974 Chapter 977. People are fickle

It was true that Huo Jingchen had been poisoned. It was to make Huo Pengpeng believe the whole story, and to make Huo Pengpeng's crime even worse.

After all, Madam Huo and Huo Pengpeng were not ordinary people. If they left too big a path for them to survive, it would not be able to trap them. If they left too small a path for them to survive, it would be equivalent to taking their lives.

Therefore, the crime had to be handled appropriately.

Therefore, even though Huo Jingchen had been prepared, he still pretended not to know that he was in danger.

However, he was not a fool. He did not really want to die here, so he took some measures early and took a small amount of poison.

Because he had taken some antidotes in advance, and the ambulance was prepared early, he was safe and sound.

Even so, Zhao Siqing's heart ached at the thought of him risking his life. The corners of her eyes were so swollen that she could not help but want to cry.

"Next time, don't hide it from me like this. "

Huo Jingchen sat by the bed and wrapped his arm around Zhao Siqing's waist. "MHM. "

Zhao Siqing's eyes reddened. Seeing his nonchalant look, she couldn't help but feel annoyed. "You're just brushing me off. "

Huo Jingchen furrowed his brows. Afraid that he would make her cry, he immediately pressed her against his leg and said gently, "the Old Lady didn't give me any warning before she set up the trap. I don't know what the next step will be, so I can't tell you easily. "

"You lied to me. " Zhao Siqing lowered her eyes. Her eyelashes were still stained with tears.

Now she finally understood that Huo Jingchen, who was a wise man who had lived a second life, probably understood the whole situation as soon as the old lady made her move.

Saying that he didn't know what to do next was obviously lying to her.

She saw that he would rather she suffer from some Old Lady's grievances on the surface than worry about him, and didn't want her to be involved in it.

Zhao Siqing leaned gently into his arms, clutching the corner of his shirt tightly with one hand without making a sound.

She looked like she was being wronged, but in fact, it was also the safest.

If the old lady did not dote on her, Huo Pengpeng would feel that he had a chance to fight. He would even feel that if he was kept alive, Huo Jingchen would fall out of favor. Naturally, he would not make a move on him.

In the end, she found out that the old lady had deliberately prepared the will for her to read. The moment she was ready to make a move, the first thing that Huo Pengpeng wanted was huo Jingchen's life.

He had been doing everything he could to protect her.

"second uncle and third uncle, what's going on? " Zhao Siqing asked softly. She remembered the house of people that Huo Pengpeng had tricked into coming.

Huo Jingchen said lightly, "second uncle's family has been on good terms with me since a long time ago. It's just that we're in the huo family, so we can't take sides easily. Therefore, his family has always been making things difficult for me on the surface. As for third uncle and eldest aunt's family, they've joined forces with Huo Pengpeng and his daughter to try to steal the family's assets."

Zhao Siqing suddenly understood. No wonder the old Madam Huo was so angry when she saw third uncle Huo just now.

"What about youngest aunt's family? " Zhao Siqing pressed.

"youngest aunt's attitude is neutral on the surface. She doesn't fight for the family's assets, but she has already made her stance clear to me a few years ago. "

Upon hearing this, Zhao Siqing sighed lightly. She felt that the waters of this aristocratic family were really deep.

They were clearly a group of people, but they were constantly at loggerheads with each other. The one who was caught in the middle might be a wolf with wild ambitions.

It was likely that after this incident, Huo Jingchen, second uncle Huo, and sister-in-law's family would still be in deep trouble. In this way, they would be able to deal with the incident that would happen decades later.

Zhao Siqing did not know if this counted as allowing her own people to constantly infiltrate the enemy's inner circle. However, she knew that this line had been buried since decades ago.

However, people's hearts were fickle. It would still depend on the decision of the family head whether their former friends were enemies or friends decades later.