Amnesiac Fiancé Married Another, So I Married His Brother - Chapter 80

During the New Year, the two families gathered for a reunion dinner outside.

Just like last year.

The same people were there.

Only the relationships had shifted slightly.

Li Su had gone from being the elder daughter-in-law to the younger one.

Old Mrs. Xie had previously disliked Li Su because of her reluctance to have children.

But now, compared to the criminal Zhou Motang, Li Su seemed like an absolute angel.

Old Mrs. Xie was all smiles toward Li Su, her eldest son had already been divorced once; she couldn’t let the younger one go through the same!

All she wanted now was for Li Su and Huo Xuanye to stay happily together.

She truly meant it.

As for Huo Zhenzhou…

He was so outstanding, he could always marry someone else in the future.

“Susu, when are you two moving back in?” Old Mrs. Xie asked kindly.

“I… don’t have any objections. I’m fine with anything, but…”

Li Su paused, glancing at Huo Zhenzhou beside her. “I’m afraid Brother might not want to see me much lately.”

In front of the elders, Huo Zhenzhou couldn’t possibly say he wanted to see her.

It would be strange for him to want to see his younger brother’s wife.

Huo Zhenzhou’s expression remained steady as he replied calmly, “The Huo residence is your home too. You’re welcome to come back anytime. Don’t worry about me.”

Huo Xuanye spoke up, “That won’t do. You’re my brother, of course we have to consider your feelings.”

“We’re brothers. If you care about my feelings, I should care about yours too. The Huo residence is your home. You’re welcome back anytime.”

“Brother! You just don’t get it. Living at my wife’s place is no different from living at home, as long as my wife’s happy, I’m happy!” Huo Xuanye took the chance to grab Li Su’s hand.

“Getting to stay in my wife’s sweet-smelling room every day, I’m living the dream.”

“Ah, never mind. There’s no point explaining it to you. You wouldn’t understand.”

Huo Zhenzhou: “…”

Another stab to the heart.

Bullying him for never having lived with Li Su before.

Li Su shook off Huo Xuanye’s hand, she really didn’t want to sit next to this show-off.

“A-Zhou is right. You should come back whenever you want. It’s your home, no need to think about us,” Xiao Qiyu quickly interjected to ease the awkwardness.

Li Su responded softly, “Mm.”

She thought it might be better to avoid seeing Huo Zhenzhou for now.

Let him cool off a little longer.

After dinner, Huo Xuanye immediately dragged Li Su off to watch a New Year’s movie.

Staying home for the holidays was boring, so the next day, he took Li Su on a vacation.

They didn’t return until the Lantern Festival.

The moment they got back, Huo Xuanye headed straight to work.

Li Su stayed home to continue her rehabilitation.

“Hi!”

“Hiiiiii~”

“You’re finally back!”

“When you weren’t here, I didn’t feel right coming over…”

Chi Qingche peeked her head in, blinking her big eyes. “Brother Chen isn’t home, right…?”

Li Su held onto the barre, focused on her exercises. “I don’t get you. Now that your crush knows, you still only come when he’s not around? Scared to see him?”

Chi Qingche smiled sweetly. “I came to see you! Not him! If he’s here, I’ll just look at him. If he’s not, I’ll hang out with you…”

It was a bit of a pity that Li Chen wasn’t home.

“Then wait for me. I need to finish this set before I can rest.”

“Mm-hmm!”

Chi Qingche plopped down on the floor, playing with her phone while chatting with Li Su.

“How are things between you and Huo Xuanye?”

“Pretty good.”

“You spoke highly of him in the magazine, you must like him now!” Chi Qingche’s eyes sparkled with gossipy delight.

Not a question, but a statement.

Li Su lowered her hands. “Maybe a little…”

Chi Qingche grinned like a matchmaking aunt. “Just a little?”

“Okay, a lot?”

Not as much as she once liked Huo Zhenzhou, though.

But then again, she didn’t like Huo Zhenzhou anymore either.

Chi Qingche nodded. “A lot. Honestly, Huo Xuanye isn’t bad. At least he’s not entangled with other women. I’d be happy to see you two together.”

Li Su was about to say something when her phone rang.

It was her brother.

Chi Qingche immediately stood up. A call from Li Chen? She leaned in to eavesdrop.

He wanted Li Su to deliver some documents.

Chi Qingche pointed at herself, mouthing desperately, “Let me go! Let me go!”

“Bro, I’m a bit busy later. Qingqing is here, I’ll have her deliver them, okay?”

On the other end, Li Chen agreed.

After hanging up, Chi Qingche hugged Li Su’s arm. “Thank you for supporting my love story!”

Li Su swayed under her enthusiasm, unsure what she had even contributed.

She went to Li Chen’s study, packed the documents from his desk, and handed them to Chi Qingche.

Walking her downstairs, Li Su reminded her, “Drive carefully. Text my brother when you arrive.”

“Got it! I’m off, you go back to your workout!”

Chi Qingche eagerly placed the documents on the passenger seat.

Li Su texted her brother that Chi Qingche was on her way, then returned to the dance studio upstairs.

As Chi Qingche drove, music playing, her mind wandered into romance novel scenarios.

The heroine always gets stopped at the front desk by her flash-marriage husband, secret-marriage husband, or arranged-marriage husband’s company receptionist.

Humiliated!

Mocked!

Looked down upon!

Blocked!

Would she face the same today?

And then Li Chen would descend like a god to protect her.

Ah!

Heavens!

A perfect drama-worthy moment.

The more she thought about it, the more excited she became, replaying the scene in her head five, six, seven, eight times.

She arrived at the company.

The Li family used to be in real estate, but after Li Chen took over, the company pivoted to internet, new energy, gaming—always catching the trends, growing bigger and bigger.

Walking into the corporate building, Chi Qingche glanced toward the reception desk.

The receptionist was busy and didn’t even look her way.

Instead, a man in a sharp suit approached her.

“Miss Chi, hello. I’m Qiao Yue, Assistant to President Li. Please follow me.”

Chi Qingche: “…”

Well.

Li Chen was so thoughtful.

So considerate.

No wonder he’d built such a massive corporate empire.

No drama-worthy confrontation.

But then again, she’d get to see Li Chen soon. Who needed drama?

Chi Qingche followed Qiao Yue into the executive elevator, which shot upward at lightning speed.

In this towering skyscraper, the elevator only stopped at floors 10, 20, 30, 40, and the top, 48.

They were headed straight for the 48th floor.

Stepping out, Chi Qingche’s legs felt weak.

“Miss Chi, you can hand me the documents now.”

She passed them over. That was it?

Did that mean she wouldn’t get to see Li Chen?

Qiao Yue said impassively, “President Li is in a meeting. I’ll deliver these to him immediately. As thanks, he’d like to invite you to lunch. A secretary will take you to the guest lounge, please wait there.”

Chi Qingche’s mood instantly brightened like the clouds parting. “Thank you, Assistant Qiao.”