Back To The 90s: The Resilient Daughter-In-Law
Chapter 697 - Chapter 697 Chapter 696 I Dont Smoke _1

Chapter 697: Chapter 696: I Don’t Smoke _1 Chapter 697: Chapter 696: I Don’t Smoke _1 “It’s me!” Yin Nan didn’t bother with an umbrella, his handsome face covered in small raindrops, his spectacles wet from the drizzle. Advised by their nuisance, he finally decided to remove them. However, his demeanor, hidden usually behind these glasses, seemed even more striking now.

So much so, he turned his heads.

“I’m sorry! I only just returned.” Yin Nan’s voice was full of unutterable guilt and self-blame, predominantly colored by regret and pain. He only went abroad to attend a meeting and, upon return, was greeted by a terrible surprise.

Yin Nan’s hand clenched tightly into a fist, his shadowy grimace radiating fury.

Whoever it was, once he found out, they would inevitably pay the price.

Huo Linong didn’t have the audacity to blame others. Hearing Yin Nan’s apology, his heart ached more than anyone else’s. As a close uncle to Huo Dongfeng who had just arrived, he was the one who should be apologizing.

The two stood before Huo Dongfeng’s tombstone, looking at the imposing figure of the general engraved on it, their expressions filled with pain.

Huo Beijiang wasn’t in the mood to stand around watching the two compete over their miseries. Turning his back on them, he found a clear spot, lit a cigarette, and slowly began to smoke.

From the moment he watched Huo Dongfeng’s body being laid to rest in the cemetery, he buried his pain deep within.

He sat on the stone dais in the flower bed, leisurely blowing smoke rings, his mind preoccupied with what he needed to do next, speculating about the identity of the unseen perpetrator his father had refused to reveal.

Who had kidnapped Huo Linong?

This was completely unexpected. His father usually kept a low profile and never abused the power and influence of the Huo family. So, theoretically, he shouldn’t have had any enemies. However, he was kidnapped nonetheless.

“Ning Di!” Huo Beijiang called out.

Ning Di appeared like a ghost and saluted him crisply.

“Commander!”

“Don’t be so rigid.” Huo Beijiang beckoned him over and handed him a cigarette from his pack.

Ning Di blushed, “Cough… Commander, I don’t smoke.”

Huo Beijiang was hugely disappointed, “You follow me and you don’t smoke?”

“I don’t. When I first joined the special forces, the instructor said we shouldn’t smoke.”

“The instructor also said we shouldn’t sleep! Why do you sleep every day?”

Ning Di was left speechless by Huo Beijiang’s retort. He realized he could not argue with the commander, so he decided to light the cigarette and take a puff. His face instantly turned red.

“How is it? Not bad, right?”

“Not at all!” He was almost choked by the smoke.

“You have to learn today. How can you not smoke when you’re with me? It’s a required course,” said the domineering man.

Ning Di laughed bitterly in his heart, knowing his boss was in a bad mood and found a way to torment him. He wished Lin Yizhong were here. That guy was a chain smoker who was always coveting Huo Beijiang’s quality cigarettes.

“Ning Di, who do you think kidnapped my dad?”

“A woman.” On mentioning business, Ning Di’s expression turned even more serious. “When we were in the gunfight, the enemy didn’t play their cards fully. Hence, I presume the person must be acquainted with Principal Huo.”

Huo Beijiang sneered, “Could it be another old girlfriend?” The mere mention of his father’s previous love interest, Jing Tong, made him nauseous.

The old man had a great sense of judgement, except when it came to women.

“Bring her to me, even if I have to dig three feet under. You must find that person for me.” He flicked the ashes off his cigarette, squinting at the growing rain without caring that his clothes were soaking.

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