What to Do If I Become the Villain's Daughter

11.

"Good morning, Ning Ning. I'm Huo Yueze."

Huo Ning gazed drowsily at the young man in the living room. He appeared to be about 14 or 15 years old, standing at 5'7", wearing a white hoodie with a Jupiter pattern, paired with a blue down jacket and black jeans.

His short, naturally curly brown hair framed strikingly handsome features. He was the very picture of a lively young master.

"Hello," Huo Ning mumbled, a bit wilted from being dragged out of bed early by Huo Xiaozheng to meet a guest.

She wore a set of pink coral fleece Guilin dog pajamas. Her small, somewhat gaunt face drooped, and her hair, not yet smoothed after crawling out of bed, stood up in all directions. Her almond-shaped eyes seemed covered by a layer of mist, and her words came out slow and sticky.

Huo Xiaozheng came down the stairs from the second floor, carrying a long Hanfu cloak. He walked up to Huo Ning, turned the barely-awake child around, and fastened the cloak for her.

"You should call Huo Yueze 'brother'," Huo Xiaozheng reminded her.

Huo Ning obediently turned and softly called out, "Hello, Brother Yueze."

"Hello, little sister Ning Ning," Huo Yueze responded smoothly.

Huo Ning felt a bit speechless: What kind of Dream of the Red Chamber, Grand View Garden dialogue was this...

"I'm very busy today, so Yueze will keep you company. You..." Huo Xiaozheng was about to tell her not to build such terrifying snowmen, but after a moment's thought, he realized this might be a way for her to release her inner feelings, so instead he said:

"Have fun playing."

If you can't beat them, join them.

Huo Yueze was shocked: Who was this soft-spoken man? Where was his cold, domineering uncle?

"Huo Yueze, take good care of your sister." When addressing Huo Yueze, Huo Xiaozheng reverted to his usual aloof and cold demeanor, his tone carrying the chill of winter snow.

Huo Yueze thought: Ah, there's my real uncle.

"Yes, Uncle," he replied.

Due to yesterday's blizzard warning, schools in South City had been closed for the past few days. When Huo Yueze received Huo Xiaozheng's call, he thought he must have committed some grave error to have disturbed this formidable figure in his family.

But instead...

Huo Yueze looked down at the little bean in front of him.

After breakfast, Aunt Xu had given the little one a wash. Her previously messy hair was now braided into two small pigtails hanging over her shoulders. She wore a pink fluffy hat with rabbit ears, a matching pink cashmere top and skirt, paired with warm snow boots.

Outside, the wind howled, but the little one's outfit ensured not a single breeze would touch her.

Before Huo Ning woke up, the housekeeper had briefly explained her identity to Huo Yueze. As for Huo Ning's mother, the housekeeper didn't say much.

Recently, the affairs between the Huo family and the Jiang family had been the talk of the town, and everyone in the old mansion was curious about this little girl. Even Grandfather had called to ask, but Uncle had consistently refused to explain further, so everyone could only wait for Uncle to bring her over himself.

Unexpectedly, Huo Yueze had become the first person to meet the little girl.

This added a sense of pride to Huo Yueze's heart.