Villain Boss Chapter 224
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 224: Welcome Party
Finally, under the threatening gazes of her subordinates, Huo Lingyin tossed her sister onto the sofa, went inside to get alcohol and bandages, and came out to treat her wound.
The team members tactfully took their leave, leaving the two sisters to engage in their love-hate relationship.
Huo Heng walked to the door and heard someone call his name from behind.
He stopped.
Huo Lingge listened intently but heard no footsteps.
She asked Huo Heng, "Heng, will you attend the welcome party tonight? I-I have something I want to tell you."
Huo Heng turned around and bowed respectfully. "Okay."
"Hmm." Huo Lingge pressed her bleeding finger and said softly, "We haven't seen each other for a long time."
Since Huo Lingge was blind, Huo Heng always paid extra attention to his tone when replying to her, so that she wouldn’t imagine things.
"The team has been very busy lately, so..."
"I know." Huo Lingge's dark eyes were fixed on where he was standing, and she smiled slightly. "I know you and Sister have been working very hard, but there's nothing I can do to help. I..."
"It's good as long as you rest well. Otherwise, Captain will worry..."
"Oh, is Sister worried about me?" Huo Lingge's dim eyes suddenly brightened, and she asked urgently, "Did she say she was worried about me?" She gave a shy smile, "I thought she didn't like me..."
Huo Heng noticed Huo Lingge's shy and timid appearance and suddenly began to doubt his initial judgment.
Could it be, as Miss Jiang said, that Captain and Junior Miss are actually truly in love?!
Huo Lingyin came downstairs and saw the two standing facing each other. Her expression turned cold, and she deliberately made her footsteps louder.
"Oh, Sister." Huo Lingge turned to her, looking guilty. "I've caused you trouble again."
Huo Lingge wore that same expression again... despite the fact that both Huo Sichan and Huo Heng had always doted on her the most.
They would fulfill any wish or expectation she had.
But she always showed this expression—soft, harmless, aggrieved… Whenever she showed this expression, they would treat her even better, treating her like the Huo family's little princess.
But that position should have been hers.
She was the real daughter of the Huo family, Huo Sichan's younger sister, the eldest daughter of the Huo family, and someone who inherited the bloodline of the Huo family... completely different from Huo Lingge, an adopted daughter.
With that expression, Huo Lingge stole everything that was rightfully hers.
Sensing the murderous intent in Huo Lingyin's eyes, Huo Heng calmly walked up to her and said, "Captain, leave the bandaging to me."
Bringing her back to her senses, Huo Lingyin looked up at him, a half-smile on her face. "You’re so protective of her?"
Huo Heng pursed his lips and said nothing. He took the medicine and bandage from her hand.
Huo Lingyin didn't press the matter and walked over to the sofa opposite Huo Lingge and sat down.
Huo Heng squatted down beside the sofa and tended to Huo Lingge's wounds.
He was very careful, but Huo Lingge still teared up, looking at Huo Lingyin with a pained expression, her face full of grievance. "Sister..."
Huo Lingyin, "..."
Huo Lingge’s tearful eyes gave Huo Lingyin goosebumps. She took a few steps to the two of them and pushed Huo Heng aside, saying, "Get out of the way. I'll take care of it."
Huo Heng released his grip and stepped aside.
Huo Lingyin roughly applied the medicine and bandage to her sister in a few quick movements, which was nothing compared to Huo Heng's gentleness. However, Huo Lingge smiled and was very happy.
"Sister, you absolutely have to come to the welcome party tonight."
She retracted her bandaged hand, blinked expectantly, and emphasized, "You absolutely have to come."
Huo Lingyin glanced at the silent Huo Heng, causing the man, who was about to leave, to stop.
She said unhurriedly, "A welcome party?"
"Yes, Brother started making arrangements several days ago to commend you for the success of this mission."
Huo Lingyin scoffed, "He's been making arrangements for so long, then why didn't he come to invite me himself?"
"Well..." Huo Lingge twiddled her fingers and said timidly, "Brother is injured. The new injury has aggravated the old one. He was up until late last night yesterday, and he was still asleep when I went out this morning."
Huo Lingyin's expression darkened slightly as she repeated, "Injured?"
Huo Sichan was the head of the Huo family, and it was said that he had new friends protecting him, so how could he be injured?
At a time like this, who would disregard the base's operations and attack Huo Sichan?
In a flash, Huo Lingyin had a suspect.
Her smile turned cold. "I got it. I'll go tonight."
She called someone in and instructed that person to take Huo Lingge back to the Huo family’s compound.
After Huo Lingge left, Huo Lingyin casually swept the used medicinal wine into the trash can.
She leaned back on the sofa, seemingly tired, and closed her eyes to rest, murmuring, "With those old fogies around, I actually find Huo Lingge much more pleasing to the eye."
Sensing the shift in the atmosphere between the two sisters, Huo Heng, unusually gentle, picked up on Huo Lingge's topic, saying, "Those people deserve to be taught a lesson, otherwise..."
"This issue has already been addressed," Huo Lingyin said with exasperation. "Huo Sichan is compassionate and incapable of doing bad things."
"..."
"Since he can't do it, then I'll have to do it. And now the time is ripe."
……
Having had a good sleep, Jiang Ran, full of energy, dragged Si Xu out to stroll around Beichen base.
"Have you heard? Captain Huo brought back a lot of supplies this time, which has temporarily relieved the urgent need for medical supplies."
"It's Captain Huo again? It seems like Captain Huo is the only one going out on missions lately."
"You know perfectly well that of those five superhuman teams, only Captain Huo is loyal to Marshal Huo."
"Hey, you can't just say things like that."
"..."
"I heard that the Huo family is having a welcome party today, to celebrate Captain Huo's return..."
"Enough said. This has nothing to do with us. Come on, let's get to work."
"..."
Jiang Ran, chewing on a milk candy, lightly poked Si Xu's waist with her finger. "Do you want to go to the welcome party?"
Si Xu was looking at the map in his hand, trying to find some places worth visiting.
Hearing this, he folded the map and looked at her. "You want to go?"
Jiang Ran nodded. "It sounds interesting."
Si Xu tossed the map into his spatial storage, took her hand, and made the final decision. "Then let's go to the welcome party."
……
In the evening, Huo Lingyin was putting on makeup when she heard voices coming from the living room.
"Huo Lingyin lives alone outside? Why isn't she in the Huo family’s compound?"
That voice...
Huo Lingyin subconsciously tightened her fingers, almost breaking the eyeshadow brush in her hand.
She quickly finished and opened the door. "Jiang Ran! What are you doing here?!"
Huo Heng was talking to Si Xu, leaving Jiang Ran sitting alone in the living room.
Hearing Huo Lingyin's shouting, Jiang Ran obediently got up and greeted her, "Captain Huo, good evening."
As the saying went, one never hit a smiling face. Huo Lingyin was speechless at her sweet greeting. She took a deep breath and told herself that she wouldn’t hold it against Jiang Ran because she was pretty.
"What are you doing here?"
Jiang Ran smiled, her eyes forming lines. "I'm here to wait for you to fulfill your bet."
Huo Lingyin, "..." She took back what she just said. All she wanted to do now was beat Jiang Ran up.
