Chapter 584: Chapter 584: Warm and Sandalwood Scented Him

Old Madam Xie raised her voice a bit, questioning Xie Xubai, “Brat, are you really just cooperating for the sake of President Huo? Don’t you like her, not even a little?”

Huo Sijiao also looked at him, hoping to resolve this matter as soon as possible.

Xie Xubai sat upright on the sofa, the very picture of a gentleman’s proper composure.

He slowly began to speak: “Miss Huo and I really have no special relationship. Last night I just offered a little help, Grandma, don’t misunderstand.”

Hearing him say this, Huo Sijiao breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Old Madam Xie became upset!

She suppressed her anger and glared at Xie Xubai again and again, suddenly changing her tune: “Jiaojiao, it’s tough that you had to come here to clear it up for this brat. Otherwise, I would have thought he’s been messing around outside. It must have been tiring for you to make the trip. Since you said so, I’ll let him off the hook.”

After the misunderstanding was clarified, Huo Sijiao completely let go of the big stone in her heart, her smile beaming brightly: “It was my fault to begin with, which implicated President Xie.”

The old lady’s eyes twinkled as she said: “Just call me Grandma Xie, and I’ll take it to heart. I have no granddaughters of my own and find you very endearing. Stay for dinner tonight, how about that?”

Huo Sijiao wasn’t the sort to play hard to get, her beautiful face all smiles: “Alright, then I will impose on Grandma Xie.”

“Ah! You should come over more often in the future, to keep this old lady company.”

“Okay, I’ll come whenever I have time.”

“You can’t go back on your word.”

“Whoever lies is a puppy; I, Huo Sijiao, always keep my promises. I’ll come to visit Grandma in the future. Besides, my sister-in-law needs Grandma Xie’s medical treatment, so I can come with her.”

Old Madam Xie was somewhat disappointed, but then she thought that having people over was good enough, and later on, she would make that brat stay at home.

Boil the frog in warm water.

Plan and proceed gradually.

Huo Sijiao was in a great mood, casting a somewhat triumphant glance at Xie Xubai.

See, she managed to appease Old Madam Xie and saved him from the punishment of kneeling in the ancestral hall.

Her bright and exuberant appearance was very likable. Xie Xubai watched her, feeling a stir in his heart, yet his eyes and expression remained calm and gentle.

Two hours later.

Dinner at the Xie Family had begun.

The long dining table was filled with fresh, delicious Haicheng specialty dishes, and Huo Sijiao was thrilled.

By the end of the meal, she and the old lady of the Xie Family had grown quite familiar with each other, getting along as if there was not a single issue between them, almost like real grandmother and granddaughter.

Huo Sijiao’s personality was lively and forthright, without any scheming.

The Xie Family grew fonder of her the more they saw, even Xie Xubai’s father nodded in approval, privately considering the Huo Family a good match!

“Grandma, no need to see me off, please take good care of yourself.”

“Alright, don’t forget to visit me! Xubai, make sure to escort her home safely.”

The “grandmother and granddaughter” duo bade farewell at the doorstep of the small villa, Huo Sijiao waved her hand and walked out with Xie Xubai.

After dinner, the evening darkened.

All the street lights were lit up, elongating the shadows of the young man and woman. Assistant Ning Yuan followed at a distance, not wanting to be a third wheel.

They slowly walked to the entrance of the Xie Mansion.

Huo Sijiao’s face still held an unrestrained smile: “Grandma Xie is so easy-going, completely different from my own grandmother. You must have heard about the internal strife of the Huo Family; my grandparents favor the main branch and hardly pay attention to me.”

She genuinely liked Old Madam Xie; the bond between people is truly amazing.

Xie Xubai opened the rear passenger door for her: “I’ll drive you home.”

“Actually, it’s not necessary, I won’t be in any danger taking a cab,” Huo Sijiao raised her eyes to look at Xie Xubai and said, “President Xie, your whole family is especially nice. This misunderstanding is finally resolved; you don’t know how much I couldn’t sleep last night…”

She smiled a little embarrassedly.

With those ambiguous rumors about Xie Xubai and Huo Sijiao no longer circulating, their interactions also became more natural.

“The rumors from outside will fade away after a while; you don’t need to worry.”

Xie Xubai stood in front of her, his tone tinged with a barely detectable warmth. His eyes, filled with concealed emotion, also appeared a bit deeper and calmer.

“Mm!”

Huo Sijiao nodded with a smile!

Suddenly, a sharp reprimand!

“Huo Sijiao!”

Swoosh!

A fiery red Ferrari drove straight towards Huo Sijiao, coming to an abrupt stop at the last second.

As Huo Sijiao dodged, she lost her footing, and was pulled into Xie Xubai’s arms by him, her nose filled with the calming, pleasant scent of sandalwood. In that moment, her mind went blank, with only her sense of smell and touch instinctively at work.

Warm, fragrant, Xie Xubai.

“Huo Sijiao!”

The door of the Ferrari swung open, and Pei Chun stormed over, glaring at them, “What are you doing!”

Cuddling and hugging in public, what a spectacle.

She heard through the grapevine that Huo Sijiao, as Xie Xubai’s girlfriend, was visiting Xie Mansion for the first time, and the Xie Family was quite satisfied.

Pei Chun couldn’t sit still any longer.

Seeing their intimacy now, she felt as sour as having eaten a lemon, and rudely stepped forward, pulling at Huo Sijiao, “Stay away from Xubai, don’t cling to him.”

Xie Xubai pulled Huo Sijiao back slightly.

Huo Sijiao let out a hiss and said, “I sprained my ankle.”

There were steps by the roadside, and in her haste to dodge Pei Chun’s car, she had sprained her ankle in her high-heeled boots.

Xie Xubai supported her, frowning, “Does it hurt a lot? I’ll take you to the hospital.”

Huo Sijiao’s face crinkled in pain, “My sister-in-law can treat it, I just need to get home.”

“She’s faking it!”

Pei Chun’s cheeks turned the color of liver, “She’s just pretending to be pitiful to seduce you, Xubai! How could you be deceived by such a woman?”

Huo Sijiao puffed up her cheeks in annoyance and retorted, “Yes, I’m faking it! And I should thank you for that! If it weren’t for your car charging at me, when would I have had the chance to act weak?”

“You…”

In a battle of words, Pei Chun truly couldn’t outdo her.

Xie Xubai looked at Pei Chun with a cold gaze carrying a warning, “Miss Pei, we’re not that close. Please don’t address me like this. The surveillance at the street corner caught your deliberate attempt at harm. If not for the longstanding friendship between our families’ elders, I wouldn’t tolerate your behavior over and over.”

The grandmothers of both families were close friends, maintaining a good relationship.

Pei Chun opened her mouth, her eyes brimming with tears, “Do you really dislike me that much?”

“I don’t like you.”

In front of Pei Chun, he lifted Huo Sijiao into his arms.

Huo Sijiao let out a cry of surprise, looking at him with astonishment, too stunned to recover. Then she was carefully placed into the back seat of the car, and he also got in.

“Ning Yuan, come and drive!”

Bang!

The car door shut mercilessly.

Huo Sijiao glanced through the car window at Pei Chun, who looked hideously twisted and impotently furious outside, then she turned her gaze back to Xie Xubai.

Xie Xubai said indifferently, “A necessary measure, I apologize.”

Huo Sijiao nodded blankly, “I understand, I get it. We’re helping each other out, consider it my way of thanking your Xie Family for the warm reception.” She paused, then asked, “Xie Xubai, do you really detest Pei Chun’s behavior so much?”

Her persistence was akin to how she chased after Shen Xuanzhi.

Could it be that no matter how much effort you put in, if a man doesn’t like it, it’s all in vain?

When she put herself in the shoes of a bystander, she suddenly understood why Shen Xuanzhi would say he was disgusted with her.

It really is detestable, isn’t it?

Xie Xubai, being as astute as he was, instantly understood the purpose behind her question.

He turned his head, his deep brown pupils seriously looking into hers as he spoke.