Pan Huixin propped herself up and said, "Fourth Brother Huo, you clearly know I like you, so why can’t you give me a chance?" When Huo Jingrui heard this, he stopped in his tracks. He hadn’t said anything in public before because Pan Huixin had always been trying to get close to him without actually expressing her feelings, so it wasn’t appropriate for him to say anything. Now that she had chosen to confront him in front of so many people, trying to put him on the spot, he saw his chance. "Pan Huixin, I’m in a relationship, so please watch your words." He thought for a moment and continued, "As for you saying you like me, let me make it clear: we’ve never had any involvement, nor do I intend for us to have any. I don’t want my partner to misunderstand." Oh my god, what a shocking piece of gossip! The icy King Huo Yan, Deputy Regimental Commander Huo, actually has a partner? When did this happen? Following behind, Liu Cheng also hadn’t anticipated his Deputy Regimental Commander would move so swiftly, and he couldn’t help but curl his lips into a smile. Indeed, with Chuyunyi being so outstanding, it’s only natural for the Deputy Regimental Commander to be interested. Upon hearing this, Pan Huixin was dumbfounded. "What? You’re in a relationship? How come I didn’t know?" As soon as she said this, not only Huo Jingrui but also the onlookers thought, Does this girl have a problem with her brain? He’s in a relationship. What does that have to do with you? Why should he let you know? Huo Jingrui said with sarcasm in his eyes, "Who are you to me? Why should I tell you? If you hadn’t come here today spouting nonsense, I wouldn’t have even bothered with you. Let me reiterate: I have a partner. I don’t want any relationship with any other woman, including a presumptuous person like you. Please stay away from me from now on." With that, he turned and strode away, leaving a crowd of onlookers staring at each other in confusion. It didn’t take half a day for the news of King Huo Yan having a partner to spread throughout the military base. For a time, many young women who harbored a secret crush on Deputy Regimental Commander Huo felt quite disheartened. Huo Shanhe also received a phone call from an old friend as soon as the news broke. "Commander Huo, congratulations!" Huo Shanhe held the receiver, completely puzzled. "This is out of the blue. What’s the happy occasion?" Guan Yueyang burst into laughter before replying, "Your Old Four has finally found someone! Wouldn’t you call that a happy occasion? I’m telling you, you owe me a meal. I’ve been eyeing your good wines for a long time now." Huo Shanhe looked completely bewildered. "What are you talking about?" Guan Yueyang, with a smug ’I-knew-you’d-be-confused’ expression, said proudly, "Don’t be upset. Your son is a soldier under my command, so isn’t it normal for me to get the news first?" Huo Shanhe finally caught on. "You’re saying Jingrui has a partner? Is it true?" Guan Yueyang quickly pressed for his reward. "That fine wine of yours... I’ve been thinking about it for a while..." Huo Shanhe couldn’t care less about anything else. "Fine, fine, fine, it’s yours, all yours! Just tell me, what exactly happened?" Guan Yueyang’s face was full of triumphant laughter. "Today, that girl from the Pan Family came looking for Jingrui. He probably didn’t want to get entangled with her, so he announced he had a partner. Well? Isn’t that a cause for celebration?" Huo Shanhe’s face lit up with joy. "It certainly is a cause for celebration! I can’t talk more now. Come over when you’re free, and I’ll make sure there’s plenty of good wine." Guan Yueyang was delighted. "Alright, you said it yourself! Don’t go back on your word later. I’ll have those two bottles of fine wine I saw last time." Follow current novels on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝕟𝕖𝕥 Huo Shanhe wanted to call his wife immediately. "Fine, fine, fine, you can have whichever ones you want." Guan Yueyang finally relented. "Then it’s a deal." After saying this, he hung up the phone with a gleeful expression, thinking to himself, Even though I can’t stand Pan Huixin either, if it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have been able to trick my old friend out of his good wine.