Chapter 75: A Hero's Temptation of Beauty
He didn't ask for their money. There was a cheer in the box.
Huo Qichen took a sip of tea before leaving and said to Zhao Qian calmly, "It's best to listen to your father and settle down abroad as soon as possible."
His expression changed, and he finally realized the implication of these words. He wanted to ask more questions, but Huo Qichen had already walked out of the box and didn't want to say more.
After Jian Mo finished washing, her hands were still burning. Tsk, how unlucky! She would get hurt whenever she was with Huo Qichen!
She walked out of the bathroom and found him standing in the corridor, leaning against the railing and talking on the phone. He had broad shoulders and a narrow waist. "It's confirmed. The line above Li Wanli is surnamed Zhao."
Huo Qichen hummed something, then glanced at Jian Mo from the corner of his eye. She had been obedient and hadn't taken off her mask from beginning to end. He waved.
Jian Mo walked forward and heard a faint voice coming from the other end of the phone, "You can see the news you want by November at the latest."
"October, I can't wait." Huo Qi Chen pinched her hand. The redness had not faded and was very annoying.
There was a dilemma over there, but I still said, "I'll try my best."
The call ended, and Huo Qichen put away his phone. At this moment, the waiter came up and said, "Mr. Huo, here's what you wanted."
It was a tube of ointment for burns. He took it and unscrewed the lid. "Does it hurt?"
Jian Mo suddenly felt that her hand was not important at all. She was curious and asked, "Were you testing Mr. Zhao just now? And you got a very useful clue."
"How did you tell that?"
"You seem to care about him, but you're actually trying to trick him. He's a fool for actually telling you. It seems he treats you as his real brother." The cool ointment felt much better after being applied, and Jian Mo continued to let him spread it evenly. "But he definitely wouldn't have thought that you, his 'real brother', were trying to harm him."
Huo Qichen raised his eyebrows and glanced at her, "You said such bad things about me."
"You're not bad?" Jian Mo was incredulous. This man was too sinister. She simply couldn't portray him as a good guy.
In the past, she only knew that he was the president of Huo Corporation. She didn't know that he was a good friend of the person in charge of Heaven and Earth, nor did she know that he was the boss behind the Mandarin Hotel. It was too easy for him to make someone disappear.
Thinking of this, Jian Mo felt frightened.
After applying the ointment evenly, the redness felt better. Huo Qi Chen put the unused tube of ointment into her bag and turned to walk towards the elevator.
"This world isn't as simple as you think. If I don't take action, others will."
Jian Mo quickly followed him, not dwelling on the topic, "Is this place similar to Liang Qiu's place?"
"There's a big difference. His is underground, and mine is out in the open."
Under the current policy, it is not easy to open a legal casino in Haicheng. Huo Qichen not only did it, but also developed it into one of the tourist check-in spots. Many foreign friends who come to Haicheng will come here to play a few games.
But it is precisely because of the openness that there are more opportunities for gray transactions in private.
I don’t know if it’s because Huo Qichen is accompanying her, but Jian Mo doesn’t feel scared here. Instead, she finds it interesting. It’s a completely different feeling from being in heaven on earth.
After leaving Wenhua, Jian Mo took off her mask immediately and was finally able to breathe. But before she could say anything, Huo Qichen said in a deep voice, "Put it on."
She looked up in surprise and saw a black Cayenne gliding in front of them, and then the window rolled down.
Several beams of street light fell into the car window, illuminating the man's evil and wild appearance.
It was Zhou Liangqi. He leaned his elbow against the car window and first examined the woman behind Huo Qichen. He said playfully, "What a coincidence, we meet here, Miss Staff."
Jian Mo was a little slow, and he still saw her true face. Her scalp tingled, and she really didn't understand why he kept staring at her. "Mr. Zhou, it's really a coincidence."
Huo Qichen put his hands behind his back, looking down from this angle. "As soon as I returned to Haicheng, I came to Wenhua to show my support. Liangqi, you are giving me such a great honor."
Zhou Liangqi chuckled softly, a hint of anger in his eyes, but he didn't show it clearly. "The news that Qi Chen risked his life for his beloved has spread throughout the entire circle, so of course I have to come and show my support."
Jian Mo carefully looked at the expressions of the two people. She thought Huo Qichen would handle it, but she didn't expect that the news would spread. Wouldn't that make her the target of public criticism?
Huo Qichen's emotions were hard to discern, as if he didn't take it to heart. "Liang Qi also believed the rumors?"
"I don't believe it, but it's such a coincidence today. It's really eye-catching to have the staff lady standing behind you." Zhou Liangqi smiled and said to Jian Mo, "Are you also reporting on work today?"
Jian Mo looked at him and said, "I'll accompany Mr. Huo to handle the work."
Zhou Liangqi is a playboy at first glance, and he doesn't put on airs. But sometimes such people can be even more dangerous. When he smiles, he has already made calculations in his mind.
"Miss Jane, do you read Romance of the Three Kingdoms?" he asked suddenly.
Jian Mo didn't understand. "No, women are generally not very interested in men's heroism. They have only heard some of the stories in it."
"Have you ever heard the story of a hero being tempted by a beautiful woman?"
Jian Mo stole a glance at Huo Qichen's expression, trying to figure out how to respond. "I've heard that King You of Zhou played tricks on the princes with beacon fires. It's more like this."
"King You of Zhou ruined the entire Zhou Dynasty just to win Bao Si's smile. It was a foolish act that will go down in history, but in my opinion, it might not be a lack of love." Zhou Liangqi chuckled, adding a touch of playfulness, "Miss Jian, you are very lucky to have become Bao Si."
After he finished speaking, he leaned back, the window rolled up, and the Cayenne sped away, leaving only tail smoke.
Jian Mo was nervous and asked Huo Qichen in front of her: "Did I say something wrong?"
Because of the backlight, I couldn't see his expression clearly. I could only see half of his smooth jawline, which looked a little mocking.
"Don't worry about him. He's been upset about the project these days and came here to vent his anger." Huo Qi Chen walked towards the parking lot.
Jian Mo didn't understand, and after thinking about it, she felt something was wrong, so she quickly chased after him, "Do many people know that you saved me in Heaven and Earth?"
"Not many." Those who know this are the most important people, and it is indeed not many.
"Will that affect you? Do they know it's me?"
"No, I don't know."
Jian Mo breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, she was more concerned about whether it would have an impact on herself. If the people in the Huo family knew that she had a relationship with Huo Qichen, she would no longer have to do this job.
Seeing her smug expression, Huo Qichen stopped and raised his eyebrows: "You seem very happy."
Jian Mo clung to the car door, her eyes rolling around as she tried to change the subject, "Mr. Zhou just said I was Bao Si, so are you King You of Zhou?"
"He's just teasing you. Bao Si is beautiful, but what about you?" Huo Qi Chen sneered.
Jian Mo choked.
He didn't say anything else. From Wenhua to Mingyuan, he didn't say a word. His expression was tense, which was a posture of resistance and defense.
Along the way, Jian Mo recalled all his words and actions, but couldn't figure out what mistake he had made.
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