Grandma Xun had just been wheeled out of the operating room and was still in a coma.
Uncle Xun Yao and his family were sitting there playing with their phones, while Aunt Wang, a neighbor, was bustling around.
After chatting with the doctor, Ling Nuan returned to the ward. Seeing the attitude of Xun Yao's family, she was filled with anger.
Before Ling Nuan could lose her temper, Aunt Zhao Shuting spoke first, "You should pay for all of Grandma's hospitalization expenses this time. We don't have the money."
Ling Nuan was so angry that she laughed, "You just sold Grandma's old house, and you don't have any money? As her children, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"
Zhao Shuting was dissatisfied, "How can you talk like that? What's wrong with us as her children? We're very filial! Mom got sick this time because of you. It's only natural for you to pay the medical bills!"
Xun Yao also chimed in, "It's your fault that Mom got into this situation. Of course, you should pay the medical bills. Nuan Nuan, it's not that your uncle is stingy. One has to take responsibility for their mistakes."
"My fault?" Ling Nuan thought it was absurd. "What did I do wrong?"
Zhao Shuting argued confidently, "If you weren't so money - grabbing and insisted on getting involved with Shen Shaoqing as his mistress, would Shen Shaoqing have come to buy the old house? Would his real wife have come to seek justice? Grandma was so angry that she fell ill because of your shamelessness, which made her lose her good reputation and her house!"
"Did Huo Xiao visit Grandma?" Ling Nuan instantly caught the key point. After Huo Xiao knew that Shen Shaoqing was involved with her, instead of going to the club to catch them, she went to see Grandma?
Ling Nuan suppressed her anger and asked, "What did she say to Grandma?"
Xun Yao sighed, "Nuan Nuan, you should understand her. It's normal for a woman whose husband has an affair to say some harsh words. If you have to blame someone, blame yourself. How could you do such a disgraceful and shameless thing?"
Ling Nuan could imagine what Huo Xiao might have said.
Wasn't it enough that she had angered her mother to death? Now she wanted to anger Grandma too?
Ling Nuan's face turned cold, and her hatred welled up. She didn't even reply to Xun Yao and his wife.
Seeing that Ling Nuan didn't say a word, Xun Yao and Zhao Shuting said even more absurd things.
"Ling Nuan, you really need to reflect on yourself. Why are you such a money - grabbing girl? You'll do anything for money. Isn't it enough that you angered your mother to death? Now you want to anger your grandma too?" Zhao Shuting accused.
Xun Yao shook his head disappointedly, "Nuan Nuan, listen to your uncle's advice. It's never too late to turn back."
"Pfft!" Aunt Wang couldn't stand it anymore.
She stepped forward to defend Ling Nuan, "What mistress? What real wife? It was Shen Shaoqing who had an affair, and the shameless mistress came to the door! You, as her uncle, don't help Nuan Nuan but instead distort the facts. Are you even a man? Oh, both of you are no good."
"Who are you calling an old hag?" Zhao Shuting was dissatisfied.
"Do you believe I'll kill you!" Xun Yao was angry and pointed at Aunt Wang threateningly.
Aunt Wang wasn't intimidated. She sat directly on the ground and started shouting, "Murderer! Murderer! These people nowadays are really something. They push old people. My old back and bones!"
Xun Yao and Zhao Shuting were shocked.
Ling Nuan came to her senses and looked coldly at the two of them, "I'll pay for Grandma's medical bills. Get out of here as far as you can."
Being spoken to like this by a younger generation, Xun Yao and Zhao Shuting were both angry. But thinking that they didn't have to pay the money, the couple exchanged a look and ran away faster than anyone.
They didn't even care whether the person lying in the hospital bed was alive or dead.
Ling Nuan helped Aunt Wang up, gave her some instructions, and paid her a reward before leaving the ward. She found a quiet corner and dialed Huo Xiao's number.
"Your call came earlier than I expected. Do you like my gift?" Huo Xiao's coquettish voice came through the phone, full of malice.
"Huo Xiao, are you crazy?" Ling Nuan was angry. "It was Shen Shaoqing who came to me on his own. Instead of dealing with him, you're causing trouble for me?"
Huo Xiao sneered, "If you hadn't deliberately seduced him, how could Shaoqing have had anything to do with you?"
Ling Nuan was helpless. Huo Xiao was just a crazy and love - obsessed person.
"Not everyone likes to pick up trash. Huo Xiao, if you bother my grandma again, I won't let you off." Ling Nuan warned coldly.
Huo Xiao scoffed, "I'm so scared. Ling Nuan, it's as easy for me to deal with you as crushing an ant. If you don't want your grandma to end up like your mother, just behave yourself and don't even think about competing with me for him."
After leaving this threat, Huo Xiao hung up the phone neatly.
Ling Nuan clenched her phone tightly, her eyes filled with hatred.
She had just lost her mother, and Grandma was her only relative. People like Huo Xiao had no sense of morality. She would never allow anything to happen to her grandma.
"Huo Xiao, Shen Shaoqing, I will surely make you pay in blood!"
Ling Nuan swore secretly, then opened her phone and looked at the text message she had received not long ago.
"Congratulations! You have passed the initial screening of the Huo Corporation. Please come to the Huo Corporation for an interview at 10 a.m. this Friday."
This was the most convenient opportunity for her at present.
She didn't hesitate any longer.
...
On Friday, at 10 a.m.
Huo Linsheng finished the meeting and returned to his office.
His assistant, Fang Chao, greeted him immediately and reported the next arrangements.
After the report, he handed over a stack of personnel files and added, "There's a secretary interview going on downstairs today. Do you want to go and take a look, Mr. Huo?"
Apart from Fang Chao, Huo Linsheng also had a ten - member secretary team led by Secretary Zhao Ran. One of the secretaries would be transferred in a month due to pregnancy, so there was a vacancy.
Huo Linsheng took the files and glanced through them casually.
Then his gaze stopped and lingered on one resume for a long time.
Fang Chao noticed Huo Linsheng's pause, glanced at the photo on the resume, and said, "Ling Nuan. She graduated from Q University's Department of Management. She had excellent grades in school and worked in Qingnuan Technology, a startup company, after graduation. Her academic background is good, but her work experience is a bit lacking."
Qingnuan Technology was Shen Shaoqing's company.
A faint smile escaped from Huo Linsheng's lips as he instructed, "After the interview, ask her to come here."
Fang Chao was stunned for a moment but quickly came to his senses. "Yes, sir."
...
The first time they met was at the bar where Huo Xiao proposed.
The second time was at the club.
The third time they met was in Huo Linsheng's office.
Ling Nuan entered the office and walked up to Huo Linsheng, looking respectful. "Mr. Huo."
Huo Linsheng leaned back in his chair and looked at the person in front of him.
"Aren't you going to act surprised?" Huo Linsheng asked.
After all, on the surface, Ling Nuan didn't know who he was.
Ling Nuan still maintained a standard smile and said respectfully, "Do you want to hear the truth or the lie?"
"Tell me both."
"The lie is that I was surprised, but I've already composed myself. The truth is - " Ling Nuan stepped forward, put her hand on the desk, and bent down.
The bending motion pulled at her shirt, and the roundness under the clothes was squeezed into shape, showing a different kind of temptation.
"From the very beginning, my target was you, Mr. Huo. Didn't you know I was pretending from the start?" Ling Nuan smiled.
She deliberately got close to Huo Xiao's uncle in order to take revenge on Shen Shaoqing and Huo Xiao.
This identity was what attracted Ling Nuan the most.
Huo Linsheng wasn't a fool. He had already noticed. It would be stupid for her to continue pretending, so she might as well expose herself.
"Your answer is very smart, and you do have enough capital. Before, I was indeed interested in having a fling with you. But now I've changed my mind."
Huo Linsheng looked up, his expression cold. "I can play with women, but I won't do office affairs."