In mid-August, with the arrival of the Chinese Valentine Day, Yan Yu experienced a boost in sales.
Yan Yu’s sales were not only better than big brands, but it also won over buyers with its cool designs and great craftsmanship. It brought a new vibe to the jewelry market that had become somewhat predictable and repetitive.
The most notable among them was still “Fate,” and its reservations were even scheduled for the rest of the month.
Huo Yu’s hunger marketing strategy, addressing the early shortage of factory resources, has achieved results beyond imagination.
At the same time, a big event happened quietly in Beijing–
Under the name of Yan Yu, Huo Yu took over the new energy project that almost drove the Qiu family to a dead end. As soon as this incident came out, it caused quite an uproar.
First, Huo Yu took over the project and swallowed nearly half of the Qiu family’s investment.
According to outside rumors, the Qiu family had invested more than 10 billion yuan in this project in the early stage, but when they finally signed the contract with Yan Yu, they received only 500 to 600 million yuan.
Even so, the Qiu family had to be grateful to Huo Yu.
After all, if Huo Yu didn’t reach out and take over the project, the Qiu family’s losses would be far more than that.
But even so, the rumors of Huo Yu’s ruthlessness quickly spread in the circle.
Spending a significant amount of money, acting decisively, and achieving impressive results for Yan Yu in just a few months—overnight, no one dared to underestimate Huo Yu.
Some people who used to avoid Huo Yu because of the Huo family began to slowly approach him. But at the same time, many people were secretly watching him closely.
Huo Yu was like a rising star, attracting some who desired his success and others who lurked in the shadows, secretly hoping for his downfall.
Even though he easily took hundreds of millions from the Qiu family, making everyone jealous, if he couldn’t find the right partner quickly, it was like holding a bomb that could explode at any moment and destroy everything.
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Huo Peixue heard the news right after finishing the meeting.
Recently, the company’s atmosphere has not been very good, and the shareholders have a lot of opinions. Huo Peixue didn’t look too happy when he came out of the conference room. The news brought by the secretary made it even worse for him.
Even though Huo Peixue never dared to underestimate Huo Yu, the fact that the other party easily took out hundreds of millions still greatly affected him.
On the other hand, being the marriage partner of the Huo family, the Qiu family’s interests should be closely tied to theirs. But neither Qiu Qi nor Old Qiu mentioned to them that someone wanted to take over the project, let alone Huo Yu.
A sudden icy feeling filled his heart, and it quickly spread through his limbs and bones, making his back feel sweaty and cold.
How could Huo Yu come up with such a large sum of money?
Yan Yu, the newly founded company, is still in the stage of spending money everywhere. He is aware of the new accessories, many of which use extremely expensive jewelry and jade. The raw material costs alone are so overwhelming that it feels hard to breathe.
At first, Huo Peixue thought that the reason why Yan Yu used pre-order was because of the difficulty in capital, so he lowered his guard.
Now, it appears that it’s not as Huo Peixue initially thought. On the contrary, Huo Yu holds a huge amount of cash.
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His thoughts immediately shifted back to how the company’s stock was being pulled down.
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In a hurry, Huo Peixue opened the drawer, grabbed a heart-saving pill and swallowed it.
“Sir?” Seeing this, the secretary took a step forward to help.
Huo Peixue waved his hand and, after taking a moment to calm down, said in a deep voice to his secretary, “Go and inform the shareholders to come over for a meeting tomorrow.”
In this situation, the only way to appease the shareholders is to maximize their interests and let them tighten their grip on the stock in their hands. If they decide to transfer their shares, it must be transferred to him.
In this case, no matter how powerful Huo Yu is, he won’t be able to make any big waves.
After the secretary left, Huo Peixue immediately called Qiu Qi’s father, Qiu Bingran.
“Qiu Bingran.” As soon as the other party answered, Huo Peixue got straight to the point, “I heard some news, but I’m not sure if it’s true.”
Qiu Bingran, experienced as a fox, naturally understood what he meant. “That’s what happened.”
Huo Peixue furrowed his eyebrows. Unable to blame Qiu Bingran, he turned his attention to the younger generation, asking, “Why hasn’t Qiu Qi mentioned this matter?”
“I didn’t allow him to speak,” Qiu Bingran said. The family suffered a significant blow from this battle. At this moment, Qiu Bingran was too exhausted to care about saving face, “You can’t handle this project, can you? If it were in my hands, our entire Qiu family would be ruined. I can’t let go just because Huo Yu took on the bomb, can I?”
Even if it were his father’s sworn enemy, he would still have to transfer the project, let alone Huo Yu.
Huo Peixue was speechless.
Their marriage with the Qiu family was built on mutual interests. It makes complete sense for the Qiu family to transfer the project to Huo Yu for their own benefit.
Even if Huo Peixue felt uncomfortable, he had to accept it. After all, he would make the same choice.
“Brother, I didn’t mean that,” Huo Peixue explained, “I just want to understand, even if you can’t find a suitable partner, how could Huo Yu dare to take on this project?”
“I think he’s like a newborn calf not afraid of tigers,” Qiu Bingran expressed, showing his resentment towards Huo Yu’s takeover.
After all, Huo Yu swallowed a huge amount of funds at once, which naturally bothered Qiu Bingran.
When they first interacted, he believed the other party was just a young boy making some money. He thought he could recover his initial investment no matter what, perhaps losing only 10% to 20%, which was already a significant amount.
However, Huo Yu insisted on 50% and refused to compromise, leaving them no choice but to endure the loss, feeling helpless.
Huo Peixue thought for a moment and then listened to Qiu Bingran continue, “He didn’t disclose much information, but I suspect he might be desperate and willing to take the risk to seize this opportunity. Also, his funds arrived two days late. Our company’s finance department has been keeping track, and I heard it was because the bank loan got approved two days later than expected.”
“Hu~” Huo Peixue let out a long sigh of relief upon hearing the words, finally easing the tension in his frantic heart.
At the same time, Xue Chong and Wen Yunzhi had just gotten into the car and were about to go home.
“Xia Chengzhang has already undergone three chemotherapy treatments after surgery, and there is still one last treatment. I heard that the chemotherapy drugs this time are different from those before surgery, and he tolerates them very well,” Wen Yunzhi said, “I want to talk to him after his treatment is over.”
Xue Chong said, “Let’s wait a bit more. Wait until his body recovers.”
“The child is right in front of me, but I can’t call him my son. You don’t know how much I’m suffering,” Wen Yunzhi said, “Dad is also suffering terribly.”
Wen Yunzhi and Xue Zhen had been at odds for many years due to Xue Wenke’s disappearance, but recently, they found themselves on the same side.
The two were talking when Wen Yunzhi’s phone rang.
“It’s Xue Wenzuan,” Wen Yunzhi said, “probably asking if we want to have dinner together tonight.”
She picked up the call as she spoke, saying, “Xue Wenzuan.”
“Mom,” Xue Wenzuan smiled as he answered the phone, “There’s some new information about the new energy project.”
“Has Qiu Bingran found a new partner?” Wen Yunzhi asked casually.
“No, someone took the project away from him,” Xue Wenzuan said, with a rare excitement that didn’t match his calm style, “Guess who?”
Hearing this, Wen Yunzhi raised her eyebrows in surprise and then explained the situation to Xue Chong.
Neither husband or wife could think of someone who can take over the project.
Xue Chong said to Xue Wenxuan in a low voice, “Don’t keep us in suspense.”
“It’s Huo Yu,” Xue Wenzuan announced eagerly. Obviously he wanted to say the answer as soon as possible.
Hearing this, Xue Chong and Wen Yunzhi unconsciously exchanged glances.
Xue Wenxuan explained the whole matter clearly in a few words.
“No wonder when we met at a business event a few days ago, the kid said that he would have a project in the future and hoped to cooperate,” Xue Chong laughed after hearing this, “I thought it was Yan Yu’s project at the time.”
Wen Yunzhi was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, “What do you think of Huo Yu?”
“He is not a simple person.” Xue Chong said, “He has both means and courage.”
“Ake hinted several times before that he wanted the Xue family to cooperate with Yan Yu,” Wen Yunzhi said, “At that time, I wondered if that child had given him ecstasy soup, but even if he did, for Ake’s sake, I would have said yes. But that child ignored it deliberately. It seemed that he was thinking far ahead.”
“Do you think he knows?” Xue Chong asked with a smile.
“Not sure.” After thinking for a moment, Wen Yunzhi shook her head lightly, “At least on the surface, he shouldn’t have noticed it yet.”
“Since you mentioned this, he probably should be with Ake when we eat together,” Wen Yunzhi continued, “then you can find out more.”
“According to me, I think it doesn’t matter if he knows or not. Since he is married to Ake, he is our own family,” Xue Chong said, “Besides, a lot of effort has been put into this project by Wenxuan. Since Huo Yu takes over, the cooperation between both parties is a win-win situation, so why not do it?”
“Huo Yu is so shrewd,” Wen Yunzhi said, “I’m not afraid that Ake will suffer with him?”
“You’re overthinking it,” Xue Chong put his hand on her shoulder, “What if Ake finds someone foolish, would you not worry then? In my opinion, Huo Yu is capable and can achieve great things. He’s also good to Ake. You have to know that when Ake married Huo Yu, he was poor and struggling.”
“Yes,” Wen Yunzhi thought for a moment after hearing Xue Chong’s words and laughed.
On the day the gallery received the final payment, Xia Wan treated all the dormitory members to a meal after school. True to his principles, he did not drink a drop of wine.
But when he got home by taxi at night, he smelled a hint of alcohol as soon as he entered the door.
The living room was very quiet, the curtains half-raised by the wind, and there was no sign of Huo Yu. However, the distinct smell of alcohol lingered, indicating that he must have had quite a bit to drink.
Xia Wan went upstairs with his bag on his back, not even bothering to put his backpack down, and he arrived at Huo Yu’s door.
Huo Yu’s door wasn’t closed tightly; there was a gap, and light leaked out from inside. Thinking of what happened last time, Xia Wan tightly held the door handle with one hand and raised his other hand to knock on the door.
“Come in.” After a while, Huo Yu’s voice came from inside the door.
Apart from being slightly hoarse, he sounded quite sober.
Xia Wan carefully opened the door, peeking inside first. He saw Huo Yu sitting in front of the desk in a bathrobe, smoking.
Huo Yu’s hair was still a little damp, and his raised eyes were slightly red, looking softer than ever.
Huo Yu was stunned when he saw Xia Wan’s face clearly, then raised his hand to put out the half-finished cigarette.
“You are back?” Huo Yu asked. Then he added, “Did you have a good time?”
“Can I still be late?” Xia Wan murmured and walked in, “Didn’t I tell the eldest young master I would go home after dinner?”
Huo Yu rested his forehead on his hand, tilted his head, and looked at Xia Wan for a while before saying, “So obedient?” There was a mix of surprise and amusement in his voice.
His reaction was slightly slow and he looked like he was drunk, but his replies were clear and coherent, and he didn’t look like he was drunk.
Xia Wan put down his schoolbag. He walked closer to Huo Yu, and said with a smile, “I’m not as double-standard as the eldest master. I am not allowed to drink a drop of wine, but you can drink and smoke.”
“Do you have an opinion?” Huo Yu asked.
“Yeah,” Xia Wan responded, lowering his head to observe Huo Yu’s expression, and then took out his mobile phone to record secretly. “Can you not be so double-standard in the future?”
“No.” Huo Yu answered very quickly this time.
“Humph!” Xia Wan angrily threw his phone on Huo Yu’s desk.
But after a while, Huo Yu unconsciously pulled a corner of Xia Wan’s shirt and said, “You can only show it to me.”
“What can I only show you?” Xia Wan was a little amused, and Huo Yu’s inconsistency confirmed to him that he was indeed drunk.
While looking at Huo Yu with a smile, Xia Wan thought he would make a bowl of hangover soup for the eldest master later, waiting for his answer.
Huo Yu looked at him for a moment. His expression was very calm and sober, just when Xia Wan thought he probably didn’t know what he was talking about, Huo Yu suddenly spit out a word: “You! ”
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Thanks for the chapter!!
aww so cute ~uwu~
are we finally getting a confession?!?!
drunk HY is the best