Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him
Chapter 418: Huo Xingzhou Did Not Cheat

Chapter 418: Chapter 418: Huo Xingzhou Did Not Cheat

"You tell me."

Qiao Xi had a tolerance towards Shen Xuanzhi that she didn’t have for others, both because of the Shen Family’s Sparrow Pecking Technique and because of their tragic circumstances.

Shen Xuanzhi said, "Could you give me Miss Huo’s contact information? I have something I need to ask her."

Qiao Xi didn’t react immediately and after a moment of stunned silence, she said, "I can’t give you her contact information myself, but I can pass on a message that you’re looking for her. Would that be okay?"

She also had to consider Jiaojiao’s feelings, as she couldn’t just give out her sister-in-law’s number to a man.

"Alright."

Shen Xuanzhi’s voice was slightly hoarse when he answered.

Qiao Xi looked at him and asked, "May I ask what your business with Jiaojiao is? If you don’t mind, I can pass on the message for you."

Shen Xuanzhi was silent for a long time before he said, "It’s official business. I won’t harm her."

Qiao Xi nodded, "Then I’ll give her a call and ask."

Qiao Xi called Huo Sijiao in front of Shen Xuanzhi to ask for her opinion. Huo Sijiao’s tone seemed quite cheerful, and she agreed right away.

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Xi looked at Shen Xuanzhi and said, "Jiaojiao is willing to give you her number. Please take note of it."

"Um."

Shen Xuanzhi pulled out an old-fashioned mobile phone to record Huo Sijiao’s phone number and said thanks.

"If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going now. Your mother is about to have surgery."

"Okay."

Qiao Xi hesitated for a moment and then walked out of the hospital room.

She stood in the corridor and suddenly took out her phone to call Sun Weimeng, "Young Master Sun, I need to ask you for a favor."

Checkpoint for drunk driving, bloodstains in the car, Young Master Zhong pretending to have pneumonia and staying in the hospital.

And Old Chen’s expression yesterday.

They all felt odd.

She wanted to know if Old Chen and Huo Xingzhou were really lying to her, and whether the person hidden in the trunk was really one of Old Chen’s friends.

"Young Master Sun, please check the whereabouts of the Huo Family’s Lincoln Navigator in Haicheng yesterday for me — where it went and where it stopped."

If it was really one of Old Chen’s injured friends and Old Chen had indeed taken him to the hospital, then the car would have gone straight to the hospital.

Just check to see if the Lincoln stopped at a hospital entrance.

Upon hearing her request, Sun Weimeng immediately became excited, "Are you suggesting infidelity? Is Huo Xingzhou attracting bees and butterflies behind your back? Don’t worry, I’ll investigate thoroughly. With the Sun Family’s status in the real estate sector, rest assured."

Qiao Xi cautioned him, "Don’t tell anyone."

"I understand! With so many little hooves trying to climb up, I will always stand by your side. Outsiders say I’m Huo Xingzhou’s lapdog, but trust me, I’m only Huo Xingzhou’s lapdog for your sake."

Sun Weimeng was practically ready to wear his heart on his sleeve.

"Thank you, Young Master Sun," Qiao Xi said with a slight curve of her lips, "It’s not cheating. The car was driven by Old Chen. He seems to be hiding something from me..."

"Is Old Chen trying to play both sides? Wait until I clear this up and tell you, I will handle this matter carefully."

"Alright, thank you for your help."

"It’s no trouble. Little Fairy, do you still have any of those body-strengthening medicinal pills? The kind that keeps you standing tall after consumption..."

Qiao Xi immediately hung up the phone.

...

In the evening.

Qiao Xi and Shu Xue were helping out in Yan Shi’an’s consulting room. The surgery for Shen Xuanzhi’s mother was very successful and she would need the anesthesia to wear off by early morning.

Shen Xuanzhi placed a frayed peace charm under his mother’s pillow before leaving the hospital.

He took the bus to Xinyue Pavilion as they had agreed.

That was the same restaurant where Shu Xue’s and Qin Yuan’s parents had dined together.

Huo Sijiao was sitting by the window facing the street. When she saw him, she waved with a smile, beaming and eye-catching.

Shen Xuanzhi saw her and walked toward the main entrance.

"Excuse me, sir. Do you have a reservation?" The waitstaff sized him up, showing a polite smile. There was no disdain in their eyes, nor any due respect.

"I’m looking for someone."

"Shen Xuanzhi, over here!"

Huo Sijiao called out.

"So you’re a friend of Miss Huo. Please come in. Miss Huo is a friend of Young Master Sun, which makes her our boss’s esteemed guest. Let us know whatever you need," the waiter’s attitude immediately warmed.

The Shen Family had fallen to ruins over the past twenty years, and Shen Xuanzhi, being acutely aware of emotions, had endured much of the world’s coldness but did not take it to heart.

He sat across from Huo Sijiao.

With her chin propped on her hands, Huo Sijiao scrutinized his face. His was a countenance that grew on one, and suited her taste. No wonder she still thought of him after so long.

Initially, when misfortune had struck the second branch of the Huo Family, she had more pressing matters to attend to and had to push him to the back of her mind.

Now, it seemed like fate had brought him back to her.

"Spit it out. You specifically asked my sister-in-law for her phone number to ask me out, what for?" Huo Sijiao perused the menu, "This restaurant serves innovative cuisine. I hadn’t properly savored it last time."

Last time she had been too busy supporting Shu Xue.

Shen Xuanzhi sat very upright, although he was poor, he was not at all uncomfortable in this restaurant.

His expression was slightly cold as he handed a piece of paper to Huo Sijiao.

The handwriting on the paper was sharp, a slender script full of personality, tough as steel, just like the man Shen Xuanzhi himself.

"An IOU?"

Huo Sijiao picked it up and glanced at it, the smile disappearing from her face.

"Shen Xuanzhi, you wrote me an IOU?"

"Miss Huo, I am grateful to you for handling those rough debt collectors. This money, consider it a debt I owe you. Once I return from the Imperial Capital, I will repay it with interest. Please do not interfere in my affairs from now on."

Huo Sijiao was somewhat angered, "Am I to blame for loaning out 200,000?"

"Two hundred thousand is a large sum for ordinary people, and Miss Huo is generous. However, this is not an act of charity to me. I can handle my own affairs without your help."

His words clearly marked a boundary between them.

Huo Sijiao felt her sincerity was wounded, "Shen Xuanzhi, what if I tell you those 200,000 were meant as gratitude? You don’t need to see me as some calamity! Can’t we just be friends?"

She had rarely fallen for a man at first sight, and even rarer still to be entranced upon seeing him again. Yet he clearly didn’t regard her with the same importance.

She was usually sharp-tongued, but found herself completely at a loss in front of him.

She had never loved someone else and didn’t know what it should feel like.

He said, "At most, we have a debtor-creditor relationship."

Unable to hold back, Huo Sijiao raised her voice, "You blockhead! Who wants to be in a debtor-creditor relationship with you?"

She walked up to Shen Xuanzhi, placed her hands on his shoulders, and looked at him saying, "Look at my face, are you sure you don’t remember me?"

Shen Xuanzhi’s eyes were deep, hiding turbulent emotions, and he said, "I don’t recognize you."

Huo Sijiao couldn’t help but shout, "You’re lying! You even took off my clothes, and now you play dumb here!"

Wow!

The other guests in the restaurant lobby couldn’t help but exclaim, gawking at them with interest.