One and Only: Doting CEO's Infinite Love

Chapter 560 - 558 Past Dreams (13)

The "threat" from Huo Junting definitely worked on Yuan Yumeng—In the following two weeks, she ate on time every day, and sometimes when in a good mood, she would go to the back garden to soak up the sun. She knew all her activities were under his watchful eyes, so she didn’t dare to act recklessly.

Who let the letter be in his hands!

Actually, she should have realized earlier; Sister-in-law Zhang, such a straightforward person, always acted strange whenever the letter was mentioned. If it weren’t held by Huo Junting, how could she be like this!

It was afternoon at the time, with warm and bright sunshine. Yuan Yumeng had her hands in her coat pockets, walking in the back garden when suddenly her phone beeped with a message.

She took it out and saw it was Ye Hao contacting her.

"Have you listened to the latest update?"

Yuan Yumeng: "I have."

Ye Hao: "How do you feel about it?"

Yuan Yumeng: "It’s pretty good."

Ye Hao: "That’s a bit perfunctory. Is there something on your mind?"

Yuan Yumeng: "Not exactly..."

Ye Hao: "As your friend in the virtual world, I don’t mind listening. Go ahead."

Yuan Yumeng: "My husband is a bastard!"

Ye Hao: "..."

Looking at the sent message, Yuan Yumeng was shocked herself, wanting to retract it immediately, but it was already too late. She was truly impulsive and shouldn’t have said such things to someone who knows nothing about her.

Ye Hao: "I didn’t know you were married. Did your husband... hit you?"

Yuan Yumeng: "No, he didn’t."

Ye Hao: "Then does he often scold you?"

Yuan Yumeng: "Not that either."

Ye Hao: "If it’s neither of those, then I can only think of one reason... you two have no feelings, right?"

Yuan Yumeng: "...Hmm."

Ye Hao: "If there’s no feeling, why stay together? Love is like flowers for women, and marriage is like a grave. But if a marriage is happy, it’s a beautiful garden. You deserve a better life partner, not a husband you barely connect with."

Yuan Yumeng: "Sorry, I don’t want to talk about this topic."

Ye Hao: "Sorry, I got carried away. Let’s talk about the video I made instead!"

Yuan Yumeng: "Okay—"

Sister-in-law Zhang, a qualified servant, had been standing by the window for nearly an hour, with both legs going numb, yet the person in the garden wasn’t planning to come in. She saw her holding the phone, smiling as she sent messages, seemingly very happy.

Such a smile had never been shown to the gentleman before.

Sister-in-law Zhang thought the matter could be big or small, so she called Huo Junting at the office, "Sir, I beg you, please come back more often. It’s good for Madam to see you."

"She doesn’t want to see me anyway, so why should I come back? Wouldn’t it just make her more upset?"

"..." Sister-in-law Zhang was at a loss for words. Why did his tone sound so similar? No wonder they were a couple. "You both think it adds to the trouble? You say so, and so does the Madam. Can’t you sit down and have a proper talk? After all, you’re a couple!"

The man over a hundred floors high paused his pen upon hearing Sister-in-law Zhang’s words, "Did she... say that too?"

"Yes. Last time I asked Madam to call you to come back, she said you didn’t want to see her, and coming back would bother you too..."

The man smiled, "Is that so?"

The group of subordinates in the office felt a chill seeing Huo Junting smile. They preferred watching him seriously scold people, as someone always got in trouble whenever he smiled. That’s how he earned the nickname "smiling tiger."

"Alright, I know. I’ll be back tonight."

After speaking, the man hung up the phone with a smile and looked up at the group of subordinates with nervous faces standing in front of the desk, then frowned deeply, "Am I that scary?"

Every time they saw him, it was like seeing King Yan.

Everyone: "Of course not!"

In their hearts, they were shouting: "Yes, yes, yes, yes!"

It’s not just scary; it’s terrifying, a complete Great Demon King.

"This plan is good, it’s approved. You can leave now! There’s no need to work overtime tonight, go home and rest well. I’ll give you all a week of paid leave—"

Damn!!! Is the sun rising in the west today? Several people looked outside the tall building simultaneously, but no! It still rose in the east, so what’s going on?

Could it be because of that call?

In an instant, Huo Junting regained his composure, "Don’t you want it?"

"No, no, of course, we want it."

Even though there were several people, the response was strangely synchronized, as if they’d rehearsed many times.

With a glare from Huo Junting, they immediately began to step back slowly, then filed out, as synchronized as soldiers in an army.

——

Soon, the secretary came to the president’s office to report that a Miss Yuan was requesting a meeting outside.

Huo Junting naturally knew who this Miss Yuan was; it certainly wasn’t the reclusive Yuan Yumeng. It could only be Yuan Yuqi.

"Let her in."

"Yes!"

Seconds later, Yuan Yuqi walked into Huo Junting’s office in an elegant cashmere long skirt. Seeing the man sitting in the executive chair wearing a formal black three-piece suit, her heart skipped several beats. She thought that such a person is the real man. It was her blindness that made her unable to seize the opportunity before.

"Brother Huo, are you busy?"

Hearing the sound, Huo Junting slightly raised his head after signing the last document, then stood up, speaking politely yet distantly, "Let’s go to the meeting area to talk."

"Okay—" Yuan Yuqi, clutching her bag, felt an indescribable tension.

Actually, this wasn’t the only meeting between the two in the past two years; they had met a few times before, all for the sake of the child.

This time, Yuan Yuqi came, and Huo Junting treated her with the usual courtesy, regarding her as a guest, preparing what needed to be prepared, "Take your time saying whatever you need to, have some tea first."

"Brother Huo, I know it’s awkward to keep bothering you, but I really have no choice. Ran Ran keeps crying to see you, and I can’t say no, so I came over."

"If you find it troublesome, I’ll leave right now, pretend I never came."

Huo Junting had already anticipated it. In the past two years, Yuan Yuqi often used the child as an excuse to find him. He knew she had her motives, but he didn’t care about her little tricks.

He had been extending a helping hand to her for more than two years, mainly because of Yuan Yumeng. After all, they were sisters.

Yuan Yuqi’s child had been secretly born when she was eighteen, left in an orphanage. The child’s health wasn’t very good, often getting fevers. He had famous doctors check the child, and they said it was due to the mother’s poor nutrition during pregnancy, resulting in the child’s weak resistance from a young age. There was no solution but to take good care of him.

If it wasn’t for investigating the Yuan Family’s adoption event back then, he wouldn’t have known that Yuan Yuqi had this child.

"No worries, I’ll go over after work," Huo Junting replied coldly.

Yuan Yuqi secretly peeked at him, seeing him seemingly more handsome, with inner confidence that ordinary men couldn’t match, "...Brother Huo, have you not told my sister the truth yet?"