Chapter 36 She is my baby
The two got out of the car.
Huo Xingzhou said calmly, "You're tired today. Go back and get a good sleep. Tomorrow is the Huo Group's groundbreaking ceremony, and we have to attend."
He spoke indifferently, as if nothing had happened in the car.
Qiao Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He warned her that if she remained a widow, she wouldn't even be able to satisfy her cravings.
He was just under the influence of drugs and had no feelings for her at all.
She felt a little relieved, but also unexpectedly a little disappointed.
Qiao Xi asked, "Are mother-in-law and Jiaojiao going?"
"They don't want to go, saying it's annoying." Huo Xingzhou understood. It's just that he couldn't explain it clearly. Tomorrow they were going to see a good show, not to cause trouble.
"Okay then. Good night, Mr. Huo."
"good evening."
Qiao Xi said goodnight to him and returned to her room. She was exhausted, but after taking a shower, she felt extra alert. She lay in bed, unable to resist looking through the photos in her phone album.
The photographer's assistant has already sent her the original picture.
His fingers paused as he flipped through the photos of kisses. Qiao Xi recalled the deep kisses during the day and the shameless indulgence in the car, and she curled up her toes in shame.
She patted her hot cheeks with her hands: "Qiao Xi, wake up. Mr. Huo just drank too much tonic recently. He didn't mean that at all."
She didn't know why the two of them hugged each other and kissed for so long.
She wanted to delete these intimate photos, but in the end she couldn't bear to do so and just put them in an encrypted album.
Finally, I picked out a dignified Chinese wedding photo with a phoenix crown and bridal veil, and prepared to show it to my grandmother so that she would feel at ease.
But the old lady has been wanting to go back to the countryside recently. The doctor said that her health can only be recuperated to this extent and she can be discharged from the hospital.
Qiao Xi frowned in distress, yawned, and felt sleepy.
Sleep till dawn.
Aunt Qian prepared a delicious breakfast.
"The other day, the young master said he wanted to eat Zhouji Xiaolongbao, and the young mistress was also thinking about the glutinous rice." Aunt Qian put the breakfast she bought on a plate.
"Thank you, Aunt Qian."
Qiao Xi said softly.
Huo Xingzhou, who was sitting on the side, looked up and saw that she was wearing light makeup today, which was different from usual.
"You guys eat, I'll go to the kitchen to check on the young master's medicine." Aunt Qian likes to be busy.
Qiao Xi smiled and sat next to Huo Xingzhou, pouring him a glass of fresh milk: "Mr. Huo, calcium supplement."
"good."
He responded.
"Is there anything I can do for today's groundbreaking ceremony?" Qiao Xi turned around and asked him. Huo Xingzhou didn't deliberately avoid her when talking to Zhou Yu.
She had some idea that Huo Xingzhou had a trump card.
"Just stay by my side and be a vase." He ate his breakfast gracefully. "Don't try to be stubborn."
"I will obey you."
She won't be as impulsive as last time.
The two of them left home at nine in the morning.
The groundbreaking ceremony was held in the western suburbs, and the scene was grand. Two kilometers from the entrance, a balloon salute and a huge banner were set up.
A little closer, you can see rows of bulldozers and excavators wearing big red flowers, looking very majestic.
The car was parked in a nearby parking lot, and a lion dance team was invited to the groundbreaking ceremony.
From a distance, a group of well-dressed tycoons could be seen surrounding the Huo family's eldest son and paying him compliments. Every well-known family in Haicheng had sent representatives, including the Xu, Sun, and Nan families.
Qiao Xi saw that Sun Shao was also there.
"The Huo family's second branch has arrived."
"Is he asking for trouble? He was in charge of this project in the first place. He has to watch his hard work go to someone else. Tsk tsk."
Huo Beiting's feet were full of air, and the charming Su Weiwei was beside him. He walked to Huo Xingzhou with a haughty look on his face and said, "I thought you weren't coming."
"How could I be absent when my cousin is so glorious?"
Huo Xingzhou said calmly.
Huo Beiting was very proud: "I know you feel bad, it's your health that's not doing well. Why don't you stay in the hospital for a few more days?"
Zhuo Feng said that if this happened a few more times, Huo Xingzhou would die.
Huo Beiting looked at him with false sympathy.
"Xingzhou, why aren't your parents here?" Wang Fengxian, wearing a bright red cheongsam, walked over and said, "Even your grandfather is here. Do they have more face than the old man?"
She glanced at Qiao Xi again and said, "I'm not saying anything bad about you. You treat a country girl like a treasure and carry her around everywhere without feeling ashamed."
Huo Xingzhou's expression was calm, with a faint smile in his eyes: "Aunt, she is my baby."
"Second Young Master, I heard Qiao Xi is doing an internship at the hospital. Even her biological mother has to wait in line to see a doctor. It's so unfortunate to have a daughter like her. Do you treat her like a treasure?"
Su Weiwei sneered with an arrogant attitude.
"Do you think I'm your treasure?" Huo Xingzhou retorted with a sneer, his eyes glaring. "Who do you think I'm your treasure for? Is it because I'm in love with you?"
In the early years, Su Weiwei had a good impression of Huo Xingzhou. Who wouldn't love Huo Xingzhou at that time?
“That’s enough!”
Huo Beiting's brows were full of anger, and as soon as the groundbreaking ceremony was over, he dumped Su Weiwei.
She's no longer of any use anyway.
"Beiting, the groundbreaking ceremony is about to begin. Don't get entangled with useless people and don't let your grandfather down." Huo Jianjun reminded lightly.
"Yes, father."
Huo Beiting glanced at Huo Xingzhou with contempt before leaving.
As soon as the eldest wife of the Huo family left, Huo Xingzhou said, "Let's get closer so we can see more clearly."
"good."
Qiao Xi pushed him inside.
There were circles of people gathered in front of the cornerstone. They stopped at the outermost edge, and next to them was the old man of the Huo family, who was wearing a Tang suit embroidered with pine patterns.
He was leaning on a cane, his face serious, and was protected by two bodyguards.
When he saw Huo Xingzhou, he asked indifferently, "Is your leg okay?"
"Thanks to you, it's okay."
"Hmph, showing off."
Mr. Huo sneered coldly.
He'd recently been suffering from a cold, his back hunched and looking much older. His limbs and joints ached day and night, and he'd called in Zhuo Feng for acupuncture, but it only treated the symptoms.
The old man was very smart and immediately guessed that Zhuo Feng was not Cheng Han's apprentice.
But he didn't expose it.
Huo Xingzhou had crippled legs and was rumored to be infertile. The Huo family would have to be handed over to the eldest wife, and Mr. Huo didn't want to create unnecessary conflict.
"If it can't be cured, then forget it. The Huo family will ensure your lifelong wealth and prosperity. I won't take back the 5% stake. Just consider it as a dividend to your second wife."
He seems kind, but he is extremely biased.
The old man gave 20% of the shares to the first wife, and only 5% to the second wife, leaving him with 30%. The Huo family held 55% of the shares, giving them absolute control, and the rest were small shareholders.
"Thank you for your charity, Grandpa."
Huo Xingzhou had long been accustomed to this unfairness and still had a faint smile on his face.
Old Master Huo glared at him and lectured him, "Don't be so sarcastic and blame others."
Qiao Xi felt uncomfortable standing aside and felt sorry for Huo Xingzhou.
"Grandpa, please pay more attention to my cousin." Huo Xingzhou said casually while sitting in a wheelchair. "I heard that he used 20% of his shares to sign a gambling agreement with Tianyuan Group for Future City."
If they lose, the eldest wife will have no shares left, and even the Huo family will lose their absolute control over the Huo company.
The old man was stunned.
The old man's face was solemn, and his aura revealed obvious anger.
"Stupid thing!"
The words fell.
The bustling crowd over there suddenly became noisy and commotion, with screams and cries!
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