Cutesy Wife Sweet Like Honey: Mr. Mu's Nightly Dote!

"The evil stepmom is right!" This was the first time Huo Jiantian clapped and cheered in agreement with something Ling Yueyue said.

Huo Junmo sat beside them, watching the two of them sing in harmony like a double act. His brows twitched, the corner of his mouth jerked, but he didn’t say anything, just quietly listened from the side.

Before long, the waiter began bringing their dishes up one after another.

Smelling the sizzling steak on the table, Huo Jiantian literally started drooling.

Seeing Huo Jiantian looking that greedy and hungry, Ling Yueyue couldn’t help teasing, "Look at you, you little glutton. Do you even know how to use a knife and fork?"

"I’ve never had Western food before, of course I don’t know how! But I’m so smart, I’ll pick it up in no time!" As he spoke, he really did put on a show of it, fork in his left hand, knife in his right, launching an attack on the steak.

Unfortunately, after battling the steak for quite a while, he still couldn’t successfully cut off a piece and get it into his mouth.

Watching how clumsy he was, Ling Yueyue shook her head helplessly, then simply took the knife and fork from his hands. With practiced ease, she cut the big piece of steak into small bite-sized pieces for him, explaining the trick as she went and teaching him how to cut steak.

Sitting beside Ling Yueyue, watching her patiently and carefully cutting his steak for him, Huo Jiantian couldn’t help staring, a bit dazed. Gradually, without even noticing, his eyes turned red.

Huo Junmo sat there, looking at Ling Yueyue’s attentive manner. His gaze softened, his eyes filled with quiet satisfaction.

"Okay, you can eat now!" Once she’d finished cutting the whole piece of steak, Ling Yueyue pushed the plate of cut steak over to Huo Jiantian. "I just taught you for quite a while—did you learn it?"

Huo Jiantian speared a piece of steak with his fork and put it into his mouth, eating in silence without answering her.

Seeing he wouldn’t say anything, Ling Yueyue knocked his forehead hard and snapped, "I knew it, you definitely didn’t learn! Makes sense though—with those clumsy hands of yours, how could you possibly get it?"

Huo Jiantian rubbed his sore head, protesting, "What are you talking about! I did learn. I’ll cut it myself later, I don’t need you to! Hmph!"

Ling Yueyue shot back immediately, "Fine, you do the next steak yourself. I’m not helping. If you can’t manage it, just grab the whole thing and eat it as is!"

Huo Jiantian pouted, scoffing, "Hmph, then don’t help. Stingy!"

"You...!" Ling Yueyue was so annoyed she raised her hand, about to knock his head again. But after a second thought, she pulled it back, sat down, and went back to eating her own food.

"Hmph!" Huo Jiantian snorted heavily through his nose, then continued eating the steak that Ling Yueyue had cut for him with a perfectly clear conscience.

It didn’t take long for Huo Jiantian to polish off one whole steak, and he immediately started on the second one.

After Ling Yueyue’s little lesson just now, Huo Jiantian’s movements were still awkward, but he could barely manage to cut the steak and get pieces into his mouth.

Seeing Huo Jiantian successfully cut off pieces of steak and put them into his mouth, Ling Yueyue raised her eyebrows and generously offered praise. "Didn’t expect that—you’re picking it up pretty fast!"

Huo Jiantian lifted his chin proudly. "Of course. I’m smart to begin with!"

"Compliment you twice and you’re already floating. You really can’t handle praise." Ling Yueyue pursed her lips, too lazy to keep talking to him, and buried her head, quietly continuing to eat.

Once the meal was over, the family of three strolled around near the restaurant for a bit, then finally drove home.

When the car drove up to the gate of the courtyard and was about to pull in, they saw a few people pacing outside the yard, walking back and forth. Because it was so dark and the headlights were glaring, Ling Yueyue couldn’t see clearly at first. But when the car reached the gate and the people lingering outside turned around, Ling Yueyue completely froze.

The people standing at the gate were actually her parents, along with her older and younger sisters.

She... How did they find this place? How could they possibly know about it?

Ever since she smashed her phone last time and changed her number, she’d completely cut ties with that family. She thought she would never see them again for the rest of her life. She hadn’t expected—hadn’t expected them to actually track her down here.

Clearly, they were here waiting for her to come home.

When Ling Yueyue saw the people waiting outside the courtyard gate, of course Huo Junmo saw them too. He gave Ling’s father a cool glance, then turned his gaze to Ling Yueyue.

Seeing Ling Yueyue’s face gone pale, lips turning bluish, and her hands on her legs faintly trembling, Huo Junmo felt a pang in his chest. He reached out and covered her shaking hands.

Ling Yueyue’s fists were clenched tight. She looked at Huo Junmo and said in a trembling voice, "Dr... drive in... just drive straight in. Don’t get out of the car!"

"Mm." Huo Junmo nodded.

Unfortunately, just as he stopped the car and was waiting for the gate to open, Ling’s father and mother, along with the two sisters outside, suddenly surged over. The older and younger sisters blocked the front of the car, while Ling’s father and mother ran to the driver’s and passenger side, pounding hard on the windows.

Broken bits of sound filtered in from outside, so the people in the car could only vaguely tell they were talking, but couldn’t make out what they were saying at all.

The people outside couldn’t see clearly into the car, but the ones sitting inside could see the people outside perfectly.

Looking at her mother’s face blown up huge against the window, Ling Yueyue said angrily, "Don’t roll it down. Just go straight in."

Huo Junmo said gently, "If I drive in, the four of them will get hurt."

"...!" Hearing what Huo Junmo said, Ling Yueyue instantly fell silent. She didn’t say to drive in anymore, but she also didn’t say to open the door or the window and talk to the people outside.

Sitting in the back seat, Huo Jiantian noticed something was off with Ling Yueyue and quickly asked with concern, "Evil stepmom, who are they? Why are they blocking our gate?"

"No idea. Just some strangers." Ling Yueyue replied absent-mindedly, then pulled out her phone from her pocket and dialed the number for the villa. After a moment, someone picked up, and she said to the butler on the line, "Butler, send people out here right away. There are four lunatics outside. Have them chased away."

Huo Junmo: "..."

Huo Jiantian: "..."

Huo Jiantian and Huo Junmo both looked at Ling Yueyue. Only after she hung up did Huo Junmo say gently, "Do you remember what I told you—that no matter what happens, I’ll carry it for you? Did something happen? Your hands are freezing, and your palms are soaked with sweat." As he spoke, afraid she would deny it, he took her tightly clenched fist and turned her palm upward.

Ling Yueyue shook her head, her eyes unfocused, her voice weak. "It’s fine, it’s fine, really. Once the servants drive these four people away, we can go in."

Huo Junmo’s brows furrowed even tighter. In a low voice he called, "Yueyue..."