The Huo couple were arguing fiercely, while Huo Zhongmou sat on the sofa, lost in thought.
He listened to Su Chun's shrill shouting and thought about how he had seen his mother shopping with a man more than once a few months ago.
At the time, he merely issued a warning.
If he had intervened back then, they wouldn't have lost all their stocks to a stranger.
"Stop arguing!"
With a loud shout, he abruptly stood up from the sofa, his hateful gaze sweeping over Su Chun, who was looking at him with fear, before striding upstairs.
"Son~"
Su Chun felt a sharp pain in her heart from her son's hateful gaze. She suddenly remembered that her son had seen her and Pang Yi shopping together more than once.
If the stocks couldn't be recovered, she could foresee the possible hostility her son might harbor towards her.
Gradually, her face turned deathly pale, she felt weak all over, and slowly collapsed onto the sofa.
Huo Jiakai was unaware of her unusual behavior. Because of the share issue, he had been living in constant anxiety lately, and whenever he closed his eyes, he could see his father's reproachful gaze.
The heated argument just now had left him with a throbbing pain in his scalp.
He sat down on the sofa, head down, hands buried in his hair, his expression pained.
After a long while, he finally raised his head.
"Su Chun, I'm telling you, you have three days to find the person who manipulated the stock trading, or I'll call the police!"
"Don't call the police!"
Su Chun blurted it out.
"Can't we call the police?"
Huo Jiakai raised his head, his eyes clearer than ever before.
"Why can't we call the police? Or are you colluding with someone here?"
"No!"
Su Chun realized the inappropriateness of her behavior and quickly shook her head in denial.
"I don't!"
Huo Jiakai was no longer as excited as before. He realized that there was definitely something fishy going on here. He had never thought that it was related to Su Chun before, but now he was not sure.
"Su Chun, you better not. If I find out that the stock market is related to you, I will divorce you immediately and leave you with nothing."
At this moment, he didn't want to stay in the same environment as Su Chun for even a minute, so he got up and quickly walked outside.
Stepping out of the villa, I looked up at the bright moonlight over the garden. My father was still alive last year.
He recalled his father's private instructions to him a year ago, telling him to be more wary of Su Chun.
What was he thinking at the time? He resented his father's suspicious nature and even refused to communicate with him.
But what about now? His eyes welled up with tears, and he quickly closed them.
After calming down for a while, he walked to the car, opened the door, got in, stepped on the gas, and drove away.
The turmoil within the Huo family, coinciding with the change of board members, became a laughing stock throughout Beicheng.
Su Chun's words and actions outside were not unnoticed; intelligent people had already seen them.
For a time, the entire circle treated the Huo family's affairs as a joke.
Even Wei Ji'an heard about the Huo family's scandal, and he immediately sent Huo Zhongyuan a video call invitation.
Huo Zhongyuan looked down at the video invitation on his phone, placed the phone on his desk, and clicked the link.
"What's up?"
"Senior Brother Huo!"
From the video, Wei Jian couldn't immediately discern Huo's emotions, so he asked cautiously.
"Senior Brother Huo, are you aware of what's been happening at the Huo family in Beicheng lately?"
"Um!"
Huo Zhongyuan nodded slightly.
His brief answer left Wei Jian unsure how to proceed.
All I could do was awkwardly ask, "Do you need my help?"
Huo Zhongyuan's eyes darkened slightly, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
"I have filed an application with the court to request a temporary freeze on the stocks that Huo Jiakai and his wife are selling on the secondary market."
"You might need to put in a good word!"
"no problem!"
Wei Jian readily agreed; he generally wouldn't refuse something that saved time and didn't violate his principles.
After hanging up the video call, Huo Zhongyuan sat in his chair, frowning and pondering for a while.
He dialed Qi Bei's cell phone.
"Mr. Huo!"
Qi Bei's cheerful voice came from the other end of the phone.
"What's the current status of the funds in O State?"
"We have five more days to evacuate!"
Qi Bei's voice was filled with undisguised excitement.
Recently, their funds have been following the lead of major investors, subtly driving up the share price of Xixida Group.
According to Mr. Huo's calculations, the high point for Xixida Group's stock should be 157 yuan.
As per Mr. Huo's plan, they have begun to sell in batches around 149 yuan, and as of today, they have made a net profit of 190 million yuan.
They still have 120 million shares in hand, which they plan to sell in the next five working days.
"Mr. Huo, it seems that Xixida is a bit wary of our attempts to undermine them. They started investigating several of the larger investment banks yesterday. Should we continue with the previous plan tomorrow?"
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