Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him
Chapter 412: Young Master Zhong Has a Good Way with Women

Chapter 412: Chapter 412: Young Master Zhong Has a Good Way with Women

Old Chen in the driver’s seat reacted swiftly, covering his mouth, "Yawn! Yawn! Young Madam, the temperature in the countryside is lower than in the city. I seem to have caught a bit of a cold last night."

Qiao Xi looked at him suspiciously.

Could it be that she’d heard wrong in her groggy state?

Why did it seem like the voice was coming from the trunk of the car?

Huo Xingzhou slowly opened his eyes and patted her shoulder, asking, "What’s wrong?"

Qiao Xi paused, then looked into his calm eyes and shook her head, "Nothing."

With Huo Xingzhou there, what could go wrong inside the car?

She was too paranoid.

They continued to drive for a while.

At the fork in the road, there was a checkpoint, and the Lincoln’s speed decreased. Several cars were already stopped ahead.

"Young Master, it’s a DUI checkpoint."

Old Chen saw it clearly.

DUI checkpoints were usually conducted at night, rarely during the day. At this time, and in this sparsely trafficked location, Old Chen thought there must be something fishy.

This wasn’t a DUI checkpoint; it was a person check.

It was just an excuse to stop the vehicle, give an explanation to the higher-ups, and avoid punishment.

He saw that the trunks of the cars ahead had been searched, and those drivers said nothing, just quickly passed the checkpoint and left.

Old Chen gently braked and inched forward.

Finally, it was their turn at the checkpoint.

The uniformed officers came over with breathalyzers and said to Old Chen, "Blow into this."

Then they took a careful look inside the car, walked around to the back, and tried to open the trunk.

But the trunk was locked.

Qiao Xi furrowed her brows, finding it strange. They were checking for DUIs, but it seemed like they were looking for something else too.

"Open the trunk," one of the uniformed men knocked on the car and said.

The Lincoln Navigator wasn’t particularly expensive, and many people could afford it. The Huo Family wouldn’t usually drive it, and the license plate wasn’t very conspicuous, so these underlings naturally didn’t recognize it.

Old Chen pulled a long face and said, "That we can’t do. The back is full of free-range chickens from a villager. They’re really jumpy, if I open the trunk, they’ll run."

Right on cue, a rooster crowed.

"Cluck cluck cluck!"

Those men were relentless, "Open the trunk, we need to check. Stop the nonsense, this is a task given to us from above."

"Above? Which above?"

Old Chen laughed, "Our President Huo has some connections in Haicheng. How about I call your superiors right now to clear things up? I’ve never seen a DUI checkpoint that needs to search the car. If I haven’t drunk any alcohol, that should be enough, right? You guys are something!"

Old Chen took out his phone to make a call.

The officers looked at each other, "Which President Huo?"

"There aren’t many President Huos in Haicheng, naturally, it’s President Huo from Tianyuan Group," Old Chen said unceremoniously, "This is the first time I’ve encountered someone daring to stop President Huo’s car. Let me find the number in my contacts, see what the captain of your traffic police team has to say about this."

President Huo of Tianyuan Group?

They looked back more carefully.

A man’s stern and handsome face could be seen through the half-opened window. His features were shadowed, with an unfading chill.

One of them took out a phone, pointed at the picture that he searched online, and said, "Look, it really is President Huo of Tianyuan Group. That’s the Huo Family, we..."

"Is it really him, what do we do?"

"We took money under the table for this job, if this gets up to the higher-ups, we might get suspended."

They were all afraid.

After talking quietly among themselves for a moment, they said obsequiously, "Apologies, President Huo. We were just following regulations, sorry for offending you. We’ll let you pass now!"

"President Huo, have a safe trip."

They decided to get rid of this big shot as soon as possible, to avoid trouble.

But which wealthy person from Haicheng would come to this rural area and even bring soil chickens back to the city? It was hard to figure out.

Old Chen snorted, "Wouldn’t it have been easier to do this from the start! Being nice to you guys, and you really think you’re something special!"

He pressed the gas pedal and drove past.

In the rearview mirror, those officers were still checking the vehicles that came after.

"These people really have nothing better to do!"

Huo Xingzhou spoke in a deeper voice, "Old Chen, make a call to the traffic police team later, report today’s incident."

"Yes, Young Master."

Those men could forget about keeping their jobs, using their public authority for private benefit.

They were playing big shots under someone else’s name, thinking others fools.

Qiao Xi pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Has something big happened?"

She felt it was very strange.

"It’s nothing, some people just want to grab a little extra," Huo Xingzhou pinched her fingers and said, "You don’t need to worry so much. Nothing serious can happen in Haicheng."

Qiao Xi leaned against his chest, playing unconsciously with his long fingers.

"Did you not sleep well last night? Are you tired?"

"Not tired."

In a soft voice, Qiao Xi said, "You’re not made of iron, how could you not be tired? Wait until we get home, you should sleep first."

Huo Xingzhou chuckled softly, "Whether I’m made of iron, aren’t you the one who knows best? There were times when I indulged in the past, one night without proper rest doesn’t hold me back from anything."

His words carried a hint of suggestiveness.

Qiao Xi’s cheeks flushed.

Someone in the trunk gritted their teeth.

She glanced at Old Chen who was concentrating on driving, then quickly changed the subject, "You previously mentioned a secret about the Zhong Family, but then stopped mid-story. Can you tell me now? I’m really curious."

A shimmering light flickered in the depths of Huo Xingzhou’s eyes as he said, "Now, I suppose it can be told."

Everyone in the car perked up their ears, even the dark rooster stopped crowing.

"So tell me, what’s this mysterious rumor? Is it something not many outsiders know?"

"I occasionally send someone to investigate and that’s how I found out."

Huo Xingzhou’s voice was low and calm, "The secret hasn’t been confirmed, just word of mouth among a few in the Imperial Capital. It’s said that when the Zhong Family recognised their illegitimate son, it was merely with the hope that he would have a son to be adopted by Zhong Lingxiao."

"And then?"

"Some say it was for him to have a child with Zhong Lingxiao’s wife, Zhao Shuyuan. This was his father Zhong Hongfei’s idea, but the Old Master of the Zhong Family saw right through it and severely punished him."

Qiao Xi was shocked, "A brother-in-law and a sister-in-law, isn’t that... Did Zhong Hongfei succeed?"

"That’s just a rumor, unconfirmed, whether it’s true or false, perhaps you’d have to ask Young Master Zhong directly."

Qiao Xi exclaimed, "This Young Master Zhong must be really enduring hardships. Yet he’s quite the ladies’ man. Xiang Mingzhu seems to like him a lot, and even someone as proud as Lu Yingxue is supposedly his fiancée."

Impressive!

Huo Xingzhou laughed softly, his gaze sweeping over the trunk filled with "local produce," and said, "Perhaps, Young Master Zhong is just very fortunate with women."

Nonsense!

Nonsense!

What the hell kind of rumor is this!

Young Master Zhong hidden in the trunk was fuming like a powder keg!

Damn Huo Xingzhou, actually tarnishing his reputation in front of Qiao Xi! And he couldn’t even speak out in anger!

Ah!

Utterly infuriating!

He gritted his teeth, his delicate features twisted with suppressed anger.

Just wait until he found an opportunity to strike back.

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