Even After My Death
Chapter 264 - 183: Delivering Documents to Huo Song

Chapter 264: Chapter 183: Delivering Documents to Huo Song

The wave of negative rumors about Jiang Ning on the internet had been debunked one by one, and the number of followers on her Mengbo account had skyrocketed to over four million. As for her TikTok account, the number was even higher. Unbeknownst to her, it had surged to over five million.

The combined followers from these two platforms were approaching ten million.

From being universally maligned online to the present, only a month had passed.

Jiang Ning herself wasn’t overly concerned with this change, but it had left countless others green with envy.

Especially after the incident with Ruan Jiahua, Jiang Ning’s residential community and floor number were exposed by netizens. Not only were media reporters staking out the community entrance, but many real estate agents were also on the lookout, ready to swarm her like puppies catching the scent of meat as soon as they spotted Jiang Ning.

Luckily, Jiang Ning had quick reflexes and nimble movements, managing to slither through the crowd and escape.

However, while dodging them once or twice was manageable, it was not a sustainable long-term solution.

Jiang Ning, who had already been considering moving, was now even more determined to do so.

She began to search for a new place to live.

Capital City’s resources need not be mentioned; with enough financial capability, any picky demand from a tenant could be met by agents eager to satisfy their clients.

Jiang Ning wanted a residence that was private, had a good environment, and was in the city center. Very soon, the real estate agent sent her three addresses.

Jiang Ning followed the agent around and took a liking to one of the standalone studio apartments.

She paid without hesitation and moved in after packing up her belongings, causing Huo Li to miss her for the second time when he came to the community looking for her.

Huo Li returned to the car with a gloomy expression.

He hadn’t come out on his own this time; a driver had also accompanied him. Seeing his boss enveloped in such a heavy air, the driver tried to make himself as unnoticeable as possible and asked respectfully, "President Huo, where shall we go now?"

Huo Li’s brow was deeply furrowed and his dark eyes looked cold. He didn’t answer the question but said instead, "Let me borrow your phone."

The driver promptly handed over his phone.

Huo Li took out his own phone from his pocket and after searching for a while, found Jiang Ning’s number.

He wasn’t close to Jiang Ning. Since her return to the Huo Family and her departure, Huo Li had never taken the initiative to call her.

After learning that Jiang Ning had severed ties with the Huo Family last time, Huo Li did make one call, which was also the first time he had actively reached out to her, only to find out he had been blocked.

Huo Li entered Jiang Ning’s number and dialed from his own phone, and after half a minute, the call connected.

On the other end of the phone, Jiang Ning was packing her bags. When she heard the ringing and saw it was a local number, she mistook it for a call from the rental company and answered casually, her voice calm and clear, "Hello?"

"Jiang Ning, it’s me," Huo Li spoke.

Jiang Ning listened to the indifferent male voice, completely failing to recognize who it was.

Huo Li didn’t let her ponder for too long and continued, "What will it take for you to come back?"

As Jiang Ning’s followers grew rapidly and her popularity widened, netizens became curious about her and naturally started to search for her past experiences, which led them to the troubled history between her and the Huo Family.

The more netizens liked Jiang Ning, the more they disliked the Huo Family.

The dirt Huo Miao had previously thrown at Jiang Ning to slander her was now boomeranging back, landing squarely on both her and the Huo Family itself.

The aggressive boycott from netizens was too severe. In just these short couple of weeks, the stock market value of Huo Corporation had been rapidly evaporating.

The daily losses of Huo Corporation were beyond the estimation of ordinary people.

This was the reason Huo Li persistently tried to contact Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning: "..."

She thought she recognized the voice.

It was undoubtedly Huo’s cold-faced scumbag elder brother.

Last time he visited, Jiang Ning had ignored his knocking and even called property management to send him away. Wasn’t that a clear enough indication of her attitude?

Without a second thought, Jiang Ning sent Huo Li one word: "Scram!"

She would never set foot in that disgusting place of the Huo family, not in this lifetime!

Jiang Ning hung up and immediately blocked the number, all in one smooth motion.

It wasn’t that she couldn’t argue with Huo Li, but in her eyes, Huo Li was only worth that one word. Saying any more would be a waste of time.

Tossing her phone aside, Jiang Ning went back to her tasks.

On the other side, Huo Li, who always kept his emotions concealed, turned dark with rage—the anger in his eyes nearly spilling ink!

After all, he considered himself to be a favored child of heaven. He had grown up without anyone ever disrespecting him like this.

Jiang Ning was the first.

The driver’s phone wasn’t of good quality and leaked some sound. Even though it wasn’t on speaker, in the cramped space of the car, Jiang Ning’s commanding monosyllable was not only heard by Huo Li but also by the driver, clear as day.

The driver froze, his hands gripping the steering wheel tightly, his face a picture of embarrassment.

Huo Li tossed the phone to him and commanded in a harsh voice, "Back to the company!"

The petrified driver drove to the Huo Corporation building, where Huo Li entered the office building with a low atmosphere.

He took the elevator to the 18th floor and walked straight into Huo Song’s office to relay Jiang Ning’s uncooperative attitude.

Possibly out of concern for his own pride and face, Huo Li didn’t go into details about being chased away by property management or Jiang Ning telling him to scram. He simply said that Jiang Ning and the Huo family were not on the same page, and that there was no hope in getting her help to see the Huo family through its difficulties.

Huo Song sat before his desk with a face full of authority.

He knew the capabilities of his eldest son very well. Given that Huo Li himself had said so, it was clear there was no possibility of detour.

Thinking of the difficulties the company was facing lately, a touch of irritation flitted across Huo Song’s weathered brow. He spoke in a low voice, "We should have just strangled her in the hospital back then."

Hearing this from Huo Song, Huo Li’s expression remained cool and detached.

The father and son discussed some other serious matters before Huo Li stood up to leave. He had made an appointment with other clients and had to go on a business trip.

After Huo Li left, Huo Song sat alone in the spacious office.

Even though an assistant cleaned the desk every day, there were still many cigarette butts in the ashtray, which showed how much stress Huo Song was under recently.

His expression was cloudy and uncertain; then suddenly, he made a phone call home. He had forgotten to bring a document from home to the office and asked the housekeeper to have Huo Miao bring the file to him.

The Huo Family.

Seeing Huo Miao coming downstairs and learning from the housekeeper that she was going out to deliver documents to Huo Song, Mother Huo couldn’t help but speak sharply to her.

Mother Huo found Huo Miao unbearable to look at now.

Every time Huo Miao came into her sight, she felt a surge of irritation and had to taunt Huo Miao to feel at ease.

These days, Huo Miao had grown accustomed to Mother Huo’s sarcasm and cold taunts. Lifting her hand to adjust the off-the-shoulder dress she wore, she took the documents and walked out, head down.