Even After My Death
Chapter 249 - 169 Scumbag Big Brother Huo Li

Chapter 249: Chapter 169 Scumbag Big Brother Huo Li

Jiang Ning’s popularity on the internet had also caught the attention of the Huo family.

After dinner, Huo Song called Huo Li to the study to discuss important matters.

Among the Huo sons, Huo Li was the only one who had shown extraordinary abilities within the Huo Family Company and was the eldest son Huo Song valued most.

He said to Huo Li, "The netizens have a lot of opinions about us right now. Take a look and see how we might get in touch with Jiang Ning, and preferably bring her back."

As he said the latter half of the sentence, Huo Song’s expression became noticeably unnatural.

The events of the night Jiang Ning left were still vivid in his mind. If Jiang Ning knew they actually harbored thoughts of bringing her back, who knows how she would mock them.

Huo Song’s expression darkened slightly as he added, "Or ask her how much she wants to change her story."

The reason why netizens were boycotting products from the Huo Corporation, apart from Huo Miao’s idiotic behavior on the show that had been off-putting, was mainly because they were venting their anger for Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning and Huo Miao’s true birth identities had been exposed, and the Huo family had not kept Jiang Ning but instead retained Huo Miao.

The netizens undoubtedly felt the Huo family’s cold-heartedness.

As long as Jiang Ning would come forward to speak for the Huo family, or clarify to the netizens that it was not that the Huo family did not want her, but that she was not accustomed to living with the Huo family and moved out voluntarily... then the Huo family could, in turn, express their apology to Jiang Ning at the right time in front of the media. This should be able to redeem some of the netizens’ views on the Huo family.

This was the most time and effort-saving solution Huo Song could think of at the moment.

As long as Jiang Ning was willing to cooperate, everything would be easy.

The reason why Huo Li was chosen for this task was twofold: one, because Huo Li had the least hostility towards Jiang Ning among all the members of the Huo family.

The other reason was that on the day Jiang Ning left the Huo family, only Huo Li, who was away on a business trip, was not home and unaware of how ugly the scene had been.

Huo Li nodded indifferently, "Mhm."

On the other hand, after seeing Huo Ziheng head upstairs, Huo Miao pursed her lips tightly and followed.

Hearing the footsteps behind him, Huo Ziheng continued on as if he hadn’t heard and walked straight to his own room, while Huo Miao’s voice emerged in a grievous tone, "Second brother..."

Huo Ziheng’s hand on the doorknob paused.

Seeing this, Huo Miao immediately stepped forward, "Second brother, I really know I was wrong. I’m sorry, I was really too scared at that moment. Can you forgive me?"

Her look was filled with guilt, standing in front of Huo Ziheng with an expression of agony, as though she might burst into tears the second he refused her.

In the past, Huo Ziheng would have immediately felt pity as soon as Huo Miao showed such an expression.

But now, his heart was utterly unmoved.

Huo Ziheng gently pushed Huo Miao away, "Huo Miao, your second brother is dead. Stay away from me from now on."

Having said that, without waiting for another reaction from Huo Miao, Huo Ziheng pushed the door and entered his room.

Huo Miao stood still, biting down hard on her own lip as she watched the door that was about to close, nearly drawing blood from her soft lower lip.

In her pocket, her phone still contained the message from Mu Mingxuan sent that afternoon about calling off the engagement, and he had blocked her before she could even offer a word of defense.

Huo Miao looked down, her fair and delicate face now obscured in shadowy expressions.

Having lived in luxury for over twenty years in the Huo family, she had a clear understanding of her abilities.

Although the Huo family was not the most prominent in Capital City, compared to her previous birth family—an earth-bound mud to a sky-bound rainbow—the Huo family was, without a doubt, the latter.

She would not slink away until she had secured a good future for herself!

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Huo Li was highly efficient in his work. After hiring a private detective to find Jiang Ning’s address, he stood at the gate of her residential complex the very next day.

Dressed elegantly in a suit and driving a luxury car, the security guards mistook him for a new resident of the complex and let him in without question.

Jiang Ning had previously blocked all contact from Huo family members, including Huo Li’s.

Therefore, Huo Li did not think to call Jiang Ning. He rode the elevator, standing straight and tall in front of Jiang Ning’s door, and pressed the doorbell.

Inside the house, Jiang Ning paused her phone play at the sound of the doorbell.

She had no other social contacts, and few knew her residence; she wasn’t expecting any packages or takeout, so who could be ringing her doorbell?

As Jiang Ning was pondering these thoughts, the doorbell rang once more.

Jiang Ning walked to the entrance, peering through the peephole in the door; there stood Huo Li, dressed in a suit, his handsome face cold and expressionless.

Huo Li?

Jiang Ning had not expected the once worthless older brother to come and find her,

especially at this time.

Speaking of Huo Li, he was the one Jiang Ning had the least interaction with during the year she lived with the Huo family, and he had shown the least aversion to her arrival.

When Huo Song and his wife brought Jiang Ning back to the Huo family home, Ziheng and the others’ reactions were explosive. Amidst Huo Miao’s weeping and wailing, Ziheng and the rest abhorred Jiang Ning, believing her arrival had upset Huo Miao and disrupted their otherwise happy family life.

Only Huo Li, despite not showing any repulsion toward Jiang Ning, also showed no warmth of a brother for his sister; he merely nodded slightly, then left for a business trip with his luggage in tow.

To Jiang Ning, Huo Li’s impression was simple: a cold, rigid workaholic.

But even this workaholic had his tender moments; every time he returned from a business trip, he would bring Huo Miao a unique gift.

Once, unable to hold back, Jiang Ning took the initiative to ask Huo Li, who was about to leave on a business trip, "Older brother, could you bring a gift back for me as well when you return?"

Huo Li looked at her for a long while, nodded in agreement, and did bring back a gift—a brooch of a simple design.

Jiang Ning was initially very happy, until the next day when Huo Miao wore the gift Huo Li had given her—a set of expensive gemstone jewelry.

Huo Miao even went out of her way to flaunt in front of Jiang Ning that the brooch Huo Li had given her was a freebie that came with her gemstone jewelry set.

Indignant, Jiang Ning argued with Huo Miao for a few sentences.

With reddened eyes, Huo Miao went to find Huo Li, and that evening, Huo Li found Jiang Ning and coldly warned her not to bully Huo Miao.

Afterward, Huo Li continued to travel frequently and always brought gifts for Huo Miao, but Jiang Ning never received anything again.

The day she packed up and left the Huo family home, Jiang Ning threw the brooch she had treasured for over a year into the trash.

At this moment, seeing Huo Li standing outside her door, Jiang Ning pulled her gaze away as quickly as if she had seen something filthy.

She turned around, picked up her phone, and made a call.

A few minutes later, several security guards emerged from the elevator entrance; frowning, they said to Huo Li, "Sir, please leave immediately, or we will have to call the police."