Chapter 267: Dad’s Bad Reputation (4)_1
Seeing the car crash scene, the old patriarch’s complexion grew increasingly worse.
Uncle Guan stood by and also saw it. He always felt that the second young master was mature and steady, but he never expected that he would also make such an impulsive move for a woman—it was just too dangerous. The slightest mishap could lead to the destruction of the car and loss of life!
Especially the last photo, where the person saving the young master was Qin Shaonan, and the second young master was rescuing the girl in the photo. Needless to say, the second young master felt something special for this girl.
Over the years, it had always been assumed that the second young master couldn’t get over Miss Qin, who would have expected this!
The old patriarch stared at the photo for a long time, feeling that it looked somewhat familiar, but couldn’t place where he had seen it before.
After a while, he handed the photo to Uncle Guan, "Go find out who this girl is, what her background is."
Uncle Guan took the photo, "I’ll go take care of it right away."
The old patriarch sat there, sinking into deep thought for a long time before picking up a mobile phone and dialing Huo Jinnan.
Huo Jinnan was in the car, and upon seeing the caller ID, glanced down and spoke softly to the car’s voice recognition system, "Connect."
Soon, the speaker broadcasted the old patriarch’s voice, "Anan."
Huo Jinnan uttered a low "Hmm" in response.
The old patriarch hesitated for a moment, but still spoke up, "I remember you mentioned last time that you wanted to bring a girl you liked home for the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Huo Jinnan, with one hand on the steering wheel, freed one hand to light a cigarette, took a drag, and said, "Yes."
The old patriarch managed a restrained chuckle, trying to sound casual, "The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and grandfather is really looking forward to you bringing her over sooner."
Why would Grandfather suddenly bring up the Mid-Autumn Festival? Huo Jinnan furrowed his brow slightly, "It’s still early, two months away. I’m on the road, heading out of town; it’s not convenient to talk on the phone. I’m hanging up now."
"Anan, be careful on the road." The old patriarch instructed him, then hung up the phone, sitting there with a very poor expression.
He had always been most at ease with Anan, but he hadn’t expected—
Thinking it best not to confront Anan directly again, he looked toward Uncle Guan and said in a heavy voice, "Once you’ve found her, arrange for her to come and see me."
...
Huo Jinnan sat in the car, looking at his phone, pondering for a moment before calling Huo Bei, "Keep an eye on Uncle Guan’s movements these next few days, and call me immediately if anything unusual happens."
Uncle Guan?
What happened?
A feeling of unease swept through Huo Bei’s heart, "Yes, sir."
Huo Jinnan took another drag on his cigarette, his eyes deep, "How is the task I assigned you coming along?"
Huo Bei replied softly, "The house in Li City has been purchased, decorated according to sir’s usual preferences. We’ve hired Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang to look after sir’s daily needs. Their backgrounds have been thoroughly checked, you can rest assured, sir."
"Good."
Huo Jinnan clenched the cigarette between his lips, his gaze profound.
After a pause, Huo Bei added in a low voice, "The young master from the extended family went to Li City."
"I know."
Huo Jinnan said just three words before hanging up the phone.
Five hours later, as night fell, Huo Jinnan had just arrived in Li City, and Aunt Zhang had already prepared dinner.
After dinner, Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang took Huo Jinnan to the south-facing bedroom, "Sir, please see if there’s anything that doesn’t meet your satisfaction."
Huo Jinnan glanced around the room, "It’s fine, you may go."
Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang, knowing their place, responded and left.
Huo Jinnan closed the door, sat on the bed, and picked up his phone to call Qin Shaojin, "Get me a usable lawyer over here, I’m in Li City, and I want to look into the car accident."
