171: Chapter 171: The Huo Family is just a joke in my eyes!
171: Chapter 171: The Huo Family is just a joke in my eyes!
Walking out of Huo Qiuran’s private estate, Ning Fan’s stiff expression slowly thawed.
He let out a gentle sigh and murmured, “Let the past be past.
Dwelling on it won’t help.
From now on, I should minimize my contact with Huo Qiuran to avoid making us both miserable!”
As he was walking, suddenly a top-model Rolls-Royce pulled up in front of Ning Fan, and a tall, thin man got out of the car.
This man was dressed in an Armani suit, his hair slick and shiny, looking very handsome.
“Huo Zhanyuan!”
Ning Fan recognized the man at a glance.
Huo Zhanyuan was Huo Qiuran’s younger brother.
Before Huo Qiuran and Ning Fan broke up, the entire Huo Family had strongly opposed their relationship, and Huo Zhanyuan had been at the forefront, doing many things to disgust Ning Fan.
The sight of Huo Zhanyuan felt like involuntarily swallowing a fly.
Ning Fan frowned slightly and prepared to avoid him.
But Huo Zhanyuan directly blocked Ning Fan’s path.
“Ning Fan, it’s you again.
You actually dare to come back.
Who gave you the courage to show up here!”
Huo Zhanyuan revealed a sneer, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes as he spoke to Ning Fan, “What, the toad lusting after swan meat isn’t giving up?
Chasing her here?
You’ve really got no shame.
I said before, you should have been chopped into pieces and thrown into the river to feed the fish!”
“Please step aside.
I’m not here to see Huo Qiuran.
I have nothing to do with her.”
Ning Fan said coldly, his expression indifferent.
“Haha, not here to see my sister?
You think I’d believe the nonsense you’re spouting?
You can’t even measure up to your own reflection.
Do you think you’re worthy of our Huo Family!”
Huo Zhanyuan’s lips curled with contempt as he coldly said, “Even if you were worthy, our Huo Family would never agree to it, so just give up on that fantasy!”
Clearly, in his eyes, Ning Fan was no more than a lowly creature!
Ning Fan’s brows knitted tightly, his mood suppressed by Huo Zhanyuan’s barrage of words.
Suddenly, his gaze turned icy cold.
He gave Huo Zhanyuan a chilling look and said, “Huo Zhanyuan, shut your mouth.
For your sister’s sake, I can let this go.
But remember this,
Even if it were your entire Huo Family, in front of me, Ning Fan, you are nothing but a joke!”
After saying this, Ning Fan left without a backward glance at Huo Zhanyuan’s almost murderous look.
“Ning!
Do you know who you’re talking to?!” Huo Zhanyuan roared with fury.
How could he bear being spoken to like that by an ant of yesteryear?
However, Ning Fan paid him no heed whatsoever.
“Damn it!”
Angrily, Huo Zhanyuan’s face turned ashen as he strode back toward the estate.
……
“Huo Qiuran, what’s the matter with you?
Why are you still associating with that Ning Fan!”
An infuriated Huo Zhanyuan briskly approached Qiuran inside the estate, demanding an explanation.
By this time, Huo Qiuran had already put away the tender demeanor she had shown in front of Ning Fan, holding a wine glass with a cold and aloof air.
Hearing Huo Zhanyuan’s angry roar, Huo Qiuran merely raised her eyebrows slightly, showing no intention of engaging with him, and gently sipped her red wine.
“Speak up, will you?
Is that loser Ning Fan worthy of you?
You’re disgracing our entire Huo Family!”
Huo Zhanyuan said coldly, “Aren’t you afraid I’ll go to Father and tell him about this, make him put an end to that boy!”
Upon hearing Huo Zhanyuan’s words, Huo Qiuran finally reacted.
She calmly set down her wine glass, stood up, and walked over to Huo Zhanyuan.
Just as Huo Zhanyuan thought she was about to explain herself to him.
“Slap!”
A crisp slap rang out!
The slap was heavy, instantly imprinting five finger marks on Huo Zhanyuan’s fair face!
“If it weren’t for the fact that you are my brother, you’d already be a corpse now,”
Huo Qiuran flicked her hand away, saying coldly.
“You dare to hit me?”
Huo Zhanyuan covered his cheek, full of disbelief, pointing at Huo Qiuran as he said, “You hit me for the sake of Ning Fan?”
“What if I did?
I’m warning you, I, Huo Qiuran, am no longer the naive and ignorant girl I used to be.
This time, I will not be manipulated by anyone from the Huo Family.
If you lay a finger on Ning Fan, I will kill you; if it’s the Huo Family who intends to harm Ning Fan, I dare to be the enemy of the entire Huo Family!”
Huo Qiuran’s words were icy, delivered one by one.
“I’m not going to argue with you.
You are still the daughter of the Huo Family after all.
The Shangguan Family from Jiangcheng has already made a marriage proposal, and father has agreed to this marriage.
You will come home with me immediately—that’s why I’m here, to take you back!”
It took Huo Zhanyuan a long time to suppress his anger before he finally expressed the reason for his visit to Huo Qiuran’s estate.
“You go back, and while you’re at it, tell father that I, Huo Qiuran, have already someone in my heart and can’t make room for anyone else,”
Huo Qiuran didn’t even spare a glance at Huo Zhanyuan, swirling her wine glass.
“Mr.
Huo, please, don’t make the young lady unhappy,”
The maid walked slowly to Huo Zhanyuan’s side and said softly.
“Hmph, let’s go then.
You will eventually pay the price for your foolishness today!”
Huo Zhanyuan took one deep look at Huo Qiuran and turned to leave.
Huo Qiuran’s influence was gradually becoming more significant, which was why she dared to openly challenge her entire family.
But what can the strength of one person determine after all?
“Foolish woman!”
These were Huo Zhanyuan’s thoughts as he departed.
…
Upon returning home, Xu Ruolan was not there.
Ning Fan lay on the sofa, resting for a while before he managed to adjust his state.
He dialed Xu Ruolan’s number, cleared his throat, and asked, “Where are you now?
Aren’t you coming back for dinner?”
Xu Ruolan’s voice was still so cold as she replied indifferently, “I’m near the hospital.
Captain Wang Gang’s cousin has come to visit Wang Gang, and we are having dinner.”
What?
Wang Gang’s cousin?
Long Tianze?
Ning Fan’s brow furrowed instantly!
“Which restaurant are you at?
I’m coming right over!”
After Ning Fan got the address, he hung up the phone in a hurry and rushed out the door.
Long Tianze had suffered a setback at his hands last time, and Ning Fan hadn’t expected him to be so persistent, quickly seeking out Xu Ruolan.
If Long Tianze were to have a conflict with Xu Ruolan while Ning Fan was not there, Xu Ruolan could very likely end up in danger.
This was what Ning Fan worried about in his heart.
Fortunately, when Ning Fan arrived, the atmosphere at the dinner table was harmonious.
Long Tianze took a deep look at Ning Fan and said with a smile, “Brother Ning really is inseparable from President Xu.
It really is enviable.”
“Heh, I am just a simple doctor,” Ning Fan replied with a chuckle.
After pulling up a chair and sitting down, Xu Ruolan spoke indifferently, “Ning Fan, your timing is perfect.
We were just discussing Captain Wang Gang’s condition.
Mr.
Long seems to think that Wang Gang’s condition might take a turn for the better, perhaps not needing to wait for a natural awakening!”
A vegetative person might take a turn for the better?
What is Long Tianze plotting?
Ning Fan’s brow furrowed slightly as he asked, “May I know your thoughts on the matter, Brother Long?”