Huo Yunchao chuckled. "How many Li Xings are there in the world?"
However, since he is the younger brother of Dai Dai's sister and possibly Qin Shu's future brother-in-law, Huo Yunchao naturally wouldn't be unreasonable. "But, let me make this clear from the start: once you enter Chao Xun's door, you represent Chao Xun's image. No matter if you're an intern or anything else, if you don't perform well, you won't stay. That's my principle for hiring people."
Qin Shu's eyes gleamed with excitement. "Don't worry, I'll have Li Xing teach him a lesson and reform him. That kid will be skinned alive."
Huo Yunchao chuckled, "What good intentions!"
*
Beijing Capital International Airport.
Yu Xue and her mother waited in the international boarding area. Their destination was Vancouver, a city whose land was covered by forests for one-third of its area.
Yu's mother was very uneasy and anxious. She kept looking around, picking at her fingers, looking down at the tip of her shoe, and kicking it.
Yu Xue sat down next to her. "Mom, it'll be fine once we get there. We'll start a new life."
Yu's mother suddenly raised her head, her eyes brimming with tears: "Yu Xue, can't you not go? I don't know anything, I can't do anything, and I don't speak the language. How will I survive there?"
Despite having mentally prepared her for a long time, Yu's mother still wanted to back out at the last minute. Yu Xue said fiercely, "If you don't come with me, are you going to stay with your gambling husband? Or are you going to get a divorce and live on your own?"
Yu's mother's eyes twitched, and her scalp tingled. This was no life for a human being.
"Passengers, boarding for the flight to Vancouver has begun. Please present your identification documents..."
Just then, two police officers appeared in the waiting area and went straight to Yu Xue. "Ms. Yu, we have discovered new clues regarding the car accident you were in, and the culprit has been identified. Therefore, you cannot leave for the time being. Please cooperate with our further investigation."
Yu Xue's heart sank.
She has already died once and doesn't want to go through it again.
Yu's mother, however, wiped her eyes, looking relieved.
*
Huajia Villa, Central Villa District.
Hua Yin dismissed Madam Hua, the housekeeper, and the nanny, and summoned his daughter Hua Se to the underground wine cellar, where he opened a bottle of his treasured red wine.
With deep wrinkles around his eyes, Hua Yin looked much older overnight. He took a small sip of wine and said, "Sese, what your father wants to tell you today, you must forget after you leave this wine cellar. Everything I've done has nothing to do with you. If anything happens to me, you must sever all ties with me. Do you understand?"
Hua Se sensed the gravity in her father's expression, and her worries deepened: "Dad, you're back. You'll be alright. I've hired the most famous lawyer in the capital."
Hua Yin shook his head, examining the flowing red wine in his glass, and the story began.
“SeSe, back when Xue Jingnian was penniless and only had ambition and aspirations, I was his driver. He promised me a bright future and asked me to serve him. But who would have thought that he was a dictatorial and arrogant devil? When he was happy, I would get promoted and receive a raise; when he was unhappy, I would be dismissed and reprimanded, losing face in front of everyone. People say that I am the barometer of the Xue family; you can tell Xue Jingnian's mood just by looking at my title.”
Hua Se knew all this; her father's disgrace was also her disgrace. Therefore, from childhood, she outwardly maintained a good relationship with Xue Qiandai, but in reality, she hated her to the core. Once the Xue family went bankrupt, she trampled her former best friend underfoot.
“I was unwilling to accept this, so I went out on my own. Xue Jingnian gave me a lot of support, and at first I still thought of our past relationship. Who would have thought that this was just a means for him to continue controlling me? The Hua family has been in business for nearly ten years, and on the surface it seems to be very successful, but in reality, the core industry is still controlled by Xue Jingnian. Why should he?”
Hua Yin let out a loud shout, his eyes turning bloodshot.
“What goes around comes around. So I colluded with a few business tycoons to put him behind bars.”
These words were like a thunderbolt, exploding in Hua Se's mind. She opened her mouth, but no words came out.
"Including the Xue family's illegal business operations case that has been widely circulated online, as well as the bribery case. During Xuerun's backdoor listing process, I did all of this in the name of Xue Jingnian. Of course, he condoned it, but I far exceeded what he could tolerate."
Hua Se listened numbly, trying her best to suppress her horror.
"However, nothing stays hidden forever. Once, on the rooftop of Huading Capital, my conversation with Gao Ruhai of Huading was overheard by two young men. One was Gao Ruhai's son, Gao Qiang, and the other was the female employee with whom Gao Qiang had an affair. I'm not sure if they heard our conversation. But I still investigated. I unexpectedly discovered that the female employee's name was Yu Xue, and that Gao Qiang had a history of sexually harassing women in the office."
"The matter was over, and the cooperation between the Hua and Gao families continued. But the Gao family shouldn't have made that move on you. Once, that old man Gao Ruhai actually proposed that Gao Qiang get engaged to you and form a marriage alliance. What kind of person is his son Gao Qiang? How could he be worthy of my precious daughter? I flatly rejected it. I know you admire Jin Heng, so I secretly befriended Jin Jiang, extended an olive branch, and even offered a very good project to cooperate with the Jin family."
Hua Yin never told Hua Se these things. She always thought that Jin Heng accepted her as his girlfriend because he had failed with Xue Qiandai, had that kind of experience with her, and their families were well-matched. So that's the price her father had paid!
"When Gao Ruhai found out, he gave up. At the beginning of last month, I went to Youyue Club and happened to see Gao Qiang and Xue Jingnian's daughter in a private room. One is a playboy and the other is the daughter of the old boss. Considering all this, I decided to play matchmaker for them."
How much did he hate Xue Jingnian to inflict such cruelty on Xue Qiandai? He spoke of "matchmaking" so casually, completely disregarding the impact it would have on the parties involved.
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