Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

”This is Jiang Heng’s territory.” You Jiaoyang looked disapprovingly at Xu Xingguang and said, ”You came to West Continent City alone, be careful, Jiang Heng might target you.”

You Jiaoyang was worried about Xu Xingguang.

Although their relationship was complex, You Jiaoyang didn’t want to see Xu Xingguang killed by Jiang Heng.

Xu Xingguang would never associate the foolish things You Jingqiu and You Mingyue did with You Jiaoyang. For Xu Xingguang, regarding his half-brother You Jiaoyang, there was no hatred or grievance, but also no trust or respect.

Keeping their distance and pretending the other didn’t exist was the best approach for them.

Seeing that You Jiaoyang was genuinely worried about him, Xu Xingguang explained to put him at ease: ”No need to worry, my novel’s film rights were sold, and I came here with the crew to shoot the movie, not alone.”

Upon hearing this, You Jiaoyang finally felt relieved.

Xu Xingguang scrutinized the woman who seemed to be ’Huo Xin’ and asked You Jiaoyang, ”You Jiaoyang, is this your friend?”

Xu Xingguang had seen the photos of Huo Xin in Huo Wen’an’s camera. In her girlhood, Huo Xin had a round and captivating egg-shaped face and innocent yet clear peach blossom eyes. But the woman in the black dress before him had eyes as cold as a viper.

She was very unlikely to be Huo Xin.

Could Huo Wen’an have been mistaken?

Hearing Xu Xingguang’s question, You Jiaoyang felt a bit awkward.

He licked his lips, just about to nod, when the woman in the black dress behind him finally spoke. Her voice was magnificent, like heavy metal music, yet her tone was extremely cold: ”I’m his boss.”

You Jiaoyang was a member of the Xia Country Alliance Government, and his boss should be the President of the Alliance Government.

So, what the woman referred to as ’boss’ was most likely a sponsor.

Seeing You Jiaoyang’s slightly pale face and his expression of embarrassment and restraint, Xu Xingguang knew his assumption was correct.

But why did You Jiaoyang need a sponsor?

Even if You Mingyue divorced Chu Zimu, and the Xu Family lost the backing of the Chu Family, You Jiaoyang still had a decent job.

He shouldn’t need a sponsor.

Unless there was something else going on.

”Is there anything else to discuss? If not, you should come with me.” The woman in the black dress lost her patience and reminded You Jiaoyang: ”Your time is what I pay for, You Jiaoyang, missing work will lead to deductions.”

You Jiaoyang didn’t dare to look Xu Xingguang in the eyes and said with his head down, ”Xu Xingguang, I have something to do, I’ll leave first.”

”Hold on.” Huo Wen’an finally arrived at the scene.

Seeing Huo Wen’an, You Jiaoyang’s expression changed slightly, but he said nothing. The woman in the black dress also glanced at Huo Wen’an, but unexpectedly, she recognized him.

”Captain Huo?” The woman’s tone carried a hint of surprise and amusement.

It was unbelievable that the dignified Lord Captain of Divine Concealment Island would appear at the night market in West Continent City.

Who would believe it if they heard?

As soon as the woman in the black dress spoke, Huo Wen’an knew the woman was intelligent.

But his sister Huo Xin was a mentally challenged girl.

”You know me?” Staring at the captivating face of the woman in the black dress, which bore a 70-80% resemblance to Huo Xin, Huo Wen’an asked in a deliberately composed manner: ”May I have your name, miss?”

The woman in the black dress spoke coldly with her magnificent voice: ”Captain Huo, your identity is esteemed. Naturally, more people know you than you know. We won’t have the chance to meet again, so there’s no need to know.”

The woman in the black dress had no intention of chatting with Huo Wen’an and Xu Xingguang. She glanced at You Jiaoyang and said, ”Come back with me.” With that, the woman walked away in her high heels.

You Jiaoyang said goodbye to Xu Xingguang and chased after her.

Huo Wen’an suddenly called out resolutely to the back of the woman in the black dress, ”Huo Xin!”

The woman in the black dress had no reaction, while You Jiaoyang looked at the woman walking in front with some surprise.

Who was Huo Xin?

Was she a relative of Captain Huo?

Seeing the woman in the black dress show no special reaction upon hearing the name, Xu Xingguang understood that Huo Wen’an was mistaken.

She held Huo Wen’an’s hand and shook her head at him: ”Brother A Zui, she’s not Huo Xin.”

But Huo Wen’an was unwilling to accept this fact.

After searching for Huo Xin for so many years, this was the first time he had encountered a woman who resembled her. Even if the other person was mentally normal, entirely different from Huo Xin, he still refused to give up lightly.

He stared intensely at the woman’s back and suddenly called out hoarsely, ”Sis!”

The woman in the black dress still remained indifferent.

You Jiaoyang couldn’t help but ask the woman in the black dress, ”Do you know him?”

The woman in the black dress sneered, rolling her eyes at You Jiaoyang and said, ”Do you think I look like him?”

No.

Not in the slightest.

The only similarity between them lay in their equally ruthless methods.

Huo Wen’an suddenly grasped Xu Xingguang’s hand and moved quickly toward the woman in the black dress. He walked somewhat hastily, and his frail body seemed ready to collapse at any moment.

”You are Huo Xin, aren’t you?” Huo Wen’an questioned the woman in the black dress furiously: ”Why won’t you answer me?”

Gradually, some people began to notice the commotion here.

The woman in the black dress didn’t like being in the spotlight, and she had to stop, turning around to look at the disheveled Huo Wen’an, arms folded. ”Captain Huo.”

The woman in the black dress tilted her head, asking him: ”Who is Huo Xin?”

Huo Wen’an replied, ”She’s my sister.”

The woman in the black dress clearly didn’t believe Huo Wen’an’s words, and she sneered, directly exposing his lie: ”As far as I know, you don’t have a sister; you have only one younger brother.”

Having little patience, the woman in the black dress coldly warned Huo Wen’an: ”Captain Huo, being mistaken for someone else’s substitute is not a pleasant thing. Please don’t follow me or say strange things to me again.”

”I’m not the Huo Xin you’re looking for, nor do I know who Huo Xin is.”

”You Jiaoyang, come with me.” The woman in the black dress left with You Jiaoyang, her back decisive.