He Yining's face turned pale, and she looked terrified.
Tears streaming down her face, Chen Li knelt down in front of Huo Junyang with a thud, clutching his trouser leg tightly with both hands: "No... Young Master, I beg you! Don't kick my daughter out of the Huo family... All of this, all of this was Duan Jinrong's idea, Ningning is innocent!"
"Get out of my way!" Huo Junyang kicked Chen Li away, sending her flying. "You and your daughter are two peas in a pod, only thinking of yourselves! Don't you ever think about how much Song Wan has suffered for over twenty years, how she and her family were separated!"
"You...you still treat Xiao Hui like this!" Huo Junyang trembled with rage. "I will not let you get away with this. You are not human!"
"Second Young Master!"
Just as Huo Junyang pulled He Nianhui around, He Yining desperately blocked his way and knelt on the ground as well.
She kept kowtowing, the dull thud of her forehead hitting the ground sounding utterly ironic.
"I beg you... please don't tell anyone! Otherwise, my life will be ruined!"
"When you did such despicable things, did you not think that you would also ruin Song Wan's life?"
He Yining couldn't stop crying.
However, Huo Junyang was only filled with righteous indignation and did not notice the sinister coldness in her eyes, nor did he notice that she slightly raised her eyes and made eye contact with the doctor next to her.
"Either you go and tell him yourselves!" Huo Junyang raised his voice, "or I'll go tell Uncle He!"
"Second Young Master, my father has a heart condition..." He Yining said in a low voice, "If this matter gets out and something happens to my father, can you bear the responsibility for that life?"
Huo Junyang's eyes widened. "So you're threatening me?"
"I wouldn't dare." He Yining looked at him. "I'm just giving the second young master a heads-up. It's best if you remain an observer in other people's family affairs, otherwise..."
She bit her lip, then suddenly said fiercely, enunciating each word clearly: "There will be danger to my life!"
"Huo Junyang, watch out!" He Nianhui was the first to react.
But as he shouted this, he himself was tightly restrained. Huo Junyang turned around abruptly, and before he could figure out what was happening, he felt a sharp pain in his neck!
Then a cool liquid flowed through my arteries and into my entire body...
He stared wide-eyed, wanting to say something, but couldn't utter a single sound.
The moment he closed his eyes, he saw He Nianhui struggling in his blurred vision, saw someone covering He Nianhui's mouth and nose, and also saw He Yining's arrogant and vicious smile.
*
As the banquet drew to a close, guests began to leave in twos and threes.
He Cangwu stood on the balcony, gazing at Song Wan in the hall from afar, his thoughts racing. Every smile and gesture of this girl was so much like someone else's.
If it weren't for the age difference, he would almost have thought it was Xu Yanqing standing in front of him.
He Cangwu took a deep breath, came to his senses, and downed the whiskey in his hand in one gulp.
"Mr. He is watching very intently." Suddenly a loud voice came from behind.
He Cangwu was taken aback. He turned around and saw Zhu Jingwei, dressed in gorgeous clothes, standing behind him with a smile.
He bowed slightly in greeting.
Zhu Jingwei is, after all, an industry benchmark in this field, and she's a bit older than him, so it's only right that he treats her with respect.
However, a hint of coldness appeared in Zhu Jingwei's eyes.
"What are you looking at?" She walked over to He Cangwu. "Oh... are you looking at Miss Song? Heh, that's right. Miss Song is in her prime, not only beautiful but also so talented. It's only natural that an old man like you would be attracted to her."
"Professor Zhu, you..."
He Cangwu frowned.
Because of Xu Yanqing's matter, Zhu Jingwei's relationship with him once dropped to a freezing point, and there was even a sense that they were irreconcilable enemies.
Therefore, Zhu Jingwei never participates in occasions where the He family is present. For He Cangwu, the fact that she is giving him face to attend this banquet today is like the sun rising in the west.
But what she's saying now is really going too far.
“Professor Zhu,” He Cangwu said solemnly, “I only have admiration for Miss Song.”
"Whether you appreciate it or not, only you know the answer!" Zhu Jingwei glanced at him with a hint of disdain, her expression serious. "He Cangwu, there's something I must remind you—Song Wan is Zhao Jiang's woman, and they'll be getting married soon. Although I'm not entirely satisfied with this nephew's wife, I can still accept her as long as my nephew likes her."
"However... some old toads shouldn't even think about eating swan meat! These toads should sit by the water and look at themselves in the mirror to see what kind of person they are!"
He Cangwu's face flushed red and then turned pale. He was furious but couldn't confront him directly, so he had to swallow his anger.
After a long silence, he said in a low voice, "Heh, I know that my investment in this film and my appointment of Song Wan as the screenwriter has caused a lot of speculation. But Professor Zhu, this investment was actually facilitated by your nephew, didn't you know that?"
"What?"
"Lin Zhaojiang was present when I signed the contract with Song Wan!"
Zhu Jingwei paused, her mind going blank for a moment.
“Professor Zhu,” He Cangwu smiled, “don’t assume everyone has such dirty thoughts. I admire Miss Song, just as you admired Yan Qing back then…”
"Shut up!" This name seemed to have touched a nerve with Zhu Jingwei. "You are not worthy to mention Yan Qing!"
"I'm not worthy, but you are?" He Cangwu's voice trembled as he fiercely suppressed the turmoil in his heart. "Yan Qing and I were in love back then, but what were you doing in the middle of it all?"
"Everything I did was for her own good!" Zhu Jingwei said emotionally. "At that time, she was at the peak of her career, and she couldn't ruin her future for a relationship! I admit that I arranged for her to study abroad to keep her distance from you, but if you really loved her, you shouldn't have tried every means to stop her and made her pregnant out of wedlock, putting her in a completely passive position!"
"He Cangwu, Yan Qing's death was all because of you!"
He Cangwu clenched his fists tightly, his hands trembling uncontrollably.
Duan Jinrong rushed over in a panic, grabbed him abruptly, and said in a low, urgent voice, "Cangwu... Xiao Hui is missing..."
He Cangwu was furious, and Duan Jinrong's appearance gave him an outlet for his pent-up frustration.
He flung it away violently, gritting his teeth as he said, "What do you mean 'disappeared'? Where did he go off to play? A grown man like him can't just disappear!"
"No, he really..."
"It would be better if he were dead!" He Cangwu roared.
Duan Jinrong trembled and stared at him blankly.
Although she didn't like He Nianhui and always thought he was a mistake, he was still her son, and she was still very worried about him.
He Yining came to tell her that He Nianhui was missing. He Yining said that He Nianhui had been with the second young master of the Huo family, but now that the banquet was over, the two of them had disappeared.
He Yining added, "Mom, Xiao Hui already knows the gist of my background. He's not with a doctor, so what if he gets emotional and tells Young Master Huo about it? Wouldn't we be in big trouble then?"
Duan Jinrong suddenly realized that was the case.
So the fear of the secret being exposed completely outweighed the fear of his son.
"Cangwu!" Duan Jinrong pleaded in a low voice, "Can't you...can't you send someone to look for it?"
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