Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him
Chapter 470: A Short Parting is Better than a New Marriage

Chapter 470: Chapter 470: A Short Parting is Better than a New Marriage

On the phone, the person in charge at Xiang Group anxiously said, "Mr. Xiang, all the medical equipment we exported abroad has been returned, failing to pass quality inspection. There’s also a lot of problems with our pharmaceuticals, which have been subjected to temporary spot checks. We... may not be able to deliver on time."

Like the once prominent Xu Family, the Xiang Family is also in the pharmaceutical business.

And the Xiang Family does it on a much larger scale!

Initially, Xiang Hai had also hoped that Xiang Huai would marry Xu Xingluo to further expand the market!

The Xiang and Lu Families planned to monopolize both Chinese and Western medicine sectors—one in Western medications and medical equipment, the other in traditional Chinese medicine—ambitiously striving to dominate the markets of the Imperial Capital and the entire country, even extending to overseas markets.

The Xiang Family excelled in business management, while the Lu Family was adept at winning people’s hearts.

This time, the volume of exports was immense, a critical step for the Xiang Family to break into the overseas market!

And this tactic, it seemed all too familiar.

Huo Xingzhou had the connections in this area!

"Mr. Xiang, if we can’t deliver on time, we’ll have to pay a huge penalty for breach of contract! That amount is too much!"

Because the volume of goods was high, the penalties requested were also proportionately severe.

I was still on the phone when another call came in.

Xiang Hai’s hands were trembling.

"Mr. Xiang, someone dumped a large number of Xiang Group stocks half an hour before the market closed this afternoon, driving down the stock price and flushing out the small investors. The stock price tomorrow morning is going to look terrible..."

Xiang Hai trembled with rage: "Why are you only telling me about this afternoon’s events now!"

"The other party’s tactics were sophisticated; we only noticed it when we saw the stock market trend tonight."

At night, one could see stock trends, but trading was not possible.

"Find a way to deal with it!"

Xiang Hai’s face reddened as he shouted, "Mobilize funds as soon as possible, and try to recover!"

The person on the phone hesitated: "Mr. Xiang, if we can’t deliver the goods and have to compensate for the breach of contract, there’s only one sum of liquid funds left in our account..."

Should they reserve it for the penalty, or try to salvage the stock price?

Xiang Hai had a high blood pressure episode!

He felt dizzy and his vision blurred.

He fainted to the ground!

"Uncle! Uncle!"

Lu Yan called out anxiously, "Uncle, what’s wrong with you?"

"Family Head, please wake up!"

"Get the blood pressure medication quickly, his hypertension is acting up."

The Xiang Family’s Garden Villa was thrown into chaos, suddenly having three patients in the house.

The next day.

As the stock market opened, individual investors sold off their stocks en masse.

Xiang Group’s stock price fell to a record low, evaporating billions in market value.

Just as his blood pressure started to lower, Xiang Hai fainted once again upon hearing the news and was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment.

This was the grand welcome Huo Xingzhou offered upon his arrival in the Imperial Capital.

His moves were ruthless and experienced.

He deterred the entire Imperial Capital.

No one dared to underestimate him, proclaiming that a strong dragon cannot overpower a local snake; this dragon in the Imperial Capital could still stir the winds and clouds. Those who had regarded him lightly all adjusted their mindset.

They now recognized Huo Xingzhou as a formidable opponent.

Yet, some believed that there might be a mastermind behind Huo Xingzhou, someone with an intimate understanding of the Imperial Capital’s forces.

All these speculations didn’t affect Huo Xingzhou’s leisure time with his love.

...

In the master bedroom of Huo Family’s Garden Villa in the Imperial Capital.

The breeze stirred the curtains, and the outside light was already very strong.

Qiao Xi turned her sore body over, feeling so weak that she could hardly muster any strength.

She opened her sleepy eyes and reached out, touching the firm chest of a man beside her.

It was real.

Not a dream.

She turned her head to look at Huo Xingzhou, whose eyes were firmly closed, her mind filled with the chaotic scenes of last night.

He said this was a new villa, that there were many places they hadn’t tried, so...

A reunion after a long separation was even better than a wedding night.

There was no restraint between them; they made love passionately and without relenting, from dawn to dusk.

And they slept until now.

Qiao Xi slowly sat up, feeling as if her bones were falling apart. She attempted to get out of bed quietly to freshen up, but a pair of arms circled around her delicate waist and pulled her back.

"Ow."

The man held her tightly, bending down to kiss the corner of her lips.

Qiao Xi pleaded, "Husband, stop. I still have important things to do..."

Huo Xingzhou chuckled: "I’m not that beastly. But those things I did last night, were they in your dreams?"

Qiao Xi nodded shyly.

Huo Xingzhou spoke in a low voice: "About the spring dream, everyone has them."

Qiao Xi looked at him: "You too..."

Huo Xingzhou massaged her waist: "In my dreams, it was even more excessive than last night."

Qiao Xi felt a chill run down her back; to be more excessive—what could that be like?

"I’m going to wash up!"

She quickly dashed away, her feet trembling slightly as they touched the floor. But she soon entered the bathroom and locked the door behind her.

Like she was guarding against a thief!

Listening to the trickling water inside.

Huo Xingzhou leaned on the headboard, his posture lazy.

He casually picked up his phone, and as soon as he turned it on, he saw many messages. His phone had blown up last night, but he had turned it off.

Only wanting to do what he loved to do.

His slender, jade-like fingers glided across the screen, looking at today’s stock market summary, feeling in excellent spirits.

Among the hundreds of missed calls, there were also many unfamiliar numbers from the Imperial Capital.

Who knows how many the Xiang Family and Lu Family members had dialed.

Eventually, he returned Zhou Yu’s call.

Zhou Yu quickly picked up, apparently waiting for his call.

As soon as the call connected, Zhou Yu teased inappropriately: "You’re quite impatient, having your phone turned off all night. Many people have been asking me about your movements and plans. While you’ve enjoyed a night of passion, I haven’t had a moment’s peace."

"Huo Xingzhou, I find that you’re cold and abstinent in front of us. But when you see Qiao Xi, it’s like a starving dog seeing a bone; just don’t wear yourself out."

Huo Xingzhou responded with disdain: "I’m not like you, weak in the kidneys."

"Huo Er! I was worried about you, and you attack me personally? I drink the tonic Aunt Qian boils for me every day; I’ve gotten much better. Strong as a bull..."

"Zhou Yu, let’s stick to business."

Huo Xingzhou cut him off.

Zhou Yu coughed lightly and said, "Xiang Group is facing liabilities for delayed delivery and plummeting stock prices. They’re evaporating billions in market value, but this time his loss will be at most around ten billion."

Huo Xingzhou threw off the covers and got up, casually donning a bathrobe and said, "Ten billion is indeed a bit on the low side."

"Huo Xingzhou, what’s your next plan?"

"No plan, just dealing with things as they come."

"You’re lying! In Haicheng, you clearly met with Xie..."

"Zhou Yu, guard Haicheng. That place is our stronghold, and the Imperial Capital will eventually be included in our business map."

As Huo Xingzhou moved, his toned and attractive thighs were exposed. This body was filled with strength, and it harbored ambitions.

He was never a modest or yielding gentleman; his goals were clear.

There was a cruel, predatory side hidden beneath his cold, jade-like complexion.

Most importantly, gentle tactics would never suffice to protect those he cared about.

There’s no kinship in business, it’s a battlefield without gunfire.

Some might achieve win-win situations, but Tianyuan Group and the Xiang and Lu Families could only survive by ensuring the other’s demise.

On the phone, Zhou Yu spoke gravely: "I’ll guard Haicheng and wait for you and Qiao Xi to return."

Huo Xingzhou replied with a grunt and hung up the phone.

He knocked on the bathroom door, curling his fingers, "May I come in?"

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