Chapter 162: 159. Out of Character (Please subscribe, please vote for monthly tickets!)

Zhao Jingyu watched Zhang Ran leave just like that, yet a feeling of depression arose in her heart; she felt that she had been by Huo Zhiyuan's side for such a long time, but she still didn't understand her as well as Zhang Ran, a person who had disappeared for twenty-eight years.

Especially since the two of them had never met or spoken from beginning to end, yet they could both guess the other's thoughts and intentions.

And she, Zhao Jingyu, really felt like a tool, acting only as a mouthpiece when the two sides hadn't formally met, and nothing more.

Zhang Ran returned home and watched the two little ones lying on the sofa, excitedly continuing their "creation."

Zhang Ran greatly admired the perseverance of the two little ones; he hadn't expected them to be able to persist for so long, and they even seemed to be enjoying it.

However, Zhang Ran had to interrupt them, especially Zhang Xiaotao, "Zhang Xiaotao, have you finished your winter break homework?"

Zhang Ran's words suddenly woke Zhang Xiaotao up, immediately making the little one pout, stand up listlessly, and go find his winter break homework from his room.

"Alright, don't make that face. Once you finish your winter break homework, Grandpa will take you to eat something delicious," Zhang Ran said with amusement.

"Oh." Faced with winter break homework, it seemed that even delicious food couldn't attract Zhang Xiaotao anymore.

At this moment, Susu came hopping over, holding the "work" she had just drawn, looking for praise as she said, "Grandpa, look, how is my drawing?"

Zhang Ran took it and said with an exaggerated expression, "Wow, did our Susu draw this? It's drawn so beautifully."

"Hee hee." Being praised so exaggeratedly by her grandfather, Susu also showed a hint of shyness, but her little face was full of happiness.

"Grandpa, let me tell you, I also want to draw this here..." Susu excitedly began to explain her creative "concept" to her grandfather.

Zhang Ran listened very carefully, occasionally chiming in with a word or two, which made Susu's enthusiasm rise even higher.

When she reached the exciting part of explaining it to her grandfather, she would even jump up and down a couple of times to show her excitement.

In Huo Zhiyuan's office, Huo Zhiyuan was currently full of impatience, looking at Sun Guilan, who had a wronged and mournful look in front of her, and said in a somewhat stiff tone, "What exactly do you want to do?"

Sun Guilan said aggrievedly, "Second child, it was us who let you down before. I know you resent us in your heart, and we don't blame you, but you must give us a chance to make amends."

Huo Zhiyuan hated this posture and these words of hers the most; where were they earlier?

But she was even more annoyed to see Sun Guilan here; now that she had even found her way to the company office, it made her very irritable.

"This is the soup I brewed for you. You work very hard every day, so you should nourish your body more," Sun Guilan said ingratiatingly.

Huo Zhiyuan knew that if she didn't drink this soup today, Sun Guilan probably wouldn't leave, so she could only reluctantly take two sips, then said, "Alright, you go back. I still have work to attend to here."

"Okay, I'll go back now." Sun Guilan said she was about to leave, but then seemed to say somewhat embarrassedly, "That, second child, what about Jiaxiong's work problem?"

A flash of mockery appeared in Huo Zhiyuan's eyes; she knew how her mother could have acted so out of character to bring her food.

So everything was for the sake of her eldest grandson!

Huo Zhiyuan said indifferently, "Tell him to come to work tomorrow."

Sun Guilan received Huo Zhiyuan's reply and walked out looking seemingly overjoyed, but what Huo Zhiyuan didn't see was that the moment she turned around, Sun Guilan's eyes became gloomy.

This scene was seen by Zhao Jingyu, who was pushing the door open to enter, but Zhao Jingyu didn't take it to heart; she also knew a little bit about the situation in Huo Zhiyuan's family.

And this was Huo Zhiyuan's family business; no matter what, she was only an assistant, so she greeted Sun Guilan and walked in.

Zhao Jingyu reported the matter to Huo Zhiyuan in detail, and then she saw a smile appear on Huo Zhiyuan's previously unpleasant face.

"What did he say in the end?" Huo Zhiyuan asked with a smile.

"Mr. Zhang said... said the little girl from back then has grown up and is even capable of scheming against him," Zhao Jingyu said honestly.

"Hmph hmph!" Huo Zhiyuan hummed twice.

Zhao Jingyu seemed to hear a hint of triumph in Huo Zhiyuan's tone, as well as the heartfelt joy that comes after a successful prank.

Zhao Jingyu looked up and carefully observed Huo Zhiyuan, and was stunned to find that Huo Zhiyuan currently had a look on her face like a little girl, somewhat coy and somewhat mischievous.

"Ahem, you go back first and prepare everything Zhang Siyan needs." Seeing Zhao Jingyu's gaze, Huo Zhiyuan's cheeks suddenly flushed, and then she coughed twice and said.

"Oh, oh, I'll go right away," Zhao Jingyu said hurriedly.

Then Zhao Jingyu left the office in a slightly dazed state; she found that Huo Zhiyuan was becoming more and more unusual lately.

"By the way, let Zixuan join Zhang Siyan's project team as well," Huo Zhiyuan suddenly said. Since Qian Li was not planning to join the project team, Huo Zhiyuan needed to find another helper for Zhang Siyan, and Meng Zixuan was the best candidate.

"Okay."

Huo Li looked at Zhao Hu in front of him and said with a serious expression, "Brother Hu, I'd like to ask for your help this time."

Zhao Hu said with a heroic air, "General Manager Huo, just give your orders. As long as I, Huzi, can help, I will definitely do my best."

"Thank you, Brother Hu. I hope you can help me find some reliable people, the kind that are very reliable," Huo Li said.

Zhao Hu was stunned for a moment, then said, "Sure, no problem, but what exactly needs to be done? That way I can arrange the people."

"It's not convenient to talk about the specific matter right now, but Brother Hu, rest assured, as long as the matter is accomplished, I, your brother, will definitely not let you suffer a loss. At the very least, this much." As he spoke, he held up five fingers.

"Five million?" Zhao Hu's eyes lit up.

Huo Li smiled slightly and said, "Fifty million!"

Zhao Hu was truly stunned. Fifty million? When did Huo Li become so generous?

Huo Li actually hadn't intended to come to Zhao Hu so early, but he had underestimated how ruthless his parents were toward Huo Zhiyuan. In just a few days, they had made up their minds, and with him guiding them a little bit on the side, the matter was settled just like that.

Next, he needed to take it slow; he couldn't be too hasty, and likewise, he couldn't be too obvious, otherwise, if Huo Zhiyuan became suspicious, it would be hard to handle.

"Really?" Zhao Hu's voice rose involuntarily.

"Of course," Huo Li said affirmatively.

"Alright, no matter what it is this time, brother will help you." Zhao Hu hadn't expected Huo Li to be so generous this time, but he could also guess that it probably wasn't an easy task.