At the sight of that familiar face, Father Xie froze.
Th-this person... he knew him...
Was this Master Huo?
Father Xie instinctively wanted to deny it, but Master Jin had just gone in to see him. There was no way he could have mistaken the man.
Besides, they had both happened to return early from the stadium. If they had both come back for this matter, then it was quite a coincidence indeed.
For a moment, Father Xie was utterly speechless! It was like suddenly learning one day that an ordinary person you knew was actually Superman—no one would be able to process that right away!
Thinking of how he had worried earlier that the other man would not be able to earn enough money or maintain a decent standard of living, Father Xie suddenly felt rather embarrassed.
"It's fine. We can keep the matters separate."
Huo Yuanhong waved a hand. The world really was small. Who would have thought that President Pei Ji's surname was actually Xie? Master Jin had gone looking for someone and directly brought Old Xie here.
But thinking of Father Xie's business from last night, letting Father Xie know his identity might not be a bad thing. It could save a great deal of needless trouble, and Father Xie could also help cover for him.
From their several meetings, Huo Yuanhong knew clearly that the man was intelligent. Without his permission, he would never reveal Huo Yuanhong's identity to anyone else on his own.
They did not talk much after that, merely discussing the Fu family hardware store. Father Xie promised to provide the hardware store with open-ended backing, ensuring that it would not collapse no matter how much it was tossed about. He would also sign a ten-year support agreement shortly, supporting the Fu