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Hearing that the rent had already been paid in advance, Huo Tingzhen didn't insist any further. "Forget it, let's talk about it once your company is on track."
Jian Yu nodded, then, as if remembering something, asked, "There's a charity gala at the company tonight, do you want to come along?"
Huo Tingzhen shook her head. "No, my brother can go."
Jian Yu asked, "Are you afraid of running into Bao Yanbai and Mei Lin? The Bao family will be sending people tonight, but I don't know if it will be Bao Yanbai?"
Huo Tingzhen did indeed have this concern, "I guess so!"
Jian Yu put down her tablet. "Are you really sure you want to break up with Bao Yanbai?"
"right."
Huo Tingzhen nodded without the slightest hesitation.
"No regrets?"
"I have no regrets. I would only regret it if I had a meddlesome mother-in-law like her."
"......", that makes sense.
Jian Yu thought for a moment and said, "Judging from their posture, they don't seem to be giving up so easily."
Huo Tingzhen sneered, "Now we're giving them time to calm down. If they keep bothering us after a while, I won't be so polite."
As he spoke, Huo Tingzhen seemed to remember something and began to scrutinize Jian Yu from head to toe.
Jian Yu was puzzled. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Tell me the truth." Huo Tingzhen leaned close to Jian Yu's ear mysteriously, "There's a rumor going around about Mrs. Bao, did you spread it?"
"Does that mean she secretly bought Viagra for her son?"
"It really was you."
Huo Tingzhen suddenly straightened up, revealing a strange expression. "Now, because of this incident, everyone is suspecting that Bao Yanbai has a physical defect."
defect?
Jian Yu looked surprised. "How did you come up with that idea?"
Huo Tingzhen asked with curiosity, "Didn't you lead them astray? What were you thinking at the time? How did you steer them in this direction?"
Jian Yu frowned and explained, "Isn't Mrs. Bao's persona supposed to be virtuous and kind? I just want people to know how fake her persona is. Imagine if someone took a fancy to a girl and drugged both the girl and his own son, hoping to force her into submission. How terrifying would that be? Normal people would stay away from that kind of person, right?"
Huo Tingzhen: "She only drugged Bao Yanbai."
Jian Yu said, "I know that public opinion is a mix of truth and falsehood. Anyway, everyone has already seen the photo of the head butler of the Bao family holding a medicine box. I also posted a screenshot of their video, which shows the heiress of the Xuri Group knocking on Bao Yanbai's door. Once you put the two together, everyone will believe it's true, and she can't deny that she only drugged Bao Yanbai. In order to make the marriage go smoothly, the Xuri Group will just admit it, but only say that the two are in love and deny that she drugged him. However, their explanation will be said to be just to protect the reputation of both families."
Huo Tingzhen clicked his tongue. "Even if Mrs. Bao denies it completely now, no one will believe her! Someone deliberately sent the rumors to her brother's ears. Her brother felt that she had lost face, scolded her, and strictly forbade anyone from passing the news to the old lady."
Jian Yu said, "Noble families value their reputation the most, and Mrs. Bao is no exception; otherwise, she wouldn't have cultivated a virtuous and gentle image for herself."
Huo Tingzhen wholeheartedly agreed, “Even if a room is full of thieves and prostitutes, they will still find a fig leaf to cover themselves up. Whoever tears off that fig leaf is a sinner. Now Mrs. Bao is that person who tears off that fig leaf.”
Jian Yu grabbed Huo Tingzhen's arm and said, "If you don't like me doing this, I can release the video of Bao Yanbai refusing, and then no one will suspect that he has a physical problem."
Huo Tingzhen shook his head. "Bao Yanbai also has the video. If he cared, he would release it himself to refute the rumors. Since he isn't releasing it, it means he doesn't need it."
Jian Yu said slowly, "Now many people think that their two families are about to get married."
"That's because Bao Yanbai didn't refute the rumors in time. He thought that once he left, the matter would be over, and he could save face for her mother and the Xuri Group. Didn't he realize that the Xuri Group had already sacrificed so much face? Did he think he could just get rid of them so easily?"
As the two were talking, Huo Tingzhen suddenly received a text message---
Mrs. Bao asked to meet her.
"Why is it a text message?"
If you can send text messages, why don't you make phone calls?
“She called me, but I didn’t answer any of the calls after the first one.”
What was she calling for?
"Let me leave her son."
“…” Jian Yu, “Isn’t it his son who’s been bothering you?”
“They don’t care about any of that, they just criticize me.”
Accusing Huo Tingzhen?
Jian Yu didn't know what Mrs. Bao was thinking. "Did you talk back?"
Huo Tingzhen chuckled, "Of course I retorted. She only dares to act tough with me because I like Bao Yanbai."
"So, are you going to see her?"
"Of course not."
Previously, Huo Tingzhen might have given her some face, but now that he's decided to break up, he has no intention of indulging her at all.
Mrs. Bao waited in vain for Huo Tingzhen's reply, so she started calling him, only to find that she had been blocked.
In a fit of anger, he went directly to the Huo Group's office building.
When the receptionist informed Huo Tingzhen, she was quite surprised. "I knew she wouldn't let it go easily, but I didn't expect her to be so persistent?"
Jian Yu said, "Should we have the receptionist notify the Bao Corporation and have Chairman Bao take the person back?"
"No."
Huo Tingzhen said, "I'll go myself."
Jian Yu completely disagreed with this idea. "You shouldn't go down to see her. We all know she's two-faced. What if she tries something bad for you?"
“There are cameras everywhere here, she wouldn’t be stupid enough to do that to me.”
"Even if she doesn't go all out, what if she says a lot of hurtful things? This is a company after all, and it's not a good look to argue in person."
Huo Tingzhen nodded slightly, agreeing with Jian Yu's point.
After thinking for a moment, I decided, "Then let's make sure she can't say it."
Huo Tingzhen used an internal phone to notify the public relations manager, instructing her to bring two assistants, carrying the company's most advanced camera, and accompany her downstairs to meet a guest.
"Public Relations Manager?"
"With cameras around, Mrs. Bao will definitely be mindful of her image and won't be able to say many things. In addition, the public relations manager represents the entire Huo family conglomerate. With her accompanying me, it means that she is representing the Bao family and the Huo family's business. If she wants to show off in front of me, she'll have to consider her family's weight."
Jian Yu blinked, understanding that this meant Huo Tingzhen wanted to sever ties with the Bao family.
From then on, the Bao family was only a matter of business to the Huo family, with no personal feelings involved.
Jian Yu silently mourned for Bao Yanbai in his heart. He hesitated and pinned his hopes on Huo Tingzhen's soft heart, but in the end, things completely spiraled out of control.
The PR manager thought there was going to be a tough battle, so he specially picked two capable assistants to come.
The three of them were very excited to see Huo Tingzhen.
They're all geared up and ready to make a big splash.
Huo Tingzhen laughed and said, "Relax, we're not going to have a tough fight today, just a small problem."
"A minor trouble? No problem, no matter how small, we will do our best."
"Alright, let's go! Let's go downstairs to meet the guests."
The group marched downstairs with great pride.
Jian Yu saw them to the door and then stood there, refusing to go any further.
After they entered the elevator, I turned around and went back to the office to continue the class.
When Huo Qizhen returned to his office, Jian Yu pulled him aside and quickly explained what had happened.
"Tingzhen has been down there for more than twenty minutes now, so he shouldn't be at a disadvantage."
A hint of disappointment flashed in Huo Qizhen's eyes. He pulled Jian Yu to sit on the sofa and said, "Let's rest for a while!"
Jian Yu noticed his reaction, "Are you quite disappointed in Bao Yanbai?"
Huo Tingzhen nodded. "Yes. Originally, I planned to give Tingzhen the profits from the joint project between the two companies, along with my five percent stake in the Huo Group, as her dowry."
“I used to think that Bao Yanbai was quite suitable for Tingzhen.”
"Tingzhen is afraid of marriage because of our parents' relationship and Meilin's ulterior motives in proposing. I thought Bao Yanbai would patiently accompany her until she let go of her resentment, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this."
Huo Tingzhen wrapped her arms around Jian Yu and buried her head in Jian Yu's shoulder. "Why can't he understand Tingzhen?"
Jian Yu tentatively asked, "What if... Bao Yanbai has solved the problem now?"
Huo Qizhen replied sullenly, "Too late!"
Jian Yu then asked, "What about Merlin?"
"He has even less of a chance."
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