I’d rather spend a lifetime like this with you!

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—————Yunqi Academy—————

The next day

Huo Jinnan was dealing with emails in his study when he heard Huo Bei come in and looked up at him.

Huo Bei approached, "Sir, I don’t know what’s going on, but the old master is investigating Mr. Gu."

Huo Jinnan’s brow furrowed slightly, and he lit a cigarette, his handsome fingers holding the cigarette bent slightly, creating an elegant arc, "Uncle Guan?"

"Yes, it’s Uncle Guan who’s investigating. I’m afraid it might lead to Miss Che." Huo Bei nodded gently.

Huo Jinnan did not speak and took a drag on his cigarette.

Huo Bei stood there quietly waiting.

About half an hour later, Huo Jinnan looked at Huo Bei, "You go handle it. Don’t let Uncle Guan find out that Gu Jizhou has been married, and don’t let him find Che Huan. Everything else doesn’t matter."

"Yes, sir."

Huo Bei left the study and quickly set about his task.

Huo Jinnan stood up and walked to the French window, looking out at the deep night.

Why would Grandpa suddenly have someone investigate Gu Jizhou?

Thinking of what Gu Jizhou had said to him that night, his brow furrowed again, and he made a call to Uncle Guan, "Uncle Guan."

Uncle Guan was surprised to receive a call from the second young master, "Is there something you need, Second Young Master?"

Huo Jinnan opened the window with his hand, "How has Grandpa been feeling lately?"

Why is the Second Young Master suddenly asking about the old master’s health?

Could he have already found out about the young master’s plans to join the military?

Uncle Guan spoke softly, "The old master’s health has been relatively stable recently, though he worries too much. The young master makes no end of trouble."

The night breeze brushed against his face, and Huo Jinnan’s voice grew cooler, "Hmm, as long as it’s stable. Are you busy, Uncle Guan?"

Uncle Guan spoke cautiously, "I’m out handling some matters."

"Then you go ahead, Uncle Guan."

Huo Jinnan hung up and sat back at his desk, his long fingers pausing on the laptop keyboard before quickly typing in a line of code.

Based on his recent call log with Uncle Guan, he quickly pinpointed where Uncle Guan was working.

Seeing the moving red dot, he closed his laptop, lit another cigarette, took a drag, and held it between his fingers.

This time, Grandpa was indeed thorough in his investigation.

What could be so important to make Grandpa go to such lengths?

After some thought, he left the study and saw the little guy downstairs earnestly drawing, walked over, and glanced down.

Looking up and seeing Huo Jinnan, the little guy’s face turned red and he quickly covered his drawing book with his small hands, "Dad, why don’t you make any noise when you walk?"

Huo Jinnan remained silent and sat down to one side.

The little guy quickly packed up his drawing book and put it in his small backpack, then looked towards Huo Jinnan, "Are you done with your work?"

Huo Jinnan nodded, "Hmm."

The little guy, thinking of Che Huan he must have seen the morning before, fiddled nervously for a moment, then summoned the courage to look in Huo Jinnan’s direction, "You saw Huanhuan yesterday, right?"

Huo Jinnan responded faintly with a "Hmm."

The little one pursed his lips and looked at Huo Jinnan, "What do you think of Huanhuan?"

"Pretty good," Huo Jinnan said in a low voice, his tone deep and magnetic.

Pretty good?

Did that mean Huo Jinnan also liked her?

After a quiet moment, the little guy pouted, "So you agree to me dating her?"

Huo Jinnan picked up the remote and flipped to the military channel, "Hmm."

Just like that?

The little guy sneaked a glance at Huo Jinnan, feeling pleased, and deftly changed the subject, "Dad, you really love mom, right?"