Chapter 535 - He Knew How to Calculate (1/2)
Old Master Huo closed his eyes. Yes, the old days.
When Liu Tongjia had just married into the Huo family, all of them couldn’t have been more satisfied with her.
Both himself and his wife had truly liked their daughter-in-law. Liu Tongjia was tasteful, vision, and had many other graces besides.
She was generous, and easy-going. She was good at making her way in the world and dealing with people.
Huo Mingliang had then married Nian Chunya, who came from a less prestigious background than the Huo Family. Coming from humble roots, Nian Chunya frequently made comparisons, was very competitive, but lacked wisdom.
Nian Chunya’s lack of insight was responsible for the flaws in the personalities of Huo Yifan, Huo Yiyang, and Huo Manzi.
In contrast, Liu Tongjia deserved to be addressed as the lady of the Huo Family.
Liu Tongjia was capable of handling any situation, from all kinds of family trouble to dealing with relatives.
She was perfect at managing with her relationships with Nian Chunya, and her sister-in-law Huo Mingmei
“Um.” Su Qingsang knew as much. Taking a look at Old Master Huo, she said, “Then, she…”
She stopped in the middle of the sentence when she saw Old Master Huo’s face turn grave.
Intuitively, Su Qingsang figured that what had happened was no good thing. She stopped asking about it.
“It’s okay. It’s all over now.” Old Master Huo patted Su Qingsang’s hands. “Qingsang, in this world, there are always going to be people who will succumb to obsessive tendencies. When she is obsessing, she must see everything in black or white. She isn’t going to attack you. Do you understand?”
“I know Grandpa, don’t worry. I’m not angry. I am fine with it.”
Su Qingsang was curious about what had happened. However, seeing the whole Huo Family had kept their silence on the issue, she felt it inappropriate to ask.
“Anyway, Jinyao’s mom has her burdens. You are young. Don’t trouble yourself over her.”
“Certainly Grandpa. I won’t.”
“I know. You are a good kid.”
How he wished his wife were alive right now. If she could see her grandson had such a lovely wife, she would have been elated.
Su Qingsang didn’t press the subject for Huo Jinyao’s sake. If anyone were to feel bothered, it would be him.
If Huo Jinyao himself wasn’t bothered by his mom, what right did she have to criticize Liu Tongjia?
She really wanted to know what had happened in the past to make Liu Tongjia dislike Huo Jinyao so much.
Still she didn’t want to recklessly seek out the truth. If possible she hoped that Huo Jinyao would tell her unprompted about what had happened, at a time they fully trusted each other. She wished their relationship would become so intimate as to be completely transparent.
…
Currently, Huo Jinyao was seated in the office with a troubled look on his face. He hadn’t expected the person who paid off Qiao Hong to be so patient.
It had been for days since that incident had taken place. Qiao Hong had not been contacted by that person, nor been paid the balance.
Was it really an accident? Why wasn’t he convinced of it at all?
Yang Wenchang remained in front of Huo Jinyao’s desk, silent. He felt he was to blame for things having gone so far.
“Mr. Huo, it’s my fault for failing to supervise them. I will keep a closer eye on them.”
“You don’t need to send more people.” Huo Jinyao waved his hand. The problem was not Qiao Hong, but rather who it was that had contacted Qiao Hong.
If he or she was the same person who had set up Su Qingsang, she might not necessarily have been in contact with Qiao Hong.
“Right now, what you need to do is put a pin in that. Just make sure someone else is monitoring it. You don’t need to watch it develop in person every day.”
“But there is another issue that needs remedying immediately.”
Yang Wenchang knew what Huo Jinyao was referring to before he said it. “Do you mean the situation with Mrs. Huo?”
Huo Jinyao nodded and explained his plans to Yang Wenchang.
Yang Wenchang nodded again. “Mr. Huo, you are brilliant.”
Really? Huo Jinyao didn’t think of it as brilliance. He was simply good at sussing out what was others were thinking.
“Remember, you need to do it on your own. Do not involve anyone else.”
“Yes.”
“And,” Huo Jinyao thought of what had happened recently, and he looked serious. “Let’s keep this just between us. Don’t speak of it to others.”
Yang Wenchen understood immediately. “Sure, Mr. Huo. I know what to do.”
“That’s all.”
Huo Jinyao waved his hands, dismissing Yang Wenchang, who left the office with his arms around all the documents signed by Huo Jinyao.
The moment he left Huo Jinyao’s office, he encountered Ding Qing who was likewise holding an armful of documents.
“Mr. Yang, it looks like you have new tasks?”
Ding Qing smiled at Yang Wenchang.
Yang Wenchang nodded. “Yes, I do. I am about to get started on them now.”
“You could tell me what you’re up to? Maybe I could help.”
“No, thanks.” Yang Wenchang looked at Ding Qing as he thought about what Huo Jinyao had just said.
Although Ding Qing seemed to be trustworthy at the moment, he couldn’t give her his complete trust. Mr. Huo even couldn’t trust his family.
“Do you have doubts as to my competency? If so, I’m hurt.”
“You think too much.” Yang Wenchang shook his head. “It’s just a minor task. I think I can handle it.”
Ding Qing stood there and made no move to leave. Yang Wenchang added, “Mr. Huo has asked me to keep a close eye on Qiao Hong. I am thinking someone will contact Qiao Hong soon. I have to go.”
“You should hurry up.” Ding Qing advised Yang Wenchang sincerely. ” Qiao Hong got two million from Mr. Huo. If he takes his girlfriend abroad, there’s no way for us to locate him.”
“That’s what I told Mr. Huo.” Yang Wenchang nodded. He seemed to pay heed to Ding Qing’s warning. “Okay, I’ll leave now,” he said.
“Take care, Mr. Yang.”
Yang Wenchang disappeared behind the elevator doors. Ding Qing bit her lips, a brilliant smile on her face.
“Keep an eye on Qiao Hong?”
She wondered what Yang Wenchang would find out from his surveillance.
Ding Qing found it interesting, as she thought over it again.
…
Lin Gang had been feeling very satisfied recently. His wife was giving birth in the hospital, and all the staff was attending to them carefully.
Not only that, someone had given him a fortune, only asking that he persist in making sure Su Qingsang suffered.
It couldn’t be more simple for him. Even Li Hong had abandoned her conscience and surrendered in the face of wealth.
Thinking of a future where he would live in a villa and drive a luxury car, Lin Gang felt he might wake up laughing from this sweet dream.
He even looked at Li Hong differently, more pleased than before. After all, if she hadn’t changed her testimony, he could not have gained such a fortune?
He was so happy, walking at a brisk pace. When he was well off, no one would dare to look down on him.
He was overwhelmed with self-congratulation, almost walking with his nose pointed at the sky.
“Ah!”
A delicate moan made him look down. His eyes brightened when he saw who it was in front of him.
“Are you…”
“Wow. Is that Lin Gang? I used to be your classmate. Do you remember me?”
The woman before him raised her eyebrow, looking at Lin Gang, a mixture of jealousy and flirtation in her eyes.
“You! Are you Wen Fei?” Looking at her expensive outfit, Lin Gang’s eyes widened. He glanced up and down taking her in, his eyes as intense as X-rays.
The diamond she wore on her chest looked genuine, and that watch around her wrist looked expensive.
Why hadn’t he known that his classmate had become so successful since the last time they had seen each other, all those years ago?
“Yes, it’s me.” Looking Lin Gang over herself, Wen Fei added, “My old classmate, I haven’t seen you in a long time. You look great!”
“I’ll take that as a compliment.”
Lin Gang, the man who had acted so arrogantly in front of Su Qingsang, who had maintained a bossy, domineering demeanor around others in the hospital, was giggling.
Wen Fei was the famous beauty of their class, back in his schoolboy days. She was considered the most beautiful girl in the class. Lin Gang used to admire Wen Fei so much, that he didn’t dare to so much as look at her.
Who knew that the most beautiful girl would remember him? It made him feel like he was in heaven.
“My old friend, it’s must be fate that we’ve met each other. Why don’t we have dinner together?”
“Sure, sure.” After Wen Fei’s invitation, Lin Gang almost forgot that he had left the hospital in order to go home and buy dinner for Li Hong.
“Great, let’s go.” Wen Fei took Lin Gang to the restaurant of a five-star hotel nearby.
Lin Gang was used to scamming others and had some contacts who were rich people. However, it was his first being in a place like this.
He felt so nervous that he didn’t know what to do.
“Old classmate, look at you. Don’t be so reserved. This hotel belongs to me now.”
“You? It’s yours?” Lin Gang was taken back at her words.
“Yes. Surprised right? Come on.”
Lin Gang didn’t believe her at first, but when he came into through the door with Wen Fei, the servers on both sides bowed to Wen Fei and greeted her as ‘President Wen’.
Lin Gang was a little bit shocked by their deference, following closely at Wen Fei’s heels, not daring to look around.
He didn’t relax until they went into a private room.
Wen Fei seemed not to notice his nervousness. She called the waiters to serve tea for Lin Gang and then asked them to prepare for the meal.