Ling Nuan had completely taken the initiative.
Shen Shaoqing's face was deathly pale.
He suddenly stepped forward and snatched the phone from Ling Nuan's hand.
Ling Nuan didn't stop him and watched as he deleted the recording.
Just as he heaved a sigh of relief, she said, "Once it's saved, it will be automatically uploaded to my cloud drive. Shen Shaoqing, you can't delete them all."
Shen Shaoqing suddenly looked over, his eyes filled with hatred and ferocity. "Ling Nuan, what good will it do you to ruin me? Can't we achieve a win - win situation?"
Ling Nuan frowned coldly. "Stop spouting such disgusting nonsense to me."
Shen Shaoqing threatened. "I know better than you what kind of person Huo Xiao is. Once she hears this recording, she won't spare me, and she won't spare you either."
"I'll be satisfied once you're finished," Ling Nuan smiled.
Of course, it was a lie to Shen Shaoqing. Although Shen Shaoqing was a scumbag, the real culprit who killed her mother was Huo Xiao.
She wouldn't send the recording to Huo Xiao, at least not now. She had to wait for the right moment to make the most of it.
Shen Shaoqing darkened his face. After a moment, he said, "What do you want?"
Ling Nuan didn't answer. She just fixed her eyes on the contract in Shen Shaoqing's hand. The meaning was self - evident.
Shen Shaoqing nodded. "Fine. Your grandmother can continue to live here. I won't touch this house. But Ling Nuan, if you dare to spread this recording, I will never let you or this old woman go."
Ling Nuan wasn't satisfied. "Transfer the house to my grandmother's name."
Shen Shaoqing sneered. "Do you think I'm stupid? We both have something on each other. Behave yourselves and we'll call it even. Otherwise, when it comes to a life - and - death struggle, it's still unclear who will win."
After saying this, Shen Shaoqing turned around and left.
Ling Nuan had put on a tough act, but as soon as Shen Shaoqing left, her body went limp and she slumped into the sofa.
It took Ling Nuan a while to recover. Then she got up and walked out of the private room.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she opened the door, she saw a familiar face.
Huo Linsheng.
"You..." Ling Nuan was a bit dazed.
"Surprised to see me?" Huo Linsheng said meaningfully. "I wanted to say hello to my future nephew - in - law, but unexpectedly, I also ran into his ex - girlfriend?"
"It seems I've come at a bad time."
Ling Nuan: "..."
"How does it feel to rekindle an old flame?" Huo Linsheng asked calmly with a hint of a smile.
After the initial shock, Ling Nuan quickly composed herself.
If Huo Linsheng wanted to make things difficult for her or draw a clear line with her, he wouldn't have this attitude.
Huo Linsheng was still someone she could get close to.
She smiled at Huo Linsheng and took the initiative. "We've just started. How it feels depends on you."
Ling Nuan reached out and tugged at Huo Linsheng's tie.
Huo Linsheng didn't resist. He let Ling Nuan pull him into the private room and then closed the door.
In the enclosed private room, Huo Linsheng pinned Ling Nuan against the wall.
"After rekindling with Shen Shaoqing, you still want to rekindle with me?"
Ling Nuan looked innocent. "I'm wronged. I do want to rekindle with you, but not with that scumbag."
"How do you want to rekindle with me?" Huo Linsheng was in a good mood and very cooperative.
Ling Nuan raised her eyes and planted a kiss on Huo Linsheng's chin. "Like this."
In the enclosed and dim environment, an amorous atmosphere always tended to arise. A simple kiss could also ignite a blazing fire.
Moreover, Ling Nuan had no intention of stopping.
The kiss on the chin moved down slowly along Huo Linsheng's neck and finally stopped at his Adam's apple.
Before Ling Nuan could get any closer, Huo Linsheng locked the door of the private room, picked her up horizontally, placed her on the nearby sofa, and then leaned over her.
Their warm breaths mingled, and it was hard to tell whose was whose. The air was filled with ambiguity.
Huo Linsheng's aura invaded her world domineeringly. The one who had been charming and seductive a second ago was now completely defenseless under Huo Linsheng. She could only passively receive the man's kisses, which seemed like both punishment and passion.
Ling Nuan was clearly aroused. The feeling of emptiness made her yearn to be occupied. But when Huo Linsheng's hand slipped into her skirt and moved up, stopping at the edge of the lace fabric, Ling Nuan suddenly opened her eyes and managed to stay a bit sober.
"There's no condom," Ling Nuan reminded through pursed lips.
Huo Linsheng hummed but didn't stop.
His fingers deftly pulled aside the fabric and slipped inside.
"What did you talk about with Shen Shaoqing?" Huo Linsheng asked her.
Ling Nuan couldn't believe it. "You're asking me this at this time?"
Huo Linsheng didn't answer. He just curled his fingertips.
Ling Nuan: "!!!"
Ling Nuan bit her lip to hold back the moan that was about to escape. Suppressing the urge to curse, she said, "He threatened me with my grandmother and asked me to be his mistress."
Huo Linsheng paused for a moment.
"I refused," Ling Nuan quickly declared.
Huo Linsheng hummed and commented, "Barely passing."
"Then can you..." Take your hand out!
Before Ling Nuan could finish her sentence, she was mercilessly rejected by Huo Linsheng.
"No."
"You're calculating me, Miss Ling. There will be consequences," Huo Linsheng said.
Ling Nuan was so angry that she wanted to curse, but wave after wave of pleasure scattered her thoughts.
Just one finger was enough to make Ling Nuan surrender. She went limp in Huo Linsheng's hands like a puddle of water. When she reached the peak, Ling Nuan bit her lip and couldn't help but look at Huo Linsheng.
Huo Linsheng was looking down at her with a hint of a smile, like an onlooker watching her get aroused and fall apart under his fingers.
He was such a jerk! All men were jerks!
Ling Nuan cursed in her heart.
After it was over, Huo Linsheng withdrew his hand, got up, and took a tissue from the nearby table. He slowly wiped the liquid off his fingers.
Ling Nuan also sat up.
Looking at the mess under her skirt and then at Huo Linsheng in his suit, looking as if nothing had happened, Ling Nuan gritted her teeth in anger.
As if sensing Ling Nuan's anger, Huo Linsheng looked back at her.
"If you provoke me, do it cleanly." His voice was gentle, not like a warning.
Ling Nuan understood the implication but still asked, "What does 'cleanly' mean?"
"Cut off your old flame and have no more contact," Huo Linsheng replied. "Before that, I won't touch you."
Ling Nuan couldn't help but laugh.
She had approached Huo Linsheng just to get revenge on Shen Shaoqing. If she couldn't have any contact with Shen Shaoqing, what was the point of seducing Huo Linsheng?
She could feign agreement, but Huo Linsheng wasn't that easy to deceive.
Moreover, did "touch" only mean penetration?
Scumbag!
Ling Nuan didn't say a word, and Huo Linsheng saw her attitude.
He seemed quite regretful. "It seems there's still a lack of fate between us."
Although he said he was regretful, he left without any hesitation.
Ling Nuan was left alone in the room. She felt a bit dejected.
Huo Linsheng had obviously noticed her plan. She couldn't outsmart him. Maybe she shouldn't have placed the focus of her revenge plan on Huo Linsheng.
However, before she could pull herself together, her phone rang.
"Nuan Nuan, come to the hospital quickly! Your grandmother is in trouble!" Aunt Wang said anxiously.