Chapter 550: Third Young Master Hou Falls Ill, Heading to the Xiangxi Manor
Chapter 550: Third Young Master Hou Falls Ill, Heading to the Xiangxi Manor
Hou Yunjiao reached out to caress Qin Ruan's small belly, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.
His handsome face displayed a gentle and fatherly affection, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes. "There will definitely be a girl, and it would be even better if both are girls."
"No!" Qin Ruan denied firmly, her tone resolute and persistent. "One of them is a boy."
Hou Yunjiao raised his gaze, fixing it on Qin Ruan's determined expression.
He sensed that her emotions were off, as if she knew something he didn't.
A deeper smile appeared in Third Young Master Huo's eyes as he teased, "Are you that confident?"
Qin Ruan nodded forcefully. "There is definitely a boy."
Her eyes slightly lowered as she gently touched her protruding belly.
The child who wasn't protected well in the previous life was a boy, so how could he not be here?
Qin Ruan couldn't accept it either. The child from the previous life didn't come back with her in this life.
Just the thought of it made her heart ache.
Seeing her less-than-pleasing complexion, Hou Yunjiao embraced her, comforting her with a soft voice. "Alright, alright. It's a boy. Ruan Ruan likes boys. It would be fine if both are boys."
"One of them is definitely a boy, but I'm not sure about the other one," Qin Ruan weakly murmured, leaning on Hou Yunjiao's shoulder.
She had an obsession in her heart, something she couldn't tell Third Young Master Hou about the events of the previous life.
Hou Yunjiao whispered tenderly in her ear, "As long as they are our children, I will love them."
A hint of redness appeared in the corners of Qin Ruan's eyes.
In her silent heart, she also loved them.
...
Su Family
Upon learning that the Hou Family had initiated an A-level operation against the Nangong Family, Su Jingshu immediately dispatched people to find her father, who was attending a meeting at the Imperial Cabinet.
In a low voice, she asked her subordinate, "Is Mr. Long sick?"
The subordinate lowered his head respectfully and said, "Yes, an emergency meeting has been called at the Imperial Cabinet, and all the members of the Four major Families and the Six aristocratic Families have been summoned. The Lu Family was the first to arrive."
Su Jingshu furrowed her brows, her face showing a pensive expression.
After a moment, her expression turned solemn, and she ordered coldly, "Gather all the members of the Su Family and head to the Nangong Family immediately!"
Mr. Long's condition was critical, and the Hou Family initiated an A-level operation at this time.
The Lu Family arrived at the Imperial Cabinet earlier than the other families, indicating that they were the first to receive the notification.
It was also enough to show that this Cabinet meeting would select one person from the Four major Families to ascend to a higher position.
The Long Family withdrew, and Third Young Master Hou didn't have enough qualifications. The Gu Family had limited contact with the Hou Family recently.
Only the Lu Family was most likely to rise.
One of her subordinates looked puzzled and asked, "Miss, should we wait for Mr. Bei?"
Su Jingshu's eyes were sharp as blades. "Where is Mr. Bei?"
"Mr. Bei is on his way here."
Su Jingshu clenched her hands tightly and said in a deep voice, "We won't wait. Let's go to the Nangong Family first and make my father return immediately!"
She picked up her coat from the sofa and strode out of the room.
Before leaving, she commanded in a decisive tone, "Take action immediately!"
"Yes!" the subordinate responded.
When Bei Jinzhou arrived, Su Jingshu had already rushed to the Nangong Family with a large number of members.
Upon hearing this news, his handsome face turned grim.
Su Jingshu's rush to the Nangong Family was undoubtedly for the sake of someone, and he knew it all too well.
Nangong Chang was the hurdle that Su Jingshu couldn't overcome.
Whenever she encountered this man, all her calmness and rationality vanished.
Bei Jinzhou took a deep breath and turned to leave, intending to catch up with Su Jingshu.
The fate of the Nangong Family had already been sealed.
It would be of no help for the Su Family to get involved at this time.
It might even endanger their future foothold in the capital.
...
The Huo Family
Hou Yunjiao and Qin Ruan returned home and immediately went their separate ways.
As soon as Qin Ruan entered the house, a wave of nausea overcame her.
She spent half an hour in the downstairs bathroom.
When she emerged, her complexion didn't look good either.
Hou Yunjiao looked at her pale face, his eyes filled with concern.
He supported Qin Ruan up the stairs and asked Lin Hao, who had followed them, to escort her to the room while he himself went to the study.
Hou Yunjiao's footsteps were both elegant and hurried, devoid of his usual composure.
He pushed open the study door and strode in.
"Bang!"
As the study door closed behind Hou Yunjiao, a painful cry rang out.
A mouthful of blood sprayed from Hou Yunjiao's mouth.
His surroundings blurred, and everything turned ethereal.
Hou Yunjiao covered his mouth with his hand.
A bright red color seeped through his slender fingertips.
As he moved his hand away, his vision was filled with the vivid crimson hue.
Hou Yunjiao's handsome face lost its color and turned pale.
His blood-stained lips trembled slightly.
He had been feeling off during their time at the Nangong Family.
Restless emotions, physical weakness, cardiac arrest, and blurred vision.
At that time, he didn't realize that these were signs of an impending illness.
He thought it was the aftermath of anger and surging blood.
During the journey back home, the symptoms became increasingly apparent as he had close contact with Qin Ruan.
Hou Yunjiao finally realized that something was wrong.
He was having an episode.
Uncontrollable emotions, anger, and close proximity to Qin Ruan were the triggers that had kept him going until now.
Leaning against the door, Hou Yunjiao wiped the blood from his lips.
He supported his body and slowly walked to the desk, sitting down in the chair, completely relaxing his body.
His vision gradually restored, and Hou Yunjiao regained his usual calm and composure.
Aside from his excessively pale complexion and the vivid color staining his lips like cinnabar, everything seemed normal.
Only Hou Yunjiao himself knew how weak he was at the moment.
He leaned his head against the back of the chair, and his deep eyes flickered with a hint of darkness.
He had fallen ill the moment he first saw Qin Ruan, experiencing physical weakness, cardiac arrest, and blurred vision.
Although he wasn't intoxicated, he couldn't control his desire to be close to her.
It was as if Qin Ruan possessed a fatal allure, and his body, mind, and soul couldn't resist the urge to draw near to her.
This was what led to the unexpected yet plausible incident at the Imperial palace Hotel.
"Knock, knock."
The study door was knocked.
"Third Young Master?"
Hou Qiang's steady voice resounded from outside the door.
Hou Yunjiao felt completely drained, even speaking was an expenditure of energy.
His hand reached the button on the desk.
The tightly closed study door automatically opened.
Hou Qiang caught a whiff of the faint bloody scent permeating the room and quickened his steps as he entered.
"Third Young Master, are you alright?"
Hou Qiang's expression was filled with anxiety, and the worry in his eyes overflowed.
Hou Yunjiao's gaze remained calm as he looked at him with a faint expression.
"Why did you come here?"
Hou Qiang didn't conceal anything. "Lin Hao informed me that something was off with you."
Hou Yunjiao's eyes were somewhat hazy, and his usually pale lips had been stained with a vivid color from the blood he had just coughed up.
His lips slowly curved, revealing a faint sense of enchantment.
At this moment, Hou Yunjiao resembled a vampire from the Lazarus family, exuding elegance, nobility, and a cruel and decadent charm with his seductive smile.
Hou Yunjiao's tone was mocking and taunting. "He certainly observes keenly."
Despite his previous efforts to restrain himself in front of Qin Ruan, he hadn't been noticed by her.
And yet, he was accidentally discovered by Lin Hao now.
Hou Qiang said, "Third Young Master, should I invite Master Lingxu to come?"
"No need."
Hou Yunjiao's voice was low and feeble. "Prepare the carriage. We're going to the Xiangxi Manor."
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