Heartthrob: The vampire princess doesn't want to be a stand-in

"Are you a mercenary from the Southern Continent?"

Huo Wanqing saw that he was covered with scars, and it was possible that he had just come down from the battlefield or had experienced a bloody battle.

Garland denied it, and Huo Wanqing stared into his eyes and suddenly thought of something.

Garland immediately sensed her fear.

"Are you... a vampire?"

Huo Wanqing asked tremblingly, and as she spoke, she had already retreated to the door.

"Don't be...afraid."

Garland tried to speak upon seeing this, and although his words were still unclear, Huo Wanqing still understood.

"I know, don't talk."

Huo Wanqing smoothed her chest and stopped Garland from speaking.

"So you sneaked here from the Northern Continent?"

Garland blinked his eyes. His situation should be considered as illegal immigration.

Garland then spent many long months in a nursing home.

After spending some time together, Huo Wanqing was no longer afraid of him.

The two of them got along more and more peacefully, but the medical resources in the sanatorium were insufficient.

So Huo Wanqing had to rely on what she learned on the spot to help Garland heal his injuries, and it took a long time before he recovered.

The moment Garland removed the bandage on his face, Huo Wanqing was so shocked by his appearance that she was speechless.

His delicate facial features are stunning and his temperament is extraordinary.

Perhaps it was from this time that Huo Wanqing's feelings for him began to grow deeply.

As soon as Garland recovered, he left the southern continent, but he returned with a small group of elite troops a few days later.

They captured the sanatorium, rebuilt it, added an excellent medical team and heavily guarded it.

Huo Wanqing had been exiled by the Huo family for a long time, and this was the first time she felt valued.

Although Garland was repaying her for saving his life, she was still moved to tears.

"Are you going back?"

Huo Wanqing stared at Garland, with deep reluctance in her eyes.

After spending some time together, she has gotten used to this person's presence.

"Well, I'll come see you sometime."

Garland nodded and walked out absentmindedly. He was in a hurry to go back and meet Evelyn.

"When is the time..."

When Huo Wanqing heard Garland's answer, her face was suddenly filled with disappointment.

When she first came here, everyone in the Huo family said they would come to see her when they had time.

But in reality, I have come here very few times.

She took seriously what others said.

“I will come every month on this day.”

Garland looked at Huo Wanqing's melancholy expression, and he knew that she was recalling the past events.

After being together for so long, she told Garland all her experiences.

Garland is also a man who keeps his promises. He will definitely do what he says.

Huo Wanqing was very clear about this.

"If you are free at other times, you can come."

When Garland stepped onto the helicopter, Huo Wanqing still spoke loudly.

The propellers roared as they spun, bringing up gusts of cool breeze.

The medical staff rushed forward and put clothes on Huo Wanqing.

Garland turned around and neither agreed nor refused. He just glanced at Huo Wanqing and got into the cabin.

"No wonder you weren't there when Yuri and I found the mass grave."

Evelin nodded after hearing this.

When he disobeyed the order and led the Lan family army into the underworld, he did so even with Garland's experience.

It took them a lot of effort to get into the city, and when they found the mass grave, Evelyn jumped in without caring about anything else.

She rummaged through the pile of corpses, which was stinking and might even breed viruses, for four days and four nights.

He refused to eat or drink, and did not stop even when his hands were cramped and covered in blood.

Until finally, she was exhausted and fainted.

However, she did not tell Garland about all this.

He just brushed it off with a simple "I've been looking for it for a long time but couldn't find it."

"So, you can trust me now."

After Garland shared this experience, he felt relieved.

"She saved you, so I don't mind her feelings."

"As long as you don't hide anything else from me."

Evelin took a deep breath and let the matter go.

Garland did not answer but just stared at her.

He did have something he was hiding from Evelin, but he wouldn’t tell anyone until he found the answer from Huo Wanqing.

"I want to go horseback riding tomorrow. I haven't been to the stables for a long time."

Suddenly, Evelin, who was walking in front, turned around.

Garland withdrew his thoughts, smiled and nodded in agreement.

Huo Wanqing received a call before she could rest after returning to the villa.

"How's your progress?"

Huo Wanqing thought for a long time and then answered the phone.

She thought that after not seeing her for such a long time, her father might ask about her health over the phone.

Now it seems that she shouldn't have any expectations of the Huo family.

"Dad, I haven't talked to Garland yet..."

"For so many years, this is the same sentence every time."

"I doubt whether you have enough ability to accomplish this."

"I don't have much patience left, so you have to find a way to finish it as soon as possible."

"I'm sorry, Dad. I'm trying hard. Give me another..."

Before Huo Wanqing could finish her words, Huo Lie on the other end of the phone became furious and hung up after venting his anger.

Huo Wanqing still held the phone to her ear, and she swallowed back the words she had not yet said.

Even though her eyes were red and tears were about to overflow, she still forced herself not to let them fall.

She informed Huo Lie the first day she knew Garland's identity. Huo Lie originally wanted to take the seriously injured Garland away directly.

But suddenly I realized that the fighting power of the Southern Continent was indeed inferior to that of the Lan family.

Besides, the peace agreement still exists on the surface, and what he did is equivalent to a unilateral request for war.

So he called Huo Wanqing away and made a detailed plan with her.

Of course Huo Wanqing was unwilling to be a discarded pawn.

She is the eldest daughter of the Huo family and the most powerful heir. Why should she give up her throne?

After so many years of neglect and exile, her heart was filled with resentment.

She agreed to Huo Lie's request to capture Garland and marry into the Lan family.

On the surface, it was for the benefit of the family, and not for Huo Lie to move up to a higher level.

But in fact, she wanted power, to be able to stand at a higher position than the Huo family and look down on them.

Let those who once abandoned her and looked down on her flatter her.

She did love Garland, but she loved power and a high position more.

For that day, she swallowed her anger in front of Huo Lie.

No matter how harsh his scolding was, she accepted it all.

Even though her heart disease had been under very good control a long time ago, she did not reveal any of it.

"Huo Lie, one day, the Huo family will be mine."

Huo Wanqing murmured with her teeth clenched.

However, Huo Lie's call was not completely useless.

This also reminded Huo Wanqing that he should indeed speed up the progress.