Chapter 553 - You Really Care About Her (2/2)

“Of course I do. The entire company knows what you’ve done. I surely know about it too.”

“Yeah, the entire company knows about it. It’s been only two days, but the news has spread so rapidly that it has even reached you. This is the first time I am learning that the people in our company can be so good at gossiping.”

Liu Tongjia prepared to say something, but Huo Jinyao didn’t let her.

“Mom, you seem to care a lot about Ding Qing.” he leaned slightly forward and said with a deep voice and a meaningful tone, “I wonder if you care so much about the other employees in our company too, such as Qiao Hong.”

The look on Liu Tongjia’s face changed the moment she heard Qiao Hong’s name.

She widened her eyes and looked at Huo Jinyao. Her hands quivered as she dropped them by her sides.

That had lasted for only a few seconds, though. Soon, she calmed herself down again.

“Huo Jinyao, you don’t need to talk to me like this. I care about Ding Qing simply because what you did was outrageous. You think any normal person can get my attention?”

“Yeah? Was it outrageous that I just fired one employee? So, do you think it was outrageous that Ding Qing, as my employee, didn’t pay attention to her job but tried to seduce me?”

He raised his brows and fixed his eyes on Liu Tongjia’s face. The look in his eyes was something that only he and Liu Tongjia could understand.

Liu Tongjia didn’t say anything. She had a good relationship with Huo Mingguang, so she never thought about exerting her own force in Tianyu Group.

She wouldn’t have come up with such an idea this time if Huo Jinyao hadn’t displeased her so badly.

The atmosphere around Huo Jinyao and his mother was filled with tension.

Su Qingsang was going to admit what she had done, but Huo Jinyao’s reaction made her feel that she was missing something.

Judging by the way Ding Qing had provoked her, Su Qingsang believed that what Huo Jinyao said was true.

Ding Qing might really have tried to seduce Huo Jinyao but failed.

She abruptly widened her eyes. Perhaps, Huo Jinyao had been wanting to fire Ding Qing for a long time. Maybe she was only an excuse that he had used.

“Alright.” Old Master Huo also detected that something was not right. He, of course, didn’t miss the awkward expression on Liu Tongjia’s face.

He guessed that Ding Qing was probably working for Liu Tongjia, and he wondered what on earth his daughter-in-law had been thinking, doing something like that. Why had she put someone that worked for her into her son’s office?

“Stop talking, both of you. I’d like to have some peace here. I’ll ask Mr. Cheng to prepare the meal. Please stay quiet and have the meal with me if you want to, but if you don’t want that, it’s also alright.”

After hearing what he said, all the others fell silent.

“Grandpa, I’m sorry.”

Huo Jinyao apologized. “But don’t worry, I’ll take good care of the company. I assure you that I know what’s the right thing to do.”

“I’m glad to hear that. I believe that you’ll handle it well. You’re a good kid.”

Su Qingsang was a smart person. She pondered upon the conversation between Liu Tongjia and Huo Jinyao, then very strongly felt that something was not right.

She couldn’t ask any questions in front of Old Master Huo, though.

Liu Tongjia was still unhappy. However, since Old Master Huo had demanded her and Huo Jinyao to stop arguing, she didn’t mention what happened again. Also, she was indeed guilty for what Qiao Hong did.

She didn’t give Huo Jinyao and Su Qingsang a hard time again during the rest of the time they stayed in the family house. That was unusual. The two of them had a nice and peaceful meal.

Su Qingsang wanted to ask Old Master Huo about what had exactly happened in the past.

Today wasn’t a good time, though. She had to wait for a better opportunity.

After having the meal in the family house, Su Qingsang and Huo Jinyao got into the car and then left.

Su Qingsang couldn’t help but ask the question once she got into the car. “Did you want to fire Ding Qing long ago?”

Huo Jinyao turned to her and said, “darling, what are you talking about? I fired her because you don’t like her.”

“You did?”

“Sure. What other reason do you think there was?”

Huo Jinyao raised his brows and put on a wicked smile.

Su Qingsang gave him a fake smile. She didn’t believe a word Huo Jinyao said.

“Alright, darling. It’s still early. Would you like to watch a movie?”

Su Qingsang changed the topic so quickly. Su Qingsang was no longer confused. She believed that she already had the answer. She asked him, “did Ding Qing really try to seduce you?”

Huo Jinyao who was going to start driving but suddenly stepped on the brakes and then turned to glance at Su Qingsang.

“Darling, I was joking just now.”

“Oh, I was joking too.”

Su Qingsang smiled at him and said, “alright, we’re gonna watch a movie, right? Let’s go.”

“Let’s go.”

Su Qingsang looked at Huo Jinyao’s face from the side. What Ding Qing had said that day suddenly crossed her mind and made her narrow her eyes slightly.