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I couldn't find Huo Qizhen at the company, and I waited at home until midnight, but he still didn't show up.
Old Mrs. Huo left with the Huang family of three, feeling helpless.
As Huang Ruo left, she reminded Jian Yu that it was time for him to go back as well.
Jian Yu had wanted to leave for a while. She yawned and said, "Let's go! It's already midnight, I'm so sleepy!"
Huo Tingzhen said, "At this time, Grandma usually goes to bed early. Uncle goes to bed late, so he's probably not sleepy yet."
Mrs. Huang knew that Huo Tingzhen was saying that they did not understand Old Mrs. Huo.
They wanted to appear filial to Old Mrs. Huo, but there was simply no way to do so now.
Grandma Huo was so sleepy she could barely straighten her head, but she still forced herself to stay awake, saying, "I'm fine."
Huang suggested, "Why don't we stay here tonight?"
Huo Tingzhen refused outright, saying, "The guest room hasn't been cleaned, but Grandma can sleep with me."
This was practically a direct statement that while Old Mrs. Huo could stay, the Huang family of three couldn't.
Huang Ling grabbed Old Mrs. Huo's arm, "Auntie!"
Grandma Huo paused for a moment, then said, "It's too late, I'll stay! You all go home first."
Huang thought about it and agreed.
Then he left with his wife and daughter.
Huo Tingzhen immediately had the largest bedroom on the first floor prepared. "Grandma, you should go to sleep first! We can talk about it tomorrow."
Grandma Huo was so tired that she waved her hand and went to sleep.
city center---
Inside a luxurious private room, Huo Qizhen and Bao Yanbai shook hands and walked out side by side.
Bao Yanbai said, "I will have someone prepare the contract as soon as possible, and then I will contact President Huo."
Huo Qizhen: "Okay."
The two chatted casually for a few more minutes.
As they approached the door, Bao Yanbai suddenly spoke up, "President Huo, if I may ask, what is your relationship with Jian Yu?"
He acquired many companies under the Yu family's name, and Jian Yu is the daughter of the Yu family. Even if she has a bad relationship with her family, they are still very close.
He had observed Huo Qizhen's attitude towards Jian Yu and realized that it was far from ordinary.
He didn't want this matter to affect the cooperation between the two companies.
"friend."
"Just friends?"
"Of course, that's not all."
That means there will be further development in the future.
"Won't this affect our cooperation?"
"Won't."
Bao Yanbai nodded, "That's good."
After seeing Huo Qizhen off, Bao Yanbai stood there for a while, then suddenly looked at the butler and said, "You said that Jian Yu and Yan Shi are the young master of the group and have a very close relationship. Yan Shi even stayed at her house."
“It’s not just deep, the two are dating. The Feng family even caused trouble for Jian Yu because of it, but the Yan family deliberately kept the news a secret, and outsiders didn’t know that the two were dating.”
Bao Yanbai couldn't help but laugh. "The young master of the Yan family is quite interesting. It's one thing to stay at his girlfriend's house, but the key is that the house was given to him by another man."
The housekeeper was also quite puzzled.
Yan Shi also owns houses, but he doesn't live in any of them. Instead, he runs off right under his love rival's nose.
What's even more outrageous is that at Grandma Yan's birthday banquet last night, Yan Shi, as her boyfriend, actually let Jian Yu ride in Huo Qizhen's car to and from the banquet, showing no awareness whatsoever of being her boyfriend and personally picking him up and dropping him off.
"Is he trying to avoid suspicion?"
Bao Yanbai recalled his observation from yesterday, "No, throughout the entire banquet, Yan Shi spent most of his time sitting with Jian Yu in the rest area."
Having spent the entire night in the lounge after attending the banquet, it's clear the Yan family doesn't really like Jian Yu.
“Last night, Mr. Huo was worried that Jian Yu would catch a cold, so he asked his assistant to go out and buy a shawl, and even personally helped Jian Yu put it on.”
Given Huo Qizhen's status and position, he wouldn't need to handle such a trivial matter personally.
But he did it anyway, and even carefully took out the hair and put it away.
It's no wonder that people around him thought Jian Yu was his girlfriend; ordinary bed partners don't get this kind of attentive treatment.
The butler remarked, "What a strange relationship!"
Bao Yanbai nodded. It was indeed strange!
Huo Tingzhen, who was initially talking to people, later also went to sit down in the rest area.
No matter how many times people invited him, he wouldn't get up.
He didn't look uncomfortable.
After Jian Yu noticed that Wei Chao had secretly followed his fiancée into the lounge, he immediately told her the news. Then, he saw the two of them staring at the lounge door and whispering to each other.
From disbelief to a gossipy expression.
Their expressions were very vivid and adorable.
This was completely different from when I saw her at banquets before. Back then, she was the center of attention, aloof and noble, moving around the banquet and securing a lot of business in one night.
Unfortunately, I never contacted him.
My family had heard about my fiancée before, but the interests of both families were too intertwined, and it was difficult to let go of her in a short time.
His parents were reluctant to make a decision because they were worried about the financial loss, and he was unwilling to live with his hair covered in sores.
He finally vented his anger after beating up Wei Chao last night and successfully taking a piece of the Ren family.
He felt really good about beating people up at the time.
He was starting to regret it, because he had a pretty good impression of Huo Tingzhen.
I wonder if Huo Tingzhen will avoid him because of the incident last night?
Judging from her discussion with Jian Yu about Wei Chao's injuries, it's unlikely. However, she's looking at the issue from an outsider's perspective. If the roles were reversed, would she still praise him for his courage like she did last night?
Hopefully, my apology last night will earn him some goodwill.
Let's go!
Having already established connections with the Huo family conglomerate, why would they be afraid of not having the opportunity to make contact?
"Young Master, this is Mr. Huang's car."
The driver's voice startled Huo Qizhen, who had been resting with his eyes closed.
Huo Qizhen opened his eyes and saw Huang Ling park the car on the side of the road, roll down the window, and call out in his direction, "Qizhen?"
He pushed open the car door, ready to get out.
The driver asked, "Do you need me to stop?"
Huo Qizhen closed his eyes. "No need."
The driver slammed on the pedal, and the car sped away in an instant.
Huang had just put his other foot on the ground when he saw this. He was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage, "He actually ran away?"
He took out his phone and called Mrs. Huo.
Old Mrs. Huo had just fallen asleep when he woke her up.
Upon hearing that Huo Qizhen had returned, he hurriedly put on his coat and ran out.
But because he was in a hurry, he took too fast a step, lost his footing, and fell directly to the ground, crying out, "Ouch!"
The phone slipped from my hand, arced through the air, and landed on the carpet.
Huang Ling was startled through the phone. "Auntie, what's wrong?"
Ouch!
Grandma Huo frowned. Why does my back hurt so much?
The servants, who were still waiting for Huo Qizhen to get off work, hurriedly helped him up and carried him to the sofa.
Huo Tingzhen was halfway through her shower when she heard the news and ran out.
Then I saw my grandma slumped onto the sofa, her face deathly pale, crying, "My back—"
The housekeeper had already picked up Old Madam Huo's phone. After seeing Huo Tingzhen, he handed it to her. "It was Mr. Huang Ling who called to say that the eldest young master has returned and asked the old lady to help persuade him. The old lady was woken up by the noise, and her head was a little dazed. She lost her balance and fell to the ground."
The phone is still busy.
Huo Tingzhen grabbed it, stared at the number on the screen, and roared, "If anything happens to Grandma, you fucking die!"
Huo Tingzhen immediately called Huo An and told him that because of Huang Ling, his grandmother had fallen and injured her back and needed to be taken to the hospital for treatment immediately.
Huo An was furious when he heard this.
His mother was always cleaning up after Huang Ling, and sometimes he couldn't stand it anymore. Every time he tried to persuade her, his mother would get angry.
This time, the cost is even greater.
Everyone was hurt.
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