"Roast duck from Jing Rui Xuan, bone broth from Chengzhou, and pastries from Ming Jin Ji…" Huo Jue looked at his lunch placed on the table. After a long while, he raised his eyes and sneered at the petite woman standing in front of the table. "You know me really well. "
Huo Jue's new secretary, Annie, was swept by Huo Jue's murderous gaze. Her teeth chattered immediately, as she began to tremble violently.
"Throw everything out," Huo Jue stated morosely. He looked at Annie with a hint of hostility in his eyes. "Don't think that you know me very well."
Annie scrambled out of Huo Jue's office in a panic.
Huo Jue's expression did not turn any better even after the pile of food was taken away.
It was not easy for him to get a new secretary, but he did not expect her to receive Xia Jin's guidance.
Those dishes were all tried and tested by Xia Jin according to his preferences. He had never paid attention to these things before, but he had hardly eaten a single meal that was to his liking after Xia Jin left, he almost did not have a good meal. Only then did he realize–Xia Jin really left.
What he had thought was a dispensable woman had actually tinted his heart with a touch of despondency. This irritated Huo Jue to no end.
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Wang Ran arrived at the hospital after three days of Zhu Ya's hospitalization.
"You gave birth? Why is she a girl?" Wang Ran glanced at the baby in the cradle next to Zhu Ya. He did not even think of holding the baby and only glanced at her.
Zhu Ya bit her pale lips. "Even if she's a girl, is she not your child?"
"What's the use of a girl? We still have to give her away in the end. I'm the only child in my family. You should give birth to another one. Otherwise, it would be bad if my family's name is cut off."
Wang Ran sat on the chair next to Zhu Ya and looked at her with a smile. "Why didn't you tell me you were giving birth? Seriously."
Zhu Ya got so infuriated at Wang Ran's statement that she trembled. After a long while, she raised her head and glared at Wang Ran angrily. "Get out!"
"What did you say?! How can you talk to me like that?" Wang Ran frowned. His burly body twisted a little, and his fat flesh shuddered at once.
"Get out!" Zhu Ya cried, shouting shrilly.
A nurse hurried in from the outside and tried to persuade Wang Ran, who was still cursing, out of the room.
"B*tch, does giving birth to a child give you the ability to think that you're a princess? Isn't it just giving birth to a child? Why are you so angry? F*ck..."
The ward quieted down. Zhu Ya covered her face, whimpering softly.
Xia Jin, who was hiding in the shadows, only stepped into the ward after Wang Ran left.
"Sister Zhu Ya..." Xia Jin placed the thermos box containing chicken soup next to her, "Here is some chicken soup, and congee…"
Before she could finish her sentence, Zhu Ya suddenly hugged her and cried bitterly. "Xiao Jin, what did I do wrong? Why is treating me like this?!"
Xia Jin reached out and hugged her. Even though her motive for approaching close to Zhu Ya was not pure, but after so many days together, she had considered Zhu Ya as her friend.
"It's not you who's wrong. It's him." Xia Jin's voice was calm and austere. Huo Jue's face appeared in her mind. "It was all those men who are in the wrong."
After coaxing Zhu Ya to sleep, Xia Jin tucked the covers for her and walked out of the ward.
Things were progressing smoothly, and it would be fine to deal with Wang Ran next.
Xia Jin's lips curled into a smile.
It was time to end Zhu Ya's unsightly marriage.
After returning home from the hospital, Xia Jin tidied up and lay on the bed tiredly.
Just as she was about to rest, the phone rang.
"Hello…" When Xia Jin opened her mouth, a cold voice came from the phone. "Come to the office."
Huo Jue?
Xia Jin was about to say something when the other party hung up.
Only then did Xia Jin see the caller ID: Annie.
Annie was the new secretary Gao Lan had found for Huo Jue. Although Xia Jin had given Annie the booklet, Annie was still afraid that she might do something wrong, so she asked Gao Lan for Xia Jin's contact information.
A bad feeling welled up in Xia Jin's heart.
Before the phone screen could go dark, another text message came.
"Sister Xia Jin, please come quickly. I beg you."
What happened to Annie?
Xia Jin changed her clothes instantly and went to the Huo Corporation.
A familiar employee led her to Huo Jue's office. Xia Jin opened the door to see Annie kneeling on the ground, shivering. While on the black leather sofa, Huo Jue was crossing his legs, and he only lifted his eyes slightly when seeing Xia Jin come.
Xia Jin took a deep breath and closed the door behind her. She walked to Annie's side and looked at Huo Jue. "What's wrong, Mr. Huo?"
The corner of Huo Jue's lips curled into a mocking smile. He raised his eyebrows. "This person–did you find her?"
Xia Jin frowned. "No, she was hired by the Huo Corporation."
Annie had a good education and qualities, so Gao Lan chose her among those who were interviewing for the president's secretary.
"Oh." Huo Jue twisted his head slightly and glanced at Annie. Although Annie did not dare to raise her head, she still trembled violently when his gaze landed on her.
Huo Jue threw something out of his hand and said in a cold voice, "And what is this?"