Chapter 124: Not Only Surviving, But Turning the Tables

Bai Lu reluctantly shuffled over, crouching beside the wheelchair, and tilted her small face upward in a flattering manner. "Mr. Huo?"

The richest man in the country raised his hand, and Bai Lu immediately squeezed her eyes shut in fear. However, his hand only landed gently on her head.

Huh? Was he being this gentle?

The richest man said, "You were full of talk about beating and killing; I thought you truly wanted Young Master Liu's life. I didn't expect you to be so kind, going to such great lengths to save his hands and feet."

Bai Lu blinked, finding the courage to ask, "Mr. Huo, were you... were you really planning to let Assistant Tang... um, break your own nephew's hands and feet?"

The richest man nodded. "A mistake upon a mistake; at the very least, his hands and feet would have to be crippled."

Bai Lu: "............"

Although in her heart she still wanted to grab the Young Master by the collar and beat him up to vent her frustration, his hands and feet... his hands and feet were quite hard-earned, after all.

*Sigh*, serving a monarch is like sleeping with a tiger. Making a living beside the richest man is no easy task for anyone.

The richest man called to her, "Bai Lu, you should know that Little Liu won't be grateful to you."

Bai Lu clenched her fists. "A hero doesn't leave a name after doing a good deed! I am the modern-day Lei Feng!"

Through his mask, she saw the richest man's eyes clearly saying: *If you keep acting like a clown, I'll finish you off!*

Bai Lu immediately changed her tune, speaking the truth: "I don't expect the Young Master to be grateful. As long as he understands that I am under your protection, Mr. Huo, and that I'm not someone he can bully at will—if he just leaves me alone in the future, I'll be thankful to his whole family."

"If Little Liu bullies you again in the future, just tell Tang Xing to break his hands and feet." The richest man raised a hand. "That's enough, go eat."

Bai Lu giggled, placed both hands on her waist, tilted her head in an overly dramatic fashion, and chirped in a high-pitched voice, "This servant takes her leave!"

With that, she immediately scurried away.

The richest man must have been amused by her antics. "Is she a palace maid? She's acting like a eunuch. All those period dramas she's acted in were for nothing."

Huh? Had the richest man watched her dramas? He really was her fan!

Bai Lu couldn't help but glance back stealthily. The "Fairy Man" had a helpless smile on his face and was shaking his head repeatedly, saying to the richest man, "She was just trying to make you happy."

"You better hurry up and—"

Auntie Li's voice drowned out the richest man's: "Come over and eat quickly, it's all your favorite food."

The richest man: "...I am the one who is happiest. Fine, push me back to the bedroom; I'm a bit tired."

Auntie Li is so annoying! She made her miss the most important part.

How exactly could she make the richest man happy? If she knew, she could figure out how to butter him up! What if one day Asui didn't handle something well and made the richest man unhappy? She could try to please him and save Asui's "fairy life."

She was angry; she was never going to eat Auntie Li's cooking again!

Seeing she wasn't touching her chopsticks, Auntie Li asked, "Not to your taste? Tell me what you want, and I'll make something else for you."

Bai Lu indignantly picked up her spoon and took a huge, venting scoop of fried rice...

"Ah, so delicious!"

Auntie Li watched her with a maternal smile. "Don't just eat the rice; eat the vegetables, the meat, and drink the soup."

Bai Lu ate three large bowls with tears in her eyes. Today doesn't count; starting tomorrow!

Auntie Li: "Shall I make you soybean paste noodles tomorrow?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Put in extra meat sauce!"

*Sigh*, isn't the essence of humanity just "I'll never eat it" followed by "it's delicious"?

By the time Bai Lu was eating her post-meal fruit, Huo Yanfang finally arrived. As soon as she saw him, she stopped eating the fruit and jumped over to him. "Asui, Asui, let me ask you: just now, Mr. Huo said if you hurry up and do what, he would be the happiest?"

*He meant if I hurry up and win you over, bring you home to be his sister-in-law, he would be the happiest.*

Huo Yanfang pursed his beautifully shaped lips, his light brown eyes looking straight at her. Did the "Black Rabbit" hear the Second Brother's words?

"I'm not trying to pry into Mr. Huo's business! I just want to butter him up," Bai Lu said, feeling a bit guilty under his gaze and quickly looking away. It was just too embarrassing to look the Fairy Man in the eyes. She could see her own reflection in his beautiful pupils. Oh my, why was he still staring at her? She couldn't take it anymore.

*Sigh!*

Bai Lu whispered, "I just wanted to get a 'get out of jail free' card from the richest man..."

Huo Yanfang: "............"

She peeked up at him again, stealing a glance with her wet, glistening eyes. Her little expressions were incredibly vivid.

Huo Yanfang suppressed the smile on his lips. "Are you afraid I'll have my hands and feet broken too?"

Bai Lu gave a small, light nod. Having one's hands and feet broken was already the richest man showing mercy; she was afraid he would just disappear without a trace.

The Huo family's massive money-making machine was firmly controlled by the richest man precisely because he had killed off all the other Huo family members, reclaiming the power that had been scattered and diluted. The only thing Asui could rely on was his status as the illegitimate son of the richest man's brother.

Huo Yanfang: "Don't worry about me, I'm different."

Bai Lu looked at him with wide, skeptical eyes. How was he different? The dead Huo family members were all blood relatives of the richest man, too.

Huo Yanfang said calmly, "He saved my life, and I saved his. The two of us now share one life."

He said it lightly, but Bai Lu felt a lump in her throat. In the face of immense interests, there was no such thing as familial affection. His closest blood relatives were all like jackals, staring at you with green, greedy eyes, ready to swarm at the slightest moment of distraction to tear you to pieces—and not just that, they wanted to eat your flesh and drink your blood. They wanted to squeeze every drop of oil out of your very bones.

Even her father had hidden away in the entertainment industry, making it clear he wouldn't compete with those people, yet they still weren't at ease and wanted to exterminate them completely. If the Lu family, which was far less powerful than the Huo corporation, was already this cruel, it was hard to imagine what Asui and Mr. Huo had been through.

When the explosion happened, Mr. Huo seemed to have just reached adulthood. Mr. Huo and Asui, who had barely managed to cling to life, were facing packs of predatory jackals. The mere thought of such danger and treacherous circumstances made her feel cold all over.

Yet, not only did Asui and Mr. Huo survive, they were able to stage a comeback... That was truly incredible! No wonder Mr. Huo chose Asui as his successor; they were the only ones who could truly trust and rely on each other.

*Wuwuwu*, Asui and Mr. Huo have had such a hard time. Her Fairy Man should be held in the palm of one's hand and protected with the utmost care! Why did the Fairy Man have to go through such things?

Is he truly a fairy descended to the mortal realm to undergo trials? Her heart ached for him.

Huo Yanfang knew exactly what she was thinking with a single glance. Her expressions never could hide her thoughts. Then, Huo Yanfang felt his hand being held. She took a cautious look at him and then flashed a sweet, slightly foolish smile at him.

"Although, having always been taken care of by you, I don't seem to have the qualifications to say this... but Asui, I will treat you twice as well from now on!"