"ah!"

Immediately, Huo Aiyun's husband, He Ming, entered through the door, one hand around Su Jing's neck, the other holding a gun, which he pointed at her temple!

"Aunt Jing!" Qiao Wanwan exclaimed in surprise!

"Don't come any closer!" He Ming glared and warned, "If anyone dares to come any closer, I'll shoot her dead!"

"Uncle, are you crazy?" Huo Shiqian said, "Let go of my mother!"

"Shi Qian, you forced us into this!" He Ming said helplessly. "If you had just found a way to save your cousin, none of this would have happened. Why did you have to push me to the point of pointing a gun at you?"

"Uncle, calm down." Huo Shiqian soothed his emotions. "Aunt is a director of Huo Group and has a lot of shares. You are the vice president of the group and have a generous annual salary. You have everything. In three years, your cousin can come back and reunite with you."

“But if you take the wrong path today, you will be criminally liable, and then you will have nothing left.”

"I can't wait three more years!" He Ming was extremely agitated. "I've been searching for my daughter for over twenty years, a full twenty years! I really can't wait any longer! Shi Qian, please, have mercy and bring my daughter back, I'm begging you!"

"Useless! Who told you to beg him!" Huo Aiyun said forcefully. "Huo Shiqian, I'm not discussing this with you, I'm ordering you. I'm giving you one day. If my daughter isn't back by 5 p.m. today, your mother will die!"

Huo Shiqian gritted his teeth, "You two are really crazy, this is a crime!"

"Enough nonsense! You only have two choices: first, bring your cousin back; second, prepare for your mother's funeral." Huo Aiyun said, word by word, "I advise you to choose the first option. Once you bring your cousin back, we will still be a loving family. I will forgive and forget the past, and you will continue to serve as the president of the Huo Group. What do you say?"

Huo Shiqian closed his eyes. "I'll say it again, let my mother go."

I'll say it again, save my daughter!

"Bang!"

A gunshot rang out without warning!

Everyone was shocked!

Originally, it was thought that He Ming accidentally hit Su Jing, but unexpectedly, it was He Ming himself who fell down!

"ah--"

He Ming had been shot in the arm and was painfully clutching the wound, blood flowing from between his fingers!

"master!"

With a startled cry from Old Yang, everyone saw that Old Master Huo had sat up at some point, holding a gun in his hand, his eyes cold!

That shot was fired by him!

Ignoring her injured husband, Huo Aiyun's face turned deathly pale again, and she knelt down with a thud, crying, "Dad..."

"Don't call me Dad, I don't have a daughter like you!" Although Old Master Huo had woken up, his face was still very pale. He clutched his chest and said with difficulty, "Your mother's surname was Yun. She died in childbirth. I named you Aiyun and raised you as both a father and a mother. I only have one son and one daughter. I favor you more than my brother. On the contrary, I am very strict with your brother."

"But I never imagined that my precious daughter, whom I cherished and pampered, would one day poison me with her own hands..."

"Dad, you've misunderstood. I just wanted Shi Qian to save Tangtang. I didn't mean to hurt you. I won't let anything happen to you!" Huo Aiyun explained anxiously.

Old Master Huo took a breath and continued, "You lost your daughter and suffered for more than 20 years. I suffered with you for more than 20 years. In these 20 years, I have spent so much manpower and resources to help you find her. I have never slacked off for a single day."

"I understand your desire to take your daughter back, because I am also a parent, but how could you resort to such unscrupulous means as poisoning your father!"

"Dad, I really know I was wrong!" Huo Aiyun broke down in tears, slapping herself hard across the face. "I'm not human! I'm an animal! How could I lay a hand on my own father! I was wrong, Dad, please forgive me!"

Old Master Huo closed his eyes in pain. "I'm tired. Everyone, get out."

Huo Shiqian nodded. "Grandpa, you should rest first. I'll handle the rest."

The old Chinese medicine doctor on the ground looked at Huo Shiqian and trembled with fear. He hurriedly crawled to the bedside and pleaded, "Sir, I was instructed by someone. Please spare me!"

Old Master Huo waved his hand.

Just as the bodyguard was about to drag the man out, the old Chinese medicine doctor hurriedly said, "I have a deal! Exchange it for my life! I have a huge secret to tell you!"

Old Master Huo didn't take it to heart, and simply asked, "What secret?"

The old Chinese medicine doctor said with difficulty, "This matter is very confidential, I need to tell you alone!"

"How dare you!" Huo Shiqian said. "How could I possibly let you be alone with my grandfather!"

Old Master Huo said, "Shi Qian, you all go out. Let him stay, and Old Yang stay too."

Helpless, Huo Shiqian had no choice but to turn and leave.

Qiao Wanwan also helped the frightened Su Jing leave.

"Aunt Jing, are you alright?"

Su Jing felt a wave of relief. "It's okay, I'm easily frightened, I was really scared just now..."

"I'll write a prescription for a calming tea in a bit, and the maid will brew it for you. After you drink it, have a good sleep and you'll be fine."

"Thank you, Wanwan."

"You're welcome." Qiao Wanwan quickly caught up with Huo Shiqian and said, "Mr. Huo, your grandfather's poison has been cured. He looked pale when he woke up because he was agitated. So my mission is complete, and I will leave in a little while."

Huo Shiqian stopped and turned to look at her. "My grandfather woke up a long time ago, didn't he?"

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