When they arrived at the office, Yun Qing had just sat down when Zhu Zhan immediately ran in and reported, “Director Yun, a lot of reporters have called to ask for an interview with you—it’s about you and Meng Hong.”
“No.”
Yun Qing had allowed the trending headlines to persist for Meng Hong’s benefit, but she was not going to do an interview.
“Then… do you need my help to reduce the heat?” Zhu Zhan asked tentatively.
“No need,” Yun Qing replied indifferently, “Just leave it as is.”
Zhu Zhan could not figure out what Yun Qing was thinking. In the past, Yun Qing would have asked him to silence those voices, but this time, she was going to have it ferment.
Huo Corporation.
Huo Chuan’s office was shrouded in a thick layer of dark clouds.
Li Yi stood in front of Huo Chuan, trembling in fear.
When he woke up this morning, he saw that the top searches contained Yun Qing and Meng Hong’s names. He had a bad feeling about this.
As expected, he found Huo Chuan to be in a terrible mood. During the morning meeting, the atmosphere was suffocating.
“President Huo, do you think… I should go and control the public opinion?”
“Why aren’t you going?” Huo Chuan said coldly.
Li Yi did not dare to waste any more time and ran out in a hurry.
Soon, the popularity of Yun Qing and Meng Hong dropped. Yun Qing immediately guessed that this had to be Huo Chuan’s doing.
However, she did not care. Meng Hong had already benefited a lot.
Huo Chuan had been in a bad mood over the past few days because of Yun Qing. At that moment, Elder Huo even called him and asked him to return to the old mansion.
Ever since Huo Qing had caused such an incident, Huo Chuan hated his home even more. The number of times he went back to the old mansion could be counted on one hand.
This time, Elder Huo had personally called him back. It was unknown what he wanted to do.
Just as he walked to the door, Huo Chuan heard a burst of laughter coming from inside and frowned.
Pushing the door open, Huo Chuan saw a man sitting on the sofa and chatting with Elder Huo.
“Big Brother! You’re back!”
It was Huo Zhou, the son of Huo Chuan’s second uncle.
Huo Chuan’s second uncle had been abroad all year round and had passed away early, so he had left behind this child.
Huo Zhou, on the other hand, was unruly and had always loved freedom. He had traveled and explored the world all year round. Elder Huo had asked him to return to his country, but he had refused. Now, for some reason, he was suddenly back.
Although Huo Chuan and Huo Zhou were brothers, they rarely saw each other since childhood. In addition, Huo Chuan had always been an unreasonable person and did not like to bond with others. Naturally, the two of them did not have much of a relationship.
However, Huo Zhou was a bright and lively manchild. Even if Huo Chuan was like an iceberg, he would still approach him and warm him up like the sun.
Just like now, Huo Zhou walked up to Huo Chuan and tried to give him a friendly and warm hug. However, Huo Chuan evaded him gently and avoided him.
“Big Brother is really as cold as ever.” Huo Zhou chuckled, unperturbed. He sat down next to Elder Huo again.
“Huo Chuan, you and Zhou have not seen each other for a long time. Do show him around this time.” Elder Huo also spoke up for Huo Zhou.
Huo Chuan still looked calm. “You brought me back for Huo Zhou?”
“It’s not just that.” When he saw that Huo Chuan was about to leave, Elder Huo hurriedly explained, “I plan to have a meal with the Yun family.”
When he heard Elder Huo’s words, Huo Chuan gave up on the idea of leaving and sat on the sofa.
“Huo Chuan, there must be an end to the matter between you and Yun Qing. You two were stranded on a deserted island together before. You almost lost your life because of her. Those pirates also targeted our Huo family. We lost a lot of money when we went out to sea. Now, the Yun family shares a common enemy with us. If the two families can get back together, and you and Yun Qing can get back together, that would be great.”
Elder Huo had nothing but benefits in his mind. He would never make a loss-making deal. He knew that at this critical moment, the Huo family and the Yun family could only work together to tide over the crisis.
Moreover, Elder Huo knew that Yun Qing hated them. It was indeed the Huo family’s fault that the Yun family had such a bad relationship with them.
Huo Chuan heard Elder Huo’s words and naturally agreed.
He had been looking for an opportunity to get close to Yun Qing. He had not seen her since the award ceremony the other day.
