The Xue family acted fast this time, quickly signing a contract with Huo Yu on top of their previous achievements.
At the same time, the Xue family officially injected funds into the project.
When the news of this came out, it immediately caused an uproar.
Especially Qiu Bingran, whose face was slapped in the public eye.
Qiu Bingran was super mad and embarrassed. Without caring about anything else, he quickly went to the Xue Family to find out what happened.
It was sunny in early fall, kind of bright, but the wind was chilly. Xue Zhen sat under the porch in the yard, sipping tea.
Xue Zhen wasn’t surprised when Qiu Bingran showed up.
Even though Qiu Bingran was really mad, he had to hold it in and sit down before continuing to attack.
Ignoring the tea Xue Zhen offered, Qiu Bingran grabbed all the papers from the last talk on the table and started looking into them.
Qiu Bingran said, “Back then, the Xue family decided they won’t work together on this project anymore.”
“Because of this the Qiu family was unable to support themselves, so we had to give half of the money to that guy from the Huo family. However, it didn’t take long for the Xue family to sign a contract with him. Right?”
Qiu Bingran was really distressed, his voice filled with pain as he kept repeating, “More than six hundred million,
More than six hundred million…”
He said, “Do you understand how much those funds mean to the Qiu family? It all went into the pocket of that guy Huo Yu.”
“That’s your own fault,” Xue Zhen waited for him to finish and then looked over slowly, “Did someone force you to hand over the project to Huo Yu? I’ve never seen anyone being manipulated by a younger person in my whole life.”
“It’s useless,” he said, “What does it have to do with our Xue family?”
“Why does it matter?” Qiu Bingran snorted coldly, “I seriously think the Xue family and Huo Yu are working together to set up a conspiracy. I have also asked a team of lawyers to collect evidence, if it is true…”
Qiu Bingran sneered: “Anyway, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. Our Qiu family swears that we will fight to the death with the Xue family.”
“Does your Qiu family even stand a chance?” Xue Zhen chuckled, finding it amusing, “With just a handful of resources, do you really think you are worthy of the attention of the Xue family?”
What Xue Zhen said was true, and Qiu Bingran was well aware of it.
“You came today,” Xue Zhen poured tea into the bowl, the steam floating in the air. He wasn’t mad; actually, he seemed happy. “Let me make it clear to you.”
Hearing this, Qiu Bingran fell silent.
“The Xue family never said they wouldn’t work on this project,” Xue Zhen explained. “We simply chose not to collaborate with the Qiu family from the start to the end.”
“Why?” Qiu Bingran was puzzled, “We have some friendship, right? And you know that when the Xue family pulled out, they left our Qiu family with no options.”
“It’s because of Qiu Qi,” Xue Zhen explained. “You spoiled him too much. Look at the situation now – when did he become so arrogant? Have you ever seen him act so bossy before?”
Qiu Bingran recalled the events of the day when the project took a different turn.
“He’s gotten more stubborn,” Qiu Bingran mumbled, frowning, “but that day, it was just a small argument between two kids. It shouldn’t have escalated like this, right?”
“You still think it was just a little fight?” Xue Zhen asked.
Qiu Bingran also knew that if Xue Wenxuan hadn’t arrived on time that day, that kid might have tumbled down the stairs. When he thought about it, the incident was actually significant as well as trivial.
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“Could it be, could it be…” Qiu Bingran said incredulously, “That child is Ake?”
“You’re pretty smart,” Xue Zhen said lightly. ”
Qiu Bingran had a son in his later years, and he cherished the child deeply, so he could understand the Xue family’s feelings of loss and recovery.
He lifted his eyes and gazed into the distance, his back was wet with sweat. After a while, he let out a long sigh.
In this situation, the Xue family did save face for the Qiu family. If Xue Zhen had been truly harsh, the Qiu family might not have a good reputation now.
“Why hasn’t this been made public?” he asked sadly, “Haven’t you accepted him yet?”
“It will happen soon,” Xue Zhen said.
“It’s time to discipline Qiu Qi,” Qiu Bingran said. After a moment of surprise, he asked, “Now that Huo Yu is involved, please advise me on whether our alliance with the Huo family should continue or not.”
“What do you think?” Xue Zhen looked at him.
Qiu Bingran frowned, and after a moment, he thanked Xue Zhen, “Thank you, old man, for your advice.”
Although the outside world does not know the relationship between Xia Wan and Huo Yu, he saw the two of them attend the banquet at the Huo family together.
When the project was handed over, the main reason he hesitated was that Huo Yu clearly wanted to express his anger on behalf of Xia Wan.
Now that Huo Yu can stand on his own, not to mention the Xue family supporting him. If he stands with Huo Peixue again, he would undoubtedly be seeking death.
When news about Huo Yu was spreading everywhere, Xia Wan was with Xia Chengzhang.
When Xia Chengzhang’s last chemotherapy ended, it happened to be the weekend, so Xia Wan logically stayed at home and did not return to Huo Yu’s place.
Huo Yu was quite busy nowadays. Besides work, he also socialized more than before.
For over a week, paparazzi have been sneakily taking pictures of him, either at this banquet or that one.
But every time, he was alone.
In the photos, the wedding ring on his hand also became the topic of discussion.
When Huo Lin was arrested, people started talking about the person held tightly in Huo Yu’s arms, making him the center of gossip.
Some even guessed, just from the back view, that the other person might be a rising star in the entertainment industry who gained fame recently.
…
On Sunday morning, with the sun just right, Xia Wan took Xia Chengzhang out to play chess.
As soon as he stepped out of the door, his phone buzzed.
Maybe because he had been reading a lot about Huo Yu lately, the system automatically sent him a piece of news related to the Huo family.
The news headline was attention-grabbing: “Huo Qiu’s Marriage Officially Ends.”
Xia Wan was a bit surprised. He clicked on the news quickly and carefully read the content, confirming that the Qiu family had indeed suggested ending the engagement with the Huo family. There was also a serious statement from Mr. Qiu.
The media made a large-scale analysis of the reasons for the breakup at the end, but in the end, the word “interest” could not escape.
Xia Wan turned off the screen. He couldn’t help but feel a little ridiculous.
When he first came here. It happened to be at the engagement banquet of Huo Lin and Qiu Qi, but it has only been half a year.
Surprisingly, their high profile and seemingly serious marriage didn’t last as long as his and Huo Yu’s plastic marriage.
With this thought, Xia Wan felt a heaviness in his heart.
A piece of information that he had overlooked for a long time suddenly crossed his mind.
Now that Huo Yu is growing stronger each day, isn’t the day when their agreement expires not too far off?
The official dissolution of the Huo-Qiu marriage started with the Qiu family withdrawing their funds from the Huo family. This also signaled that the Huo family would face more challenging times ahead.
In the past few months, the Huo family’s funds were invested one after another, but the approval for the renovation of the old project by the relevant departments has not been granted yet.
The Qiu family’s proposal to end the marriage at this time was undoubtedly the last straw that broke the camel’s back for the Huo family.
This will inevitably lead to the complete exposure of the truth that Huo Lin has been hiding about the false project from Huo Peixue.
When Huo Lin was panicking and felt helpless, things finally started to improve.
“Gemdale Investment Company,” which held the other half of the land, eventually agreed to Huo Lin’s request and transferred the remaining half of the land to the Huo family through internal negotiations.
However, the price was a little high: the other party insisted that Huo Lin exchange 10% of Huo’s stock for the land.
Huo Lin currently holds a total of 15% of Huo’s shares. If he transfers this 10%, he will be left with only 5% of the shares.
Fortunately, the other party agreed that, after the success of the project, he could reclaim the shares at double the original price.
In desperation, Huo Lin gritted his teeth and agreed to this condition.
“It’s not impossible if they all want to come over, but that would be too obvious, and it might backfire. So after careful consideration, we decided to offer 10% to the other party,” Wei Qian’s message appeared.
Equity information came in one by one. Huo Yu scrolled down from top to bottom, calculating silently for a moment.
When he looked up, he saw Xia Wan slowly pushing Xia Chengzhang outside.
The sun shines on them, giving them a particularly warm appearance.
He kept his phone and quickly opened the car door, stepping out.
“Dad, Wanwan.” Huo Yu called them.
“Xiaoyu is here,” Xia Chengzhang said, watching the tall figure approaching. He raised his hand to shield his eyes from the bright sunlight.
“How are you doing lately?” Huo Yu bent down and asked.
“I’ve been a bit under the weather for the past couple of days, but it’s nothing,” Xia Chengzhang replied. “Every few days, I go out and play cards and chess with others. It helps distract the mind.”
He tilted his head as he spoke, looking at Xia Wan. “I’ll go there on my own and take a stroll. You and Xiaoyu go home. Aunt Zhang just bought watermelon.”
Xia Wan released his hand and watched Xia Chengzhang’s electric wheelchair quickly pass by.
“Busy man,” Xia Wan smiled and looked up as Xia Chengzhang left. “You are free today?”
“It’s the weekend,” Huo Yu said seriously. He reached out and grabbed Xia Wan’s wrist. As he walked toward the car.
He was dressed casually today, in sporty trousers and a long black T-shirt. He looked younger, more like a senior on a college campus.
“What are you doing?” Xia Wan teased as Huo Yu continued to holded his wrist. “Aren’t you afraid of getting photographed?”
“I didn’t go out to fool around,” Huo Yu said, “I just enjoy taking photos the way I like.”
Arriving in front of the car, Huo Yu opened the trunk and bent over to take out a basketball. He gently tossed the basketball high, letting it land on his fingertips and spin around a few times.
“I’m free today,” Huo Yu said. “Want me to teach you how to play?”
Xia Wan didn’t expect Huo Yu to still remember his interest in learning to play basketball. His eyes lit up, and he nodded eagerly.
They walked to the nearby small court quickly. The sunlight cast long shadows, creating a narrow gap in the middle.
The ball spinning on Huo Yu’s fingertips paused for a moment. He calmly watched the shadow and adjusted its position.
In an instant, the two shadows on the ground merged closely together.
A faint smile appeared on his lips. He took two steps to catch up with Xia Wan and placed his hand on his shoulder.
The two of them played, taking turns attacking and defending. Huo Yu continuously corrected Xia Wan’s posture and habits.
However, Xia Wan found it challenging to break through Huo Yu’s defense, no matter how hard he tried.
The white T-shirt quickly became sweaty, sticking to the back and revealing a hint of flesh color. It outlined the lines brought out by the movement of the shoulder blades.
Looking at the scene, Huo Yu’s thoughts unconsciously wandered, and Xia Wan finally saw opportunity and seized it quickly.
“Let’s take a rest,” Xia Wan suggested, holding the ball. He bent down to catch his breath for a while, then sat down on the side.
“Feeling tired now?” Huo Yu teased. “Maybe what Shen Xing taught you isn’t that great.”
“Anyway, I won!” Xia Wan proudly said, looking up at Huo Yu. His cheeks turned red from sweating, making it clear he had worked hard.
Huo Yu, seeing his enthusiasm, couldn’t bring himself to say anything that might spoil his victory.
The sun was even more intense, shining down on Huo Yu.
The short sleeves of his T-shirt were rolled up. His shoulders looked particularly broad.
His arm muscles look smooth and shiny under the sunlight, like they’re coated with a light layer of gold, giving off a healthy and soft glow. It looked extremely charming.
Xia Wan stared at it for a while and couldn’t resist raising his hand to lightly touch Huo Yu’s arm.
Just as he was about to ask how to develop such a beautiful muscle line, Huo Yu held his wrist firmly.
“What are you touching?” Huo Yu looked down at him with a teasing expression. “Are you going to take responsibility?”
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