Her destiny stolen? The Divine Witch Ancestor has returned!

Wu Zhao, who had just changed her clothes and was about to go downstairs for dinner, saw Huo Jinchen, who was glaring at her with angry eyes, drinking the soup in his bowl and muttering something under his breath.

Uncle Ni shook his head at her with amusement, seemingly quite helpless about this young master.

Wu Zhao casually sat down opposite Huo Jinchen, picked up the soup in front of him, and drank it by himself.

Seeing that she still ignored him, Huo Jinchen put down the bowl in his hand and coughed heavily: "Cough cough—!"

"If you don't want to eat, go stand over there and don't make a mess of the table." Gu Chen, who was two steps behind, glanced at him and said, "If you want to eat, then eat properly."

Ultimately, out of fear of his uncle, Huo Jinchen puffed out his cheeks and dared not act rashly.

Unable to resist, Wu Zhao curled her lips into a smile and chuckled softly.

After the meal, Wu Zhao asked, "Is your wife alright?"

"The doctor said she has a good constitution and wasn't affected, but she should try to avoid strenuous action scenes for the next three months..." Huo Jinchen replied, then suddenly realized something.

He hurriedly asked, "Um, you told me not to tell anyone except my older brother about her pregnancy, but you also told Linlang to tell the people around her about her health condition... What does that mean? Does it mean that someone around me might harm Linlang?"

“It’s not entirely your family…” Wu Zhao sighed. “It’s just that your family doesn’t approve of your marriage with her, so naturally they don’t approve of your child either.”

"Some people think that you and Ye Linlang have a child with the blood of both the Huo and Ye families, which may become a weakness in the Huo family and may affect the future development of the Huo family."

Huo Jinchen frowned, his face long: "I have never been involved in the family business, and Linlang has no connection with the core of the Ye family. When I was with her, I promised the family that I would not be involved in the family business in the future."

He wasn't the eldest son in the family, and besides, he had an even more outstanding older brother, Huo Tingchen.

Moreover, he has no interest in business matters and only wants to focus on making movies.

Stealing a glance at Gu Chen, who was sitting to the side looking at reports, Huo Jinchen whispered, "Well, I can't exactly leave the Huo family, can I?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Chen stopped writing the reactionary paper.

His indifferent eyes glanced over, and Huo Jinchen quickly added, "No, absolutely not!"

The Huo family has extremely strict family rules, emphasizing family development and prohibiting anything that could affect family unity.

Brothers fighting each other is not allowed, nor are family members allowed to easily leave the family.

The Huo and Ye families have always been at odds, so his relationship with Ye Linlang naturally wouldn't receive their blessings.

"The main thing is that my older brother is still around. How could I possibly interfere in the Huo family's affairs?" Huo Jinchen spread his hands. "My older brother's business talent was taught by my uncle. Me? I'm just a nobody."

...What if Huo Tingchen dies? Wu Zhao's eyes darkened.

If she hadn't been reborn into this body, Huo Tingchen would have gotten engaged to Shen Jiaojiao.

After the engagement, his fate will be intertwined with Shen Jiaojiao's, and he will be killed by her sooner or later.

By then, won't the Huo family only have Huo Jinchen and the pampered Huo Weiwei left?

Wu Zhao clenched his fist and looked up at Gu Chen, who was casually flipping through the documents in his hand.

By then... will Gu Chen still be around?

Gu Chen noticed her question and looked over: "What's wrong, Zhao Zhao?"

Thinking of some terrible outcome, Wu Zhao's expression turned cold.

If Gu Chen and Huo Tingchen are both gone, then there will be Huo Jinchen and a Huo family heir with Ye family blood.

Wouldn't that mean the Huo family would fall into the Ye family's hands?

Perhaps the Huo family's concerns were not unfounded; it's just that with her presence, they couldn't see any potential danger.

The person behind this is really cunning.

No wonder the other side tried every means to get rid of her; it seems that Wu Zhao's arrival ruined their plans from the very beginning!

"Zhao Zhao?" Noticing that Wu Zhao's expression was not good, Gu Chen put down the documents in his hand and stood up.

He walked over to her and touched Wu Zhao's shoulder: "What came to mind?"

Wu Zhao shook her head, adjusted her expression, and said to the bewildered Huo Jinchen, "Call your older brother and tell him your wife is pregnant, and that you can't handle things with your family. If he finds out, he'll be back soon."

Huo Jinchen looked at Gu Chen, and seeing him nod slightly, he said, "Okay, then I'll call my older brother!"

After he left to make a phone call, Wu Zhao stood up and tightly grabbed Gu Chen's arm.

"Gu Chen, if Huo Tingchen dies in an accident, will the Huo family then pass the inheritance to Huo Jinchen?"

Gu Chen was somewhat taken aback by her question.

He thought for a moment before saying, "Perhaps, but besides Tingchen's family, the Huo family also has other cousins. Choosing from among them wouldn't be out of the question—"

Wu Zhao shook his head. "No, what if you weren't here by then?"

"I... am gone?" A cold glint flashed across Gu Chen's eyes before he said, "That's hard to say."

She guessed correctly, but was this person a member of the Ye family?

It now appears that the only beneficiary of this conspiracy is the Ye family…

There was always an unseen hand obscuring Wu Zhao's senses, preventing her from uncovering the ultimate truth.

"Zhao Zhao, don't worry." Gu Chen noticed her tension and put his arm around her shoulder.

His voice was low: "Didn't you say that as long as you were here, nothing would happen to me?"

When Huo Jinchen returned after making the call, he saw the two of them standing together very intimately, as if they hadn't noticed anything amiss.

Huo Jinchen held up his phone and said, "Uncle, my older brother said he will hand over his work abroad soon and return within a week."

"Mm." Gu Chen nodded and smoothed the stray hairs from Wu Zhao's forehead. "When he comes back, bring Ye Linlang to the villa."

Seeing that he meant to take charge of the matter, Huo Jinchen excitedly agreed: "That's great, I'll go back and discuss it with Linlang and take a break for a while."

"Then I'll go back first!"

After saying that, Huo Jinchen excitedly ran back to the living room to grab his coat and was about to leave when he seemed to remember something halfway there.

Turning around to look at Gu Chen and Wu Zhao standing side by side, he said with a grin, "I almost forgot about the important matter!"

"Although I don't know when it happened, but—"

"Happy wedding, Uncle and Aunt!"

"Even though it's a year away, my baby can still receive red envelopes while still in mommy's tummy!"

After waving his arm, Huo Jinchen shouted and quickly ran away.

Wu Zhao was left standing there speechless.

Gu Chen covered his lips and coughed lightly, his voice filled with barely concealed laughter.

"What should we do, Zhao Zhao? Are you going to give Jin Chen's unborn child a red envelope for Chinese New Year this year?"

Rolling her eyes, Wu Zhao snorted coldly: "I think you should conjure up a marriage certificate out of thin air first!"

He was just trying to appease the production team; did he really take it seriously?

Wu Zhao turned to leave the dining room, when he suddenly heard Gu Chen say behind him, "It's not too late to go and collect it now."

what?

Thinking he had misheard, Wu Zhao turned to look at Gu Chen.

He stood there, his eyes brimming with emotions that were impossible to ignore.

"Zhaozhao, we can go get our marriage certificate now."

"Will you... agree?"