Inextricable

Huai Yangping’s face was already livid with anger upon being exposed in front of so many directors. His usual gentleness and courtesy had been unveiled as being a pretence. “Huai Jing, you…”

“Slap!” The rest of his words were blocked by a slap in his face.

Huai Yangping was taken aback, and looked at Huai Changchao, his eyes wide open.

Huai Changchao glared at him with a look of indisputable anger. He scolded, “You unfilial son, for your own selfish desires, even after knowing that she takes drugs, you still pushed her to be IO’s spokesperson to make IO and Huai Jing lose face. How can you even defend yourself here?”

Huai Changchao reversed the idea in Huai Jing’s statement with one movement and one word. He blamed the cause of all of this on Huai Yangping’s lust, moving it away from the framing Huai Jing theory.

“Second Uncle…” Huai Jing’s lips parted slightly.

“Okay,” The leader, Mrs. Huai, threw the document on the table and said loudly.

Huai Jing’s eyes darkened.

“Although the Huai group is named after the Huai, it is not our own company, all these directors have a stake in it too. Huai Yangping used his power for personal gain and made such a big mistake. You don’t have to come into work from tomorrow on, just reflect at home first,” the old lady said solemnly.

Huai Changchao relaxed, nodded and said, “Got it.”

After that, Mrs. Huai looked at Huai Jing and he looked at her with cold and piercing eyes.

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“As for Huai Jing, as the leader of a sub-group, you didn’t do a good job of distinguishing, and you used a tainted female star as a spokesperson. You can’t escape responsibility. You have to come up with an emergency plan before tonight. Alright, that’s it for today’s board meeting.”

Although Mrs. Huai explained the matter, the board of directors were obviously not so easy to fool. Some people looked at Huai Jing, then at Mrs. Huai, before finally getting up and leaving the room without saying anything. Finally, when only Huai Jing and Mrs. Huai were left in the conference room, she got up and walked over to Huai Jing.

He had known from the very beginning that Lin Weiyu took drugs, and had also seen through Huai Yangping’s purpose in doing so, hence he made Lin Weiyu the spokesperson. He was hoping for Lin Weiyu’s scandal to be exposed more than Huai Yangping, because only in this way could this board meeting be held. Only then could he let the board of directors know that Huai Yangping was trying to frame him. He was pretending to be pitiful to win the sympathy of the board of directors, and letting them clearly see the purpose and the ugly face of those who were framing him. Although he had single-handedly expanded IO, in the process of achieving his ultimate goal, it was just a pawn. To achieve that goal, IO could be ruined as well. Mrs. Huai had figured all this out.

“Don’t put your mind on this matter in the future.” Mrs. Huai stood by the desk, looked down at Huai Jing, sighed softly, and said, “Everyone here is family, and everything will be great as long as family harmony is maintained.”

After hearing this sentence, a smirk flowed from his lips. His slender fingers casually flipped through the documents in his hand, and from the papers emerged a gust of cool wind. Huai Jing raised his head and met the old lady’s gaze. “That’s what you told me when my father died as well.”

When the dignified old lady heard his words, a trace of sadness flashed through her eyes. She glanced down at Huai Jing once more before leaving.

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After exiting the Huai Group building, Huai Jing drove home. As soon as he opened the lock, Mimi, who was nestled on the sofa, raised its head slightly. 

It was evening now, so the sunlight had faded in brightness, and this dusky atmosphere mixed with the sea breeze made the whole living room look even more deserted and empty.

Huai Jing looked around his home, and when his eyes fell on the piano, he raised his eyebrows slightly before walking to the sofa and sitting down.

Leaning back against the sofa, Huai Jing raised his arms and placed them on the back of the sofa, and closed his eyes.

Mimi, who was nestled next to him, looked up at him, jumped onto the back of the sofa, cat-walked a little before reaching his shoulder and sitting down. It had thick fur, and as soon as it sat, its fur rubbed against the man’s face. The man opened his eyes, turned his head and looked to the side, only to see Mimi looking down at him.

This was the first time that he and this cat had such close contact.

Before Xu Xingxing had left, she had sent Mimi to Huai Jing’s house, and he had since personally taken care of this cat.

‘This is supposed to cultivate feelings? If she were here, what would she do if Mimi was like this to her?’ His eyes moved slightly at this thought. Just as he was about to touch Mimi, his phone rang. He withdrew his hand, looked down at the phone, pursed his lips, and picked it up. “Hi,” Huai Jing spoke first.

“It’s me.” From the other end of the phone, the woman’s soft voice reached his ears with a feather-like touch. She seemed to hesitate for a moment before her voice became softer and she asked gently, “Are you okay?”

Standing on the balcony, Xu Xingxing bit her lower lip as she watched the red sunset outside the window.

In fact, she was a little worried after watching the news. After all, because of Lin Weiyu this time, the investment into the product had already been ruined, and the cooperation with TIE might also be in danger. IO might slip into a downturn with this incident, making it the biggest fall in the history of IO. Xu Xingxing hesitated for quite a while before finally deciding to call and ask at the end.

Although she tried her best to conceal it, Huai Jing could still hear the worry and concern present in her trembling voice. He looked up at the ceiling, blinked his eyes slightly, and the bitterness and coldness in his brows and eyes were replaced by warmth and tenderness. “Something did happen.” After Huai Jing said that, he turned his head to look at Mimi on the side, put his hand on top of its head, rubbed it lightly, and continued in a deep voice, “Mimi misses you, and I… miss you a little too.”