Bonds of Fury

  Huo Dongming immediately made a few phone calls, asking people to help him find out where Lan Ruomei was.

  He wants to know why Lan Ruomei ran away from her wedding.

  After hanging up the phone, he got back in the car, glanced sarcastically at the Civil Affairs Bureau, and drove away towards the Blue Family Villa in Haoting Garden.

  Half an hour later, he arrived at the Blue's house.

  He met all the members of the Lan family without any surprise, of course, except for Lan Ruomei who had run away from marriage.

  "Fourth Master, Fourth Master." Lan Feifan, who was waiting at the entrance of the villa, immediately stepped forward quickly as soon as he saw Huo Dongming, personally opened the car door for him, and greeted Huo Dongming to get out of the car while anxiously calling him "Fourth Master". Usually, Lan Feifan would address him by his name, but now that Lan Ruomei had suddenly run away from marriage, the Lan family knew they owed an apology to the Huo family, especially to Huo Dongming. Lan Feifan was both angry and terrified in his heart, so he changed the way he addressed him.

  Lan Ruoxi supported Ye Susu at the door, apologetically looking at Huo Dongming who was emitting anger and a rare coldness as he walked out of the car. Even Lan Shao, Lan Ruoyu, who rarely stayed home, stood beside Ye Susu, his face full of apology.

  He Dongming didn't say a word, his sensual lips were pursed tightly, and his handsome face was as hard as marble. His tall and robust body was filled with furious anger from head to toe.

  His gaze first fell on Lan Ruoxi, then swept across the others before he turned his back and strode into the house with a dark face.

  Everyone in the Lan family is here, representing them until now they still haven't found any news of Lan Ruomei.

  "Ruo Xi." Lan Fei Fan saw Huo Dong Ming's anger and his heart grew even more fearful, because the relationship between their two families made him understand Huo Dong Ming better than outsiders. This man was not one to get angry easily, but when he did, it would shock the world! Most importantly, the Lan family owed them an apology. "Ruo Xi, Dong Ming has always been very considerate of you, you must comfort him more and speak on our behalf, your sister..."

  Lan Fei Fan didn't continue speaking, and his originally well-maintained face suddenly seemed to age ten years in an instant.

  He shook his head and sighed at the misfortune of his family, hating himself for not teaching his daughter properly, and followed Ho Tung-ming into the house.

  Lan Ruoxi and others followed him into the house.

  Everyone sat in the hall, no one spoke, it was extremely quiet, but the atmosphere was awkward to the extreme.

  After a long while, He Dongming's sharp eyes lifted up and stared at Lan Feifan, asking coldly: "Tell me, why did Ye Mei want to run away from the marriage?"

  "She... she didn't say anything, just left two letters, one for us and one for you, without giving any reason." Lan Feifan and Ye Susu exchanged a glance, and then Ye Susu answered He Dongming's question. Immediately after that, she got up and personally went to fetch the two letters left by Lan Ruomei.

  Lan Ruoxi quietly brewed a cup of ginseng tea and gently placed it in front of Huo Dongming, saying apologetically: "Dongming brother, have a cup of ginseng tea first to calm down."

  He Dongming didn't pick up the cup of ginseng tea, but instead looked at Lan Ruoxi again, without saying a word.

  Ye Su quickly retrieved the letter left by Lan Ruomei.

  Huò Dōngmíng's letter was still unopened, and no one dared to open it. He took the letter, opened it and read it, his lips pursed even tighter. The letter left by Lán Ruòméi was indeed very simple, with only one sentence: Dongming brother, I'm sorry, I've left, please don't look for me considering we grew up together since childhood.

  Lan Ruomei knew that she couldn't get Ho Dongming's forgiveness for running away from the wedding, so she didn't dare ask him to forgive her because of their long years of love. Instead, she asked him not to look for her because they had grown up together since childhood. She knew about Ho Dongming's power and influence, if he wanted to find her, even if she ran to the ends of the earth, he would still be able to find her.

  The Lan family watched He Dongming cautiously, fearing that he would explode in anger. Fortunately, although He Dongming's face was very ugly, he did not vent his anger on the Lan family. Instead, he fiercely crumpled up the letter left to him by Lan Ruomei and threw it heavily onto the ground far away. Then, he stood up and left coldly.

  "Good nephew." Lan Feifan hastily caught up and intercepted He Dongming, bowing his head with a apologetic face, saying: "Sorry, it's our Lan family that owes you, I'm Lan Feifan, I taught my daughter improperly, sorry."

  He Dongming cast a gloomy glance at Lan Fei Fan, still pursing his lips and saying nothing, then strode past him and walked out.

  "Brother Dongming..."

  Lan Ruoxi's cries were unable to stop him from taking another step forward.

  He Dongming's silence made the Lan family even more frightened and uneasy.

  Before the Ho family could call to scold them, Lan Feifan took his whole family to the Ho's large villa to apologize.

  Huo's family actually didn't know about Lan Ruomei's runaway marriage, Huo Dongming returned home and didn't say a word, directly went upstairs. After reaching the top floor, he called to inform those people that there was no need to look for Lan Ruomei anymore. Even if he found her, she wouldn't marry him anyway.

  He was angry because Lan Ruomei left without telling him the reason. Was it that he didn't do well enough, or did he make her feel uneasy in some way?

  After the Lanz family arrived, the Hos just found out that Lan Ruomei had actually run away, and instantly blew up the pot of the Hos. The anger of the Hos people is imaginable.

  "The wedding is about to take place, and today they all said they went to register, but unexpectedly the bride ran away. Such a thing, I'm afraid only you Lan family can do it. What does your Lan family think of our Huo family? Are we toys? Do you play with us until you're bored and then discard us? What are we going to do now? The wedding is about to take place, all the guests have received their invitations, and nine days later they will gather at the church waiting for the ceremony. Even all the media are looking forward to this wedding... Lan Ruomei actually... isn't she deliberately humiliating our Huo family?" Zhang Hui Lan was furious, her noble demeanor completely gone.

  She actually doesn't like Lan Ruomei that much, and even says she's not satisfied with the Lan sisters. It's just that her son likes her, so she can't say anything. What she really hopes is that Huo Dongming will marry Tong Xuanxuan, the daughter of the Tong family, who are also a prominent family in T City. The Tong family has both power and wealth, making them a suitable match for the Huo family. On the other hand, the Lan family only has wealth but no power, they're just a nouveau riche type, not truly compatible with the Huo family.

  "Sorry."

  The Lan couple didn't dare argue back and just kept saying sorry.

  "You owe it to Dong Ming, you should say these three words to him." Huo Qiming let out a deep sigh, not overblaming his old friend. His son was the pride of heaven, and there were as many women outside who wanted to marry his son as there were hairs on his head, but Lan Ruomei had run away from marriage, he thought it must be because his son had done something wrong.

  Lan Fei Yan responded in succession.

  Unfortunately, when they wanted to apologize in person to Huo Dongming again, Huo Dongming refused to see them and ordered the servants to have them leave the Huo residence.

  The rooftop of the Huo family also has an outdoor swimming pool, just like the Lan family's, but it's about half a size larger. Huo Dongming sat on a lounge chair, gazing up at the blue sky, the sunlight was piercing to the extreme, he slightly narrowed his eyes, and the anger in his heart could not be suppressed. At the same time as being angry, he also felt deeply despondent, having been in love for so many years, Lan Ruomei didn't even tell him the reason for her escape from marriage.

  On the round stone table, as white as jade, several bottles of high-concentration liquor were placed. He, who had never liked to drink heavily, also poured a glass of wine and held it in his hand. Thinking of the fire, he gulped down a few mouthfuls of wine. A cup of yellow wine went into his belly, and his anger mixed with melancholy became even deeper.

  Suddenly, there came a faint sound of footsteps from behind.