Chapter 518: Chapter 517: Infinite Stream Cannon Fodder: Finale Part 7

"Earlier, I left in a bit of a rush. I wasn’t very comfortable with the situation outside, so I didn’t wait for you. I didn’t know when you would come out."

"I was able to get out this time, thanks to your willingness to help."

"Don’t worry, I remember your kindness," Huo Jingchen patted Wei Yao’s shoulder. "Now that I’m out, we can be like we used to be. Recently, there have been quite a few small movements within the Huo Family. Ah Yao, I’m very glad you’re still by my side. I hope we can maintain this for a lifetime."

Wei Yao just found it laughable. Is that it?

"Mr. Huo, I’m planning to resign."

"I’m going back to my hometown. My parents are getting old; I don’t want to be too far from them."

Facing Huo Jingchen’s attitude, he didn’t want to ask much more. It was obvious, wasn’t it? The other party still wanted to continue using him as a tool, cutting wherever directed. Unfortunately, he wasn’t a cold, unfeeling blade.

Maybe he’s not the nicest person, but he’s always loyal to brothers he cares about. The other’s actions left him cold.

"Are you really leaving?" Huo Jingchen paused, but wasn’t surprised, nor did he say much more.

"Yes."

In the end, Huo Jingchen didn’t try to persuade him to stay, but invited him for a farewell meal, this time at the food street near their old university, eating barbecue skewers. It seemed as if he wanted to rekindle past feelings, but Wei Yao, having experienced life and death, was unmoved, remaining indifferent throughout. Huo Jingchen felt helpless about it.

Had he known Wei Yao could come out...

As luck would have it, just as they were almost done eating, a group of drunks came at Huo Jingchen with beer bottles. Perhaps these people were instructed by someone again, but Wei Yao didn’t think much of it, nor would he delve deeper. This was his calmest moment.

He dealt with these hooligans, and unlike before, he didn’t fight desperately but rather focused more on protecting himself while driving them back, no longer constantly watching out for the brother he used to fight for desperately.

Huo Jingchen wasn’t as weak as he seemed, and the two of them soon had most of the hooligans on the ground.

When one of the hooligans attacked with a knife, it stabbed Huo Jingchen in the leg.

In the past, Wei Yao would have risked his life to block that knife.

Huo Jingchen punched toward the hooligan’s head while Wei Yao was almost done dealing with the others. He called the police and emergency services.

After Huo Jingchen’s surgery, he said, "Mr. Huo, your assistant is here."

"Actually, you should recover quickly." Leaving this loaded statement, he walked away.

Previously, Huo Jingchen recovered quickly, definitely using medicine from the Main God World.

In fact, he exchanged for some as well—health pills most practical for ordinary people. But he didn’t have many of them, not enough to exchange much: five pills for his parents, grandparents, and sister. Even he didn’t have one himself.

But he’s still young and doesn’t need it much.

Following Huo Jingchen all these years, he really owed his family, especially his sister whose health was never great. Now, she can be healthy.

Watching Wei Yao’s back, Huo Jingchen’s eyes were deep and unreadable.

"Mr. Huo, are you alright?" The assistant was a bit worried. Hearing Manager Wei was resigning, he had no idea what was going on. Manager Wei was the most protective of Mr. Huo; how could he leave?

And with everything happening recently, it felt like a dream.

Mr. Huo deceived Miss Li and was about to lose half his assets; it seemed so surreal.

"I’m fine."

"Has Qin Lin woken up?" Huo Jingchen asked.

Having handled everything, he suddenly realized Qin Lin hadn’t shown up, guessing she might be angry because he came out without telling her, so she didn’t come to see him.

After inquiring, he found out Qin Lin hadn’t woken up yet.

"There’s still no news..." The assistant had just finished speaking when a new message came, changing his expression, "Mr. H... Huo..."

"What?" Huo Jingchen had a bad feeling, grabbing the assistant’s arm, "What happened?"

"Half an hour ago, Miss Qin’s organs suddenly failed, and despite efforts to save her, she just passed away."

What?

How could this be?

Could this be why Qin Lin never woke up?

Had she failed the mission?

Why was it Qin Lin?

He had thought Wei Yao wouldn’t be able to get out, but never considered it would be Qin Lin.

At this moment, Huo Jingchen felt indescribable emotions, his mind a bit chaotic.

"Mr. Huo, my condolences," the assistant said, seeing Huo Jingchen didn’t answer. Assuming he was too upset, he quietly left, gently closing the door.

Ah Chen also heard about the Qin Family’s news; Qin Lin had chosen to give up. Now in the Main God World, only her body here had died.

Even if she returned, it would probably be a mess, just as Qin Lin had said. There really wasn’t much to keep her here, not even Huo Jingchen. Perhaps before coming in, Qin Lin hadn’t thought she’d willingly sever herself from everything outside, including Huo Jingchen.

"She must be disheartened. Huo Jingchen left without leaving anything for her, didn’t even say goodbye," Wei Wenlan leaned against the side hugging a pillow, "There were two people who would die for him sincerely, and it was worth it. It was Huo Jingchen who pushed them away."

"Huo Jingchen was always focused on tasks, long forgetting others, hardly communicating with Qin Lin," Ah Chen added, "He doesn’t like the Main God World but he likes the things from it."

Wei Wenlan said, "They’re indeed good things, otherwise how could he recover so fast? It was quite the car accident."

So, he left nothing for Wei Yao and Qin Lin and exchanged everything.

When doing these things, Huo Jingchen might not have been unaware of some matters, but he chose what was most beneficial for himself.

"He’s recovering so quickly, isn’t he worried about being targeted? But he can’t delay either; the Huo Family is unstable, especially after compensating you with half his assets. There’s quite an uproar there, and many are dissatisfied with him," Wei Wenlan said, "If he reveals anything, won’t it cause us trouble?"

"No, he can’t disclose information about anyone who’s been to the Main God World, because of the contract," Ah Chen’s words reassured Wei Wenlan.

"That’s good."

"As long as he doesn’t cause us any trouble."

Wei Wenlan’s words proved prophetic. The first to question Huo Jingchen’s situation was the Huo Family’s patriarch, as outsiders really couldn’t detect anything for a while. As for how it was handled, outsiders wouldn’t know, but for sure, Huo Jingchen wouldn’t be happy.

He really did plan to drag others into his mess, even considering revealing Ah Chen, hoping to leverage it. But as soon as he had that thought, the contract’s restrictions kicked in, preventing him from revealing any information.

Even with extraordinary items, everything was still within the rules, so he couldn’t overturn the situation. Huo Jingchen’s situation was worse than expected. Furthermore, the Huo Family’s foundation wasn’t clean, and without a loyal Wei Yao who’d risk everything for him, Huo Jingchen wasn’t faring well, facing all sorts of schemes.

Wei Wenlan also revealed to Ah Chen that the last car accident wasn’t purely an accident; it was orchestrated by those in the Huo Family who were dissatisfied with him.

One day, Ah Chen and Wei Wenlan were at a café when they heard a somewhat familiar voice.

"Sis, stop making Dad angry. If you don’t like me, I’ll just leave," Bai Qiaoqian said tearfully, looking at the old man beside her, "Dad, don’t feel troubled."

She hadn’t expected that after coming out, the young manipulator had become an old one, but it didn’t matter, as long as the old man wasn’t dead. The young manipulator’s tricks were something she practiced daily in the Main God Space.

Wei Wenlan leaned close to Ah Chen’s ear, "Bai Qiaoqian, right?"

"It’s her."

"I always thought she was kind of weird. Look at her and that middle-aged woman’s expression—don’t they look alike?"

Ah Chen nodded, indeed they do. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Maybe their gaze was too obvious, for Bai Qiaoqian glanced over and recognized them with some surprise.

Not long after, the three of them were seated in a private room.