met free Chapter 71. Huo Sili picked it up and looked at it; his pupils instantly contracted.
Chapter 71. Huo Sili picked it up and looked at it; his pupils instantly contracted.
On the way to the Huo family's, Jiang Qin adjusted her mindset and handed over Huo Sili's situation to the food department.
Tomorrow is the old lady's birthday banquet, and Horstley is on leave, so the food department's reporting meeting has to be postponed to the day after tomorrow.
Back in the Huo Group's president's office, Jiang Qin immediately resumed working, remembering that she was going to the traditional Chinese medicine clinic later.
Jiang Qin was probably too engrossed in her work to notice when Huo Sili returned. She didn't even realize it until she finished her work and packed her things to leave.
As she stood up and looked up, she noticed that Huo Sili was standing at the door of the inner room, looking in her direction as if he had something to say.
Some things are embarrassing enough to happen only once.
Jiang Qin glanced at it and then looked away.
They grabbed their bags and left.
A few seconds later, there was a click.
Gently close the door to the president's office.
Polite and courteous, yet extremely distant.
Huo Sili's gaze followed Jiang Qin's as it landed on the closed door, and he raised his hand to touch his left cheek.
Compared to the slap the old lady had given her earlier, the one she had given her earlier didn't really hurt that much.
I just wondered why she slapped him.
A hint of sadness crept into Huo Sili's eyes.
Looking again at the tightly closed door, Huo Sili took out a mask, put it on, and quickly opened the door to go out.
Just as he was about to press the elevator button, the door to He Xu's office, which was not far away, was pushed open, and He Xu, carrying a stack of documents, walked towards him.
Huo Sili stopped in his tracks and glanced at her with cold eyes.
He Xu was a little confused.
Huo Sili had gone to the club alone, and Wen Chen had sent someone to take him back. He Xu was unaware of what had just happened.
However, as a special assistant and confidant, He Xu's ability to read people's expressions was naturally excellent, and he quickly realized what was going on.
He hurriedly said, "Then, Mr. Huo, should we approve these documents the day after tomorrow? I'll let them know."
Horstley strode forward, leaving behind a faint "hmm."
More than half an hour later, the black Cullinan stopped outside Yunhai Huafu. Huo Sili got out of the car and went straight into the house.
It was not yet five o'clock, and Wang Ma was preparing the dishes for dinner. She was surprised to see Huo Sili return at this time.
But Huo Sili didn't say anything. The atmosphere between the couple had been really strange lately, and Wang Ma didn't dare to speak up.
He continued preparing the vegetables with his head down until a moment later, when he went upstairs and came back down, lingering outside the kitchen door for several seconds.
Once Wang Ma confirmed that Huo Sili had something to ask, she stopped chopping vegetables and asked, "Sir, is there something you want to say?"
Horst glanced at the yard, then looked back.
His voice was calm, but perhaps because she had been through similar experiences, Wang Ma could clearly hear the hidden panic in Huo Sili's tone—
"Qinqin hasn't come back?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Ma became even more flustered than Huo Sili.
Did they have another fight?
"Madam hasn't returned, sir."
Wang Ma couldn't help but blurt out, "Sir, have you and your wife had another fight? I'm not trying to be mean, but you're four years older than your wife, and she got married when she was twenty. No matter what, you should still be more considerate of her."
Wang Ma regretted it as soon as she finished speaking.
Huo Sili's face visibly turned ugly.
Wang Ma glanced at Huo Sili, then quickly picked up the cleaver and continued chopping vegetables, pretending that her earlier outburst was just a dream.
Before she could finish chopping the vegetables, she suddenly heard Horst respond to what she had just said.
"You're right."
Wang Ma's hand holding the kitchen knife almost trembled.
What does this mean? Is it sarcasm or...?
Just as Wang Ma was about to say something to salvage the situation, Huo Sili quickly spoke up again.
"Where did she go? Did she tell you? Why don't you call and ask where she is?"
Wang Ma's eyes widened slightly.
But from Huo Sili's silent yet firm gaze, Wang Ma knew that she had not misunderstood.
"Okay...okay, sir."
After putting down the cleaver and washing her hands, Wang Ma took out her cell phone from her apron and dialed Jiang Qin's number.
Unexpectedly, no one answered the phone from the moment it connected until it automatically disconnected.
Wang Ma felt she needed to take a quick-acting heart medicine, especially after putting down her phone and seeing Huo Sili looking at her nervously for the first time.
Wang Ma forced a calm expression and said, "Sir, the call went through, but Madam didn't answer... Maybe she's busy?"
Huo Sili's eyes suddenly darkened, and his thin lips tightened.
……
This is a traditional Chinese medicine clinic.
When Jiang Qin came out of the clinic, she learned from the senior doctor that the pregnancy was very stable, and the anxiety she had felt for most of the afternoon finally subsided.
However, just before she was about to leave, the doctor specifically told her to think less and try to keep a happy mood.
Jiang Qin then realized that she still had some minor health issues.
This is not the way to go.
Therefore, once she came out, Jiang Qin thought about what had happened at noon and in the afternoon, and she didn't want to go back to Yunhai Huafu at all.
Just then, as she hesitated between calling Uncle Yang or taking a taxi, Su Lejia called.
Jiang Qin answered the call, and Su Lejia invited her to dinner that evening, saying that her family had gone back to their hometown a few days ago on business and sent some local specialties.
Food loses its freshness if left out for too long, so she plans to cook it directly when she gets off work to pick up her package.
She also said that Zhou Junxuan had gone on a business trip again, so it would be convenient for the two sisters to get together. If she came, she would pick her up after get off work.
It just so happens that the TCM clinic is close to Su Lejia's company.
That's a win-win situation.
Jiang Qin naturally had no objections and quickly agreed. There happened to be a small supermarket nearby, and there weren't many people around at this time, so there was no need to worry about being bumped into by anyone.
Jiang Qin went inside and browsed around, buying some fruits and snacks that Su Lejia liked. When she came out of the supermarket and stood by the roadside waiting, she looked at her phone and noticed that Wang Ma had called her earlier.
But after all, he had been living with Wang Ma for four years.
In those four years, Wang Ma called her very few times.
If there's something I can't say in person, I'll send a WeChat message first; I never talk to her on the phone.
Moreover, if it's truly an emergency, if they can't get through on the first call, they'll definitely call a second and a third time.
However, the missed call record only showed that Wang Ma called once.
Jiang Qin thought for a moment, asked He Xu, and then learned that Huo Sili had left Huo's Group half an hour before Wang Ma called her. She immediately understood the situation.
Just then, Su Lejia's white BMW pulled up to the side of the road.
Jiang Qin opened the car door and got in, and then completely forgot about the matter.
……
10 PM, Yunhai Huafu.
The dishes on the hot cutting board were still steaming, but none of them had been touched.
Huo Sili sat in his usual seat, staring at the red exclamation mark in the chat box, his lips pressed into a straight line.
At the entrance of the hall, Wang Ma looked back and forth at the wrought iron gate several times. She was so hungry that she went to eat dinner. When she came back, she looked at the gate several more times, but there was still no movement at the gate.
He paced around the yard a few times in a panic, then mustered up the courage to call Jiang Qin again.
Hearing a "hello" from the other end, Wang Ma was immediately touched, but before she could speak, she heard what Jiang Qin said, and her expression suddenly became complicated.
Wang Ma tried to persuade her: "Madam, tomorrow is the old lady's birthday banquet. You and your husband should go to the old house together."
“It wouldn’t be good if you went alone and the old lady saw you.”
On the other end of the phone, Jiang Qin had just finished getting ready in the bathroom, lay down in her apartment room, pulled up the covers, and was about to go to sleep.
Having probably experienced what happened this afternoon, upon hearing this voice, Jiang Qin's lips twitched slightly, finding it utterly amusing.
Because that's what she thought before.
So even if she was wronged, she didn't want to bother Huo Sili, and always thought she should just endure it and endure it some more.
After all, the old lady had done her a great favor, so it was only right that she did these things.
But now, she realizes she was wrong from the start—by marrying Huo Sili, Jiang Qin really doesn't owe anyone anything.
Huo Sili has a good social status, and she is indeed ordinary, but as an ordinary person, she is not bad either, right?
She graduated from a top art academy in China and was fluent in multiple foreign languages. She had a bright future ahead of her, but it was all gone because she married him.
Because of the rules of wealthy families, because of the pretense of protection, and because she was young at the time.
In short, it's all for her own good.
Looking back now, her starting point may have been good, but in reality, wasn't this behavior a way of cutting off her own wings?
Once the foundation of trust cracks, the bridges built between people will slowly collapse.
As for Jiang Qin...
At this moment, she didn't want to blame anyone.
I just suddenly saw things clearly and understood what I really wanted, and I didn't want to compromise anymore.
"Then let him pick me up tomorrow morning, and we can set off together."
The subtext is: we don't need to meet again tonight.
Before Wang Ma could say anything more, Jiang Qin spoke first.
"That's all for now, Aunt Wang. Get some rest. Goodnight."
Beep, hang up, turn off the phone, go to sleep.
At Yunhai Hua Mansion, Wang Ma's mouth was open, but she was late in speaking. Hearing the busy signal, she turned around and looked at Huo Sili.
He steeled himself and stepped forward to relay what Jiang Qin had said.
It's unclear whether Horstley listened or not.
The man's gaze lingered on the seat Jiang Qin often sat in across the table for a long while before he looked away.
He picked up his chopsticks to eat, put them down after a few minutes, and got up to walk towards the elevator.
Wang Ma opened her mouth as if to offer some advice, but in the end she just sighed and said nothing.
Upstairs in the master bedroom, Huo Sili, who was about to take a shower, opened the wardrobe and his gaze fell on Jiang Qin's usual pajamas, lingering there for a long time.
Suddenly, the cell phone on the bedside table rang.
When Huo Sili picked it up and saw who had called, his pupils instantly contracted.