The smile on Madam Liu's face froze. She didn't know how to respond for a long time.
He didn't seem to be a smooth talker either.
Guo Huining sighed softly.
She knew that anyone who could win Huo Guanchen's heart was never an ordinary person.
After a while, she heard Madam Liu stutter, "… There's … someone? Then why did you come … to see me? "
Huo Guanchen smiled and said, "Director Liu, it would be impolite to refuse."
It was this look of knowing everything about women that struck a chord in some people's hearts.
Madam Liu closed her eyes and asked, "Can I ask, who is the person in your heart?"
Huo Guanchen sighed softly, seeming to find this question difficult to answer.
Guo Huining also felt that Madam Liu was asking too much. Why would she tell you the person in her heart?
As expected, Huo Guanchen didn't answer her directly. Instead, he picked up the menu and said, "… What else would you like to eat?"
This was almost no different from a tactful rejection.
Madam Liu seemed to be embarrassed. After a while, she stood up and said, "I'm full. Thank you, General Huo. I'll be leaving now."
With that, she hurriedly left the booth where they were eating.
Huo Guanchen sat alone for a while, then took out a ring box with Tiffany's logo from his pocket. The box was turquoise, but it seemed to be old and didn't shine as well.
He opened the ring box and was lost in thought as he looked inside.
Guo Huining took a closer look.
This ring box wasn't the new box she had seen before, and the diamond ring inside wasn't the huge pear-shaped diamond ring she had seen before. Instead, it was a smaller, six-clawed diamond ring from Tiffany's classic.
The stone on the ring was still the same size, but the inlay was more elegant and exquisite. It was as if it had been baptized by time and lost the impetuous nature of the diamond.
Guo Huining's heart was beating rapidly. Deep in her heart, she still felt a sense of unreality.
Who was the person in Huo Guanchen's heart?!
She was just about to take off her headphones when she saw someone else coming.
This time, the waiter brought a beautiful, elegant woman to the booth where Huo Guanchen was.
Although the quality of the surveillance video displayed on the iPad was very low, Guo Huining could still see that the woman was too beautiful to be a real person.
She was wearing a light blue round-neck cashmere sweater, beige wool pants, and a spoilt white coat on the outside.
It was obvious that he had just come out of the hospital or the laboratory.
But as soon as she came in, everyone's eyes followed her.
In front of this woman, the beautiful woman opposite the handsome man at the door could only be regarded as child's play.
Beauty also had to be compared. When an ordinary beauty stood in front of a truly beautiful person, the comparison would be even more tragic than an ordinary person.
Guo Huining stared at the woman for a long time until Huo Guanchen asked in a gentle tone she had never heard before, "Jinning, have you had lunch? The soup here is very good. "
Guo Huining finally realized that this woman was Huo Guanchen's ex-wife, Song Jinning.
Weren't they already divorced?
Why did they have to pull each other?
Panic rose in Guo Huining's heart.
It was as if someone had suddenly smashed her from a beautiful dream with a sledgehammer, and that Song Jinning was the person holding the sledgehammer!
Before she had seen Song Jinning, she could still comfort herself. She thought that a woman about Huo Guanchen's age and was already in her early fifties, how beautiful could she be?
But now that she saw Song Jinning, she realized that there was actually someone who took such good care of herself!
People would even believe that she was in her early thirties!
She looked even younger than Guo Huining, who was in her early thirties, not to mention her beautiful appearance.
Guo Huining had previously thought that in Huo Guanchen's heart, she was still considered 'young and beautiful', but now she realized that not only was she not 'beautiful', but even 'young', she only had the advantage of numbers.
In terms of appearance, no one would think that Song Jinning was older than her.
But why was Huo Guanchen so good to her?
So good that she almost had inappropriate thoughts?!
Guo Huining was embarrassed and angry, and almost stormed out.
Uncle Dong, who was sitting next to her, was not focused on the iPad video like Guo Huining, but carefully scrutinized Guo Huining's expression.
He saw that her expression was getting uglier, and the anger in her eyes was difficult to hide, so he nodded slightly.
A woman who was brainless in love would only ruin things. Only when she saw the cruel truth would she be truly useful to them.
Uncle Dong didn't believe a word of what Dou Aiyan had said.
From a man's perspective, he didn't think that someone like Huo Guanchen would be interested in Guo Huining.
Even if the old house was on fire, with Huo Guanchen's status and charisma, he could even choose any young girl in his circle. Why would he be interested in Guo Huining?
But Huo Guanchen's care and tenderness towards Guo Huining didn't seem fake.
This didn't match their judgment, so they were also very confused and didn't know what was going on.
So in the end, they decided to come see for themselves and assess the possibility of Guo Huining being the one.
Today was a great opportunity, they actually discovered that Huo Guanchen was not only meeting with his blind date, but also meeting Song Jinning.
Now Song Jinning was simply sitting in front of Huo Guanchen, and Guo Huining was already completely defeated.
She looked at the iPad with an unreadable expression and found that the pixels on the monitor had unknowingly become clearer.
It was no longer the extremely low resolution from before, but now so clear that even Song Jinning's long eyelashes could be seen clearly.
At this time, Song Jinning's gentle and beautiful voice came through the earpiece. Although she no longer had any emotions, a beautiful voice sounded good even when scolding people. Moreover, with Song Jinning's upbringing, it was impossible for her to curse in public.
"… General Huo, you said you wanted to see me about Shaoheng?" Song Jinning's expression was calm. "Can't you just say it over the phone?"
Huo Guanchen rubbed his temples and pushed the ring box in his hand towards her. "Your birthday is in two days. I think you've already made plans with someone so I won't be part of it. This is an early birthday present for you."
Song Jinning didn't even look at it and pushed it back. "It's okay, we have nothing to do with each other anymore. We're not even friends anymore, so I can't accept your birthday present."
Huo Guanchen smiled bitterly. "Jinning, do you really have to be so heartless? We have a son, how can you say we have nothing to do with each other? Don't tell me you and I didn't even know each other at Shaoheng's wedding? "
Song Jinning glanced at him. "Are you here to talk to me about Shaoheng's wedding?"
Although it wasn't, it seemed that if he said no, Song Jinning would immediately get up and leave.
After being married for so many years, he knew her too well.
Huo Guanchen could only nod and say, "Shaoheng and Nianzhi have been engaged for more than a year, so it's time for the wedding to be prepared. I don't know if you know, but the Russian President, Mr. Pushin, also said that he would attend the wedding and want to be a witness. This isn't a normal diplomatic occasion, so we need to plan it early. "
Song Jinning's expression softened and she said, "Then we need to plan it well. What do you need me to do? "
Huo Guanchen flipped the ring box around in his hand. In the end, he pushed the turquoise ring box over and said, "This was left behind by my mother. It was supposed to be given to my eldest brother for him to give to his wife. But you know about his situation. He didn't want it. Before my mother passed away, she gave it to me … You can give it to Nianzhi … "
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This was today's second update: Chapter 2023, "The Old House Is on Fire (5)".
It was November, so I was begging everyone for a guaranteed monthly vote.
And recommendation votes!
Muah, all the big shots and little angels ~ ~ ~
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