"I investigated him. He...you used to like him?" Huo Yanting hugged Su Miao, and when he said this, he tightened his grip on Su Miao's waist.
"..." Su Miao was shocked. Huo Yanting knew everything so quickly?
She had only met Xiang Jianqin once during the day, and Huo Yanting had already investigated all her embarrassing past incidents that very night.
This... is absolutely terrifying.
But how did Huo Yanting know that she met with her classmate today? Could it be that Huo Yanting has been keeping an eye on her with someone all along?
The thought of this possibility sent a chill down her spine, and cold sweat gradually seeped down her back.
Looking at Huo Yanting's face, I didn't know what to think or say.
Huo Yanting noticed Su Miao's unusual behavior. He looked down and saw that Su Miao looked a little dazed, but her eyes were filled with fear of herself.
She...is afraid of herself?
Huo Yanting released Su Miao and frowned, "Are you afraid of me?"
Shouldn't she be afraid? Su Miao thought to herself. He had people watching her all the time, as if she were a prisoner being guarded.
But she is his wife!
"Do you... send people to monitor me all the time?" Su Miao's lips trembled as she asked this question.
Huo Yanting's brows furrowed deeper and deeper. Monitoring her? Where did that idea come from? What was Su Miao thinking?
Could the fear in her eyes be because she thought he had sent people to spy on her, and that's why she was afraid of him?
That's absolutely laughable!
"What's going on in your head? Me, spying on you? Why would I spy on you?" Huo Yanting asked, puzzled.
Su Miao frowned. He wasn't monitoring her, so how did he know she had met a man today?
"But if you weren't watching me, how did you know I went to see a man?" Su Miao asked, puzzled.
If Huo Yanting hadn't sent someone to monitor her, how would he have known her whereabouts?
Huo Yanting then realized what was going on with Su Miao.
So that's what she was thinking about?
Huo Yanting was both amused and exasperated. Did all novelists have such wild imaginations?
"You're overthinking it. The reason I know about your situation is because Yuan Chengyan sent me several sets of photos. The photos show you and that man in contact, and they're even holding hands!" Huo Yanting's tone turned cold at the end.
"Huh? Yuan Chengyan? Taking photos?" Su Miao's eyes widened. How come she didn't know that she and Xiang Jianqin had been secretly photographed?
"That's right, your so-called high school classmate is just using you. He's one of Yuan Chengyan's men. He's only getting close to you to deal with me. So, you should avoid contact with him in the future!" Huo Yanting warned.
These words shocked Su Miao even more. Could it be that Xiang Jianqin... is such a person?
What he said today did seem a bit strange to her, but if it was really as Huo Yanting said, then they were... too terrifying, weren't they?
Su Miao shuddered. She never expected that she would become a bargaining chip for others to use against Huo Yanting.
Suddenly, Su Miao felt a pang of guilt towards Huo Yanting. It was all because of her that he...
"They didn't do anything to you, right? Are you going to get into trouble?" Su Miao asked anxiously.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine for now!" Huo Yanting reassured him. "In the future, don't get too close to that man; it's not good for you."
"Okay, I understand, but could you please not lay a hand on him? After all, he's my classmate." Su Miao still seemed somewhat concerned.
Even though Xiang Jianqin had treated her that way, Su Miao still didn't want Huo Yanting to deal with him.
"You care about him that much?" Huo Yanting's face darkened again. She cares about that man that much?
He repeatedly begged him not to harm him.
"No, no, of course not. It's just that I don't want you to hurt others because of my situation. After all, Xiang Jianqin didn't cause any real harm to me or you this time. If one day he really does something excessive, I won't stop you from doing whatever you want," Su Miao explained.
However, she had no idea how long Xiang Jianqin would stay here.
If he were truly one of Yuan Chengyan's men, then he would likely be following behind Yuan Chengyan.
"Okay, I'll do as you say. I won't go against him, but he must never come near you again!"
"Mmm." Su Miao nodded firmly.
Su Miao breathed a sigh of relief, relieved that Jian Qin was alright this time, but if it happened again, she wouldn't plead for him.
After explaining things to Su Miao and seeing that she was no longer angry, Huo Yanting held her and they fell asleep.
...
The following day, the headlines of all the major newspapers in Haicheng were filled with the news that #Yuanshi Enterprises went bankrupt and announced a change of ownership#, which became a topic of conversation among the public.
Yuan Chengyan went to the Huo Group in a rage, his face contorted with rage, and went straight to Huo Yanting's office on the top floor without any hindrance.
He flung the door open and immediately demanded, "Huo Yanting, are you really so ruthless!"
He had worked hard for so many years, thinking that he could compete with Huo Yanting when he returned to China, but he never expected that he would collapse before he could even touch Huo Yanting's hair!
How powerful is Huo Yanting?
It seems that Huo Yanting was not joking with him. If Huo Yanting wanted him to live, he would live; if he wanted him to die, he would die!
Damn it!
Huo Yanting sat calmly in his office chair, his expression indifferent. He looked up from his documents, his brows furrowing slightly, a hint of displeasure flashing across his face, as if he had been disturbed and was feeling annoyed.
"Can't you knock before coming in? Who taught you manners?" The cold, sharp tone left Yuan Chengyan speechless for a moment, his face turning red with embarrassment.
Knocking on the door? Since he started his own company and became his own boss, when has he ever knocked on his own door?
Huo Yanting is utterly insulting his dignity and character!
"Huo Yanting, don't tell me you don't know about this morning's news!" Yuan Chengyan's face turned ashen with anger.
Huo Yanting wasn't giving him a way out at all!
"I know, and I know it was me who did it, so what?"
Then what?
So what? What can he do to him?
Such an arrogant and presumptuous tone! Yuan Chengyan was so angry that his teeth itched, but he didn't utter a single word in rebuttal to Huo Yanting.
What else can be done? Huo Yanting is the king of Haicheng. He can do whatever he wants!
"You're ruthless!" Yuan Chengyan uttered those two words viciously!
"It's not that I'm ruthless, it's just that you overestimated yourself and insisted on challenging my bottom line. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dealt with you." After all, the two were once brothers. If Yuan Chengyan could change his unrealistic and ambitious personality, he wouldn't be much worse off than him. But unfortunately, Yuan Chengyan was ruined by his personality.
Moreover, the last person he should have touched was Su Miao!
Therefore, Huo Yanting didn't want to explain too much. If it was ruined, it was ruined. He didn't need to explain at all!
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