Huo Zhixing patted her head, "Are you hurt?"
"No."
He glanced at the scattered documents on the ground and chuckled softly, "Quite a few shares, huh? Looks like Chairman Jiang is quite generous!"
"You..." Jiang Yao wanted to say something, but she dared not speak out in fear of his cold aura.
"My wife has been bullied by your Jiang family for so many years, it's only right that you compensate her!"
"What a joke!" Jiang Yao's voice trembled as she tried to remain calm. "She's not my father's daughter, so why should she get so much money?"
"So, Miss Jiang is quite dissatisfied?"
Huo Zhixing raised his voice, and the surroundings fell silent.
Jiang Yao also timidly stepped back.
“These shares are rightfully mine,” he said in a deep voice, “but this little bit of money given out of thin air is nothing to my Jiang Can!”
Huo Zhixing put his arm around Jiang Can and walked out, kicking the documents on the ground aside.
The oppressive aura emanating from the man created a sense of oppression throughout the hall, and even after he left, no one dared to make the slightest sound.
...
As soon as Jiang Can got home, she sat quietly on the sofa, unusually calm.
This made Huo Zhixing somewhat worried.
He poured her a glass of warm water, gently sat down beside her, and put one arm around her thin shoulder so she could lean against him.
"Honey, what are you thinking about?"
Jiang Can held the water glass, and the sense of security the man gave her gradually relaxed her tense nerves.
She chuckled softly and said to herself, "How wonderful it would be to stay in your arms forever."
"Why not?" he smiled. "Isn't it said that if you truly love someone, you should pamper her like a child?"
"From now on, I'll spoil you like a daughter!"
Jiang Can was taken aback, looking at him with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.
"What, do you expect me to call you Dad?"
"This... is fine too." Huo Zhixing smiled, his eyes narrowing, and leaned close to her ear, his voice low and husky, "Come on, call my name!"
"Hate!"
Jiang Can laughed and tried to push him away, but the man was like a wall, firmly blocking her way, and even seemed about to push her over...
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