664: Chapter 653: Courting Ning Fan 664: Chapter 653: Courting Ning Fan “Zhanyuan, how have things gone?
What did your sister say?”
Standing in the distance, Huo Zhanyuan leaned against his sports car, staring at his sister Huo Qiuran’s villa with a troubled expression.
At this moment, his father Huo Yuanshan’s voice seemed even more annoying than before.
Why couldn’t he just ask Huo Qiuran for help by coming himself?
Huo Zhanyuan really wanted to shout this at Huo Yuanshan, but sadly, he almost never defied his father.
He hadn’t thought to do so in the past, and now he didn’t have the courage to.
For the first time, this was the first time Huo Zhanyuan wanted to fiercely scold Huo Yuanshan, to let him handle such matters alone.
After arriving here, everything from Huo Qiuran’s speech, her attitude, made Huo Zhanyuan extremely uncomfortable.
To be honest, Huo Zhanyuan really wanted to return to Jiangcheng and continue his lavish, spendthrift life.
But he wasn’t foolish enough to ignore the facts.
He knew that if he couldn’t win over Ning Fan this time, the Huo Family’s future in Jiangcheng would be fraught with difficulty.
Now, because the Shangguan Family was about to fall, other families had not yet taken action against the Huo Family, but that did not mean they wouldn’t move against them later.
If he wanted to continue living this extravagant life of a wealthy heir, Huo Zhanyuan knew what he had to do.
If he couldn’t win over Ning Fan, all would be lost.
But winning over Ning Fan wasn’t as easy as just talking about it.
Today, he had been waiting early at the door of Ning Fan’s company, had a simple takeaway meal in the car for lunch, and in the end, he was treated like a fool.
Compared to being severely beaten by Ning Fan, this was one of the few memories Huo Zhanyuan felt embarrassed about.
“She doesn’t want to see me…”
What else could Huo Zhanyuan say?
Of course, he could only tell the truth.
Now, his sister Huo Qiuran had no desire to interact with anyone from the Huo Family, treating them like she was warding off pests.
There was a moment of silence from Huo Yuanshan, then after a while, he spoke again, “How is that possible?
You are her own brother.
When you were little, she doted on you the most!”
His father was right.
Huo Qiuran used to cherish Huo Zhanyuan the most, providing him with whatever he needed.
When Huo Zhanyuan was bullied as a child, it was Huo Qiuran who stood up for him.
What about now?
Hearing Huo Yuanshan say this, Huo Zhanyuan’s face immediately darkened, his eyes showing complex emotions, his heart filled with an indescribable taste.
Yes, Huo Qiuran used to dote on him the most as a brother.
But as her brother, he seemed never to have done anything serious.
Whenever trouble arose, he would seek his family’s help, and the one cleaning up his messes most frequently was Huo Qiuran.
Huo Qiuran had given so much for her family, yet all she had gotten in return was their relentless pressing.
Even Huo Zhanyuan, her brother, had never thought about repaying anything.
He took all of Huo Qiuran’s sacrifices for granted.
Too upset to say anything, Huo Zhanyuan didn’t know if he felt guilty or what, but he wanted to escape the shame-like feelings in his heart.
“You should be aware of my sister’s current situation.
She also told me, we were the ones who forced her to leave…”
Huo Zhanyuan’s voice was bitter, feeling as if he might cry, really regretting coming here.
It was no surprise that Ning Fan wasn’t welcoming to him, but even his sister Huo Qiuran treated him the same way, mercilessly driving him away without hesitation.
It couldn’t exactly be called driving away, but it was almost as much.
Huo Qiuran was utterly disappointed in Huo Zhanyuan.
Meeting parents like these, anyone would feel uneasy, wouldn’t they?
“We were the ones who made mistakes in the past, haven’t you told her that?
How exactly did you convey our message, didn’t you make it clear?”
Huo Yuanshan was somewhat skeptical, was Huo Qiuran really so unfeeling?
“Ah…” Huo Zhanyuan sighed deeply, his gaze shifting back to Huo Qiuran’s villa.
The balcony doors on the second floor were tightly closed, as if someone’s silhouette was visible, but he was certain it wasn’t Huo Qiuran.
It was a woman, Huo Zhanyuan remembered her as another one of Huo Qiuran’s followers, a cold woman whom Huo Qiuran had purchased from the Death Arena.
This action gave Huo Zhanyuan a glimmer of hope.
Since Huo Qiuran still bothered to have someone watch him, it proved she still acknowledged his existence.
Whether or not she still saw him as a brother wasn’t important, being not ignored meant there was hope.
This was the first time Huo Zhanyuan’s mind worked so swiftly.
As he recounted the day’s events to Huo Yuanshan, he was also calculating what to do next in his mind.
He still had to continue the mission assigned by his family, whether for his own sake or for the entire Huo Family.
The conflict between Ning Fan and their Huo Family had to be resolved.
Huo Qiuran was still a member of the Huo Family, even if she didn’t admit it in her heart, mere verbal acknowledgment was sufficient.
The Huo Family now needed the protection of the powerful martial artist, Ning Fan.
With a powerful martial artist like him, other families including the Shangguan Family would think twice before moving against the Huo Family, especially since this Ning Fan could even beat Jiangcheng’s top fighter, Shangguan Tanglong.
“Why don’t you…”
After hearing his son’s account, Huo Yuanshan’s prepared reprimand turned into something else.
Huo Zhanyuan had performed exceptionally, leaving no grounds for criticism; the problem still lay with the Huo Family as a whole.
To make Huo Qiuran acknowledge that she was still part of the Huo Family and to win over Ning Fan was a daunting task.
So Huo Yuanshan decided to call Huo Zhanyuan back, planning to personally go to Zhonghai to apologize to Huo Qiuran and Ning Fan.
At this juncture, his pride was insignificant; what mattered was how the Huo Family would survive this crisis.
“Alright, it’s getting late, I’m going to hang up now.”
But before Huo Yuanshan could finish, Huo Zhanyuan cut him off and then hung up the phone.
Huo Zhanyuan didn’t realize Huo Yuanshan was asking him to come back, thinking instead that he was about to be scolded, so he didn’t quite hear what Huo Yuanshan was saying.
By hastily hanging up the phone, Huo Zhanyuan was avoiding his father’s nagging.
If he knew Huo Yuanshan was asking him to return, he would’ve regretted his action deeply and certainly would not have done it.
“It seems I really must approach Ning Fan…”
Huo Zhanyuan squinted his eyes, his expression once again becoming conflicted.
Because he realized, after going in circles, that he still had to start with Ning Fan.
Seeing how Huo Qiuran felt about Ning Fan, Huo Zhanyuan could tell somewhat.
If Ning Fan could intervene, perhaps all problems would be resolved easily.
Thinking until his head ached, Huo Zhanyuan spent a day in the sports car without getting adequate sleep, as his mind was full of ideas on how to win over Ning Fan, which was occasionally mentally exhausting for him.
The next day, Huo Zhanyuan was already waiting early at the bottom of the Xu Corporation building.