Chapter 275: 277 Narrow Road Meeting (1)_1
"There’s news."
Huo Jinnan spoke in a low voice, glanced at his wristwatch as he lifted his sleeve, and sat on the side to smoke.
Just as Che Huan was about to ask more, she heard his phone ring, and the words that had reached her mouth were swallowed back.
As soon as Huo Jinnan answered the call, he heard Huo Bei’s voice.
—"Sir, the latest news we have is that Uncle Guan seems to be investigating Miss Che."
"Let him investigate, it’s time."
Huo Jinnan glanced sideways at Che Huan, flicked the ash from his cigarette with his long fingers, his gaze becoming deep and unreadable.
Huo Bei was taken aback by the reply, so soon? He had thought they would have to at least wait until Li Li’s case was closed and sir had returned from Li City!
Even if Miss Che was the young master’s mother, it was an accident five years ago. Why must sir take it this far? Or was there another purpose?
The timing now was really immature!
After a long silence from Huo Bei, Huo Jinnan’s voice came out chillingly cold, "Go and handle it."
Hearing the sudden coldness in the sir’s voice, Huo Bei came back to his senses and thought of the last time he overstepped. Heeding the warning in the tone, he responded, "Yes, sir."
After hanging up the phone, Huo Jinnan scanned Che Huan with a glance and dialed the hotel’s front desk.
Soon, a waiter came knocking on the door.
Huo Jinnan walked over, opened the door, and brought in some ice cubes. He approached Che Huan, lifted her face with his long fingers, and gently applied the ice.
At the sudden chill, Che Huan flinched slightly.
Huo Jinnan spoke softly, "Endure it for a while, even if it hurts, it’s not as painful as that night five years ago."
"..."
All of a sudden, why did he bring up that night from five years ago! Can this kind of pain even be compared with that kind?
Che Huan’s face flushed red, and she lifted her gaze to look at Huo Jinnan.
Huo Jinnan slowly applied the ice to her cheek and watched as the redness gradually faded. He set the ice aside, "Will you change into different clothes or go out like this?"
Che Huan glanced at her clothes, they weren’t very formal!
She bit her lip, "I’ll change."
Huo Jinnan turned and entered the bathroom.
Che Huan quickly changed her clothes and called out softly in the direction of the bathroom, "I’m changed."
Huo Jinnan came out of the bathroom, draped the clothes over one arm, took Che Huan’s wrist, and pulled her into his embrace.
Crashing against his chest, she quickly thought of the phrase "chest-thumping," and her breathing suddenly felt stifled!
Huo Jinnan looked down at her, "Help me fasten the buttons."
"You... Can’t you do it yourself?"
Che Huan tried to stand up straight, but an arm crossed her waist.
"It’s different when you do it," Huo Jinnan said, gazing down at Che Huan with ink-dark eyes.
They couldn’t possibly maintain this posture forever, could they?
Che Huan diverted her gaze, her pale fingers touching the dark fabric of the suit, her fingertips meeting the buttons, and quickly fastened them.
Huo Jinnan placed Che Huan’s hand on his forearm and looked down at it for a moment.
Che Huan muttered softly, "My uncle and Wen Nuan are staying right next door."
Huo Jinnan didn’t respond, but escorted Che Huan out of the guest room.
Che Huan tensely glanced in the direction of her uncle and Wen Nuan’s room, then suddenly her gaze froze.
Wen Hua was leaving, intending to go to the hospital, but paused upon seeing Che Huan clinging to Huo Jinnan and stopped closing the door abruptly.
Che Huan’s face quickly heated up, and her hand hurriedly let go of Huo Jinnan’s arm.
Huo Jinnan turned towards Wen Hua, "Mr. Wen."
Wen Hua remained silent, casting a glance in Che Huan’s direction.
Che Huan stood there with her head bowed, awkwardly playing with her hair, at a loss for words. No amount of explanation would suffice. It had all turned pale because she was the one holding onto him!
