The Huo family's dozen or so servants all gasped in unison.
Lin Te looked at the scene in horror, "Second Young Master? What second young master? Where did this second young master come from?"
Li Caiyi's eyes widened, and her gaze shifted from Huo Qingrang to Sheng Yuchen.
Sheng Yuchen smiled, "Father, I heard Tingyun fell ill and was discharged from the hospital today, with no one attending to the company. Your health is not good, so I will handle company affairs in place of Tingyun during this period."
"That's good. You've also graduated, and you studied business management abroad, just lacking practical experience. Both you and Tingyun are my children, and I believe you are both capable and will surpass me."
Huo Qingrang chuckled heartily, "I'll go in and see Tingyun first. If you have nothing else to do, you can go directly to the company. You're welcome to stay at home if you wish."
Sheng Yuchen said knowingly, "I understand, Father. However, since Tingyun is ill at home, it's not convenient for me to disturb him. When Tingyun recovers, I will bring Mother to meet everyone in the Huo family."
After speaking, Sheng Yuchen glanced at a spot not far away, lowered his eyes, suppressed all his emotions, and turned to leave.
The servants were still in shock, and Huo Qingrang had already started walking towards Huo Tingyun's bedroom.
"Master, please stop. The young master's emotions are still unstable. If you barge in now, it might harm both of you. Please visit the young master after some time!"
Lin Te rushed forward, spreading his arms to block Huo Qingrang.
Huo Qingrang looked at the closed door. Even with the door shut, he could hear sounds of something breaking.
"Is Tingyun alright?"
"Master, the young master's body is fine. Master, please take care of yourself."
Lin Te lowered his gaze, avoiding Huo Qingrang's face, fearing that the anger in his eyes would be revealed.
Huo Qingrang sighed, "Alright! Then I'll wait until Tingyun is better to visit him. Thank you for taking care of Tingyun during this time, Assistant Lin."
Huo Qingrang turned to leave. Lin Te seemed to remember something and asked, "Master, aren't you going to visit Madam?"
"Madam?" Huo Qingrang stopped. Thinking of Qin Xue, his eyes darkened slightly. After a few seconds of thought, he said, "Her health has not been good recently, and she has been staying in a temple. It's peaceful there, so I won't disturb her. You must take good care of them."
With that, Huo Qingrang turned and left.
Lin Te stood in place, watching Huo Qingrang's retreating back, anger in his eyes.
Huo Qingrang had rarely cared for Qin Xue and Huo Tingyun over the years, which contributed to Huo Tingyun's gloomy personality and his lack of understanding of love. He had never had a complete family or paternal care since childhood.
Now, Huo Qingrang could even say such words as asking him to take care of them.
Asking him to take care of them was actually asking him to stand by and watch, to not want to care.
Indeed, Huo Qingrang had brought his illegitimate son and openly entered the house when Huo Tingyun was ill.
With Huo Tingyun sick and Qin Xue in the temple, it suited Huo Qingrang's wishes.
He could finally bring his old lover of many years and his illegitimate son back to the Huo family!
"Sir, sir, you must get better soon. If you are sick for a year or half, the entire Huo family might be snatched away by the illegitimate son!"
Illegitimate son?
Li Caiyi, standing nearby, was stunned.
What illegitimate son?
Was Sheng Yuchen an illegitimate son?
No wonder!
No wonder Sheng Yuchen wanted her to get close to Huo Tingyun!
It turned out to be a premeditated plan!
Li Caiyi's head spun, and she almost fell to the ground.
She knew she was a pawn, but she never expected to be used in such a way.
She felt heartbroken, clutching her chest. The tears that had stopped began to fall again.
Lin Te came back to his senses and saw Li Caiyi crying. Not understanding why, he stepped forward to comfort her, "Why are you crying? Your Tingyun brother will definitely get better..."
After a busy day, Su Qi learned about Huo Tingyun's illness and the sensational news of his illegitimate son, Sheng Yuchen, emerging to take control of the company, when she was having dinner with company employees.
Within half a day, the news had quickly dominated major headlines, and even during dinner, all the employees were discussing it.
Besides entertainment gossip, the affairs of top wealthy families were also topics of discussion for ordinary people.
Su Qi's heart trembled. Even though she knew Huo Tingyun was ill, she couldn't help but be surprised by this news.
Sheng Yuchen.
She had always known Sheng Yuchen's identity.
She thought Sheng Yuchen would never have a chance to turn his life around.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Huo Tingyun fell ill, Sheng Yuchen impatiently took Huo Tingyun's place and took over the company.
Su Qi felt a pang of annoyance.
Could it be that she was truly a jinx?
Qin Yusheng was confined by the Qin family because of her.
Huo Tingyun fell ill and even lost control of the company, with his illegitimate son openly taking over.
Su Qi began to doubt herself and barely ate anything all night.
Yang Tianhao noticed Su Qi's worry and drove her to the hospital. He looked upstairs, "Tang Xue should still be in the hospital. You haven't seen Tang Xue for a long time. Although she's a bit of a love-struck fool, she's very considerate of you in some matters. Why don't you talk to your girlfriend?"
Su Qi was stunned at first, then smiled and thanked Yang Tianhao.
Su Qi walked out of the elevator and saw Gu Tangxue already waiting at the corridor entrance.
It was eleven o'clock at night when Su Qi returned home. She collapsed onto the sofa, her bones feeling loose.
Her chaotic thoughts seemed to have finally cleared up a bit.
She and Huo Tingyun were already divorced, and the Huo family's affairs should have nothing to do with her.
But Sheng Yuchen's methods were truly despicable.
He had been plotting for so long...
She recalled Gu Tangxue's words, "It's such a coincidence that Huo Tingyun found his white moonlight and then fell ill, and Sheng Yuchen seized the opportunity to rise to power. This is likely not a coincidence, but a well-planned scheme."
Sheng Yuchen had been calculating for so long, just to shed his status as an illegitimate son.
Li Caiyi's appearance was also too coincidental.
Gu Tangxue said, "I know a reliable private investigator in Shencheng who can find out many unknown things. If you want to know something, I can send someone to investigate who this Li Caiyi really is."
After much deliberation, Su Qi agreed.
Although Li Caiyi had a simple personality, her appearance was too coincidental.
Even though she and Huo Tingyun were divorced, the elder was still like a grandfather to her.
If the Huo family was truly facing a storm, for the sake of the elder, she had to protect everyone in the Huo family.
Su Qi took a deep breath, trying to steady her breathing. By the latter half of the night, she finally fell into a deep sleep.