"Huo Zhixing!"
Watching him leave like that, Huo Zhiyan's eyes widened, filled with resentment.
“Brother,” Huo Zhixing stopped and turned his head slightly, a half-smile on his face, “Grandpa told me to prioritize the big picture and not to argue with you over a woman.”
“I think Grandpa is right, so…”
He turned to look at Huo Zhiyan, his gaze cold and indifferent. "Have fun!"
Huo Zhiyan was stunned.
What, he's not fighting like he was a moment ago anymore? He almost strangled me to death, and he just left like that?!
Huo Zhiyan suddenly grabbed the hunting rifle!
Just as he was about to load the gun, Huo Zhixing turned around first and pointed the pistol at his head.
"Big brother," he sneered, "I told you and Second Uncle long ago, never try anything funny behind my back, or you'll suffer the consequences! You haven't forgotten, have you?"
Huo Zhiyan's face turned pale. She dropped the hunting rifle and stared blankly at him.
Huo Zhixing glanced at him disdainfully and was about to step out the door when a scream came from behind him.
"Gu Mang!"
Jiang Yao ran towards him without thinking, but accidentally stepped on the bed sheet and fell hard to the ground. Now, ignoring the pain, she scrambled to his side.
"Gu Mang... save me!"
Huo Zhixing looked at her with disgust.
"Gu Mang!"
Jiang Yao screamed hysterically, but Huo Zhixing did not stop for her.
She watched helplessly as the person's figure disappeared at the end of the corridor, her despair as boundless as the night.
The sound of Huo Zhiyan fiddling with his hunting rifle could be clearly heard in the large, quiet room.
Jiang Yao instinctively curled up and leaned against the wall, trembling.
"Ha, he's not Gu Mang, he's our family's third young master, Huo Zhixing." Huo Zhiyan sneered, "Little beauty, you've really met the wrong person!"
Jiang Yao looked at him in horror. Huo Zhiyan squatted down in front of her and pinched her chin with two fingers.
"That kid changes his tune fast enough, giving away his own wife like that?"
"Or..." Huo Zhiyan suddenly realized, "you're not his wife at all?"
The man's face instantly became fierce and twisted, and Jiang Yao trembled all over, her face turning pale with fright.
Huo Zhiyan slapped her hard across the face, "You bitch! You dare to lie to me? Who the hell are you?"
Jiang Yao saw stars, blood seeped from the corner of her mouth, and she knelt on the ground, kowtowing and begging for mercy.
"Young Master, I was wrong... I'm not Jiang Can, I... I only did it because I admired you, Young Master..."
Where is Jiang Can?
“She…” Jiang Yao rolled her eyes, “She didn’t want to come at all. She said that the kind of rich young master she looks down on the most is someone like you!”
Huo Zhiyan's face grew even more gloomy.
“Young Master,” Jiang Yao said slowly, “Jiang Can is an exceptionally aloof and pretentious woman! It seems she doesn’t know Third Master Huo’s identity yet. Knowing her as I do, she will refuse Third Master Huo once she finds out, because she wants to maintain her aloof image!”
"So, young master, you should know who will be the one to suffer the consequences then."
Huo Zhiyan glanced at her and gently smiled.
Although this woman wasn't very bright, her words still pleased him.
Judging from Huo Zhixing's murderous demeanor just now, it's clear what kind of place Jiang Can holds in his heart...
"Young Master, I am actually willing to serve you!" Jiang Yao quickly pledged her loyalty. "Whatever you ask, Young Master, I will do it for you!"
"Oh, really?"
Huo Zhiyan smiled coldly, his hand gliding across her face, and gently patted her bare shoulder twice.
"In that case, I can't treat you badly from now on."
Jiang Yao was pulled into his arms, and he took the opportunity to untie the sheet covering her. The man smiled and pressed down on her, and the room was filled with unpleasant sounds again.
...
Huo Zhixing didn't sleep all night, sitting on the floor of his room, repeatedly dialing that number.
Although Huo Zhiyan had taken Jiang Yao away, he couldn't get through to Jiang Can on the phone, and his heart remained in suspense.
As dawn broke, Fang Han knocked on the door and entered. He was startled to see Huo Zhixing's sunken eyes and bloodshot veins.
"Young Master, you..."
"Going back to Jiangzhou today!"
Fang Han was stunned. Today he had to go to the board of directors to discuss the group's reform plan. How could he go back to Jiangzhou at this critical juncture?
"Young Master, are you worried about Miss Jiang?" Fang Han said in a low voice. "Don't worry, my people have been keeping an eye on her. Miss Jiang is safe."
"Then why isn't she answering the phone!" Huo Zhixing couldn't help but growl, his anxiety palpable.
Fang Han didn't know how to answer.
There are many reasons why someone might not answer the phone: the phone is out of battery, they didn't hear it, there's no signal, etc.
Besides, you called in the middle of the night and expected her to answer immediately. Doesn't Ms. Jiang get any sleep? That's just too much...
Without saying a word, Huo Zhixing took out his car keys and ran out.
However, the phone suddenly rang. He stared at the screen for a moment, and his hand trembled slightly as he answered.
"Wife..."
"Honey, I'm so sorry!" Jiang Can's voice sounded like she had just woken up. "Zhixin came to have dinner with me last night, and we drank some beer..."
"But you know my alcohol tolerance, I get drunk after just a little bit, so as soon as we got home we both fell into a deep sleep and didn't even hear your call! Haha, Zhixin is still asleep now!"
Huo Zhixing stood against the wall, and the tension that had been pressing down on him suddenly eased.
His Adam's apple bobbed, and after a long pause, he let out a low, hoarse sound: "Oh..."
Jiang Can felt a little flustered by him and asked timidly, "Honey, are you angry?"
The man remained silent for a long while, his eyes reddening, a lump forming in his throat as if he wanted to cry. Then he took a deep breath, and suddenly smiled faintly, a satisfied smile, like someone who had survived a catastrophe.
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