Secretary Jiang throws out the divorce papers, and President Huo loses control with red eyes.

Chapter 265 Punishment for Disobedience

The phone rang abruptly; recognizing it as a WeChat voice call request, Horstley, who had just grabbed his change of clothes and gone into the bathroom, opened the door and hurried out.

He picked it up and his eyes lit up, but his heart was filled with trepidation.

But I was anxious, and I didn't dare to slow down my movements even a little.

The call was quickly answered, and the phone was held to the ear. "Hello, wife."

The word "wife" made Jiang Qin, who was sitting opposite him with a cold expression and wanted to settle scores with someone, pause for a moment.

However, Jiang Qin quickly regained her home-field advantage: "Who told you to call me via voice?"

As she said this, Jiang Qin had already left the room and gone to the tea room next door.

Before leaving, I left Tian Tian in the bedroom so the little baby could continue eating.

Sweetie had no appetite to continue eating, but Jiang Qin closed the door behind her when she left. Helpless, Sweetie could only stare at the food on her plate and then clasp her hands in prayer for her dad.

Perhaps the little boy's prayers were truly effective, because Huo Sili, who was in Yunhai Huafu, turned the tables after being scolded for a while.

“I was wrong about this. I shouldn’t have called Tian Tian without your permission. But baby, you won’t let me see you and Tian Tian. Can’t I even just talk to you?”

The more Horstley spoke, the more pitiful he sounded.

Jiang Qin said she's not buying it now, but that's how she thinks when she's rational. However, she can't help but have some emotional feelings about this person now.

She knew perfectly well that she shouldn't get caught up in his words right now, but Horstley wasn't finished yet.

"But baby, I really miss you, and I miss Tiantian too."

His tone grew increasingly forlorn and pitiful as he reiterated the question he had just asked, "Can't we even meet, let alone talk?"

This makes it seem as if Jiang Qin is a heartless person.

She gave a slight twitch of her lips, but the sound of Horstley's voice kept echoing in her ears.

Jiang Qin is a voice enthusiast, and there's no denying that Huo Sili's voice really hit her sweet spot—his voice is deep, magnetic, and pleasant to the ear. Except when he deliberately lowers his tone so that people don't notice his timbre, it's always very pleasant to listen to.

Not to mention that right now, he was clearly trying to soften her heart, and he deliberately softened his voice, obviously showing weakness to her.

The word "no" bounced off Jiang Qin's lips a few times.

Ultimately, she failed to tell him and hurt his feelings.

However, it would be far too difficult for Jiang Qin to fall for the trap now.

Jiang Qin didn't say "I didn't say it's not okay," so as not to give Huo Sili on the other end of the call any possibility of misinterpreting her words.

Instead, he said directly, "Chatting is fine, but only with my permission."

He then said, "Alright, that's enough. There won't be a next time."

These two sentences can be described as quite domineering, and even somewhat unreasonable.

After all, according to the law, the biological father naturally has the right to see the child.

Regardless of her current identity, he hasn't canceled her household registration in China, and their marital relationship still exists.

However, these things do exist, but at this moment, how could Horstley dare to utter a single word of dissent?

He couldn't help but feel relieved—thankfully, she wasn't really angry about it.

Huo Sili had just responded positively when Jiang Qin hung up the phone.

That night, Huo Sili didn't think too much about it. He listened to Jiang Qin's tone and speed of speech on the other end of the phone and felt that the matter should be over. He went back into the bathroom to take a shower, tidy up, and rest.

However, starting the next day, Horst realized that he had underestimated the situation.

She didn't actually show any signs of anger at the time.

But she didn't reply to his messages all day.

He was worried and, after some hesitation, called her, but she didn't answer. Fortunately, the message on the other end didn't indicate that her phone was switched off.

Although I'm still worried, it's not to the point that my heart will jump out of my chest.

Huo Sili found Song Xinye's contact information, which he had added after their meeting at the restaurant last night.

He dialed the number, and after a few rings, he answered, "Mr. Huo?"

After asking, Horst was relieved.

It's not that something happened, I just simply don't want to talk to him.

The call ended, but this was just the beginning.

For several days in a row, she continued to unilaterally implement the blocking mechanism.

This includes, but is not limited to, blocking his WeChat text and voice messages, shared pictures, text messages, and emails.

However, he had specifically set up a read receipt for that email, and he received a receipt in his inbox confirming that she had read it.

She has read the message, but is not replying!

"..."

Without a doubt, Jiang Qin's actions were quite effective.

Horstley dared not repeat the mistake.

Because he has once again clearly realized who is truly in a superior position in his relationship with her.

And all he's been enduring these past few days is her punishment for his misbehavior.

Her punishment was extremely effective; Horstley spent several days and nights deeply reflecting on his actions.

And as it turns out, the mood of the woman of the house is quite important in a family.

Since Jiang Qin began implementing the punishments, a tense atmosphere has permeated the entire Huo Group headquarters building.

The lower-level employees were doing relatively well, but the higher-ups were in a terrible state.

Every day at the start of a major meeting, the sight of that giant block of ice sitting on the main seat would instantly turn everyone's faces bitter.

As it is at this moment, the meeting is in progress.

A high-ranking official blushed with shame after being struck by Huo Sili's few words, which, though devoid of profanity, were incredibly persuasive.

Even after the meeting ended, the heat on his face hadn't faded. As soon as the meeting was over, he quickly grabbed the documents and went out to get busy.

Later, several male and female executives who had been mentioned by Horst Griffiths a few days earlier gathered together and couldn't help but gossip in hushed tones after they had walked away.

"What's going on? Has Mr. Huo recently broken up with his girlfriend?"

"What breakup? Mr. Huo is married, okay? Didn't you know? Mrs. Huo was the former chief secretary."

The young woman who spoke first raised her voice slightly, clearly surprised, "Huh? I really didn't know."

Those around him cast puzzled and surprised glances—you didn't know that?!

The incident caused such a big stir back then, surely everyone at Huo's headquarters knew about it, right?

President Huo publicly announced that Secretary Jiang was his wife, and since Secretary Jiang left and Secretary Fu was fired, the position of chief secretary was directly removed from President Huo's side, which shows how much President Huo loves his wife.

Faced with the bewildered looks of the crowd, the young female executive who had spoken was also quite confused.

"What's wrong? Is it strange that you don't know this?"

The people present nodded.

Young female executive: ?

However, everyone soon realized that the person next to him had been promoted to headquarters two years ago because of his outstanding performance in the branch office, and at that time, headquarters was in a critical period where everyone was "shutting up".

You can't use words like "future" or "future"; you have to say "future" instead.

Not to mention anything about Secretary Jiang.

Realizing that there were still people unaware of their boss's and his wife's love story, the people around him immediately started chatting excitedly with them, until a light cough broke the silence.

Everyone immediately fell silent, then greeted him with smiles: "Assistant He."

The elevator was still upstairs, and waiting would take too much time, so He Xu went downstairs to hand over some documents and then came up the stairs directly.

Unexpectedly, I ran into a few people gossiping in the corridor, and it was Huo Sili and Jiang Qin chatting.

This is explicitly prohibited by the Huo family's rules. He glanced at everyone and said, "I'll pretend I didn't hear this time, but there won't be a next time."

After all, they are key personnel. Chatting about them occasionally is harmless, but in this location…

He Xu glanced at the conference room. Although it seemed to be some distance away, it wasn't actually that far.

Moreover, Mr. Huo has always had excellent hearing. If he were standing in the corridor outside the conference room right now, he would definitely be able to hear the volume of their conversation and understand what they were saying.

Moreover, Mr. Huo's mood has been really sour these past few days.

Everyone present was shrewd and immediately realized that they had gotten a little carried away with their conversation.

He awkwardly thanked He Xu, and just then the elevator arrived, so he quickly made his escape.

He Xu continued walking forward, holding the documents in his hand. Huo Sili happened to come out of the conference room, caught sight of He Xu, and turned to look at him.

He Xu sped up, about to go and report the situation, but just as he reached Huo Sili's side.

Horst's phone vibrated.

Recognizing the special ringtone, he quickly reached out with his long, slender hand, saw the note, and his eyes lit up.

The next second, He Xu saw Huo Sili wave to him, then put his phone to his ear and enter the president's office in a manner that could be described as "excited".

He Xu: "...?"

However, He Xu soon understood.

Indeed, besides his wife's phone call, who else could make President Huo show such an expression?

He Xu glanced at the documents in his hand and thought it best to report later.

As it turns out, He Xu, as a confidant, knew his boss very well.

It was indeed Jiang Qin who made the call.

Inside the CEO's office, Huo Sili's voice was unusually gentle, "Baby, did you need something?"

Jiang Qin hummed in agreement and went straight to the point: "Would you like to attend Lele's wedding?"

"Baby, you mean... Miss Su and Mr. Zhou's wedding?"

Upon hearing such a question, Horstley thought he was hallucinating.

Jiang Qin hummed in response, her tone sounding somewhat indifferent.

"Do you want to go?" She seemed to only want an answer.

Horstley sensed this and quickly seized the opportunity, but was still somewhat uncertain: "Can I go?"

Jiang Qin's tone was somewhat helpless as she hummed in agreement again, seemingly losing patience as she asked, "Do you want to?"

What was a rather long question just now is only three words.

Huo Sili quickly replied, "Yes, I want to go."

Su Lejia is Jiang Qin's best friend.

Huo Sili was well aware of the sisterly bond between the two, so he naturally wanted to go.

Because he knew that Jiang Qin and Tian Tian would definitely go too.

He used to be blinded by cowardice, afraid that she didn't love him, so he kept her cold, trying to cut off his love for her.

But love is love, and it's impossible to break free from it. Moreover, the only person she has ever loved is him.

Now, he doesn't want to lose a single second of the time he can spend with her.