Chapter 214 Returning a Favor
"Just because it's a formality, it proves that he doesn't care about you. Xiaomo, I understand you. I know what you should do to make you feel safe." Father Jian tugged at her arm. "Is there something hidden?"
Jian Mo couldn't say it directly no matter what, "No... maybe later, he's very busy recently."
If Wen Yuan saw them holding their wedding, she would be killed.
Now these things are no longer a matter between two people, but a struggle between several powerful forces.
A week later, Jian Mo heard from Zhou Liangqi again. He told her that his wedding with Xu Xiaolin had been cancelled and the 1 billion yuan hole had been filled.
Jian Mo didn't know how he did it.
"I heard that you are a free agent now?" Zhou Liangqi's tone was very relaxed on the phone.
Jian Mo quickly understood what he meant, "I'm not in a hurry to work yet."
"Since I saved you once, please do me a favor."
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He wanted Jian Mo to get a project for Zhou's company. A new piece of land in Haicheng was open for bidding.
"Don't worry, we are not competitors with the Huo family this time." Zhou Liangqi was very considerate and said half-jokingly.
Jian Mo was relieved, and finally asked: "How did you save Zhou?"
"Huo Qichen has something on me, so naturally I have something on him too." Zhou Liangqi didn't say it directly, but his words were full of coldness. "Jian Mo, he will never be able to defeat me overwhelmingly. However, no matter how many times he tries, he will only kill one thousand enemies and injure eight hundred of his own."
It was very direct hostility. Jian Mo thought of the incident with his father and didn't ask any more questions.
So in order to repay the favor, she stayed up late every day to prepare the bid for him.
She suddenly became busy, and Huo Qi Chen didn't ask much. She was not sure whether he knew that Zhou was participating in the bidding, and she didn't intend to tell him until he asked.
A few days later, Huo Qi Chen returned to Mingyuan at ten o'clock in the evening. He went from the bedroom to the study, but there was no sign of Jian Mo.
He asked the maid, "Is the Madam not back yet?"
"Not yet. She may still be with her father."
Just when Huo Qichen was about to drive out to look for her, Mingyuan's door was opened from the outside, and the one who came back was not Jian Mo holding a pile of documents.
When she saw him, her first reaction was to frown, and then she remembered that he seemed to have called her at noon to inform her that he would return to Mingyuan tonight.
I forgot about it because I was busy.
He was still wearing his standard suit, so he must have just returned.
Jian Mo opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, she lost her grip on the documents in her hand and they all fell to the ground.
A pair of men's hands appeared in her sight. Huo Qichen squatted down to put them away for her, then helped her up. "Why are you bringing work home?"
Jian Mo was a little nervous: "...I've been a little busy lately."
Huo Qi Chen didn't force her and asked her to finish the task at hand quickly.
Jian Mo tried her best to concentrate on her work. When she finished writing the last word, a bowl of steaming dumplings was placed next to her.
Looking up, I saw Huo Qichen's commanding eyes, "Finish eating."
The servant came over to add water to Jian Mo's teacup.
Huo Qi Chen just looked at the woman who was eating with a bowl in her hand. Perhaps she was very hungry, her mouth was full like a little squirrel, and her eyes were bright.
There was a faint smile on the corner of the man's mouth.
Such a harmonious atmosphere made both of them feel unreal, as if nothing had happened before and they were just an ordinary couple.
He casually picked up her file and looked at it, flipping to the first page and raising an eyebrow in surprise.
"Did Zhou participate in the bidding for this project?"
Jian Mo stopped all her movements and said nervously, "I'm returning a favor... This is the last time."
Huo Qichen just looked at her, glancing quickly, which made her unsure, "Aren't you angry?"
"Zhou Liangqi lost all the profits of the past two years to survive this crisis. It's hard for me to be angry."
"It seems that you have won a great victory in this battle." She scoffed.
Huo Qichen stared at her plump and fair profile. In fact, he didn't expect that in the end Zhou Liangqi would rather give up the funds than go the route of arranged marriage. He was not a person who cared so much about his marriage before.
He came to his senses and asked several questions in succession: "How confident are you that you can convince the higher-ups to hand over the project to Zhou? Is it the funding, the existing technical means, or these blueprints?"
From Jian Mo's perspective, Huo Qichen's facial features looked very sharp, with that kind of sharpness that was typical of a superior.
Jian Mo paused, she knew he was giving her a suggestion on purpose.
But what he meant was undoubtedly that this bid was rubbish.
She fell silent. "Zhou Corporation also has its own advantages. Besides, when it comes to factory planning, other companies may not be the top choice."
Huo Qichen subconsciously wanted to refute that the Zhou family had a lot of problems, big and small, inside and out, and they would definitely not be chosen under such fierce competition.
The words got stuck in his mouth and he restrained himself from continuing.
Jian Mo had already stood up and walked into the bedroom without answering. She closed the door a little heavily when she entered the bathroom.
Huo Qichen reviewed the contents of the bid again, and suddenly smiled bitterly.
After all, she worked hard to make this.
Jian Mo had been angry for a long time. After taking a shower, she sat on the bed and took a pen to revise the bid document. She circled and marked on it, and the carbon ink made a rustling sound as it scratched across the paper, as if she was angry with him.
Huo Qichen tried to coax her twice but got no response. Finally, he suddenly reached out and took the document, threw it on the table, and said angrily: "You are not allowed to read it."
Jian Mo glared at him and tried to snatch it away, but was blocked by the man. She was so angry that she threw the pen out of her hand.
The pen flew past his ear, bringing up a little wind.
The man used his great strength to press her down. He blew into her ear, "I was wrong."
Jian Mo was so angry that her teeth itched and she wanted to bite this person to death.
Not being forgiven, Huo Qichen spoke again: "I was wrong."
Such a man, returning from a high position to the earth, lives in a daily and touching way, just like every husband who makes his wife angry, begging for forgiveness in a coquettish manner.
Jian Mo's heart skipped a beat, and then a trace of panic flashed across her eyes.
After a while, she pinched his waist and said slowly, "Boss Huo is so powerful, I can't afford your apology."
Huo Qi Chen buried his head and laughed quietly in her ear.
He put his arm around her waist and explored it a little bit, "I'll revise this bid for you."
Zhou's bid came a week later.
The morning was calm and Jian Mo woke up in the man's warm embrace.
After that, the two did not have much contact, did not mention business, and their communication was only about the most ordinary daily life.
Going out early, Huo Qichen called Jian Mo, who had already walked a distance away, and took out a coat from somewhere and carefully put it on her: "It's cold in the morning."
"Relax."
There are only these three words, just these three words.
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