Chapter 107 Horsley's face suddenly turned cold
Should he answer via video, or come to her in person?
If we say that the moment when Jiang Qin took out her phone and saw that it was a video call from Huo Sili, her heart was complicated, and the complexity contained too many doubts and confusions.
When Jiang Qin saw this sentence, he suddenly understood.
Oh, Horsley is actually doubting her.
Perhaps there was some worry involved, but after seeing what he said, Jiang Qin always felt that there was more suspicion.
After all, if he was really worried, he could have just called and asked instead of suddenly making a video call.
But why did he start to doubt her again out of the blue?
What did he discover when she was unconscious yesterday?
Thinking of this, Jiang Qin couldn't help but feel complicated - fortunately, she had decided to come to the temple before.
Otherwise, I really wouldn't be able to justify my lie right now.
Jiang Qin pressed the green connect button.
Huo Sili, who was at the Yunhai Huafu Restaurant, suddenly appeared on the screen.
It seemed that he didn't expect her to answer the call so quickly. Jiang Qin clearly saw a hint of surprise in Huo Sili's dark eyes. Then, he, who was already sitting solemnly, suddenly sat up straighter.
At the same time, Uncle Yang, who was standing next to Jiang Qin, noticed that Huo Sili appeared on the phone that Jiang Qin was holding, and quickly moved aside.
Noticing Yang Sheng's actions, Li Zhiyuan, who had come over from another table and sat next to Uncle Yang to reminisce about the past, and his subordinates who had been standing next to Li Zhiyuan but had not sat down, suddenly became unusually quiet.
The people around her were so soothing. Jiang Qin, who had forced herself to remain calm after seeing the video call from Huo Sili, naturally did not lag behind.
Jiang Qin looked calmly at Huo Sili on the screen and spoke in a very natural tone.
"What's the matter?"
After that, he added very naturally: "Why did you go home? Shouldn't you be at the company now?"
Horsley's voice did not sound as bland as usual, but rather had a bit of calmness and gentleness to it.
"Nothing happened. I just came home and heard from Aunt Wang that you went to the temple to pray and eat vegetarian food there. I was worried that you might be in danger, so I called to check on you."
"That's it." Jiang Qin nodded slightly, as if she had accepted her fate. She picked up her phone, followed Huo Sili's idea, and turned the camera.
"Well, I'll eat vegetarian food here. My grandma has been to this temple before. It's very safe. Don't worry."
"Okay, then what time will you be back? Has Uncle Yang come to pick you up?"
Jiang Qin was not surprised at all as to how Huo Sili knew so quickly that Uncle Yang came to her side.
Huo Sili is the real master of Yunhai Huafu. He can manage so many people in a group, so managing just one or two people is naturally a piece of cake.
However, at this moment, Jiang Qin felt a long-lost sense of depression that had appeared many times in the past period of time.
This feeling of being monitored in her life and having to be on guard against surveillance really made her, who had longed for freedom since childhood, very uncomfortable.
Jiang Qin felt like she was a bird in a cage, and Huo Sili's power was the cage.
Although she was not locked up by him, it seemed as if she was locked up by him.
"Yeah, Uncle Yang is here, right next to us." Jiang Qin said in a faint voice, trying hard to suppress the annoyance in her heart.
The divorce agreement has not been signed yet. If things get too awkward between her and Horsley at this time, it will not be good for her.
Then, Jiang Qin answered Huo Sili's question and said that she would go back after having a rest after dinner, around two o'clock.
After that, Jiang Qin asked first: "Is there anything else? If not, then let's just stop here. If we continue chatting, the food will get cold."
Jiang Qin was telling the truth. Although it was noon, the building was well ventilated and the food got cold immediately when the wind blew, even though she had deliberately chosen a warm spot when she came in.
"Okay, then you take your time eating. When you're done, I'll be in the study for an online meeting. The time remains the same, and we'll leave at three o'clock."
Horsley's words were concise and his tone was always gentle.
Jiang Qin had no objection to this. She was only concerned about whether her visit to the embassy had been exposed. However, seeing what Huo Sili said, it was probably not exposed, so she was naturally relaxed.
"Okay." Jiang Qin agreed and hung up the video without further hesitation.
It was so fast that it didn't stop for even half a second.
The moment it was turned off, the image displayed on Huo Sili's screen suddenly paused, as if there was a problem with the network card.
He wanted to say something, but before he could say anything, Jiang Qin hung up the call, and the interface froze for a moment before disappearing.
Huo Sili pursed his lips, stared at his phone for a few seconds, and then looked at the delicious dishes on the table.
For some reason, she had no appetite and wanted to eat the light vegetarian meal that Jiang Qin had captured her eating on the screen just now.
"What's the name of that temple?"
After being questioned by Horsley who had returned, he noticed that Horsley's face turned a little ugly.
Wang Ma, who wanted to go downstairs to rest, did not dare to tell Huo Sili and just stood against the wall. When she heard the question, she answered quickly.
After hearing this, Huo Sili stopped talking and didn't eat either, as if he found it difficult to swallow.
Aunt Wang couldn't help feeling a little nervous and melancholy. Could it be that her husband thought his wife deliberately didn't stay home to have lunch with him?
Thinking of this, Mother Wang thought about it and decided to be brave enough to repair the relationship between the couple.
"Sir, I think the reason my wife went to the temple this time is to pray for the relationship between you and your wife."
Aunt Wang said with a smile, "Besides, you didn't say you would eat at home this morning. If Madam knew you were coming back, she would definitely not go to the temple!"
Wang Ma's original intention in saying this was to ease the emotional conflict between Huo Sili and Jiang Qin.
But who would have thought that as soon as he finished speaking, Horsley seemed to be stimulated by something and his face suddenly turned cold.
Pray for his and her relationship?
In his opinion, she might as well pray to Buddha for help so that she can divorce him as soon as possible.
"A-choo."
Jiang Qin had just come out of the temple restaurant and sneezed, covering her mouth and nose with her hand.
Uncle Yang who followed was considerate and walked to Jiang Qin's side to shield her from the wind.
"I saw on the news that there is another cold front coming. The temperature will start to drop this afternoon. Madam, please keep warm when you go out recently."
"Yeah, okay." Jiang Qin wasn't actually cold, she just suddenly wanted to sneeze just now, probably because she smelled something.
But I didn’t say much. I just took a rest inside after eating. The temple is quiet and peaceful, and the air quality is better than anywhere else.
She didn't know whether it was due to oxygen intoxication or sleepiness from eating, but at the moment she just wanted to get in the car quickly, close her eyes and have a good rest. Jiang Qin didn't care about other things for the time being.
"Director Li, are you still following?"
In front, Jiang Qin and Uncle Yang came out of the temple and were about to get in the car. The subordinate next to Li Zhiyuan asked Li Zhiyuan in a low voice.
Li Zhiyuan looked at Jiang Qin not far away, his eyes calm and no one knew what he was thinking.
Until the car that was locked in sight drove away, got farther and farther away, and disappeared.
Li Zhiyuan seemed to finally come back to his senses, looked at the young subordinate beside him and asked.
"Are there any projects that Xingwen and Huo can cooperate on? Anything that involves them counts."
The subordinate responded quickly: "Yes, it belongs to the eldest lady."
Hearing the word "young lady", the gentleness on Li Zhiyuan's face instantly disappeared, "Are you talking about Li Xueqian? What project?"
The subordinate immediately told Li Zhiyuan about the cooperation between Li Xueqin and Huo’s Advertising.
…
Yunhai Huafu, 2:30 pm.
Huo Sili had just finished an online meeting and was about to turn off his phone and leave the study to go to the master bedroom or downstairs to see if Jiang Qin had returned.
Just as I was about to press the doorknob, I received a call from Li Zhiyuan.
"Mr. Li?" There was some surprise in Huo Sili's tone, and his overall tone was consistent with the indifference he usually used when treating outsiders.
But the reason why they were so indifferent was simple - there was basically no business that the Huo's and Li's families could cooperate on, especially in big business. Huo Sili did not think there was any need for cooperation between the Huo's and Li's groups on any projects.
Secondly, he and Li Zhiyuan were not familiar with each other. In this case, answering the phone was already giving face.
After all, the Li family is mainly engaged in entertainment, while the main areas of the Huo family include technology, military and heavy industry manufacturing, people's livelihood, aviation, freight, real estate, etc. The Huo family has also entered the entertainment industry, but it is only the most insignificant part of the Huo family.
Therefore, when comparing the two, to be honest, the Li family's business is really not good enough in Huo Sili's eyes.
Of course, if the other party is willing to cooperate, it is not impossible. However, businessmen pursue profits. If the Huo family does not make a profit from a cooperation, then the Huo family and Xingwen Entertainment will never be able to cooperate again.
After all, he is a businessman, not a philanthropist.
But the call from Li Zhiyuan did not seem to be about wanting to cooperate.
Hearing what Li Zhiyuan said on the other end, Huo Sili frowned.
…
In the lobby downstairs, Jiang Qin had already packed up and was ready to go at any time.
It was almost time, but Horsley hadn't come down yet.
She was getting a little annoyed with waiting, but didn't want to check her phone, so she just picked up a newspaper from the newspaper rack and started reading.
He spread it out casually, glanced at the large title of an article on the page, and suddenly paused.
[Six Years of White Moonlight in a Wealthy Family True or False? I think it’s true! 】
Although the picture attached to the article only showed a back view, it was not difficult for Jiang Qin to recognize that it was Huo Sili.
Because just this morning in the early hours of the morning, she saw Horsley wearing that outfit and bringing her the noodles he had cooked.
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