Chapter 184: 181. Betrayed by All and Left Alone

When Zhang Ran returned to the hospital room, he saw that the few people there were all chatting heatedly; the atmosphere did not look heavy in the slightest, but rather appeared somewhat relaxed.

Seeing Zhang Ran approach, Huo Xin smiled and said, "This time, we really owe it to Brother Zhang. If it weren't for Brother Zhang, we wouldn't have known what to do."

"If I were in her shoes back then, I reckon I would also insist on marrying no one but Brother Zhang."

The last sentence sounded like a joke, but in truth, Huo Xin really did have such thoughts in her heart.

It was for no other reason than that at her moment of distress, at a time when she felt nothing but despair, such a person had appeared before her.

Those things that were as difficult as ascending to heaven for her, things that made her despair, seemed like nothing at all in this person's eyes, and he solved them with a casual wave of his hand.

Wasn't it just like that this time?

Her group had been at their wits' end, timid and hesitant; they wanted to call the police but didn't dare, and they wanted to take Huo Zhiyuan out but had no way to do so.

But ever since Zhang Ran arrived, he had solved the matter with almost no hesitation or wavering, and in such a forceful manner, too.

How could such a person not leave a deep impression, and how could a young girl not be moved?

Hearing Huo Xin's words, Zhang Siyan looked at her with a strange expression; was she trying to flirt with her own father right in front of his daughter?

Zhang Ran coughed and didn't respond; after all, his daughter was right there. If Zhang Siyan hadn't been present, he might have been able to say a few flirtatious things, but for now, it was better to behave himself.

"Brother Zhang, bring those people over. I happen to have things I want to ask them." At this moment, Huo Zhiyuan spoke.

Once these words were out, everyone in the room fell silent. No one had brought up this topic earlier precisely because they were afraid of hurting or distressing Huo Zhiyuan.

Huo Zhiyuan was their own daughter; that they could actually do such a thing—the blow to Huo Zhiyuan was unimaginable.

But when Huo Xin looked at Huo Zhiyuan with concern, she discovered that her sister's eyes were very calm, and she did not seem angry at all.

Zhang Ran nodded and said, "As long as you've made up your mind."

He then had He Yong call Zhao Hu. Regarding Zhao Hu and his people, Zhang Ran had truly not intended to hold them accountable for much before.

Firstly, they hadn't known much back then, and secondly, it could be considered a parting gift from Zhang Ran for the sake of their past acquaintance.

But it was one thing for Zhang Ran not to seek them out, and quite another for Zhao Hu to deliver himself to his doorstep, especially after getting involved in such a matter.

Zhao Hu, trembling with fear, brought Huo San and the others over, then stood carefully to one side.

When Huo Li, Sun Guilan, and Huo San saw that Huo Zhiyuan had regained consciousness, they were clearly stunned.

"How is this possible?" Sun Guilan muttered.

Huo Li was the same; he had been certain that Huo Zhiyuan would never wake up, leaving him room to maneuver, but now...

"Why did you do this?" Huo Zhiyuan asked with a calm expression.

Sun Guilan reacted quite quickly at this moment and immediately began her performance.

"Ah, Er Ya, you're awake! That's great, that's truly great." Sun Guilan feigned a look of joy.

However, upon seeing her performance, Huo Zhiyuan showed a look of disgust.

"Stop performing in front of me. I know everything. And you might have forgotten, but the food you sent over in the last two days is still at my house; if I'm not mistaken, it should still be in the refrigerator," Huo Zhiyuan said in a cold tone. Knowing about the prolonged poisoning and what Sun Guilan and the others had done, the rest was not hard to guess.

Her nanny was perhaps kind-hearted, so she usually kept the food Sun Guilan sent in the refrigerator for a day or two, just in case Huo Zhiyuan suddenly wanted to eat it and she could heat it up a little.

Upon hearing Huo Zhiyuan's words, Sun Guilan stood frozen on the spot.

"Why? I should have done everything I could for you all these years, right? Why would you still do this?" Huo Zhiyuan asked again.

This time, Sun Guilan stopped pretending and pointed directly at Huo Zhiyuan's nose, cursing: "It's all because of you, you ungrateful wretch! Tell me, why did you have to make that will? Huh? You'd rather throw the money away for nothing than give it to our Huo Family? Have you forgotten? You are also a member of our Huo Family!"

Hearing her words, everyone in the room showed expressions of astonishment. A will?

None of them had ever heard that Huo Zhiyuan had made a will! Even Huo Xin didn't know.

Huo Zhiyuan also frowned. How did Sun Guilan know about the will?

Furthermore, she had been planning to revoke the will when she had time recently, as she had already prepared to leave her assets to Zhang Siyan.

After finishing her cursing, Sun Guilan didn't seem satisfied and pointed at Huo Xin, scolding her too: "Don't think your second sister thinks much of you; there isn't a penny for you in her will either. You're all a bunch of ingrates."

Huo Xin didn't feel much after hearing this; instead, she said mockingly, "Why should I have my second sister's money? And why should she give it to me?"

"We're ingrates? For all these years, who provided for your food and clothing? Who let you live such a good life? Huh?"

Ever since that incident, Huo Xin had not felt a shred of affection for these parents, so she felt no burden at all when scolding them.

Seeing Huo Xin dare to talk back, Sun Guilan immediately wanted to start cursing again, but she was stopped by a shout from Huo Zhiyuan.

"I see. So you were never satisfied. You should have said so earlier; if you had, I wouldn't have given you anything long ago," Huo Zhiyuan said, seemingly mocking herself, then added: "Are you going to the police station to turn yourselves in, or should I have the police come to arrest you?"

Hearing Huo Zhiyuan's words, Sun Guilan and Huo San were both stunned. They had originally thought that Huo Zhiyuan would at most sever ties with them, but they hadn't expected that she would actually want to send them to prison.

"You... what did you say?" Sun Guilan seemed unable to believe Huo Zhiyuan's words.

"Rest assured, no matter what, your blood still flows in my veins, so when you die, my third sister and I will go to collect your ashes and bury them," Huo Zhiyuan said in a very cold tone.

From beginning to end, she did not look at Huo Li once, but Huo Li's fate would be the same as Sun Guilan's.

But at this moment, Huo Li suddenly said: "Second sister, I knew nothing about this matter. I didn't know that Mom and Dad would actually do such a thing. Everything was done by them alone; I really didn't know."

He then looked at Sun Guilan and Huo San and said: "Mom, Dad, how could you do such a thing? I truly feel ashamed to have parents like you."

Once these words were out, Sun Guilan and Huo San looked at Huo Li in utter disbelief. If Huo Zhiyuan's decision earlier had only left them incredulous and angry, Huo Li's words now made them feel despair!