Sticking a Knife into Your Heart

Huo Qing'ang was in a meeting when he received the call. Seeing Gu Pianpian's name on the screen, he paused for a moment. She rarely called him during working hours, making it a rare occurrence.

Could it be that she found out about my investment in her and Qiao Du's studio?

Huo Qing'ang contemplated this.

Sitting next to him, Zhou Yan noticed that he had been silent after hearing the report and cautiously asked, "Huo, is there a problem with this project?"

Huo Qing'ang did not provide a direct response. Instead, he scanned the room with his icy gaze and calmly said, "We will take a mid-meeting break, and the meeting will continue in ten minutes."

Taking a break just one hour into the meeting?

This was not the usual practice. Meetings typically continued until the end without any breaks, and sometimes even extended into the next day.

When Huo Qing'ang left the room, everyone at the meeting exchanged bewildered glances.

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