Chapter 508: Chapter 508

After a hurried drive, Huo Feng eventually saw the two girls to their doorstep.

Now that Huo Feng had moved back into his own family home, under the strict supervision of the elder Huo Family members, he couldn’t simply stay out all night without permission.

Therefore, after dropping the two girls off at their home, Huo Feng still had to return to his own.

He stood with the two girls at the doorway, waiting for Pu Sangzhi to unlock the door with her keys when Huo Feng suddenly reached out, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her back...

His sudden action drew the attention of both Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao. Pu Sangzhi was about to ask him what he was doing,

but Huo Feng had already spoken to Ye Qingcao first, "You go in first. I have something to discuss with Sangzhi."

Ye Qingcao obediently agreed and turned to go inside the house.

As soon as she entered, Huo Feng casually closed the door behind her. Now, he and Pu Sangzhi were left standing outside the door together.

It was already past 10 p.m. The alley was quiet and silent, almost as if it were a small world inhabited only by the two of them.

Pu Sangzhi faced Huo Feng, under the dim streetlight that illuminated half of Huo Feng’s face, accentuating his high nose bridge and chiseled features, making him look exceptionally handsome.

"What do you want to talk about?"

After a prolonged silence, it was Pu Sangzhi who broke the stillness with her query.

Huo Feng, who had hesitated about how to broach the subject, seized this opportunity to ask, "Why are you in a bad mood? Why haven’t you said anything to me?"

"There’s nothing much to say..."

Pu Sangzhi replied, "It’s just that there’s been no news from my dad lately, and both my mom and I are very worried."

"Is that really the case?"

Huo Feng wasn’t quite ready to take her word for it, "You don’t usually keep in touch with your dad, right? Why is it that you are not seen in a bad mood over this normally, but today you have been upset about it all day?"

Pu Sangzhi replied, "Don’t listen to Xiaocao’s nonsense. She just said something without thinking. I’ve actually been quite alright today."

As she mentioned being "quite alright today," Pu Sangzhi suddenly lowered her head, her evasive demeanor betraying a touch of guilt.

Huo Feng was far from convinced by her words.

Because throughout the entire day, Ye Qingcao had sent him several messages, consistently mentioning that Pu Sangzhi was in a bad mood, but unable to articulate why exactly Sangzhi felt that way.

Ye Qingcao also informed Huo Feng about the arrival of relatives at Pu Sangzhi’s home, hoping Huo Feng could step in and talk to Sangzhi, so that she might feel better.

Thus, Huo Feng had been aware of the situation for a while. It wasn’t just then, on the road when Xiaocao inadvertently mentioned it, that he had learned of it...

He had always been waiting for Pu Sangzhi to speak up, to turn to him of her own volition, but unfortunately, that wait was in vain...

The longer the wait, the more it signified that the matter might be serious, and that Pu Sangzhi didn’t want to tell him.

So, unable to contain his frustration, Huo Feng finally had to ask himself.

"What exactly is the matter that is so serious you won’t even talk to me about it?"

Huo Feng stepped forward, closing the distance between them, his chest now only a few centimeters away from her head.

This closeness brought a sense of pressure to Pu Sangzhi.

Involuntarily, Pu Sangzhi stepped back, raised her head, and looked at him with her large eyes, "There’s really nothing serious. It’s just my own unnecessary worries; you don’t need to know about it."

Huo Feng immediately grasped some clues from her few words, "Unnecessary worries, are you referring to what happened last year? Has there been a suspicious person spotted around your house?"

Huo Feng was aware of their mother-daughter predicament, he knew they were like scared birds at the slightest bit of disturbance, always on alert and panic-stricken.

Last year, just hearing rumors of suspicious individuals nearby, they had double-locked their door, and Huo Feng had installed surveillance and an emergency alarm system in their home...

During that period of crisis, Huo Feng had even escorted Sangzhi to and from school every week, serving as her Protector, ensuring her safety.

This state of high alert continued for several months until the identity of the suspicious man was revealed, and only then did the heightened security at her home end.

So, when Sangzhi mentioned her "unnecessary worries" now, Huo Feng immediately thought of that possibility.

His heart grew tense with the thought...

Fortunately, Pu Sangzhi denied it, "It’s not that. Don’t overthink. There’s nothing happening at the moment. It’s just my aunt came over yesterday to chastise me and my mom, telling us to stop meddling in my dad’s affairs, to stop hiring people to investigate. She was really angry that my mom and I still care about my dad’s business, and she hopes that we can cut ties with him completely, regardless of whether he’s alive or dead..."

"Are you and your aunt hiring people to investigate your dad?"

Hearing this surprising news, Huo Feng’s eyebrows furrowed tightly, "Is that appropriate? Could it not lead to more trouble? Might that not give people with ulterior motives a trail to trace back to you and your aunt?" Chapters fırst released on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝘯𝘦𝘵

Huo Feng’s concerns were exactly like Sangzhi’s aunt’s worries, both touching upon that problematic aspect...

Pu Sangzhi couldn’t believe it, Huo Feng’s perspective on things was really not childish, exactly like what an elder would think. Although Pu Sangzhi hadn’t mentioned this at all, and was even trying to downplay the sense of danger, steering the conversation in a different direction as much as possible...

"I now know why you’re in a bad mood."

Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, Huo Feng took the liberty of summarizing for her with his own understanding, "One is because there’s no news from your dad. The second is because you and your aunt feel a sense of crisis. Sangzhi, don’t do this kind of thing again..."

Huo Feng lifted his hands to embrace Pu Sangzhi’s shoulders, his eyes earnestly locking onto hers, "Whether you’re worried or scared, don’t put yourself in danger. Your aunt? I’ll go talk to her."

"Hey, don’t go looking for my mom."

Pu Sangzhi quickly grabbed his hands that were resting on her shoulders, blinking her big eyes anxiously, "She’s already feeling very guilty and has promised me not to investigate anymore. She doesn’t want anyone to know about this matter, and if she finds out I told you, she’ll be angry..."

"I have to talk to her."

This time, Huo Feng was unusually adamant, "I need to know how she investigated, whether she’s revealed any important information. Things like addresses, phone numbers, bank account numbers... these are all risks. If I don’t ask clearly, how can you live here with peace of mind?"

Pu Sangzhi’s heart became even more anxious at Huo Feng’s words, "My mom told me yesterday that she didn’t reveal much personal information to that uncle; she just gave him some money to thank him for his help. Aside from that, she hasn’t disclosed anything else..."

"How was the money sent?"

Huo Feng continued to ask, "She didn’t expose the address, did she? It wasn’t through bank transfer, was it? Anyone with the slightest know-how can easily find the address through that. Ask your aunt clear up these questions later; tell me the details."

Pu Sangzhi nodded hastily.

For the first time, she felt as if she was being guided forward by someone.

If it weren’t for this sudden incident, Pu Sangzhi would never have known that Huo Feng could be such a meticulous thinker.

He took into account so many aspects she and her mother hadn’t thought of; his sudden multitude of suggestions, though alarming to her, also gave her a great sense of security.

Perhaps he held a very special place in Pu Sangzhi’s heart...

She hadn’t confided about these family matters to anyone.

Not even to her best friend, Ye Qingcao; even when Qingcao hugged her and asked her for an entire day, she just didn’t feel like spilling the beans...

But Huo Feng asked, and she spilled everything without needing any coercion or seduction.

This kind of trust and reliance, Pu Sangzhi knew very clearly, could only be given to her by Huo Feng.

Back when they were outside her grandmother’s hospital room, and Huo Feng said to her, "I am the man of your family," Pu Sangzhi had already started to depend on him.

The place Huo Feng held in her heart was always unique, always important!

It’s just that she had never voiced it out loud.

"You don’t need to be afraid either..."

Huo Feng squeezed her shoulders, "I’ll tell you all the questions that need to be asked, and you clear them up with your aunt. Don’t panic, both of you. If you can, have your aunt deceive that uncle you mentioned, give him a false address. Try to spread some wrong information, then switch phones, change cards, go silent, stop the investigation."

Pu Sangzhi nodded frantically, "Got it. Is there anything else you want to say?"

After thinking about it, Huo Feng said, "Not for now. I just want to say, neither you nor your aunt should be afraid; I’m here."

That word came out with a slightly choked sound from Pu Sangzhi.

She didn’t know which of his words had touched her...

Suddenly, her heart fluttered, her eyes turned red, and she felt an overwhelming urge to cry...

Seeing the flickering stars in her eyes, Huo Feng hurriedly stepped forward and embraced her.

His chest was burning hot, filled with tender compassion, giving Pu Sangzhi a deep sense of security...

He was still a young boy, yet he was so caring towards her...

Pu Sangzhi really wanted to fast-forward through the years, longing to marry him sooner...

She was somewhat afraid; the Huo Feng she liked so much now might not be her husband in the future...

If only it could always be him...

If only they weren’t so young...