Amnesiac Fiancé Married Another, So I Married His Brother - Chapter 85

Upon hearing that Li Su and Huo Xuanye had moved back, Huo Zhenzhou canceled all his social engagements for the evening.

He returned home early.

Neither Li Su nor Huo Xuanye were there.

After changing his clothes, he heard the sound of a car pulling up downstairs.

Zhuang Ze stepped out, carrying a mannequin, while Huo Xuanye held a stack of books.

“What’s all this?”

“Master Huo, our CEO has decided to abandon business for medicine starting today!” Zhuang Ze joked in response.

Huo Zhenzhou frowned. “Hmm?”

“Nothing like that. I just suddenly developed an interest in acupuncture. Brother, would you be willing to be my model?”

Huo Xuanye’s eyes gleamed with excitement.

Was Huo Xuanye planning to paralyze him with needles?

Zhuang Ze panicked. “CEO, wasn’t I your model?”

He had just earned 200,000 today!

Don’t take his job!

Huo Xuanye wouldn’t randomly start learning acupuncture, it had to be because of Li Su.

Huo Zhenzhou suddenly turned serious. “If you’re going to learn, take it seriously. Don’t practice on her until you’ve mastered it.”

Everyone present knew who “her” referred to.

“Of course not!”

Huo Xuanye looked resolute.

With his current skill level, he wouldn’t dare practice on Li Su.

As soon as Huo Xuanye went upstairs, Li Su’s car arrived.

The driver opened the door, and Li Su stepped out, looking exhausted. She seemed to have been resting her eyes in the car, her gaze still slightly dazed.

“Su Su.”

Li Su rubbed her temples. “Brother, long time no see.”

A trace of bitterness flashed in Huo Zhenzhou’s eyes. “It has been a while.”

They had been avoiding him all this time.

Li Su casually complimented him, “You look well.”

Clearly, some time apart had done Huo Zhenzhou good, allowing him to cool off.

Huo Zhenzhou apologized. “I was too impulsive and irrational before. I caused you trouble.”

“Don’t say that. I didn’t do anything.”

Li Su walked past him and went inside.

On the stairs, she saw Zhuang Ze hurrying down.

“Madam, hello! Madam, goodbye!”

He bolted away in a flash.

Why had Zhuang Ze gone upstairs?

It was only six o’clock.

Had Huo Xuanye gotten drunk this early?

Li Su entered the bedroom to find Huo Xuanye in loungewear, buttoning his shirt as he walked toward her.

“Wife, you’re back.”

Something was off.

Very, very off.

Huo Xuanye’s smile screamed, “I’m hiding something from you.”

Li Su dodged his hug.

Huo Xuanye froze in place.

“What’s this? No hugs?” He tilted his head. “You see your ex-fiancé, and suddenly your current husband doesn’t get a hug anymore? Fine! Let’s go, right now, immediately, back to the Li family home!”

Li Su simply watched his theatrics in silence.

Huo Xuanye’s fierce demeanor gradually deflated.

He lowered his head. “Did I do something to upset you?”

“You tell me. I just saw Zhuang Ze. What are you hiding from me?” Li Su demanded.

That Zhuang Ze!

There was more than one staircase, how had Li Su caught him red-handed?

Li Su sat on the sofa, scrolling through her phone without looking at him.

Her silence was a clear message: no answer, no attention.

Huo Xuanye quietly retreated.

Li Su had spent the whole day agonizing over what to perform on the first day of the show, giving herself a headache.

And now, Huo Xuanye was playing spy games with her.

Suddenly, a shadow fell over her. Li Su looked up slowly, only to see a mannequin covered in acupuncture points.

“Ah!”

She jumped in fright.

“Huo Xuanye!”

“What are you doing? Putting this thing in our house!”

Luckily she found it. If she hadn’t, and he’d hidden it in some corner, she might have been scared to death if she suddenly stumbled upon it.

“It’s for practicing acupuncture.”

Acupuncture?

Him?

Li Su suddenly felt she might have raised her voice a little too much when yelling at Huo Xuanye earlier.

“Are you learning acupuncture for me?”

Huo Xuanye hugged the mannequin and nodded.

“If you really want what’s best for me, I think…”

Huo Xuanye stared into her eyes, Surely she’s deeply moved!!!

“…you should just give up.”

Huo Xuanye: ＿|￣|●

He threw the mannequin onto the sofa and leaned in close to Li Su.

A sofa dokidoki moment ensued.

Huo Xuanye braced his arms on either side of her, his gaze burning. “Li Su, do you really have so little faith in your own husband?”

She was just being responsible for her own health.

What if…

What if Huo Xuanye didn’t learn properly and ended up paralyzing her with his needles?

For the sake of her own safety, Li Su said gently, “Compared to your skills, I trust an experienced traditional Chinese doctor more. TCM practitioners are in high demand, and you’re still too young.”

“That doesn’t sound like praise. More like you’re telling me to quit.”

“CEO Huo, you’re already swamped, running your own company while also holding a position at Huo Corporation. You’re stretched thin as it is. There’s no need to learn this. I know a good health specialist who also does acupuncture.” She patted his arm lightly. “Okay?”

“You’re looking down on me. Well, I’m going to learn it anyway!”

This guy…

How is he still this rebellious at 26?

Tch.

No wonder they say men remain boys until the day they die.

Fine.

If Huo Xuanye wanted to learn, let him.

She just wouldn’t let him practice on her.

But still…

She pitied whoever would end up being the unlucky guinea pig for his acupuncture experiments.

Li Su explained, “It’s not that I’m looking down on you. I just don’t want you wasting your precious time on this.”

Huo Xuanye’s gaze was sincere. “You think it’s a waste of time, but I find it worthwhile. If you ever feel unwell in the future, I can help you with acupuncture right at home. That’s worth it to me.”

A strange warmth rose in Li Su’s heart.

This feeling… it was so similar to when she first fell for Huo Zhenzhou.

“Then go ahead and learn.” Li Su rolled her neck. “I’m exhausted. I’m going to change first.”

She gently pushed against Huo Xuanye’s strong arms.

With Li Su’s strength, there was no way she could actually move him.

But Huo Xuanye wasn’t trying to hold her back.

Soon after, Li Su took a quick shower and slipped into an apricot-colored dress, her long hair pinned up with a hair stick.

Her delicate, pretty face was free of makeup, giving her a natural, fresh beauty like a lotus rising from clear water.

Huo Xuanye’s gaze grew heated. One second, he was sitting on the sofa studying the acupuncture points on the mannequin; the next, he was right in front of Li Su.

“Wife~~~”

Li Su was suddenly swept into a tight embrace. “Careful!”

“I didn’t use much force.”

“And so?” Li Su blinked in confusion. “What’s this about? Have you memorized all the acupuncture points already?”

“No rush.”

Huo Xuanye stared at her. “You’re too beautiful. I don’t want you going out.”

“That’s not happening. I’ve always been this beautiful, you can’t just keep me locked up at home forever.” She tapped his chest lightly with a finger. “I’m a person, not your private possession.”

“But you’re my wife.”

Li Su: “The fact that I’m your wife comes second, first and foremost, I’m my own person. You’re my husband, and I wouldn’t stop you from going out to meet people either. Don’t be so possessive. If you’re going to be like this, we might as well move out tonight.”

“Really?”

Why did he suddenly sound excited?

Did he want to take her to stay in a hotel again?

An occasional stay was nice.

But they had just gotten back, staying out right away would be incredibly rude.

Might as well not have come home at all.