Chapter 122 The Truth Revealed
Huo Juncheng rubbed his brows and interrupted Peter Zhang: "It's not about work, it's a personal matter. Because it happened suddenly, I didn't have time to communicate with you, but..."
Huo Juncheng paused deliberately before continuing, "But since you beat Chu Xi so badly, shouldn't you give us an explanation? Although we are partners, you can't just hit anyone in our company."
"No, Mr. Huo, I don't quite understand what you're talking about. What do you mean by beating Chu Xi? She left without saying goodbye, and I'm still angry. Why are you throwing dirty water on me now? Mr. Huo, we'd better be clear about this today."
Huo Juncheng considered many possibilities. He imagined Peter Zhang's panic after hearing his statement, and he imagined his forceful confession. But he had never considered Peter Zhang's questioning of what was going on, as if he had never done anything at all.
"It might be hard to explain over the phone. I'm not sure if Pete has time these next couple of days. It would be best if you could come to China again. Our company will reimburse your travel expenses. If you really didn't do it, we won't wrongly accuse you."
"Even if I don't have time, I will make time to go. I can still afford the travel expenses myself, so I don't need Mr. Huo's kindness. But if the truth comes out, Mr. Huo can apologize to me. After all, being misunderstood is very uncomfortable."
Peter Zhang hung up the phone after he finished speaking. It was obvious that Peter Zhang was in a bad mood because of Huo Juncheng's words, which made Huo Juncheng even more suspicious of the truthfulness of Chu Xi's words.
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When Peter Zhang came, in order to block the news, Huo Juncheng specially asked his assistant to pick up Peter Zhang and bring him to Huo's house. It was Sunday at that time, so Lin Yilan did not go to Haida, but practiced at home.
As soon as Peter Zhang arrived at the Huo family, he saw Lin Yilan boxing in the living room. He rushed over and gave Lin Yilan a big hug.
"Master, I really miss you after not seeing you for so many days." Hearing Peter Zhang's enthusiastic voice, Lin Yilan was a little overwhelmed for a moment. Peter Zhang seemed to feel Lin Yilan's discomfort and quickly let her go.
"Master, I've always practiced the method you taught me last time. Um... can you teach me some new moves now?"
Huo Juncheng felt uncomfortable watching Lin Yilan and Peter Zhang's interaction. However, since hugging was just a courtesy in Peter Zhang's hometown, he couldn't say anything.
But he was still very angry!
He now regretted asking Peter Zhang to come to the Huo family to discuss things. If he had known this would happen, he should have booked a nearby restaurant, which would be a hundred times better than the current situation.
"Pete, let's talk about business first." Huo Juncheng called out to Pete Zhang and quickly shifted the topic to important matters.
When Lin Yilan saw Peter Zhang coming, she immediately understood Huo Juncheng's intention: "Ahem, Peter Zhang, there's no rush for martial arts training. I have plenty of time. You should talk about business first."
To be honest, Lin Yilan was also quite curious about what was going on between Peter Zhang and Chu Xi. Chu Xi's pitiful look didn't seem to be fake, but Lin Yilan couldn't believe that Peter Zhang was the kind of person who was two-faced.
The three of them sat on the sofa in the living room. Sister Xiu brought three cups of tea and some food, then left.
"Peter, we talked about this on the phone a few days ago. I came here today specifically to explain this matter about Chu Xi."
"What else can I say? I don't even want to mention that woman anymore!"
Seeing Peter Zhang's irritable look, Lin Yilan spoke appropriately: "Peter Zhang, when Chu Xi came back from your place, she was covered in wounds, and she told us in person that you were the one who beat her. That's why Huo Juncheng came to you today to ask what happened."
Hearing Lin Yilan's words, Peter Zhang's mouth opened in surprise and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. "Covered with wounds? This has nothing to do with me. I only know that she disappeared without even saying hello. I don't know anything else."
"The injuries on Chu Xi's body were really not caused by you?" Lin Yilan was a little bit unbelievable. At that time, Chu Xi kept saying that the injuries on his body were caused by Peter Zhang, but now Peter Zhang said that it had nothing to do with him.
This kind of inconsistency has occurred again, so Chu Xi is lying again?
"Of course it wasn't me. Why would I hit her if I had nothing better to do? If you don't believe me, call Chu Xi over and confront her face to face. How would I know how she got those injuries? This woman actually threw dirty water on me. She's so vicious."
Seeing Peter's furious expression, Lin Yilan shrugged helplessly at Huo Juncheng. Then, she leaned in close to Huo Juncheng and whispered in his ear, "Have we... been tricked by Chu Xi again?"
"Master, do you think I am this kind of person?"
Peter Zhang was still angry just now, but now he pouts like a wronged child, looking at Lin Yilan for comfort.
"We're sorry that we misunderstood you and made you make a wasted trip. We're really sorry." Lin Yilan knew the business relationship between Peter Zhang and Huo Juncheng, and knew that Peter Zhang was a person best not to offend, so she quickly apologized to him.
Peter Zhang was actually very angry about this incident. He really wanted to terminate his contract with Huo Juncheng, but because of Lin Yilan's apology, he now felt that it was nothing.
"That's not enough to apologize like that. Master, you can't let me come here for nothing. Why don't you teach me martial arts for a month? That way, my trip won't be in vain."
Hearing Peter Zhang's request, Huo Juncheng's face suddenly turned cold: "I don't agree."
"Mr. Huo, what do you mean? I asked my master to teach me martial arts, not you. Why do you disagree?" Peter Zhang was a little angry when he heard Huo Juncheng's refusal.
Lin Yilan helplessly held her forehead, sighed, and said conciliatoryly, "It's no problem. It's just a month of coaching. Leave it to me. Don't worry, Peter Zhang. After a month, I guarantee that your martial arts will have made great progress."
Hearing Lin Yilan's words, Huo Juncheng's already cold face became even gloomier. Lin Yilan seemed to have noticed that something was wrong with Huo Juncheng and nudged him with her arm.
"Hey, are you feeling unwell?"
Seeing Lin Yilan's innocent look, Huo Juncheng was almost furious with her. Without saying a word, he dragged Lin Yilan to the bedroom. Lin Yilan thought Huo Juncheng was really uncomfortable, so she followed him to the bedroom.
"Are you having another bout of illness? Tell me, what's wrong with you? Do you need my help?"
"Why did you agree to be Pete Zhang's coach?"
Hearing Huo Juncheng's question, Lin Yilan's mind flashed with many questions. Is there anything wrong with being Peter Zhang's coach? Besides, he has already asked for this, and I always feel bad if I don't agree.
However, what Lin Yilan didn't know was that Huo Juncheng had already become jealous because of her straightforward agreement.
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