Chapter 621 - Now That He Looked Back, There Were Many Suspicious Points (1/2)

“Mom.” Huo Jinyao’s tone was unusually gentle. “Qingsang and I aren’t what you think. Qingsang isn’t who you think either. As for uncle, he isn’t who you think either.”

Upon seeing that Liu Tongjia was still angry, Huo Jinyao didn’t want to explain at first. He only thought of what he heard earlier — Liu Tongjia wasn’t the one who administered the drug.

He had been blinded by his anger at the time. Now that he looked back, there were many suspicious points.

After all, no matter how much Liu Tongjia disliked him, she would never disregard the Huo family’s reputation. Not to mention, there were so many guests and relatives that day.

With her personality, she would never make a big deal out of this and would never allow such a thing to happen. He also had preconceived ideas and was a little paranoid.

Because of this, Huo Jinyao’s expression didn’t look so unpleasant.

“Su Qingsang has already cast a spell on you. You’ve lost your mind.”

Liu Tongjia was furious. She took a step forward. This was the first time in so many years that she had taken the initiative to approach Huo Jinyao.

“Jinyao. I never stopped you from doing anything in the past. If you want to find someone with a lower status, I won’t stop you, but not Su Qingsang. She has no morals. Jinyao, I won’t allow a person with no morals to become your wife and become the future madam of the Huo family.”

One had to know that not just anyone could become the madam of the Huo family.

The expression on her face was so emotional that Huo Jinyao knew how agitated she was and how displeased she was with Su Qingsang. However, there were some things that he didn’t care about before but had to care about now.

“Mom, calm down and be objective.” Huo Jinyao placed his hands on Liu Tongjia’s shoulders. His expression was very calm.

“I’m very calm. I’m just very calm. That’s why I thought –”

“I know about Uncle’s feelings for Qingsang.”

His words interrupted Liu Tongjia. She stared at Huo Jinyao with wide eyes. “What, what did you say?”

“I know that Uncle likes Qingsang,” Huo Jinyao said calmly. “No, it’s not enough to say that he likes her. It should be love. He loves Qingsang.”

Liu Tongjia’s face turned pale. She stared at Huo Jinyao with wide eyes.

“But Qingsang, she doesn’t know.”

“How is that possible? She –”

“Mom.” Huo Jinyao felt as if he was back in his teenage years. Liu Tongjia blamed him for everything. At that time, he didn’t want to explain, but this time, he wanted to explain.

“When Uncle met Qingsang, he probably didn’t know her identity.”

Huo Jinyao didn’t know what to say. He knew some things, but he didn’t want to ruin his relationship with Su Qingsang with distrust.

“Qingsang doesn’t know about Uncle’s feelings. What you saw was an accident.”

“Accident? That time –”

“I will find the person who drugged him.” He wouldn’t allow such a person to exist in the Huo family. It wasn’t too difficult to investigate these sorts of matters.

“But there’s one thing, please believe me. Qingsang definitely doesn’t have those sorts of feelings towards Uncle. I know that they might meet frequently and make you feel uncomfortable, but in fact, I’m really glad that Uncle had those sorts of feelings towards Su Qingsang.”

“Huo Jinyao.” He was actually saying such a thing? Was he still a man? Liu Tongjia’s face turned livid.

“Mom, Uncle saved Qingsang’s life.” Huo Jinyao held her shoulder and tightened his grip. “I almost lost Qingsang. I almost lost her.”

“The last time I went to C City, there was an earthquake and Qingsang was trapped under the ruins. It was Uncle who saved her, Mom. I don’t care what you think of Uncle and I don’t care what you think of Qingsang, but I hope you understand that I’m very grateful to Uncle. I mean it from the bottom of my heart.”

Liu Tongjia didn’t know about these things, and no one would tell her about it. She thought about the huge earthquake that killed hundreds of people, and how her son had stayed there for many days.

At that time, she was still very worried about Jinyao, and she even blamed Su Qingsang in her heart. However, she didn’t know that Su Qingsang had almost died.

“I’m jealous that the person who appeared that day wasn’t me. But I’m also glad that Uncle was there that day. Otherwise, I would have lost Qingsang already.”

He absolutely couldn’t accept such an outcome.

“Mom, you weren’t the one who drugged Uncle that day. I’m sorry. I misunderstood you.”

Liu Tongjia’s thoughts couldn’t keep up. She looked at Huo Jinyao. After so many years, it was the first time that she heard her son apologize.

Her lips moved. She wanted to say something, but she didn’t know what to say. Her eyes suddenly turned red.

“Mom, I’m sorry,” Huo Jinyao apologized earnestly. “I shouldn’t have misunderstood you. I shouldn’t have spoken to you like that.”

Liu Tongjia’s eyes were not only red, but also a little sour and hot. She felt something gushing out of her eyes.

“Mom, let’s put the past behind us, okay? Qingsang is a good girl. I hope you can put aside your prejudice and accept her seriously. You’ll realize that she’s better than you think.”

Liu Tongjia didn’t listen to the second half of the sentence. She only heard the first sentence.

“Jinyao?”

Huo Jinyao turned his head slightly. When he looked at Liu Tongjia again, he was also a little emotional. At least, he wasn’t as calm as he appeared to be.

It was Liu Tongjia’s birthday today, and she came to look for him yesterday. Previously, on his birthday, Liu Tongjia went to the apartment with a cake.

Huo Jinyao thought about it, then connected the dots, and some things became clear to him.

It would be a lie to say that he didn’t feel any estrangement in his heart and didn’t mind at all. However, Liu Tongjia was his mother, the one who gave birth to him.

After seeing Qi Xiwei maker herself so haggard for the sake of getting pregnant, he couldn’t help but wonder if Liu Tongjia was also having a hard time when she was pregnant back then?

Some things were in the past. The past was hard to remember.

Even if he couldn’t be as close to Liu Tongjia as a normal son towards his mother, he didn’t want to be enemies with Liu Tongjia anymore.

Huo Jinyao looked at Liu Tongjia and used a very soft voice to hide the helplessness in his heart. “Can I?”

Liu Tongjia’s lips trembled. She blinked her eyes, and tears began to fall from her eyes.

At this moment, she could no longer care about Su Qingsang’s matters. She only looked at Huo Jinyao in disbelief.

He had scolded her harshly before. He had clearly misunderstood her actions when she took the initiative to express goodwill.

Now that he had expressed such a stance, Liu Tongjia could hardly accept it. For a moment, she thought that there was something wrong with her ears.

“Jinyao?”

Perhaps it was because she couldn’t believe it, Liu Tongjia’s expression changed a few times. She wiped her tears away carelessly and looked at Huo Jinyao with uncertainty.

“Jinyao, is what you said true?”

“Yes, it’s all true, Mom.” Huo Jinyao nodded. No matter what, he was willing to mend his relationship with Liu Tongjia.

Liu Tongjia stood there without moving. She was a little emotional. She didn’t expect to mend her relationship with Huo Jinyao so easily, but at least it was a start.

The immense joy made her speechless. At one moment, she was a little bewildered, next, she was a little regretful.

Would he be angry with her for treating him like that before?

She had mixed feelings. At this moment, she couldn’t care less about Su Qingsang. All she could think about was what Huo Jinyao had said.

He was willing to repair their relationship. He was willing to start all over again. It was ridiculous to say that, since after all, they were mother and son.

But she was really excited. She was inexplicably excited. Her shoulders trembled slightly. She lowered her head and couldn’t find her voice.

Huo Jinyao looked at her. He really didn’t know that Liu Tongjia was so concerned about him. For some reason, he felt a little moved, but he didn’t say a word.

Although it was warm outside, it was getting late. Huo Jinyao looked in the direction of the main residence.

“Mom, let’s go in.”

Liu Tongjia nodded. Upon seeing that Huo Jinyao was about to leave, she suddenly tugged at his sleeve.

“Jinyao?”

“Mom?”

“You, did you mean what you said just now?” Not knowing what to do, she asked nervously.

“Yes.” He meant what he said, but also had the intention of diverting Liu Tongjia’s attention. He wanted her to stop nitpicking at Su Qingsang.

Liu Tongjia smiled again. She wiped the tears off her face.

“Good. Good. Very good. Very good.”

The repeated mention of “good” was enough to explain Liu Tongjia’s current mood. When she reached the door of the greenhouse, Liu Tongjia suddenly stopped in her tracks.

“Jinyao, I’m Sorry.”

Huo Jinyao was taken aback by her sudden apology. He turned around and looked at her in confusion.

“I’m sorry,” Liu Tongjia said again. She lowered her head and seemed a little embarrassed. “I, I… I really wasn’t a good mother. Jinyao, I…”

It was very difficult to admit that she was wrong.

Although Liu Tongjia wanted to reconcile with Huo Jinyao, she had made too many mistakes in the past ten years. She was actually worried that Huo Jinyao wouldn’t forgive her.

“Mom, it’s okay. It’s all in the past.”

He had grown up. He was no longer the young man who had nightmares in the middle of the night and wanted his mother to comfort him.

He also wasn’t the kind of person who would diss everyone and make everyone unhappy just because of a moment of anger anymore.

Since it was already in the past, he decided to let it go.

“Jinyao?”

“Mom, since it’s already in the past, let it go. Don’t even think about it.”

Liu Tongjia’s emotions were in turmoil. She had a lot of things she wanted to say, but she couldn’t say a single word.

Huo Jinyao walked outside and stood beside Liu Tongjia.

The main house was brightly lit. Taking care of Liu Tongjia’s emotions at all times, Huo Jinyao walked very slowly.

“Mom?”

“Go ahead.”

“Qingsang is the person I’ve chosen. I know you have some prejudice against her, but she’s a really good woman. She’s not who you think she is, so don’t target her in the future.”

“But –”

“Uncle saved her life, and he’s a relative of the Huo family. It’s impossible for the two of them not to see each other in the future. I’ve already told Uncle about this. What happened before was an accident, so don’t take it to heart.”

“Accident?” Liu Tongjia was still feeling wronged for her son. “Do you know that they went to buy the gift together today?”