It couldn't help but remind her of that boy.
Since the Su family and the Xu family had no business dealings, Su Qi had lost all news of that boy.
There was nowhere to start if she wanted to find him.
She wondered if the boy's eyes had gotten better.
Seeing Su Qi lost in thought, Huo Tingyun lowered his gaze. In the dim light, his voice was hoarse. The distance between them was so narrow that they could smell each other's scent. His voice grew even deeper and more seductive.
"I once knew a very wonderful girl. I thought it was Xu Linyun, but I recently discovered it wasn't her at all. How could such a wonderful girl turn into the person she is today? I searched for her for a very, very long time, and I still haven't found her."
Su Qi frowned, "You haven't found her? Why? Haven't you seen what she looked like? You could have someone draw her portrait and then look for her based on her childhood photos. Maybe you'd find her."
Huo Tingyun's lips twitched. He smiled bitterly and helplessly, "It's precisely because I haven't seen her that I can't find her."
Haven't seen her?
How could that be possible?
Huo Tingyun had never told her about this.
Su Qi had heard from the servants that Xu Linyun was Huo Tingyun's white moonlight, his childhood sweetheart, and his first love.
But Su Qi hadn't expected there to be such a story.
If he hadn't seen her, how did Huo Tingyun know that person was Xu Linyun, and even consider Xu Linyun his first love, loving her for so many years?
What kind of girl could take root and sprout in this man's heart, making this cold-blooded and heartless man unable to forget her?
Just as Su Qi was about to ask more, Huo Qingrang's voice came from outside. Su Qi quickly wriggled out of Huo Tingyun's embrace and walked out of the greenhouse.
As soon as she stepped out, a cold wind brushed against her face. Su Qi realized she was covered in sweat. She had been so engrossed in the story that she had almost forgotten she was feeling hot.
"Little Su? I heard Tingyun was here."
"Dad, Tingyun is in the greenhouse."
Su Qi said, about to leave.
"I heard you moved back home. That's good. Take good care of the child in your belly from now on. Staying with the Huo family, Qin Xue is a gentle person, she will take good care of you."
Su Qi pursed her lips. Huo Qingrang's voice was like flowing water, pleasant to the ear.
But seeing Huo Qingrang's face, Su Qi thought of the scene she had witnessed in the underground parking lot.
Before that day, Su Qi had always regarded Huo Qingrang as a respected elder.
"I know, Dad."
Su Qi turned and left the garden.
Huo Qingrang noticed Su Qi's unusual behavior. She had never been like this before; her attitude today was a bit cold.
Huo Qingrang strode into the greenhouse. Huo Tingyun turned on the ultraviolet lights inside, illuminating the plants.
The warm light shone on the man's face. He had inherited the best traits from both his parents, looking more like the old man when he was young. As the only son, he had been doted on since childhood, and even his personality was very much like the old man's in his youth, not to mention his decisive methods and style in the business world.
"Tingyun, I heard the company is planning to open a subsidiary..."
The Shengshi Group was initially founded by the old man through real estate development. The Huo family was already wealthy. The old man made hundreds of billions in real estate and then established Shengshi, an investment group with countless subsidiaries, including industries like the internet, construction, and entertainment. Most of them were industry leaders.
After Huo Tingyun took over, not only did he not ruin the old man's legacy, but he also made the Huo family's companies even more prosperous, almost becoming the overlord of Shencheng.
Now, Huo Tingyun had complete control of Shengshi.
Although he was still the nominal chairman and Huo Tingyun was only the CEO, this chairman in name only had to follow Huo Tingyun's arrangements and seek his opinions. "What is it?"
Huo Tingyun raised an eyebrow, shifting his gaze from the plants to Huo Qingrang.
Even when facing his own father, he showed no emotion, as cold as if he were facing a stranger.
"I have a friend whose son just graduated and is very capable. I was thinking, perhaps we could try letting him be the chairman."
Huo Qingrang had one hand in his pocket and the other resting on the greenhouse door handle.
Despite facing his own son, he felt immense pressure, and even speaking these words made him inexplicably nervous and apprehensive.
Huo Qingrang also felt a bit guilty.
This subsidiary was not small, but not too large either, and it was in the internet industry.
Coincidentally, Yu Chen had just graduated and returned from studying abroad, and hadn't started working yet.
For the past few days, Sheng Yuxue had been telling him about this matter, urging him to arrange for Sheng Yuchen to work in the company, but not in a low-level position.
Huo Qingrang was also a gentle person, and he spoke without any authority.
"What do you say, Tingyun?"
"The board of directors needs to decide on personnel. Moreover, the new company will have many issues, and an inexperienced newcomer might not be able to handle it. We can see after the company opens."
Huo Tingyun said in a deep voice, his words were airtight and concise, a clear refusal.
An inexperienced newcomer could only start from the bottom.
The upper echelons of Shengshi Group were either young and capable or veterans. There was never a case of newcomers holding high-level positions.
If that were the case, and Shengshi allowed inexperienced newcomers to be leaders, wouldn't it cause dissatisfaction throughout the company?
Even if he agreed, a new employee would lack the charisma and ability to manage the company after joining.
A hint of embarrassment appeared on Huo Qingrang's face. "Dad didn't mean anything else. I just thought that boy was capable and wanted to arrange him for you. If it's not possible, then forget it."
Just as Huo Qingrang was about to leave, Huo Tingyun spoke in a deep voice, "Dad, some things in this world can't be hidden forever."
Huo Qingrang's body trembled as if he had been electrocuted. He widened his eyes and stared blankly at Huo Tingyun, unable to believe that his son would say such a thing.
"You... you know? When?"
It took a long time for Huo Qingrang to recover.
Even though Huo Qingrang had followed the old man in business when he was young and had seen many storms, he was still shocked by his son.
When Huo Tingyun was young, he was doing business with the old man, so he neglected to care for Huo Tingyun. Their father-son relationship had not been close since childhood. Later, Huo Tingyun went abroad to study, and their interactions decreased even further.
Throughout the year, they probably spoke less than ten sentences.
The words spoken today probably exceeded the total spoken in a year.
Huo Qingrang poured all his affection and concern into Sheng Yuxue's children, Sheng Yuchen.
The two brothers didn't look very much alike, and their personalities were completely different.
Huo Tingyun was outwardly cold but inwardly warm, while Yu Chen was outwardly warm but inwardly cold, more like him when he was young.
However, although Huo Tingyun was only a few years older than Sheng Yuchen, his abilities were exceptionally outstanding.