The Domineering Chief Dotes on His Wife

These past two days, Huo Xiangtian's mother has been unwell and has been receiving a lot of care from Huo's mother. Yan Lilu thought that even if she wanted to keep her distance from Huo Xiangtian, she should still visit Huo's mother for both personal and practical reasons.

Yan Liluo arrived at the hospital carrying a fruit basket. She saw Huo Xiangtian's car parked in the hospital parking lot and waited for a long time before entering the hospital after Huo Xiangtian left.

"Aunt Li, I'm so sorry I've been so busy these past few days. I only just heard you weren't feeling well, so I'm only coming to see you today."

"It's nothing, just a minor ailment. Xiang Tian just left, he shouldn't have gone far. I'll call him back." Huo Xiangtian's mother, Xiang Li, greeted Yan Liluo with a smile when she saw her visit.

"No need, Aunt Li."

Yan Liluo quickly persuaded Xiang Licai not to make a phone call.

"Yanluo, how have you been lately? I haven't seen you at home. Are you too busy? You should take care of yourself even if you're busy."

Xiang Li genuinely liked Yan Liluo and often cared for her.

"It's alright, I've been mostly traveling for work and only got back yesterday. I know, thank you for your concern, Aunt Li. Please take care of your health as well."

“I’ve noticed that Xiang Tian has been acting strange lately. I asked him what he’s been up to, but he said he didn’t know. Yan Luo, have you two had a disagreement lately? If Xiang Tian upset you, you should tell me, and Aunt Li will definitely stand up for you.”

"No, Aunt Li, with you backing him up, he won't do that. I've been too busy lately and haven't contacted him much, so he really doesn't know what I've been busy with," Yan Liluo said with a smile.

"That's good."

With Huo Xiangtian absent, Yan Liluo kept Xiang Li company by chatting to relieve her boredom. She stayed until almost the afternoon, and only left after learning that Huo Xiangtian was coming to the hospital soon. Xiang Li wanted Yan Liluo to stay a while longer, but Yan Liluo declined, saying that she had urgent business to attend to at the company, so Xiang Li did not try to persuade her to stay any longer.

Yan Lilu stayed at the company in the afternoon, and it started to rain heavily.

When it was time to leave work, everyone left the company one after another. Xiao Zhou noticed that Yan Liluo hadn't left yet, so he came over to say hello to her.

"Mr. Yan, you haven't left yet?"

"I have something to do, you can go first."

"Okay, I'll leave first."

The heavy rain was pouring down and showed no signs of stopping; in fact, it was getting heavier. Yan Liluo sat in her seat, absentmindedly looking at the documents in her hand, occasionally glancing out the window to see if the rain had stopped.

As evening approached and the sky grew darker, the rain continued to fall.

Yan Liheng called, "I just heard from Xiao Zhou that you haven't left yet after get off work."

She forced a smile as she answered the phone, "I still have some things to take care of, I'll be leaving in a bit."

"It's raining too hard today, go home early. Work is not a problem, I'll arrange for a driver to pick you up from the company."

"No need, I'm about to go back. Just drive slowly. Don't wait for me for dinner, I'm not going back for dinner today."

"Okay, be careful."

"Ok, I know."

After hanging up the phone, his expression immediately changed.

Yan Liluo walked to the window, took a deep breath, and looked out. Her expression was not good, and her dislike for the rain was written all over her face.

The rain wasn't as heavy as before, and after checking the time, it was almost 7:30 before she left the office.

In the dim night, the reflection of neon lights casts shadows on the falling raindrops. The raindrops patter against the car window, the wipers working rhythmically, and the driver's mood is heavy.

Suddenly, Yan Liluo stopped the car on the side of the road. She covered her face with her hands, sobbing uncontrollably, her whole body trembling.

She ignored the noisy ringing of her cell phone, lost in painful memories that were hard to forget and difficult to control.

She didn't know how much time had passed until someone kept knocking on the car window, which pulled her back to reality. Her phone was also ringing.

Seeing Huo Xiangtian's name on the caller ID, Yan Liluo turned to look out the window and spotted him.

After composing herself, Yan Liluo opened the car window. Only the streetlights were on, so the tear tracks on her face were not visible.

“You didn’t answer my call, and it’s dangerous to park the car here.” Huo Xiangtian stood outside holding an umbrella.

"Why are you here?"

“I was passing by and saw your car parked here, so I came to see what was going on.”

"I was a little sleepy just now and fell asleep, so I didn't notice what you were hearing."

"Don't sleep in the car next time. Sit over there, I'll drive you home."

"I've rested enough and can drive myself. It's raining, so you should get in the car quickly."

"Okay, drive slowly then. If it's too much, I'll drive for you."

"Get in the car."

Yan Liluo insisted on not letting him help, so Huo Xiangtian had no choice but to get into his own car and slowly drive behind Yan Liluo's car.

Yan Lilu noticed Huo Xiangtian's car behind her and didn't want his help. She tried not to overthink things and kept her emotions in check, driving very carefully.

When Yan Lilu arrived home and parked her car, Huo Xiangtian followed her all the way to her apartment building.

"I'm home now, you should go back now."

"You hate rainy days," Huo Xiangtian said to Yan Liluo.

"Why don't you leave?"

"You don't want anyone to know," Huo Xiangtian replied, still avoiding the question.

"what do you want to say in the end?"

“You hate rainy days and don’t want anyone to know, so you’d rather risk driving yourself than ask me for help.”

Yan Liluo didn't speak, turned her back to Huo Xiangtian, and prepared to leave.

"Yan Luo, wait a minute."

"Are you not even going to be friends with me anymore?" Yan Liluo didn't turn around.

“We’re friends. If you ask me for help anytime, I’ll help without any objection. If you disagree, I certainly won’t force you. Can you please stop avoiding me?”

"If you really want to be just friends, I won't back down, but is that really what you mean?" Yan Liluo turned around and asked Huo Xiangtian directly.

Huo Xiangtian's eyes clearly avoided his gaze; he wanted to deny it, but he didn't want to admit it.

"It's getting late, go home early. Be careful, Aunt Li isn't feeling well, don't let her worry about you at this time."

Yan Liluo left first, and Huo Xiangtian watched her departing figure with lingering reluctance to leave until she completely disappeared from sight. Only then did he sigh and leave.

Yan Lilu went upstairs and found Bai Qiu sitting at her door.

The apartment building wasn't one unit per floor. Yan Liluo's room and Lu Jingchuan's room had their doors facing each other, with Lu Jingchuan's door tightly closed.

Besides the leash around the white ball's neck, there was also a piece of paper with writing on it.

Four big characters: This dog is a free gift.

The white ball happily circled around Yan Liluo.

Not knowing what Lu Jingchuan meant, Yan Liluo left the dog outside and knocked on the door.

Lu Jingchuan opened the door. He had just taken a shower and was wearing a bathrobe, his hair still dripping wet.

"what do you mean?"

"I wrote a note saying this dog is free for you."

"I do not need."

"I don't want this ungrateful wolfhound anymore. Take it or leave it, it's up to you. I'm cutting ties with it." Lu Jingchuan's eyes were full of disdain for Baiqiu, who stood outside the door with no intention of coming into his room.

After expressing his opinion, Lu Jingchuan closed the door and didn't say anything more to Yan Liluo.