The corners of Huo Shaoheng's mouth twitched speechlessly.
After quietly looking at Gu Nianzhi for a while, he said calmly, "I really didn't realize that one of your two weaknesses was that you were a foodie."
Gu Nianzhi shrugged and asked with a smile, "You only realized now? Then what's my other weakness? "
"Me." Huo Shaoheng pointed at himself bluntly. "I'm your biggest weakness."
This time, it was Gu Nianzhi's turn to be speechless.
She held back her laughter, stood on tiptoe, and patted Huo Shaoheng's head. "Major General Huo, I didn't realize that you were this narcissistic before."
"Wrong, this isn't narcissism. This is confidence." Huo Shaoheng bowed and kissed her face. "Mrs. Huo, as long as you put your heart into it, you'll find more of Mr. Huo's strengths."
"If narcissism is also a strength, it's better if I don't know too many people." Gu Nianzhi smiled and kissed him back. "Okay, I've stuck to you. Mr. Huo, let's go to Ms. Song's house, okay?!"
A sly light flashed in her dark, jade-like eyes. At that moment, the expression on her face was lively, like a beam of light that illuminated the unknown course of his life.
Because of her, there was another reason for the beauty of this world to fight for.
Huo Shaoheng agreed to her. "Okay, since Mrs. Huo wants to go, let's go be three big, shiny light bulbs."
He closed the door and led Gu Nianzhi downstairs.
Gu Nianzhi looked at him with a smile and whispered, "Major General Huo, do you think highly of President Lu and Ms. Song? Does your father know that you're doing this? "
Huo Shaoheng held her hand and said nonchalantly, "They're all adults. It doesn't matter if I think highly of them or not. What's important is that they know what they're doing."
Gu Nianzhi smiled and leaned her head against Huo Shaoheng's shoulder. "Major General Huo, then you're so at ease with me because I'm an adult and know what I'm doing, right?"
"Dream on." Huo Shaoheng knocked her head without hesitation. "When have you ever made anyone feel at ease?"
Gu Nianzhi gritted her teeth and wanted to bite him.
Huo Shaoheng pretended not to see and walked down the stairs with a solemn expression.
The orderlies standing guard downstairs immediately stood up straight and saluted him.
"Hello, Chief."
"Hello, Chief."
Huo Shaoheng nodded calmly and left his official residence with Gu Nianzhi.
…
Yi Xinyan swirled a glass of red wine in her hand in a four-person booth near the rear window of the Hong Empire Hotel. She glanced at the distracted Dou Aiyan and asked calmly, "Dou Aiyan, didn't you just go upstairs with Miss Guo to see Mr. Hong? Why does it seem like Mr. Hong doesn't know you were there?"
Dou Aiyan's eyes darted around, "Miss Yi, we were about to go up to the second floor but before we could, we saw a handsome man come down from the second floor."
"Miss Guo is hesitating."
"She pulled me to the corner where the man couldn't see. After the man left, she came out."
"Later, she said that since he had already left, there was no point in going. Then we came back. "
"Oh? Is that so? "Yi Xinyan lowered her head and sipped a glass of red wine." You came back just like that? "
After he came back, he brought them here to sit.
"Yes." Dou Aiyan nodded, looking completely innocent as if she didn't know what had happened.
Yi Xinyan continued to ask, "Did Mr. Hong give up this reserved seat just for the person you saw? Who is that person? Miss Guo should know him right? Otherwise why would you be afraid to go upstairs as soon as you saw him? "
Dou Aiyan didn't want to say the name. She frowned and looked away, "Why hasn't Hui Ning come down yet? She's been gone for half an hour? "
Yi Xinyan's expression turned cold as she put down the wine glass in her hand. Her voice also lowered to an octave lower than normal.
"Dou Aiyan, who exactly did you see coming down from the second floor with Miss Guo? Did Mr. Hong give up the reserved seat for this person? I don't want to ask a third time. "
Dou Aiyan pursed her lips and secretly glanced at Deputy Director Jia, who was sitting next to her. Even Deputy Director Jia seemed to be completely obedient to Yi Xinyan.
Dou Aiyan didn't understand.
One was the VP and the other was the chief analyst. Why did the VP have to obey the chief analyst? It didn't make sense.
Dou Aiyan glanced at Yi Xinyan's delicate and beautiful face out of the corner of her eye. She heard that this woman came from an ordinary family.
But she was able to become the chief analyst of the world's largest Carlyle Investment Company at such a young age. Either the man who slept with her was awesome, or the man who slept with her mother was awesome …
Yi Xinyan frowned and waited for a while. Seeing that Dou Aiyan still didn't say anything, she stopped asking. She picked up her bag and stood up. She said coldly to Dou Aiyan, "You're fired."
"You don't have to go back to the Carlyle branch office. I'll inform the IT department to invalidate all your accounts. I'll have your personal belongings packed and sent to your contact's address. "
Dou Aiyan was shocked and stood up abruptly. "Miss Yi, you can't fire me! I'm not from your department! "
She was an intern in the legal department of Carlyle Investment Company while Yi Xinyan was the chief analyst of the Pacific Rim region. They were completely unrelated!
This wasn't the way to get power!
Yi Xinyan raised an eyebrow at her and said coldly, "I don't think you know this. Besides being the chief analyst, I'm also a member of Carlyle's board of directors."
Of course she had the absolute say in the appointment and dismissal of a mere intern.
There was no way the HR department would change the opinion of a member of the board of directors for an intern.
Moreover, the board of directors was the true manager of the company.
Dou Aiyan's expression changed. She opened her mouth to beg for mercy but when she saw Yi Xinyan leave without looking back, she couldn't say a word.
Deputy Director Jia finally stood up and whispered, "… Why didn't you say anything just now? She's famous for being tough on the outside. People call her Witch Yi. "
"How dare you not answer when Witch Yi asked you a question?"
Dou Aiyan said bitterly, "Deputy Director Jia, I really didn't know this was so serious … I thought I was an intern in the legal department, no matter how powerful Witch Yi was, she wouldn't be able to control me!"
If she had known Yi Xinyan was a member of the board of directors, she would've told her everything she knew!
"Deputy Director Jia, can you please help me?!" Dou Aiyan begged, "My uncle is a good friend of yours, you have to help me this time!"
Deputy Director Jia sighed, "Aiyan, I do have a good relationship with your uncle, but you can't use that relationship to cause trouble in our company again and again … No matter how powerful I am, I can't stop you from causing trouble."
Dou Aiyan spat in her heart and cursed, "If you're really powerful, I'll be fine no matter how much trouble I cause.
Now I'm about to lose my position because I didn't answer a person's question in time. This shows that you're not powerful at all … "
Of course, she didn't dare say it out loud in front of Deputy Director Jia.
He continued to beg Deputy Director Jia in a low voice and called his uncle and aunt.
Dou Aiyan's aunt pitied her as she was the only remaining daughter of her sister-in-law and loved her very much.
Her uncle also interceded on her behalf, and Deputy Director Jia finally relented.
He called Yi Xinyan and gave her a few new cases in exchange for Dou Aiyan's position as an intern.
After this incident, Dou Aiyan learned her lesson.
…
In the small conference room on the other side of the lobby, Hong Ziqi crossed his arms and paced back and forth with a heavy expression. He thought back to everything that had happened since he met Huo Shaoheng and Gu Nianzhi.
Based on his own opinion of women, Huo Shaoheng probably treated Gu Nianzhi like a pet.
But if this pet was not only cultured, but also intelligent, then it would be more troublesome.
Nine out of ten men couldn't escape this type of woman.
Moreover, the two of them were engaged by Russian President Vladimir Putin. He used to watch that grand ceremony like it was a soap opera, but now that he thought about it, it was truly extraordinary.
Guo Huining offended Gu Nianzhi, and it seemed like she really offended Huo Shaoheng …
The more Hong Ziqi thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. After a while, he took out his phone and planned to call Huo Shaoheng to explain and soften up the misunderstanding.
And he would also give Huo Shaoheng a big gift.
Although Xue Jingjiang had asked him to give Gu Nianzhi a gift, he was a little unwilling.
He didn't lack money, but this gift had to be given to the right person.
Huo Shaoheng was obviously more powerful than Gu Nianzhi.
However, looking at Huo Shaoheng, he probably wouldn't accept the gift.
So he could only give it to the Huo family?
Hong Ziqi thought about it as he dialed Huo Shaoheng's number.
But after dialing for a long time, there was only a busy beeping sound.
He panicked and texted Huo Shaoheng again.
That text couldn't be sent at all!
Hong Ziqi understood now. His face paled and his voice trembled, "… Huo Shao blocked me."
Guo Huining's heart sank, and her whole body went cold. But she forced herself to calm down and whispered, "What's going on? Huo Shao is such a high-ranking person, how could he be so narrow-minded? "
He had offended the Hong family for a woman. Guo Huining was afraid of Huo Shaoheng, but also a little disapproving.
Hong Ziqi glared at Guo Huining, "This isn't narrow-minded. He has that woman in his heart, that's why he's standing up for her. You don't understand men at all. "
Guo Huining was furious again, her hands balled into fists. She wanted nothing more than to punch Hong Ziqi's annoying horse-like face!
But how could she dare hit this man?
Although he was stupid and stupid, he was the only male grandson of the Hong family's main branch, and the most beloved great-grandson of the Hong family's ancestor.
He would inherit most of the family business in the future.
She took a deep breath and warned herself not to go against the rich. She suppressed her anger and said, "This isn't about understanding men. Huo Shao is in a high position, and many eyes are on him. He's not stupid, why would he gamble with his future over a meal? "
Hong Ziqi didn't understand, "Why would he gamble with his future?"
Guo Huining pointed at herself and said confidently, "Because of me. Do you think I'm easy to deal with? Or am I a pushover for others to bully? "
Hong Ziqi was a little relieved that she was so confident.
He had been with Guo Huining for so many years, and the only thing he admired about her was that she was smarter and more capable than him. She was a very important weight on the scale of him inheriting the family business.
However, his ancestor had never agreed to the two of them getting married. After so many years of engagement, Guo Huining still hadn't been able to marry into the Hong family.
This was why Guo Huining valued the Hong Corporation's overseas listing so much.
As long as it succeeded, Guo Huining would be a great contributor to the Hong family. Not only would she receive a generous bonus, but she would also receive generous original shares.
At that time, the Hong family would definitely agree to her marrying Hong Ziqi, because original shares meant that she would have a say in the Hong Corporation.
The Hong family wouldn't push away someone with a say in the family.
"That's good. Huining, you've always been very smart. I believe you will solve this problem well this time." Hong Ziqi couldn't think of a solution himself, so he could only push the blame to Guo Huining as usual.
Guo Huining breathed a sigh of relief and reluctantly nodded. "I'll think of something."
She had been thinking of a solution ever since she saw Huo Shaoheng come down from the second floor.
She had already offended Gu Nianzhi, so it was impossible for her to apologize to Gu Nianzhi, not in this lifetime.
The two of them left the small office. Hong Ziqi returned to the Hong residence, and Guo Huining returned to the place where she was entertaining her friends.
She found that Dou Aiyan was the only one left.
Guo Huining couldn't help raising her eyebrows. She sat down in front of Dou Aiyan and looked around. "Where are Deputy Director Jia and Miss Yi?"
Dou Aiyan replied listlessly, "They left."
That scene just now had scared Dou Aiyan out of her wits.
She couldn't help complaining to Guo Huining. "Huining, what do you think I'm in the way of that Demoness Yi? I'm from the legal department! She's from the stock analysis department! They have nothing to do with each other at all! "
"What right does she have to fire me just because she wants to?!"
Guo Huining was shocked. "… You were fired?!"
"No, no!" Dou Aiyan quickly shook her head. "I wasn't fired. My uncle is very close to Deputy Director Jia."
"But why would Yi Xinyan dare to fire you?" Guo Huining frowned. It didn't make sense.
Dou Aiyan was still young and wasn't as shrewd as Guo Huining. She mumbled a few words and Guo Huining got the truth out of her.
She cried. "Sister Huining, I just joined Carlyle a few days ago. How would I know that Demoness Yi is a board member?! Hmph! She doesn't have any family background, I only heard that she graduated from a prestigious school. She must have a man backing her up! Or maybe her mother has a man backing her up! "
Guo Huining felt like she had been slapped in the face. Her expression darkened.
Don't call a monk a bald donkey in front of a monk. Wasn't Dou Aiyan slapping Guo Huining in the face by saying that about Yi Xinyan?!
Guo Huining also came from an average family background, but she graduated from a prestigious school. She relied on her fiancée relationship with Hong Ziqi to rise to the top of the Hong Corporation at a young age.
She didn't think there was anything wrong with her, but when someone else pointed it out, it was like stepping on a cat's tail.
Guo Huining's expression darkened. She said unhappily, "Aiyan, I don't think even Deputy Director Jia will be able to save you if you keep blabbering like this!"
If Yi Xinyan was a board member of Carlyle, that would explain why Deputy Director Jia kept looking at Yi Xinyan.
Guo Huining weighed the pros and cons in her mind. She brushed off Dou Aiyan while thinking about how to get close to the Huo family.
She glanced at Dou Aiyan and remembered what Xue Jingjiang said today. She suddenly asked, "Aiyan, are you familiar with the Huo family? If I want to apologize to them, who do you think I should look for? "
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This is today's chapter update: Chapter 1948, "I Am Your Biggest Weakness."
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