Young Master Is Being Jealous Again!
Chapter 1223: Old Acquaintances Meet, Aruan I’m Here to Fulfill the Promise

Chapter 1223: Chapter 1223: Old Acquaintances Meet, Aruan I’m Here to Fulfill the Promise

Ming Tianheng, upon hearing this, a smile immediately appeared on his stunning face as he nodded emphatically, "That’s right, Empress, rest assured, I will surely deliver your message!"

As long as the Emperor and Empress were in good terms, even if Feidu City’s Purgatory turned into a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, they could withstand it.

He just feared that the little tyrant in front of him would once again lose his sanity like he did a thousand years ago.

Qin Ruan chuckled and waved her hand, "Let’s go!"

She released a powerful force from her palm and personally sent the Underworld King on his way.

Ming Tianheng took the delirious Elder Huo, and in the blink of an eye, vanished from her sight.

When Qin Ruan turned back to look at the Huo Family members, she noticed that apart from Huo Yirong, whose eyeballs were moving, everyone else was frozen in place.

She didn’t know when Ming Tiaheng had cast the spell on them.

Qin Ruan saw Huo Yirong wink at her and knew this fellow must have some luck, otherwise, he wouldn’t have escaped the Underworld King’s spell.

She walked up and released everyone from the spell.

At the moment the Huo Family members regained their senses, they were still immersed in the grief of the elder’s passing.

Huo Yirong, now able to move, approached Qin Ruan and gestured with his chin towards the outside.

The two left the room one after the other and came to the floor-to-ceiling windows in the corridor.

Regarding his grandfather’s departure, Huo Yirong didn’t seem too sad.

He was just like he was two months ago when the third elder left, from start to finish, not a single tear fell.

Qin Ruan watched from the corner of her eye as Huo Yirong, who was standing beside her, took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it, enveloped in smoke.

He had changed as well; his cheeks were slightly sunken, and he looked noticeably thinner.

Some people’s grief isn’t worn outwardly but hidden deep within.

Huo Yirong turned his head, met Qin Ruan’s observant gaze, and asked with a slightly hoarse voice, "Did you see Grandfather?"

His tone was certain, and a faint smile spread across his tired, bloodshot eyes.

Qin Ruan didn’t hide it, nodding as she said, "I saw him. He’s doing well; the Underworld King personally came for him."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yirong’s smile deepened, "It seems the third brother still remembers Grandfather."

The two exchanged knowing looks, each with a meaningful smile in their eyes.

They both knew very well and clearly understood the identity of Huo San ye.

Huo Yirong took a deep puff of his cigarette and snubbed it out in the ashtray on the table beside him.

He turned around and stared seriously at Qin Ruan, asking solemnly, "Little sister, the path that third brother laid out for you before he left, when do you plan to enter HEA Group’s board and the Cabinet?

Now that the elder has passed, the Huo Family’s influence in the Cabinet has waned. The elder brother is preparing to run in the Cabinet elections; the Huo Family can’t step back now; we need to pave the way for Huo Yao and Huo Anqi’s generation."

Qin Ruan had already become the final decision-maker of HEA Group, though she didn’t often go to the office.

Huo San ye had asked her to officially take her place in the Cabinet and have a seat in the major decision-making meetings.

Now, she could truly be considered the leading lady of the Huo Family.

Qin Ruan frowned slightly and said with a headache, "I can’t deal with those old men in the Cabinet; isn’t Rong brother there in the company? Elder brother running for a Cabinet position, I think it won’t be a big problem. With or without me, there’s not much difference."

Huo Yirong couldn’t help but laugh and shake his head, "That’s where you’re wrong. You don’t need to ingratiate yourself with those old fogeys in the Cabinet. Just by sitting there, you represent the Huo Family.

Now, to say you are the person in charge of the Huo Family, no one dares to utter a word of dissent. Many things don’t require your attention; you have a team of staff behind you to take care of them, arranged by the third brother before he left."

Qin Ruan blinked, feeling like there was a stone stuffed in her heart, both suffocating and mixed with a faint hint of sourness.

Her third uncle, how much tenderness was there that she didn’t know about?

The other party had put so much thought into it, how could she dare waste this gesture.

Qin Ruan brushed off the low pressure that had enveloped her for two months and nodded to Huo Yirong, "I will gradually get the hang of it, give me some time."

"No problem," Huo Yirong breathed a sigh of relief, then brought up another matter, "Some people have been wanting to meet you these past few days. You seem to be in a good mood today, do you want to meet them another day?"

Qin Ruan looked puzzled, "Them?"

Huo Yirong’s voice was gentle and reserved, "Your old master, the Third Young Master, your senior sister Ling Xiaoxuan, and the current head of the Su Family, Su Jingshu, the boss of Sea City Steel Group, Fan Hangyi.

Oh, and Rong Jing from the Rong Family, that youngster has a few connections with me as well. He’s been urgently looking for you because his cousin has gone missing, and people from the Lei Family have also been seeking to meet you..."

Qin Ruan initially had a normal expression, but as she listened, her face grew increasingly bewildered.

When Huo Yirong finally finished, she twitched the corners of her lips and asked incredulously, "I can understand the old master and the others looking for me, but what do these other people want with me?

If I remember correctly, the boss of the Sea City Steel Group, Fan Hangyi, is a vampire."

Huo Yirong pondered, stroking his chin, "He is indeed the most urgent one to meet you, reporting to Huo Family every day. He hasn’t been late once in these two months."

Qin Ruan thought for a moment, then said, "After grandfather’s funeral, if he comes again, I will meet him."

"Alright, I’ll pass on the instruction."

The two of them stood talking in the corridor; one by one, people came out from Grandfather Huo’s room, and the sounds of sorrowful sobbing arose.

The Huo Family started to get busy again from today.

Grandfather Huo’s funeral was even more grand than Third Master Huo’s.

The old man’s life was marked by close brushes with death, and he was a venerable figure, enveloped in honor, deserving of people’s respect.

The funeral was massive and only gradually settled down a month later.

Since Third Master Huo and Grandfather Huo’s funerals, Qin Ruan had never stepped out of the small building. Anyone who came to visit her was outright refused entry.

During this period, many people called her, and three men from the Qin Family came to look for her.

Everyone was trying to comfort her, urging her to live on for the sake of her three children, reminding her that she had a long life ahead.

Qin Ruan, dressed in comfortable home clothes, leaned on the lounge chair on the balcony, blowing in the warm spring breeze, her red lips curling into a cold smile.

Her life wasn’t that long, not so long that she had seventy to eighty good years left to live.

In this lengthy life, however, she lacked the companionship of the one she truly desired.

Qin Ruan sighed softly, a century certainly did seem quite enduring.

Footsteps approached from behind, and she turned to look.

Huo Zhi stood still, bowing respectfully, "Madam, Mr. Fan has arrived, he is in the drawing room downstairs."

"Understood."

Qin Ruan got up and left the room with light steps.

Inside the drawing room,

A tall man leaned against a mahogany chair.

His lanky, tall frame, relaxed posture exuded an air of nonchalance.

As Qin Ruan entered the drawing room and saw him, her delicately narrow fox-like eyes revealed a hint of surprise.

She was clearly meeting this man up close for the first time, yet he felt very familiar.

Fan Hang stood up immediately upon seeing Qin Ruan, nodded slightly to her, and said in a familiar tone, "Aruan, it’s been centuries; I’m here to fulfill our promise."

Qin Ruan was baffled, murmuring absently, "Promise?"