Mr And Mrs Huo

Chapter 30

A car rolled to a stop right before a luxurious house in Orchard Estate, and Yu Yuan alighted from it.

Orchard Estate was well-known in City A. According to its name, the estate was occupied by a variety of fruit-bearing trees, many of which were rare and took professional care to maintain.

At this time, many of the trees already bore fruits. A sweet and fruity smell spread all over the estate, bringing a sense of happiness and peace. The estate was known for being picturesque and very peaceful. It was an ideal place to build a home, but only the rich could afford a house there.

Today, Yu Yuan was here to visit her parents. Her mom had been nagging her to visit one of the days. If she didn't heed, she'll probably wake up one morning and discover that her mom has overrun her house. So, prevention was better than cure.

Once she arrived at the door, Butler Sun was there to welcome her. "Young Miss, welcome."

Butler Sun was an amiable middle-aged man, and Yu Yuan had known him since she was little. He was a long-time staff of her parents. Butler Sun had followed her father since he left the Yu Family.

"Butler Sun, it's been a while." She handed him her bag. "Are my parents home?"

"Yes, they are, Young Miss. Madame is in the living room."

Yu Yuan headed to the living room. There, she found her mom seated in the living room.

Feng Mian was an elegant and graceful woman. Owing to her years in education, she had developed a scholarly temperament. She was in her early fifties, but it looked like she was still in her thirties. She raised her head when she heard footsteps approaching. A smile blossomed on her face upon sighting Yu Yuan, making her look even younger.

"Mom."

"Darling!" Feng Mian rose and pulled her daughter in for a hug. Once they separated, she admired her, "You look beautiful, darling."

"Thanks, mom."

"I have to say your timing is just right. I was thinking of visiting you tomorrow."

Yu Yuan nearly rolled her eyes. "Then, it's a good thing I came today." She looked around. "Where's Dad?"

"Where else but his study? He'll be down once he hears you've arrived."

As she said that, they heard footsteps coming down the stairs. Speak of the devil.

"Yu Yuan!"

"Dad!"

Yu Heng was a charming and confident man who looked much younger than his actual age, like his wife. Despite the wrinkles on his face when he smiled, one could tell that he was a very handsome man when he was younger.

He hugged his daughter and kissed her forehead affectionately.

"It's great that you are finally here. Your mother and I missed you so much."

"I missed you too."

"As if!" her mom retorted. "if you did, you'd visit us more often."

Yu Heng held his wife's hands to appease her. "Don't get upset, Honey. Isn't she here now?"

Her face became slightly better. "Join us for dinner. I'll ask the cook to add your favorite dishes."

"Yes, mom."

Dinner was delicious and quiet, but Yu Yuan felt a sense of foreboding. The source was mainly her mother's scrutinizing gaze.

After dinner, Yu Yuan couldn't hold it anymore and had to ask, "Mom, what's the matter? Do you have anything you want to tell me?"

"Do you have a boyfriend?" Feng Mian popped a sudden question.

Yu Yuan felt a slight twitch in her eye. "No, Mom, I don't."

"Why not?"

Yu Yuan sighed. She had a feeling she knew which direction this conversation was heading. She turned to her dad for help, but Yu Heng had his head deeply buried in a book she suspected was a prop to help him avoid this conversation.

Seeing she would receive no support, she could only brace herself and respond to her mom. "I just haven't found the right person yet."

"Found the right person? You're not even looking for any kind of person."

"Mom."

"Am I wrong? You don't even give the opposite gender a second look unless there's a business opportunity involved."

"What's wrong with that?"

"Nothing, darling. But I'm worried about you. You have such high standards and if you don't start looking around now when will you find the right person? I know you won't mind spending the rest of your life alone, but I'm worried about you. At least, I want you to have what your dad and I have."

Her parents got married at a very young age. They were high school sweethearts, and once they became of legal age, they got married. Although Feng Mian knew expecting the same from Yu Yuan was unrealistic, she couldn't help but worry, especially when she had never seen Yu Yuan introduce a single person as her boyfriend.

Feng Mian felt the reason for this was that Yu Yuan was barely putting any effort in that direction, and she was determined to remedy it today.

"I understand your worries. I promise I'll try." Yu Yuan couldn't argue against her mom on this topic. Although she thought she was doing great by herself and would continue to do so, her mom was worried about her. She didn't want her mom to worry too much, and because of this, she decided to follow her mom's arrangement.

What arrangement, you might ask. Yu Yuan knew her mom wouldn't say this much without having other plans.

True to her words, Feng Mian's following words exposed her ultimate goal. "Since you promised, you won't have a problem attending a blind date, right?"

Yu Yuan sighed for the nth time. "No, I won't."

Feng Mian beamed. "How about a blind date with Han Jun, the heir of the Han family? He's a very intelligent young man. Did you know that despite being the heir, he set up his own company and manage to develop it to become a leading company without help from his family? I think you'll have a lot of common topics."

Of course, Yu Yuan knew who Han Jun was. Even if she hadn't met him before, her line of work meant she was privy to such matters. Han Jun was impressive but less impressive than Huo Wei.

Yu Yuan caught herself as soon as this thought came to mind. After coming into repeated contact with Huo Wei, she wasn't sure this blind date would end like her mom wanted. Comparisons were odious.

Perhaps she would try wooing Huo Wei. If it were before, when she thought Huo Wei wasn't as fond of the opposite sex, she wouldn't have bothered. But after her recent encounter with Huo Wei, she knew he treated her differently. And the way he looked at her...

Yu Yuan quickly shook her head to get rid of her dirty thoughts. She quickly brought herself to the present. "He sounds impressive. I'll meet him."

"Good. I'll go arrange it." Fang Mian was all smiles as she left to make some calls.

Her father, who had been acting nonexistent, finally raised his head from his book. Yu Yuan glanced at her father in contempt.

He cleared his throat embarrassingly. A hen-pecked husband like him didn't dare contradict his wife openly. "I would have warned you but the results wouldn't have been any different. You know how persistent your mom can be sometimes."

He was right. Her mom would only relent once she got a satisfactory answer.

Yu Yuan left her parents' house with a new number added to her contact list and a blind date to look forward to attending.

Author's Note
Author: *Arranges a blind date for Yu Yuan.*
Huo Wei: *Arranges an assassination for the author.* 💀💀