kvmb Chapter 170 Celebrating...Birthday?
Chapter 170 Celebrating...Birthday?
Chapter 170 Celebrating...a Birthday?
Out of respect for Theo, Huo Yunting patiently listened to Luca's rambling for more than two hours. Seeing that the other party showed no sign of stopping, he finally interrupted.
"enough."
Huo Yunting's voice was cold and stern, his fluent English carrying an icy chill, "There's nothing to discuss. If you're truly dissatisfied with this outcome, then..."
His sharp gaze fixed on her, "Our cooperation ends here."
Luca stared at Huo Yunting in disbelief. He had spent so much time and effort trying to persuade him, only to receive such a threatening and autocratic reply.
In an instant, youthful impetuosity surged to his head, and reason was completely overwhelmed by anger. "If that's the case, then this cooperation is off!"
As he spoke, Luca stared intently at Huo Yunting's face, trying to see regret in him. However, the next second, a notification suddenly popped up on the computer screen – "Huo Yunting has left the meeting room."
"..."
Huo Yunting closed his laptop, instantly finding peace and quiet. He leaned back in his chair, just about to breathe a sigh of relief, when he heard a faint sound of a door opening.
"Mr. Huo?"
A clear voice suddenly rang out in the quiet space; the person who entered was Xu Xingmu.
He had just finished a busy day working on a project and was returning to the company to put away some documents when he unexpectedly found Huo Yunting still busy in the office.
Suddenly, a host of doubts arose.
Chu Luo had mentioned to him that Xie Shao was celebrating President Huo's birthday tonight, so President Huo should be home at this hour. Why was he still at the company?
Xu Xingmu was filled with curiosity, but his professionalism made him quickly suppress his emotions and step forward with a normal expression, handing Huo Yunting a thick stack of documents.
"Mr. Huo, these documents need your review and signature."
Huo Yunting took the documents, lowered his eyes and carefully looked through them. "Okay, you can go back now."
Xu Xingmu did not move, standing upright in place. After a brief hesitation, she said, "President Huo, it's getting late. Aren't you going back?"
At the company, Xu Xingmu always kept her personal and professional life separate, and had a cold and aloof personality. She was definitely not the kind of person who would show concern for her superiors.
The rustling sound of papers turning stopped, and Huo Yunting looked up at him. "What do you want to say?"
Xu Xingmu pushed up his glasses and betrayed Chu Luo without hesitation, "President Huo, today is your birthday. I heard from Chu Luo that Young Master Xie is planning to celebrate your birthday tonight."
"Celebrating...a birthday?"
Huo Yunting's face went blank for a moment, as if the pause button had been pressed. His usual sharpness disappeared, replaced by a look of bewilderment.
The words "celebrating a birthday" were like a concept from another world to him, utterly foreign.
Just as the atmosphere in the office was becoming somewhat tense, the phone screen, which was quietly placed on the desk, suddenly lit up. It was a message from Xie Qing.
With a light touch of his fingertip on the screen, a familiar voice, brimming with joy, clearly reached his ears: "[Huo Yunting~ Happy Birthday!]"
Xie Qing's voice pulled Huo Yunting back to reality. He murmured to himself, "Celebrating his birthday... Qingqing wants to celebrate his birthday?"
Qingqing wanted to celebrate his birthday...
Huo Yunting's heart was filled with an inexplicable urgency, and the document in his hand, which was originally considered an important matter, now became insignificant.
With swift and decisive movements, he placed the documents on the table, grabbed the car keys, and strode out the door.
Along the way, Huo Yunting drove very fast, and his annoying cell phone kept ringing, but he hung up on it every time.
It was Theo calling, but Huo Yunting was only focused on getting back to Yunlan as quickly as possible and had no time to pay attention to him.
……
On the other side of the ocean, Theo made three phone calls, all of which were hung up on. Fuming with anger, he called his youngest son, Luca Crest.
The call connected, and the other end had barely uttered "Dad" before Theo launched into a tirade.
"Luca, look what you've done! Ting isn't even answering his phone now. If this collaboration falls through, I'll fire you!"
Theo was furious with his son. The terms of the cooperation had already been agreed upon, and all he had to do was ask his son to show up and renew the contract, and this still caused a problem.
Luca shrank his neck, his voice barely audible, and mumbled an explanation for himself, "I just wanted to fight for more benefits for the family..."
Before he could finish speaking, Theo interrupted him with a loud shout, "Who told you to do that? Do you think Ting is easy to mess with, or do you think he's as stupid as you...?"
Theo gave his son a good scolding, and the person opposite remained quiet, not daring to utter a single word.
After reprimanding Luca, he sighed wearily. There was nothing else he could do but wait for Ting to calm down before trying to contact him again.
……
Just past eleven o'clock, Yunlan and Xie Qing lazily sank into the sofa. A drama was playing on the large-screen TV, but he was absent-minded.
The screen flickered on his face, and he yawned from time to time, seemingly watching a show leisurely, but actually waiting for someone.
Although Huo Yunting might not be back before midnight, let's wait until midnight to see.
Just as she was thinking, the sound of the door opening suddenly came from the entrance hall. Xie Qing's face lit up with joy. She didn't even bother to put on her slippers properly and quickly shuffled to the door.
When Huo Yunting saw his lover "appear" in the blink of an eye, all the anxiety and frustration that had been building up along the way vanished instantly.
Before he could say anything, Xie Qing grabbed his hand and pressed him down to sit at the table. "There's still time."
Huo Yunting: "?"
Before he could react, Xie Qing dashed into the kitchen again, reappearing with a beautifully crafted birthday cake in her hand.
The moment his eyes fell on the cake, Huo Yunting's nerves jolted, and he finally realized that it was his birthday.
Xie smiled and placed the cake in front of Huo Yunting, untied the ribbon, removed the transparent packaging box, and then inserted and lit the candles one by one.
After finishing all this, she tilted her head and looked at Huo Yunting, who was sitting stiffly with a stunned expression. She smiled and said softly, "What's wrong? Did you go crazy?"
Huo Yunting was somewhat dazed. "Qingqing, are you... celebrating my birthday?"
Xie Qing lowered her head and kissed Huo Yunting's cheek, then smiled and said, "Yes, doesn't it look like him?"
The restaurant lights were turned off, and the candles on the cake flickered gently, casting dappled light and shadow on the two people's faces.
"Tingting, close your eyes and make a wish."
Huo Yunting was like a toddler learning to speak, relying almost entirely on Xie Qing's guidance to proceed to the next step.
After making a wish and blowing out the candles, the restaurant lights came back on, and Xie Qing sang "Happy Birthday" with great feeling, "Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you..."
As a result, the singer didn't feel embarrassed, but the listener's ears turned red.