Chapter 450: Conversation (7)_1
"Coming for me? You really think too highly of yourself."
Huo Jinnan seemed to have heard a joke, his gaze upon Huo Jinyun adding a chill to his presence as if he had been taken out of an icehouse.
Huo Jinyun stood there, her face as if she had been harshly slapped, no longer possessing the hysterical courage of that day!
With Grandpa’s laissez-faire attitude, and Jizhou still in detention, Gucheng Group had plunged into a financial crisis—
She hadn’t slept well for several days, waking up from nightmares numerous times each night, either dreaming about Jizhou being bullied in prison or debt collectors at Gucheng Group, and even about Adong...
She wanted to say, "Jinnan, I beg you," but the words circled on the tip of her tongue, unable to be spoken, leaving only a pain in her throat.
Huo Jinyun just looked steadily at Huo Jinnan.
Her brother, whom she always feared, stood there in a hand-tailored black suit and dark blue shirt, more intense and inscrutable than ever, impenetrable and instilling fear.
Recalling the last time Huo Jinyun had asserted to him, that if it weren’t for her father’s heart, their mother wouldn’t have survived until now—
Huo Jinnan put down the briefcase he was holding, his slender fingers reaching into his trouser pocket for his phone, and dialed Huo Bei’s number, "Take a check from my study."
Less than ten minutes later, Huo Bei came out, glanced at Huo Jinyun, and handed the check to Huo Jinnan, "Sir, here’s the check you requested."
Huo Jinnan looked at Huo Bei, "How much does a heart cost?"
Huo Bei checked an average price, "Sir, around five hundred thousand."
Huo Jinnan’s lips pressed into a thin line as he looked at Huo Jinyun, "Back then, my mom used your dad’s heart. Yes, we should have been grateful to you, but—"
He looked at Huo Jinyun without continuing, his voice growing colder, "Having used that heart for so many years, my mom also paid a price. Since you still feel that we owe you, then name your price, I’ll settle it in one go."
"Jinnan, that day I... I didn’t mean that."
Huo Jinyun’s hand clutching her purse trembled slightly.
Huo Jinnan’s gaze fell on Huo Jinyun, "No need to be conflicted—the offer is once in a lifetime. After this chance passes, it’s gone. As soon as you speak up, no matter the amount, I’ll pay."
No matter the amount, he would pay?
Thinking of Gucheng Group’s sole need for capital, she stood there, torn and conflicted, "Jinnan, are... are you serious?"
Huo Jinnan pulled a signature pen from his suit pocket, uncapped it, "Speak."
She knew she should not, yet what Gucheng Group needed right now was money!
Should she or shouldn’t she?
Remembering that Huo Jinnan said the opportunity was only once, and once missed, it would never come back, her lips moved a few times, "Jinnan..."
Huo Jinnan’s lips curved slightly, his expression unchanging, "Since elder sister doesn’t want it..."
Seeing him turn to enter Nanyuan Villa, Huo Jinyun gritted her teeth and said ten billion.
Hearing her own voice, it was already too late to take it back!
Huo Jinyun closed her eyes, her face burning hot.
Huo Jinnan looked at Huo Jinyun, silent.
Huo Bei stood aside, completely stunned, never expecting the elder lady to actually speak up and to ask for such an astounding amount!
Without a word from Huo Jinnan, he picked up the pen and swiftly wrote the amount on the check, tossing it to Huo Jinyun, "Take it and go."
Huo Jinyun, without a word, watched the check fall to the ground, her whole body shaking violently, feeling for the first time like a beggar!
