"Mr. Huo, regarding the matter you asked me to investigate, I'm afraid..."
Chen Fang's words trailed off abruptly, as if he had some embarrassing secret. He lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Huo Cheng.
Huo Cheng was sitting in his CEO's office. Looking at Chen Fang in front of him, he stopped his work and twirled the pen in his hand with great interest.
He said softly, "Just speak your mind."
Only then did Chen Fang start to speak again.
"I've checked all the surveillance cameras around the coffee shop you went to yesterday, Mr. Huo." Chen Fang's voice grew softer and softer as he squeezed out the last words, "There's no sign of the person you described. There's only one shot from the surveillance camera outside the coffee shop, but the face can't be seen."
Huo Cheng raised his eyebrows. "Not even a photo of someone with their face covered?"
This was exactly what Chen Fang was hesitant to say. It was so strange, but this was the truth.
"Yes, it's as if someone deliberately erased their presence."
The air fell silent. If this was true, it meant that the other party couldn't be underestimated at all. To be able to erase their own figure from the footage, no matter how hard Chen Fang thought, he couldn't figure out who could do such a thing.
Not even Mr. Huo.
Moreover, that person was clearly targeting Mr. Huo.
Chen Fang's heart trembled. Although this matter had nothing to do with him, he was still the one handling it, and he hadn't done a good job.
He waited for a long time but didn't hear Mr. Huo get angry.
Finally, unable to wait any longer, Chen Fang looked up. He saw a strange smile on Mr. Huo's face. A chill ran down his spine. Mr. Huo must be extremely angry.
Perhaps sensing his gaze, Mr. Huo looked over and their eyes met.
Chen Fang quickly averted his gaze, afraid of getting into trouble.
Suddenly, he heard a soft chuckle.
"I forgot you were still here. You can leave first."
Chen Fang pricked up his ears, suspecting he had misheard.
He summoned the courage to look up again and saw Huo Cheng smiling.
He rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things. Could it be that Mr. Huo already had a plan to deal with this and thought it was no big deal?
Huo Cheng suddenly looked at him again and asked, puzzled, "Do you still have something to say?"
Chen Fang remembered that he had been staring at Huo Cheng so blatantly. He was shocked and quickly lowered his head, muttering, "No, no."
Then he rushed out of the door.
Just as he reached the door, he heard a light whistle.
He stared at the closed door in horror. He looked up and confirmed that it was indeed the CEO's office.
Chen Fang covered his chest. Oh no, he must be hallucinating today.
Huo Cheng worked seriously for a while. He looked at his watch. As the time approached, he started looking at his watch more frequently.
Finally, it was twelve o'clock.
He closed his laptop, put on his suit jacket, and walked into the elevator with a brisk step. A faint smile played on his lips.
This was the time when the employees got off work, and many people saw their CEO.
Many girls greeted him calmly with "Good day, CEO," but then secretly covered their blushing faces and smiled from ear to ear.
"Ahhh! The CEO just smiled at me!"
Another girl said, "Did you notice? The CEO seems even more handsome today!"
In the lobby, the girls covered their hearts and acted like lovesick fools, staring blankly in the direction where the CEO had left.
Chen Fang had just come down from the elevator and was about to go to the employee cafeteria when he saw a group of people gathered there.
He happened to hear their "nonsense."
Finally, he couldn't help but speak up.
"Scram! Are you all here to act stupid?"
Chen Fang had always been very authoritative in the Huo Group. Although he was just an assistant, he had more power than many small department leaders.
After his scolding, everyone scattered.
"These girls are really something. Am I the only one with bad ears? Are their eyes bad too? The CEO smiled at them? Don't they know the CEO is a cold - faced person?"
Chen Fang rolled his eyes. They were really daydreaming. Then he walked towards the employee cafeteria with a cold face.
Huo Cheng left the baby store with big and small bags in his hands. He put them all in the trunk, then got into the car with his long legs. The car sped off on the road.
This time, he arrived very quickly. Huo Cheng knocked on the door.
Mother Gu greeted him with a smile. "You're so fast! Come in quickly. The food is ready. We've been waiting for you."
"Thank you, Mom."
"What are you being polite for?" Mother Gu complained.
As soon as Huo Cheng entered the house, Mother Gu saw the many things in his hands. She quickly shouted, "Old man, come and help our son - in - law."
"Sure thing." Father Gu rushed over quickly.
"It's nothing much. You don't need to help." Huo Cheng declined.
Father Gu also had a big smile on his face. "We're family. Don't be so polite."
Huo Cheng had no choice but to let Father Gu carry most of the things inside while he followed behind with a few small boxes.
After looking around, he didn't see Gu Sisi. He asked Mother Gu beside him, "Mom, is Sisi in her room?"
Mother Gu's smiling face froze for a moment, as if she was recalling something.
Suddenly, she whispered, "I was so happy just now that I forgot Sisi is putting the baby to sleep. Let's be quiet."
Mother Gu's voice got softer and softer.
Huo Cheng was relieved to know that Gu Sisi was in the room.
"Where should I put these things?" Father Gu asked, looking at the stuff.
Mother Gu looked at the baby items and then at Gu Sisi's room.
"Put them in the guest room first. We'll take them in after the baby wakes up."
"Okay."
Huo Cheng and Father Gu put the things in the room.
Then they were pushed to the dinner table. There was a big table full of steaming hot food.
It was obvious that since the baby came back, everyone was genuinely happy, as if they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Mother Gu said with a smile, "I'll go and call Sisi. You two start eating first."
With that, she walked to the door and knocked gently.
At this time, Father Gu somehow took out two wine glasses and put them in front of them.
He was also holding a bottle of wine.
He poured a glass for Huo Cheng. His face was already red even before drinking. He mumbled, "Come on, today, us two men should have a drink."
Then he patted the bottle of wine and whispered, "This is the Wuliangye I've been collecting for years. I've been waiting for a good day like this to drink it."
The glasses were filled. Father Gu raised his glass and looked at Huo Cheng.
Just by looking at the bottle of wine, Huo Cheng knew that the old man had taken out his treasure.
He was quite straightforward. He immediately raised his glass. The two clinked glasses and drank it all in one gulp.
"If you want to drink any good wine, old man, just tell me."
Huo Cheng didn't know before that Father Gu liked to drink, so he hadn't brought any good wine home.
"Good son - in - law, let's have another one!" Father Gu's face turned even redder after the first drink.
The two clinked glasses several more times.
At this time, Gu Sisi walked out.
She lowered her voice and complained, "Dad, why are you two drinking at noon? Huo Cheng still has to go to work later!"