The feeling of a hangover is far from pleasant.
However, Ling Nuan was tenacious despite her discomfort. While washing up, she deliberately dampened her hair to create a pure and seductive look as if fresh from a bath.
When she went downstairs and saw the back of a man, she immediately put on a shy smile and approached him.
Before Ling Nuan could say a word, the man suddenly turned around, revealing his face.
"Awake? Did you sleep well?" Xu Shichen asked with a self - proclaimed handsome smile.
Ling Nuan's expression froze for a moment, and she blurted out, "Why is it you?"
Xu Shichen countered, "Why can't it be me?" He smiled enigmatically. "Miss, do I need to pass an identity check before helping you?"
Ling Nuan: "..."
It must be Huo Linsheng's doing.
Ling Nuan quickly composed herself and gave Xu Shichen a gentle smile. "Sir, you've misunderstood. I'm just a bit surprised. I'm extremely grateful to you for your help last night."
"Since I helped you, shouldn't you thank me?" Xu Shichen asked.
Ling Nuan cursed inwardly but maintained a smile on her face. "Of course, I'm very thankful, sir. How would you like me to thank you?"
"It's simple. They say one should marry their savior. What do you think?" Xu Shichen deliberately teased.
Ling Nuan smiled and replied readily, "Sure."
This time, it was Xu Shichen's turn to be stunned.
"You agreed?" Xu Shichen was shocked.
Ling Nuan still smiled. "Sir, when are you free? We can go get the marriage certificate right away."
Xu Shichen: "?"
"Get the marriage certificate?" Isn't this progress a bit too fast?
Ling Nuan looked surprised. "Isn't marrying one's savior based on getting married? " Then, her expression changed abruptly, showing disgust and wariness. "So, you saved me just to take advantage of me. How are you any different from those pick - up artists? Disgusting!"
After saying this, Ling Nuan angrily turned around and went back to the room where she was temporarily staying. She quickly grabbed her things and left. When she reached the door, she didn't forget to secretly take a photo of Xu Shichen with her phone.
After she left, Huo Linsheng came out of a nearby room with a smile on his face.
Xu Shichen walked over and couldn't help complaining, "Linsheng, where did you find this poisonous rose? She's prickly all over, even her mouth. With just a few words, I went from being a savior to a disgusting villain?"
Huo Linsheng glanced at him and replied, "Who asked you to be so glib?"
Xu Shichen: "So it's my fault?"
Xu Shichen was both angry and amused.
"Fine, fine, fine. You're all so noble, and I'm the bad guy. You really can't casually interfere in the relationship between men and women!"
Huo Linsheng ignored him and walked straight out.
Xu Shichen quickly asked, "Where are you going?"
Huo Linsheng was speechless for a moment and replied, "To work."
...
Ling Nuan also had to go to work.
Although she had successfully started the job, as a probationary secretary who hadn't yet been officially employed, her work was rather simple.
As soon as she entered the office, she heard a colleague say cheerfully, "Ling Nuan, coffee with milk and one sugar cube."
After one person started, soon other colleagues also reported their own requests one by one.
Ling Nuan smiled and agreed to each of them. Without even sitting down on her chair, she went to the tea - making room to be the tea girl.
While making coffee, Ling Nuan took out her phone and did a reverse image search with the photo she had taken earlier.
Soon, information about Xu Shichen came up.
Xu Shichen, the eldest grandson of the chairman of Longxin Group, was currently the executive president of Longxin Chain Hotels under Longxin Group.
There was a long list of information following that, as well as all kinds of gossip.
There was very little and hard - to - find information about Huo Linsheng. Since she couldn't get information from him directly, she could only start from his social circle.
Thinking of this, Ling Nuan felt a bit annoyed.
She should have been more tactful just now. She didn't completely offend Xu Shichen, did she?
While she was feeling annoyed, Zhao Ran's voice suddenly rang in her ear.
"Boss Huo is here. Send a cup of black coffee over. Remember, no milk, no sugar."
Ling Nuan, who had been a bit dejected, instantly perked up.
"Okay, Sister Zhao!"
With a legitimate reason, Ling Nuan immediately brewed a cup of black coffee and went over. After knocking on the door and getting permission, she entered.
"Boss Huo, your coffee." Ling Nuan placed the coffee beside Huo Linsheng.
Huo Linsheng had been looking at a contract. When he heard Ling Nuan's voice, he subconsciously looked up at her, and their eyes happened to meet.
Ling Nuan immediately put on a hesitant look.
Huo Linsheng seemed to think of something and suddenly laughed. He cooperatively asked, "Secretary Ling, do you have something else to say?"
Ling Nuan looked hesitant, but she spoke faster than anyone else, afraid that Huo Linsheng wouldn't give her a chance. "Last night, in the bar, the person who helped me was you."
Her voice was soft, and her eyes were as pious as a startled deer's, with a hint of gratitude.
She was a great actress.
But Huo Linsheng wasn't fooled. He raised an eyebrow and countered, "What are you talking about, Secretary Ling? I don't understand."
Ling Nuan cursed in her heart but showed a determined expression on her face. "I saw it. I saw it was Boss Huo who saved me before I fainted. Although I don't know why you don't want to admit it, it doesn't matter. I'll remember this kindness!"
After saying that, without giving Huo Linsheng any chance to react, she bowed 90 degrees to Huo Linsheng and then quickly ran away.
She threw out her move and left before Huo Linsheng could say a word.
She didn't care whether Huo Linsheng admitted it or not. Anyway, she unilaterally believed that it was Huo Linsheng who saved her.
To repay the life - saving kindness, she would have all kinds of reasons to make small moves.
No matter how fast Ling Nuan was, she was no match for modern technology.
When she tried to pull the door, it didn't open.
She tried again, but it still didn't open.
Huo Linsheng had remotely locked the office door?
Ling Nuan sensed something and suddenly turned around. Huo Linsheng had already walked up to her.
"Secretary Ling, are you trying to blackmail someone?" Huo Linsheng joked. "I've never seen anyone try to blackmail their savior before. Secretary Ling has some interesting ideas."
No matter how sarcastically Huo Linsheng spoke, Ling Nuan remained firm in her belief.
"I trust my own eyes," Ling Nuan said.
Huo Linsheng raised an eyebrow. "Secretary Ling, haven't you realized you're blind yet?"
Ling Nuan: "?"
"If you weren't blind, would you have fallen for Shen Shaoqing?" Huo Linsheng asked.
Ling Nuan countered, "I was blind, so I got treated. Now that I'm cured, of course I'm not blind anymore. If I were still blind..."
The rest of the sentence was left unsaid. Everyone knew what she meant.
Huo Linsheng replied, "I'm really not a good person. If you like me, you're still blind."
Ling Nuan froze for a moment.
This Huo Linsheng really didn't play by the rules.
Seeing the change in Ling Nuan's expression and finally a bit of her true emotion showing, the smile on Huo Linsheng's face became more genuine.
He approached Ling Nuan.
Ling Nuan instinctively took a step back and was directly pressed tightly against the door.
Huo Linsheng bent down, put his hands on the door, blocking all of Ling Nuan's escape routes.
"Ling Nuan, what I said before still counts," Huo Linsheng said.
He had to admit that he was indeed more interested in Ling Nuan than in others.
So, after she missed one opportunity, he still gave her a second chance.
Just like that day when he told Ling Nuan.
If she wanted to provoke him, she had to do it cleanly.