Chapter 455: Chapter 455: Obsessed
Huo Yanhui hung his head and shook it, clearly disheartened, “If I had known her target was you, I would never have helped her to deceive you…”
It turned out that from the very beginning, Ye Shutong’s approach and chats with him had been with ulterior motives.
“So if her target wasn’t me, you could have deceived me just to please her?” Jingyao’s gaze turned icy, “Huo Yanhui, listen to me, you were able to succeed last night because I trusted you, but now, you have lost my trust.”
Only then did Huo Yanhui realize the gravity of the situation, and he broke into a cold sweat!
“Jingyao, I was wrong! But I also thought, after all, it’s the President, such a rare opportunity! If it were harmful to you, even if she agreed to marry me right away, I couldn’t have accepted!” Huo Yanhui was on the verge of breaking down in tears.
“Huo Yanhui, by saying that, you’re questioning my intelligence,” Jingyao said with a slight curl of his lips. “Given the huge profit prospects of this new energy project, why would I have any reason to refuse? If I refused, that would mean I have necessary reasons to do so. Did you ever consider the dilemma you would put me in by making decisions on your behalf?”
With his face red and neck thick, Huo Yanhui wanted to defend himself but found himself speechless.
He rubbed his face in frustration, “Jingyao, I’ve wronged you.”
Thinking it through, if someone else had treated him the same way, he probably would have immediately cut ties with them, wouldn’t he? Actually, whether his intentions were good or bad didn’t really matter, the key was that he arrogantly made decisions for Jingyao… It didn’t matter that he was only Jingyao’s friend; even if he were his father, given Jingyao’s dominance and pride, he would not have been happy to accept it.
After being friends with Jingyao for so long, he was only now realizing… Had he been bewitched yesterday?
Huo Yanhui wished he could turn back time… Thinking of having lost Jingyao’s trust, he felt such heartache, more than he had ever felt even when dumped by a girl.
Jingyao, looking at his regretful face, knew that Huo Yanhui was finally coming to his senses, but Jingyao did not plan to forgive him easily.
“Go back to your room, take a bath, and get some rest, so you don’t get sick,” Jingyao said indifferently. “Then leave here before evening.”
This was clearly a dismissal… Huo Yanhui didn’t dare beg for mercy, and dejectedly nodded, “Alright.”
He stood up, ready to leave the dining room, but hesitated and couldn’t help asking, “Jingyao, you left halfway through the meal yesterday, effectively snubbing the President… How are you going to make your move in Yangdong City now?”
Forget the new energy project. Having offended the President, the He Family’s endeavor to establish itself in Yangdong City was likely to be extremely difficult. He knew Jingyao came to Yangdong City shouldering the heavy task of blazing new trails.
Jingyao gave him a look that was both mocking and serious, “Oh? Now you’re concerned about me?”
Stung, Huo Yanhui muttered under his breath, “Who knew you’d be so stubborn…”
In that situation, having been introduced to the President, any normal person would be pleasantly surprised, then dine with the President and engage in cheerful conversation. As long as they won the President’s favor, why would the He Family worry about their development in Yangdong City? The new energy project would be in the bag in minutes!
Unfortunately, Jingyao was so stubborn, he had turned a perfectly good situation into a dead end.