Chapter 69: Retiring from the Circle, Day 69: His expression changes so quickly, Ming Xin Dao...
For a moment, Sang Qiqi thought she was hallucinating.
But as a ghost in good spirits, she clearly didn't have this problem. So it could only be that Huo Chengji, the president of the Pingxi Group, had instantly grasped the true meaning of a domineering CEO and sincerely reciprocated his love for her, his excellent teacher.
The shock and dullness in her eyes were too obvious. Huo Ba was worried that she wouldn't believe him, so he pursed his lips and said, "Take me back to the hospital..."
He paused mid-sentence.
Huo Chengji's brows slowly furrowed: "I can't go back to my body."
Sang Qiqi recovered from the shock of the 100 million yuan, her voice still a little shaky: "That's okay, I can put you back."
The expression "stuff it back" sounded a bit strange, making Huo Chengji feel like an object. However, he didn't pay much attention to it. Instead, he nodded and said, "Then when I wake up from my body, I can sign a contract with you. You help me keep an eye on Huo Gan and find what I want. After that, I will transfer 100 million to you. I won't cheat you."
When Sang Qiqi heard him mention the one hundred million again, this time not only her voice but also her soul seemed to float away.
He quickly reminded: "Okay, okay, let's not talk about this 100 million for now."
If she continued talking, she would want to go to the swimming pool in the club to cool off.
Huo Chengji nodded: "Then let me tell you what I want first."
"I know." Sang Qiqi threw out those three words, earning Huo Chengji a look of astonishment. She explained, "Zhao Hanhai told me the truth about your mother's 'difficult childbirth'."
When she said this, she deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of the word "difficult labor".
Huo Chengji was slightly stunned.
He didn't expect that Sang Qiqi would know about this.
Because the matter involved so many people, he and Zhao Hanhai were the only ones who knew Huo Gan had a hand in his mother's death. He hadn't even told his grandmother, fearing she wouldn't be able to handle the shock. But now, Sang Qiqi had spoken out... It seemed Zhao Hanhai must have quite a bit of trust in her.
Zhao Hanhai had been his assistant for almost eight years, and Huo Chengji knew him very well, as well as his abilities.
Since this is the case, Huo Chengji is naturally willing to give Sang Qiqi more trust.
The two of them walked back to the hospital in silence. Although the hospital was quite far from Chunfengxuan, the journey only took a few minutes. Watching the buildings whizzing by on both sides, Huo Chengji gained a better understanding of Sang Qiqi's abilities.
Since they were all not human, Sang Qiqi ran much faster than him.
Arriving at the VIP ward, two tall bodyguards with stern and silent expressions and sharp eyes stood there. Sang Qiqi carried Huo Chengji into the ward and pressed him onto the bed before Huo Chengji could react at all.
The moment his fingers touched his body, Huo Chengji keenly felt a powerful suction force rushing towards his soul at an insane speed and force. He was completely unable to resist it, and his limbs and body were pulled by it. After a silent "bang", he felt like he was falling and about to hit the back of his head. Huo Chengji subconsciously closed his eyes out of fear, but there was no pain. Instead, he felt like he had fallen into a hot spring, and every pore in his body was stretched out.
He slowly opened his eyes, and above his sight was the ceiling and a bright square headlight. The light pierced his pupils and made tears come out of his eyes.
He raised his hand to try to wipe his eyes, and then a normal human arm, an arm covered with flesh and skin, fell into his eye socket.
Huo Chengji was stunned for a moment, not reacting, but then he heard Sang Qiqi's voice ringing from his ear: "Why don't you get up and try to see if your soul and body are compatible?"
I supported myself with my palms on the side of the bed, then exerted a little force. After nearly ten hours, the sense of security that came from putting my strength into practice finally returned to me.
Huo Chengji sat up, placed his hands in front of his eyes, opened and closed them.
He closed his eyes and exhaled.
When he opened his eyes again and met Sang Qiqi's gaze, he thanked her earnestly, "Thank you very much. I'll have Zhao Hanhai send the contract over right away."
Sang Qiqi glanced at the time. It was already very late, and Zhao Hanhai was a human being after all. Unlike them, who were ghosts, they couldn't come rushing over in the blink of an eye. Out of consideration, she waved her hand and said, "Don't worry. I need to go back to Huo Gan's place. I'll come find you tomorrow morning."
Thinking of what Sang Qiqi said about casting the unlucky curse on Huo Gan, Huo Chengji naturally nodded and agreed: "No problem. But I may not be in the hospital. I will let Zhao Zhu contact you when the time comes."
Not in the hospital?
Sang Qiqi raised an eyebrow and shook her finger at him. "I suggest you stay in the hospital for a while. Your soul was lost before, and Taoist Mingxin couldn't lift the curse for you. You're still unlucky now, and it's not impossible for you to get into another car accident. And you might not be so lucky this time... Zhao Hanhai was almost hit by a tanker truck when he came to me to buy paper figurines. You can still find relevant news if you search online now."
Huo Chengji was stunned.
He took out the mobile phone that was placed next to his pillow, and found relevant news with a simple search. After watching the video, cold sweat broke out on his back.
Then he looked down at his legs.
Although the doctor told him that his condition was not serious and that he would be back to normal after spending some time recuperating and undergoing rehabilitation, Huo Chengji was fed up with the feeling of being unable to walk after just a few days of sitting in a wheelchair.
If it was really as Sang Qiqi said, the situation he would encounter next might be even more serious...
Huo Chengji's fingers clenched the snow-white bed sheet, his eyes filled with coldness lowered, but his voice was as calm as the surface of the water without ripples. He responded softly, "I understand. I will stay in the hospital. Boss Sang can come directly to see me tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll leave first. I'll bring you good news tomorrow."
Back at the Chunfengxuan Club, Huo Gan's bedroom was completely devoid of all the playful activity. Sang Qiqi stepped inside, stood by the bed, and pulled back the blanket covering Huo Gan. Her gaze was quickly drawn to the jade pendant around his neck. The jade pendant was shaped like a fish holding its tail, and was pristine white. But a closer look revealed a smudge of black ink around the fish's eyes, creating a strange, almost unsettling impression.
Sang Qiqi raised her hand, and the moment her fingers grasped the jade pendant, a burning sensation instantly surged from her fingertips.
She opened her palm and looked at it. The originally white fingertips were now covered with charred burn marks.
Sang Qiqi became more certain that the jade pendant was Huo Gan's amulet. She raised her eyebrows and, as before, calmly reached out her hand to the jade pendant again. The black ghost energy condensed into a sharp blade, and with a light cut on the red rope, the jade pendant fell into her palm.
It was obviously a very fast movement, but Huo Gan, who was sleeping, still noticed it. He frowned and his eyelids began to tremble.
Sang Qiqi glanced at him twice, and the black blade in her palm transformed into a black brick. With her fingers gripping the brick, Sang Qiqi struck the man on the forehead without hesitation.
Bang.
Huo Gan's frown relaxed and his sleep quality improved dramatically.
Having successfully secured the spoils, Sang Qiqi hummed a song and walked back to Mingxin's small Western-style building in a cheerful mood. Mingxin, who was waiting in the living room, chatting and playing coin toss with the master, heard the tuneless little song behind him, tilted his head, and raised an eyebrow: "It seems that everything is going well."
"It went very smoothly indeed." Sang Qiqi tossed the jade pendant into Mingxin's arms, who frantically took it. When the cold, hard surface touched Mingxin's skin, she didn't feel burned like Sang Qiqi herself. It seemed the jade pendant was designed specifically to deal with evil spirits and dangerous beings like her. It wasn't designed to protect against contact with ordinary humans like Mingxin.
Sang Qiqi nodded and said, "There's also good news. I saw Huo Chengji's lost soul at Huo Gan's place. He followed Huo Gan to find evidence that Huo Gan had murdered his mother, and I've already sent him back to the hospital."
"Have you found Huo Chengji?"
"Um."
That's really good news.
Ming Xin sighed in his heart, but the next second Sang Qiqi said: "He also spent 100 million to hire me to keep an eye on Huo Gan and look for evidence."
Mingxin: “?”
His voice rose, and he asked uncertainly, "How much?"
Sang Qiqi showed a sweet and lovely smile: "One hundred million."
Mingxin: “…”
No, now for the bad news.
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The next day at ten o'clock in the morning.
Huo Gan rubbed his dizzy head, casually pulled out a card from his clothes and threw it on the bed. Then, with his eyes half open, he put on his clothes and left Chunfengxuan. He got in the car and drove to the villa where Mrs. Huo and Huo Chengji usually lived. He stepped in and saw his second son sitting on the sofa with an expressionless face.
Huo Wenbin exuded a strong sense of resentment.
After last night's outrageous actions by his idiotic teammate Liu Anzhi and his witless, money-grubbing "partner" Sang Qiqi made him a hot topic, rumors swirled online about him harboring a grudge against Huo Chengji, plotting against him, and attempting to step over him to gain power. The problem was, that group of idiotic netizens also resorted to denigrating him, calling him a worthless waste and praising Huo Chengji for his youthful promise, effectively devaluing him.
He felt pain in his eyes, headache and heart, so he asked Liu Anzhi to remove the trending search immediately. However, this idiot procrastinated for two hours, and the original fourth trending search became the first. At the end, he called him and hesitantly said that it could not be done.
Huo Wenbin almost laughed out of anger.
What kind of partner did he find?
Besides, isn't Huo Chengji said to be a formidable young talent with a keen eye for talent? So how did he manage to recruit a fool like Liu Anzhi? He even gave Liu Anzhi the position of Public Relations Director... In his opinion, Huo Chengji was just a figurehead.
Listening to Huo Wenbin's angry gasps on the other end of the phone, Liu Anzhi felt guilty and helpless, repeatedly defending himself, "Second Young Master, it's not that I don't want to help. You know I'm on your side. I just called my people, and they said Zhao Hanhai stayed up late at night and is sitting in the PR office right now. After all, President Huo hasn't really fallen yet. As President Huo's spokesperson, who would dare to disobey him and reduce the trending searches behind his back?"
Huo Wenbin still had some rationality left and knew that what Liu Anzhi said made sense, but that didn't stop him from getting even angrier.
Huo Gan glanced at the Huo family servant who was working silently, walked over to the sofa opposite Huo Wenbin and sat down. Noticing the other party's gloomy brows, he vaguely guessed something and asked casually, "Are you angry because the trending search can't be reduced?"
Huo Wenbin scoffed, "You still have time to care about trending searches?"
Huo Gan really cared about it.
The news that his eldest son and second son were both on the hot search list reached his ears within a few minutes, but Huo Gan just glanced at it briefly and didn't pay much attention to it.
Facing Huo Wenbin's anger and ridicule, he just curled his lips and said, "Why do you care what the netizens say? When Huo Chengji dies, Pingxi Group will be yours. Just ask the company's legal department to send them a couple of lawyers' letters. You'll see if those netizens will still mock you. They'll be so eager to kneel at your feet and lick the soles of your shoes."
Huo Wenbin was stunned.
Huo Gan stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder: "Boy, take it easy."
After saying that, he stood up and planned to go to Huo Chengji's study on the second floor. However, what Huo Gan didn't expect was that the moment he raised his foot, his toes kicked the coffee table. He lost his balance and suddenly staggered forward.
Huo Wenbin was still sitting with his legs crossed, and there was no time to help him.
Bang, clang, dang!
Amidst the chaotic clamor, Huo Gan let out a painful wail and fell headfirst onto the coffee table. The cups of hot water on the table were all overturned, scalding liquid smearing his face and shattered glass piercing his eyelids.
Huo Wenbin was so shocked by this scene that he was at a loss for what to do. He was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses and quickly stood up from the sofa. However, he did not expect that he would kick the coffee table. After a loud bang, he heard the person under him let out a long and loud "Ah——" and then fainted with his eyes rolled back.
Huo Wenbin: “…”
Huo Wenbin was young, yet still dreaming of replacing Huo Chengji as the head of Pingxi Group, and he didn't want to risk his life. He hastily stood up, but the liquid on the floor rubbed against the sole of his shoe, and Huo Wenbin's body, having finally straightened up, suddenly fell forward, landing on Huo Gan's back again. The sudden force crushed Huo Gan, causing his limbs to bounce and he groaned unconsciously.
Huo Wenbin: “…”
If Huo Gan really died, would the police think he committed murder after seeing the surveillance footage?
Huo Wenbin closed his eyes and stood up again. This time, however, he was careful enough. Luck finally favored him again. After a full five minutes, he finally managed to get away from Huo Gan and ordered the servants, "Call 120 and get him out."
The servant nodded in agreement.
About ten minutes later, the ambulance arrived. Several servants helped the doctors carry Huo Gan onto a stretcher. As they turned to continue their work, they heard exclamations from behind. They turned their heads to see the doctor and nurse trip over the threshold, and Huo Gan, on the stretcher, was catapulted into the air.
maid:"……"
Huo Wenbin: “…”
The huge villa suddenly became so quiet that even the sound of a silver needle falling on the carpet could be heard clearly.
The servants looked at each other, lowered their heads, and suppressed their smiles.
They had worked in the old house for so long and knew what kind of son Mrs. Huo had given birth to. They were disgusted with him, but now they found him so unlucky that they naturally found it funny.
Huo Wenbin was different. He frowned as he watched several doctors and nurses frantically dragging Huo Gan, who had flown out and fallen into the flowers and was covered in rose prickles, back to the stretcher. He felt that Huo Gan's bad luck seemed familiar.
But...it should just be an illusion, right?
This thought vanished twenty minutes later when he received a call from the hospital.
"Mr. Huo, I'm terribly sorry. The ambulance carrying your father was involved in a traffic accident. Your father... uh, is currently receiving emergency treatment at the hospital. I wonder if you'd be free to come over. Your father's leg may not be able to be saved, so you'll need to sign your consent form for surgery."
Huo Wenbin: “…”
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In the VIP room of the same hospital.
Huo Chengji could only sit on the hospital bed because of his leg disability. On his left were Sang Qiqi who was sitting on the sofa eating an apple and Mingxin who was studying how to break the curse.
Seeing Mingxin's frown, Sang Qiqi devoured the apple until only the core was left. Then she asked, "Is the process of removing the curse complicated?"
"It's not so bad, but Mr. Huo's birth date is in the hands of the other party. Even if the curse is broken, it's not a problem for the other party to cast another curse." After saying this, Mingxin glanced at Sang Qiqi. The latter touched her face, blinked, and asked, "So...?"
Mingxin: "So there is a way to solve this problem once and for all."
Sang Qiqi clapped her hands, then raised her right hand with the five fingers together and chopped it down again: "I'm going to go and kill the person who cast the curse."
Mingxin gave a thumbs up, indicating that the boy was teachable.
But before that… Sang Qiqi raised her chin towards him and said, “If we want to find the person who cast the curse, we’ll have to rely on Huo Gan’s help. In the meantime, you can give Mr. Huo the fish-tail jade pendant I snatched from him yesterday.”
It's a waste to leave it alone anyway.
Mingxin was surprised by her bizarre idea for a second, and muttered to himself: Why didn’t he think of it?
He was thinking of finding some amulets from his treasured Qiankun bag to give to Huo Chengji temporarily, and he hadn't even thought of the ready-made stuff! If the person who cursed Huo Gan knew about this, he would be furious.
With a smile on his face, Mingxin took out the jade pendant from his Qiankun bag and handed it to Huo Chengji.
"Mr. Huo, this is Huo Gan's amulet. I've seen it. I cast a spell on Huo Gan last night. Black spots have spread out from the eyeballs of this jade pendant, and there are a few cracks on the back. Although it's damaged, it's not shattered. At least it can protect you from two disasters. You can use it for the next few days. If you need it later, you can always come to me for a custom consecration."
Although he couldn't earn 100 million, he could still make some money.
Huo Chengji understood what they meant and nodded in agreement, "Thank you. I will always remember the contributions you have made to me and the Pingxi Group, and I will definitely not treat you unfairly."
As he was speaking, the door of the ward was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and Zhao Hanhai came in hurriedly with a messy short hair.
He stayed at the company until three or four in the morning last night. Perhaps because he was too tired, he had a rare good night's sleep and overslept. So when he woke up and saw a message from Huo Chengji on his phone, he was stunned at first, thinking he hadn't woken up yet. When he called back and heard his boss's familiar voice, he was so startled that he almost dropped the phone.
Boss Sang had clearly been talking to Taoist Mingxin last night about Mr. Huo's lost soul, and that they had to find it before they could wake him up. Although he didn't show it on his face at the time, he was already worried to the point of not knowing what to do.
In such a vast area, it must be so difficult to find a wandering soul!
Only a few hours later, Mr. Huo woke up?!
This Sang Qiqi is so amazing!
He was filled with emotion and had praised Sang Qiqi no less than a hundred times. When he heard Huo Chengji say that he would sign a contract worth hundreds of millions of yuan for Sang Qiqi, he kept saying, "Of course, of course. Boss Sang's ability is worth the price!"
So, after getting the contract from the legal department, he drove to the hospital impatiently.
As he handed the contract to Huo Chengji, he said, "I got a call from Li Yuan on the way here. He told me that just an hour ago, the ambulance Huo Gan was riding in collided with a truck loaded with goods, and the ambulance was completely flattened. As a result, neither the driver nor the medical staff had even a minor scratch. Only Huo Gan's legs were smashed to pieces by the truck. He also sent me a video of the scene. I took a quick look when I went upstairs... The leg bones and flesh were stuck together. It was quite scary. I guess the surgery won't be successful, and he will have to get a prosthesis."
Huo Chengji was staying in the ward and was not as well-informed about the news as others, not to mention that the news was only fresh from an hour ago.
Therefore, when he heard the news, he was a little unresponsive.
Huo Gan...his legs were broken?
Sang Qiqi and Mingxin exchanged a glance, knowing that the unlucky fellow's spell had taken effect. Sang Qiqi whistled, her eyes sparkling, and patted Mingxin's shoulder vigorously: "Master Mingxin, look, such a good spell is hidden and not allowed to be used. What's the difference between this and a cow chewing a peony or burning a piano to cook a crane!"
Mingxin: “…”
He didn't want to refute Sang Qiqi at this moment, because it sounded really good, and it was agreed by the Grandmaster.
This is the retribution that bad people deserve.
Mingxin leaned close to Sang Qiqi's ear and whispered, "I've read it. The ancient books in our Liuyun Temple contain a lot of strange and bizarre spells. There are spells that can make people lose their hair and become bald, lose all their teeth, and become leprous. Next time if you need anything... well, I'll ask the ancestor first. If he agrees, I can learn it and help you when necessary."
Sang Qiqi: “…”
Taoist Mingxin, your expression changes so quickly.
The atmosphere in the ward became unusually relaxed because of the good news brought by Zhao Hanhai and the banter of Mingxin and Sang Qiqi. Even Huo Chengji, who had rarely smiled since his soul returned to his body, curled up the corners of his mouth.
In this situation, Zhao Hanhai's cell phone rang again. Amid the urgent music, he took out his cell phone, saw the words "Li Yuan" on it, and immediately answered the call.
The other party started to rant about shocking gossip: "Zhao Zhu, I just received news that Huo Wenbin crashed into a guardrail while driving on the way to the hospital. Rumor has it that his dick is broken and he can no longer be a man."
Zhao Hanhai: “…Huh?”
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