You're Really Handsome

"Then Mom should go shopping more, attend more auctions, and spend money like crazy—the kind of attitude that says no one in the Huo Household can control me anymore."

"The more I spend, the better. Spend until it hurts her. That woman must have long regarded everything in the Huo Household as her own. Let's see if I don't piss her off to death."

Han Yanhu had been furious ever since learning that her father-in-law had actually cheated. She got along well with her mother-in-law, who had never given her much trouble, so she did have feelings for her.

Besides, if they wanted the position of Huo family head, they would definitely have to go after her son. How could she not hate them? Her son was the Huo Household's legitimate bloodline, and the Huo Household's new direction of development had also been decided by him.

Although she found fighting exhausting, and her son was perfectly capable of starting his own empire, why should they hand the Huo Household over to someone else? They were not running a charity, nor did they think themselves above it all.

Whenever she watched TV and saw those people who considered themselves too lofty to fight, so they gave everything away, only to work themselves to the bone rebuilding from scratch and fighting again afterward, she simply could not understand it. Wasn't that tiring?

Besides, even everyone in the Huo Household acknowledged her son. No one was more legitimate or more qualified to sit in that position than him.

The White Household soon learned what they were planning to do as well. Bai Jue thought for a moment and said, "My project happens to be about to begin construction. Our White Household can heavily publicize that more than half of its investment comes from you."

The Su Household and Shen Household also had joint projects. They only needed to get some media outlets to hype up how pleasant their cooperation was and how solid their relationship was.

The stronger their relationship appeared, the more difficulties those people would face if they came back and tried to seize power. And if they kept waiting endlessly for the right opportunity, who knew how long that would take?

What if Huo Xi found even more allies during that time? They would be afraid—afraid that waiting for the right moment would only cause them to miss everything.

Exactly! In the Original Plot, they kept waiting until two years later, when Huo Xi went to Africa to inspect a project and ran into an outbreak of some new virus there.

Although nothing happened to Huo Xi, he was trapped there for more than two months. By then, Huo Patriarch had already taken Huo Xi's power from him under the pretense of legitimacy.

Of course, he did not immediately hand it over to those people, since the shareholders would never agree to let someone who had made no contribution to Huo Corporation take power. So Old Master Huo managed it temporarily.

But when Huo Xi returned, Old Master Huo never gave it back to him. He even found an excuse, saying that after being trapped in Africa for two months, Huo Xi should rest for a while first.

However, Huo Xi had already realized that Huo Patriarch had no intention of returning his authority, especially given his attitude toward that family.

So he calmly planned the career he would develop afterward. When Huo Patriarch wanted to drive him out of the Huo Household, he mockingly said that he was not being driven out—it was he who chose to leave the Huo Household.

After hearing about the Original Plot, Huo Xi could understand his past self very well. Back then, he had already been in a rather passive position. Staying in the Huo Household would have been troublesome—more troublesome than developing a new career from scratch afterward. Besides, remaining in a Huo Household like that disgusted him.

After all, it was not as though he had never built a business of his own. The tech company Han Yi managed for him was one he had founded himself. It was simply that no one knew the company belonged to him; everyone thought Han Yi had started it with some friend.

But it was actually his. In the Original Plot, he had quickly developed enough afterward to compete with the Huo Household, and that tech company must have played a major role. After all, building a force of one's own was not something that could be accomplished in the short time depicted in a story.

The Han Household's eldest brother, Han Jun, was in charge of the Han Household. He knew that his younger brother was doing business with Huo Xi, not merely making some money alongside him as outsiders believed.

If he was not mistaken, the actual person in control of the tech company Han Yi later founded should have been Huo Xi. Han Jun knew exactly whether his younger brother had that kind of ability. No matter which friend Han Yi partnered with, he could never have built such a massive company—unless that friend was Huo Xi.

Huo Xi was his cousin, and he knew Huo Xi's capabilities as well. As long as Huo Xi made the arrangements, they only needed to follow them. In any case, the Han Household would always be on the same boat as Huo Xi.

Seeing that they had talked enough, he changed the subject and asked whether it was time to eat. They could not possibly keep discussing that matter forever while so many people sat there hungry.

After dinner, everyone began talking about other things. Shen Can and Su Nanxing sat on the swing in Huo Xi's villa courtyard, taking turns pushing each other.

Suddenly, Huo Xi called Shen Can's name. Shen Can said something to Su Nanxing, then walked over to Huo Xi and asked, "Brother Huo, what did you need me for?"

"How is your studio coming along?" Huo Xi asked. Seeing a thin sheen of sweat on Shen Can's nose and forehead, he handed him a handkerchief as he spoke.

Shen Can took Huo Xi's handkerchief and wiped away his sweat. After thanking him, he said, "The preparations are almost complete, but haven't you had a lot going on lately? How about we talk about it later?"

"It's only an investment. How much time could it possibly take from me? Aren't you the one who's busy?" Afraid that Shen Can would still try to refuse, Huo Xi thought for a moment before adding, "Besides, don't you think the timing is perfect right now?"

It really is perfect. The outside world barely knows anything about me. They only know I returned from abroad not long ago. No one will think I'm serious about making games; they'll all assume I'm just playing around.

And Huo Xi, investing in someone like me who is only doing it for fun, will look so generous that he seems like a total sucker. In other people's eyes, that money will be no different from throwing it into the water. Won't they think Huo Xi is wasting money like crazy?

After thinking it over, Shen Can no longer refused. He agreed, then said solemnly, "I definitely won't let Brother Huo lose money. I guarantee I'll make you a profit."

For some reason, Huo Xi found Shen Can's solemn expression rather cute. It made him want to pat his head.

Of course, Huo Xi did not abruptly reach out and touch him. He casually rubbed his fingers together and said, "Then I'll have Assistant He coordinate with you tomorrow. Just tell him how much money you need."

Just tell him how much I need! Brother Huo, my brother, you're really too handsome. You're ten thousand times more handsome than you were in the plot. You're so handsome you could shake heaven and make ghosts weep. From now on, Can Can will be your most loyal supporter!!!

The Shen Household members were chatting and drinking tea with people from the other families on the lawn nearby. Only after hearing Shen Can's thoughts did they learn that Huo Xi was going to invest in him. They had not known about it and had initially wanted to stop him.

After all, Huo Xi had plenty of matters to deal with at home as well. But after hearing the rest, they also felt that the timing was indeed excellent. Investing a large sum in someone who had just graduated from university would make it far too easy for people to think that Huo Xi was wasting money.

That woman hiding in the shadows would definitely be unable to stand watching Huo Xi waste the Huo Household's money like this. Since it was beneficial to Huo Xi as well, they would not try to dissuade him. If Shen Can really lost the money later, the Shen Household would step in and repay Huo Xi.