Chapter 389 Hong Kong City
For a moment, the only sound in the empty room was the laughter of the two people.
Seeing that Su Nanzhi did not ask about Miao Beibei, Gu Xizhou felt relieved. A gloomy look flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but recall what happened when Su Nanzhi just fell asleep.
Time goes back to the afternoon.
Miao Beibei suffered a great loss. While she was unhappy, she was also anxious about what to do with the money.
Although a few thousand yuan is not a large amount for her, once she arrives in China, the money she has with her cannot be used and she needs to exchange it into Chinese currency.
But doing so would alarm Huo Boyuan.
Just when Miao Beibei was at a loss, she looked down and saw the watch on her hand, and immediately had an idea.
"Secretary Wang, do you have a pawnshop here?"
Secretary Wang was a little slow in following her train of thought, and a puzzled expression appeared on his face.
"Forget it. Even if there's no pawnshop, you can find a way to sell my watch to me." Miao Beibei impatiently took off the watch on her wrist, her face full of regret. "This watch is a gift from my aunt for my 18th birthday. It cost more than 10,000 yuan. You can sell it to me for 10,000 yuan."
Secretary Wang frowned as he looked at the watch that was stuffed into his hand.
Although this brand of watch is not available in China, he has heard people talk about it before. He does not doubt the price of the watch, but who would spend 10,000 yuan to buy a second-hand watch, and who would spend 10,000 yuan to buy a watch during this sensitive period?
The buyer is not afraid, but the middleman is afraid.
"Ms. Miao, if you are having financial difficulties, please explain to President Hao. I believe he will understand."
Secretary Wang tried to choose his words as carefully as possible.
But it still "hurt" Miao Beibei.
"Who are you talking about who is in financial difficulty? Even if your whole family is so poor that you have to beg for food, I will still be without money."
Miao Beibei couldn't stand being called poor, and she immediately took out the anger she had just received from Su Nanzhi on Secretary Wang.
"If you can't understand colors, no wonder you can only be a poor secretary."
Secretary Wang, who also came from a political family, froze in expression, rolled his eyes, and carefully put his watch into his pocket.
"I'm sorry, Miss Miao. I think I know someone who is interested in your watch."
Seeing this, Miao Beibei cursed a few more times before nodding in satisfaction.
And half an hour later, she met the buyer.
Huo Boyuan looked at Miao Beibei with a sullen face. She lowered her head and said nothing. There was an unconcealable disgust in her eyes.
However, after seeing Secretary Wang beside him, he still kept a smile on his face.
"Secretary Wang, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. My cousin ordered shoes from the supply and marketing cooperative, and I will pay the full amount this afternoon."
Secretary Wang maintained a smile on his face and took out the watch from his pocket and handed it to him.
"Mr. Huo, it's my job to receive Miss Miao. I'm sorry that I didn't satisfy her."
After thinking for a while, he paused and said, "Miss Miao, did you offend anyone?"
Although he didn't like Miao Beibei, he had a good impression of Huo Boyuan. This reminder was his apology for his inaction in the afternoon.
Huo Boyuan was a smart man. He knew Miao Beibei had been tricked into buying so many shoes. However, he and Miao Beibei had only been in the provincial capital for two days and had met only a few people. How could they have offended anyone?
Soon the person he met in the guesthouse yesterday flashed through his mind.
"Cousin, who did you meet at the supply and marketing cooperative this afternoon?"
He looked at Miao Beibei with sharp eyes.
Miao Beibei avoided his gaze and stammered, "He's just a blind country bumpkin."
Seeing this, Huo Boyuan became even more certain that Miao Beibei was hiding something from him.
Secretary Wang added slowly, "Mr. Huo, that comrade's surname is Su, and her husband's surname is Gu."
When he heard the word "Su", Huo Boyuan's expression froze.
Before he could ask, he heard Secretary Wang's voice.
"That Comrade Su, I think his name is Su Nanzhi, do you know him?"
Huo Boyuan's eyes were blurred. When he met Secretary Wang's inquiring gaze, he shook his head.
Secretary Wang did not ask any further questions. He chatted with Huo Boyuan for a few more words before leaving the room under Miao Beibei's murderous gaze.
When only he and Miao Beibei were left in the room, Huo Boyuan looked at Miao Beibei, and when Miao Beibei thought she was about to suffocate, he spoke.
"Cousin, you haven't forgotten why my mother asked me to bring you to China, right?"
Miao Beibei's face was a little unnatural. "Cousin, I didn't hear Comrade Su's name clearly just now. I just realized now that the female comrade I met yesterday was called Su Nanzhi."
"Cousin, I hope you remember that your cousin's name is Su Nanzhi. Don't make me remind you again."
Huo Boyuan looked at Miao Beibei coldly, with no emotion in his eyes.
"If it weren't for my mother, your Miao family would have disappeared from Hong Kong City long ago."
"My mother treated you well because you are the same age as Nanzhi. Don't let your love get you into trouble."
Miao Beibei's face turned pale, but she didn't dare to say anything in rebuttal.
Although she was so arrogant in front of Su Nanzhi and others, everyone who knew her background knew that the Miao family relied entirely on the Huo family to have a place in Hong Kong City.
It can also be said that the Miao family only avoided complete decline because they relied on the Huo family.
Moreover, her aunt married the head of the Huo family and had no children, so the Miao family had to please her aunt and Huo Boyuan, the future heir.
She didn't dare to offend Huo Boyuan at all.
Huo Boyuan said coldly: "Get out."
Miao Beibei walked to the door, but when she reached the door, she mustered up the courage to stop.
"Cousin, maybe this Su Nanzhi just happens to have the same name as my cousin..."
Huo Boyuan gave her a sarcastic smile, which made her not dare to continue with the excuses she wanted to say.
After Miao Beibei left, Huo Boyuan sat for a while before standing up and walking towards the suite on the top floor.
When I reached the stairs, I ran into Gu Xizhou who was carrying a lunch box and going out to buy dinner.
When Gu Xizhou saw Huo Boyuan, his expression did not change, and he raised his foot to continue walking downstairs.
He had only taken a few steps when Huo Boyuan called him.
"Comrade Gu?"
A hint of vigilance flashed in Huo Boyuan's eyes. The first time he saw Gu Xizhou yesterday, he realized that Gu Xizhou must be a soldier, or had been a soldier.
This was also the reason why he hesitated in the room just now.
It is a bit too sensitive that a soldier’s wife has relatives in Hong Kong.
He has dual citizenship. Although he claims to be a foreign investor in China, he is actually using the name of investment to look for his biological daughter who was left in China by his stepmother.
Because of the sensitivity of Gangcheng's identity, he did not want to reveal his true origins, nor did he want to cause more trouble.
A gleam of light flashed quickly in Gu Xizhou's eyes, but his face remained calm.
"Comrade Huo, what's the matter?"
Huo Boyuan had a smile on his face. He first apologized to Gu Xizhou for Miao Beibei's behavior in the afternoon. Then he seemed to realize something and asked.
"Why don't I see Comrade Su?"
Gu Xizhou didn't think Huo Boyuan was the kind of person who would chat with others when he had nothing to do. He looked at Huo Boyuan coldly and said, "Comrade Huo, I don't know who you are, but stay away from my wife."
Huo Boyuan's expression didn't change at all, and he even had a hint of joking in his voice, "Comrade Gu, I was just asking about your wife. Why are you reacting so strongly? You're not confident at all."
Gu Xizhou looked indifferent, as if he didn't hear his teasing.
"Comrade Huo, you don't look like someone who would greet others."
Huo Boyuan raised an eyebrow. "From childhood to adulthood, everyone has said that I am polite and gentlemanly. Comrade Gu was the first to say that I don't know how to greet people."
"With a cousin like Miao Beibei, what you said is really not convincing."
A thought flashed through Gu Xizhou's mind, and he looked at Huo Boyuan carefully again.
Although Huo Boyuan said he was a foreigner, he did not say which country he was from. Moreover, although Huo Boyuan and Miao Beibei's Chinese pronunciation was relatively standard, they had some accents.
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