“Linda, you can come to me to resolve our issues, but we can’t involve innocent people. Also, Young Master Huo shouldn’t interfere. I don’t think running a magazine is suitable for him; he’ll get your family into big trouble sooner or later.” A Lei stood up and walked towards the living room.
Linda followed, and Qin Xiaoyu and Fang Baobao exchanged a glance before following her out as well.
"Here, please sign this. I'll take the magazine." A Lei handed over a stack of documents.
“This is Young Master Huo’s business; I can’t make the decision.” Linda’s face was deathly pale.
“Isn’t he in the car? Dahai, go and ask him.” A Lei’s prediction came true.
Soon Zhang Dahai brought in the dejected Huo Shao, who was no longer as arrogant as he had been the day before.
"Alxe, I apologize to you. Please leave the magazine with me. It's one of the only two assets the Huo family has given me. If I lose it, how can I maintain my position in the Huo family?" Young Master Huo said pitifully.
"You should have thought of this a long time ago. What were you thinking when you planned to take the model team away? Why are you asking me now?" A Lei shrugged and said nonchalantly.
"Sister, please help me! I've only ended up like this because I was doing you a favor!" Huo Shao turned to Linda.
"Don't be a coward, if you're a man, sign it!" Linda's face was pale as she glared fiercely at Huo Shao.
"Sister, you'll help me, right? You'll explain to the old man for me, right? He'll kill me!" Young Master Huo was truly scared.
"If you say another word, I'm leaving right now!" Linda was ruthless; she dumped the scapegoat and was about to walk away.
Huo Shao could only grit his teeth and sign his name on the contract prepared by A Lei.
The Huo siblings had probably never felt so humiliated. Qin Xiaoyu watched helplessly as they handed over the magazine without any room for negotiation.
"Did you use any spells?" Qin Xiaoyu asked only after their car disappeared through the tunnel.
"I just attacked the Huo family's stock. Old Master Huo is old and frail, and his mentality is becoming more and more fragile. He couldn't even handle this?" A Lei said disdainfully.
"I knew it. Your father would be furious if he knew you were involved in stocks again." Mrs. Fang rolled her eyes at A Lei.
"Why can't he touch the stocks?" Qin Xiaoyu asked, puzzled.
"Do you think he could cause such a big commotion by targeting just one stock? If you look at the fax version of the Wall Street Journal tomorrow, it'll probably look like an earthquake." Third Sister was much more insightful than Qin Xiaoyu.
Qin Xiaoyu then realized that she knew very little about A Lei, not only in terms of his abilities, but also in terms of his relationships with women.
I wonder how many landmines he planted in the twenty-seven years before he met her.
"Do you have any illegitimate children?" Qin Xiaoyu was a little worried and quickly interrogated her.
"Are you kidding me? I'm a very responsible person when it comes to life. If I have children, I'll bring them to my side and raise them myself." A Lei was clearly very dissatisfied with her question, and Qin Xiaoyu was finally relieved.
"You never told me you knew how to trade stocks."
"What's there to say?" Are asked in surprise.
"I find it strange. When a man is pursuing a woman, shouldn't he try his best to show off his abilities, like a peacock displaying its tail feathers, to attract the opposite sex? You seem to be showing how incompetent you are..."
"A peacock spreading its tail feathers? Haha, that'll expose its butt. I'm not an exhibitionist. Besides, I can clearly make a living with my looks, why should I rely on my talent?"
Qin Xiaoyu was so angry that she bit his chin. Where was his face?
"Are you going to commit domestic violence again? Have you forgotten my warning? Now that all the troubles have been resolved, I'm going to deal with you!" A Lei leaned in without any politeness. Qin Xiaoyu saw that things were not going well and tried to escape, but in the blink of an eye, she was pinned to the bed and couldn't move.
"Don't change the subject, I haven't finished my interrogation yet. How did you learn to trade stocks? Stop messing around, hey..."
Qin Xiaoyu couldn't ask any more questions...
When A Lei was six years old, he learned to trade stocks. He had an uncle on Wall Street, and his father took him there once, where he became fascinated.
But the boy was short-lived; after a few years of playing around, his interests shifted. His family hadn't really expected much from him, especially his father, who felt he was too emotional and unsuitable for finance. So, it was best if he let go; otherwise, a single impulsive act could have led to an uncontrollable situation.
Qin Xiaoyu then realized that this was just a toy of his.
A Lei's father called again.
When Qin Xiaoyu woke up and found that he was not there, she went downstairs.
I could hear a furious voice coming from the phone outside the living room, a string of American English, spoken as fluently as a native-born American.
A Lei remained silent despite his father's scolding.
The storm raged for a good half hour, and Qin Xiaoyu heard the words on the other end getting increasingly harsh: that she had lost her rationality for the sake of a woman and didn't know how to recognize her place...
"She is my wife, please don't say that about her." A Lei's face was already very pale.
His father probably didn't expect him to talk back, so he paused for a moment before launching an even fiercer attack.
"Shut up! You never call all year round, and when you do, you don't even greet your mother, but instead lecture your son. Is this your upbringing? What right do you have to discipline him? He did nothing wrong, you're the one who's wrong! If you wanted to educate him, you shouldn't have sent him to a tutor when he was just a few years old. If you have anything else to say, fly back and say it yourself. I don't want to hear your voice on my phone!" Mrs. Fang came downstairs at some point, snatched the phone, and immediately launched a counterattack. She spoke fluent English, and this old lady was no simpleton.
Qin Xiaoyu stood at the door, feeling lost and unsure what to do. She wanted to comfort A Lei, but felt it would be too abrupt.
"What's with those expressions? We clearly won, so why are you all so dejected?" Madam Fang slammed her cane down, and A Lei, his anger turning to joy, leaned over and kissed her on the cheek.
"Thank you, Grandma."
"Why thank me?" Mrs. Fang still looked dissatisfied, but her eyes softened.
"Xiaoyu, come sit down. What are you doing standing at the door? You are the future mistress of the Fang family. Don't pay attention to what they say. I made the decision to marry you into the family. No one can criticize you!" Madam Fang was determined to support her.
Qin Xiaoyu grinned and ran over to snuggle up to Madam Fang.
"Wow, you guys are making quite a scene." The third sister came downstairs in her pajamas, clearly aware of what had just happened.
“He asked for trouble.” Mrs. Fang rolled her eyes.
“Poor uncle, little one, you haven’t met him yet, have you? He’s not as scary as he sounded on the phone…” Seeing that Mrs. Fang was glaring at her, Third Sister knew that this topic wasn’t popular, so she sighed and continued to ask Qin Xiaoyu, “I heard you’re going to do a photoshoot for a magazine, and I want to be on the cover.”
"You should ask our boss about that; it's not up to me to decide," Qin Xiaoyu said, pushing A Lei out of the room.
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