Even After My Death
Chapter 149 - 122 Going to the Safe House (Two in One)_2

Chapter 149: Chapter 122 Going to the Safe House (Two in One)_2

Mother Huo randomly grabbed a piece of tissue and wiped the corners of her eyes.

How could she possibly hold back her tears with such a huge incident happening!

What Huo Miao and Huo Ziheng had done these past few days had already displeased the audience, which in turn affected the sales of Huo’s products and the stock market.

Today, such a scandal had erupted, and without even thinking, one could know that when the stock market opened tomorrow morning, the Huo Family’s stocks would surely be green through and through, plummeting straight down!

Although Mother Huo didn’t deal with these matters, she was now a part of the Huo family, and the company’s income directly affected her own coffers!

Moreover, she now didn’t dare to turn on her phone, afraid that the other wealthy madams she usually played cards with would contact her to mock her.

Thinking about the social situations she might face in the future, Mother Huo felt like she was suffocating. She wished she could turn back time to before Huo Miao and Huo Ziheng participated in the reality show. No matter what, she wouldn’t have allowed them to take part in it!

Huo Kaiping was slightly more composed than Huo Kaian, but at this moment, he was also deeply furrowing his brows, "It’s too late to say anything now, the incident has been exposed. We should think about how to solve this, I don’t even want to go to school these days."

Huo Kaian spoke urgently, "If you’re not going, I won’t go either!"

Just this afternoon, classmates had been surrounding him, incessantly asking about the matter between Jiang Ning and Huo Miao. Huo Kaian had barely managed to brush them off, and he certainly did not want to encounter such a situation again tomorrow!

Huo Li, clad in a high-end designer suit, with his handsome and stern features, spoke with a serious expression, "Father, we need to deal with this matter as soon as possible."

Huo Song also furrowed his brows deeply.

Before, everyone was unaware of the connection between the Huo Family and Jiang Ning, so when Jiang Ning left, that was that—just as if she had never been brought back.

But now that netizens knew about it, if the Huo Family’s statement wasn’t handled appropriately, not only could netizens’ backlash drown the family, business rivals would definitely not let go of this opportunity either.

In just one afternoon, Jiang Ning’s reputation had made a comeback against the odds, while the Huo Family had become a target for everyone, akin to a detested rat. If one were to say there was no trickery involved, who would believe it?

Huo Song looked toward his accomplished eldest son, "What do you think we should do?"

Huo Li, expressionless, said, "We should acknowledge Jiang Ning’s identity, and after her reality show ends, our whole family should go and bring her back."

"Hmph!"

Before Huo Song could speak, Huo Kaiping and Huo Kaian next to him had already let out a dissatisfied hum.

No wonder Jiang Ning appeared in the reality show that Sister Miaomiao participated in; it turns out she wanted to expose her and Sister Miaomiao’s identities, forcing the Huo Family to bring her back for the sake of their reputation. Despicable!

That very night, Huo Song took a media interview over the phone, admitting that Jiang Ning was his biological daughter.

However, he concealed the malicious swapping of identities between Jiang Ning and Huo Miao and instead spoke with a tone of sorrow, "We had no idea that Jiang Ning had been living destitute conditions, and as soon as we found out two years ago, we immediately brought her back."

"Not disclosing her identity was a helpless decision. During those two days after finding Jiang Ning, our entire family specially went to the temple to pray for her safety and well-being, only wishing for her to have a smooth and safe life from now on..."

"Later, at the temple, we encountered a feng shui master who said that Jiang Ning’s fate and her bond with our Huo family were shallow, and that rashly acknowledging her identity would be even worse for her... It was a helpless resort that led us to this decision."

"What parents in the world wouldn’t love their own child? We announced Jiang Ning’s identity as a relative staying with us, fearing the worst case scenario... As long as she can lead a safe and secure life for the rest of her days, we will be content."

"As for Huo Miao, although she is not our biological daughter, having raised her for so long, we have come to regard her as our own child. The Huo family values emotions deeply; even without blood ties, she, like Jiang Ning, will forever be my daughter."

Huo Song sighed deeply, portraying a father’s profound helplessness to the fullest.

This was a story the Huo Family members had come up with after an hour of discussion.

The media quickly broadcast his phone interview, and the Huo Family also discreetly spent money on marketing.

And sure enough, the explanation thought up by the Huo Family members did convince some netizens. But there was still a large portion of netizens that did not buy the feng shui story he told.

As the situation escalated, some netizens started leaving comments on the program group’s official social media page, demanding that the program group contact Jiang Ning to get her to respond directly about what exactly was going on!

Shen Zha looked at the data report delivered by the program group’s staff, and he couldn’t have been happier, celebrating yet another day of record-breaking numbers!

Carrying his tea leaves, he cheerfully went to have tea with Chen Yan.

After all, it was Chen Yan who had found the person, and if Chen Yan wasn’t worried, he was even less so.

Without proactive contact from the program group, the guests wouldn’t know anything about what was happening outside.

The next day, everyone got up as usual, and with no sign of rescue appearing, Jiang Ning had already made up her mind to head to the safety bunker.

The three of them woke up earlier, had breakfast early on, and began to pack their belongings, taking down the tent to bring along as well.

When the other guests woke up to the noise and came out, they discovered Jiang Ning’s tent was already taken down!

Jian Tiantian was surprised—what was Jiang Ning planning to do?!

She approached curiously, a bit awkwardly asking, "Jiang Ning, are you leaving?"

Jiang Ning nodded, "Yes."

"Where are you heading?" Jian Tiantian asked with some anticipation, "Have you found a way off the island?"

"No. The island is surrounded by sea on all sides; unless someone comes to pick us up. We’re planning to go to the safety bunker."

As soon as Jiang Ning finished speaking, Jian Tiantian looked shocked, "You’re also going to the safety bunker!"

Then her expression brightened. Even though she hadn’t interacted much with Jiang Ning these days due to the pressure from Huo Miao and Huo Ziheng, Jiang Ning’s survival skills were obvious to all. Since Jiang Ning was also headed for the safety bunker, they might as well set out together!

"We’re planning to go to the safety bunker too, isn’t this a coincidence." Jian Tiantian said excitedly, immediately turning to call the other guests.