Chapter 145: Casting Amorous Glances

After that, Ding Rong said something, and Huo Tian nodded repeatedly to assure her.

After hanging up the phone, for some reason, Huo Tian was a little embarrassed to tell Si Huan about Ding Rong’s dissatisfaction toward him. She rubbed her nose awkwardly and said, “Mom asked me to go home quickly.”

Si Huan nodded. “Then I’ll send you back. If I don’t, Auntie will come to me personally to ask for you. I don’t dare to anger Auntie Ding.”

Huo Tian wrinkled her nose and muttered unhappily, “My mother won’t be angry. She’s the gentlest mother in the world!”

Si Huan held Huo Tian’s hand and said in a complicated tone, “This has nothing to do with whether Auntie Ding is gentle or not. This is an instinctive reaction for a mother.”

Huo Tian kept having the feeling that there were many hidden meanings in Si Huan’s words that she did not understand. She recalled and analyzed those words carefully in her mind. Then, for some reason, her cheeks suddenly reddened…

When Si Huan sent Huo Tian home, Ding Rong was indeed waiting for them.

Perhaps it was because of their mother and daughter’s connection that the moment Ding Rong saw Huo Tian, she was sharp and noticed that her daughter’s emotions were not quite right.

She quickly pulled Huo Tian over and sized her up. She felt a little relieved when she did not find anything wrong with Huo Tian.

Ding Rong then turned to look at Si Huan, who was behind Huo Tian, and said politely with a false smile, “Si Huan, thank you for bringing Huo Tian to such an event to see the world. Thank you for sending my daughter home before 11 pm, but I hope that there won’t be a repeat of this matter again.”

How could Si Huan not tell the dissatisfaction in Ding Rong’s voice? He knew that Ding Rong was worried that Huo Tian would be bullied by him, so she revealed her protective side.

Si Huan smiled but his expression did not change at all. As usual, he said with an attitude of both respect and friendliness, “Auntie Ding, don’t worry. It’s just a special situation this time. If Tiantian doesn’t like to attend such banquets in the future, she can choose not to go.”

Ding Rong sharply sensed the meaning in Si Huan’s words. She glared at Si Huan and said through gritted teeth, “Mr. Si, I think you’ve made a mistake. My daughter doesn’t have to attend such meaningless banquets to begin with. Moreover, as my daughter’s classmate and friend, calling her by her nickname hastily doesn’t seem appropriate. I hope you can have a better sense of propriety.”

Ding Rong was just short of pointing straight at Si Huan’s nose and scolding him for his rapacious designs, but Si Huan was still able to maintain his composure and did not look ashamed as he usually did after being criticized.

His gaze met lightly with Huo Tian, who was being protected by Ding Rong. Both of them could not help but smile.

The amorous glances shared between the two of them pierced Ding Rong’s eyes. Ding Rong turned around and glared at her daughter unhappily. She then turned around and said to Si Huan coldly and distantly, “Si Huan, it’s too late, so I won’t be inviting you in. Hurry up and go home. As the banquet’s host, it’s not good for you to leave the guests at the venue while you run out by yourself.”

Si Huan stopped when he was ahead. He did not dare to provoke Ding Rong’s love for her daughter too much. He nodded obediently and said, “Auntie Ding is right. I’ll be going back now.”

He raised his hand and waved at Huo Tian, who was behind Ding Rong. He mouthed the words “goodbye”. The two of them looked like they were members of the underworld having a meetup. They were clearly facing each other in person, but they still had to signal with their actions and gazes.

Moreover, the two youngsters seemed to treat this as a fun game. From time to time, they would give each other a look and then smile for some baffling reason. They looked like two children with something wrong with their heads…

Ding Rong had wanted to be the authoritative queen who broke up the loving couple, but then she saw the smiles she had never seen on the two children’s faces—bright and untainted, with just pure joy.

Although Ding Rong felt a lot of dissatisfaction, she could only suppress it for the time being. In the end, she could only helplessly persuade herself, “Don’t worry. After all, Si Huan is not a bad child. Moreover, from Si Huan’s attitude, his relationship with Tiantian doesn’t seem to have reached the next stage…”

Si Huan had already said his goodbyes and left, but Huo Tian’s gaze was still involuntarily fixed in the direction that the car had left in. She seemed to have thought of something else and a faint smile continued to remain on her lips.

Looking at this foolish daughter who had been sold but was still counting money for others, Ding Rong unhappily stretched out her finger and poked hard on Huo Tian’s forehead!

Huo Tian felt the pain and quickly covered her forehead, looking at Ding Rong in surprise and grievance. “Mom, why did you poke me?”

Ding Rong glared at her again and said unhappily, “If I don’t poke you awake, your soul would have flown away!”

Huo Tian’s cheeks flushed red, and her demeanor and actions became a little awkward. She wasn’t as straightforward and generous as she usually appeared to be…

In the end, Ding Rong could only sigh helplessly. “What a foolish girl. I hope you will never be let down…”