Chapter 71: Chasing the Wife Through a Crematorium?

Huo Yunzhe was in a complete state of disarray after fleeing the hospital.
Not only were there several footprints staining his haute couture suit, but he had even lost one of his leather shoes.
He looked utterly wretched.
Yet what angered him even more was that Xu Xu's good-for-nothing husband had actually managed to resolve the situation.
"Humph, it was sheer dumb luck. Does he really think he's somebody important?" Huo Yunzhe couldn't help cursing under his breath.
However, the most pressing matter at hand was to fix this mess.
Aside from the vitriol spewed by netizens, there was also the impression Xu Xu held of him.
With that thought in mind, Huo Yunzhe hurried back to change his clothes, tidied up his appearance, and recorded a video to post online.
"…I am deeply sorry for the events online. I was simply momentarily blinded."
In the video, Huo Yunzhe wore a tailored high-end suit, looking like a respectable gentleman on the surface.
"Xu Xu, I only love you too much. I want you to forgive me," Huo Yunzhe said with an expression of utmost sincerity. "I truly know I was wrong. Can you give me another chance?"
This deeply affectionate confession by Huo Yunzhe instantly whitewashed the majority of his wrongdoings. While a few people still bashed him, most felt that he was a prodigal son who had finally returned to the right path.
Even some hopelessly romantic fans began shipping them enthusiastically.
[Isn't this the classic trope of a ruthless chaser making up for his mistakes in love?]
[Getting his brain scrambled by love for a moment—what kind of idol drama plot is this? I'm totally hooked!]
[He's actually kind of handsome, hey.]
Xu Yaru, who had been constantly monitoring the online trends, naturally saw the video posted by Huo Yunzhe.
Watching Huo Yunzhe make such a high-profile and proactive move to reconcile with Xu Xu, along with the comments filling the section below, she was so furious she felt like grinding her teeth to dust.
Why...
Why was it that things Xu Yaru had schemed and exhausted herself for could be obtained by Xu Xu with such effortless ease?
If they hadn't been switched at birth, the person Huo Yunzhe loved should have been her!
"No, if this goes on, my position as Mrs. Huo won't be secure..."
Xu Yaru anxiously put away her phone, pacing back and forth in the room with a heart full of nervous apprehension.
Yet how could she win back Huo Yunzhe's heart?
Huo Yunzhe's entire mind was focused on Xu Xu right now; even though she was carrying his child in her womb, he didn't care in the least!
It seemed that if she wanted to firmly secure her position as Mrs. Huo, she would have to try a different approach.
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The Huo family residence in Haishi.
Inside the spacious and brightly lit villa living room, Xu Yaru tried her best to sit up straight, maintaining a proper and poised smile on her face.
Seated beside her, Mrs. Huo set down her teacup and said indifferently, "Is there something you needed today?"
"Auntie, I'm pregnant."
Xu Yaru bluntly confessed, fixing her gaze intently on Mrs. Huo's face to observe her reaction.
Mrs. Huo merely looked slightly surprised for a brief second before returning to a calm expression.
This caused Xu Yaru's heart to skip a beat.
"Are you... coming to me for accountability?" Mrs. Huo looked at Xu Yaru with an ambiguous smile. "Wanting to marry my Yunzhe?"
"Yes, I love Brother Yunzhe." Withstanding the immense pressure, Xu Yaru gave a difficult nod. "I want to marry him."
A trace of disdain, however, flashed across Mrs. Huo's eyes.
Although Xu Yaru was the true biological daughter of the Xu family, Mrs. Huo truly looked down on her.
After all, having grown up in a small, remote village, she exuded a rustic, impoverished air from head to toe.
Such a woman was simply unworthy of her son.
"Auntie, I heard that the Beijing Huo family has been searching for a divine doctor recently!"
Seeing that Mrs. Huo didn't take her seriously at all, Xu Yaru gritted her teeth and pulled out her backup plan.
Before coming here, she had investigated the matter: Mr. and Mrs. Huo had been desperately trying to curry favor with the Beijing Huo family ever since they were cast out of the main family clan.
"Indeed. So what?"
"You and Uncle must also want to find the whereabouts of the divine doctor, right?" Xu Yaru revealed a look of absolute certainty. "If I can find the divine doctor, would you, Auntie, be willing to consent to the marriage between Brother Yunzhe and me?"
"You?" Mrs. Huo looked Xu Yaru up and down.
Though she didn't believe the girl could actually find him, having one more person searching meant an extra sliver of hope. "If you truly can find him, I can promise to let you and the child in your belly enter the Huo family."
Xu Yaru was instantly overjoyed. "Alright, it's a deal then."
She would definitely find the divine doctor and marry into the Huo family!