SAG -Chapter 147 The Leaked Will

Huo Zhiyuan quickly received news about Zhang Siyan’s progress and began making preparations of her own.

After all, Zhang Siyan lacked experience and credentials. Reaching the top in a single leap would not be easy.

Although the New Year was approaching, many people had already begun moving behind the scenes.

No one was truly idle.

That evening, in a bar, Huo Li sat alone, drinking away his frustrations.

Lately, he felt that Huo Zhiyuan had changed completely.

In the past, even if she disliked coming home, she would still return at least once a month whenever their mother called and pleaded with her, though she never stayed long.

But ever since four months ago, she had not gone home even once.

No matter how much their mother called, it was useless. Sometimes she didn’t even answer.

Yet that wasn’t what worried Huo Li the most.

What truly frightened him was that Huo Zhiyuan was gradually stripping him of his authority.

In merely two months, two districts in Shanghai had already been taken away from him and handed to a young girl.

At the same time, Huo Li could clearly feel Huo Zhiyuan becoming colder and colder toward him.

It was the kind of indifference one showed to a stranger, as though the bond of blood between them was slowly disappearing.

“President Huo, why are you drinking alone?” the bar owner asked with a smile as he approached.

Huo Li glanced at him and sighed.

“Just some personal troubles. Brother Hu, have a drink with me.”

He had known the owner, Zhao Hu, for many years.

Their relationship was excellent, and Zhao Hu was a capable man with extensive connections in the underworld.

Back when Huo Li had first become Kangshilan’s regional agent, Zhao Hu had helped him considerably.

Naturally, Huo Li had repaid those favors over the years.

Zhao Hu sat down, poured himself a drink, and clinked glasses with him.

“President Huo, if you’ve got problems, tell your brother here. I may not have great abilities, but I still have some influence. If I can help, I definitely will.”

Looking at Zhao Hu’s heroic demeanor, Huo Li sighed again.

“This really isn’t something you can help with, Brother Hu. It’s family business. Forget it—let’s just drink.”

Hearing that, Zhao Hu stopped asking questions.

The two continued drinking together.

After accompanying Huo Li for nearly an hour, Zhao Hu stood up to leave.

Before departing, he said, “President Huo, if you’re feeling down, go upstairs and have some fun. Everything tonight is on the house.”

“Thanks, Brother Hu.”

Taking his advice, Huo Li went to vent his frustrations.

Before long, an attractive woman in her thirties approached him.

She had a graceful figure and carried herself confidently.

Huo Li wasn’t surprised.

Such things happened often.

His clothes alone were expensive, and although he was getting older, years of careful maintenance made him look only around forty.

“Beautiful lady, care for a drink?” Huo Li asked with a smile.

“Sure,” she replied without hesitation.

But once they sat down, Huo Li found her oddly familiar.

“Have we met somewhere before?” he asked curiously.

The woman hadn’t looked closely at him and replied casually, “That’s a pretty old-fashioned pickup line.”

Then she took a proper look and immediately looked surprised.

“President Huo?”

At that moment, Huo Li recognized her as well.

“Su Yu?”

“It really is you! President Huo, what a coincidence.”

Su Yu looked at him with sparkling eyes, appearing genuinely delighted.

Huo Li laughed.

“Secretary Su, it’s been a long time. Where are you making your fortune these days?”

This woman was none other than Huo Zhiyuan’s former secretary, Su Yu.

At the question, Su Yu sighed dramatically. “Ah, now I’m just an office worker at some small company. Busy every day and barely making any money. I come here at night just to unwind.”

Curiosity arose in Huo Li.

“Why did you resign back then?”

He had heard rumors involving leaked company secrets, but nobody knew the real story.

Su Yu immediately looked hesitant, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.

“Forget it,” Huo Li said. “No need to talk about it if you don’t want to.”

He wasn’t interested in digging too deeply.

It wasn’t his business anyway.

At the same time, however, he couldn’t help admiring Su Yu’s attractive figure.

Back when she worked for Huo Zhiyuan, he had only dared to admire her from afar.

Even flirtatious jokes were out of the question.

Things were different now.

“Come, Secretary Su, let’s drink!” he said enthusiastically.

Su Yu didn’t refuse.

After downing a glass with him, she said, “Please don’t call me Secretary Su anymore. I’m not President Huo’s secretary now. Just call me Xiao Su or Su Yu.”

“Alright, Xiao Su.”

The two continued drinking.

Su Yu had come with a purpose.

Huo Li, meanwhile, was drowning his frustrations.

He drank without restraint, emptying every glass in one gulp.

Before long, both showed signs of intoxication.

Then, seemingly by accident, Su Yu muttered drunkenly, “Ah… I really made a mistake back then. I never should have let that matter slip.”

Huo Li casually asked, “What matter?”

“The thing about President Huo’s will…”

She suddenly froze.

“Ah! I didn’t say anything!”

In an instant, Huo Li sobered up.

He knew perfectly well that the “President Huo” she referred to was not him—but Huo Zhiyuan.

Huo Zhiyuan had made a will?

How could he not know?

His mind cleared completely.

“Su Yu, what did you just say about a will?”

She hurriedly tried to cover her tracks.

“President Huo, you misheard me. There was no will. I meant—”

“I heard you perfectly. You said ‘will.'”

But Su Yu stubbornly denied it.

Unable to force the issue, Huo Li suddenly glanced at her clothes and pulled out a bank card.

“There’s two hundred thousand yuan in this account. Take it.”

Su Yu looked at the card but made no move to accept it.

“President Huo, you really misunderstood…”

“Five hundred thousand.”

“President Huo…”

“One million.”

At the mention of one million yuan, Su Yu finally faltered.

Her lips trembled.

“Will you keep your word?”

“Of course. Now tell me—what exactly is this will about?”

Huo Li’s entire demeanor had become frenzied.

After hesitating, Su Yu glanced at him and finally said, “It’s not that I don’t trust you, President Huo, but this concerns you personally. I’d like to see the money first.”

Without another word, Huo Li transferred one million yuan to her account.

Once she confirmed the payment, he stared at her intensely.

“Tell me. What will?”

Receiving the money seemed to break Su Yu’s final resistance.

“President Huo really did make a will. The contents stated that upon her death, all assets under her name—including, but not limited to, Kangshilan shares, villas and other real estate, cash holdings…”

With every item she listed, Huo Li’s breathing grew heavier.

He felt as though blood were rushing straight to his head.

“…would all be donated, free of charge, to the Yuanran Charity Foundation.”

The words struck him like thunder.

Every single asset?

Donated entirely to the Yuanran Charity Foundation?

That meant that if Huo Zhiyuan died, none of her relatives would receive a single cent.

Even the house where his parents currently lived would be gone.

Because it, too, belonged to Huo Zhiyuan.

After finishing, Su Yu looked at him anxiously and called his name twice.

He didn’t respond.

“Are you telling the truth?”

His eyes were now bloodshot.

Su Yu raised her hand and swore.

“Absolutely true. I was one of the witnesses. Otherwise, President Huo would never have fired me simply because I accidentally let the information slip.”