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After giving her a deep look, he gently stepped out.

”Mr. Huo?” Aunt Liu had just finished preparing the brown sugar water and was about to carry it in when Huo Tindong blocked her. He put his index finger to his mouth and made a silent gesture, then closed the door easily. Aunt Liu backed away and looked at the quilt on the bed through the crack of the door, thinking that Ye Jinxin had probably fallen asleep already.

”Give me the brown sugar water.”

The nanny handed over the bowl.

”Mrs Liu.” Huo Tindong took the bowl and asked, ”Is there anything strange with Jinxin recently?”

Hiding in the bathroom and crying for no reason, he did not remember this girl being so sentimental.

Aunt Liu was stunned for a moment before nodding her head. ”Miss seems to be in a bad mood these few days. Her appetite has become smaller than before. Besides, I keep having the feeling that she's in a trance. I don't know what she's thinking.”

”When did this start?”

Auntie Liu used her apron to wipe her hands. After frowning for a moment, she said, ”It seems …” Yes... Ever since you went to the wedding with Miss Cheng Yingran. ”

Huo Tindong's eyes darkened. After a moment of silence, he said, ”Mrs Liu, it's been hard on you today. You should go back and rest first. I'm busy with my work. I'll need to rely on you to take care of my clothes and food later.”

Mrs Liu had never received such a polite request before, not to mention accepting a request from someone of Huo Tindong's status. She could not help but blush as she said, ”Mr Huo, this is what I should do. After being in the Huo family for so many years, I have already treated Jinxin as my own child.”

Huo Tindong remained calm and indifferent. ”Jinxin is very reliant on you too.”

Mrs Liu nodded shyly and said emotionally, ”Jinxin, this child is sensible.”

His expression was calm and unpredictable, but at the same time, he couldn't help but feel sour in his heart. Speaking of which, Mrs Liu had worked at the Huo family for more than ten years, so she had probably spent more time with Ye Jinxin than he had. That girl was so naive, she must have seen this woman as more important than him.

The man sighed in annoyance, while frowning like a small mountain.

He really wanted to chase away all the people by Ye Jinxin's side. In this way, he would become the most important person in her heart.

However, he couldn't. He wasn't at home often. Ye Jinxin had to have someone loyal to guard her.

Mrs Liu looked out the window and said, ”It's getting late. Mr Huo, I'll be leaving first.”

”En!” Hodan gave an inaudible grunt.

After Mrs Liu left, Huo Tindong wanted to go back to his study to work before going to sleep, but his eyes suddenly glanced at the schoolbag Ye Jinxin had placed on the table, and he remembered the nanny's words: ”Miss has been in a trance lately, what are you thinking about?”

This girl, could it be that she had someone she liked in school?

”Hello? Director Huo? ”

Wang Xiangnan's surprised voice came out of the phone.

”Mm, it's me.” ”You don't have to work tomorrow,” he said in a low voice as he unrolled the cuffs of his shirt.

”What?” Wang Xiangnan cried out in alarm, ”What did I do wrong? Director Huo, you can't just fire me like this, right? I'm old, I …”

”Who fired you!” Huo Ting impatiently interrupted him, ”I want you to go to Song City's Champion College tomorrow to watch over a person.”

”Keep an eye on him?” Wang Xiangnan was puzzled. ”This must be the doing of a private detective.”

”I don't trust those people.”

”...” ”Okay, who do you think you're staring at?”

”My daughter.”