OBS Chapter 107 Huo Sili's face suddenly turned cold.
Chapter 107 Huo Sili's face suddenly turned cold.
Should he answer via video call, or should he come to see her in person?
If Jiang Qin's feelings were complicated when she took out her phone and saw that it was a video call from Huo Sili, then her feelings were complicated, and that complexity contained too many doubts and questions.
Upon seeing this sentence, Jiang Qin suddenly understood.
Oh, Horstley, he's actually suspecting her, isn't he?
Perhaps there was some worry involved, but after seeing the sentence he posted, Jiang Qin felt that there was more doubt than anything else.
After all, if he was just worried, he could have simply called to ask, instead of suddenly making a video call.
Why would I suddenly become suspicious of her when everything seems fine?
What did he discover while she was unconscious yesterday?
Thinking of this, Jiang Qin couldn't help but feel a little complicated—fortunately, she had decided to come to the temple after all.
Otherwise, there really wouldn't be a way to cover up the lie right now.
Jiang Qin pressed the green connect button.
Huo Sili, who was in the Yunhai Huafu restaurant, suddenly appeared on the screen.
Seemingly surprised that she answered so quickly, Jiang Qin clearly saw a hint of surprise flash in Huo Sili's dark eyes. Then, he, who was already sitting seriously, suddenly sat even more upright.
At the same time, Uncle Yang, who was standing next to Jiang Qin, noticed Huo Sili appearing on the phone that Jiang Qin was holding and quickly moved aside.
Noticing Yang Sheng's actions, Li Zhiyuan, who had come from another table to sit next to Uncle Yang to reminisce, and his subordinates who had been standing next to Li Zhiyuan without sitting down, all became unusually quiet.
With everyone around her so comforting, Jiang Qin, who forced herself to remain calm after seeing the video call from Huo Sili, naturally didn't hold back.
Jiang Qin calmly looked at Huo Sili on the screen and said in a very natural tone.
"Is there a problem?"
After saying that, she added quite naturally, "Why did you go home? Shouldn't you be at the company right now?"
Horst's voice didn't sound as calm as usual; instead, it had a touch of calm gentleness.
“Nothing’s wrong. I just heard from Wang Ma when I got home that you went to the temple to pray for blessings and that you were going to have a vegetarian meal there. I was worried that you might encounter danger, so I called to check on you.”
“I see.” Jiang Qin nodded slightly, as if resigned to her fate, picked up her phone, and, quite cooperatively with Huo Sili’s idea, turned the camera around.
"Hey, I'll have my vegetarian meal here. My grandma has been to this temple before, it's very safe, don't worry."
"Okay, what time will you be back? Uncle Yang is coming to pick you up?"
Jiang Qin was not at all surprised that Huo Sili knew so quickly that Uncle Yang was coming to her side.
Huo Sili is the true master of Yunhai Huafu. He can manage so many people in a group, so managing just one or two people is naturally a piece of cake.
However, at this moment, a long-lost feeling of vexation rose in Jiang Qin's heart, a feeling that had appeared many times recently.
This feeling of being constantly monitored, as if she had surveillance cameras installed in her life and had to guard against them, was truly uncomfortable for her, who had always longed for freedom.
Jiang Qin felt like a bird in a cage, and Huo Sili's power was the cage.
Although he didn't lock her up, it was as if he had locked her up tightly.
"Yes, Uncle Yang is here, he's right next to me." Jiang Qin said calmly, trying to suppress the frustration in her heart.
The divorce agreement hasn't been signed yet, and if things get too tense between her and Horstley at this point, it won't do her any good.
Then, Jiang Qin answered Huo Sili's question, saying that she would go back after finishing her meal and resting, around two o'clock.
After saying that, Jiang Qin asked first, "Is there anything else? If not, let's leave it at that. If we keep talking, the food will get cold."
Jiang Qin was telling the truth. Although it was noon, the building was well-ventilated, and the food cooled down quickly in the wind, even though she had specifically chosen a warm spot when she came in.
"Okay, then take your time eating. Come back when you're done. I'll be having an online meeting in the study at the same time, leaving at 3 p.m."
Horstley's words were concise, and his tone remained consistently mild.
Jiang Qin had no objection to this. Right now, she was only concerned about whether her trip to the embassy had been exposed. However, judging from what Huo Sili said, it was probably not exposed, so she was naturally relaxed.
"Okay." Jiang Qin agreed and hung up the video call without further delay.
It moved so fast that it didn't stop for even half a second.
The moment it was turned off, the image on Hosley's screen froze, as if the network card had been malfunctioning.
He was about to say something, but before he could speak, the screen froze and then disappeared abruptly because Jiang Qin hung up the call.
Huo Sili pursed his thin lips, stared at his phone for a few seconds, and then glanced at the delicious-looking dishes on the table.
For some reason, I suddenly felt no appetite and wanted to eat the very light vegetarian meal that Jiang Qin had just filmed me eating on the screen.
What's the name of that temple?
After being questioned by the returning Horstley, I noticed that Horstley's expression had become somewhat unpleasant.
Wang Ma, who had intended to go down to rest, didn't dare to tell Huo Sili and stood by the wall. When she heard the question, she quickly answered.
After listening, Horst fell silent and refused to eat, as if he could hardly swallow.
Wang Ma couldn't help but feel a little nervous and worried. Could it be that her husband thought that his wife was deliberately not staying at home to have lunch with him?
Thinking about this, Wang Ma pondered for a moment and decided to take the plunge and try to mend the relationship between the couple.
"Sir, I think your wife went to the temple this time to pray for a blessing for your relationship."
Aunt Wang chuckled and said, "Besides, you didn't say you'd be having lunch at home this morning. If you had known you were coming back, Madam definitely wouldn't have gone to the temple!"
Wang Ma's intention in saying this was to ease the emotional conflict between Huo Sili and Jiang Qin.
But no sooner had he finished speaking than Huo Sili seemed to be provoked by something, and his face suddenly turned cold.
Pray for their relationship?
In his opinion, she probably prayed to Buddha for a speedy divorce.
"Ah."
Jiang Qin had just come out of the temple restaurant when she raised her hand to cover her mouth and nose and sneezed.
Uncle Yang, who followed them out, was quite considerate and went to Jiang Qin's side to shield her from the wind.
"I saw on the news that another cold front is coming. The temperature will start to drop this afternoon. My dear wife, please remember to keep warm when you go out."
"Okay." Jiang Qin wasn't actually cold; she just suddenly felt like sneezing, probably because she smelled something.
However, I didn't say much. I had just finished eating and rested inside. The temple was quiet and peaceful, and the air quality was better than elsewhere.
Whether it was oxygen intoxication or just feeling sleepy after eating, all Jiang Qin wanted to do right now was get to the car, close her eyes, and get some rest. She didn't care about anything else for the time being.
"Chairman Li, shall we keep up?"
As Jiang Qin and Uncle Yang exited the temple and were about to get into their car, Li Zhiyuan's subordinate whispered a question to him.
Li Zhiyuan gazed at Jiang Qin not far away, his eyes calm, lost in thought.
The car I was looking for drove off, getting further and further away until it disappeared from sight.
Li Zhiyuan seemed to finally come to his senses, looked at the young subordinate beside him, and asked.
"Do Xingwen and the Huo family have any projects they could collaborate on? Anything that involves them is acceptable."
The subordinate reacted quickly: "Yes, it belongs to the young lady."
Upon hearing the term "young lady," the gentleness on Li Zhiyuan's face vanished instantly. "You mean Li Xueqian? What project?"
The subordinates quickly told Li Zhiyuan about Li Xueqian's collaboration with Huo's Advertising.
……
Yunhai Huafu, 2:30 pm.
Huo Sili had just finished an online meeting and was about to shut down his computer and leave the study to go to the master bedroom or downstairs to see if Jiang Qin had returned.
Just as I was about to press the doorknob, I received a call from Li Zhiyuan.
"Chairman Li?" Huo Sili's tone revealed a hint of surprise, but his overall tone was the indifferent one he always used when dealing with outsiders.
But the reason for such a lukewarm attitude is simple—there are basically no business collaborations between the Huo and Li families, especially in large-scale business. Huo Sili doesn't feel that there is any need for the Huo and Li families' groups to cooperate on any projects.
Secondly, he and Li Zhiyuan were not really familiar with each other, so answering the phone under these circumstances was already a courtesy.
After all, the Li family mainly deals in entertainment, while the Huo family's main businesses include technology, military heavy industry manufacturing, people's livelihood, aviation, freight, real estate, and so on. The Huo family has also ventured into the entertainment industry, but it is only a very insignificant part of the Huo family.
Therefore, to be honest, the Li family's business is really not worth mentioning in Huo Sili's eyes.
Of course, if the other party is willing to cooperate, that's not impossible. However, businessmen are profit-driven. If the Huo family does not profit from a cooperation, then the Huo family and Xingwen Entertainment will never cooperate again.
After all, he's a businessman, not a philanthropist.
But the call from Li Zhiyuan didn't seem to be about wanting to cooperate.
Upon hearing what Li Zhiyuan said on the other end, Huo Sili frowned.
……
Downstairs in the lobby, Jiang Qin was already packed and ready to leave at any time.
It was almost time, and Horstley still hadn't come down.
She was getting a little annoyed while waiting and didn't want to check her phone, so she randomly picked up a newspaper from the newspaper rack and started flipping through it.
He casually unfolded the page, his gaze sweeping over the large title of an article on the page, and then suddenly paused.
[Is the "white moonlight" of a wealthy family for six years real or fake? I think it's real!]
Although the picture attached to the article only showed his back, Jiang Qin could easily recognize that it was Huo Sili.
Because just this morning, she saw Horstley wearing that outfit, bringing her the noodles he had cooked.