Chapter 422: Chapter 422: You Also Know What Business Zhou Chenyuan Is In

"Sis, nobody is born knowing everything, I believe with dad’s guidance, I will soon be able to share his worries," He Ye spoke earnestly, his black eyes completely lowered in posture.

But He Mingzhu knew that he was just putting on an act.

She clenched her fingers and reluctantly continued, "What about your studio then, are you not going to manage it anymore?"

That was He Ye’s labor of love.

He Ye laughed somewhat embarrassingly, "Actually, once I finish up the tasks here, I can manage that too, but dad thinks it’s my labor of love, so he hired a professional to take care of it."

He Mingzhu finally understood that He Rongwei was indeed planning to hand over the company’s management to He Ye, so whatever she said was useless.

Yet, she really couldn’t reconcile herself to this.

"Sis, I know many projects in the company are your labor of love, so I talked to dad, and I assured him that you’ll get every penny of dividends, you can rest easy over in Yucheng," He Ye said earnestly.

He Rongwei nodded with satisfaction, "That’s right, you two are siblings, everything about the He family is yours, and you should work together, not turn against each other over petty profits."

He Mingzhu almost ground her teeth, but she couldn’t show her displeasure in front of He Rongwei, so she barely managed a smile and said, "I understand, dad."

He Ye curled his lips, his words sounding sweet, "Thank you for trusting me, Sis."

There was an undertone of provocation.

He Mingzhu noticed it, and thus she held back again and again, managing to control her emotions and not explode on the spot.

"I’ll be going back to Yucheng first, dad, and please think over Zhou Lin’s situation once more, after all, you know what Zhou Chenyan does for a living, if anything happens, it could drag down the entire He family," He Mingzhu said, turning her back to give a reminder.

He Rongwei’s expression suddenly turned cold.

But He Mingzhu had already left.

He Ye blinked, feigning confusion, "Zhou Chenyan? Isn’t he Zhou Lin’s uncle? Does our family still have dealings with him?"

He Rongwei turned back with a loving look, patting He Ye’s shoulder, he said gently, "It’s just some minor business dealings, that’s handled by Mingzhu, you don’t need to worry about it."

He Ye nodded obediently, "Okay."

Outside the door, He Mingzhu clutched the door handle, she hadn’t closed the door properly when she left, so unsurprisingly, she overheard the conversation.

Her face was cold as she turned and leaned against the wall, her finger joints turning white from the grip.

He Rongwei was truly heartless and ruthless, she had done so much for the company too, yet the moment He Ye returned, he wanted to hand everything over to him, and also clear him of any blame while pushing her in front of Zhou Chenyan.

His heart was truly biased.

He Mingzhu went downstairs, where Yu Shuhua was humming a cheerful tune while arranging flowers.

She sneered and left quickly.

...

Cheng Zhiwei didn’t know exactly how Huo Xuan explained things to Cheng Zhiyin, they still seemed a bit awkward on the surface, but if one looked carefully, one could see the undercurrents.

Cheng Zhiyin didn’t seem to resist Huo Xuan anymore; during the days Huo Xuan was hospitalized, it was she who took care of him.

Cheng Zhiwei privately asked, Cheng Zhiyin said, "That day in the booth, the lighting was very dim, I didn’t look closely, I only knew it was his clothes, and his build was similar."

Furthermore, she was provoked by the words spoken by Huo Xuan’s sister at the time, so when she saw that scene, she didn’t differentiate and just believed it was Huo Xuan.

"Do you believe him?"

"He explained it to that person, I don’t know whether to believe him, but actually..." she said with a wry smile, "I actually feel he’s not that type of person."

Cheng Zhiwei understood her intentions, "So do you plan to accept him?"

Cheng Zhiyin shook her head, her delicate eyelashes trembling slightly, her tone was gentle yet resolute, "No."

"Huh?"

"I have looked into the Huo Family, a scholarly family with excellent upbringing, they won’t accept me, and I don’t want to humiliate myself," Cheng Zhiyin was very clear-headed.

In fact, Huo Xuan was a truly high-quality man, a good character, good family background, and capable. But they were not suitable.

She had undergone one heartbreakingly failed marriage and naturally understood that marriage was not only about accepting the person but also accepting their family.

Cheng Zhiwei couldn’t advise much on this matter, after all, marriage was for Cheng Zhiyin and Huo Xuan to spend a life together, they inevitably had to deal with Huo Family’s people.

The way Huo Xuan’s sister had spoken was enough to show that Huo Xuan’s parents were not very open-minded.

She sighed, hugging Cheng Zhiyin tightly, "I respect your decision."

Cheng Zhiyin’s eyes were a bit red, "After all, it was because of me that he fell ill with gastritis, so I took care of him until he was discharged, as a way to repay his kindness to me."

"Okay."

Two days later, Cheng Zhiwei accompanied Cheng Zhiyin to the hospital.

Cheng Zhiyin said her refusal very calmly; Huo Xuan, who thought there was hope, was outright stunned, completely unable to accept the result.

She had carefully stayed by his side these past few days, he thought she had accepted him.

But, to be rejected again.

"You don’t trust me?" Huo Xuan asked, frustrated and headache-ridden.

Cheng Zhiyin was extremely rational, "I believe you are not that type of person, but I don’t want to get married."

"It doesn’t necessarily have to be marriage," Huo Xuan said, not caring.

"I’m sorry, Huo Xuan, the blind date was arranged by my parents, I wasn’t very willing, I should have made it clear to you at the time," Cheng Zhiyin apologized sincerely, "I wasted your time."

"No, Zhiyin..."

"You are very excellent, you will meet someone better in the future," Cheng Zhiyin said before turning decisively and walking away.

Huo Xuan turned to Cheng Zhiwei, his voice pleading, "Zhiwei."

Cheng Zhiwei was helpless, only saying, "If you knew what she went through, you’d understand how cruel her past was, she had long lost hope in marriage, and she is a very rational person, I can’t persuade her if she doesn’t agree."

She paused, her eyes showing pity, "Huo Xuan, stop pursuing her."

Cheng Zhiwei had said all she could and left the hospital room, leaving Huo Xuan there, his face pale and expression one of unwillingness, yet he still couldn’t help chasing after her.

Outside the hospital, Cheng Zhiyin hadn’t recovered from her sour emotions when someone stopped her.

Liu Ming leapt out and grabbed her hand, "Cheng Zhiyin."

Cheng Zhiyin’s face instantly soured, "Why are you here?"

Liu Ming’s tone darkened, "Cheng Zhiyin, where do you think you can run to, I tell you, you can’t escape from my grasp."

Cheng Zhiyin pulled out her phone to call the police, but Liu Ming was quick, snatching the phone away and smashing it, while gripping Cheng Zhiyin’s hand and shouting loudly.

"Look, it’s this woman who took my dowry and ran, now she’s refusing to return my dowry money and won’t marry me, that’s money my Old Liu’s Family scrimped and saved for a lifetime."

He spoke with tears streaming down his face, quickly gaining the sympathy of the surrounding crowds.

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