Upon hearing him answer the phone, Xiao Yichen immediately said, "You finally answered the phone, otherwise I would have thought you had disappeared."
"Nonsense." Huo Shenyan frowned, a rare look of fatigue appearing on his face.
Although Hengya currently has no obvious internal troubles, external threats are looming, causing it great distress.
Xiao Yichen asked, "Are you free tonight?"
Huo Shenyan leaned back in the car and asked directly, "What's the matter?"
“It’s my birthday tonight, you’re not going to be so disrespectful as to not come, are you?” Xiao Yichen had barely finished speaking when he started criticizing him again: “I’ve noticed that you, as a married man, are clearly out of touch with us now.”
In their circle, Xiao Yichen and Huo Shenyan have the best relationship; they've known each other since they were kids.
Therefore, he spoke to Huo Shenyan without any restraint, saying whatever he wanted.
So much so that Huo Shenyan was not polite to him either: "Let's talk about it later, I just arrived in Shanghai."
Xiao Yichen ignored him and directly told him the place and time, and that he should meet him there.
After hanging up, Huo Shenyan called Ni Jingxi again. However, she didn't answer. This sometimes happened to her; she was probably busy.
Without thinking too much about it, he hung up the phone and sent Ni Jingxi a WeChat message to tell her that he had returned to Shanghai.
Just as he finished sending the WeChat message, Tang Mian, who was sitting in the passenger seat of the car, turned around and looked at him, saying in a slightly urgent voice, "Mr. Huo, Madam is currently at the police station."
...
Inside the police station, Lin Qinglang said excitedly, "Teacher, I told you you're from Shanghai, but you insisted on lying to me and saying you weren't."
"You know how small the world is, that we can still meet like this."
"Did I just save you? Why don't you give me your phone number and WeChat first? If you really want to thank me, you can treat me to dinner tonight."
The policeman sitting opposite him finally couldn't take it anymore and tapped his notebook with his pen, warning, "Be serious. Do you know where you are? You came here for fighting. Do you think this is a bar where you can chat up pretty girls?"
"By the way, teacher, who did you ask to bail you out?"
After giving their statements, the two men were seated and waited for their release on bail.
This was Lin Qinglang's first time in a police station, and it was because of a fight. He didn't dare to call his family, so he called his friend and asked him to bring a lawyer over.
Seeing that Ni Jingxi was silent, Lin Qinglang assumed that she had no one to bail her out and immediately whispered, "Teacher, don't worry, as long as I'm here, I won't abandon you."
Look at this bond between teacher and student, it's so touching.
Ni Jingxi, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up calmly: "Why do you still talk so much?"
Lin Qinglang was taken aback, then burst into laughter and nodded, saying, "Right? I don't know why, but I just love to talk whenever I'm with you."
The moment Huo Shenyan stepped through the door, he heard those words.
When I'm with you, I really love to talk...
He stared intently at the young man sitting next to Ni Jingxi, his eyes, which had been slightly anxious, now revealing a hint of danger. Finally, he walked up to Ni Jingxi and looked down at her.
When Ni Jingxi saw the leather shoes that appeared in front of her, she naturally raised her head.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, his voice low: "Fight?"
As he spoke, he bent down, reached out and grasped Ni Jingxi's wrist, pulling her up from the chair.
Lin Qinglang, who was standing nearby, got anxious and shouted, "Who are you? What do you want?"
But before he could reach out to rescue Ni Jingxi, he saw that she was already in the man's arms, and the man was coaxing her in a very pleasant voice: "Don't be afraid, your husband is here."
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Chapter 16
Huo Shenyan held her in his arms, and the worry in his heart finally subsided.
When he heard the news that she was at the police station while in the car, his heart seemed to stop for a moment, and even his voice trembled as he told the driver to turn around and go to the police station immediately.
Tang Mian didn't dare turn around, but glanced at the situation behind him in the front mirror. Huo Shenyan was sitting in the back seat with a frown on his face.
His worry was evident on his face.
Tang Mian was Huo Shenyan's junior at school. The two were close both at work and in their private lives. He was the first person to know about Huo Shenyan's marriage to Ni Jingxi.
He still remembers that day when he drove to Pudong Airport to pick up Huo Shenyan.
Huo Shenyan went to the Middle East alone without telling anyone. Tang Mian kept it a secret from Huo's elders and only told others that he was going abroad for a week-long vacation.
But when Tang Mian stood at the arrival gate and saw Huo Shenyan walking out of the VIP passage hand in hand with a girl, he was taken aback.
Huo Shenyan walked up to Tang Mian, a smile on his face that he had never seen before.
"This is Tang Mian, my assistant," Huo Shenyan said, turning to the girl beside him.
Tang Mian cautiously glanced at her. She was dressed very simply in a shirt and jeans. But Tang Mian was genuinely amazed. This girl had a beautiful yet spirited look, with long eyebrows, dark eyes, and a high, delicate nose that many girls dreamed of.
Moreover, the other person is very tall, and with this shirt and high-waisted jeans, she has a slim waist and long legs, and also exudes a cool and dashing aura.
At this moment, Tang Mian was still only surprised.
Until Huo Shenyan looked at him and said with a faint smile, "Tang Mian, this is my wife, Ni Jingxi."
Tang Mian finally experienced what it meant to be struck by lightning.
...
Knowing the seriousness of the situation, the driver didn't dare delay and drove straight to the police station. As soon as the car stopped, Huo Shenyan placed his hand on the door lock, preparing to get out.
Tang Mian quickly turned his head and whispered, "President Huo."
Huo Shenyan paused slightly and looked up at him.
Tang Mian looked at his boss, knowing that his advice might not be effective, but he couldn't help but say, "There are too many people here, and if someone recognizes you, it won't look good..."
He didn't spell it out, but Huo Shenyan's identity was indeed extraordinary. If someone photographed him entering and leaving the police station, and something went wrong, rumors would spread, and he would have to explain himself again. If things went wrong, it could even affect Hengya Group's stock.
Huo Shenyan finally spoke up: "It's alright."
After saying that, he pushed open the door and got out of the car.
Huo Shenyan was finally at ease when he saw Ni Jingxi lying unharmed in his arms.
Lin Qinglang, who was standing to the side, had already stood up. His gaze swept back and forth between Huo Shenyan and Ni Jingxi, looking them over again and again, and his expression was not good.
Because he had just clearly heard the man say that he was her husband.
Huo Shenyan didn't look at him; perhaps ignoring him completely was more effective in discouraging such a young man than scrutinizing him. He looked down at Ni Jingxi and said softly, "I'll have Tang Mian arrange bail."
Ni Jingxi nodded, but the "thank you" that was on the tip of her tongue was swallowed back down.
Lin Qinglang, who was standing next to him, couldn't hold back any longer and called out, "Teacher."
Ni Jingxi turned her head to look at him. The anxiety in the young man's eyes was already showing. She thought for a moment and looked at him, saying, "Lin Qinglang, let me introduce you. This is my husband."
Lin Qinglang was completely stunned.
He opened his mouth as if to say something, but after a long pause, he could only manage to utter, "How old are you to be married?"
Lin Qinglang was genuinely shocked.
To be honest, when he first saw Ni Jingxi at that company, he was excited. It was like the feeling of "I've been searching for her a thousand times, and now she's right there in the dim light."
Nowadays, many parents don't like to hire young and beautiful female tutors for their sons, fearing that they might develop romantic entanglements.
He didn't know about others, but the first girl Lin Qinglang felt affection for and even liked when he was young was his former tutor, Ni Jingxi.
Lin Qinglang comes from a wealthy family, but his parents' relationship is just like that of wealthy families in TV dramas—respectful but cold towards each other.
This led to his rebellious and unruly personality, and he did whatever he wanted at school. Fortunately, the Lin family had decided to send him abroad after he finished high school.
But we can't just send away a pile of mud, can we?
So Lin's father asked his secretary to find him a tutor, which Lin Qinglang absolutely refused. Besides, the Lin family had already found him quite a few tutors before, but they all left in a huff.
Despite his handsome and sunny appearance, Lin Qinglang can be quite a handful when he gets into trouble, even the private tutors can't handle him.
But Ni Jingxi was the first person to control him.
Upon hearing his question, Huo Shenyan's expression turned completely cold. He was dressed in a high-quality, tailored suit, his expression sharp and composed, exuding an aura of authority.
Lin Qinglang also came from a distinguished background, so he naturally recognized that none of the man's clothes were cheap.
Moreover, when the other person is not speaking, they have a natural aura that makes people feel uneasy.
Ni Jingxi smiled slightly and said calmly, "If you have someone you want to marry, you will naturally get married. What does age have to do with it?"
Lin Qinglang inwardly roared, "Of course it's related."
Before he went abroad, he had considered confessing his feelings to Ni Jingxi, but she disappeared from his life first. She resigned and left before he received his offer from the foreign university.
He once yelled at his father's secretary, demanding that he find Ni Jingxi for him.
However, the other party only relayed one sentence from Ni Jingxi.
"The sea is wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky is high enough for birds to fly. I wish you a smooth and successful life ahead."
A very appropriate and polite blessing, but meeting in person is out of the question.
Tang Mian handled things very well. The lawyer had arrived before them and quickly completed the formalities for Ni Jingxi, allowing her to leave.
“Everything has been taken care of, Madam, you may leave now,” Tang Mian said as he walked over.
Huo Shenyan held Ni Jingxi's hand, preparing to take her away.
Ni Jingxi turned to look at Lin Qinglang beside her and asked, "Hasn't your friend arrived yet?"
“That kid is unreliable. It’s alright, teacher, you go first, we’ll contact you later.” Lin Qinglang put one hand to his ear, making a gesture as if he were making a phone call.
He even gave Huo Shenyan a deliberately provocative look.
Ni Jingxi thought for a moment, then looked up and asked Huo Shenyan, "Could you help him get bail? I was lucky to avoid being taken advantage of today because of him."
They didn't just avoid being taken advantage of; the two of them almost turned the other company upside down.
They're not people to be trifled with anyway.
Huo Shenyan glanced at Tang Mian expressionlessly. Upon seeing this, Tang Mian turned around without saying a word and went back to dealing with the matter.