Chapter 185: 182. The Other Side of Zhang Ran

Who were Sun Guilan and the others doing all this for?

Perhaps a part of them did it for themselves, to be able to enjoy greater wealth and status once more, but more of it was for Huo Li and Huo Jiaxiong!

After all, they were already at that age; how many years could they possibly have left to live?

Furthermore, it was Huo Li who told them about Huo Zhiyuan's will, so Huo Li's words truly left them feeling utterly hopeless at this moment!

However, whether it was truly out of deep love for his son, Sun Guilan actually said at this time: "Yes, I did everything; it has nothing to do with your older brother."

Hearing Sun Guilan's words, Huo Li subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief; he didn't feel any concern, nor did he feel any guilt.

In fact, all of this had been destined from the moment Sun Guilan prepared to sell Huo Zhiyuan; Huo Li had personally experienced and participated in these things, so could one expect such a person to have any feelings for such parents?

Moreover, Huo Li even held some resentment toward Sun Guilan and the others now, believing that all of this was because Sun Guilan hadn't poisoned her well enough; otherwise, it absolutely wouldn't have turned out like this.

Actually, what Sun Guilan didn't know was that even if this incident hadn't occurred, Huo Li had already planned to sell them off.

Because only the money that truly reached his own hands was his; he wouldn't feel at ease with it in anyone else's possession.

Huo Li looked at Huo Zhiyuan ingratiatingly and said: "Second sister, look, I really didn't know anything."

At this moment, Zhao Hu suddenly made a gesture as if he wanted to say something but hesitated; Zhang Ran looked at him and said: "If you have something to say, just say it directly."

Zhao Hu immediately said cautiously: "That, I can guarantee that Huo Li knew about it, and he had already approached me about it a long time ago."

Once these words were out, the look Huo Li shot at him instantly became exceptionally ferocious!

Huo Zhiyuan said: "Enough, Huo Li, don't I know you? If you hadn't participated, how would they have known about the will? I really don't believe those two old folks have the ability to find out about this matter."

"You should also prepare yourself. By the way, you had better hope that Huo Jiaxiong knows absolutely nothing about the situation; if he knows even a little, even if he just heard rumors, then you and your father can keep each other company in prison."

Huo Li knew at this point that Huo Zhiyuan would not believe what he said, but he was not overly panicked.

"Huo Zhiyuan, you have no evidence to prove I participated in this; don't frame an innocent person!" Huo Li stopped pretending at this moment.

He really hadn't personally participated in the act; he had always been the one inciting Sun Guilan and the other to do it. As for evidence, he believed Huo Zhiyuan truly had none.

Moreover, Huo Zhiyuan was different from him; Huo Zhiyuan was a legitimate businesswoman. Once she did something against the rules, countless eyes would immediately be fixed on her, and if the matter were exposed, the blow to Huo Zhiyuan's reputation and Kangshilan would be immense.

Therefore, Huo Li believed that without evidence, Huo Zhiyuan could do nothing to him; at most, she would just stop him from making money from her side.

However, the most important thing now was to save his own life; everything else could be dealt with slowly later.

Huo Zhiyuan was also stunned for a moment; she looked at Sun Guilan and the other, finding that the two were just hanging their heads and saying nothing, clearly not intending to truly drag Huo Li down with them.

Seeing this scene, Huo Zhiyuan and Huo Xin both smiled self-deprecatingly; sure enough, the two sisters had never truly been taken to heart by Sun Guilan and the other from start to finish.

Just when Huo Zhiyuan was at a loss for what to do, Zhang Ran spoke up, though he wasn't speaking to Huo Zhiyuan, but to Zhao Hu.

"Zhao Hu, I remember you have some businesses over in South Africa, right?" Zhang Ran suddenly said.

Zhao Hu was startled, but he immediately reacted; his expression shifted for a moment, and finally, he gritted his teeth and said: "Yes, Brother Zhang, I have businesses in South Africa!"

"Mm, that's fine then." Zhang Ran said just that and stopped speaking.

The people on the side all looked at Zhang Ran in confusion; why would you say these things at a time like this? Doesn't this have absolutely nothing to do with the current situation?

But the next moment, they knew the reason; they saw Zhao Hu take a deep breath, walk in front of Huo Li, and say in a low voice: "Brother, I'm sorry; if there is a next life, come find me again."

Saying this, he dragged Huo Li away, preparing to go out.

Those who saw this scene were all stunned; only Meng He and He Yong had calm expressions. The look He Yong cast at Zhao Hu was finally no longer cold, but held a tiny bit of the recognition he once had.

"After all these years, you haven't become stupid; not bad." When Zhao Hu walked in front of He Yong, He Yong said this in a low voice.

Zhao Hu had also completely figured things out by now; he smiled and said: "Yong Ge, I was wrong back then; I'm sorry!"

He Yong nodded and didn't speak again.

And at this moment, Zhang Ran sat down beside Huo Zhiyuan and said softly, "Sorry, I don't want such a thing to happen to my daughter again."

This sentence was said very softly; only Huo Zhiyuan and Zhao Jingyu, who was on the side, heard it.

Huo Zhiyuan understood Zhang Ran's meaning; if she really handed Kangshilan over to Zhang Siyan in the future, Zhang Ran was also afraid that leaving Huo Li around would eventually harm Zhang Siyan.

Huo Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Brother Zhang, it should be me saying sorry; I was the one who was indecisive."

Only then did the crowd react, especially Huo Li; he looked at Zhao Hu in sheer terror, "Hu Ge, what are you doing?"

"Brother, if you do something wrong, you must have the courage to take responsibility; this is a principle I have realized after all these years." Zhao Hu appeared very calm at this moment.

Meng Zixuan and Meng Mingxuan were staring at Zhang Ran with blank expressions; in the past, they had always heard their father say that Zhang Ran was not someone to be trifled with, but when they faced Zhang Ran, he always had a smiling, easygoing appearance, no different from an ordinary person.

Their mother, Lin Meizhi, also said that Zhang Ran was a very charismatic person, which they hadn't really felt either.

But now they all knew; at this moment, although Zhang Ran's expression looked calm and he hadn't said many words in total, he possessed a kind of aura of having the power of life and death in his hands.

And with just a single sentence, someone was willing to do such a thing for him; Zhang Ran hadn't even given any promises, just simply said he had businesses—how big were these businesses? How much were they worth?

Zhang Ran hadn't mentioned any of this, yet Zhao Hu had made his decision after hesitating for less than two seconds, willing to do such a thing. Didn't Zhao Hu know the consequences? He knew, but he still did it.

Moreover, as far as they knew, this Zhao Hu seemed to have just met Zhang Ran, and the key was that he was the person who had betrayed Zhang Ran back then.

This completely overturned the worldview of Meng Zixuan and Meng Mingxuan; they discovered that they had never truly known Zhang Ran before, and the current Zhang Ran was the Zhang Ran their parents spoke of.

Zhang Siyan was even more stunned, but at this moment, there was no look of fear in her heart, which left Zhang Siyan herself feeling a bit puzzled.