Secretary Jiang throws out the divorce papers, and President Huo loses control with red eyes.

Chapter 193 The Mystery of My Origins

"So that uncle is...!"

Back at Su Lejia's apartment, the three of them prepared the ingredients together. Zhou Junxuan started cooking the hot pot broth, and the two sisters came out of the kitchen to chat in the living room.

After the conversation, Su Lejia was stunned. She covered her head halfway through her sentence.

"No, no, wait, this, this sounds so strange... then, baby, wouldn't you become..."

The mistress's sister?!

No way! How could her best friend have such a morally bankrupt mistress as her sister?!

Although they are half-siblings, Su Lejia insisted that this was absolutely unacceptable!

You can receive blessings for wealth and career, but absolutely do not receive this one!

After all, what's the difference between this and having a huge stain added to one's life?!

Moreover, this is a huge dark history for that uncle named Li Zhiyuan!

Thinking about what her best friend had just said, Su Lejia tightened her grip on her head, feeling as if she had read an old-fashioned romance novel—besides the sweetness, it was mostly melodramatic and absurd.

It turns out that her baby's biological mother was Li Zhiyuan's deceased wife, the Mrs. Li whom Li Zhiyuan had formally married!

Madam Li's surname was Su, and her given name was Lizhu. She was a girl whose ancestral home was in the southwest, but she taught art in a middle school in the Jiangnan area. She was both a teacher and a well-known traditional Chinese painter at that time.

When Su Lizhu came to Beijing to hold an art exhibition, she met Li Zhiyuan. They fell in love because of their shared love of art.

Later, Li Zhiyuan, who always respected filial piety, refused the wealthy young lady his parents had arranged for him to marry into the family, thus contradicting his parents for the first time. He then resolutely married Su Lizhu, and the resentment between the parents-in-law and the new daughter-in-law began.

However, because Li Zhiyuan strongly protected his wife, although Li's parents were unhappy at the time, they were never able to harm Su Lizhu in the slightest. Later, Su Lizhu became pregnant, and the atmosphere between the two sides eased.

But then, a series of unexpected events occurred—

Su Lizhu and Li Zhiyuan went on a trip and encountered a wealthy young lady whom Li Zhiyuan had rejected before. The young lady's maid shoved Su Lizhu, causing Su Lizhu to give birth prematurely.

She had no choice but to give birth in a town hospital in an unfamiliar city. After only seeing the baby twice, she woke up to find the child missing.

In those days, human trafficking was rampant, especially in small places. Unfortunately, that city happened to be a small place.

Li Zhiyuan sent people to search the hospital thoroughly, but they couldn't find any trace of his daughter.

At this time, Li's parents learned that Su Lizhu had given birth to a daughter, which made them unhappy. However, considering that she was the eldest grandson, they still rushed over as soon as they received the news.

Upon arrival, they discovered that their granddaughter had unexpectedly disappeared. They hadn't even seen their eldest grandson, which made them both angry and resentful that Su Lizhu was a jinx, bringing bad luck to the Li family after their son married her.

While Li Zhiyuan was busy looking for his daughter, Li's parents took turns blaming Su Lizhu for going out, implying that Su Lizhu was the one who ruined their daughter. All the old grudges were now being vented on the new mother.

Having already lost her child, Su Lizhu was quickly driven to postpartum depression.

However, in front of Li Zhiyuan, the parents showed a completely different attitude towards Su Lizhu.

As a result, Li Zhiyuan failed to notice Su Lizhu's abnormality in time. It wasn't until Su Lizhu committed suicide that Li Zhiyuan repeatedly tried to find out the cause of her suicide and questioned the nurses who made rounds.

After repeated assurances that the nurse's family would not be threatened and after spending money, the truth was finally revealed to the nurse.

It turned out to be his parents' doing; it was his parents who drove his beloved wife to her death.

Therefore, after Su Lizhu's death, Li Zhiyuan's relationship with his parents plummeted.

He even swore in front of his parents that he would never remarry and stated that he would raise his nephew Li Shen, who belonged to a branch of the Li family, as the future heir of the Li family, which was equivalent to a direct change of power.

How could Li's parents, especially his father, possibly agree to this?

Upon hearing this, Li's father, who firmly believed that the bloodline should be preserved, immediately became furious.

Later, Li's father secretly had someone drug Li Zhiyuan, and at this time, Li Xueqian's mother appeared.

And that's how Li Xueqian got pregnant.

Knowing that he had been tricked, Li Zhiyuan naturally could not tolerate it.

Unfortunately, Li Zhiyuan was already deeply wounded by the loss of his daughter, the death of his beloved wife, and the betrayal of his parents.

Therefore, he did not notice in time that there were traitors among his subordinates.

This meant that although his decision was correct, his subordinates did not actually implement it, and the result was naturally bad.

Of course, at that time, Li Zhiyuan did not know that his father had plotted against him, because most people knew about his situation and thought it was some business rival who wanted to ruin his reputation.

A year later, the then-father of Li, now the old man Li, appeared with Li Xueqian in his arms, followed by a young woman who claimed to be Li Zhiyuan's daughter and his future wife.

Li Zhiyuan then realized that he had been tricked by his own father, once again.

Of course, Li Zhiyuan would never marry that woman; he had his heart set on Su Lizhu and remained true to his vow.

As for Li Xueqian, he had never actually acknowledged her; it was entirely the idea of ​​Old Master Li and the deceased Old Madam Li.

Therefore, Li Xueqian's situation in the Li family has always been extremely awkward.

Jiang Qin was amused by Su Lejia's hands covering her head, but she also understood. After all, she was also somewhat incredulous when she first heard Li Zhiyuan say those words.

However, since she had no expectations of the father figure since she was very young, she quickly accepted this reality. But her best friend, who had a textbook-perfect happy family since childhood, naturally took longer to accept it.

"It's okay, Lele, take a break."

Jiang Qin opened the bag and took out a packet of snacks she had just bought at the supermarket. It was a type of shrimp cracker that both of them had eaten when they were children.

Tearing open a large hole, the salty and savory aroma was incredibly tempting. Jiang Qin pinched some for herself and handed the bag to Su Lejia.

Su Lejia was successfully attracted, reached out and grabbed a piece, took a bite, and thought, well, let's put that melodramatic thing aside for now!

After finishing her meal, Su Lejia couldn't help but lick her fingertips, her heartfelt words of appreciation resonating deeply.

"Delicious, delicious! It has to be an old brand. The taste hasn't changed in decades! Much more reliable than some other brands!"

After saying that, she realized she had been too talkative, so she quickly shut her mouth and looked at her best friend awkwardly.

"My..."

Jiang Qin, who didn't seem to care, asked, "Hmm?"

She handed the bag over again. Su Lejia looked down, thinking that Jiang Qin couldn't eat too many of these snacks right now, so she grabbed a handful and stuffed her mouth shut.

Meanwhile, at Yunhai Huafu, Wang Ma glanced at the wall clock and then at the dining table where the dishes had been set out for a while.

Feeling a bit frustrated and hesitant, I called He Xu.

The call connected quite quickly, but He Xu's end was unusually quiet, making it impossible to tell where he was, which made Wang Ma even more worried.

However, after the conversation, Wang Ma realized that she had been upset for nothing; she was actually training at the boxing gym.

With her heart at ease, Wang Ma said, "Alright, I'll clean up the dishes first and see if the master will come back for dinner tonight. But Xiao He, if the master doesn't eat dinner by then..."

"You should also remind your husband to make sure he eats dinner, whether he comes home or not. He has a history of stomach problems, so he shouldn't hurt his stomach again. Stomach pain can be very painful."

"Okay, Sister Wang, I will remind President Huo."

Upon hearing this, He Xu remained silent for a while, but as usual, he responded quickly.

Wang Ma had no suspicions. Hearing this answer, she felt relieved, said goodbye, and hung up.

He Xu glanced at the closed door of the boxing practice room next door and fell even more silent after the phone call was hung up.

Judging from the sounds inside, President Huo probably wasn't hungry yet and still had a lot of energy.

Therefore, the invitation to Mr. Huo to dinner must be postponed for the sake of his own life.

However, just as he was thinking this, suddenly, the door beside him was opened.

He Xu, who was already standing upright, stood even straighter in an instant.

He shoved his head toward the door and said respectfully, "Mr. Huo, are you done practicing? Shall we go now..."

The question "Is dinner ready?" could not be uttered successfully.

"Back to the Huo family, I'm going to work overtime."

He Xu heard Huo Sili's cold but unyielding voice, which instantly robbed him of all his smile.

The man's voice was so faint that it seemed as if it could turn into water and flow into the Dead Sea, causing people to lose their buoyancy.

If He Xu hadn't been standing right in front of Huo Sili at that moment, he might have wondered if he was hearing things or hallucinating.

But now, standing right in front of Horstley, he knew perfectly well that Horstley wasn't joking.

only……

"Mr. Huo, are you all done with your work today...?"

His words were interrupted again, but Hosley, who was walking ahead, didn't even turn his head.

"I intend to start a new project."

He easily shut He Xu up, preventing him from uttering a single word.

Then my mind started to wander—

So what is Mr. Huo up to? What about his wife? Is he just ignoring her completely?

You don't want love, you only want a career? Really?

He Xu felt something was off. After all, President Huo looked like he was about to break that day. How could he just let go like that?

Uh, no, that's not right. I should say that if Mr. Huo were truly determined to focus on his career, he would definitely go to eat first and then go to work overtime.

Since recovering from his stomach ailment, Mr. Huo has always practiced the saying, "Health is the foundation of everything."

In the years since he recovered from his illness, no matter how busy he is, President Huo always makes sure to eat, and he eats properly and never just goes through the motions.

So this project is fake, and the real thing is to calm down and think about what to do next, right?

As it turned out, He Xu, as Huo Sili's confidant, knew Huo Sili quite well.