of pulling the rug from under her feet this time was really harsh.

Whether she followed Huo Sicheng or not, the mention of Miss Li was enough to destroy her marriage with Huo Sicheng.

Once the seed of doubt is planted, trust slowly crumbles; this was the tactic she used on Gu Tianhao and Chu He, and she didn’t expect it to backfire on her.

Caught in a dilemma, regardless of whether she followed Huo Sicheng or not, she knew another rift had appeared between them.

This rift was deep and long, caused by Huo Sicheng’s decision the night before.

She leaned painfully over the steering wheel, questioning herself, “What should I do? Should I follow Huo Sicheng or not?”