418: C418 Close to the Truth

C418 Close to the Truth

When Soong Shiyan's car arrived at Huo Family garage, she coincidentally bumped into Chiang Shuru who was about to go out. Seeing Soong Shiyan return to Huo Family, Chiang Shuru's expression didn't look too good.

"Yo, I was wondering who it was. So it's the former heir to Huo Family that has returned — — Although it's not Heir of the Huo Family, his presence is still there. So many people are waiting for you at the entrance! " Chiang Shuru rolled her eyes at Soong Shiyan as she said in a weird tone.

Hearing this, Soong Shiyan went back to locking the car door, intending to leave. She wasn't going to waste her breath on such an unreasonable woman like Chiang Shuru.

Seeing Soong Shiyan directly walk past her towards the exit of the garage, Chiang Shuru became slightly angry. She thought of her son and coldly said, "Jing Sung, you seductress, look, you've entranced my son. Now you're not even going home!"

Soong Shiyan couldn't help but stop her footsteps. She seemed to have heard Tiankui say that Huo Mingyang had moved out of Huo Family and lived outside by himself. Although he still held the position of Huo Family, looking at his actions, it seemed that he had thoughts of leaving the Huo Family.

Soong Shiyan turned around and saw that Chiang Shuru was staring at her with anger. She smiled coldly and said disapprovingly, "Miss Jiang, what does it have to do with me whether your son is going home or not? He refused to listen to you and insisted on leaving the Huo Family, away from the place where you have to painstakingly stay even after so much effort. I think this is probably because you, as a mother, neglected your duty, you shouldn't have splashed the dirty water on me, right? "

"Jing Sung, if you weren't behind the scenes, would Mingyang have refused to listen to my advice and decisively moved out? "You did it on purpose — you provoked our relationship to avenge that fool, didn't you?" No one was around, and Chiang Shuru no longer hid it. She looked at Soong Shiyan and told her the secret that was important to her.

Hearing this, Soong Shiyan smiled coldly. Step by step, she walked towards Chiang Shuru, forcing Chiang Shuru to retreat until her back rested on the hood of the car.

"In other words, you admit that Mingshen's death was planned by you guys from the beginning." Soong Shiyan looked at Chiang Shuru as she said with a cold tone, causing Chiang Shuru to shudder involuntarily.

Seeing Soong Shiyan's cold gaze, Chiang Shuru felt a chill run down her spine. Her lips quivered, and she wanted to say something, but no words came out of her mouth. Only after a long while did she regain her senses. She finally regretted revealing the fact that she had let the matter slip through her throat. Chiang Shuru pretended to be at a loss. She looked at Soong Shiyan and said, "What are you talking about? I don't understand what you mean."

Soong Shiyan saw that Chiang Shuru didn't want to admit what she had done and didn't want to continue talking to her, so she sneered and said, "Since you, a noble, have forgotten many things, then forget about it. I think that one day, you will admit to what you have done."

With that, Soong Shiyan didn't bother to look at Chiang Shuru's annoying face anymore. She picked up her bag, turned around and walked towards the exit of the garage.

Chiang Shuru looked at Soong Shiyan's back with an ugly expression. She stood there for a while until Soong Shiyan's figure completely disappeared into the garage. Then, Chiang Shuru got into the car.

… ….

When Soong Shiyan walked out of the garage, she saw the housekeeper with a few servants waiting for her. Seeing this, Soong Shiyan couldn't help but feel a little surprised. The butler even personally came to welcome him. No wonder Chiang Shuru said she had a grand show just now. No wonder! It was just that on her few occasions of returning to the Huo Family, the butler did not bring along a few servants to welcome her at the entrance of the garage as he did today. It looked like the old tutor really did have something on his mind this time, which was why he was acting this way.

"Miss Jing Sung, you're here." Seeing Soong Shiyan, the butler greeted her with a smile.

Although Soong Shiyan had some doubts in her heart, she still smiled and nodded to the butler, politely saying, "Butler, you are already so old, why are you coming over? It's not like I don't know the way, it's really hard for you to make this trip. "

"Miss Jing Sung, where did you say that? It's been a long time since you've returned, and I've missed you a bit as well. That's why I'm here to welcome you back. " The butler said with a smile.

Seeing the smile on the butler's face, Soong Shiyan wasn't sure if what he said was true or false. However, she smiled and nodded her head before asking, "Where is the Old Master?"

"The old man is in his mansion, I'll take you there now." replied the butler.

Soong Shiyan nodded and followed the butler towards the old tutor's villa.

Along the way, when they passed the garden, Soong Shiyan saw Lih Jinhsing and Huo Chenglieh from afar. It had rained last night and had cooled down. Therefore, Lih Jinhsing and Huo Chenglieh were in the garden. From the looks of it, Lih Jinhsing was painting a portrait of Huo Chenglieh.

When Soong Shiyan and the butler passed by, Lih Jinhsing also saw Soong Shiyan. He stood up and greeted Soong Shiyan with a smile, "Jing Sung, you're back!"

Soong Shiyan looked at Lih Jinhsing and nodded with a smile. "Yes, the Old Master asked me to come back for dinner. I have been busy lately, so I don't have enough time. You sure have some free time!"

"You have just taken over the Soong's Group, so you naturally have a lot of things to take care of, especially the mess left behind by Soong Shiyan. It is indeed troublesome." Lih Jinhsing said to Soong Shiyan with a smile.

"Jing Sung, not bad!" I heard you didn't even spend a single cent to get Soong Shiyan to give you the Soong Family. Huo Chenglieh looked at Soong Shiyan, also stood up and said to her with a smile. A trace of admiration appeared on his face, as if he had confirmed Soong Shiyan's ability.

Soong Shiyan glanced at Huo Chenglieh and did not want to talk to him. Now, looking at his fatherly appearance, she almost couldn't recall how heartless he was to the lentinus edodes back then. As the saying goes, a tiger doesn't devour its prey, but this Huo Chenglieh actually murdered his own biological son. He's really not even comparable to a beast!

If not for the old man's public announcement that she was no longer Heir of the Huo Family, she might still be a thorn in the side for Huo Chenglieh. Now that she and Huo Chenglieh's son didn't have any conflicts of interests, Huo Chenglieh didn't have the same enmity and hostility towards her as before.

Soong Shiyan walked in front of Lih Jinhsing's drawing board and took a glance. With a trace of admiration in her eyes, she said, "I didn't expect that your drawing would be so amazing!"

Hearing that, Lih Jinhsing smiled and said to Soong Shiyan, "When I was young, my mother knew a friend who taught painting. She worked outside during the day, so she had no choice but to entrust me to her teacher. I was in the teacher's class, learning to draw with the other children. "Over time, I learned how to draw – in my company's game 'Home', the main character's figure was designed by me."

Soong Shiyan knew that Lih Jinhsing's portrait of Huo Chenglieh made Huo Chenglieh very happy — after all, in comparison to Huo Mingyang, who only knew how to do business, Huo Chenglieh was naturally more fond of a son like Lih Jinhsing, a son who could chat with him and please him. And Lih Jinhsing's words just now made Huo Chenglieh feel even more guilty. Therefore, Huo Chenglieh would definitely treat Lih Jinhsing better.

She pretended that she didn't know Lih Jinhsing's purpose for saying this, and said to him with a smile: "Although I have never played 'Return to the Road' before, but before this game was released to the public, there were already a lot of netizens who paid attention to it. At the time, I felt that the male and female masters were really, really good-looking, and I still remember what they looked like. "

"Jinxing is formidable — my Huo Chenglieh's son, even if he didn't grow up by my side, is still such a masterpiece!" Huo Chenglieh's complacency was obvious, and he said to Soong Shiyan with a smile, "Mingyang is excellent, and Lih Jinhsing is also excellent. As expected of my Huo Chenglieh's son, you have really made me proud! Jinxing, Daddy is so proud of you! "

Hearing Huo Chenglieh's words, Soong Shiyan felt even more sorry for Huo Mingshen — in the past, Huo Chenglieh did not even put his son in his eyes and had even tried to harm him a few times. Now that he was dead, as a father, Huo Chenglieh had completely forgotten that he once had such a foolish son.

Soong Shiyan rolled her eyes. A trace of coldness appeared on her face. She didn't say anything.

"Jing Sung, do you think that my two sons are very outstanding?" Huo Chenglieh was so immersed in the joy of having two such outstanding sons that he did not react at all. He actually said those words to Soong Shiyan.

Soong Shiyan sneered. She was about to question Huo Chenglieh, but before she could do so, she heard Lih Jinhsing say from the side, "Jing Sung, the old man is waiting for you. We'll talk when we have time. You should hurry over to where the old man is now!"

Soong Shiyan knew Lih Jinhsing was acting as a peacemaker so she gave him face. She suppressed her anger and said with a smile, "Then I'll go to the old man's place first. We'll talk when we have time."

Saying that, Soong Shiyan did not say goodbye to Huo Chenglieh and followed behind the butler and left.

Seeing Soong Shiyan not giving him any face in front of Lih Jinhsing, Huo Chenglieh was a bit angry. He looked at Soong Shiyan's back and felt helpless towards his customer. After all, he had also seen Soong Shiyan's venomous mouth before.

… ….

Soong Shiyan was led by the butler to the old man's study. As soon as she entered the study, Soong Shiyan could smell the fragrant scent of tea wafting through the air, causing her to feel relaxed and happy. However, she didn't like tea and didn't know how to taste it, so even if she could smell it, she wouldn't be able to understand why she drank it.

Seeing that Soong Shiyan had arrived, the old man sitting on the chair greeted her with a smile, "Little girl, you're here! I've been waiting for you here for a long time! "

A trace of guilt appeared on Soong Shiyan's face when she heard this. She respectfully said to the old man, "It was Jing Sung's fault for making the old man wait too long."

"Girl, I still remember that in the past, you still called me Grandpa." Why did you call me old man now? You look unfamiliar when you call me that. " The old man looked at Soong Shiyan and said leisurely.

Slightly embarrassed, Soong Shiyan smiled and yelled, "Grandpa …"

"Since you're already here, why are you still standing there? Quickly sit down and have a cup of tea with me!" The old man pointed at the tea set on the table and waved towards Soong Shiyan with a smile, gesturing for her to come over and sit down.

Soong Shiyan walked over, put her bag to the side, and sat down on the chair opposite the old man.

"Old Master, Miss Jing Sung, have a chat. I'll go out and tell the servants to prepare lunch for today." Seeing Soong Shiyan and the old man sitting down, the butler said this to them.

The old man nodded and said to the butler, "Go — remember to ask the servants to prepare more of Jing Sung's favorite dishes."

"Old Master, don't worry, I know!" With that, the butler left the study, leaving the old man and Soong Shiyan alone.

"Come, Jing Sung, try this tea." The Old Master brought Soong Shiyan a cup of tea and offered it to her.

Soong Shiyan received the teacup with a smile. She held it with both hands and held it to her mouth. The aroma of the tea filled her nose in an instant. She lowered her head and took a sip. A faint fragrance lingered between her lips. Even though she couldn't be as famous as the tea tasters, Soong Shiyan still felt that the cup of tea that the old man had brought her had a tinge of sweetness in it, which was rather tasty.

"Little girl, what do you think of this tea?" The old man looked at Soong Shiyan as he took a sip of tea and asked slowly.

Hearing this, Soong Shiyan's smile became a little awkward. She looked at the old man and replied, "Grandfather, I don't know how to taste tea, so I really can't say why." I can only taste it. It doesn't taste too bad. "

The old man smiled and said, "Jing Sung, you don't know much about the Way of Tea, so it's normal — after all, even in this upper-class society, there are many girls who don't know how to taste tea."

Soong Shiyan felt that the old man's words were implying something, so she didn't keep silent and asked directly, "Grandfather, for you to call me back to Huo Family today, I'm afraid it's not as simple as tasting tea and eating food. If there's anything you want to say, just say it."

The old man was startled when he heard this. He didn't seem to have expected Soong Shiyan to be so direct.

Seeing that the old man didn't say anything, Soong Shiyan asked, "Grandfather, you sent the person from that day, right? I want to know, what exactly is the reason for your actions."

The lordmaster also knew that with Soong Shiyan's abilities, it was impossible for her to not find out who had attacked her that day. However, he didn't expect Soong Shiyan to find out so quickly. It seemed that his conjecture with the steward was not far from the truth.

"Yes, those people were indeed sent by me." The old man was quite open and nodded as he admitted it — after all, he did indeed have another goal for making Soong Shiyan return to the Huo Family today.1

"Grandfather, why is that?" Soong Shiyan asked in distress, "At that time, Mingshen had saved my life, and his Huo Family had extended towards me when I was at my wit's end. So, I would definitely not do anything that would harm my Huo Family. But, why, not only did you send someone to investigate me, you actually sent someone to probe me in the dark? "

Seeing Soong Shiyan's pained expression, the old man couldn't help but feel a little pained, but he still said slowly, "I believe you, but I don't believe the organization behind you."

Shock flashed across Soong Shiyan's face when she heard this — the old gramps, he actually knew about it? Didn't Tiankui say that the organization's secrecy measures were very good, that it would be impossible to find even the people from Huo Family? But why did the old man find out?

Even though Soong Shiyan had many questions in her heart, she still said calmly, "Before I arrived at Huo Family, I had already left the organization."

"But that kind of organization is not a hotel. They can enter and leave whenever they want to. "You said that you have left the organization. How do you expect me to believe you?" The old man looked at Soong Shiyan as he spoke slowly, a hint of seriousness on his face.

"At that time, the reason Mingshen saved me from Gaoshun Island was because I was about to leave the organization and had a fierce battle with the organization's people. Unfortunately, I fell into the sea and floated onto the Gaoshun Island. After I woke up, I lost my memory — the leader of the organization saw that I lost my memory, so he allowed me to leave the organization, and it no longer had anything to do with the organization. " Soong Shiyan had heard these words from Tiankui. Now that she'd told the lordmaster, she could guess that the lordmaster wouldn't believe her.

Indeed, the old man's face did not show the slightest sign of loosening as he said, "As the saying goes, be careful when you sail a ship for ten thousand years. Your boss, since he can become the boss, then he definitely won't be someone who can easily trust others … "

"I know, it's almost impossible for you to believe me — but, grandfather, can you tell me, just who are you trying to protect?" When Soong Shiyan saw that the old man didn't believe her, she didn't force him and asked the curious question.

"Little girl, what do you mean by this?" The old man's heart skipped a beat as he asked, "Jing Sung, did you already find out about her?"

"I know, in your heart, from start to finish, Mingshen was the only one who would inherit Huo Family. That's why I became the only one to inherit Huo Family in name. But, Mingshen is already dead. As for your other two biological grandsons, because you hate Chiang Shuru, you definitely won't leave your Huo Family to Huo Mingyang. As for Lih Jinhsing, even though you feel guilty towards him, you should be clear in your heart that his ambition isn't lay in his Huo Family, rather, it is solely aimed for his own game company. I think that you also won't leave him your Huo Family — — Then, who exactly is the person you want to protect now, the next successor of your Huo Family? " Soong Shiyan sized up the old man and narrowed her eyes, waiting for his reply.

The old man sighed. Then he got up from his chair, took a pen from the pen holder, and wrote something on a piece of paper. After that, he put down the brush, took the paper to Soong Shiyan, and handed it to her.

"My answer is right here. When you go to this place, you'll naturally find out, "the old man looked at Soong Shiyan and said quietly," That wasn't my idea. "

"That?" Soong Shiyan frowned as she raised her head to look at the old man, a little puzzled.

"You'll know when the time comes." The old man said.

Soong Shiyan looked at the note. It was an address and it was in a group of villas on the east side of the city. It was only a few minutes drive away from her current residence. She frowned – who exactly was this person? He was actually so close to her?

Soong Shiyan could no longer suppress her curiosity. She picked up her bag from the side, stood up from her chair, and said to the old man, "Grandfather, I'll be leaving first."

The old man knew how impatient Soong Shiyan was and didn't spare her. He nodded and said, "Alright."

Looking at Soong Shiyan's hastily leaving figure, the old man sighed internally — she would find out sooner or later, he had merely brought this matter forward. He believed that with Jing Sung's character, she would never forgive Mingshen.

"Mingshen, don't blame grandpa for being heartless – grandpa did it all for you!" The old tutor said helplessly with his eyes closed.

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