Chapter 3 Her Husband Huo Tingzhou

The elder Mrs. Huo safely stored the marriage agreement and gave Yun Kai a set of keys, "The Huo Mansion is quite far from your school, and you can't move into the family home, so this apartment is conveniently near your school. If you don't want to live in the dorms, you can move in here."

Yun Kai hesitated for a moment before accepting and placing them in her bag, "Thank you, Grandma."

Accepting them was a sign of becoming part of the family. The old lady's face, weathered from the passing years, softened even more. She then took out an old photograph and gave it to Yun Kai, "Tingzhou doesn't like to have his photo taken. I searched for a long time and could only find this one."

The boy in the photograph looked about 17 or 18 years old, but Huo Tingzhou was already 27 or 28 years old; the elder Mrs. Huo had given her an old photo from ten years ago.

Yun Kai thought about Huo Tingzhou's notorious reputation outside of home.

Rumors had it that he was prone to violent tempers, ruthless, and even had a peculiar interest in SM. That's why the Huo Family had sent him overseas—only for him to return to China to take over the Huo company after his father passed away six months ago.

The boy in the photo wore black-framed glasses, and his bangs partially covered his eyes. His gaze was cold and sharp, faintly exuding hostility, giving off a particularly gloomy vibe—it was clear at a glance that he was not someone to be trifled with.

If he were still alive, she wouldn't dare marry him.

But if he were alive, it wouldn't be her turn to marry him anyway.

After all, Huo Tingzhou originally had a fiancée, but the moment she learned of Huo Tingzhou's accident, she rushed to the Huo Family to call off the engagement, and only then did the Huo Family approach her.

At that moment, the old butler of the Huo Mansion came over to report, "Elder Mrs. Huo, Mrs. Yun has arrived."

Her mother was here? A surge of excitement suddenly rose in Yun Kai's heart.

She steadfastly gazed toward the entrance, where the woman wearing a blue cheongsam, exuding elegance and composed grace, approached. Unknowingly, Yun Kai's eyes misted over with a thin layer of tears.

Thank goodness, her mother was still alive!

Yun Kai suppressed the urge to rush over and embrace her mother, simply stood up, and gently called out, "Mom, you've come."

Xun Lixiao wasn't surprised to see her daughter at the Huo Mansion, because the previous day on the phone, her daughter had strongly opposed marrying Huo Tingzhou.

Her present appearance surely meant she was here to cancel the marriage.

Although marrying was the same as not marrying in this case, her daughter was only 19 years old. If her daughter was unwilling, she would never insist.

The elder Mrs. Huo also stood up, her face beaming with joy as she said, "Mrs. Yun, you have raised a good daughter. As in-laws, the Huo Family takes matters of the Yun Family seriously and will not shirk our responsibilities!"

Looking at Yun Kai, her eyes grew tender and her tone gentle, "I will also cherish Yun Kai as my own granddaughter."

What did she mean? Xun Lixiao was taken aback, "..."

It wasn't until she saw the marriage agreement that her eyes widened in shock and confusion.

Yun Kai knew the worries in her mother's heart.

She wanted to share everything, but the bizarre truth of her rebirth might only make her mother more worried, or she might even think she had developed a delusionary disorder.

As soon as they left the Huo Family, Xun Lixiao asked anxiously, "Yun Kai, why did you suddenly agree to this marriage? Is it because you know the company is facing difficulties and needs..."

Yun Kai interrupted her mother's words, "No! It's because I felt that being married or not is the same, and if getting married can help the company overcome its difficulties, isn't it a perfect solution?"

Even as she said this, Xun Lixiao felt her daughter was doing it for her.

Her daughter had grown up, become sensible, but her sensibility was heart-wrenching.

Seeing the redness in her mother's eyes, Yun Kai couldn't help but reach out and hug her.

Xun Lixiao was surprised once again; since her remarriage, her daughter had hardly been so intimate with her.

With a bit of excitement, she raised her hand tentatively to stroke Yun Kai's back.

Warmth spread from her heart to her limbs, but the thought of her mother's tragic end in her previous life filled Yun Kai with happiness and yet, an immense fear.

After a moment of hesitation, she made up her mind, "Mom, can we keep my marriage a secret for now?"

Such a marriage was naturally better kept from as many people as possible, but what about those close to her... Xun Lixiao softly asked, "Not even Uncle Zhou?"

Uncle Zhou was Yun Kai's stepfather.

Yun Kai nodded, "Yes."