vrcanaries Chapter 251 Horst Kneeled Before Her
Chapter 251 Horst Kneeled Before Her
The moment Jiang Qin spoke, Huo Sili almost instinctively stopped.
I held my breath, afraid of missing even the slightest thing she wanted to say.
Upon hearing this, he was still somewhat incredulous, and after a moment of disbelief, he was reminded by Tian Tian sitting next to him.
"Uncle, my mommy says she wants to talk to you."
She poked him with her little hand again, and only then did Horstley completely believe her.
Oh, it wasn't a hallucination.
She was willing to talk to him.
If He Xu were beside him at this moment, he would be so shocked by Huo Sili that his eyes would widen into saucers.
No, the handsome guy who bounces up like a spring in front of me is... President Huo?
The fact is, this person is indeed...
And when Huo Sili came to his senses, he not only jumped up, but also looked at Jiang Qin with great caution.
Before faking her death, in Jiang Qin's view, their relationship was like that in some TV dramas—when someone was chasing them and they were on the verge of a cliff, the chances of their relationship "surviving" were very slim.
Therefore, after three years, Jiang Qin only now learns the truth about what happened eleven years ago. Although she feels some pity for someone, it doesn't mean that her feelings for him have immediately returned to what they were when she liked him.
Therefore, Jiang Qin was not comfortable making eye contact with Huo Sili at this moment.
She glanced at him, then looked away and turned to walk back.
Qiu Huilan had already come out of the small study and had just returned to the large apartment.
Jiang Qin walked back to the small study, pushed open the door, and went in first.
Horstley followed closely behind, afraid that she would slap him shut out again.
But it was clearly overthinking. After Jiang Qin entered the house, she sat down on the sofa first. Huo Sili stared at the door, which was not closed, and stood at the door for two seconds in a daze, as if he was still trying to confirm whether this was a dream or reality.
He pinched himself hard, his brows furrowed slightly, before walking inside.
"close the door."
Seeing that he was about to go straight inside, Jiang Qin calmly reminded him.
Horstley, like a mechanical doll that hadn't been wound up properly, listened to her speak, looked at her, and only after a moment of slow reaction did he finally say "oh".
He turned around to close the door.
He was nothing like this three years ago; Jiang Qin saw it all.
Seeing her up close this time, I finally understood why the old lady had called her over.
She also understood that what the old housekeeper Zhou Fu had told her when he suddenly fell ill last time was not an exaggeration.
And it was during these three years that Huo Sili's reality unfolded.
Jiang Qin's heart was filled with turbulent emotions. She had actually planned what to say to him, but when this person actually sat in front of her...
Like a puppy abandoned by its owner, it looked at her with pleading eyes and hopeful anticipation.
Jiang Qin suddenly experienced a bit of amnesia.
She didn't speak, and neither did Huo Sili, but Jiang Qin didn't look directly at Huo Sili's face.
Huo Sili, on the other hand, didn't say anything, but his gaze was glued to her.
Her eyes were filled with longing.
It's hard for viewers to understand.
In the end, Jiang Qin spoke first, and her words were quite direct. In the past three years, in order to spend more time with her daughter, she had become accustomed to being decisive and efficient in other matters.
"So when you heard me call you Chi Shen, you didn't know your background. At that time, did you think I was Huo Chi Shen's spy? Did you think I was willing to marry you because I liked Huo Chi Shen so much?"
As she spoke, Jiang Qin looked into Huo Sili's eyes.
After she finished speaking, she carefully observed his expression.
Then I saw that his face was clearly filled with remorse, and his eyes immediately reddened.
"I'm sorry... Qinqin, I misunderstood you back then..."
"Stop, stop, stop, don't apologize yet." Jiang Qin still clearly remembered the last time Huo Sili suddenly fainted.
She didn't want the person she was chatting with to suddenly have an emotional breakdown and faint.
Although she felt that Huo Sili shouldn't be that fragile, she really didn't know the specifics of his illness. Better safe than sorry, she hadn't finished speaking yet.
Jiang Qin followed up, "So when did you find out that you used to be called Chi Shen? Also, did you find out about your past yourself, or did your grandparents tell you later?"
These two questions are clearly the key points.
Horst's eyes shifted, the pitiful look he had given her dissipated, and he regained some of the coldness she was used to seeing, but when he looked at her, his eyes became misty again.
Jiang Qin couldn't stand Huo Sili's pitiful gaze at her all the time. Subconsciously, she still didn't want to be easily swayed by him. She gently pinched her index finger with her relaxed thumb to steady herself.
"Answer me." Huo Sili seemed to be thinking about how to talk to her, and didn't speak for a moment. Jiang Qin urged him in a low voice.
She seemed impatient, even though she wasn't actually impatient, but at that moment she just wanted to show that she didn't really want to talk to him.
This tactic was undoubtedly effective, and Horst quickly responded.
"After you filed for divorce, I learned that I might have had a name called Chi Shen before."
This statement was firm, and there was not a trace of deception in it.
If that's the case, then everything makes sense and fits her previous conjecture.
Jiang Qin was about to ask, "The second question is, how did you find out about this?"
Suddenly, Huo Sili looked at her with a focused and serious gaze, mixed with a lot of complex emotions, mostly regret and self-mockery.
“Actually, ever since you called out that name, Qinqin, I’ve been investigating after I adjusted my mindset, but the progress hasn’t been smooth. Grandma probably told you earlier that those people’s roots aren’t in Kyoto, so it’s very difficult to investigate.”
"Later, it was Xiuyuan who found the clue and caught a person. He recognized me and said my name was Chi Shen, but that person had mental problems, and I was not sure what the situation was."
"Plus, during that period, you wanted a divorce, but I didn't want one..."
At this point, Horstley seemed to have fallen back into that painful period.
Noticing that his complexion was gradually worsening, Jiang Qin quickly interrupted him.
"Okay, stop there. Just answer me directly—so you found out about your background yourself?"
Huo Sili nodded, then shook his head, adding, "Most of it has been found, but by then you had already faked your death and gone abroad. By the time you learned about your background, it was too late. As for the other small part related to the Huo family, only Grandma and the others know about it."
"So I only found out about that part because my grandma told me."
Huo Sili looked at Jiang Qin and added some things that the old lady hadn't told Jiang Qin earlier—
“Eleven years ago, after I woke up from a car accident, they were afraid that I still wouldn’t return to the Huo family, so they tried their best to hide my original background. After they kept it a secret, those who knew the truth at the time gave me huge sums of hush money.”
“Apart from people like Butler Zhou who have been by Grandma’s side for decades, everyone else has been sent away.”
"Including how the family had an extra grandson, my identity was revealed in a private family meeting. At that time, my grandmother was sick and I was hospitalized, practically a vegetable."
"Grandma's people only truly confirmed that Huo Chishen was behind those things after I recovered and went abroad to study. So Huo Chishen was still in the Huo family at that time, and with Mom protecting him, and Grandma being sick, she couldn't touch him."
“Grandpa and Father were not home, and by then it was too late to make any changes, and we couldn’t find a legitimate reason.”
As Huo Sili spoke, he lowered his eyes slightly, pursed his thin lips, and looked at Jiang Qin.
Jiang Qin listened attentively, and by this point, she understood the unspoken meaning behind Huo Sili's words.
At the same time, it was clear how dangerous Horsley's situation was at that time.
Yes, Huo Chishen, after all, has been the young master of the Huo family and the eldest grandson of the Huo family for twenty years, and is the only son of the younger generation of the main family.
His usual persona is that of a gentle and warm-hearted noble young master, always polite and courteous in his interactions with others.
Who would have thought that such a person was actually more venomous than a snake in secret?
Furthermore, the old lady was ill at the time and had to take care of the group's affairs. The old man and Huo Chengzheng were both in the army and rarely came home. Under those circumstances, they were besieged on all sides.
The old lady was able to safely send Huo Sili abroad so that he could improve himself there; that was already quite remarkable.
At that time, Huo Chishen had lived with such a hypocritical mask for twenty years. He was able to win Yuan Lianqing's favor, and he must have been quite popular with Huo Wu and Huo Chengzheng, who rarely came home.
A dead skinny camel is bigger than a horse.
At that time, it was simply impossible to get rid of Huo Chishen.
After all, they are a wealthy and influential family involved in that field, so they have to adhere to procedural justice in everything they do.
What will Huo Wu and Huo Chengzheng, who are in the military, do if their grandson or son is exposed for hiring someone to commit murder?
Even though they are fake grandsons and fake sons, they have been raised for twenty years, and it would be too embarrassing to let the news get out.
Therefore, to get rid of Huo Chishen, there must be a reason, but it cannot be too offensive, just like now, Yuan Lianqing said that Huo Chishen embezzled public funds and used public office for personal gain in the Yuan family company matter.
This explanation, at least, doesn't sound as heinous or offensive as "hiring a hitman to commit murder."
That operation successfully took back all the power from Huo Chishen's hands.
Furthermore, the fact that Huo Sili is the biological grandson was also announced within the family without Huo Sili's knowledge. If he returns, Huo Chishen will be targeted.
This will undoubtedly have very bad consequences for the old lady.
Having figured out what she wanted to know, Jiang Qin had said almost everything she wanted to say.
As for why it was "about the same," she felt a bit awkward saying it, so she decided to keep quiet for the time being.
Jiang Qin checked the time on her phone, then glanced at Huo Sili. "Is there anything you want to say?"
"If not..." That's fine, I'll head over now.
However, he was interrupted before he could finish speaking.
Huo Sili got up from the sofa and walked over tentatively, step by step.
Jiang Qin's long eyelashes fluttered slightly as she looked up at him.
The next instant, his tall figure suddenly lowered.
Jiang Qin's pupils contracted, and then she heard a thud as her knees hit the ground.
Horst knelt before her.