Chapter 129 - Identity Recognition
Chapter 129 – Identity Recognition
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Mr. and Mrs. Huo both avoided Si Huan and Huo Tian, afraid that these two rude juniors would embarrass them in front of everyone.
However, Huo Feng could not care so much. Usually, he had to go to school and he did not have any chances to go out by himself on the weekends either. There were countless times in which he wanted to go and look for Huo Feng but failed. At the banquet, however, Mr. Huo could no longer control Huo Feng’s movements.
Huo Tian was chatting with Si Huan and Zhao Feng when she suddenly heard a familiar voice. “Sister.”
Huo Tian turned around and saw a thin but tall youth standing two steps away, looking at her uneasily.
Perhaps because the original Huo Tian’s feelings for her brother were too deep, she subconsciously gave him a big smile. “Brother! You’re here too?”
Huo Feng heaved a sigh of relief when he realized that Huo Tian didn’t seem to show any signs of dislike or rejection toward him when she looked at him.
He came over directly and reached out to hug Huo Tian. He wanted to lean in her embrace like he did when they were young, but after Huo Feng hugged Huo Tian, his movements froze and he let go awkwardly.
“I’m sorry, Sister. I forgot that I’m already so tall. I thought that I would still be able to be hugged by you easily like when I was young.”
Huo Tian was originally shocked by his action, but after hearing what he said, the rejection she felt from being suddenly approached immediately dissipated.
The memories related to Huo Feng rushed out of the mind belonging to the original owner of this body. Huo Tian did not need any time to get used to it and easily accepted her brother’s closeness.
She tiptoed slightly and patted his head gently just like how Huo Tian had done to Huo Feng when he was young. “Brother is very good. You don’t have to apologize.”
Huo Feng obediently bent his knees a little so that Huo Tian could reach his head, looking like a little puppy.
Zhao Feng saw the cheerful and harmonious relationship between the siblings and couldn’t help but shake his head. He whispered into Si Huan’s ear, “Ah Huan, you have to be careful of Huo Feng. I vaguely heard that he’s a ruthless guy. I didn’t expect him to be so good at pretending in front of Huo Tian. Moreover, Huo Tian likes this too. The situation is very disadvantageous for you…”
Si Huan took a sip of water and suppressed the mild displeasure in his heart. His calm expression did not reveal any emotions.
He glanced at Huo Feng, who was smiling extremely brightly in front of Huo Tian and said indifferently, “He’s still a child. Why should I be careful of him?”
“You can’t say that.” Zhao Feng was anxious for his friend. “The children these days are all very shrewd. How can you let your guard down? Look at him. Does he look like an innocent and naive child?”
“No matter how shrewd he is, when he uses his younger brother’s identity to get close to Huo Tian, he has lost any chances of advancing any further.”
Si Huan smiled and said, “Tiantian doesn’t like a disorderly life. She puts a label on every person who appears around her. She will always see Huo Feng as her younger brother. No matter what Huo Feng does, Tiantian will not change her recognition toward his identity.”
Zhao Feng thought about it for a while before he understood what Si Huan’s words meant.
He looked a little conflicted. “You mean that Huo Tian has defined the people around her clearly—family, friends, teachers, classmates, passersby… just like how people distinguish their friends list into groups?”
Si Huan nodded and looked at Zhao Feng pitifully. “Tiantian must have categorized you into a passerby group previously, that’s why she doesn’t remember you.”
Zhao Feng’s expression changed several times. He wanted to be angry, but he didn’t dare to show it in front of Si Huan. He could only vent his dissatisfaction on his good friend. “If I’m a passerby, then which group are you assigned to? Friends? Doesn’t that mean you’ll be treated as a good friend for the rest of your life?”
“…” Si Huan couldn’t be bothered with this ‘passerby’ who had lost his cool and was attacking indiscriminately.
However, Zhao Feng thought that he had poked Si Huan’s sore spot. He felt that Si Huan’s treatment in Huo Tian’s heart was not much better than his own. Only then did he feel a little better.
The two siblings seemed to have endless things to say. Zhao Feng found it boring, so started to talk about other stuff with Si Huan.
“He Yu isn’t here yet. I don’t know if he doesn’t want to attend the Si Family’s banquet or if he has other plans. Recently, the Hein Corporation seems to have been up to a lot of tricks. I vaguely heard that he wants to explore development into new energy…”
Zhao Feng frowned as he spoke. “I keep feeling that this new energy project is targeted toward your Si Family. If the new energy development is capable of providing energy on a large scale, will your family’s energy business be impacted?”
“The future will be dominated by new energy. If the Si Family doesn’t want to be abandoned by the waves of the era, they have to start looking into transforming their businesses. Hein Corporation has always wanted to enter the energy industry and they are considered smart if they can think of starting with new energy and finding another route in an attempt to overtake the Si Family.
Zhao Feng had to give in to his friend who could remain calm no matter what happened. He was about to continue nagging when he saw a commotion at the entrance of the banquet hall. Then, he saw the person they were talking about entering..