Chapter 19 Xinghui's Puzzle and His Gaze
——＜A rigid dividing line＞
Huo Shen's question was like a bullet, hitting Su Yan's back and making him freeze in place.
Xinghui Technology? How could he possibly know? He was just a canary trapped in a cage, his knowledge of the outside world limited to what Huo Shen allowed him to know.
Huo Shen couldn't really expect to get business intelligence from him. This was a test, a warning based on his previous "overstepping the line" behavior (packing the documents), or... an excuse to drag him deeper into the matter.
Su Yan slowly turned around, with just the right amount of confusion and a hint of panic on his face, and answered carefully: "I don't understand... I just saw the documents dropped on the ground and wanted to pick them up."
Huo Shen didn't speak immediately. He walked to the desk and picked up the evaluation report on Xinghui Technology. His deep eyes swept back and forth between Su Yan's face and the document, as if he was weighing something.
The study was eerily quiet, with only the faint noise of the city outside the window. Su Yan could hear his own heartbeat like a drum.
After a long while, Huo Shen casually threw the document back onto the table, making a soft "pa" sound. He walked in front of Su Yan, so close that his cold aura completely enveloped Su Yan.
"Xinghui Technology, a small company on the verge of bankruptcy." Huo Shen spoke in a flat tone, as if stating a fact that had nothing to do with him. "But it has a patented technology that the 'Prometheus' project urgently needs."
Su Yan's heart moved, and he vaguely grasped something. The leak caused Huo Shen to suffer heavy losses. He had to find an alternative solution to make up for it, and Xinghui Technology might be the key.
"Acquiring it would have been simple." Huo Shen continued, his eyes fixed on Su Yan's, as if observing his slightest reaction. "But someone doesn't want me to have it this easy. Your brother, Su Chen, has also set his sights on this piece of meat."
Su Yan's heart sank. Sure enough, it was linked to Su Chen again! Why did Huo Shen tell him this? Was it to warn him to stay away from Su Chen? Or...
"Tomorrow, the boss of Xinghui will come here to talk to me." Huo Shen's words interrupted Su Yan's thoughts, and the corners of his mouth curled up in an arc without any warmth, "You, meet with me."
Su Yan looked up in astonishment: "Me? Why?" What qualifications did a "vase" like him have to be present in such a core business negotiation?
Huo Shen's fingers gently brushed the necklace on Su Yan's collarbone. His movements were intimate, but his eyes were sharp as a knife: "Let me show you how your good brother fought with me. Let me also let you understand which side you are on now."
So that's it! Huo Shen wanted to use this cruel method to completely cut off his thoughts about the Su family and let him witness with his own eyes how the two sides fought to the death.
A chill rose from the soles of his feet. Huo Shen not only wanted to control his body, but also distort his cognition and stance.
"I... I don't understand these..." Su Yan tried to retreat.
"You don't need to understand." Huo Shen interrupted him, his tone unquestionable, "You just need to watch."
His gaze lingered on Su Yan's pale face for a moment, and suddenly, the sharpness faded a little, replaced by an indescribable complexity. He saw that in addition to fear, there was also a subtle hint of resistance and sadness in Su Yan's eyes.
Is it because he has to face Su Chen?
This realization made Huo Shen feel inexplicably irritated. He didn't like Su Yan showing this expression because of another man (even if he was his brother).
He raised his hand and roughly ruffled Su Yan's hair. His movements were clumsy and almost soothing, but his words were still forceful: "Put away that useless expression of yours. Remember, from now on, you can only have eyes for me."
After saying that, he stopped looking at Su Yan, turned around and walked towards the desk and got back to work.
Su Yan stood there, feeling the touch of Huo Shen's body temperature lingering on his head, his heart in a mess.
Huo Shen's behavior is full of contradictions: on the one hand, he uses the most hurtful means to force him to take sides, and on the other hand, he makes such a "gentle" move. Is this empathy for the "double", or... is there a slight difference in his attitude towards Su Yan himself?
He found himself pathetically trying to interpret a tiny glimmer of kindness from Huo Shen's cruelty. This discovery made him feel extremely panicked.
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