mtlumby2d Chapter 27 Horstley, you bastard!
Chapter 27 Horstley, you bastard!
Jiang Qin felt a sudden tremor in her heart when Huo Sili looked at her. The next second, she heard the man's cool voice read out the words at the top of the paper to her, one word at a time.
"Resignation letter?"
His dark pupils stared at her, his gaze unfathomable, and as he finished speaking, a faint, ambiguous smile appeared on his thin lips.
She opened her mouth as if to say something, but before she could utter a word, Horst spoke again, this time with a clearly certain tone.
"You want to resign."
As he spoke, Horst gazed intently at her. His naturally pale complexion made his reddened eyes particularly noticeable, as was the case at this moment, at such close range. It was hard for her not to notice that his eyes had suddenly become even redder than before.
Her emotions became complicated for a moment, and certain fragments from the past uncontrollably flashed into her mind.
Jiang Qin tried her best to regain her composure, remain calm, and suppress the emotions that were about to burst forth.
Indeed, she never expected that Horst would suddenly come out from inside while she was writing her resignation letter, and she never expected that her first reaction when he saw her would be to hide.
But dwelling on and regretting what happened a few minutes ago is obviously pointless and only adds to the trouble.
Therefore, since the matter is already set in stone and cannot be changed, why not go with the flow?
In the absolute silence, Jiang Qin uttered a very short reply—
"Correct."
Yes, as he could see, she was going to resign.
A calm, concise, and exceptionally firm voice, like an invisible blade, instantly shattered the tense and stagnant atmosphere.
As she spoke, Jiang Qin stood up from her office chair and met Huo Sili's deep gaze.
Two seconds later, Huo Sili abruptly looked away and gave a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth.
"So, the Huo family isn't paying you enough?"
He was facing away from her, lost in thought. Jiang Qin looked at Huo Sili's profile, which seemed even more handsome than when he looked at her from the front. Her thoughts wandered for a moment, but she quickly brought them back to reality.
It has nothing to do with wages...
"Are you still dissatisfied with the company's welfare system and the leave and rest policy for the general secretary position?"
However, he was interrupted and turned his gaze to her again. His tone was less cold and more playful and cheerful than before. As he spoke, he put his hand on the edge of her desk, and his whole body seemed to relax and become somewhat lazy.
He looked down at her, and the darkness in his eyes faded away.
But some kind of intuition made Jiang Qin even more resistant to his scrutiny than before.
She frowned, gave him a serious and calm look, then looked away, rejecting his idea in a flat tone, "No, it's just that I don't like this job. I used to..."
Jiang Qin wanted to say that she had mentioned it to him before.
But the moment she uttered those two words, she couldn't help but think of their shared past.
So much so that the word "previous" felt like a taboo, and she subconsciously paused, wanting to change her words.
But in that very second, he found an opening. "What before?"
Huo Sili asked the question knowingly, his gaze fixed on Jiang Qin's face, quietly watching her.
"Huh? What before?" he repeated.
Jiang Qin tightened her fingers slightly, her thumbnails digging into the tip of her index finger, refusing to meet his gaze.
Instead of following his train of thought, she quickly put on a flawless smile.
"In short, I've never liked this job and have wanted to quit for a long time. Besides, we'll be getting a divorce soon..." He didn't say the word "divorce".
"Why don't you like this job?" was interrupted again.
I remembered that the pregnancy knowledge handbook said that pregnant mothers should maintain a good mood.
Jiang Qin pursed her pink lips, maintaining her good temper, but being interrupted repeatedly naturally made her somewhat annoyed.
“My major is fine arts, and the position of secretary was not originally within my consideration.”
As she spoke, her gaze met his again, looking at Horstley, and she immediately launched into a scathing attack.
He spoke slowly and deliberately with a smile, "Thank you for your guidance and support over the past two years, Mr. Huo. Rest assured, Mr. Huo, after I leave the company, I will strictly abide by the confidentiality agreement and non-compete agreement I signed with Huo's Group, and will not cause you or Huo's Group any trouble whatsoever."
"Jiang Qin." Huo Sili suddenly called her name in a calm tone.
Sensing the noticeably lowered air pressure around him, Jiang Qin looked at him, forcing a confident expression, and asked, "Hmm?"
Horst's pale, handsome face was devoid of any emotion, and his previous languor had completely vanished.
“We’re not divorced yet,” he said again.
To be honest, Jiang Qin didn't quite understand the meaning behind his saying that every time.
However, she was also very understanding and thought that he was probably worried about Old Mrs. Huo's condition.
She would never forget the great kindness that Old Mrs. Huo had shown her.
"Yes, we're not divorced yet. Don't worry, I'll cooperate with your acting as Grandma is," she said.
play.
Huo Sili's eyes changed, his face quickly darkened, and a mocking smile appeared on his thin lips.
The darkness from before returned to his eyes, and Jiang Qin felt a chill envelop her. But she didn't understand. Wasn't it just acting? What word had she said wrong? Did he still think she and he loved each other?
Then he really is getting old and his eyes are having problems.
Having said that, Jiang Qin ignored him and decided to sit down and continue writing.
Suddenly, Huo Sili walked towards her desk. Jiang Qin was startled. "What do you want to do?"
Huo Sili remained silent. Jiang Qin quickly looked around and hid behind an office chair, but it was to no avail. A large hand landed on the back of the chair and pushed it, sending the chair sliding two meters away.
Jiang Qin instinctively stepped back, but she was no match for Huo Sili. In just two seconds, he grabbed her waist.
"Well!"
A fierce kiss landed, but since they were in the office, Jiang Qin didn't dare to raise her voice to scold him.
Thinking of the baby in her belly, she didn't dare to push too hard.
A sharp pain shot through her lips as he bit her as punishment. She winced in pain and tried to hit him, but his large hand quickly grabbed hers. She tried to turn her head away, but before she could do so, his large hand gripped the back of her head.
Fierce and domineering, tyrannical and fiery, utterly unreasonable, and filled with a desire for control.
The kiss lasted for an unknown amount of time. Jiang Qin only knew that she had been resisting from beginning to end. When it ended, she was so disgusted with herself that she collapsed into his arms, and only then did he finally stop.
At this moment, Jiang Qin's eyes were already red and wet. She was so angry that she cried. Her breathing was completely disordered, and she couldn't muster any strength. Her lips were sore, and she instinctively felt that her lips had been swollen from his kisses again.
"Hosley, you bastard!" she cursed at him in a breathy voice, furious.
Huo Sili looked at Jiang Qin calmly without saying a word, placing his hand on her waist to help her stand up straight.
Realizing this, Jiang Qin quickly adjusted her breathing and stood up straight, and finally let go of his hand.
Just a second after he let go of her, as he was about to say something to her, an inopportune ringtone suddenly sounded.
Upon seeing the note, Horst raised an eyebrow slightly.