My Youth Began With Him - Chapter 21

Chapter 21

"You look surprised . " Huo Siqian smiled . Dressed in a white shirt and a pair of black pants, he looked graceful and sophisticated .

However, for some reason, Huo Mian inexplicably disliked this person . It was a feeling even stronger than what she felt towards Huo Yanyan and Huo Siyi .

As for how they were related, it was just a hot mess . . .

When Huo Mian's mother, Yang Meirong, was wrong, she was a barely-famous C-list actress who specialized in historical period dramas . Although she wasn't necessarily drop-dead gorgeous, she was pretty enough and, riding on the arrogance of youth, made some bad choices . At one point, she was one of the mistresses of Huo Zhenghai, the heir of the illustrious Huo Family . She thought that, once she bears him a child, she could replace his wife . What she hadn't counted on was that both she and her daughter would be kicked to the curb .

The Huo Family never acknowledged her illegitimate daughter, Huo Mian, either .

Huo Siqian was the current heir of the Huo Family . As an adopted child of Huo Zhenghai's wife, Mrs . Huo, who was also known as the tigress, he had her full support . Therefore, even though he wasn't Huo Zhenghai's biological child, he still enjoyed a high status within the family .

On the other hand, his siblings, Huo Yanyan and Huo Siyu, were the children of Huo Zhenghai's favorite mistress, Shen Jiani, and were doted upon by their father .

Back in the day, Shen Jiani had enjoyed momentary fame as a celebrity . She managed to rise above all the other mistresses by taking advantage of various means and her intellect .

Right now, the Huo Family only publically acknowledged these three successors . As for Huo Mian, no one knew about her aside from members of the Huo Family themselves .

Huo Siqian had checked on Huo Mian a few times on his own . He tried to give her money, but she never accepted it .

As far as she was concerned, aside from her last name, she had no further connection to the Huo Family .

She never thought of that man as her father either .

She would rather give more of her love to her stepdad, Uncle Jing .

"Why would I be surprised? It's quite normal for someone like Young Master Huo to be at a place like this . " Huo Mian gave him a humorless smile . "Rather, shouldn't it surprise you more to see us common folk here?"

"Huo Mian, you seem to have something against me . Why is that? From what I remember, I've been fairly nice to you . Besides," glass in hand, Huo Siqian moved closer to Huo Mian and continued, "based on our positions within the family, you should really be calling me 'big brother' . "

Zhu Lingling sat next to Huo Mian, listening quietly . It wasn't really her place to say anything .

"Young Master Huo must be joking . You are the heir of the great Huo family and I'm just some commoner . By what logic should we be addressing each other as siblings? As for me having something against you, well, you are right . Did you know? There are people in this world that you really just hate from the moment you lay eyes on them . Well, it just so happens that that's how I feel about you . "

When Huo Mian finished, she turned away from Huo Siqian, not paying him any more attention . She touched her glass to Zhu Lingling's .

Unwilling to give up, he went on trying to make small talk with Huo Mian . "Dad hasn't been well lately . If you have time, you should go see him . "

"Let me know when he leaves this world for good . On the account that he donated some swimmers to my creation twenty-four years ago, I'd be willing to light some incense sticks by his grave . "

Huo Mian's comment left Huo Siqian speechless . . .

His face darkened and, unwilling to invite more abuse onto himself, he turned around and left .

After Huo Siqian walked away, Zhu Lingling cried out with her palm against her mouth, "My gosh! Girl, that was amazing! There's the Huo Mian I know! You showed no mercy, not even to your brother . "

"What brother? I never acknowledged him . " Feeling a bit glum, Huo Mian took another sip of her drink .