Chapter 12: It was me
To be more direct, Huo Qingyan’s father, Huo Zhenheng, treated Jiang Su even better than he treated Huo Qingyan.
Jiang Su’s heart had already been shattered, but his good upbringing allowed him to maintain the proper etiquette in front of his elders.
He restrained his emotions and responded gently to Huo Zhenheng: “Okay.”
After ending the call, Jiang Su realized that Huo Qingyan had left sometime ago.
Huo Qingyan ultimately didn’t answer his question.
The answer was already clear enough; it was Jiang Su’s own wishful thinking.
If Huo Qingyan had even a little bit of liking for him, he wouldn’t be so carefree with Lin Siyue, completely disregarding his feelings.
…
Huo Qingyan didn’t drink often, but he had a habit of collecting wine; he had a large wine cellar in the basement.
Jiang Su went to the basement and took down the few bottles of wine from the top shelf of the wine rack.
Huo Qingyan had a habit of placing his most prized possessions higher up.
Jiang Su opened all the bottles he brought out and neatly arranged them on the coffee table.
Whether he drank them or not didn’t matter; the main point was to annoy Huo Qingyan.
Just as he was thinking about whether to take a picture and send it to Huo Qingyan as revenge, the doorbell rang.
Could it be Huo Qingyan returning?
Jiang Su’s anger spurred him on, and he went to open the door with a swagger.
As soon as he opened the door, before he could see who it was, he heard Jiang Lichuan’s sarcastic voice: “I thought you died in there; you didn’t open the door for ages.”
“What are you doing here?” Jiang Su was slightly disappointed but also relieved.
“Big brother asked me to take you for your stitches.” Jiang Lichuan’s expression was a little awkward. “Why didn’t you say your arm was injured earlier?”
Jiang Su was startled; he hadn’t expected his older brother to still be concerned about his injury: “Minor injury.”
After saying that, he noticed Jiang Lichuan looking at him strangely.
“What’s wrong?” Jiang Su asked.
Jiang Lichuan moved closer: “Didn’t Huo Qingyan beat you up?”
He wasn’t beaten up, but he had heard things far more hurtful than a beating.
Jiang Su ignored his question: “I’ll go upstairs to change clothes.”
Jiang Su rushed upstairs.
Jiang Lichuan stared at his back, pondering for a moment. His brisk steps didn’t look like he had been beaten.
As long as he wasn’t beaten, it meant Huo Qingyan was still a man.
Jiang Lichuan prepared to sit down and wait for Jiang Su, but as soon as he reached the sofa, he saw the row of famous wines on the coffee table.
Several of them were priceless.
Huo Qingyan’s love for collecting wine wasn’t a secret in the Jiang family.
Because in the past, Jiang Su had often taken famous wines from his family elders and siblings to give to Huo Qingyan to win his favor.
Huo Qingyan, a man who loved collecting wine, would never open them and arrange them in a row like that.
That could only mean Jiang Su did it!!
Had his foolish younger brother finally awakened?
Jiang Lichuan’s hands trembled with excitement as he took out his phone to take pictures of the wines arranged on the table.
He posted the pictures on his Moments:
[My little brother finally did something impressive. (Tears) (Picture.jpg)]
As soon as he posted it, Jiang Ying was the first to like and comment.
One of the bottles was the one Jiang Su had taken from her and given to Huo Qingyan.
She didn’t believe it was Jiang Su: “Old Six, don’t do this. Escape abroad soon.”
Although Jiang Ying didn’t like Huo Qingyan, she had to admit that he was a powerful man.
If Jiang Lichuan opened Huo Qingyan’s wine, Huo Qingyan would definitely not let him off.
Jiang Lichuan retorted: “It was really Xiao Qi!”
Soon, other siblings also commented.
Third Brother: “Well done. I advise you to escape.”
Fourth Sister: “Look at WeChat, I’ve already booked you a flight to Africa.”
Fifth Sister: “Listen to Fourth Sister, run after you’ve done it! A wise man doesn’t fight a losing battle.”
Big Brother: “You can temporarily move into my house.”
Even if Huo Qingyan was angry, he would still give Jiang Zhaoyu some face.
Jiang Lichuan: …
Jiang Su, who had changed his clothes upstairs, also saw Jiang Lichuan’s Moments.
Seeing that all his older siblings didn’t believe it was him, he felt somewhat ambiguous.
So, he commented four words: “It was me.”
Since they were all mutual friends, when Jiang Su commented, others also received new message notifications and lined up to reply to Jiang Su.
Big Brother: “Xiao Qi has grown up.”
Second Sister: “My good little brother.”
Third Brother: “I’ve been researching a new drug that can kill someone silently in their sleep, want some?”
Fourth Sister: “Xiao Qi is amazing! I’ll buy you an island as a reward!”
Fifth Sister: “Xiao Qi, go, go, go!”
Jiang Lichuan also saw their replies to Jiang Su.
Just now, they thought he had opened the wine, and they all advised him to escape.
But now with Jiang Su, they were all praising him?
Feeling the difference in treatment, Jiang Lichuan’s tears welled up…
…
On the way to the hospital for Jiang Su’s stitches, Jiang Su was on the phone the entire time.
Big Brother, Second Sister, Third Brother, Fourth Sister, Fifth Sister…
Each of them called to confirm if Jiang Su really had destroyed Huo Qingyan’s wine collection.
After the last call, they arrived at the hospital.
Jiang Lichuan pretended to ignore Jiang Su, but still got out of the car to open the door for him.
Jiang Su chuckled; Jiang Lichuan was always harsh-tongued but soft-hearted: “Thanks.”
Jiang Lichuan rolled his eyes and snorted: “Thanks who? Can’t you call me Sixth Brother?”
“No,” Jiang Su said confidently.
Jiang Lichuan: “…”
…
Huo Corporation.
When Zhou Fu came in for the third time to deliver coffee to Huo Qingyan, Huo Qingyan stopped him.
“Zhou Fu.”
Zhou Fu, like a robot receiving instructions, quickly stood before Huo Qingyan: “Mr. Huo.”
Huo Qingyan leaned back in his chair, his eyes deep: “If you have something to say, say it.”
Zhou Fu hesitated: “Nothing.”
Huo Qingyan narrowed his eyes slightly: “You came in to deliver coffee three times in ten minutes, and that’s nothing?”
Zhou Fu reflected on this; it was indeed a bit too frequent.
Earlier, Jiang Lichuan had tried to poach him to be his assistant, and although he had resolutely refused, Jiang Lichuan still added him on WeChat.
Just now, while taking a break in the breakroom, he had looked at his Moments and saw Jiang Lichuan’s post.
Zhou Fu naturally knew that Huo Qingyan had a hobby of collecting wine, and he had been to Huo Qingyan’s house many times, and he could immediately recognize the background as Huo Qingyan’s home.
He was struggling over whether or not to tell Huo Qingyan.
“Not saying anything?” Huo Qingyan’s expression didn’t change, but his tone became colder.
Zhou Fu paused, and still showed Huo Qingyan Jiang Lichuan’s Moments post.
Huo Qingyan looked down at the phone screen with an impassive expression.
Besides Jiang Lichuan’s WeChat, Zhou Fu also had Jiang Su’s WeChat. He couldn’t see the comments from the other Jiang family members, but he could see Jiang Su’s comment.
He stealthily craned his neck to take a look, confirming that Huo Qingyan’s gaze was on Jiang Su’s four-word reply:
—It was me.