Chapter 108 When your second young master gets angry, no one can stop him.
Gu Shixi was being watched over by Huo Sinian's secretary at the moment.
Seeing the contact labeled Huo Er flashing on the screen, he tried to reach for it but was stopped by two bodyguards. Secretary Ye looked at him with a professional smile: "Mr. Gu, our boss has instructed that you cannot touch the phone without his permission."
"It was your second young master who called me," Gu Shixi kindly reminded me.
Secretary Ye, dressed in a suit, looked very energetic: "I know."
Gu Shixi: "You should know the consequences of offending him."
"This is the boss's order, and we are just following orders." Secretary Ye did not compromise because of this, after all, she was someone who worked by Huo Sinian's side.
"Then you can continue to follow orders." Gu Shixi wasn't in a hurry to get his phone. He leaned back on the sofa, looking as relaxed as could be. "Anyway, when your second young master really gets angry, no one can stop him."
Secretary Ye: "..."
Secretary Ye knew he was telling the truth.
"Let's compromise. I won't touch my phone. You answer the call for me and put it on speakerphone," Gu Shixi said again, seeing that he was getting a little emotional. "This doesn't go against Young Master Huo's orders."
Secretary Ye hesitated for a moment before accepting the call for him.
Huo Zhizhou's voice immediately came from the other end of the phone: "Where are you now?"
"The second-floor meeting room." Gu Shixi looked around and explained his situation to him. "I don't know what's going on with Jiang Ruan. I was brought here by Huo Sinian's secretary and two bodyguards as soon as I came downstairs. They confiscated my phone, and now they're answering it for me on speakerphone."
Huo Zhizhou's eyes grew even darker.
Even Gu Shixi has been taken into control, so what exactly is Huo Sinian trying to do?
"I'll be there in a bit. Can you rush out?" Huo Zhizhou asked in a slightly somber tone.
Gu Shixi understood his implication: "If the conditions are right, there shouldn't be a problem."
"Second Young Master," Secretary Ye suddenly spoke up.
Gu Shixi looked up.
Huo Zhizhou was still riding his motorcycle at high speed and didn't respond to him.
“This place is already under our boss’s control, and Mr. Gu’s bodyguards are also being watched by our people.” Secretary Ye guessed that they were probably discussing something in code, so she simply told them everything. “You don’t need to plan anything.”
Gu Shixi's eyes darkened.
They even considered this.
Is Huo Sinian trying to use Jiang Ruan to threaten Huo Er and force him to hand over control of the Huo Group?
However, there have been countless opportunities to use such a simple and crude method in the past, so there is no need to wait until today to take action. Besides, Huo Sinian is not the type of person who would choose this path.
Huo Zhizhou hung up the phone without hesitation and sped up his work.
"Since I can't leave here anyway, why don't you tell me about your boss's plans?" Gu Shixi asked casually, trying to get information out of me. "What does he want to do?"
"Would your secretary casually reveal your plans?" Secretary Ye retorted.
Gu Shixi said in a serious tone, "If the price is right, it's not impossible."
Secretary Ye: "?"
Gu Shixi quoted a price: "Ten million for a piece of information."
Secretary Ye: "It's not worth losing your job for ten million."
Gu Shixi: "Then name your price."
Secretary Ye: "The shares of the Gu Group that you hold."
Gu Shixi smiled.
They really dare to ask for that!
He didn't know whether to say that Huo Sinian managed people well, or that he was indeed worthy of being Huo Sinian's man.
He glanced at the tightly guarded door and knew that it was unlikely he could get out by either cunning or brute force. He wondered what Huo Silai wanted to do here.
Huo Zhizhou wanted to know this even more than he did.
After Gu Shixi's efforts failed, he could only ask Bai Jian. Bai Jian was somewhat surprised when she received his call, but she couldn't answer his questions either. Jiang Ruan was taken to a private room for dinner by President Song, and they couldn't get close to her.
The atmosphere inside the private room was harmonious.
Aside from the strange atmosphere at the beginning, everyone is now eating in silence.
Even President Song and the other directors of Yuan Yi had never seen such a scene before, but since Huo Sinian was also eating slowly and deliberately, they dared not say anything.
"After the celebration ends, is there a 15-minute break?" Huo Sinian asked her.
Jiang Ruan didn't answer immediately: "What's wrong?"
"I want to talk to you about something." Huo Sinian didn't hide from the people, but he didn't speak loudly either. "It won't take up too much of your time."
With things said to this point and so many people present, Jiang Ruan couldn't very well refuse them outright: "Okay."
Huo Sinian hummed in agreement.
Twenty minutes later, Jiang Ruan was full.
Looking up at President Song and the directors of Yuan Yi, who were still eating silently with their heads down, she stopped herself from putting down her chopsticks. It seemed a bit inappropriate for her to put down her chopsticks first at this time.
"Are you full?" Huo Sinian noticed her little movements and asked like a friendly older brother.
Jiang Ruan nodded: "Mm."
Huo Sinian put down his chopsticks.
Jiang Ruan: "?"
Jiang Ruan tried to speak.
Huo Sinian stood up before her and politely said to everyone, "Please enjoy your meal. Ruan Ruan and I have some things to discuss, so we won't disturb you any longer."
Everyone stopped eating in unison and turned their gazes to him.
President Song stood up: "I'll see you out."
"No need," Huo Sinian refused.
He exchanged a glance with Jiang Ruan and led her out of the private room.
Only when their figures disappeared through the door did everyone in the private room finally breathe a sigh of relief. Yi Yun and the others slumped into their chairs, completely abandoning any semblance of decorum.
Zhou Xulin felt a lingering fear, thankfully he hadn't offended Jiang Ruan too much: "Damn it, this is too much of a rip-off. Didn't they say that the second young master Huo and the eldest young master Huo didn't get along? How come the eldest young master Huo is still protecting Jiang Ruan so much and calling her so affectionately?"
“Who knows?” Xue Yan chimed in. “I guess the second young master Huo and the eldest young master Huo are on good terms in private.”
Yi Yun and Yu Yanfeng exchanged a glance, their faces filled with relief. Luckily, they had missed their target today; otherwise, they wouldn't even know how they died.
Outside the private room.
Seeing Mi's lack of interest, Huo Sinian walked out beside her and asked, "Are you not used to eating with me?"
"A little." Jiang Ruan didn't hide anything.
"Because the impression I have of you is rather scary?" Huo Sinian joked with her in a lighthearted tone.
"Not really." Jiang Ruan's words were half true and half false. She wouldn't be foolish enough to tell the whole truth at a time like this. "It's just that we haven't had many meals together in recent years, so there's been a bit of a distance between us."
Huo Sinian smiled slightly: "I'm sorry."
Jiang Ruan looked at him with a hint of doubt.
From this angle, Huo Sinian bears a resemblance to Huo Zhizhou. However, Huo Zhizhou exudes a sense of distance and has a rather aloof personality. Huo Sinian, on the other hand, gives off a gentle and refined feeling, like a gentleman who brings warmth and comfort.
"I called you that more intimately just now so they would know that I have a good relationship with you," Huo Sinian said slowly.
It's said that you can't hit someone who's smiling at you. Since he'd already said that, Jiang Ruan couldn't say anything more. She could only reply, "You were just trying to help me. Just don't call me that anymore."
Huo Sinian: "Hmm."
The two continued walking out casually, and from a distance, they looked remarkably well-matched. This scene was captured by Huo Sinian's men behind them.
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