Xia Chu also knew that for Huo Corporation to be at its current scale and volume, it's impossible not to have dealings with the political sphere, even close ones at that.
But this wasn't something she should inquire about, nor could she.
What she needed to know was that Huo Xiyao wasn't just recklessly "seething with rage for a beauty's sake"; he actually knew what he was doing, with a clear mind and moderation.
Xu Pei's father was indeed not innocent, and even if it hadn't been Huo Xiyao engaging in mutual back-scratching to pull him down, someone else would have; even if he had escaped this time, he could still find himself in the line of fire the next.
That was enough.
As for Xu Pei, not to mention he was largely to blame for his own misfortune, Xing Yao's downfall was inevitable.
