Chapter 339: A Cunning and Forceful Conspiracy

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Huo Sicheng stopped his wheelchair and turned his head to look at Gu Qingcheng.

Seeing Huo Sicheng’s serious expression, Gu Qingcheng subconsciously glanced around.

Qin Chong and Chu He hadn’t approached yet, and only Huo Sicheng was around her.

“Hubby…”

“Back then, in the car, my dad was driving, and my mom and I were sitting in the back seat…” Huo Sicheng, with eyes dark as ink, gazed at Gu Qingcheng and started to tell her, “When the car accident happened, my mom protected me with her body, saving my life.”

Gu Qingcheng was taken aback, not expecting Huo Sicheng to suddenly bring up the car accident in such detail.

No one wants to revisit painful memories. She knew every time Huo Sicheng thought about the car accident and his parents’ death, he suffered greatly. She slowly bent down, half-squatting beside Huo Sicheng, and held his hands placed on his lap.

“Hubby, you have me.” She stared at Huo Sicheng earnestly and tenderly. “You will always have me.”

Huo Sicheng’s breathing halted. Looking into the soft, loving gaze in Gu

Qingcheng’s eyes, he was moved and affectionately grasped her small hand.

It had been a very long time since he had heard such endearing words from Gu Qingcheng.

Love.

He loved that her eyes were only for him, and he cherished the sweet words she

spoke to him. Even if she said them in a moment of emotion, it was enough to

excite and deeply endear her to him.

“I know,” his voice was low and gentle. “I know I have you.”

Gu Qingcheng lowered her head and kissed the back of Huo Sicheng’s hand.

“Hubby is the best.”

Huo Sicheng felt the warmth from Gu Qingcheng’s lips, his phoenix eyes bright, and his lips curved up, showing his happiness and joy.

He placed her small hand near his mouth and gently kissed it, then said softly to Gu Qingcheng, “After my parents died in a car accident that year, Huo

Corporation lost its backbone, just like Gu Corporation is now. At that time, Qin Chong, like now, joined Huo Corporation to handle all the company’s affairs…” Gu Qingcheng’s gentle expression suddenly stiffened.

Qin Chong and Gu Tianhao were as close as brothers. Now that Gu Tianhao was comatose, Qin Chong could openly take over the entire Gu Corporation.

Not to mention Chu He having an affair with Qin Chong. Using Chu He as a shield, Qin Chong could easily acquire Gu Corporation.

Of course, Qin Chong couldn’t easily get Gu Corporation without her. Once she stopped Qin Chong, it would be much harder for him to get Gu Corporation.

But back then, Huo Corporation faced a crisis when Huo Sicheng’s parents died in the car accident, and Huo Sicheng was being resuscitated in the hospital, leaving Huo Corporation headless.

As a relative of the Huo family, Qin Chong had a good relationship with them.

Huo Sicheng, still a child and seriously injured, had no intention of managing Huo Corporation. At that time, Qin Chong could easily enter Huo Corporation and even take over the entire company.

No wonder Huo Sicheng said the current situation of Gu Corporation was just like Huo Corporation back then.

Whether it was Huo Corporation or Gu Corporation, once something happened to the person in charge, Qin Chong could easily enter the board of directors and monopolize the wealth.

She was shocked at this thought. If Qin Chong had taken over Huo Corporation back then, not only would Huo Corporation no longer exist, but Huo Sicheng might have long been dead.

If Huo Sicheng hadn’t died, the Huo family would have an heir, making it impossible for Qin Chong to take over Huo Corporation. But why didn’t Qin Chong get Huo Corporation?

She quickly asked Huo Sicheng, “Back then..

“Cousin, Cousin, what are you doing here?” Qin Chong’s surprised voice interrupted.

Upon hearing Qin Chong’s voice, Gu Qingcheng’s urgent inquiry to Huo Sicheng came to an abrupt stop.

Chu He knew Gu Qingcheng was a shrew, but she didn’t expect that a shrew like Gu Qingcheng would squat in front of Huo Sicheng, acting like a spoiled wife. Seeing Gu Qingcheng and Huo Sicheng flaunting their affection for each other made her so angry that her teeth itched.

“We were waiting here for Cousin to come,” Gu Qingcheng stood up and looked towards Qin Chong. “Cousin, why did you take so long?”

Qin Chong didn’t believe that Gu Qingcheng was waiting for him. Huo Sicheng had his back to him, so he couldn’t see his expression, but he could see the shock on Gu Qingcheng’s face, revealing that the couple was discussing something secretive.

“I see,” he accepted Gu Qingcheng’s lie. “Let’s go. I just got a call. Everyone from the board of directors is already in the meeting room.”

“Let’s go,” said Gu Qingcheng.

She turned to look at Huo Sicheng beside her, her grip on his hand involuntarily tightening.

She felt pitiable.

Huo Sicheng was even more miserable than her.

Once again, she felt guilty for hurting Huo Sicheng.

Huo Sicheng caught a glimpse of guilt in Gu Qingcheng’s eyes and immediately knew what she was thinking.

“The past is over,” he comforted her softly. “Be good. It’s all over.”

Gu Qingcheng listened to Huo Sicheng’s words, smiled gently at him, and nodded.

“Let’s go, we should head to the conference room.”

“Alright,” said Huo Sicheng.

In the large conference room, all the senior executives of Gu Corporation were sitting at the conference table. The seat that belonged to Gu Tianhao was empty, and many people looked at the vacant seat with complicated eyes.

When Qin Chong and Chu He appeared, several of the higher-ups stood up, preparing to greet them, but quickly sat back down upon seeing Gu Qingcheng and Huo Sicheng.

Many people looked at Gu Qingcheng and Chu He and began whispering among themselves, their eyes filled with various expressions.

“Everyone came quite early,” Qin Chong said with a chuckle, looking at everyone. “Old Zhang, how are you feeling? Old Li, how’s the design of the villa coming along?”

Qin Chong spoke familiarly with the senior executives, acting entirely like he was the chairman of Gu Corporation.

Gu Qingcheng glanced at the high-level executives with different expressions, then looked at Chu He.

Chu He’s eyes were only for Qin Chong, as if everything Qin Chong did was for her benefit.

If she hadn’t heard what Huo Sicheng had said about his parents’ death, she might have believed that Qin Chong was wholeheartedly helping Chu He.

Obviously, Qin Chong wasn’t so kind-hearted. If Gu Tianhao died, Qin Chong would be the first to snatch Gu Corporation, not caring about Chu He or Gu Qingcheng.

This was the tactic Qin Chong used on the Huo family back then, and he would use the same on anyone else.

She suddenly remembered when she had a conflict with Huo Sicheng and stormed off to Qi Shaoze’s house.

At that time, she was very close to Qi Shaoze, even jokingly suggesting that Qi Shaoze become her boyfriend and that she would make him her official partner after divorcing Huo Sicheng.

She had said those words as a joke, out of anger at Huo Sicheng, and her impulsive words had drawn the attention of the elder of the Qi family.

The elder of the Qi family had told her that she didn’t understand Huo Sicheng at all. He had witnessed the teenage Huo Sicheng single-handedly save Huo Corporation from disaster.

Thus, Huo Sicheng had always been hiding his true strength. Combined with the elder’s words and today’s events, she realized how difficult it was for Huo Sicheng to reclaim Huo Corporation from Qin Chong.

She looked at Huo Sicheng beside her, her eyes full of compassion.

She couldn’t imagine how helpless Huo Sicheng must have felt facing the powerful Qin Chong alone, and how strong he must have been to protect Huo Corporation.

Huo Sicheng sensed Gu Qingcheng’s gaze. He turned to look at her, seeing her pale face looking at him with compassion.

He asked her softly, “What’s wrong?”