"Not going to talk?" The man was smiling gracefully, but the woman instinctively sensed danger.
She forced herself to remain calm again and smiled coquettishly. "What are you talking about? I don't understand."
The woman widened her eyes as much as possible to look innocent.
The man wasn't in a hurry. With his hands behind his back, he strolled leisurely left and right in front of the woman tied to the chair, as if taking a stroll in his own courtyard. The woman's expression stiffened.
"You mean you didn't know Huo Cheng at this party?"
The woman finally couldn't control her expression anymore. Her lips twitched. "Is that strange?"
Many people saw Huo Cheng for the first time. It wasn't strange. The man nodded, as if agreeing with the woman.
However, the next second, "But the surveillance camera showed that you stared at him for twenty minutes. You still say you don't know him. Is that normal?"
The woman's eyelids twitched. So the previous words were a trap. She curled her lips into a smile, raised her eyes, and said shyly, "Wasn't I just attracted to him and deliberately trying to strike up a conversation?"
Then she lowered her head, looking shy as if a girl had just confessed her feelings.
But out of sight, she was on the verge of a breakdown. The woman didn't know why this man in front of her had so many questions. She was about to be driven crazy!
"Oh!" The man still spoke in a nonchalant tone. "I'm quite curious about why you were at the party."
The man finally stopped. His voice came from directly in front of the woman's head. "After all, your file is completely empty. What identity did you use to get in?"
After saying that, the woman held her breath. She never thought this would turn out to be her Achilles' heel.
"Boss Chen," the woman forced a smile and tried to maintain her expression. "He's my distant uncle!"
Fortunately, she had left herself a way out.
There was a long moment of silence in the air. The woman knew the man was staring at her. She didn't dare to look up. Slowly, sweat spread from her forehead, and her heart pounded.
After a long while, the man still said lightly, "Oh? Bringing a distant niece to a party?"
"Yes, yes!" the woman said with an awkward smile.
This time, the man answered quickly.
He turned around, and the overwhelming pressure disappeared. The woman secretly let out a sigh of relief.
But it was only for a moment.
"What you just said," the man looked at her again, staring directly into her eyes. This time, he didn't smile. With a cold face, he said, "I don't believe any of it."
...
The woman just wanted to curse in her heart. Then why did he ask so many questions just now!
"You must be joking!" the woman pretended to be confused.
But this time, the man ignored her and looked at the two men behind her.
"I'll leave this to you. Do it your way. Torture her!"
"Yes!" the two men answered in unison.
The man turned around and disappeared from the room, as if he had never been there.
"Mr. Huo, she still hasn't confessed." Chen Fang stood in the ward and watched as Huo Cheng carefully wiped the face of the sleeping Gu Sisi.
The operation was successful. The bullet had hit her arm, but she had lost too much blood. Now Gu Sisi's face looked very pale.
Huo Cheng had hardly slept in the past few days and had been taking care of her around the clock. So Chen Fang had been called over to specifically investigate this matter.
"Okay." Huo Cheng seemed not very concerned about the result. His eyes were only on Gu Sisi.
"Don't let anyone who was at the party last time go. Interrogate them all." Huo Cheng's tone was light, as ordinary as if he had just said what he wanted for breakfast.
"Okay." Chen Fang understood what Huo Cheng meant and also knew how important this matter was to Huo Cheng. He silently said a prayer for the mastermind of this incident in his heart and then quietly left their world.
This small area was almost experiencing a small earthquake in secret.
Gu Sisi's condition gradually improved. Huo Cheng handed her the peeled apple in his hand and said softly, "I'll be going to Singapore for a few days on business. If you have any needs, just find Chen Fang."
Chen Fang, wearing a professional fake smile, stood aside. Hearing this, he quickly ran in front of Gu Sisi, covering his chest. "Just tell me if you have anything."
Gu Sisi didn't pay attention to him. Instead, she looked at Huo Cheng, looking worried. "Are you very busy with work?"
"No." Huo Cheng touched her head. "What are you thinking? How could you delay my work? Isn't that underestimating my working ability?"
Since Gu Sisi woke up, she had always been worried that she had delayed their return to China and increased Huo Cheng's workload.
"No." Gu Sisi quickly denied it.
"Then rest well." Huo Cheng stood up, walked to the door, and said coldly with his back turned. "Take good care of her, or..."
Chen Fang couldn't hear the rest of the words no matter how hard he listened. Maybe they weren't even fully spoken. Chen Fang shivered from the threat in this sentence and quickly shouted, "Mr. Huo, don't worry! I will definitely take good care of the young mistress."
...
At this time, there was no one in the corridor.
"Thank you, sir." Huo Cheng thanked sincerely.
The old man in front of him was Zuo Hui's grandfather - Zuo Qiuyuan.
"You're welcome. It's just a small thing." Zuo Qiuyuan looked nonchalant. Then he shook his head. "I didn't expect that family to be so vicious. I guess I misjudged them before."
"I'm really old and blind!" the old man sighed sadly. His back looked a bit lonely in the setting sun.
Huo Cheng had no position to comfort him, and it wasn't his style. For a moment, the two of them in the garden fell silent.
There was a commotion outside, followed by a lot of chattering. Zuo Hui bounced back from outside.
"Grandpa." Zuo Hui had just sat down when she saw Huo Cheng beside her. She was shocked and overjoyed. "You... You're here. Is Sister Sisi here too?"
Zuo Hui looked around everywhere and almost went inside the villa to look for her.
"Hui'er, be polite and greet people." Zuo Qiuyuan frowned and stopped Zuo Hui at once.
She turned around with a smile. Her good mood just now wasn't affected at all.
She called sweetly, "Brother-in-law."
Huo Cheng responded softly.
"Where's Sister?" This was what Zuo Hui cared about the most.
Zuo Qiuyuan walked to the stone table and sat down. He glanced at Huo Cheng and replied, "She's busy. Your sister..."
Zuo Qiuyuan touched his nose, as if thinking about this address. "Your brother-in-law is here this time to discuss some work matters with me."
"Ugh, boring." After hearing the answer, Zuo Hui ran away at once.
Zuo Qiuyuan shook his head after seeing this and then said apologetically, "My granddaughter has always had a good relationship with your wife. I'm afraid she won't be at peace if she knows the real situation. You don't mind, do you?"
"It's okay." As if thinking of something, Huo Cheng's eyes darkened, but the corner of his mouth still curved into an arc. "That's exactly what I was thinking."