Jiang Lai didn't bother to pay attention to him, pushed him away and went to eat and talk with Du Bei.
Chi Zhan wanted to go over but was stopped by Huo Qinghuai.
Huo Qinghuai asked his secretary to come over and sign some documents with Jiang Lai.
He clinked Chi Zhan's glass.
"You're quite quick-witted. You knew to ask me to be your fiancée's protective umbrella."
"Aren't you afraid that your family will find out and get mad at you?"
Chi Zhan looked in the direction of Jiang Lai, his eyes gentle yet firm.
"My only wish right now is to marry her."
Huo Qinghuai had known Chi Zhan for many years, but he had never seen him care so much about anything and go to so much trouble for it.
His eyes darkened slightly, "You have a weak spot."
Chi Zhan replied calmly: "She is not my weakness."
Your weaknesses will be exploited and threatened by your enemies, turning them into an existence that will forever shackle you.
He didn't like this and didn't want Jiang Lai to be in any danger.
"She is a lover who can stand shoulder to shoulder with me."
Huo Qinghuai felt a little disgusted and changed the subject.
"The Gu family used several connections to ask me about their daughter's whereabouts."
"You keep Gu Qingci in Ningcheng to protect your beloved?"
Chi Zhan shook his head, "No."
"Just teach them a lesson."
His eyes turned cold and stern, "Everyone."
After Jiang Lai signed those documents, he was temporarily tied to the Huo family.
By the time the Chi family learned the news, it was already too late to save the situation.
"What did I say?"
Mother Chi was furious and lost all her usual composure.
"After what happened to Sheng Lingxue, how could Chi Zhan possibly accept Gu Qingci?"
"Even if we're not of the same type, you wouldn't fall for the same tricks. How could he, as your son, possibly do that?"
"Now it's good. The position of the head of the Chi family has been given to him."
"He turned Jiang Lai into Huo Qinghuai's partner, and the project belongs to the Huo family. We can't move now even if we want to."
"We can't be enemies with the Huo family."
Father Chi's face also became extremely ugly.
The last time the Wen family intervened in Sheng Lingxue's matter, the Chi family was somewhat hurt.
㰴He wanted to rely on the Gu family to ease the pressure, but Chi Zhan offended the Gu family again.
If the Chi family were to become enemies with the Huo family now, the Chi family would suffer greatly.
OK.
Indeed, the disciple is better than the master.
If it weren't for Jiang Lai, he would be extremely proud of his son.
"Let's not make a fuss for now." Madam Chi said, "After all, Chi Zhan still has family ties to us. It's best for us to do nothing right now."
"These two people have such different backgrounds and educations. As Chi Zhan's position gets higher and higher, conflicts will naturally arise."
Chi's mother couldn't be so optimistic. "Mom, you saw what Chi Zhan did to Jiang Lai. He would rather get hurt than see her get hurt. Under such circumstances, if he can continue to bow his head and compromise with Jiang Lai, I think they will be inseparable."
"It's unpredictable."
"Mom, we can't leave things to God. It's best for us to take control."
Madam Chi held the Buddhist beads and asked, "Do you have any ideas?"
Chi's mother didn't.
"There's nothing we can do but wait and see."
"If we take action now, we will definitely offend the Huo family. Can the Wen family let go of such a good opportunity?"
"Listen to me, everyone is busy with their own business, and I don't care about this matter anymore."
“…”
This is all we can do for now.
But Mother Chi was still very angry.
She vacated her room, leaving only her and Chi's father.
She asked, "You mentioned before that you can eradicate the problem completely. There should be a way, right?"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Chi sighed.
"That was before."
"It would only take Huo Qinghuai a few minutes to find a partner. Jiang Lai alone isn't the only one capable of this. Even if we did something secretly, Huo Qinghuai wouldn't be able to confront us openly."
"Huo Qinghuai can. If I remember correctly, he owes Chi Zhan a favor."
Chi's mother was shocked. "When? Why didn't I know?"
Father Chi raised his hand and patted her shoulder, "Calm down first."
"My memory is vague, and I'm not sure of the details."
"It seems that Huo Qinghuai's wife went to the deserted wilderness to photograph animals and encountered some criminals. Chi Zhan was training at that time and happened to run into them."
Mother Chi thought back to the timeline of Chi Zhan's training. "Wasn't his wife still a student at that time?"
"And at that time, she wasn't my wife."
"But now it is."
Father Chi helped Mother Chi sit on the bedside. "Besides, Huo Qinghuai is really sincere."
Mother Chi pounded the pillow hard a few times, "What kind of thing is this?"
"It's all your fault."
"If you hadn't insisted that Gu Qingci could tie up Chi Zhan and make it impossible for him and Jiang Lai to be together, I wouldn't have followed your advice. I should have..."
"Stop talking." Father Chi interrupted, "It's useless to say anything now."
yes.
There's no point saying anything.
Chi's mother could only wait for them to have conflicts and separate.
…
Chi Zhan still put his suit jacket on Jiang Lai.
A cold gaze swept over.
Those who were looking at Jiang Lai looked away awkwardly.
He helped a lot today, so Jiang Lai didn't continue to argue with him.
After Huo Qinghuai finished his socializing, he came to call Chi Zhan upstairs.
There is a different view upstairs.
Compared with the exquisitely decorated and lively banquet hall downstairs.
There is a large entertainment venue upstairs.
There were several mahjong tables in a private room, and some people were already playing.
There are people playing Stud Poker nearby.
Jiang Lai took a quick look and saw that it was a big deal.
The people here are probably all good friends of Huo Qinghuai.
Either rich or noble.
"Everyone."
Huo Qinghuai spoke, and the private room instantly became quiet.
Jiang Lai couldn't help but admire in his heart.
This must be the power of a high-ranking official.
"Chi Zhan is here with his wife today. Don't let him go. You don't often get away with winning money from him."
Jiang Lai retracted his previous admiration.
No matter how powerful a man is, he is still childish when he is with his friends.
"Ouch." A woman came over and looked at Jiang Lai carefully. "That's new."
"I thought I wouldn't see Master Chi get married before I died."
Chi Zhan retorted: "You could die earlier, then you won't be able to watch."
The woman's fist hardened, and she said to Jiang Lai, "Sister-in-law, you can love him, you are also a person."
Jiang Lai had no words to express her pain and could only face it with a smile.
Chi Zhan introduced her to Jiang Lai: "Huo Xin'an, the third branch of the Huo family, and Huo Qinghuai's cousin."
"hello."
Jiang Lai shook her hand and said, "Nice to meet you."
Huo Xinyi directly kidnapped the person and said, "Let your sister-in-law play with us girls, and you play with Huo Qinghuai."
Chi Zhan followed and stood in front of the card table next to where Jiang Lai was sitting.
If anyone sitting there doesn't understand something, please give up your seat immediately.
Huo Qinghuai rolled up his sleeves and sat down, joking: "You are too protective."
Chi Zhan replied coldly: "Like you, I don't even know where you ran off to."
“…”
Jiang Lai pricked up his ears suddenly.
Just now downstairs, when Chi Zhan introduced Huo Qinghuai to her, her surprise came from the fact that he was Ji Jin's husband who was ten years older than her.
I didn't expect to see you so soon.
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