Chapter 44: Where’s Jiang Su?
When Huo Qingyan arrived home, it was exactly midnight.
In the late winter and early spring night, there was still a chilling coldness.
Huo Qingyan opened the door, the house was pitch black, and a chill came over him, seeming colder than outside.
Perhaps it was because the lights weren’t on.
Before the divorce, every time he came home late at night, the living room was brightly lit, and Jiang Su would be waiting for him on the sofa, watching TV.
Huo Qingyan turned on the lights and TV and sat down on the sofa.
He still felt cold.
He remembered Jiang Su saying more than once that he wanted him to watch movies together, but he always thought watching movies was a waste of time and never accompanied Jiang Su.
Huo Qingyan picked up the remote control and found a movie whose name he remembered because he had seen Jiang Su watch it many times.
It was an old film from the mid-20th century, a crime film, more than four hours long.
Huo Qingyan was sleepless and actually watched the entire film.
It was almost dawn, but he was still sleepless. The room was so quiet that it made him anxious; he felt something was missing.
His heart was also empty and uneasy.
He got up and went to the wine cellar to get some wine.
Maybe he would sleep soundly after drinking.
…
In the morning, Zhou Fu came to pick up Huo Qingyan to go to the company as usual.
“Mr. Huo?”
Zhou Fu knocked on the door for a while, but Huo Qingyan didn’t open it.
Could he have overslept?
Huo Qingyan trusted Zhou Fu very much and had told him the door code, so he had to enter with the code himself.
As soon as the door opened, Zhou Fu smelled a strong smell of alcohol.
There were empty wine bottles all over the floor, red wine, spirits, all kinds of alcohol, some spilled on the floor, and several unopened bottles.
Zhou Fu was first shocked, but quickly calmed down.
Huo Qingyan was calm, self-possessed, and terribly self-disciplined, but that was in the past.
Since his divorce from Jiang Su, how many times had Huo Qingyan lost control?
Zhou Fu carefully avoided the spilled wine and bottles on the floor, walked to the sofa, and tentatively called out to the person lying on the sofa: “Mr. Huo.”
Huo Qingyan, who had his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes.
Huo Qingyan asked, “Where’s Jiang Su?”
Zhou Fu was stunned, then reacted. Huo Qingyan was drunk and forgot that he and Jiang Su had divorced.
Zhou Fu reminded Huo Qingyan: “Mr. Huo, you and Mr. Jiang have divorced, he moved out long ago.”
These words were more effective than any sobering agent.
Huo Qingyan’s originally somewhat bewildered eyes suddenly cleared up.
There was a brief moment of helplessness and disbelief in his eyes, then he returned to calmness.
A professional senior assistant never proactively asks about the boss’s private matters. Zhou Fu changed the subject: “Mr. Huo, you have a meeting at 9:30 this morning, you still have half an hour to get ready.”
Huo Qingyan looked at him expressionlessly: “Didn’t you see I’m drunk?”
If Jiang Su were still here, he would definitely come and ask him if he was feeling unwell. Whether he was feeling unwell or not, Jiang Su would definitely coax him and then make him some sobering soup.
Zhou Fu still pondered the meaning of Huo Qingyan’s words: “So, Mr. Huo means you’re not going to the company today?”
Huo Qingyan looked at Zhou Fu for a long time and sneered: “Are you a work machine? Your mind is only filled with work?”
Zhou Fu felt innocent. If it came to work machines, he was definitely not as good as Mr. Huo.
Huo Qingyan had been with Zhou Fu for so long that he immediately saw through Zhou Fu’s thoughts.
He endured his anger: “Go out and wait for me.”
“Okay.” Zhou Fu was waiting for this sentence from Huo Qingyan and slipped away quickly.
Half an hour later.
Huo Qingyan changed his clothes, and the image of the usually steady and self-possessed CEO returned.
In the car, Zhou Fu drove without looking sideways, and Huo Qingyan closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.
Soon, Huo Qingyan opened his eyes again.
The silence in the car reminded him of the emptiness and silence when he returned home last night. That uneasy feeling of emptiness appeared again.
“Zhou Fu.” Huo Qingyan spoke.
Zhou Fu asked, “Mr. Huo, what are your instructions?”
“Talk, anything is fine.”
Zhou Fu cautiously glanced at Huo Qingyan from the rearview mirror.
Huo Qingyan’s face showed no emotion, it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
But Zhou Fu felt that Huo Qingyan’s appearance was the most terrifying. He looked normal, but he did some abnormal things.
He didn’t dare to really say anything casually, so he asked, “Can I turn on the radio?”
Huo Qingyan didn’t make a sound, no sound meant he agreed.
Zhou Fu randomly chose a channel.
“This morning, the program team of ‘After the Divorce, Are You Happy?’ officially announced the second guest, Jiang Su. Speaking of Jiang Su, those who know him will definitely think of the movie ‘Yesterday’s Funeral’…”
This was a coincidence of coincidences.
He randomly turned on a radio station, and it was about Jiang Su.
However, this show sounds a bit familiar?
Zhou Fu suddenly remembered that this show was Huangsheng’s…
Wasn’t that Mr. Huo’s nemesis’ company’s show?
Zhou Fu was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly turned off the radio.
But it was too late.
Huo Qingyan’s voice sounded coldly: “I’m not going to the company.”
“Where to?” Zhou Fu didn’t dare to breathe.
“To find Jiang Su.” Huo Qingyan didn’t pay attention to the entertainment industry; he only heard about Shen Xiumo wanting to invite Jiang Su to participate in this divorce show at the Qingyang Hotel last night.
Later, he waited at the gate of Qingyang City, hoping that Jiang Su wouldn’t participate in that show.
Unexpectedly, it was officially announced today!
Zhou Fu asked, “Where does Mr. Jiang live? He shouldn’t be living in the Jiang family’s old house, right?”
Huo Qingyan couldn’t answer for a moment.
Where does Jiang Su live?
Zhou Fu twitched the corners of his mouth. He wanted to ask Mr. Huo what he knew besides Jiang Su’s name.
But he was cowardly and didn’t dare to ask. After thinking carefully, he said, “I think Mr. Jiang might be living in the apartment he bought before the marriage…”
Before getting married, Jiang Su was very cheerful and talkative, and he was very happy to buy an apartment with his own money. When he went to the company to see Huo Qingyan, he also brought a lot of food to Zhou Fu and others, sharing his joy.
After Zhou Fu mentioned this, Huo Qingyan also remembered.
Jiang Su was very happy at that time, a little childishly showing off to him, his eyes shining like stars, but he only said, “It’s just an apartment.”
Then, the stars in Jiang Su’s eyes dimmed.
When he seriously recalled it, everything related to Jiang Su was clear.
But he didn’t remember a single thing.
“We’re here, Mr. Huo.”
Zhou Fu’s voice pulled Huo Qingyan back to his senses.
Huo Qingyan turned his head to look out and saw Jiang Su and Xu Mochun coming out.
He opened the door and quickly got out of the car and walked towards Jiang Su.
Jiang Su knew that he would be very busy in the future, so he wanted to take this time to watch Cheng Xishi’s new movie.
As he was walking, Xu Mochun suddenly stood in front of him.
Jiang Su looked puzzled: “What are you doing?”
Only after asking did he see Huo Qingyan walking towards him.