You're Really Handsome

"Then Mom should go out shopping more, attend more auctions—go on a spending spree and act like no one in the Huo Household can control me anymore."

"The more I spend, the better. I should 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 anger her to death."

Han Yanhu had been upset ever since learning that her father-in-law had actually cheated. She got along well with her mother-in-law, who had never made things difficult for her, 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 legitimate bloodline of the Huo Household, and the Huo Household's new direction for development had also been set by her son.

Though the struggle annoyed her, and her son was fully 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 television and saw those people who thought themselves too lofty to compete, so they gave everything away, only to work themselves to the bone rebuilding from scratch and fighting again later, she could never understand it. Wasn't that exhausting?

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 it over and said, "My project is about to begin construction. Our White Household can heavily publicize that more than half of its investment came from you."

The Su Household and the Shen Household also had joint projects. They only needed to find some media outlets to hype up how pleasant their collaboration was and how strong their relationship was.

The stronger their relationship appeared, the more obstacles those people would face if they returned and tried to seize power. And if they waited 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. They would fear that endlessly 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 encountered some kind of newly emerging virus outbreak there.]

[Although nothing happened to Huo Xi, he was trapped there for over two months. By then, Patriarch Huo had already taken Huo Xi's authority away under perfectly respectable pretenses.]

[Of course, he did not immediately hand it over to those people. After all, the shareholders would not agree to someone who had made no contribution to Huo Corporation taking power. So Old Master Huo managed it for the time being.]

[But when Huo Xi returned, Old Master Huo never gave it back to him. He even made excuses, saying that Huo Xi had been trapped in Africa for two months and should rest for a while first.]

[However, Huo Xi had already realized that Patriarch Huo did not intend to return the power to him. After all, it was obvious from his attitude toward that family.]

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

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

After all, it was not as though he had never developed a business of his own. The technology company managed by Han Yi was one he had founded himself. It was simply that no one knew the company belonged to him; everyone assumed it had been started by Han Yi and some friend.

But it was actually his. In the Original Plot, he had quickly developed enough to rival the Huo Household later on, and that technology company had likely contributed greatly. After all, building up a force was not something that could be done in the brief span described in a story.

Han Jun, the eldest son of the Han Household, managed the Han Household. He knew that his younger brother was doing business with Huo Xi, not merely making some money by following Huo Xi as outsiders believed.

If he was not mistaken, the actual person in control of the technology company Han Yi later opened should have been Huo Xi. He knew very well whether his younger brother possessed that kind of ability. No matter which friend Han Yi partnered with, he could not possibly have founded such a large company—unless that friend was Huo Xi.

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

Seeing that they had talked enough, he changed the subject and asked whether they should eat. They could not possibly keep talking about that matter while so many people sat there starving.

After dinner, everyone began discussing other matters. Shen Can and Su Nanxing sat on the swing in the courtyard of Huo Xi's villa, 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, looking at the light sheen of sweat on Shen Can's nose and forehead as he handed him a handkerchief.

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

"It's only an investment. How much time could it take from me? Aren't you the one who's busy?" Afraid Shen Can would still try to decline, 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 that I returned from abroad not long ago. No one would think I was serious about making games; they would all think I was just playing around.]

[And Huo Xi, investing in someone like me who was only doing it as a hobby, would look generous to the point of being a fool with money. To outsiders, that money would be no different from throwing it into the water. Wouldn't they think Huo Xi was wasting far too much money?]

After thinking that over, Shen Can stopped trying to refuse. He said yes, then solemnly added, "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 serious expression a little adorable. It made him want to pat his head.

Of course, Huo Xi did not abruptly reach out to touch him. He quietly rubbed his fingertips together and said, "Then tomorrow, I'll have Assistant He coordinate with you. 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 that heaven and earth would be shaken and ghosts would weep. From now on, Can Can will be your most loyal supporter!!!]

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

Huo Xi had plenty of matters in his own family to deal with, after all. But after hearing the rest, they also felt that the timing was indeed excellent. Investing a large sum in someone who had only just graduated from university would make it seem far too much like Huo Xi was wasting money.

That woman hiding in the shadows certainly would not be able to stand watching Huo Xi squander the Huo Household's money like this. Since it was also beneficial to Huo Xi, they would not try to dissuade him. If Shen Can truly lost money later, the Shen Household would step in and repay Huo Xi.