Chapter 9

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Of course, even if Meng Qian was so tight-lipped about this matter, Li Yue released the whole story in the afternoon. Mr. Huo’s baby sister had put the Jiang family at the forefront for two years because of the famous ghost orchid. Now it was returned to Meng Qian intact and unscathed. The news media in Yue City was bombarding this news. It was difficult for Jiang Yang to not know it.

No one knew what Huo Yun’s move meant. Jiang Yang couldn’t even call and ask Huo Yun anymore. Meng Qian was uneasy, angry and hoped to tear Li Yue!

In fact, Huo Yun knew what effect this move would bring. She intentionally did it as she just wanted to help Doctor Yan.

Huo Qing didn’t care about her. At night, he stood outside his room and knocked. He murmured: “Yan Su, it’s time for dinner.”

After the two policemen left, Dr. Yan did not leave the room all afternoon. Huo Qing did not bother him, but he would never let him starve his fragile stomach again.

He knocked for a while and no one answered. He pushed the door straight in. Fortunately, the door was unlocked, but the light was not turned on.

Huo Qing stood at the door and glanced past but did not find the figure of the youth. The bed was not creased and there was no sound of water in the bathroom. Huo Qing walked to the balcony and stepped on the floor covered with a cashmere blanket without making any slight footsteps. He saw the figure bathed in moonlight.

The young man was squatting barefoot on the chair, his knees folded to his chest. His fingers striking the keyboard, he sat with a concentrated face, his expression cold and indifferent as if giving orders. The blue light from the computer reflected on his lens. Huo Qing could clearly see who he was communicating with through his lens. His expression was so serious that it looked that he had always maintained a high degree of vigilance, just like a wild cat. At this time, Huo Qing had already walked in front of him but Yan Su had not noticed.

Huo Qing stood quietly and observed Nie Jia unscrupulously. The longer he observed, the more uncomfortable Huo Qing felt, and the strange feeling became even worse. He wanted to squeeze the young man’s chin, to force him to look at him, questioning ‘why’, but he was afraid to scare him again.

“Su Su, it’s time to eat.” Huo Qing finally refrained from doing anything, and didn’t even take another step forward, just stood still and reminded him softly.

Nie Jia recovered. Huo Qing turned on the balcony light when he looked up. Nie Jia narrowed his eyes slightly, and immediately lowered his head before seeing what Huo Qing looked like. He tapped twice on the keyboard, slowing down, and replied, “Got it, coming immediately.”

Having said that, he still squatted like before.

Huo Qing frowned unpleasantly, and was very uncomfortable with the youth avoiding looking directly at him. He stepped forward and directly closed Nie Jia’s laptop, pulling him up.

Nie Jia held his hand and tried to hurry, saying: “Don’t! My legs are numb.”

“Were you squatting all afternoon?” Huo Qing frowned, holding Nie Jia’s hands patiently and tenderly, pulling him up slowly.

Nie Jia slowly stood up from the chair, his eyebrows were twisted uncomfortably. Huo Qing said nothing, just hugged him up and walked indoors, like he had done in the hospital. He put Nie Jia on the bed and gently rubbed his achille’s heel while holding his ankle, quickly eliminating Nie Jia’s numbness.

“You should change your habit. At least stand up and do a few exercises.” Huo Qing said like a worried dad.

Nie Jia looked at his profile and whimpered softly.

‘He is like a mule whirling around the millstone, only walking two more steps due to the whip’, Huo Qing thought lightly.

On the other side, Qin Yiran was wondering why Yan Su had suddenly disconnected. When there was a knock on the door, she put down the laptop and immediately opened the door. “Uncle, you are back.”

Gu Xueying walked in frustrated, “I don’t know why the police are taking this case so seriously. No news can be heard.”

Qin Yiran poured him a glass of water and smiled, “Uncle, Yan Su is fine, no need to inquire. I just finished chatting with him. Yan Su asked me to get ready to go to work in Qin’s Building next month.”

“It’s called Jiang’s Mansion now.” Gu Xueying laughed mockingly before reacting, and then looked at Qin Yiran with surprise. “What? Tell you where to go to work?”

When Qin Yiran’s father passed away, Jiang Yang took advantage of Qin Yiran’s inheritance rights and took the opportunity to devour most of Qin’s assets, even holding more than 45% of the shares, becoming Qin’s largest shareholder. Qin’s Mansion, the most iconic landmark in Yuecheng, was also received by Jiang Yang. After the divorce, Qin’s was directly changed to Jiang’s, and it was announced to the whole city as if it was a glorious thing that he had annexed his ex-wife’s business.

After Jiang Yang got Huo Qing’s capital and won the government project, he couldn’t worry anymore about the Qin’s, who were now a small family. The market assets that had belonged to Qin’s were all given to Jiang Yang’s assistants and Jiang He to take care of.

“Uncle, I will definitely take back all that belonged to the Qin Clan, and let Jiang Yang realise that for him, dying is better than living!” Qin Yiran’s eyes showed a raging hatred.

——

Half an hour after the meal, Huo Qing took the stock transfer documents prepared during the day and went upstairs to find Nie Jia.

Nie Jia had run to the balcony and squatted on the chair again, wearing a thin shirt which was blowing with the cold wind. The laptop wasn’t turned on. He just stared at the moon with his hands around his ankles, in a daze.

“Did Yan Yu’s death make you sad?” Huo Qing stepped forward and put his coat on Nie Jia’s shoulders, looking at the young man’s ‘soulless look’.

Nie Jia was stunned for a moment, and his subconsciousness showed a trace of disdain, but he immediately realized that his depressed mood made Huo Qing misunderstand. He put his feet down and straightened his seating posture, gently waving his hand. “Not because of him.”

“Is it because of me?” Huo Qing grinned and sat down next to Nie Jia. He pushed the document on the coffee table.

Nie Jia didn’t say anything, just picked up the file and browsed through it. He blocked his sight with the file, and then heard Huo Qing get up and leave. Nie Jia was relieved, but there was a feeling of loss too. He still didn’t know how to face Shi Chen’s feelings.

“If it were not for me, I think you would have denied it for a long time.” Huo Qing’s voice came back. Nie Jia put down the document and saw him sitting opposite him again with red wine and wine glasses. Huo Qing poured him a small glass of red wine.

“Mr. Huo, I am only here for this reward, you know?” Nie Jia shook his wine glass gently. He opened the agreement, and was suddenly shocked by a string of numbers. The transfer agreement prepared by Huo Qing covered 38% of Jiang’s shares, but according to his knowledge, Huo Qing should only have 20%.

“I bought a part of the scattered shares for you, plus the shares in your mother’s hands, and 10% of what Jiang Yang promised you to pay for the treatment of Meng Qian’s grandfather. You can become the controlling shareholder of the Jiang’s.” Huo Qing explained when he saw him stunned.

Nie Jia suddenly didn’t know what to say, “How do you know my agreement with Jiang Yang?”

“Meng Qian’s grandfather’s situation was terrible. You should be more aware of the consequences of this operation than a layman, but you still accepted it.” Huo Qing said lightly. “This is just labor cost, please don’t worry.”

Nie Jia was silent for a while, “Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Huo, but I do not intend to be Jiang’s controlling shareholder. My mother’s shares will be sold, including the remuneration I received from you.” He intended to sell it. He pushed the document back, and his eyes were a little sly. “If these are from Mr. Huo, they will be sold at a better price than from me, right?”

“If you want to support Qin’s, you really need a lot of money, and I am very willing to serve.” Huo Qing did investigate Yan Su’s past and Nie Jia’s motives.

Huo Qing’s eyes, which looked directly at Nie Jia, for the first time, did not stray for long. Nie Jia said lightly, “I have an operation tomorrow morning. I want to rest early.”

Huo Qing reluctantly said, “Want me gone again?”

Nie Jia froze for a moment, then scratching his forehead, he said, “Sorry, I forgot that this is your room.”

“You know I don’t mean that.” Huo Qing smiled faintly, and clinked his glass against Nie Jia’s wine glass. With his glass bottomed up, he drank the wine before leaving.

Nie Jia let out a sigh of relief. After Huo Qing left, he didn’t go to rest immediately, but instead curled up on the chair again, drinking silently in the moonlight.

Huo Qing personally drove Nie Jia to the hospital the next day. On the way, he asked: “Yan Yu’s case has not yet been closed by the police. If you want to investigate, I have the manpower to help you.”

Nie Jia closed his eyes in the co-pilot’s seat and said, “No, I know who did it. Someone is helping him, even if the police can’t check it.”

Huo Qing raised his eyebrows slightly and didn’t ask much. He looked at Nie Jia with a gentle smile on his lips.

Yan Yu’s death was an unexpected event for Nie Jia. He did not expect Meng Qian to be so capable that he could even murder someone. The early appearance of Yan Yu and his sudden death certainly disrupted some of Nie Jia’s plans, but Meng Qian’s reaction aroused Nie Jia’s interest. He wondered what interesting reaction Meng Qian would have if he continued whipping from behind?

Would he kill Jiang Yang? That scene must be very interesting.

Huo Qing didn’t know what the youth around him was thinking, but he could clearly feel that the youth’s aura changed.

It was Yan Yu who helped cut down Yan Su’s hand without hesitation for the Jiang family’s money. Even if he didn’t do anything, just closed his eyes and assumed sleep, Yan Su was a kind of dormant shura spirit. He was totally different from the person who people had avoided looking at during the Jiang family’s banquet.

{T/N: Shura spirit – Asura – also known as Shura or Ashura. Warlike beings well-known for their anger, belligerence, and great strength and killing intent. Here, it means that Yan Su seems innocent enough when he is sleeping or not doing anything but he is still a Shura spirit seeing how he ruthlessly cut Yan Yu’s hand. It’s just that he is not always in that state, so he seems harmless but he obviously isn’t.}

“I’ll pick you up at noon and we can have lunch together?” Huo Qing stopped him when getting off the car.

Nie Jia hesitated for half a second, then nodded. “Okay.”

Huo Qing smiled and drove away after dropping him at the hospital.

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