Chapter 401 Granny Liu
Madam Sheng Er looked at her coldly, "We are no longer friends from now on."
The police officer walked up to her and asked, "How do you plan to handle this matter? Do you want to prosecute her for theft, or do you want to settle it privately?"
The woman in blue hurriedly said, "Wanqing, please let me go this time. If I have a criminal record, my life will be over. I really know I was wrong."
Madam Sheng Er took a deep breath and whispered, "Excuse me, police comrade, let's settle this privately."
After the police left, Mrs. Sheng didn't even look at the woman in blue again, but walked up to Xiao Muzhen.
"Miss Xiao, I'm sorry, I misunderstood you just now."
Xiao Muzhen smiled and said, "It's okay. Madam Sheng is also a victim. This is the necklace. Madam Sheng, please keep it."
"Thank you. I'll treat Miss Xiao to a meal another day to express my gratitude. I'll take my leave today."
Xiao Muzhen nodded, "Okay."
After Madam Sheng Er left, the woman in blue quickly followed her.
Soon, the banquet returned to its previous liveliness, but the socialites who had come forward to curry favor with Chi Xuan were obviously not as enthusiastic as before.
After all, no one is a fool. The woman in blue and Xiao Muzhen have never met each other. How could she suddenly become jealous of Xiao Muzhen and do such a thing?
Chi Xuan also noticed the change in their attitude towards her. She was secretly annoyed and hated Xiao Muzhen even more. If it weren't for Xiao Muzhen, she would still be the center of attention.
Xiao Muzhen turned to look at Huo Yunting, lowered his eyes and said, "Mr. Huo, thank you for what you did today."
Huo Yunting looked at her and said in a deep voice, "You are my wife. It is my duty to protect you. Besides, I didn't do anything. It was you who thought you had cleared the suspicion."
"Thank you anyway."
There was a smile on her lips, and her eyes looking at Huo Yunting were not as wary as before.
The moment Huo Yunting stood in front of her to protect her, the throbbing in her heart was not fake.
After the banquet, Chi Xuan followed Huo Tianyi back to the presidential suite on the top floor.
"Tianyi, tonight..."
Before she could finish her words, Huo Tianyi quickly turned around and slapped her.
Chi Xuan was caught off guard and fell directly to the ground, with a burning pain on her face.
She covered her face with her hands, her eyes full of disbelief, "Why did you hit me?!"
Huo Tianyi looked at her coldly, his eyes filled with anger. "How dare you ask me why?! Who told you to use such a stupid method to deal with Xiao Muzhen?!"
Chi Xuan's expression changed, and she looked at him aggrievedly, "You also believe that I want to harm her?!"
"Chi Xuan, stop pretending in front of me. I know exactly what kind of person you are. I will personally deal with Huo Yunting and Xiao Muzhen. If you use your shameful tactics again and embarrass me with you, I will not let you go!"
Meeting Huo Tianyi's cold eyes, Chi Xuan's heart trembled and she lowered her head unconsciously.
"I see."
"Take good care of Zimeng when you have time, and go shopping when you have nothing to do. If your stupidity affects my plans, I will not let you go even if you are Zimeng's mother!"
After saying that, Huo Tianyi turned around and left.
Chi Xuan stared at his back, her eyes filled with forbearance and anger.
On the other side, Huo Yunting and Xiao Muzhen had just returned to Jinshuwan when they saw Xiao Tuo's car parked in front of the villa.
A hint of surprise flashed in Xiao Muzhen's eyes. Why would her father come here to find her?
As soon as she got out of the car, Xiao Tuo's back door opened, and Xiao Tuo and Xiao Zhuan got out together.
"Dad, Third Brother, why are you here?"
"I came to talk to Mr. Huo about something."
Xiao Muzhen nodded, "Oh, then I'll go back to my room first."
"Go ahead."
After Xiao Muzhen left, Huo Yunting looked at Xiao Tuo, "Boss Xiao, I wonder what brings you to see me so late at night?"
"I want to talk to you about Huo Tianyi from Jinyue."
"Let's talk in my study."
After entering the study, Xiao Tuo spoke first: "Mr. Huo, Jin Yue's president seems to be your cousin."
Huo Yunting looked indifferent, "He has nothing to do with the Huo family anymore."
Xiao Tuo sneered, "Three years ago, Zhen Zhen was almost killed by Huo Tianyi. We have been looking for him for the past three years. Now that he has come to the capital as the president of Jin Yue, it's time to settle the score from three years ago."
Meeting Xiao Tuo's cold gaze, Huo Yunting frowned, "I had him locked up before, but he was suddenly rescued half a year ago. Jin Yue was founded by the person who rescued him. If we want to deal with Huo Tianyi, we need to find out the identity of the person behind him first."
Only by cutting off his retreat can Huo Tianyi be prevented from making any waves.
Xiao Tuo's face changed. No wonder the Xiao family had been looking for Huo Tianyi in the past few years but had never found him.
"Has President Huo found out who's behind him?"
"We are investigating, but there has been no progress so far."
Xiao Tuo was silent for a few seconds, then said in a deep voice, "Boss Huo, do you want to work together?"
Huo Yunting raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "I thought Mr. Xiao was really anxious for me to disappear from the capital immediately."
"How could that be? Mr. Huo is young and promising. I admire him very much. If the Huo and Xiao companies work together to investigate the person behind Jin Yue, it will definitely be more effective, right?"
Huo Yunting nodded and said, "I can agree to this proposal, but there are conditions."
"What conditions?"
"For the next three months, no matter what happens between Zhenzhen and me, President Xiao cannot interfere."
Xiao Tuo's face darkened and he refused directly: "Impossible!"
Huo Yunting's expression was indifferent. "I just want to make good use of these three months and make Zhenzhen fall in love with me again."
If Xiao Tuo hadn't thought that the two of them might still cooperate, he really wanted to scold him for being shameless!
He hurt Xiao Muzhen so much in the past, and now he wants to make peace with her. How is that possible?!
"Mr. Huo, we can cooperate, but I won't sacrifice Zhenzhen's happiness."
"I just hope that when I pursue Zhenzhen, the Xiao family won't come to sabotage me. If she really doesn't like me after three months, I won't continue to pester her."
Seeing that Huo Yunting was serious, Xiao Tuo couldn't help but wonder how true his words were.
"Are you telling the truth?"
"If Mr. Xiao doesn't believe it, we can make an agreement."
"No."
Xiao Tuo waved his hand and said, "Even if there is an agreement, if you don't recognize it, I can't do anything to you. I can agree not to stop you from pursuing Zhenzhen, but you can't force her to do anything."
"Don't worry, I don't want her to get hurt more than anyone else."
Xiao Tuo snorted coldly, obviously sneering at this statement.
Huo Yunting smiled and didn't rush to explain. Instead, he said, "I had a disagreement with Huo Tianyi at the banquet tonight. He probably won't cooperate with the Huo Group. However, I remember that the Xiao Group and Jin Yue seem to have signed a cooperation agreement to jointly develop a resort hotel."
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