Staring intently at Huo Zhen, big drops of sweat rolled down Xu Yan's face. Xu Yan was truly worried that Huo Zhen would refuse.
"Did Father assign this task to me?"
Huo Zhen finally spoke, but his words left Xu Yan stunned.
What was going on?
"Yes, Young Master, have you forgotten? The old master asked you to take charge personally," Doctor Yang replied to Huo Zhen from the side.
Only then did Xu Yan realize that Huo Zhen's question wasn't directed at him. Fortunately, Xu Yan wiped the sweat off his face.
"Oh, I've forgotten. Assistant Xu, what were you saying just now? I've taken too many pills, and my memory isn't very good," Huo Zhen said, pointing at his head. Doctor Yang shook his head at the right moment.
Their coordinated act made Xu Yan seriously suspect that they were doing it on purpose.
But there was nothing he could do. Even so, Xu Yan still had to repeat himself.
"I heard that Third Young Master is in charge of finding someone to appraise the surveillance video tomorrow. I was wondering if Third Young Master could make an exception. I have a distant cousin who can do this, but he's just been unlucky and has been poor. Now, this is finally a chance, and I'd like to fight for it for him."
Xu Yan repeated what he had just said. This time, Huo Zhen heard and understood clearly.
Seeing Huo Zhen deep in thought, Xu Yan thought that if Huo Zhen refused, he wouldn't be able to relax.
Fortunately, Huo Zhen didn't think for long.
Soon, he gave his reply:
"Assistant Xu, look, I've forgotten about this. Why don't you bring your distant cousin here? Tomorrow, just say that I found him. Do you think that'll work?"
Huo Zhen's attitude was so good that Xu Yan suspected he was going crazy. After standing there in a daze for a few seconds, Xu Yan finally realized that Huo Zhen had agreed.
"Sure, absolutely. Don't worry, Third Young Master. My cousin will definitely do a good job and won't let you down."
Xu Yan was overjoyed. This was even more exciting than winning the lottery. He had come to Huo Zhen with a mindset of no return, but he never expected that Huo Zhen would actually agree. Xu Yan instantly felt a great sense of accomplishment.
When leaving the building where Huo Zhen was, Xu Yan felt like he was floating. He was indescribably happy.
He had completed the task perfectly!
The next day, the appointed time had arrived. Huo Yan and Father Huo were already waiting, and Qi Nian had also arrived.
Thanks to Huo Zhen, no one really suspected Qi Nian's identity.
Everything seemed to be progressing smoothly, except that Huo Cheng hadn't arrived yet.
Half an hour had passed, and people were already whispering. Huo Yan even sneered, "Is he too ashamed to come?"
"Shut up!" Father Huo scolded those voices.
Another 15 minutes passed, and finally, Huo Cheng arrived in a hurry. After coming, he didn't give any explanation but just stood aside.
"You're 45 minutes late. Don't you have anything to explain? This is a family matter, and you don't take it seriously at all. You're still the main suspect. Don't think that just because you showed a video, you're innocent. Or do you think the Huo family can't control you anymore?"
It was obvious from his tone that Father Huo was very angry. Huo Cheng was late for no reason and didn't give any explanation. Father Huo felt that Huo Cheng didn't put him in his eyes.
"Let's just do what we're here for today," Huo Cheng directly avoided this topic.
"Fine, then let's start." Father Huo's face clearly darkened.
In front of everyone, Qi Nian walked between the two computers, on which two surveillance videos were playing respectively.
In less than a minute, Qi Nian pointed at one of them and shouted:
"Stop looking. This one is fake."
Qi Nian was clearly pointing at the real surveillance video. A smile curled up on Huo Yan's lips.
Huo Cheng, you're finished.
But the next second, Qi Nian suddenly turned around and said to Huo Yan:
"President Huo, I've done what you asked me to do." With a solemn expression and sincere words, everyone was in an uproar.
What was this huge reversal?
Father Huo didn't understand either. He was just about to scold Huo Cheng, but Qi Nian suddenly took a turn.
"You... What are you talking about? When did I ever ask you to do this? I don't even know you. Aren't you the person Third Brother found?"
Huo Yan was clearly panicked, and such a defense seemed rather weak.
"Sister is joking. Isn't this the distant cousin of your Assistant Xu? It was your assistant who stuffed this person to me yesterday."
"Don't deny it, Sister," Huo Zhen said softly from the side, hitting the nail on the head.
"Hey, I've forgotten. Look at my memory. Since Assistant Xu said he's his distant cousin, it's normal for Sister not to know him," Huo Zhen said. After this, Huo Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"However, I'm a bit curious. Why is Assistant Xu so concerned about his distant cousin that he came to me in the middle of the night asking for help to find a job for his cousin?"
Huo Zhen was really merciless. After these few words, Xu Yan was inevitably charged with pulling strings for his relative.
Xu Yan of course saw this. At this moment, he glared at Huo Zhen angrily. The happier he was last night, the more he hated now.
He originally thought that Huo Zhen was kind enough to agree to him, but he didn't expect that Huo Zhen was waiting for him here.
Xu Yan of course hated him, but Huo Zhen was the young master, while he was just the assistant of the eldest miss, insignificant.
"Xu Yan! I never thought you would do such a thing behind my back. If Third Brother hadn't told me, I would still be kept in the dark. Tell me, how many relatives have you stuffed in?!"
Huo Yan sternly scolded Xu Yan while pretending to be pitiful, as if she had really been deceived by Xu Yan and suffered great injustice.
Her quick change of face left everyone at the scene stunned.
"Hehe, President Huo is really joking. How could I be Assistant Xu's distant cousin? Who I am, doesn't President Huo know clearly?"
Qi Nian continued to retort to Huo Yan and didn't let go. After this series of ambiguous words, everyone's looks at Huo Yan changed.
"What are you talking about? I don't even know you. How would I know?" Huo Yan flatly denied.
"Xu Yan, tell me, how much benefit did you take from him? And you, did someone ask you to slander me?" Huo Yan pointed at Qi Nian and started to shift the blame.
"President Huo is joking. It was President Huo who recruited me into the company at that time. It was President Huo who saved me from trouble. President Huo is so busy that you've forgotten, haven't you?"
Qi Nian took out his phone with a half - smile. Huo Yan had a bad feeling.
"It's okay. I can help President Huo recall."