Requirements

[Hahaha, I'm dying. Did they really think Huo Xi was just an ordinary junior? Did Huo Xi need to listen to their opinions?]

Shi Ruyan and Shen Keke also realized that they had no power whatsoever to change Huo Xi's decision.

Shi Ruyan was practically furious to death. Damn it, they never should have let Huo Xi take the position of family head. Otherwise, they would not have been put in such a passive position.

If that woman from the White Household had died a few years earlier, Shi Ruyan could have returned before Huo Xi became family head and would not have been so passive now.

Huo Zhenyun was deeply dissatisfied with Huo Xi's attitude toward Shi Ruyan, but he still did not rebuke him. They had more important matters to handle tonight, so there was no need to waste time on this.

Before long, Huo Zhenyun led his group away. But while they could leave, Huo Huan's useless father could not.

He did not know what to say. Whatever he said now would be wrong, wouldn't it? Huo Xi had sought justice for his child, yet he had said it was unnecessary.

Wasn't that slapping Huo Xi in the face? Damn it, he had thought Huo Zhenyun could keep Huo Xi in check. It was not even that big of a deal. What was wrong with Huo Xi listening to an elder's advice?

Who knew Huo Xi would be this stubborn? Now he had no way out at all.

In the end, he decided that the only way to get through this was to win his son's forgiveness. He said to Huo Huan, "Son, you don't blame Dad, do you? It's not that Dad doesn't care about you. I was just afraid you'd have a hard time if you offended those families."

"I do." Huo Huan's single word chilled the atmosphere.

He was not afraid of offending him at all. The Huo Household would pay to raise him afterward, not this man. Besides, this man might even spend his money.

Huo Xi glanced at the man and said, "Leave." Staying here to keep arguing would do nothing but waste everyone's time. When Huo Huan dealt with him later, Huo Xi would support him.

"How old are you? Do you go to school?" Huo Xi asked Huo Huan. Huo Huan looked up at him. He knew this man was the head of the Huo Household, the person with the most authority in the Huo Household.

"I'm eight. I was in school before, but I dropped out after returning to the Huo Household," Huo Huan answered seriously.

As though he was giving him an opportunity because he had noticed that he was being bullied, Huo Xi said, "If you can enroll in A City No. 1 Elementary School later, I can grant you one reasonable request."

Upon hearing this, Secretary Wu looked at Huo Huan. If this child made the right request, he was about to soar to great heights.

"You said it yourself. You can't take it back." Huo Huan immediately sought confirmation again. Huo Xi nodded and assured him, "Mm. I absolutely won't."

After saying that, Huo Xi headed inside with the Shen Household. Huo Huan silently followed behind them.

He was very hungry. His dinner had been knocked to the ground earlier. He wanted to go to the banquet hall and eat something. He had seen the kitchen prepare lots of desserts today.

Huo Huan noticed a child holding someone's hand secretly watching him the whole time. Confused, Huo Huan glared at him.

Shen Zhuo immediately looked away. According to Little Uncle's inner thoughts, this older brother would join them in dealing with bad people later, but he himself was also very bad. So scary. He made people lose their legs and eyes, and he even had people run over by cars.

Once they reached the banquet hall, everyone went their separate ways. Shen Can noticed that Shen Chi had pulled Su Nanxing away, so he planned to find somewhere to sit. There should still be some time before the main event began.

Just as he was about to sit down, he saw Huo Huan loading desserts onto a plate. Shen Can watched for a while and saw that once Huo Huan had finished, he seemed to be heading toward a corner to eat standing up.

Shen Can walked over and said to Huo Huan, "Come sit where I'm sitting." Huo Huan was probably afraid that he would be chased away if he sat alone.

Huo Huan thought about it before following him. He did not know why this person was being nice to him, but there was nothing on him worth coveting anyway.

As soon as Huo Huan sat down, he began eating. Seeing how hurriedly he ate, Shen Can called over a Huo Household servant and asked her to bring him a glass of milk.

Since most families brought children along, adults needed to socialize and build connections, while children needed companionship too.

Therefore, regardless of what kind of event a family held, they would generally prepare milk.

The milk was delivered quickly. Huo Huan did not refuse it, eating desserts while drinking milk. He had never been able to eat such things before.

Looking at Shen Chi, who had dragged him into the corridor, Su Nanxing asked in confusion, "What is it?"

Shen Chi had actually been worried that seeing Huo Huan being bullied would remind Su Nanxing of the time he had been bullied. Otherwise, why would Su Nanxing have been so eager to tell them to stop?

He must have remembered when he was bullied, right? How should I comfort him? I never thought I was bad with words before.

Why am I failing at such a crucial moment? Seeing the confusion in Su Nanxing's eyes grow increasingly obvious, Shen Chi could only casually make something up. "I just remembered that our director previously asked whether I could invite you to sing an ending theme."

Su Nanxing looked at Shen Chi and asked, "For that movie of yours that hasn't been released yet?"

Shen Chi nodded casually. To his surprise, Su Nanxing said yes, then asked whether the production team had found someone to write the lyrics. If they had, he could show them to him. If they suited his voice, he could sing it.

Shen Chi was stunned. He had only made it up on the spot. He had not expected Su Nanxing to agree.

Since he had already said it, he could only go speak with the director himself. The director probably would not refuse. Having Su Nanxing sing their ending theme would bring them so much more attention.

He had been thinking about Su Nanxing so often lately. What was going on? Even if there had been something between them in the Original Plot, it clearly could not happen now. So what was he doing, always thinking about him?

Since Shen Can had brought Huo Huan over to sit with him, Shen Zhuo had no choice but to sit beside Huo Huan when he came looking for Shen Can.

He wanted to sit on Shen Can's other side. He was a little scared, but Su Nanxing was sitting there. Shen Zhuo could only reluctantly sit beside Huo Huan.

After a while, Su Nanxing said he wanted to take Shen Can to meet someone. Shen Can agreed, then called over a servant and asked her to keep an eye on Huo Huan and Shen Zhuo so they would not argue or get bullied.

Huo Huan had finished eating some time ago, but he did not leave. He kept observing the adults, watching them raise glasses and drink together.

Suddenly, a child walked up to him and said, "You're Huo Huan, right? Come outside and play with us."

Huo Huan gave the child a cold look. He knew him. Among the children brought back this time, this one was the most favored—more favored than the previous one. Not only was he a late-born child, but he was also the only son born after his parents had produced several daughters over many years.

These rich people are really ridiculous. Aren't they tired of running around having children everywhere? And that woman who gave birth to so many daughters and was ultimately forced to acknowledge another woman's son is pretty pitiful too.

These people keep creating evil consequences. Why are they never punished? Or does Heaven simply not punish the rich?

Huo Huan still followed them outside. Shen Zhuo did not know why those people were looking for him, but recalling how Huo Huan had been bullied earlier, he hurried after them too.

He could not be bullied again. If he was bullied, he would turn bad. If he turned bad, he would hurt people.

Mm, I'm going to help him. I'm saving those people. Otherwise, once he becomes the way he was in Little Uncle's inner thoughts, those people will be in big trouble.

The servant Shen Can had called over did not think much of it when she saw them going out to play. With two of them together, they should be fine. Besides, the family head had just driven several children away today. Those children were probably just going out to play.