HPDBC Chapter 1210 Do you really want me to be in a relationship?
Chapter 1210 Do you really want me to be in a relationship?
Huo Yanchen stared at the teacup in his hand: "Jiang Manman is still young, there's no rush."
Jiang's father said, "We're not in a hurry. We hope Manman can spend more time with us. But Manman is in her adolescence now, and I think she really wants to date. I've known her mother for a long time, so I think if she's committed, it's not a bad thing to start dating sooner."
"Look at that handsome young man in the white shirt over there. He and Manman grew up together since they were little. They're childhood sweethearts. And that other one over there is Manman's high school classmate. They're also very close."
“Those over there are also my childhood friends, and they are my friends’ children. They are all good kids, and I think they are all suitable for my Manman.”
Jiang's father kept talking.
Huo Yanchen slammed the teacup down, causing the tea inside to ripple as he shook it violently.
Jiang's father was startled, and then he saw that Huo Yanchen's face was dark and ugly.
He wondered if he had said too much, or if he had stepped on Huo Yanchen's sore spot and made Huo Yanchen angry.
Although he didn't want Huo Yanchen and Jiang Manman to be together, he had to admit that he couldn't afford to strain his relationship with Huo Yanchen.
But Jiang's father was reluctant to use his own daughter to maintain this relationship; he only hoped that Manman could have a bright future.
"Yan Chen, I..." Jiang's father had just begun to explain when Huo Yan Chen stood up.
"I'm going to the restroom." With that, Huo Yanchen left.
He didn't go to the restroom, but instead went to the Jiang family's backyard.
Everyone was in the front yard, so it was particularly deserted, but some sounds could still be heard from not far away, which made Huo Yanchen feel annoyed.
He is never one to compromise himself. If he doesn't like something, doesn't want to do it, or is unhappy, he can walk away with a cold face at any time.
But not today.
He was very unhappy today!
Huo Yanchen took out a pack of cigarettes, lit one, and started smoking.
He leaned against the wall, puffing away on his cigarette.
The white smoke rings he exhaled lingered around his fingertips, but his emotions remained completely unsettled.
Occasionally, a burst of laughter could be heard from the front yard, and someone could be heard calling Jiang Manman's name.
Jiang Manman must be very happy.
These are all Jiang Manman's peers. He just saw them all, and they are indeed good-looking. Children these days are well-mannered, knowledgeable, and polite. They will surely achieve great things in the future.
They were different from her; they weren't the gloomy type. They had good tempers and were about the same age as Jiang Manman, making them a perfect match.
For the first time, Huo Yanchen felt an intense hatred for his family. Why didn't he have such a good environment? Was he destined to never have such a life?
He could only stand in the shadows and watch others laugh and joke.
He smoked one cigarette after another, leaving only cigarette butts scattered on the ground.
His frustration didn't lessen at all. He took out another cigarette, put it between his thin lips, and lit it.
He had only taken one puff when a fair hand reached out and snatched the cigarette from Huo Yanchen's mouth.
"Is the cigarette good? I'd like to try it." The girl's sweet voice made Huo Yanchen tremble.
He just stared blankly at Jiang Manman, watching her put the cigarette that was just in his mouth into hers.
Jiang Manman took a drag, and the pungent, acrid smell lingered in her throat. Since she couldn't inhale or exhale smoke rings, she essentially swallowed the smoke herself.
It's so hard to get a smoke!
It smells awful.
Jiang Manman's expression froze for a moment, then she quickly took out the cigarette and held it between her fingers.
"This isn't very pleasant to smoke, so why do so many people like to smoke?"
Jiang Manman dislikes both cigarettes and alcohol, finding them both unpleasant to eat.
However... this cigarette was smoked by Huo Yanchen, so does that count as an indirect kiss?
She and Huo Yanchen had kissed before, and she didn't mind.
Seeing Jiang Manman frown, Huo Yanchen couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing here?"
"If you can be here, why can't I? Besides, isn't this my home? Of course I can be wherever I want."
After saying that, Jiang Manman took another drag of her cigarette.
She tasted it carefully, but still couldn't discern any flavor.
Seeing her actions, Huo Yanchen took the cigarette out of Jiang Manman's mouth, then threw it on the ground and extinguished it.
"Why is a kid smoking?" Huo Yanchen scolded.
Jiang Manman said, "You always treat me like a child, but I'm an adult now, not a child anymore. How old were you when you started smoking? I don't know, but you must have been very young. You have no right to lecture me."
Huo Yanchen was stunned; he was indeed very young when he smoked.
He was only about ten years old at that time, and his life was different from Jiang Manman's.
"Stop smoking here. Did my dad say something?" Jiang Manman sensed Huo Yanchen's emotions.
Since she returned, her mind has been on Huo Yanchen. She felt that Huo Yanchen was very cold, cold to the bone.
Moreover, it seemed that Huo Yanchen was watching her the whole time, even though her back was to him, Jiang Manman still felt it.
She didn't really want to interact with those people, especially those who were there for the purpose of a blind date.
She already has someone she likes, why would she need to go on blind dates?
Later, she noticed that the gaze seemed to have disappeared. When she turned her head, she found that Huo Yanchen was no longer there.
She waited for a while but Huo Yanchen didn't return, so Jiang Manman used the excuse of going to get some water to run out as well.
She searched around the villa several times, but couldn't find Huo Yanchen.
If she hadn't seen Huo Yanchen's car still parked at the entrance, she would have thought that Huo Yanchen had left.
I searched for a long time before finally finding him here.
In fact, Jiang Manman had been watching him from a distance for quite a while. She watched Huo Yanchen smoking and leaning against the wall. His figure and profile were truly handsome.
Although he was wearing a suit, he looked more like one of those petty thugs, only his nature was restrained by the suit.
No one is born evil, and in Jiang Manman's case, the bad things Huo Yanchen did were what those people deserved.
Huo Yanchen had never done anything bad in front of me.
Jiang Manman originally didn't want to go over and disturb him, but seeing Huo Yanchen smoke one cigarette and then another, and then take out another one, Jiang Manman couldn't resist and came over.
I wanted to say something, but when I saw Huo Yanchen, I couldn't say anything.
Huo Yanchen didn't speak, his eyes, flickering with light, just stared at her.
Jiang Manman sighed and then said, "That was all my parents' nonsense. I never thought about dating. I only like you."
"But I also know that my feelings for you have caused you trouble, haven't they? It won't happen again. I've already... I've already been very restrained."
"Huo Yanchen, do you also hope that I'll be in a relationship so that I won't bother you anymore?"