I’m Keeping the Overbearing CEO After He Went Bankrupt [Rebirth] 72

Chapter 72: The Overbearing CEO’s Business

A moment later, Weibo became lively again.

Originally, everyone was still discussing and being sour about Chu Qing’s bed-climbing. But then, a trending topic called “Chu Qing announces his relationship” quietly climbed up.

The cause was a Weibo post by Chu Qing.

@ChuQing_Teal: Mine.
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The picture was a photo from their little red book, with a red background and white shirts, and the registration date was also attached.

It was just today, what a coincidence. It was a freshly baked little red book.

And the video was recorded by him before Huo Li went out. In the video, they saw the man, bathed in sunlight, standing on the side, cooking. Only his back could be seen.

Then, the man seemed to notice something and turned around, his lips curving into a helpless smile. “Silly Qingbao, what are you doing again?”

Then they saw the man walk over, as if he were hugging the person filming. The camera shook and then it was gone.

The comments exploded.

XXX: Ahhh ahhh ahhh congratulations, Qingqing! I hope you’ll always be happy qaq A fan who has been following you all along. I don’t know why I want to cry at this moment… it hasn’t been easy for you. Don’t be afraid. You have someone to accompany and protect you in the future… awww, I will continue to protect you!

XXX: I woke up and found that my Qingqing has become a family man…?! Congratulations, Qingqing!! Awww, you have to be happy!

XXX: Those who said he was being kept before, get out here and apologize! What’s wrong with you guys, always sticking the label of “being kept” on our Qingqing?! Your small minds are only full of dirty things, right?!

XXX: Awww awww awww that man! It’s that man! He took our Qingqing! So Mr. Bodyguard is the CEO of Huiying. Oh my god, a magnificent CEO is following our Qingqing around the studio and even went to Italy. If this isn’t true love, what is? Mommy approves of this marriage! Tagging the wealthy CEO Huo here, when are you going to give us Qingqing a wedding of the century? @HuiyingGroup_HuoLi

XXX: Tagging, tagging!! You have to treat our Qingqing well in the future… qaq But after watching the video, mommy is also relieved. Oh my, I’m not going to say anything more. I’m going to ship the CP!

XXX: Am I Qingqing’s only girlfriend fan? Am I the only one crying? Awww, you dog man… forget it. CEO Huo is rich and handsome and so gentle. I can’t compete. So when’s the wedding? @HuiyingGroup_HuoLi

He was not a new-generation idol. He was a singer who leaned towards being a musician. Even his own fans might not be good at manipulating the charts. So at this moment, they were all blessing him and were happy for him. They even got playful, all collectively tagging him and demanding a wedding of the century.

The CP fans were also in ecstasy. The Rubik’s Cube CP super topic was celebrating the New Year.

XXX: Ahhh ahhh ahhh I always felt that Qingqing and Mr. Bodyguard were very close. I didn’t expect Mr. Bodyguard to be an overbearing CEO who came for love! The overbearing CEO and his genius little singer. I’m dead 😭😭😭

XXX: Hiss… the nickname “Qingbao” is so sweet. CEO Huo is also so sweet. The way he looked at Qingqing in the video was so gentle and doting. Oh my god, I can watch that expression for a year

XXX: The mystery of many years has finally been solved. So the person in “Wish” and “Waiting” is CEO Huo

His fans were also happy to see him happy. After all, the emotions in his eyes could not lie.

And the Rubik’s Cube CP was also gaining fans like crazy, and everyone was digging up their materials.

The more they dug, the sweeter it got. Everyone found that this “Mr. Bodyguard” followed him almost everywhere he went, taking care of him at every step.

Not only that, but there were also traces of this CEO in the songs he had created.

It was a very happy scene.

And ten minutes later, he also went online.

He had not asked him to post anything or discussed it with him beforehand, but he still went to like and repost his Weibo, and then he also posted a reply of his own.

@HuiyingGroup_HuoLi: Yours.
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He had posted two photos. The first was a group photo of him and Chu Qing when they had first met several years ago at a charity gala. There was also a date on the photo.

At that time, he was still a young and inexperienced boy, and he had just made a name for himself in the US, full of vigor.

The second was a photo of the two of them in Italy. It was the day he had celebrated his birthday, and then the two of them had asked a staff member to take a photo for them.

At this time, he was even more beautiful than before, and he had also become more steady and mature. The lighting was dim, and the two were leaning against each other, with happy smiles on their faces.

These two photos were like a gentle flow of time.

His response immediately made the topic even hotter. Then a new trending topic—Chu Qing and Huo Li’s official announcement /love—climbed to the top of the list.

His friends in the circle all came to congratulate them, and for a time, they became a beautiful story.

XXX: Aww, Qingqing’s “Mine,” my CEO Huo’s “Yours,” so sweet!!! My eyes 😭😭😭

XXX: So warm. Time flows, and everything changes, but only the person by your side is still there, never leaving.

XXX: I wish Teacher Chu and Mr. Huo all the best!

The anti-fans were still unwilling to be outdone, but they had become clowns.

XXX: Heh, climbing into bed and finding true love, from a room card to a red book? His skills in bed are really good

XXX: Hahahaha, I’ll play a “Stubborn” for you. It must have been hard for you

XXX: Right, right. Chu Qing has only climbed into CEO Huo’s bed, and it’s been several years. CEO Huo has also only kept him, and it’s been several years. CEO Huo even ran around for his kept object. Right, and now they’re even certified. Ah, what a beautiful and socialist kept relationship!

…

At this moment, the internet was full of blessings. He looked at those beautiful words, things like “grow old together,” “love each other dearly,” and so on. The more he looked, the happier he became. In the end, he even forgot to write his song and fell asleep on the sofa, holding his phone.

When he came back, he saw him sleeping on the sofa.

He helplessly picked him up.

“Ngh…” he woke up in a daze and grabbed his shoulder with a smile. “You’re back…”

He said, “Why didn’t you go back to your room to sleep?”

“Waiting… for you,” he nuzzled his chest, his voice soft and sweet from just waking up. “Husband.”

“…”

Hiss, this little one… is getting more and more cheesy, more and more good at acting cute.

His whole body was hot, and then he gritted his teeth. “Don’t be naughty.”

He just smiled and then leaned against him and fell asleep again.

…

The next day, when he woke up, he found that he had already gotten up and was tidying up on the side.

And on the table was a sumptuous and nutritious breakfast.

He rubbed his eyes and asked curiously, “Is Mr. Huo going somewhere?”

“Qingbao, let’s move to the villa.”

“Ah…?”

In any case, there’s no need to pretend now. He said with a grin, “I have a villa in the suburbs. The air is good, the scenery is good, and you can walk around in the yard. I’ll take you there to recuperate, okay?”

He stretched and said absentmindedly, “I’ll listen to Mr. Huo…”

He had always had no opinion on his daily life, and he was even unwilling to think about what to eat. So he was used to making decisions. See, he had already tidied up on his own, and there was no need to ask.

After the two had breakfast, they went to the villa he had mentioned.

After they arrived, he looked at the towering, luxurious Chinese-style villa, which was surrounded by woods, and was dumbfounded.

The carved dragon gold pillars, the mahogany beams, every brick and tile looked like gold. It was so big that he was worried he would get lost inside.

He rubbed his nose. “Actually… I have many more like this, not just here, but also in other places.”

He took his hand with a smile. “In the future, I’ll tell you all about my assets and let you manage them for me.”

“N-No.”

He refused ugly.

“So many companies, real estate, and villas… I don’t want to manage them,” he said.

He just wanted to write songs. These things were too troublesome, and he didn’t understand them either.

“Alright then,” he said with a wink. “But I’ll definitely be clear about my assets. I’ll have no secrets from my wife.”

He took his hand and walked in.

He had also arranged for it early. The whole villa was full of bodyguards and many servants.

He walked through a covered bridge, looked at the koi pond on the left, and then at the artificial bamboo forest on the right, feeling both new and happy.

“Will I be living here in the future?”

He said with a grin, “Let’s stay here for now. I’ll take you to see the villas in various places later. You can live wherever you like.”

“This is already very good…!” he said blankly. “I… I’ve become a rich man.”

He still felt it was a little unreal, to suddenly be living in such a mansion.

“Silly Qingbao,” he said, and pinched his cheek.

He led him to the master bedroom and pointed to a few places.

“In the future, you can go for a walk outside. There’s a garden outside,” he said while putting away his luggage. “I’ve invited my nanny from the US, Auntie Merlot, back. When I was living in the US, she was the one who managed my main house for me. There’s also a butler, bodyguards…”

He told him one by one.

As he listened, he felt that something was not right.

“Mr. Huo… are you trying to keep me in a gilded cage?” he said, sitting on the edge of the bed, his head bowed. “You… you’re not coming back…”

“Qingbao,” he said, and sat down next to him, his arm around his waist. “Do you know why I brought you here?”

“Mmm…?”

“One, to give you a better environment for recuperation and creation. Two… it’s safer here,” he said. “There are rooms and hallways everywhere. It will take an intruder a long time to get from the outside to the master bedroom, and the road is heavily guarded by bodyguards.”

His eyes widened.

Ah…?

He continued, “I was thinking… in any case, you don’t go out much in your small apartment. It’s better to be here. It’s not a bad thing to be far from the city center. You can have the people below buy whatever you need.”

“Oh…” he said, and took his hand, asking, “Is… is something wrong?”

He paused, and in the end, he chose not to hide it and said honestly, “Before, wasn’t Huo Liao taken to the US for trial? And then he was temporarily bailed out by Z. But recently… he’s disappeared.”

“Huh?”

“He’s escaped. Now he’s also a wanted criminal. But with Z’s methods and connections, it’s not difficult to create a new identity for him. So during this period, Old Pan and I have to be on our guard. While we’re tracking him and Z… it’s more important to protect the safety of those around us.”

Hearing this, he also nodded seriously.

“Okay, I’ll listen to your arrangements, Mr. Huo.”

“Be good,” he said, and pinched his cheek with a smile. “My Qingbao who listens to everything, can you decide what to eat tonight?”

“Ngh…”

He acted shamelessly and avoided it, turning around and lying on the bed, burying his face in the blanket. “I don’t know…”

“You little lazy bug, get up,” he said, and took his wrist, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. “Why are you getting lazier and lazier? You don’t even want to use your brain for food?”

He played dead.

He was already easily tired, and now he didn’t know why. Maybe it was because of the pregnancy that he was even more easily fatigued and had no appetite.

“Since you don’t know, then I’ll have to eat you first. We’ll talk after you’ve thought about it,” he said, and pounced on him, biting his neck.

“Ah…! Mr. Huo!”

The two of them started to fool around as they spoke.

Knock knock…

A knock on the door interrupted their fooling around. He quickly pushed him away, sat up, and tidied his collar, trying to cover the hickey on it.

His face was red.

He had originally thought that he wouldn’t be able to do anything after he got pregnant, but he had so many tricks and had developed him inside and out.

There was not a single good spot on his body; it was all hickeys.

“Mr. Huo.”

The person who had come was the nanny he had mentioned, Merlot, a middle-aged foreign woman with reddish-brown hair. Although she was already old, she still looked very energetic and capable.

She had also brought the captain of the bodyguards and the butler to get to know him.

He nodded. “Qingbao will be in your care from now on. When I’m not here, you must take good care of him.”

“Definitely.”

She smiled at him. “Mr. Chu, hello. You can call me Merlot.”

“Mmm, mmm, okay…” he said, and sat up straight, a little nervous.

This was the first time in his life that he was going to be served. This feeling was quite… quite new.

Like royalty in a TV drama.

He gave her a few instructions, and then he went to the study, saying that Mr. Pan had brought a gift to congratulate them on their marriage certificate and their new home.

“Be good, Qingbao. You rest here first,” he said, and patted his shoulder, and turned to leave.

Only she and he were left in the room. He glanced at her and said nervously, “Um, that…”

“It’s okay. I’m in the room opposite, just across a hallway. Mr. Chu can just call me if you need anything. There’s a bell in the room you can press,” he had already told her early on that he was shy and didn’t like to have outsiders around, so he had to be given enough private space.

“Good,” he let out a sigh of relief.

After he had been in the room for a while, he wanted to go and find him, but he didn’t dare to press the bell for her. He always felt that it was very arrogant and rude, so he went to her room and knocked on the door himself.

“Mr. Chu…?” she was startled to see him.

“I… um…” he lowered his head and said shyly, “Can you take me to find Mr. Huo?”

She was very helpless, but after just a short time, she had developed a protective feeling for this young man. She said gently, “Of course. Mr. Huo is in the study. It’s not far from here. If you follow me once, you’ll know how to get there in the future.”

“Good…”

When he arrived outside the study, he heard him and Mr. Pan talking inside.

He heard his name, paused, and then stopped and did not go in, but stood by the door and continued to listen.

“Ah Li, now is a critical period. You have to go to the US. You can’t hide here.”
“Qingbao is also in a critical period. He’s pregnant.”

“It takes a year for your younger brother’s wife to be pregnant, and Z’s messy business will be taken care of in a few months at most! It’s not like you’re leaving him for a few months. You can fly back and forth. There’s still a long time before the due date. You can’t just stay here, can you?”

“Qingbao needs my company.”

“…”

“I gave up my business in the US and got rid of Z, this future trouble, for Qingbao. He’s the most important. Of course I can’t neglect him for business again. That’s putting the cart before the horse.”

“I was only away for a few days before, and he was so lost and even fainted. He needs my company.”

When he mentioned this, his tone immediately softened a little.

“Ah Li… you know what’s important. It’s also good for him if you solve your messy business early.”

“I know. But now I can have both. My people in the US will help me get things done. There’s no need for me to go in person.”

“…Forget it,” it seemed he had sighed, and then he said, “Let’s not talk about these things. You can do whatever you want, as long as you don’t mess up our plan.”

“Of course. I’m watching.”

“Let’s eat first. I brought a gift for him.”

Then there was the sound of a chair scraping. It seemed he had stood up, probably planning to go back to his room to call him.

He was startled and didn’t have time to run. As soon as he opened the door, he met his four eyes.

Chu Qing: “…”
Huo Li: “…”

He gave a dry laugh. “Mr. Huo…”

He looked at him in silence for a moment, then smiled and put his arm around his shoulder. “What a coincidence. Come on, come in. Let’s have a meal together.”

“Mmm…”

He took him and Mr. Pan to the dining room. At the table, he didn’t mention anything that would spoil the mood, just asked him and Chu Qing about their plans for marriage, honeymoon, and so on. He had a good chat with him, and he would also occasionally respond.

After dinner, he had him stay the night. In any case, the villa was big. But he was busy and had a flight to the US the next morning, so he left first.

After he and Chu Qing returned to their room, he looked at him, who was looking at a document on the side, paused, and got out of bed to sit next to him.

“Hmm? What’s wrong?” he said with a smile. “Is something the matter?”

“Um… Mr. Huo, I’ve stayed here for a day, and I still think my original home is better…”

After all, he was used to it. That was his nest, and it was very safe.

And… that small apartment of his was like a comfortable little box. When he was with him, they would always be in the same space, which made him feel very at ease.

“Mmm, I guessed it,” he said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and rubbed the top of his hair. “After this period is over, and it’s safe, we’ll go back, okay?”

“Mmm!” he nodded like a woodpecker.

After a pause, he pulled on his sleeve. “Um…”

“Hmm?”

“Shall we talk…?”