Chapter 919: Chapter 919: An Incredible Girlfriend

Pei Ya was taken aback for a moment, then opened the message. Upon seeing its content, his eyes narrowed slightly, his expression thoughtful.

After a while, he turned off the phone, picked up his coat, and went downstairs.

Minutes later, a sports car drove out of the garage.

…

Several hours later, at a famous hotel in Yuncheng.

Pei Ya sat lazily and casually, his upturned peach-blossom eyes seeming to gaze at the person across from him, yet seeming to disregard him entirely.

He remained silent, but his powerful aura still felt oppressive.

At least from the moment Li Hanzhou arrived, Huo Yaozong had been a bit startled.

Who would have thought that such a man, once considered worthless, could transform so utterly?

Back then, people felt it was a pity Fu Yun had such good genes but bore such a useless son.

Indeed, the saying goes, “Thirty years in the east and thirty years in the west.”

When Fu Yun insisted that Pei Jiu was still alive, Huo Yaozong did not take it seriously.

If he was alive, so be it, he could turn a blind eye as long as no trouble was stirred. If he sought to cause trouble, he could not easily let him off the hook.

Now, he dared not think that way. Not to mention Pei Ya’s relationship with the Tianqi Research Institute, just the status of Chairman of the Shengqiao Group was enough to crush him.

Huo Yaozong lowered his eyes, gauging how much Pei Ya knew about the past, and he did not speak for a moment.

Pei Ya had no patience to wait for him. Tapping his fingertips on the table surface, he said quite impolitely, “Talk. What did your message mean? Do I want to know the truth about that year, what truth?”

After Qiao Yun’s reminder, Pei Ya had realized that there must be things from the past that he was unaware of.

Now with the Huo Family reaching out, his suspicions intensified.

Huo Yaozong wasn’t in a rush to answer. He nostalgically said, “Your mother and I were close friends. I even held you when you were born. I never thought you would grow up to be so outstanding…”

“Stop, save the emotional play. I was already in my teens when I left, not a three-year-old child. Don’t think I don’t remember how you always looked down on me, always with that look in your eyes as if I were useless.”

Pei Ya looked at him in exasperation, as if staring at a fool.

Huo Yaozong’s expression froze, the awkwardness evident all over his body as he denied, “How could that be? I never thought that…”

“Stop the nonsense.” Pei Ya had no interest in dealing with the Huo Family, “Get to the point.”

Huo Yaozong’s face turned red with restraint; besides Huo Lin, no younger person dared to treat him with such an attitude.

Fine, very fine!

Grew wings and feeling strong, huh?

Then don’t blame me.

Huo Yaozong seriously asked, “How much do you know about what happened back then?”

Pei Ya remained silent.

Huo Yaozong sighed, “I can see you don’t know much. My brother, he was different from others since birth, especially bright. Later he devoted himself to scientific research, determined to create the most perfect product, but reality proved there are always greater talents.”

He looked at Pei Ya, “Your mother’s emergence was a big shock to him. Fu Yun was a very talented person, even more so than him. A problem that might take him two or three days to solve, Fu Yun could solve in just a few hours. That’s why, when the AI system was proposed by Fu Yao, he began to harbor ill intentions.”

Pei Ya’s expression was unchanged, but his eyebrows furrowed.

“Why do you think Fu Yun could marry into the Huo Family?”

Pei Ya was not at all surprised; he had long suspected as much.

Seeing Pei Ya’s indifferent reaction, Huo Yaozong then dropped another bombshell, “Your parents’ deaths were not accidents, and you should be able to guess who did it. He values his own reputation too much and feared your mother would expose everything, so…”

He sighed deeply, “By the time your aunt found out, it was too late to stop it. Her severe illness these years can be seen as retribution.”

He conveyed two pieces of information with these words.

The death of your parents was caused by Huo Lin’s father.

Fu Yun knew about these things but did not stop them.

Huo Yaozong secretly observed Pei Yao’s expression, hoping to detect anger on his face.

However, Pei Yao’s obsidian-like eyes showed no ripples, only a trace of inquiry as he scrutinized Huo Yaozong, “How does telling me this benefit you?”

He remained composed, his hand clenched into a fist under the table already.

A fierce look appeared on Huo Yaozong’s face: “Huo Lin should not have tried to eradicate me. If it weren’t for him, Huo Chi would not have been captured. Now, I don’t have much power left in my hands, and given time, I will surely be driven out of the Huo Family. Since he has been ruthless to me, I have no reason to keep Fu Yun’s secrets.”

His reasons were sound, as if he truly considered Pei Yao as an ally.

“I think we can collaborate. When the time comes, you get your revenge, and the Huo Family becomes mine. Isn’t that perfect?”

Pei Yao nodded nonchalantly.

Because of hatred, betraying one another, and choosing to ally with him for revenge and the Huo Family, indeed seemed very justifiable reasons.

However…

Pei Yao stood up, looking down at Huo Yaozong from above, “Are you done speaking? If you are, I’m leaving.”

Huo Yaozong was dumbfounded. How could this be different from what he had expected!

What happened to the joyful collaboration that was agreed upon?

Pei Yao said contemptuously, “You seem to have mistaken one thing; I don’t need to collaborate with anyone if I want to do something.”

Having said that, he strode away, leaving Huo Yaozong standing there with a stunned face.

…

After leaving the teahouse, Pei Yao got into the car with an unclear expression on his face.

He did not entirely believe what Huo Yaozong had said, or rather, he did not trust anyone from the Huo Family.

But the fact that Huo Yaozong dared to say these things to him proved at least half of them were true.

That means…

Pei Yao’s hands tightened on the steering wheel, a surge of anger rapidly rising in his heart, it was essential to thoroughly investigate who all were involved in his parents’ death.

Pei Yao was in a bad mood, and subconsciously thought of Professor Qiao and without a second thought sent a message to Qiao Yun.

[Boss, you were right again.]

…

At this moment, Qiao Yun was attending a gathering with a group of heavyweights, all of whom were acquaintances of her grandfather. They had come to attend the Tianqi press conference but hadn’t managed to meet anyone until Qiao Se made arrangements to meet Qiao Yun.

The group of old fossils didn’t like going anywhere else and simply chose a teahouse for their meeting for some peace and quiet.

Li Hanzhou, being a family member, was also there to keep her company, but thankfully with Li Hanzhou around, Qiao Yun had it much easier this time. She wasn’t surrounded by them, with touches here and there, praising her for having grown taller, etc.

Qiao Yun: =0=

Li Hanzhou glanced over with a smile.

Expert neurologist from Hai City, Elder Qi, master of traditional Chinese painting from Sucheng, Elder Su, and the mine owner from West City, Elder Zhang… Among the eight people present, all were renowned old-timers.

It was not easy to gather this group of people together under normal circumstances, and he had indeed found an extraordinary girlfriend.