A silence fell between the two of them.
As an ordinary girl, when in a bad mood, one would turn to sweet treats.
Milk tea, cakes.
As a domineering CEO who had never drunk milk tea and had no contact with it at all, in the setting of a single man and a single woman, it was easy for him to get the wrong idea.
After the long silence, Ling Nuan couldn't help but reach out and pinch Huo Linsheng's waist, complaining, "What on earth is in your head!"
Huo Linsheng adjusted himself quickly and replied, "What should be in it."
Ling Nuan: "..."
"If you want to drink, just order it." Huo Linsheng readily handed his phone to Ling Nuan.
Ling Nuan didn't take it and delivered a critical blow, "Do you have a food delivery app on your phone?"
Huo Linsheng promptly took back his phone and sent a red envelope to Ling Nuan.
Ling Nuan didn't stand on ceremony and accepted the red envelope.
The people living in the Gold Seal Mansion were either rich or noble. There were no milk tea shops nearby.
"Forget it. I won't drink it." Ling Nuan took a quick look and gave up.
Huo Linsheng was puzzled. "Why don't you want to drink it anymore?"
"It's too far away," Ling Nuan replied. "Actually, I just said it casually."
She felt that it was quite novel to talk about such topics with Huo Linsheng.
Huo Linsheng thought for a while and said, "If you want to drink it, how about making it by ourselves?"
Ling Nuan: "?"
Ling Nuan could hardly imagine that the atmosphere between her and Huo Linsheng would be like this—
Huo Linsheng was standing in the kitchen, with his phone beside him playing a video on how to make milk tea. He took out some tea leaves and started adding them to the water.
When Ling Nuan saw the tea leaves, her eyelids couldn't help but twitch.
She didn't drink tea and didn't know much about it. She had only had contact with the account statements because of the things around Huo Linsheng and barely remembered.
If she remembered correctly, this tea leaves seemed to cost more than 2,000 yuan—per gram.
"Are you really going to use this tea leaves to make milk tea?" Ling Nuan couldn't help but ask.
Huo Linsheng put a handful of tea leaves in and was puzzled upon hearing this. "What's the problem? Or do you not like green tea and want black tea?"
He thought for a moment. "There should also be black tea at home. I bought it at an auction before."
Hearing the word "auction", Ling Nuan's eyelids twitched even more violently. "No need. This one is fine."
She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to sleep at night if she drank this sky - high price milk tea.
The steps to make simple milk tea were not difficult.
After boiling the tea leaves, mix the tea water with fresh milk, then boil sugar into syrup with white sugar and add it according to your desired sweetness.
The ingredients in the kitchen were limited. There were no toppings. It was just a simple cup of fresh milk tea.
But when it was handed to Ling Nuan, she really had the urge to enshrine this thing.
The tea leaves that cost thousands of yuan, boiled by Huo Linsheng himself. If it were put up for auction, it would probably fetch a sky - high price.
"Have a taste," Huo Linsheng urged beside her.
Ling Nuan took a sip.
Too much tea leaves had been added, so there was a bit of the bitterness of the tea leaves. The milk flavor was not strong. It couldn't be considered a qualified cup of milk tea, but she smiled at Huo Linsheng and said, "It's delicious."
Huo Linsheng raised his eyebrows, leaned over, and also took a sip.
Then, his expression became strange. "You guys like to drink this kind of thing?"
Ling Nuan: "..."
Huo Linsheng recalled the taste just now and commented, "It lacks the original fragrance of the tea leaves and has a bit too much sweetness."
Shut up!
Ling Nuan held the milk tea and silently turned around, ignoring Huo Linsheng.
The taste was indeed ordinary, but thinking about who had made it, Ling Nuan felt that it was really quite delicious.
Huo Linsheng laughed at Ling Nuan's back and quickly chased after her.
The two returned to the living room.
There was obviously such a big sofa, but they insisted on squeezing together.
Ling Nuan hugged the cup and sipped the milk tea one mouthful at a time. Huo Linsheng put his hand on her shoulder, played with her hair while talking to her about what was going on with Huo Xiao.
"She didn't take good care of herself during the pregnancy before. This time, the stimulation was too great, so she couldn't bear it. The baby is okay. It's now being taken care of in the incubator. Spending money on it, there shouldn't be any major problems," Huo Linsheng first talked about the situation of the baby.
Ling Nuan let out a soft "hmm".
Huo Linsheng continued, "The board of directors has a big opinion on this matter. If Huo Zhen wants to stay in the company, he will definitely persuade Huo Xiao to voluntarily give up her company shares. The money from selling the shares probably won't be enough for her to compensate the company."
When saying this, Huo Linsheng clearly showed a bit of ridicule.
He had no mercy in his contempt for Huo Xiao.
Ling Nuan listened quietly.
Was Huo Xiao pitiful?
Premature birth, having her stocks taken away. It sounded quite pitiful.
But she was born into the Huo family. Even if she gave birth prematurely, she would still receive the best care. Without the company shares, her parents would still keep giving her money.
After the incident, she would still live a good life. This was definitely not the revenge that Ling Nuan wanted.
She lowered her head and took another sip of the milk tea. The bitterness of the tea leaves made Ling Nuan's mind extremely clear.
As Huo Linsheng was talking, he was also paying attention to Ling Nuan's expression. Seeing her like this, he roughly understood in his heart.
Her revenge was far from over.
"Huo Xiao is extremely vindictive. Once she recovers, she will definitely cause trouble for you," Huo Linsheng said.
Ling Nuan turned her head and looked at Huo Linsheng, smiling gently. "She has always been causing trouble for me. It has never stopped."
Hearing this, Huo Linsheng let out a soft scoff.
Indeed.
From beginning to end, it was Huo Xiao who had been taking the initiative. Ling Nuan had always just been playing along with the situation and moving forward passively. It was just that Huo Xiao was too stupid. Every time she was outwitted instead and still kept trying despite repeated failures.
"I'm really curious about what would happen if you took the initiative to cause trouble for her," Huo Linsheng sighed.
He was really curious.
Ling Nuan became a bit nervous instead. She reached out and grabbed Huo Linsheng's sleeve, asking in a small voice, "By that time, will you still be like this time?"
Standing firmly by her side without hesitation.
Huo Linsheng was silent for a moment.
Ling Nuan just looked at him like this, waiting for his answer.
"Ling Nuan, promise me one thing," Huo Linsheng said, his tone a bit helpless and a bit heavy.
"What?" Ling Nuan asked.
Huo Linsheng stroked her hair and instructed, "You have to let her live."
Ling Nuan didn't say a word.
"Remember what you said yourself. People like them are not worth ruining your own future for," Huo Linsheng said.
Most importantly, Huo Linsheng could not care about whether Huo Xiao lived or died, but the old master of the Huo family definitely could not.
"The old master has old - fashioned ideas. Those who do wrong should be punished. Your mother's matter is there. He won't interfere with you, but he won't watch Huo Xiao die."
Once Huo Xiao died, the old master would no longer care about any principles. Once the old master took action, even if Huo Linsheng could protect her, Ling Nuan probably wouldn't be able to stay in the country anymore.
For Ling Nuan, this was like a promise from Huo Linsheng.
She was overjoyed.
As for Huo Xiao...
She smiled helplessly. "Although I hate her, I'm not at the point of killing someone. My mom would really be mad at me if I went to jail for such a person."
Ling Nuan took another sip of the milk tea and seemed to taste a bit of sweetness.
Of course, there were still things she hadn't said.
She wouldn't break the law to kill someone, but if Huo Xiao couldn't bear it and chose to commit suicide, then one couldn't blame others, right?
She just had to keep on living.
Living a life worse than death might not be a better ending than death.