Chapter 28 Seeds of Suspicion
——＜A sensitive dividing line＞
Su Yan threw the empty USB flash drive, which was like a curse, into a public trash can a few kilometers away from the company. However, although the USB flash drive could be thrown away, everything he heard and saw in his mind could not be cleared.
When I returned to the apartment, Huo Shen was already home. He sat on the sofa in the living room. The main light wasn't on, only the floor lamp cast a dim glow beside him, making his angular profile look even more profound and unfathomable. He was holding a document in his hand, but his eyes weren't focused on it, as if he was lost in thought.
Hearing Su Yan coming in, he raised his head.
"Where did you go?" Huo Shen's voice was calm, and no emotion could be heard, but his eyes looked particularly sharp in the dim light.
Su Yan's heart suddenly tightened, and cold sweat instantly broke out on his back. He forced himself to put on his usual expression, which was a bit dependent and timid, and softened his voice a little, "I just took a walk around the company to get some fresh air... It's too stuffy inside."
As he spoke, he took off his coat naturally and walked towards the cloakroom, avoiding Huo Shen's overly direct scrutiny and steadying his almost out-of-control heartbeat and expression.
"Really?" Huo Shen replied noncommittally, his eyes still following him. "I thought you went to look for your brother."
Su Yan's footsteps paused almost imperceptibly. He knew this was a test. After what happened at the negotiation table, Huo Shen would never let down his guard against the connection between him and Su Chen.
"I didn't." He turned around, his tone tinged with a sense of grievance, his eyes even reddening slightly. "I know my brother...he doesn't want to see me right now." His words were half-truths, but when he recalled Su Chen's last cold look, the grievance took on a certain truth. He lowered his eyes, not daring to meet Huo Shen's, fearing that the fear and secrets hidden in them would be revealed.
Huo Shen stared at him for a few seconds, his gaze as if he wanted to peel off his skin and see inside. He did not continue to question Su Chen, but suddenly changed the subject and asked a question that caught Su Yan off guard:
"What do you think of Assistant Zhou?"
Boom! Su Yan felt like his scalp was about to explode! His mind went blank, and the altered voice conversation on the USB drive and the parking lot girl's warning, "Zhou Mingchen is not as simple as he appears," seemed to echo in his ears again. Assistant Zhou...he might be in collusion with his brother, or even have something to do with Mr. Zhao's death.
Why did he suddenly ask this?! Was it just a casual question? Or had he discovered something? Had he discovered his contact with that girl? Or was he suspicious of Assistant Zhou? Countless terrifying thoughts instantly filled Su Yan's mind.
His thoughts almost stopped. He opened his mouth, but no sound came out. He could only open his eyes in vain. His face looked even paler in the dim light. His lips were almost bloodless.
His overly dramatic reaction clearly went beyond the scope of "not understanding" or "being a little scared."
Huo Shen took in his almost horrified expression, his eyes suddenly darkening, filled with inquiry and a hint of dangerous coldness. He put down the documents in his hand, slowly stood up from the sofa, and walked towards Su Yan.
"What?" Huo Shen's voice deepened, carrying an unmistakable sense of oppression. He stopped in front of Su Yan, condescendingly examining every subtle twitch on his face. "Did he...look for you privately?"
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