Chapter Sixteen: Derailed by Tong Xiaomai

  Old Lady Huo spoke with the butler. If she continued, he would definitely be driven to death by her words. "Shut up, shut up! You don't know how to speak. From now on, just pretend to be mute for me."

  "He said it wasn't all true, did she live in a lie and was more willing to be deceived?"

  "Shut up, prepare the carriage, and go find Xiao Ze," Huo Lao's commanding voice rang out. Huo Lao hastily turned around, but was shocked to discover that Huo Yize had been standing at the door for who knows how long.

  "Xiao Ze, you're back just in time," Old Lady Huo's face showed a mixture of surprise and delight, while her eyes kept glancing behind Xiao Ze, "Tong Xiaomai isn't with you, is she?"

  Now, in Mrs. Huo's heart, she has already thought that Tong Mai is ambiguous with Huo Yize, so she forgot to come back.

  Huo Yize furrowed his brow upon hearing Tong Mai's name, as if the mere mention of her would irritate him to no end.

  Mrs. Huo saw him silent, with a gloomy face and not looking well, "Xiao Ze, what's wrong with you? I asked you why Tong Xiao Mai didn't come back with you, why aren't you answering me?"

  Is this question difficult? She doesn't think so.

  "Grandma, she won't be coming back," Huo Yize looked at Grandma Huo's eager anticipation for Tong Mai to return, he couldn't bear to strike her down, but, Tong Mai was indeed not going to come back, she had to know.

  "What... what does this mean?"

  Upon hearing this, Old Lady Huo's face turned scorching hot, her lips began to tremble uncontrollably, and her legs couldn't help but shake. She really didn't know what Ho Yize meant by his words. "Speak clearly, is something wrong with Mai Yaotou? Did she get into another car accident?" Bad thoughts arose in Old Lady Huo's mind, especially as she gazed at Ho Yize's solemn and dark expression... it was impossible not to think the worst...

  "Speak up," urged Mrs. Ho impatiently.

  "Yes, young master, please hurry up and say it, we're dying of anxiety..." The butler also couldn't help but chime in.

  Huò Yìzé slightly pursed his lips, and with both hands pressed down on Huò Lǎo Tàitai's shoulders, "Grandma, she's fine, what I mean is... from now on, she won't be coming to Xuě Yuán anymore, and she's no longer a maid in the Huò household. Initially, I knew you wanted to discipline her which is why you brought her here. Now, Grandma, your anger should have dissipated. If she continues to stay here, it will only disrupt our lives. Moreover, Dad and Mom are coming back, and Tóng Mài being here will affect them."

  He spoke very seriously and carefully, after all, he didn't want to give Old Lady Hu too much of a shock.

  It's also obvious that Grandma's fondness for Tong Mai has exceeded his expectations. Just one day without seeing Tong Mai, Grandma becomes frantic and irritable while searching for her. Therefore, he must speak in a gentle and reasonable manner to appease and compromise with Grandma.

  "Is it you who told her not to come to our Huo family anymore?"

  Old Lady Huo wasn't stupid either, and she seemed to have guessed something. She asked sternly, her eyes fixed on Huo Yize with a fierce gaze that was like a cluster of flames.

  "Yes," was the very honest reply.

  "What right do you have, He Yi Ze? What right do you have to make her not come to the He family anymore? Make it clear, she is my maid, not your maid. What authority do you have to fire her? Your parents are back, what's wrong with that? You're afraid of affecting them, but aren't you afraid of affecting my mood? Fine, you little brat, now you must be thoroughly disgusted with me, this old lady getting in the way, can't wait for me to kick the bucket and go see your grandfather..."

  "No, Grandma, of course not, I didn't mean it that way, sorry...I made you misunderstand, but no matter how angry you are, this time, I won't allow Tong Mai to enter our home again, she and we are people from two different worlds, I don't want her bad habits to influence you, Grandma. If you need a maid, I can hire ten for you, eight wouldn't be enough, choose whoever you like, just not her. I hope Grandma won't be stubborn or sulk because of this matter, because even if Grandma sulks, I've already made up my mind this time and won't let her set foot in here again."

  Yes, he has made up his mind, so no one can shake this idea of his.

  That evening when he sent her to the hospital, no matter how much reluctance and struggle he had in his heart, he still handed her over to Li Xianning...

  The emotions at that time were hard to express, a mix of unbearable sorrow and pain, but in the end... prolonged pain is not better than brief pain.

  "Huo Yize... hello, you're quite capable now that your wings are hard, and you can bully me to my face. Hmm, let me tell you, I don't want any servants, I only want Tong Xiaomai. You ungrateful descendants only care about yourselves, leaving me to be ignored and neglected. When you're in a good mood, you come over to tease me for a bit, but when you're not, you'd kick me away with one foot. Now that I finally have someone who talks to me, shares my interests, and is a lovely young girl by my side, you've become jealous and want to drive her away from me... what's going through your mind? Are you hoping for me to die soon, Huo Yize... tell me clearly!"

  The full name of He Yize, Mrs. He's current expression seems to be devouring him, hatred in her bones.

  Whoever ruins her "happiness" will die, die, die, without any mercy...

  "Grandma, stop making a fuss. No matter how you make a scene this time, I won't agree to let Tong Mai come back. Wait until next month when Rain Qi and I get married, she'll come to keep you company every day. Or I can have her start coming tomorrow, isn't that the same?"

  Huo Yize moved out of Yin Yuqi's place, she was the one who married him and was supposed to grow old together with him.

  Love or not has nothing to do with it, the key is that her calm temperament will not bring any trouble or problems to the Huo family, and even less disturb his life. She will only arrange his life in an orderly and organized manner...

  That's the big difference between Tong Mai and Yin Yuqi

  Men like women who are generous and virtuous in life, but deep down, they like hot, bold and unconquerable women.

  Therefore, a rational man would choose the former. He Yize is a person whose rationality far exceeds his sensibility. His only irrationality was his entanglement with Tong Mai in London, and then afterwards...

  "Don't mention Yinyuqi to me, with her by my side, my blood pressure will rise even faster. Stupid and foolish, I get angry just looking at her," Old Lady Huo originally didn't have much dissatisfaction with Yinyuqi, but when she heard that Huo Yize was going to marry her, her anger and discontent suddenly surged up.

  "Grandma, Yuqi will also play chess with you and chat with you. Tongmai can do it, she can do it all, and even better than her." It's not speaking for Yuyi, but the fact is that she won't be like Tongmai who often fails to achieve success but excels at causing trouble.

  Mrs. Huo gripped her cane tightly, controlling her hands, afraid that she might lose control and wave it at him. "Huo Yize, are you saying this to me or to yourself? If you think Yin Yuqi is so great, praising her like a fairy, then why did you cheat on her with Tong Xiaomai? You're clearly unfaithful in love. If she's really that good, wouldn't you be head over heels for her and not want to stray? Think about it yourself, are you and Yin Yuqi compatible? Are you compatible? She's cold and distant, like a wooden stump, stupid and foolish. Wouldn't the two of you be bored together?"

  Mrs. Huo's words pointed out the incompatibility between them, actually, it wasn't that she disliked Yin Yuqi, but rather felt that she was too open and straightforward to the point of being oppressive, gloomy, and made people very uncomfortable when together with her...

  Huoyi Ze didn't think about Old Lady Huo's words, and even adopted an evasive attitude towards her, not refuting them. It was as if he was waiting for Old Lady Huo to finish speaking before expressing his own opinion.

  "What's wrong with you, have nothing to say? If you have nothing to say, then bring Tong Xiaomai back to me. I want to see her, immediately, right now, not a moment to spare. If I don't get to see Tong Xiaomai, I...I..."

  "Grandma, nothing you say will change my mind. Please take care of yourself, I'm leaving first," Huo Yize didn't plan to continue this conversation with Grandma Huo.

  The more she spoke, the more it would aggravate the unhappiness and pain in his heart...

  "Don't go, stop right there, Huo Yize...stop," Old Lady Huo twisted her slightly plump hips and anxiously grabbed onto Huo Yize's hand, not allowing him to leave.

  He stopped and asked expressionlessly, "Grandma, there's something else," obviously having made up his mind and no one could persuade him otherwise.

  "Reason... what's the reason you don't want to be with Mai Yaotou, I know you actually like her very much in your heart, why are you doing this? You and Yin Yuqi are only engaged, not even married yet, if you get divorced later it's not a big deal, let alone just being engaged, you can totally back out of the engagement and give the Yin family enough compensation to make up for it. But marriage is a lifelong thing, you need to think carefully about it, don't make rash decisions in a daze... talk to grandma about this, if you're worried about your parents' side not being easy to deal with, grandma will take care of that for you, you and Mai Yaotou are really well-suited for each other, having her by your side is what makes you happy..."

  Indeed, with Tong Mai by his side, he smiled more than before, and this alone was enough to prove that she would bring happiness to others...

  Huo Yize furrowed his brow and said, "I've known Yuqi for more than a day or two. Giving her a marriage is only natural. Please don't interfere with my relationship with Yuqi anymore. Even if we're not happy together, I've made up my mind to give her this wedding. I'm very clear-headed now, not confused at all. I know what I'm doing. It's not that I'm worried about how to explain it to Mom and Dad, but it's my own heartfelt desire to give Yuqi a perfect ending."

  Even if their marriage was unhappy later on, he accepted it...