The CEO’s Unkown Wife
Chapter 813: As Evil Grows One Foot, the Path Grows One Yard

Chapter 813: Chapter 813: As Evil Grows One Foot, the Path Grows One Yard

Cheng Bingbing, after hearing everything, finally dispelled her worries.

Seeing Xia Qingtian and Bo Jingyan willing to spend so much time and effort to help her and Huo Qilin, waves of emotion surged deep within her heart.

"Qingtian sis, Bo Jingyan, thank you," she said, her eyes slightly reddened with gratitude as she looked at Xia Qingtian and Bo Jingyan.

Xia Qingtian was not good at handling such situations.

She waved her hand and said, "Alright, let’s not waste time here. Let’s get started with our plan. Don’t you want to see Huo Qilin soon?"

To see him? Of course, she did!

Having not seen Huo Qilin for so long, Cheng Bingbing would dream of him in her sleep.

But a dream was just a dream, and when she awoke, she was alone, which only made her feel more lonely and desolate.

She really missed Huo Qilin!

"Okay, Qingtian sis, I’ll listen to whatever you and Bo Jingyan say," Cheng Bingbing looked at Xia Qingtian and Bo Jingyan with sincere eyes.

Xia Qingtian couldn’t be much help; all the planning was done by Bo Jingyan.

Seeing that Cheng Bingbing was ready, she eagerly looked at Bo Jingyan and said, "Alright, we can begin now."

Bo Jingyan acknowledged her cue with a nod and said, "Follow me."

With that, he led the way in a certain direction.

Xia Qingtian immediately took Cheng Bingbing’s hand and followed his steps.

After a while, they stopped in front of a private room.

Bo Jingyan opened the door to reveal a couple of excellent demeanor sitting inside.

Upon seeing Bo Jingyan, they immediately stood up, their faces showing respectful expressions, "Bo Jingyan..."

Seeing this couple, Xia Qingtian’s eyes lit up.

"Qingtian sis, who are they...?" Cheng Bingbing asked, full of confusion upon seeing two strangers.

Xia Qingtian hadn’t told Cheng Bingbing about the plan she had with Bo Jingyan; she was still in the dark.

Instead of telling her directly, Xia Qingtian just winked at her and said mysteriously, "You’ll find out in a bit."

While they were talking, Bo Jingyan had finished exchanging pleasantries with the couple and was calling Xia Qingtian and Cheng Bingbing to take their seats.

Then they began to discuss the plan to deceive Madam Huo and meet with Huo Qilin.

Soon, they had everything arranged.

Two days later.

After seeing her client, Xia Qingtian came out of the restaurant and saw two familiar faces—Madam Huo and Huo Qilin.

It seemed there had been some disagreement between them; the atmosphere was tense.

"Madam Huo, Qilin..." Xia Qingtian approached with elegance and grace as if she hadn’t noticed anything, and greeted Madam Huo and Huo Qilin.

Huo Qilin’s eyes brightened upon seeing Xia Qingtian.

"Qingtian..." he asked eagerly, "Is she doing well?"

He did not specify a name, but Xia Qingtian knew immediately that the ’she’ Huo Qilin was referring to was Cheng Bingbing.

"Don’t worry, she’s doing fine," she told Huo Qilin.

Huo Qilin relaxed his originally tense and grim expression slightly upon hearing these words.

However, Mrs. Huo had always shown the least favorable attitude towards Xia Qingtian.

At this moment, she asked with a stern face, full of suspicion, "What are you doing here?"

Xia Qingtian, as if unaware of her displeasure, spoke up, "Oh, I had a client meeting here today and didn’t expect to run into you and Qilin."

As if worried Mrs. Huo wouldn’t believe her, she casually lifted the restaurant receipt in her hand.

Mrs. Huo glanced over at it indifferently and, seeing that Xia Qingtian was telling the truth, didn’t pursue the matter further, and spoke dismissively, "We have business to attend to, so don’t interfere."

With that, she ordered the bodyguard, "Drag the second young master inside."

But Huo Qilin stood still, gripping the car door, refusing to enter the restaurant.

The bodyguards knew that Huo Qilin was the second young master of the Huo Family and the apple of Mrs. Huo’s eye, still nursing his injuries.

If they truly got rough and Qilin got hurt, they would be in deep trouble, so they didn’t dare to actually manhandle him.

The atmosphere became tense for a moment.

"Let go!" Mrs. Huo commanded in a heavy voice.

Not only did Huo Qilin not release his grip, but he also held on even tighter, "Impossible, I have a girlfriend, and there’s no way I’ll listen to you and go to that blind date!"

Seeing the veins on his arm protrude from exertion, Mrs. Huo also dared not use brute force against him.

She was the one at the scene who was most heartbroken, the one who least wanted Huo Qilin to get hurt.

She pleaded earnestly, "Huo Qilin, stop being so stubborn. The girl I want you to meet is the sole daughter of the Energy King. If you could marry his daughter, with the Energy King’s support, you could show your father just how capable you are. You could be like Huo Qichen and become the heir to the Huo Family."

Huo Qilin remained unswayed by such coercion and temptation.

"I’m not interested in any of the Huo Family’s affairs. The Huo Family is rightfully my elder brother’s, and I will not fight him for it!" He spoke with conviction.

He had always known that the Huo Family belonged to his older brother, Huo Qichen; he wasn’t interested and didn’t wish to compete.

He also knew that with his brother Huo Qichen’s abilities, even if he and his mother teamed up, they were no match for Qichen.

The only reason he had grown up safely and maintained a good relationship with Huo Qichen was that he recognized his place and had no ambitions.

Otherwise, even Huo Qichen, who was only a few years older than him, had more than enough ways to deal with both him and Mrs. Huo, with a hundred methods to silently erase him from this world.

Only his mother was oblivious, thinking Huo Qichen was an easy target and that his claim to the Huo Family’s inheritance was just because he was Buddhist in spirit and disinterested in company affairs.

"How did I give birth to such a failure of a son!" Mrs. Huo, unaware of Huo Qilin’s thoughts and seeing him like this, only felt frustrated with disappointment.

Huo Qilin felt weary at heart.

Some things could not be explained in a moment.

Most importantly, even if he were to explain, with Mrs. Huo’s stubborn nature, it was unlikely she would believe him.

Mrs. Huo only believed in her own judgment!

Huo Qilin sighed and continued, "Either way, I will not go to the blind date, nor will I fight with my elder brother for the Huo Family’s possessions. You might as well give up on that idea."

Mrs. Huo had finally found such a well-connected potential daughter-in-law and obviously could not give up so easily.

Since Huo Qilin was unwilling to fight, she, as his mother, would fight for him.

Though Huo Qichen was the first son of the Huo Family head by his first wife, she was the legitimate wife of the Huo Family head, and her son was also the legitimate second young master of the family, not some illegitimate child hidden from view.

Why shouldn’t he be able to inherit the Huo Family’s business?

She could not accept this!