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Chapter 99 Overwhelmed her by immense fear and despair
Horst remained silent.
One second, two seconds later, Jiang Qin frowned, shook her head slightly, and walked over.
But before he could even get close enough to touch the phone, Horst took it first.
Then, Jiang Qin met the man's extremely dark eyes.
"It's my older brother on the phone." Huo Sili's voice sounded quite calm.
Although his tone was indifferent, Jiang Qin was genuinely confused by Huo Sili's words.
Who is he talking about? His older brother's phone call...
Jiang Qin was already very sleepy, and for a moment her mind was really not quite clear.
Huo Sili's older brother, oh, Huo Chishen.
No... Huo Chishen!?
Jiang Qin opened her eyes wide.
Just as she was about to say something, Horst opened his mouth and cut her off.
"Aren't you two not close? What time is it now? During the week I was away on a business trip, did you often talk on the phone at night?"
Jiang Qin frowned.
I'm so sleepy, I really don't want to argue with him.
"You can hang up now," Jiang Qin said, her voice even more indifferent.
To be precise, I had absolutely no energy left.
After saying that, Jiang Qin walked past Huo Sili and sat on the bed, lifted the quilt that she had laid out in advance, and lay down in the quilt.
The set of movements was incredibly smooth and fluid.
Huo Sili raised an eyebrow, clearly somewhat surprised.
"Jiang Qin," he called softly, "is she really dead?"
Jiang Qin had no time to pay attention to him. He wasn't tired after a day of shopping, but she was really exhausted.
Jiang Qin closed her eyes and stopped caring about anything under the bed.
Huo Sili glanced at Jiang Qin, then at the words "Big Brother" lit up on the screen of his phone.
With a sharp tap of his long, slender fingers, he hung up.
Looking down at the person on the bed, Jiang Qin was already asleep with her eyes closed.
Huo Sili raised an eyebrow slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in his dark eyes.
She wasn't usually someone who fell asleep easily.
On the contrary, in his memory, she had always had some difficulty falling asleep.
Therefore, he also conducted special research on foods that nourish the heart and calm the mind at that time.
Those foods were among the breakfasts I lovingly prepared for her.
So, is she really asleep now, or...?
As if thinking of something, Horst's expression turned somewhat cold. Was he afraid, or was he trying to escape?
"Jiang Qin." Huo Sili called out again, his voice somewhat cold this time.
But Jiang Qin was already asleep, so she couldn't give him any response.
After waiting a few seconds, Jiang Qin showed no reaction, not even a change in her breathing.
Huo Sili seemed to finally believe that Jiang Qin was really asleep, and the coldness on his face disappeared.
However, he still kept his gaze fixed on Jiang Qin.
Huo Sili stared at Jiang Qin for a long while before he finally seemed to react.
Click, click, I turned off the main indoor light and turned on my bedside lamp.
I took the change of clothes I had just retrieved and tiptoed out the door.
……
Tuesday has arrived in the blink of an eye.
Due to the anniversary celebration, all Huo Group employees will be off work today to prepare for the anniversary celebration activities, which will run from 5 pm to 10 pm.
On the one hand, it's about creating a lively atmosphere; on the other hand, the anniversary celebration has extraordinary positive significance for the Huo family. It's an excellent opportunity to invite partners to the Huo family to gather and enhance the friendship between the two parties, and the results have been good in the past.
Therefore, as in previous years, Huo's invited representatives of many partner companies, executives, partner artists and anchors, industry leaders, and well-known scholars to attend this year's anniversary celebration.
With so many people coming, arrangements for their reception are naturally necessary.
To Jiang Qin's genuine surprise, she was usually assigned to pick up one or two key figures, but this time, Huo Sili assigned all the work to He Xu, telling her to just stay in the office.
Perhaps because the surprise in her eyes was too intense, before she could ask, Horstley gave an explanation first.
"The event tonight won't end until 10 p.m. As the chief secretary, you can't leave early tonight. Didn't the doctor say you need to get more sleep? Now that you have time, go and get some sleep."
Jiang Qin hadn't really thought of that, and upon hearing this, she immediately felt a bit annoyed.
However, it also quickly reminded her of something, which was—
"When will the new colleague be hired? Are they still hiring? You said 'we'll see' before, you weren't just saying that to appease me, were you?"
Recently, apart from accompanying the old lady to acupuncture, Jiang Qin has been spending most of her time thinking about and planning her future life abroad.
If Huo Sili hadn't mentioned the new colleague in the general secretary position, Jiang Qin would have completely forgotten about it.
After Jiang Qin finished speaking, she looked at Huo Sili and saw that the man's face was expressionless.
She raised an eyebrow slightly. "Hmm?"
Whether she saw it wrong or not, for a moment, Huo Sili, sitting in the boss's chair, seemed a little uncomfortable on his handsome face: "...We haven't recruited yet, we're still recruiting."
Jiang Qin was skeptical, but since she didn't know whether Huo Sili was telling the truth or not, she nodded anyway.
She assumed for the time being that he wasn't lying, and said, "That's fine then."
After all, finding a suitable candidate for the position of chief secretary is not an easy task.
Huo Sili nodded, and Jiang Qin was about to return to the outer room. It was only three o'clock in the afternoon, and there were still two hours until the anniversary celebration.
Jiang Qin planned to use this time to review the paper documents that were due for tomorrow, since she planned to submit her visa application materials to the embassy tomorrow. If she finished reviewing them now, she could leave earlier tomorrow.
Just as he was about to leave, Horst stood up behind him.
Upon hearing his footsteps, Jiang Qin immediately stopped.
The reason is simple: she is now very afraid of being accidentally bumped or hit.
Jiang Qin stepped aside to make way for Huo Sili.
Then she saw Horstley walk quickly past her and head straight for the outer door, his steps quite hurried.
The door to the CEO's office was opened, and a gust of cold wind rushed in.
With a loud bang, the door slammed against the wall, and in their haste, they didn't even close it.
A hint of surprise flashed in Jiang Qin's eyes.
Ta-da! Ta-da! ...
The phone vibrated several times. Jiang Qin picked it up and her pupils contracted.
Rising star Li Xueqian's car accident sparks controversy.
My best friend Su Lejia sent me a message, and the top post was a trending news article as mentioned above.
Below was a voice message from Su Lejia. Jiang Qin put on her headphones and opened it.
“I told you, being a mistress will bring you retribution!” Su Lejia said with a smug tone.
"Qinqin, Qinqin, did you see this news? Quickly look at the one I sent you!"
"Look at the paparazzi photos, it's awful, looks like a broken arm. It's karma, karma will punish those who do evil! Seriously, I was feeling sleepy this afternoon, but seeing this has given me a real boost! So satisfying!"
Jiang Qin pursed her lips and glanced at the still-open door to the CEO's office.
In the past, I would close the door and sit back in my workstation.
Su Lejia was clearly really happy and posted a few more messages.
Jiang Qin heard everything, but strangely, she didn't feel any relief when Li Xueqian was in a car accident.
Not at all.
Jiang Qin replied to Su Lejia with a few words, then picked up her pen and focused on her work.
Half an hour, an hour, an hour and a half...
Just as the anniversary celebration was about to begin, Lin Xiaoyu called to remind her, and Jiang Qin finally realized what was happening.
"Okay, I understand, I'll be right there."
Jiang Qin closed her pen, stood up, and headed to the commercial banquet hall on the eighth floor where Huo's company was holding a large event.
But to her surprise, when she opened the door, she bumped into a strange man with a fierce face.
Jiang Qin's pupils contracted sharply, and she instinctively tried to close the door, only to be met with a sudden attack of force and medicinal powder in broad daylight.
Bang——! !
The door was slammed open, and Jiang Qin managed to steady herself so as not to fall. Her eyes widened in disbelief.
"Who are you! What do you want!? This is Huo!..."
Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Qin felt an extremely strong wave of dizziness wash over her, and her vision blurred.
Overwhelmed by immense fear and despair, Jiang Qin suddenly lost consciousness.