"Third Brother!" Bai Jingyuan exclaimed, "Now that we've got our marriage certificate, shouldn't we find a place to have a big meal to celebrate?"
Huo Zhixing composed himself and nodded slightly, "It's time to celebrate."
"Then I'll book a hotel right away!" Bai Jingyuan immediately took out his phone and looked at Jiang Can, "What would you like to eat, sister-in-law?"
Everyone chimed in, and the discussion was lively and engaging.
Huo Zhixing remained calm and quietly looked towards the doorway.
That person seems to have disappeared.
"What are you looking at?" Jiang Can took his arm.
Huo Zhixing chuckled, kissed her hair, and whispered in her ear, "You guys get in the car and wait for me. I'm going to make a phone call."
Jiang Can was taken aback, then realized that someone seemed to have missed the event today.
This is a matter between the brothers; even if there are conflicts, they should resolve them themselves.
She smiled, gave Huo Zhixing a gentle look, and then led the others to the parking lot.
After they walked away, Huo Zhixing sat alone in the small auditorium. After a moment, someone slowly walked in from outside.
"Third Brother..."
Huo Zhixing looked up at him.
Ye Chen looked ashamed, gave an awkward smile, and quickly lowered his head again.
"Congratulations on your marriage to Jiang Can." He placed the gift in front of him. "This is just a small token of my appreciation. Please don't find it offensive."
Huo Zhixing remained silent for a long time.
Ye Chen stood aside, caught in a dilemma. He knew Huo Sanshao's ability to keep his emotions hidden, and he couldn't glean anything from Huo's calm expression.
But he also knew that Huo Zhixing was furious and things would turn upside down.
Ye Chen took a deep breath and quietly observed him. After a long while, Huo Zhixing finally looked up at him, and the coldness in his dark eyes seemed to gradually melt away.
"Third Brother," Ye Chen said solemnly, "I'm sorry about that day."
Huo Zhixing stood up, a slight smile playing on his lips, and patted his shoulder.
Ye Chen has always been proud, so it's really not easy to hear him say sorry.
"Never mind, I didn't take it to heart." Huo Zhixing said in a deep voice, "I'm glad you came today. Come and have dinner with us later."
Ye Chen politely declined, saying, "No, I have a few clients to meet with, and the case is quite urgent."
"You're not trying to avoid Tang Yilan, are you?"
"How could that be!" Ye Chen was taken aback. "Why would I avoid her?"
Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Huo Zhixing chuckled softly, "I thought you were still unwilling to forgive Director Tang because of Cheng Xuerou."
"You're being too petty!" Ye Chen laughed. "Yilan is a good girl and an excellent director. Xue Rou being in her film crew is something many people would kill for!"
"Yes, it's good that you think that way."
However, Huo Zhixing understood that Ye Chen was only saying that, but he still felt sorry for Cheng Xuerou.
Sure enough, Ye Chen cautiously asked next, "Third Brother, you...you really can't accept Xue Rou?"
Huo Zhixing paused, then raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
"I..." Ye Chen licked his lips, "I really hope Xue Rou can join us."
Huo Zhixing looked at him and sneered.
Cheng Xuerou? What qualifications does she have?
Based on the fact that she once blocked Jiang Can from entering the banquet hall and shamelessly claimed that she was the future third young mistress of the Huo family, Huo Zhixing would never have any dealings with this woman!
"Ye Chen," he said in a deep voice, "we won't stop you from liking someone, but time will tell. Make your decision after you've seen what kind of person she is!"
"Third Brother, Xue Rou, she..."
"Okay, I don't want to hear that name!"
Ye Chen pursed his lips, looked at Huo Zhixing's cold gaze, and said nothing more.
"By the way, Third Brother," after a long pause, he whispered to him, "Did you know that Huo Zhiyan was injured a few days ago?"
Huo Zhixing had heard about this incident; it was said that he got into a fight with someone in the bar parking lot.
And it happened on the very day he had a falling out with Ye Chen.
Huo Zhixing thought for a moment, then quickly realized what was happening and turned his unfathomable gaze toward Ye Chen.
"So after I left that night, you chatted with him for a while?" Huo Zhixing asked with a half-smile.
Ye Chen immediately realized something was wrong and broke out in a cold sweat.
"Third brother, I didn't..."
Huo Zhixing glanced at him expressionlessly.
Ye Chen's throat tightened, and he continued, "Well... I handled that matter. Uncle Cen came to me and said that Huo Zhiyan had caused trouble and had been arrested by the police, so I had no choice but to..."
"Hmm." Huo Zhixing knew that he and Ye Chen had been friends since childhood, and Huo Zhiyan couldn't sow discord with just a few words.
“It’s alright,” he said, looking at Ye Chen. “Lawyers often have no choice in the matter. Even if Huo Zhiyan is unruly and incompetent, he is still a member of the Huo family. If something happens to him, the entire Huo family will lose face, and Grandpa can’t just sit idly by. So, having Uncle Cen find you is probably Grandpa’s idea.”
Ye Chen paused for a long time, then let out a long sigh of relief and said with a wry smile, "It's good that you understand..."
"Is everything settled?"
"Hmm." This little matter was a piece of cake for Ye Chen. "The other party is not from the legitimate world, but they know the rules. Huo Zhiyan apologized, and they readily paid the medical expenses. The two parties reached a settlement, and the matter was settled privately."
"good."
“But Third Brother,” Ye Chen lowered his voice, “on the day the case was closed, after I sent him back to Yan Yuan, I found that he was very strange, like… he was very listless. As soon as I entered the door, he went into his room and I don’t know what he was doing in there.”
"I needed him to sign a memorandum for me, so I waited outside. He came out after about half an hour, and he seemed perfectly normal."
"Third brother, do you think he might..."
Ye Chen recalled the strange smell he had detected in the parking lot that day and couldn't help but wonder, "Could he be using that kind of stuff?"
Huo Zhixing's face darkened instantly, and his fists clenched tightly.
Are you sure?
Ye Chen took out a call log from his bag.
Lawyers always prioritize evidence, so after meeting him in the parking lot, he began his investigation in secret.
Huo Zhixing glanced at the call log and saw that most of the numbers were from Jiangzhou.
“This recurring number belongs to Jiang Mingyuan,” Huo Zhixing said with certainty. “Heh, no wonder. Jiang Yao has already climbed into his bed, so of course Jiang Mingyuan wouldn’t let go of this big tree.”
"Could it be that Jiang Mingyuan supplied him with drugs?"
Huo Zhixing's eyes darkened. He believed that Jiang Mingyuan did not have such great abilities, and there must be someone else behind him.
"Third Brother," Ye Chen said softly, "that's all I found out... nothing else."
"Hmm, these are not bad either." Huo Zhixing smiled, looked up at him with a meaningful gaze, "Ye Chen, I think you can do something for me."
"What?"
“You can be ‘turned’ by Huo Zhiyan.”
Ye Chen was stunned for a moment, but soon he understood. The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
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