Chapter 87 Huo Yanzhi is drunk
With the crisis resolved, the Ruan family returned to normalcy, and Ruan Yao finally escaped the intense, non-stop work.
She then felt waves of fear and exhaustion.
If it weren't for the crucial evidence delivered by that mysterious person, she could have made the Zhou family pay a price, but it would never have been so satisfying.
Who exactly is helping her?
Ruan Yao thought about it for several days but couldn't come up with a solution, so she simply stopped worrying about it.
Anyway, the enemy has fallen, and that's enough.
Now that she finally has some free time, she lies on a rocking chair in her own garden, basking in the sun, but her mind keeps wandering to Huo Yanzhi.
It felt like a cat's claw had scratched my heart, a little itchy, and a little empty.
She then realized with a start that she hadn't seen him for almost ten days.
This is very abnormal.
In the past, no matter how busy he was, he never missed sending greetings every morning and evening.
But this time, when such a big thing happened to the Ruan family, he didn't care at all from beginning to end.
This is completely unlike Huo Yanzhi's style.
A strange unease rose in Ruan Yao's heart. She immediately sat up from the rocking chair and dialed Huo Yanzhi's private number.
The phone rang for a long time, and just when she thought it was going to hang up automatically, it was transferred to voicemail.
"Hello, the number you dialed is temporarily unavailable..."
Ruan Yao tried twice more, but the result was the same.
He never ignores her calls.
What exactly happened?
She dialed Qin Feng's number again.
This time, the phone rang a few times before being answered.
"Madam." Qin Feng's voice was as steady as ever.
On the other end of the phone, Qin Feng seemed to pause for a moment.
"Madam, I'm very sorry, but Mr. Huo is currently dealing with a very urgent project that has reached its most critical stage. He has been staying in the company's confidential conference room for the past few days, and to prevent information leaks, everyone's cell phone signals have been blocked."
Ruan Yao's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was finally at ease.
It turns out he was just too busy with work.
A wave of guilt washed over me.
During this time, she was so preoccupied with her own family's troubles that she completely neglected him.
He must be working very hard, staying in the company all by himself and working overtime.
"Has he eaten? How is he feeling?" Ruan Yao asked softly.
"Don't worry, Mr. Huo is doing well. He has someone in charge of his three meals a day." Qin Feng's tone sounded more relaxed. "It's just that the workload is really heavy. He hasn't slept much for several days."
Ruan Yao felt a pang of heartache upon hearing this.
"Is he at the company now? I'd like to make him some soup and bring it over. Will that bother him?"
“I’m very sorry, Madam,” Qin Feng said with a hint of apology. “President Huo left the company with his project team half an hour ago to attend a closed-door meeting at a resort in the suburbs. It’s estimated that it won’t end until late at night. If you go there today, you’ll probably be disappointed.”
"Ah...I see." Ruan Yao was a little disappointed, but more than that, she understood.
"Alright then, you should tell him... to take good care of his health."
"Yes, I will certainly pass it on. Madam, if there's nothing else, I have an urgent meeting to attend to..."
"You're busy, goodbye."
After hanging up the phone, Ruan Yao sat there, feeling empty inside.
On the other end of the phone, Qin Feng put down his phone, turned around, and looked at the man standing not far behind him, quietly watching the bustling traffic outside the huge floor-to-ceiling window.
The man wore a well-tailored black suit, his figure as upright as a pine tree, but the loneliness and desolation emanating from him almost swallowed him whole.
“Boss,” Qin Feng said in a low voice, “I have already spoken to Madam as you instructed.”
Huo Yanzhi neither turned around nor spoke.
Qin Feng watched his retreating figure and sighed silently in his heart.
He had been by Huo Yanzhi's side for so many years and had never seen him like this before.
A few days ago, the boss made a phone call that day and secretly plotted to take revenge on Fu Mingyuan and the Zhou family.
The next day, he became like this.
Silence, gloom, like a dormant volcano that could erupt at any moment.
He continued working as usual, attending meetings, and processing documents, even more efficiently and ruthlessly than usual.
But he never returned to the villa, nor did he contact his wife again.
He simply instructed Qin Feng to secretly mobilize all of the Huo family's resources to pave the way for his wife and clear all obstacles.
The fatal evidence that sent Zhou Tianhao to prison was sent anonymously on Huo Yanzhi's orders.
He did everything for her, but he didn't let her know.
He isolated himself from her world.
Qin Feng couldn't figure out what his boss was thinking.
All he knew was that his boss was spending increasingly more time looking at his wife's photos on his phone.
What's wrong with these two?
Qin Feng didn't dare to ask any more questions and quietly left the office.
*
It's late at night.
After taking a shower, Ruan Yao lay alone on the empty bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
Without Huo Yanzhi by her side, she realized how used she had become to his presence.
She took out her phone, opened her chat with Huo Yanzhi, and looked at their previous sweet conversations, a smile unconsciously curving her lips.
She typed a message: "You've worked hard, get some rest. I miss you."
After thinking about it, I added a cute kissing emoji at the end.
She originally intended to wait for Huo Yanzhi's reply, but as she waited, her eyelids grew heavier and heavier.
While she was fast asleep, she seemed to hear a slight noise coming from downstairs.
Ruan Yao opened her eyes groggily.
She got out of bed, slipped on her slippers, and ran downstairs.
The living room lights were off, only moonlight streamed in through the French windows, creating a hazy, indistinct atmosphere.
A tall figure stood in the entryway.
It was Huo Yanzhi.
He's back.
"You're back."
Ruan Yao rubbed her eyes, her voice still soft and sweet from just waking up, and ran towards him while holding onto the stairs.
However, as soon as she got close, she smelled a strong odor of alcohol.
Ruan Yao stopped in her tracks.
She looked at him with some surprise.
Huo Yanzhi rarely drinks, let alone drinks like this.
He stood in the shadows, his expression obscured, but the aura emanating from him gave her a strange sense of oppression.
Why did you drink so much?
She stepped forward to help him up, her little face filled with worry and heartache.
Huo Yanzhi did not answer.
He raised his head, his unfathomable black eyes staring intently at her in the dim light.
That look in his eyes was no longer the restraint and gentleness he usually displayed.
Instead, it was a kind of gaze she had never seen before, filled with intense aggression and possessiveness, as if it wanted to devour her whole.
Ruan Yao's heart skipped a beat when he looked at her, and she subconsciously took a step back.
"Huo Yanzhi, you..."
Before she could finish speaking, her wrist was suddenly grabbed by a large, hot hand.
With a forceful pull, she lost her balance and fell into a hot and hard embrace.
The strong smell of alcohol mixed with his unique, refreshing scent enveloped her completely.
Why are you running?
His voice was terribly hoarse, close to her ear, carrying a dangerous sense of oppression.
"I...I didn't run away." Ruan Yao was so tightly held by him that she could hardly breathe, and her heart was pounding so fast it felt like it was going to jump out of her throat.
When Huo Yanzhi is drunk, he's quite wild.
And...so sexy.
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