The incident from a few years ago

Huo Xinhan looked a lot like his mother and father combined together.

Amongst the six siblings, he was the only with the best of looks and also the only one who looked the most like his parents.

Sometimes, the Huo family was not only said to be the most powerful family in the country but also the only family with the best of looks across the country.

"Since everyone is here then no need to waist time anymore. Let's start eating", Old Master Huo announced to the hearing of everyone.

This gathering was not just a simple family dinner. It consisted of all the descendants of the Old Huo couple. The most important part of the gathering was the stage where very important family discussions and decisions were taken.

This was why Huo Zilan had seen the need to bring Qin Mingmei along.

"Can I really eat?", Huo Xinhan calmly leaned against his chair as his charming and magnetic voice was heard across the entire table.

Everyone immediately paused and turned to glance at him. Old Master Huo looked at his youngest son and then at his eldest son and sighed.

"Little Nine...", Old Madam Huo felt sorry for her youngest son when she heard his words and her eyes brimmed with tears.

"Little Nine! What do you mean by bringing up the past?", Huo Jaoze, the fourth son gritted his teeth and glared angrily at his youngest brother.

"Bringing up the past? Fourth brother, I only asked if I could really eat!", Huo Xinhan's bloodthirsty eyes turned a bit red as he coldly glanced at his elder brother.

Old Master Huo noticed the tension between the two and took in a deep breath before saying, "Enough! The past is in the past, I've already had the dishes checked, everyone can eat"

Huo Xinhan did not respond to his father's words and neither did he touch a single dish.

Old Madam Huo sighed and could not help but clearly remember the incident from almost six years ago when her youngest son had been poisoned at a family dinner.

Back then, she had been so scared that she had fainted and had been in a coma for a few days. She later woke up only to find out that the culprit behind the incident was her own son! Her fourth son had tried to murder his own brother and the most painful part was that her youngest son was only a teenager! He was just a little boy but had already been seen as an opponent.

Everyone apart from Huo Xinhan ate in total silence.

After about an hour later, the servants came over to clear the dishes and excused the family.

A few issues were addressed and a few decisions were taken. Qin Mingmei was an outsider for the mean time so they could not discuss the very important issues here.

"Alright, Zilan, tell us what is going on. Why did you bring a different girl with you?", Old Master Huo asked.

"Grandpa, Grandma. I just don't like Qin Mei anymore, I realized that the person I truly love is Qin Mingmei.", Huo Zilan explained briefly.

"So you mean...if you don't like this girl too anymore you will find another girl?", A cousin of Huo Zilan who didn't like him immediately mocked his words.

Realizing the looks from everyone's eyes he immediately shut up his mouth but his eyes were filled with mockery.

Qin Mingmei heard those words and the smile on her face almost disappeared. She had never thought of this but now she was starting to get nervous.

Huo Zilan had once loved Qin Mei but had immediately abandoned her after sleeping with her. Would he also abandon her for someone else?

"That's never going to happen. The only person I will ever love in this time is MingMing. Moreover, MingMing is pregnant with my child and a member of the Huo family. You are not going to let me abandon her, are you?", said Huo Zilan, his voice filled with confidence.

"Pregnant? You already got her pregnant before marriage?", Old Master Huo was immediately displeased. Although he loved the idea of holding his great grandchild soon, it was still going to ruin their reputation if others found out that his grandson had impregnated someone before marriage.

"Zilan, how could you impregnate her before marriage? I've always thought you were sensible but your actions today...", Old Madam Huo shook her head helplessly, her voice filled with disappointment.

Old Madam Huo could not help but feel displeased with Qin Mingmei. As the daughter of a family like the Qin family, how could she get pregnant before marriage?

Sitting beside Huo Zilan, Qin Mingmei's face turned red with embarrassment when she noticed the weird gazes of the Huo family members. She had thought this pregnancy was going to be her perfect way into the Huo family but who would have thought that it would actually be embarrassing?

"It's not MingMing's fault, I made her do it. If you want to blame someone then blame me for being irresponsible", said Huo Zilan.

"What about the Qin family? Have they agreed to you changing brides?", Old Master Huo questioned.

Huo Zilan immediately nodded in agreement.

"Since she's already pregnant then we cannot delay it any further or her bump might start to show. We should set a date for the engagement and the wedding immediately", Old Madam Huo suggested.

Huo Zilan was one of her youngest grandsons who had been born whiles she was pregnant. She had taken a liking to him and was quite fond of him but today she was really disappointed with him.

"Mom, dad, this month is about to end and next month is Little Nine's birthday. Why don't we hold the engagement in the same week as Little Nine's birthday?", Huo Tianlin suggested.

Hearing the suggestion, Qin Mingmei was so excited! Her engagement was going to be held together with the big shot's birthday! She would definitely take advantage of this and get closer to him.

Hearing the others making preparations for him Huo Xinhan immediately frowned.

"Sorry but my little wife at home will not agree with your decision", Huo Xinhan coldly but politely turned down his brother's request.

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