Chapter 468: Chapter 468

Later on, Huo Feng listened at the door for nearly 10 minutes, until the couple finished discussing topics related to him Then, he finally stopped...

Huo Feng originally thought that if he listened a bit longer, he might hear some good things about himself...

Isn’t that how it always goes in TV shows?

Eavesdrop on a sentence or two of badmouthing, thus generating a misunderstanding and leaving, only for them to start praising him afterwards...

Huo Feng was afraid that he had misunderstood Old Huo, so he eavesdropped at the door for a long time, still holding a glimmer of hope for Old Huo.

But damn it—no misunderstandings here! It was all true! Everything he heard was the damned truth!

So, Huo Feng, having lost 3000 yuan and misunderstood by Huo Mingshan, at the peak of his sorrow... rushed off to find Pu Sangzhi!

Within 20 minutes, he dashed to Pu Sangzhi’s house, burst into her room, plopped himself on her bed, banged on her desk, and ranted, "Tell me, what kind of elders are these? Are their brains filled with holes? What the hell do they think about all day? I was showing my filial piety by bringing them gifts, and they thought I was just showing off my generosity! Well, I am more generous than him! Why doesn’t he admit he’s stingy!"

"3000 yuan! Do you know how much stuff I could buy with 3000 yuan! I could buy several sets of skincare products!"

"And you, why on earth did you have me send him gifts! He’s got problems in his head! Just last week, it was him who hit me, trapping me in the bathroom with a toilet brush and giving me a beating! I didn’t argue with him, I was already giving him face! I can’t believe I still had to please him! 3000 yuan, sis!"

"Do you know with those 3000 yuan, I could have bought you a lot of stuff! I was so desperate to please that grandfather who always looked down on me, just to get that bit of money! I wanted to buy you things!"

"Now look, 3000 yuan down the drain, father-son relationship ruined, you saw everything! Consider it a lesson for you!"

Perhaps the blow he received this morning had been too severe, at that moment, Huo Feng’s mentality completely crumbled!

He, who never blamed Pu Sangzhi, suddenly launched into a tirade of grievances, implying much blame towards her as well.

yuan, to a student, is a huge sum of money.

Hence, losing so much money at once and facing Huo Mingshan’s disdain, Huo Feng simply couldn’t handle the massive blow!

Seeing his agitation, Pu Sangzhi, sitting by the desk, was genuinely frightened.

He complained for nearly 20 minutes, and Pu Sangzhi didn’t say a word; she just quietly watched him vent, neither intervening nor defending herself, nor offering him any reasoning.

She just gazed directly at him, her expression neither harsh nor angry, neither sad nor happy, which gradually calmed Huo Feng down...

minutes later, Huo Feng’s momentum gradually decreased, his anger subsided, and his overheated brain also began to gradually regain rationality.

Thus, finally, at the 22nd minute, after his last grievance, Huo Feng suddenly apologized, "I’m sorry, I lashed out at you..."

His apology was sincere and heavy.

Pu Sangzhi hadn’t expected him to apologize to her right after venting.

Since he rarely apologized, so when the words of apology slipped out, Pu Sangzhi no longer held any blame in her heart.

"Actually, I didn’t specifically come here to blame you. I was mainly too angry, I was furious!"

Immediately after blaming her, Huo Feng then fell into a state of self-reproach, "I initially wanted to find some comfort from you, but as I talked, I ended up blaming you. But I don’t really blame you, I know you meant well; it’s just that you don’t understand the situation with my family, nor how it is between me and my dad. Forget it... I tried hard, and I obeyed, but still, this is the only kind of relationship I have with him, there’s nothing I can do about it."

"Don’t be mad at me, okay..."

Saying that, Huo Feng apologetically reached out and grabbed Pu Sangzhi’s hand on the desk, squeezing her slender hand tightly, "Really don’t be mad at me, I wasn’t intending to snap at you over those 3000 yuan. It was just because I was too angry, my dad made me furious, I didn’t mean to hurt you..."

Pu Sangzhi looked at him with a faint gaze, seeing him settle down after his outburst, she suddenly remembered a dog they had at home a long time ago...

Back in Shanghai, her family had a mongrel that was particularly food-possessive. Anyone who competed with it for food got a fierce reaction.

Once, Pu Sangzhi moved its food bowl while it was eating, and the dog showed its teeth and growled threateningly.

But, after she pet its head, it calmed down immediately...

Showing its teeth no more, it made a pacifying squeak from its throat and laid on the ground, wagging its tail as if realizing its mistake, acting obedient and docile.

Now, Huo Feng suddenly gave Pu Sangzhi the same feeling.

Though his emotions changed rapidly, Pu Sangzhi wasn’t angry; instead, she couldn’t help but smile lightly, "Calm now?"

Huo Feng nodded, "Calm now. Very calm, and I’ve realized my mistake, please don’t be mad at me."

Pu Sangzhi chuckled softly, "I’m not angry. I just feel a bit sad..."

Huo Feng quickly grasped her hand and placed it on his chest, rubbing it against his chest, "It’s my fault, I shouldn’t have snapped at you, don’t blame me, and don’t be sad..."

Pu Sangzhi shook her head, "My sadness isn’t because of you, it’s because of your dad. I didn’t expect him to think , he seems like a very paranoid person."

Huo Feng tugged at the corner of his mouth, showing a bitter smile.

He thought: My dad is just your esteemed teacher, huh? Just realized how paranoid Old Huo is...

Pu Sangzhi pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, then asked him, "Why is your relationship with your dad so bad? Can’t you even communicate properly anymore?" Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn 𝚗𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚕·𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚎·𝚗𝚎𝚝

Huo Feng sighed deeply, "I can’t do it! He has deep prejudices against me! No, bias! The image of this ’damn brat’ is deeply ingrained in his heart!"

Pu Sangzhi said she couldn’t understand, "Why? Your grades have improved, and you’ve hardly caused any more trouble. At school, the teachers and classmates think highly of you. You’ve changed so much, why is he still not satisfied?"

Huo Feng thought to himself: It’s all because of you!

If it weren’t for you being his favorite student, would Old Huo treat him this way! Could he? Could he!

But, Huo Feng couldn’t tell her this reason!

Because right now, he didn’t want to let Pu Sangzhi know about the relationship between Old Huo and him at all!

He felt having Old Huo as a father was very embarrassing! Extremely embarrassing!

And the key point is... sometimes Pu Sangzhi’s thoughts are exactly like Old Huo’s!

Huo Feng feared that once Pu Sangzhi knew Old Huo was his dad, she would completely side with Old Huo! He would be even more isolated!

"I have no idea why he has such a big bias against me!"

Huo Feng spread one hand and frowned, "Maybe he’s jealous that I’m better looking than him, have a better personality, more brothers, and decent grades too!"

Pu Sangzhi pursed her lips, "Nonsense."

Huo Feng really wasn’t in the mood to argue with her, he sighed helplessly, slid his upper body onto the desk, and laid down, saying, "Sigh... 3000 yuan, what am I supposed to do, Sangzhi... I want to get the money back..."

Seeing him in such a dispirited state, she touched his hair and said, "You won’t get the money back. But I’m curious, what note did you leave him? How could he think of you ?"

Huo Feng pursed his lips and honestly replied, "I just left one sentence, I didn’t curse or badmouth him..."

Pu Sangzhi asked, "What?"

Huo Feng thought for a moment, "It was something like... ’Use one bottle, compensate with one bottle.’

Pu Sangzhi pressed her lips together, nodded, and tapped his head, "That’s the problem right there!"

Huo Feng raised an eyebrow, "What?"

Pu Sangzhi pinpointed the issue, "The reason why your dad thinks you were showing off by buying perfume is because of the note you left him. The way it was phrased was all wrong, it led to a misunderstanding."

Huo Feng lifted his head, his chin resting on the desk, and stared at her, "I didn’t say anything wrong, I was compensating him!"

Pu Sangzhi tapped his nose, "You, with your slick way of talking, can’t you soften your tone a bit in front of your dad? Even you know, that phrase was too harsh and could easily be interpreted in other ways."

Huo Feng lowered his gaze, pondering for a moment...

"But I need to maintain face too..."

Huo Feng argued defiantly, "I already took the initiative to buy him perfume as a gesture of goodwill, must I also sweet-talk him? He should feel grateful for accepting the gift!"

Pu Sangzhi laughed, "Your dad’s personality must be quite similar to yours. Both of you are too stubborn to budge."

Huo Feng denied, "I’m nothing like him! I am me, he is him, he doesn’t even deserve to share my last name!"

Pu Sangzhi nodded, "Go talk to him properly, tell him the perfume was an apology, and try to calm him down."

Huo Feng raised his hand, "Impossible! I can’t lower my pride that much!"

Pu Sangzhi, "Then your 3000 is really down the drain."

Huo Feng pounded his chest, "This is tough..."

Pu Sangzhi, "Then write him a longer letter. It doesn’t have to be face-to-face."

Huo Feng, "No, I won’t write!"

Pu Sangzhi, "3000 yuan..."

Huo Feng, "Ah... stop reminding me, it hurts just to think about it..."

Pu Sangzhi sighed, "I’ll write it for you. You just hand it to him."

Huo Feng suddenly looked up, "That could work! Write lots of nice things, make him convert the perfume into cash for me, or return the perfume! I can’t afford to lose anymore!"

Really... greed is endless!