Transmigrated as a vicious stepmother, I raised a child who became a heartthrob.

"Are you still at the city hospital? I'm coming to find you now."

As soon as Jiang Zhuhua saw the message, he made a phone call.

"The medicine is ready. I checked it; it's a heat-related cold. I'll take it downstairs for your child in a bit, and he can go back up by himself."

Huo Wang answered the call without even looking at it. Jiang Zhuhua was making a video call, and Huo Wang looked at that face as it suddenly moved closer to him.

His handsome face was angular and sharp, and when you got close, his skin was smooth. Even when the camera was focused, you couldn't see any pores. In fact, when the camera panned across him, you could see his eyes, which looked slightly droopy and had a hint of world-weariness.

It's unclear where his gaze is focused; he looks somewhat lazy.

"It's a video call."

Jiang Zhuhua quietly reminded him, and Huo Wang, who was lost in thought, straightened his phone after hearing this.

"I couldn't see clearly. How long will it take you to get there? Or should I take him to get some medicine first?"

Huo Wang pressed his car key to find his car.

"There's a bit of traffic, it'll take about half an hour to get there. Thank you for your help."

Traffic jams sometimes come unexpectedly, without you knowing what's happening ahead. Jiang Zhuhua was stuck in the middle of the road, surrounded by people on all sides.

I wanted to book a ride-hailing service and drive myself on my electric scooter, but no one accepted my order.

Reluctantly, they had no choice but to ask others for help.

Jiang Zhuhua didn't really want to owe anyone favors, but she already owed Huo Wang enough, and he was such a good person.

He looks like a thug, but he's actually kind-hearted; otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to so many of her requests.

Some things may not be troublesome, but most people are unwilling to take responsibility for them. Everyone has erected a high wall of indifference.

Jiang Zhuhua felt at ease leaving Jiang Ji with Huo Wang.

"Okay then. I'll go straight home, and I'll give you the password later, then you can come up. Or I can take the child downstairs for you."

The elevator password is randomized, so Huo Wang isn't worried about his home password being exposed.

"Yeah. Trouble."

"Thank you so much, I'm sorry, please. I'm tired of hearing that. Miss Jiang, perhaps you could call me by my full name?"

Despite the cold and distant walls erected opposite him, Huo Wang still wanted to poke at them.

"Huo Wang."

Jiang Zhuhua called out softly. He had a feeling that something was vaguely breaking apart.

"Huo Wang," Jiang Ji called out as well.

?

Huo Wang looked down in confusion. Then he felt a burning sensation on his pants, and upon closer inspection, he saw that they were covered in milk tea stains.

"The two of them had a fight."

Jiang Ji pointed to the young couple not far away. They were fine just a moment ago, but suddenly they started arguing. He had sensed danger when he saw the girl gripping the milk tea tightly.

Huo Wang felt a throbbing vein on his forehead.

"You two! Pay up! Why can't you argue somewhere else? Why did you have to throw the milk tea at me?"

The words were almost squeezed out through clenched teeth as Huo Wangleng looked down at the young couple.

"Go pay up. If you hadn't been staring at that pretty girl, would I be so angry?"

"Why aren't you going? Aren't you daydreaming about handsome guys too?"

The two started arguing again, and Huo Wang just gave a cold laugh.

“My pants were custom-made, costing over 30,000 yuan, and I have the invoice. Either apologize and compensate me now, and I'll handle the rest myself, or we can go visit each other somewhere else.”

Actually, these pants didn't cost that much; they were bought at the supermarket for a couple hundred yuan. Huo Wang just didn't want them to argue, accidentally hurt himself, and then neither of them wanted to take responsibility, not even offering an apology.

Moreover, there was a child with him. If he just gave up like this, wouldn't it be too embarrassing?

The young couple stared at each other, their faces ashen. They looked like they were about to come to blows, and they figured they'd break up with each other after they'd dealt with this.

"You can deal with the milk tea you threw away. I'll pay you back."

The boy's expression was also unpleasant, especially upon hearing the exorbitant price. He even muttered to himself, "Who would drive such a beat-up car and buy such expensive clothes?"

"What are you yelling about? I usually have a driver when I go out, and I'm afraid of getting into an accident if I go out by myself, so what's wrong with driving a cheap car? I just like wearing expensive clothes."

Huo Wang calmly approached the boy. His height gave him an imposing presence, especially his broad shoulders, which seemed to cast the boy into shadow.

"Don't hit us, don't hit us. It's our fault."

In this dispute, it was ultimately the girl who softened first and reached out to stop them. A group of people nearby were watching the commotion.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have spilled the milk tea on you. How much do we have to pay for it?"

The girl took out a pack of tissues and wet wipes from her handbag. Her anger seemed to have subsided, and she even had a smile on her face.

"Why don't you wipe it first?"

Huo Wang didn't want to make things difficult for a girl; the sticky milk tea stains made him feel nauseous. They were sticky and sweet clinging to his skin.

"I don't want your compensation, just apologize to me."

He wasn't there to extort money; some of the things Huo Wang said were just to scare the other party.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. We'll definitely be more careful next time."

The two couples exchanged glances and almost simultaneously apologized. Only then was Huo Wang barely satisfied.

A farce unfolded with great fanfare, only to quietly come to an end.

The young couple hadn't walked far when they started fighting. They were fighting to the death.

The two fought almost evenly, with neither gaining the upper hand.

"Huo Wang, you seem like a hooligan."

Jiang Ji, having learned this from someone, gave a blank, expressionless evaluation, giving off a half-dead vibe.

"How can you talk like that? They were the ones who offended me first, okay? There's such a big open space around us, and they just happened to spill most of their milk tea on me. I didn't try to extort money from them, I just wanted an apology, is that so unreasonable?"

These words were unpleasant to hear, so Huo Wang didn't hold back and forcefully rubbed Jiang Ji's cheek.

"If you keep talking to me like that, I'll put Tiedan inside the house and won't let it go out to play with you anymore. And I'll tell your mom on me. Just guess, will your mom believe me or you?"

Huo Wang threatened fiercely. "Of course my mom believes me."

Before, Jiang Ji wouldn't have dared to speak with such certainty, but over this period of time, he can now say these things with considerable confidence.

"This father and son have a really good relationship."

A passerby muttered something.

"They just don't look alike."

The other person next to him also muttered something.

Huo Wang didn't want to chase after them to explain, lest he seem like he was crazy. The two of them just stood there, staring at each other in disbelief.

"What are you looking at? Get in the car first."