Chapter 383 Aren't we getting married?
Huo Shenyuan was startled. "What do you mean? What are you yelling about?"
He quickly got up and looked at her in disbelief.
Seeing this, Ning was a little timid, but she still mustered up her courage and said another sentence.
"Shen Yuan, I am Qing Ning."
Then, she reached out and tugged at his sleeve.
Huo Shenyuan shoved her away. "Shut up. Look carefully. Who am I?"
He was furious; her act of feeding him medicine with her mouth was unforgivable.
Qingning regretted his impulsive decision earlier; he couldn't possibly admit that he was Huo Shenyuan.
Her eyes reddened. "I...I just miss Shen Yuan."
"You smell just like him."
"Are you blind? You're judging people by their taste?" Huo Shenyuan didn't accept this reason. "Is your love so fragile? You just go and kiss other men so easily?"
Qingning felt very wronged, and she shouted angrily.
"Then tell Huo Shenyuan that as long as he doesn't come back, I'll treat you as a substitute."
"I can hug you whenever I want, and kiss you whenever I want."
"I'm not married yet, so I have the right to like anyone."
After saying that, she turned and left.
Huo Shenyuan was stunned; it was the first time he had ever seen her so angry.
How could she kiss Huo Xin? Did she mistake him for Shen Yuan before kissing him?
He walked to the window, lit a cigarette, and stared at the Ferris wheel outside, his mind a jumble of thoughts.
His phone rang, and when he took it out, he saw it was his grandmother.
The moment the call connected, a yell came from the other end, "You brat, when are you coming back? Don't you even want your wife?"
"Grandma, what are you saying? I'm abroad right now, and I still have things to take care of."
Huo Shenyuan lowered his voice and said something.
"Qingning is back, and she can actually talk now. She looks more and more beautiful today."
"Come back quickly, and go to the Sheng family to propose marriage before the New Year." Old Madam Huo's tone was full of joy.
"Grandma, this is just wishful thinking on your part. The Sheng family would never..."
"Although Chairman Sheng was initially reluctant, Qingning agreed immediately."
"She's agreed to marry you, you rascal, hurry back and get engaged."
Old Madam Huo interrupted him directly.
"What did you say?" Huo Shenyuan was startled.
"Qingning said she's willing to marry you. If we get engaged before the end of the year, I might be able to hold my great-grandson next year."
She became more and more beautiful as she spoke.
"Okay, I'll arrange everything and come back as soon as possible."
Huo Shenyuan gave her a perfunctory reply, coaxed her a couple more times, and then hung up the phone.
It seems she really misses Huo Shenyuan, which is why she's mistaking Huo Xin for him.
But you can't kiss her, how could you...?
Huo Shenyuan was extremely frustrated.
He made a phone call, wanting to invite Fu Beichen and Bai Yu out for drinks.
One said his wife was tired from the flight and he was giving her a massage, so he couldn't leave that night. The other said his wife was hungry and he needed to cook her a late-night snack, so they should meet up early tomorrow night.
What kind of brothers are these?
The next day, Huo Shenyuan returned to the company, his aura was very low, and no one dared to enter his office.
Qingning brought in a cup of coffee.
"Mr. Huo, here's your coffee." She smiled at him and asked, "Have you had breakfast? I brought a sandwich with pig's ear inside, it's super delicious."
Her intention was to make him laugh.
I hope he can forgive her audacity.
Unexpectedly, Huo Shenyuan didn't give her any face at all and stared at her coldly.
How could she kiss another man? This is something that can never be put to rest.
He slammed a report in front of her and demanded, "Take a look, what's wrong with this financial statement?"
Qingning was stunned.
She picked it up and flipped through it, but couldn't understand it at all.
"Don't understand?" Huo Shenyuan looked at her expressionlessly.
She nodded.
"Here's what we'll do. The Huo Group has a university called Jiushang University, which is specifically for training talent for the Huo Group. Some senior executives also go there for further studies before being promoted. You'll study there for a year and start tomorrow."
"Take the beginner's course first. I hope that when you come back, you can actually do something meaningful for the company, instead of just making coffee."
Huo Shenyuan's tone was icy. He had thought about this for a long time last night before coming up with this idea.
He had to keep her away from "Huo Xin" to prevent them from developing feelings for each other over time.
"Is this your decision or his?" Qingning asked seriously.
"It's my decision, but my older brother has already agreed."
"Do I have to stay at school for the New Year too?" Qingning looked at him with a wronged expression.
"This course is designed for executives to use their spare time to improve themselves. Even the teachers don't get holidays, so what right do you, as a student, have to demand a vacation?"
His tone was firm.
"Aren't you getting married?" she suddenly blurted out.
She looked up at him, her voice broken.
"How old are you? Other people at this age are in college, and you can't even read a basic report. If you marry my older brother, are you really fit to be the wife of the Huo Group's president?"
"The Huo family's annual revenue is 160 billion, with 132 Vanguard hotels worldwide and hundreds of thousands of employees. The minimum entry requirement is a bachelor's degree."
"Do they want them to know that their president's wife is a good-for-nothing who didn't even finish high school?"
Huo Shenyuan said some very unpleasant things.
I just want her to leave.
waste!
It turns out that in his eyes, she was a good-for-nothing.
Qingning's self-esteem was shattered in an instant.
She didn't finish high school because she was captured by Venom, abused for a year, went on the run for a year, and hid for two years.
Was it her fault?
"I'll go."
She uttered those two words in a low voice, then turned and walked out.
After packing their things, they left immediately without lingering for a moment.
Xia Dong was already waiting downstairs. He would first take her back to the Sheng family home to pack her luggage, and then take her directly to Jiushang University to register.
Qingning only told Sheng's mother that the company had sent her for further training for a year.
He said he'd come back for Chinese New Year and we'd eat chicken legs, and then he ran off.
Jiushang University.
The Whampoa Military Academy of China's business world, a true gilded hall.
Countless world-renowned economists and investment gurus have emerged from here. Executives of listed companies are scrambling to get in, and the tuition for a single spot can be as high as six figures.
The school has invited many famous entrepreneurs to give speeches. Men like Fu Beichen and Bai Yu, who are at the top of the pyramid, have been invited lecturers here.
Xia Dong led Qing Ning through the campus surrounded by greenery.
He dutifully explained the locations of the cafeteria and library.
Finally, the two stopped in front of a luxury apartment building.
"Qingning, Mr. Huo has arranged the VIP apartment with the best view here for you."
Inside the room, Huo Shenyuan's butler had been waiting for a long time and was directing people to lay out two brand-new, soft quilts and sheets.
The everyday items they brought filled half of the living room.
Huo Shenyuan personally instructed that everything should be the best.
Even the slippers on the floor were her favorite pink bunny style.
Once everything was settled, Qingning saw Xia Dong and the butler out.
The moment the door closed, her face darkened.
She looked up, her gaze landing precisely on the inconspicuous camera in the corner of the hall.
She simply clenched her fist slightly.
The next second, the smell of burnt wires filled the air.
The surveillance screen in front of Huo Shenyuan went completely black in an instant.
Qingning walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window.
Outside the window was a strange yet beautiful campus, but her brows were furrowed tightly.
My chest feels tight and suffocating.
He actually called her a piece of trash and said she was unworthy to be the president's wife of the Huo Group.
It turns out that in his heart, she was utterly worthless.
waste……
These two words echoed in her mind again and again.
As she thought about it, her eyes reddened, and tears quickly welled up and blurred her vision.
She didn't go out for the entire afternoon.
She didn't go out that night either.
At 8 p.m., Xia Dong knocked on the door of the president's office.
"Mr. Huo, Qingning has been locking herself in her room."
"I didn't eat lunch, and I didn't touch dinner either."
The pen in Huo Shenyuan's hand snapped in his hand with a "crack," and he stood up abruptly, his brows furrowed with barely suppressed anxiety.
"Have someone send her food!"
His voice was urgent and deep.
"Bring her her favorite dishes!"
Xia Dong nodded immediately, "Yes!"
He turned around and was about to rush out.
"etc."
Huo Shenyuan called out to him.
He pulled two packets of exploding cotton candy from his suit pocket, along with a few singing ducks.
"Take these with her too."
"yes."
Xia Dong accepted these items, which were inconsistent with his status as a CEO, without batting an eye, and ran away.
In the office, Huo Shenyuan's brows remained furrowed.
He sat back in his chair, irritably loosening his tie.
He knew that he had been harsh in his criticism of her today.
I said the worst thing I should have said.
But the thought of her kissing Huo Xin drove him mad with jealousy.
He no longer knew what to do with her.
An hour later, Xia Dong called.
Qingning said she didn't touch the food he sent her.
She said she wasn't hungry.
I just wanted to rest, so I closed the door.
Huo Shenyuan was at his wits' end, so he quickly called Sheng Weiwei.
Tell her that Qingning is on a hunger strike and hasn't eaten anything today.
Sheng Weiwei laughed when she heard this. She said she would rather believe it would rain knives tomorrow than believe Qingning would go on a hunger strike.
She's such a foodie, how could she go on a hunger strike?
"Don't worry, if she gets hungry, she'll sneak out to find something to eat, and she might even come back and rummage through the Sheng family's kitchen."
"I told the housekeeper to leave more food in the kitchen."
After saying that, he hung up.
Huo Shenyuan was still anxious, so he grabbed his coat and ran out.
Qingning did indeed sneak out, but she wasn't going to find food.
Instead, they went to the library.
At nine o'clock in the evening, the library doors were already locked.
A figure appeared out of thin air.
Qingning teleported inside and found a blind spot where the surveillance cameras definitely wouldn't be able to capture her sitting down.
She closed her eyes, her willpower highly concentrated.
In an instant, the knowledge from all kinds of books in the library transformed into countless dancing symbols, rushing into her mind.
A continuous stream.
My father once said that people with superpowers have brains that are a hundred times, or even a thousand times, more developed than ordinary people.
Therefore, she can do what others cannot.
She can hear faint sounds that ordinary people cannot hear, see substances that ordinary people cannot see, and control all living things with her willpower.
Her brain is the world's most advanced supercomputer, but it has never been truly nourished.
At this moment, the knowledge in the book is no longer just flat text.
They transformed into holographic images that flashed rapidly through her mind.
Economics, Management, Psychology, Artificial Intelligence, Clinical Medicine, Law...
She closed her eyes, greedily absorbing everything.
He absorbed all the knowledge.
When she opened her eyes again.
It was already daylight.
She meticulously reviewed the financial statement that Huo Shenyuan had given her yesterday morning.
Every number, every curve, and every scale diagram appeared before my eyes with unparalleled clarity.
There are four incorrect values above.
There is also a typo.
She understands everything now.
She seemed to have undergone a complete transformation, even her eyes were clear and bright.
Her mind became a vast treasure trove of knowledge, and she could retrieve and access any information she wanted to know at any time.
Previously, because her body had a strong self-repairing ability, she specifically looked up two medical books on human anatomy.
That's why I know how to help Sister Xiaoli reconnect the necrotic blood vessels in her arm.
Now, she even knows human anatomy.
Suddenly, the sound of a key turning came from the doorway.
She darted away and disappeared in a flash.
Back at the apartment.
As soon as I entered, I saw Huo Shenyuan's tall figure standing by the window, making a phone call.
God knows, he didn't sleep a wink all night, frantically searching for her all night long.
Qingning instinctively wanted to back away and run away.
Huo Shenyuan had already hung up the phone. He rushed forward in three steps and grabbed her wrist.
"Li Qingning, you insist on going against me, right? Let me tell you, you can't beat me."
He blurted it out, his eyes bloodshot from staying up all night, making him look irritable and dangerous.
"Mr. Huo, I'm going to change my clothes. I need to go to the classroom to report for duty."
She spoke calmly, her tone revealing a seriousness.
"Otherwise we'll be late."
She hadn't slept a wink all night, and her eyes were terribly red.
"From now on, you're not allowed to disappear again!"
"No matter where you go, you must report to me!"
He gave the order sternly.
Qingning also got angry, "Who do you think you are? Why should I report to you?"
He roared back fiercely.
"Let me tell you, if I want to leave, no one can stop me!"
Huo Shenyuan suddenly increased the force in his hand, almost crushing her wrist bones.
A sharp pain shot through her wrist.
"I won't let you leave me!"
He was furious.
At that moment, he himself couldn't tell whether he was Huo Xin or Huo Shenyuan.
The newly updated knowledge base gave Qingning a completely new understanding of things and people.
From a psychological perspective, this man is falling into Murphy's Law in love—the more you fear something happening, the more likely it is to happen.
He was afraid of losing her.
That's why he's so restless and insecure.
And I might very well choose to fight back because of his extreme behavior, and eventually really leave.
Regaining her composure, she calmed down because she didn't want to lose him.
She smoothed out all her rough edges, and her voice instantly lowered several octaves.
"Could you hug me for Huo Shenyuan?"
"I need his positive energy, I miss him."
Her voice was trembling with sobs, sounding utterly pitiful.
Huo Shenyuan froze, and the next second, he suddenly pulled her into his arms and held her tightly with all his might.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have talked to you like that."
"I'm sorry, don't be angry."
He stroked her head tenderly.
"From now on, you are not allowed to call me a piece of trash again."
"Don't be so mean to me."
"Don't... push me away from you again."
She complained bitterly, tears streaming down her face.
Warm tears soaked the shirt on his chest.
Her body trembled slightly, and she sobbed intermittently.
"Don't cry." He felt so sorry for her that he picked her up and carried her in his arms.
He held her hips firmly with one hand and covered her eyes with the other.
Then, he kissed her lips...
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