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“You’re not like you used to be; you wouldn’t joke around like this before.”

19

I recalled carefully.

Back in college and before, I was quite a humorous person.

But ever since I started caring about Huo Beiming’s thoughts, I’ve become increasingly pretentious.

Now, it’s just like rediscovering myself after so many years.

“I quite like it this way.”

He nodded, “I like it too.”

“Let’s hope not,” I said seriously. “Being liked by a boss you don’t like isn’t necessarily a good thing.”

He shook his head, “I wasn’t planning on telling you, but it’s all Huo Beiming’s fault for being so talkative.”

I sighed deeply.

“Actually, you don’t need to do all this; I’d help you anyway. I came to Mengfang just to help you take back Huo’s.”

He clearly had reasons to avoid this topic but insisted on bringing it up.

Once the words were spoken, they couldn’t be taken back.

Naturally, there was no such thing as a “previous plan.”

Maybe he couldn’t help but want to express his affection, but it’s also possible that he had seen my soft-heartedness as an opportunity to exploit and intended to use it as a breakthrough.

Now, I find it hard to trust others.

He lowered his gaze, fell silent for a moment.

When he raised his head again, his eyes still sparkled like stars.

“Don’t think so badly of me,” he said.

“Recently, there’s a way to bring Huo Beiming down; do you want to know?”

He didn’t hesitate—“Yes.”

See, this is the Huo Mingrui I know. He will always choose benefits over feelings.

It’s precisely because of this that I chose him as my ally.

The Huo family had just ventured into overseas markets and hadn’t yet found their footing.

However, the subsequent promotion and marketing work faced significant issues.

Thanks to Huo Beiming for the crappy plan he gave me back then.

What might seem like a simple problem to us is a major issue in countries that emphasize political correctness.

And this could just be our breakthrough.

“Even if he gets kicked out of the board, Huo Beiming is still Mr. Huo’s most valued son. He won’t lose anything except for power.”

I smiled lightly, “That’s exactly what I’m going to do.”

20

As I approached Huo Mingrui’s room, I watched him walk in before turning back to my own room.

Just as I opened my door, someone forcefully grabbed my wrist from behind.

In the next second, everything spun around.

Before I could react to what happened, I had already fallen into the darkness behind me.

The door closed, and my lips were suddenly covered by a warm sensation.

The smell in the air was extremely familiar.

Familiar enough to make one feel nauseous.

His kiss was swift, invading the depths of my being with each breath.

His teeth kept pressing against my lips, mercilessly ravaging them.

I raised my hand and slapped him.

The left cheek just now, now the right cheek.

Perfectly symmetrical.

Huo Beiming reacted, grabbing my wrist and pinning my hands above my head.

“Chen Qing, why won’t you listen to me? Huo Mingrui is lying to you.”

I ignored him, bending my knees directly against his legs, and suddenly thrust my knee, escaping the room in the next moment.

As I reached the staircase, I trembled and tried to dial the police.

Someone I hadn’t expected suddenly appeared in front of me.

“Chen Qing.”

I looked up at her.

Huo Beiming’s fiancée, Sheng Sisi.

The youngest daughter of Shengshi Group and the apple of the Sheng family’s eye.

“Is it you who doesn’t want Beiming to marry me?” she asked.

“What does your marriage have to do with me?”

Tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.

“Why wouldn’t it matter? I heard him call your name in his sleep. He even fought for you today; it must be because of you.”

I shook my head, “That only proves he talks in his sleep. And when he gets drunk, he calls your name too.”

She squatted down, hugging her knees and crying.

“Then why, why won’t he marry me? He was so anxious when I had my car accident; why has it turned into this now?”

I sighed deeply.

I wanted to tell her that Huo Beiming was just that kind of person.

When he likes someone, he pours out his heart, eager to catch even the stars in the sky for them.

But once he loses interest or their utility, he wouldn’t even blink an eye if you died beside him.

I had been dealing with his emotional issues for so many years; I couldn’t be clearer about this.

Looking at this helpless girl in front of me, a brand new plan suddenly flashed through my mind.

Originally, I had intended to expose Huo Beiming’s romantic history online, trying to use public opinion to fan the flames for myself.

But now, I had a better plan.

And it’s such a shame for such a good girl to be taken advantage of by that toad, Huo Beiming.

“Sheng Sisi, I have something for you; do you want to see it?”

21

During his relationship with Sheng Sisi, Huo Beiming had ambiguous relationships with at least seven other people.

One might even call him a time management master.

Back then, I didn’t know about his relationship with Sisi; I just felt that Huo Beiming had been playing too wild during that time.

But thinking back now, he must have been afraid of being discovered by the Sheng family after marriage, planning to indulge in pleasure during the last moments of freedom.

The Sheng family isn’t to be trifled with.

Their family business is much larger than the Huo family’s.

Once Sheng Father learned that his daughter was being bullied by a scumbag, he immediately unleashed a fierce retaliation against Huo Beiming.

Meanwhile, Huo Mingrui’s plan had also begun.

Those shareholders whom I had persuaded to choose Huo Beiming were now being convinced by Huo Mingrui using the same methods, standing in his camp.

Of course, I was only responsible for strategizing; the actual execution was by Huo Mingrui himself.

Huo Mingrui had a stronger background than me, so those uncles, aunts, and relatives wouldn’t, and couldn’t, dare to get him drunk.

Great, I didn’t have to visit him in the hospital.

After about a month,

Huo Beiming not only stepped down from his high position as vice chairman but was also expelled from the Huo family due to concerns about being targeted by the Sheng family.

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