My beautiful CEO wife
Chapter 427: Turmoil at the Hua Family

Chapter 427: Chapter 427: Turmoil at the Hua Family

At that moment,

Hua Muran sat in her luxurious car, eyes fixated on the entrance of the building, as if searching for someone amid the crowd.

The flow of people was relentless.

She did not blink.

Suddenly!

Hua Muran’s eyes lit up as she spotted a young man with a mischievous smile on his face, walking out of the building. She was overjoyed and called out,

"Brother Xiao."

Xiao Zheng saw Hua Muran and walked over to her, chuckling, "Little girl, what brings you to my company?"

After so many years, Hua Muran had transformed from the young girl she used to be into a mature and stunning woman. Yet upon hearing his words, she revealed a girlish demeanor and said with dissatisfaction, "Brother Xiao, you still call me little girl. I’m already the Family Head of the Hua Family!"

Hua Muran harbored her own ulterior motives.

Her diligence over the years was for the sake of becoming stronger and getting closer to Xiao Zheng. Now, hearing Xiao Zheng call her "little girl," despite its intimacy, felt akin to being addressed as a little sister. Hua Muran was naturally not pleased.

"Hahaha, in my eyes, you will always be the little girl,"

Xiao Zheng said, ruffling Hua Muran’s hair with a smile.

"Hmph."

Hua Muran pouted. She then dropped the subject and said, "Brother Xiao, it’s been a while since you returned to Zhonghai City, and we haven’t had a proper chat. I’m treating you today, will you come?"

Xiao Zheng smiled, "I’d be delighted."

Hua Muran’s face blossomed into a smile as she opened the car door. Xiao Zheng plonked himself into the seat.

At this moment, the onlookers inside the Qianqiu Group Building were stunned by this scene, rubbing their eyes in disbelief.

"My God, isn’t that Xiao Zheng from the sales department? How did he end up getting involved with Hua Muran again?" they all exclaimed in surprise.

Xiao Zheng was quite a celebrity within Qianqiu Group, hence many people recognized him.

In the sales department, Mu Yiqing’s eyes revealed a sorrowful expression. The sight of Xiao Zheng getting into another woman’s car left her feeling a bit desolate.

Xiao Zheng, of course, was unaware of all this. Once he got into the car, Hua Muran pressed the accelerator, and the vehicle instantly turned into a phantom, speeding away.

......

Neon Bar.

This place was where Hua Muran and Xiao Zheng first met all those years ago. This time, instead of taking Xiao Zheng to some upscale venue, she brought him straight here.

"Two glasses of juice."

After they sat down, Xiao Zheng called over a server and said this.

The server gave Xiao Zheng a strange look—this was a bar, yet they had come here not to drink alcohol but to order juice, which was indeed odd.

But the customer is always right, and the server didn’t say anything more, merely smiled slightly and said, "Please wait a moment, your juices will be right up," before leaving.

A sweet smile appeared on Hua Muran’s face as she looked at Xiao Zheng and said, "I can’t believe you still remember this."

Xiao Zheng shook his head and laughed, "It’s not easy to forget."

It turned out that the reason Hua Muran was trapped by a few thugs in the Neon Bar that day was because she had drunk a lot of alcohol.

After Xiao Zheng rescued her, they made a pact that she was never again to drink alcohol in bars, and even if they came, they could only order juice.

This became a little memory between the two of them.

Soon, the juices arrived.

Hua Muran took a sip, and with shining eyes, she silently gazed at Xiao Zheng, a smile dancing on her lips. It seemed just watching him like this was enough to fill her with contentment.

Xiao Zheng, although a seasoned playboy, still felt a bit uneasy under such intense scrutiny. He cleared his throat and said, "So, how have you been these past few years?"

Hua Muran replied faintly, "Not good."

"Not good?"

Xiao Zheng’s brow furrowed, and an aggressive aura seeped out as he said, "Has someone been bullying you? Tell me, and I’ll teach them a lesson!"

After all, he regarded Hua Muran as a sister!

With a sweet smile, Hua Muran said, "Don’t worry, Brother Xiao, no one can bully me. It’s just... after you left, there was no news from you, and I... I missed you terribly."

At this point, the girl’s face was already flushed.

And there was a trace of quiet resentment.

Her words were a candid expression of her feelings; she had fallen for Xiao Zheng. Xiao Zheng naturally understood this, but he didn’t want to incur any more romantic debts and chose not to respond,

Only offering a light smile, he said, "I’m back now, aren’t I? From now on, you can see me whenever you want to."

Hua Muran was slightly disappointed, but upon hearing Xiao Zheng’s words, she perked up and asked, "Really?"

"Of course, it’s true," Xiao Zheng replied.

Hua Muran broke into a smile, her large eyes curving into crescents.

If the Hua Family saw this scene, they would be utterly astounded, for Hua Muran was known within the family for her iron-fisted approach!

After all, for a woman to become the Family Head, there would undoubtedly be many who disapproved, such as her brother Hua Youwei. And they wielded significant power; they were certainly no pushovers.

Hua Muran’s ability to firmly suppress these fierce competitors clearly demonstrated her extraordinary capabilities!

And now, here was such a formidable and staunch woman, beaming with utmost sweetness in front of Xiao Zheng, like a blissfully happy young girl!

Dinglingling...

Suddenly, at this moment, Hua Muran’s phone rang. She took it out, answered the call, and her expression drastically changed.

With a slack hand, the phone fell.

Xiao Zheng’s quick reflexes allowed him to catch the falling phone. Seeing Hua Muran’s distracted look, he asked gently, "What’s wrong?"

Hua Muran said, "My... my father’s illness, it has relapsed, and it’s serious. Brother Xiao, I’m sorry, I have to rush back and can’t keep you company any longer."

With that, Hua Muran stood up hurriedly and walked towards the exit.

She was clearly panicked.

Xiao Zheng was also slightly shocked upon hearing this news. He knew Hua Muran’s father to be a formidable person, but the brilliant often suffered from ill health.

"I’ll accompany you there."

Xiao Zheng walked up to Hua Muran’s side and said earnestly.

"Okay."

Hua Muran, in her current state of turmoil, felt a slight sense of calm upon hearing Xiao Zheng’s voice and obediently nodded her head.

After settling the bill, both of them got into the car and rushed back to the Hua Family, entering the inner hall where they saw many people gathered around the sickbed.

Among them were several doctors with deep frowns of concern. There was also a young man showing a sorrowful expression, crying noisily. However, Xiao Zheng could tell at a glance that the young man was faking it. Besides him, there were some key figures of the Hua Family standing around Hua Muran’s father’s bed, their faces filled with worry.

"Father."

Hua Muran entered and called out, swiftly walking to the bedside.

Upon the Family Head’s arrival, everyone stepped aside to clear a path.

However, at that moment, the young man who had been fake crying suddenly shouted angrily, "Hua Muran, where have you gone off to! Our father is ill, and you weren’t even here with him!"