When she finally boarded the plane back to her homeland, Ling Nuan actually felt a sense of relief.
She then glanced at Huo Linsheng.
He had eaten his fill and was fully refreshed. After boarding the plane, he was brimming with energy and even managed to handle some work.
Ling Nuan initially intended to keep him company. However, the moment she laid eyes on the work documents, her eyelids began to droop. Eventually, she simply gave up and took a nap.
During the flight, she would wake up, play with her phone for a while, and then doze off again when she felt sleepy.
One could say that she spent most of the journey back asleep.
When the plane finally landed and she took her first breath of fresh air on the ground, Ling Nuan felt as if she had truly come back to life.
Her mood also improved significantly.
Then, she heard Huo Linsheng, who was walking behind her, say, "Oh, there's something I need to remind you about."
"What?" Ling Nuan turned to look at him, thinking it was something related to work, and her attitude was extremely serious.
"My father should be looking for you," Huo Linsheng said.
Ling Nuan: "?"
"Who's looking for me?" Ling Nuan was shocked.
She was puzzled.
Back then, Huo Linsheng had taken her to Huo Xiao's wedding as his girlfriend. If the old master of the Huo family had any objections to her or wanted to break them up, shouldn't he have done so long ago?
Since he hadn't done anything before, why was he suddenly looking for her now?
Huo Linsheng simply explained, "It should be that Huo Xiao exposed your relationship with Shen Shaoqing."
Just mentioning Shen Shaoqing put Huo Linsheng in a rather bad mood.
"The old master looked for me before, but," Huo Linsheng didn't finish his sentence, but Ling Nuan understood.
The old master must have asked Huo Linsheng to break up with her, but Huo Linsheng had refused. Since the old master couldn't do anything to Huo Linsheng, it was only natural that he would come looking for Ling Nuan.
This was something that could be easily guessed.
But—
"Why are you telling me this now?" Ling Nuan was a bit frantic. She now suspected that the old master's men were already waiting at the airport entrance. The moment she stepped out, she would be taken away.
Huo Linsheng couldn't help but laugh and retorted, "If I had told you earlier, do you think you could have calmly attended the wedding? Do you think you could have slept so soundly on the way back?"
Ling Nuan: "..."
He stepped forward and gently tapped Ling Nuan on the forehead. "Stop having wild ideas. Just listen to what the old master has to say. If he gives you money, just take it. He can't make decisions for me. There's no need to worry."
Ling Nuan thought to herself that while he wasn't worried, she didn't have any confidence.
At this moment, she even had the urge to get back on the plane and take another flight.
"You'll have to face this sooner or later. Stop thinking about it," Huo Linsheng pulled Ling Nuan over and didn't give her any chance to refuse. He simply put his arm around her and walked out.
Ling Nuan tried to struggle.
But Huo Linsheng was right.
This was something she couldn't avoid. Moreover, since the old master had taken the initiative to look for her, perhaps she could take this opportunity to test the waters with the old master.
Ling Nuan quickly changed from rejecting the idea when she first heard the news to accepting it, and she even felt a bit eager.
She couldn't wait to get in touch with the old master to see what kind of person he was. The old master's personality would directly determine how she should implement her next plan.
Huo Linsheng originally wanted to take her home himself.
With him around, the old master's men wouldn't come looking for her, which would give her a bit of breathing space. However, after Ling Nuan had thought things through, she didn't need Huo Linsheng to create such a dispensable opportunity for her. Moreover, she even disliked him for it.
"You should go back to the company quickly. I can go back by myself," Ling Nuan started to urge him.
Huo Linsheng: "..."
"If I don't take you home, the old master might directly suspect our relationship," Huo Linsheng said.
Ling Nuan paused.
"If he suspects our relationship, he might start investigating what's going on between us, and then he might find out—"
"Let's go. Get in the car. Thank you, Mr. Huo, for taking me home," Ling Nuan was always a smart person who knew when to yield.
Huo Linsheng wanted to take her home?
Sure, let him.
It seemed that Huo Linsheng had achieved his goal, but looking at Ling Nuan's attitude, he wasn't happy at all. Instead, he felt a bit gloomy.
After he dropped her off at home, Huo Linsheng turned around and headed to the company. Before Ling Nuan even stepped into the door of her house, a man in a suit appeared. He said expressionlessly, "Miss Ling, please come with us. Our boss would like to have a chat with you."
Although Ling Nuan knew that the old master of the Huo family would look for her, she still probed, "Is it Mr. Lin?"
The man frowned and replied, "No. Our boss's surname is Huo."
Okay.
That was correct.
Ling Nuan nodded decisively and obediently followed the man. However, before leaving, she quickly sent a message to Huang Sheng when the man wasn't paying attention.
Just in case.
...
Ling Nuan was taken to a private room in a tea house.
In the private room, there was only the old master of the Huo family. He was holding a teacup and slowly sipping his tea.
The man who had brought Ling Nuan there didn't enter the private room. He just made a gesture for Ling Nuan to go in at the door.
Ling Nuan did as he asked. When she saw the old master of the Huo family inside, she wasn't really surprised, but she didn't dare to let her guard down either.
The previous head of the Huo family was definitely not a simple - minded person.
"Chairman," Ling Nuan thought for a moment and chose to use this title related to the company.
Hearing this, the old master of the Huo family raised his eyes and glanced at Ling Nuan.
Ling Nuan remained calm and composed. She stood there, showing great courtesy. When the old master looked at her, she even showed a smile.
"Have a seat," the old master of the Huo family tapped the seat in front of him with his finger.
Ling Nuan sat down obediently.
The old master didn't speak immediately. Instead, he poured a cup of tea and handed it to Ling Nuan. "Have a taste."
Ling Nuan took the cup with both hands. Just as she was about to take a sip to show her respect, before her lips even touched the cup, she heard the old master say, "Tell me what you think of this tea."
Ling Nuan's hand holding the cup paused slightly.
She didn't take a sip. Instead, she put the cup down. "I'm afraid I'll disappoint the chairman. I don't know much about tea."
The old master of the Huo family didn't seem angry. Instead, he smiled and said, "It's my fault for not thinking it through."
Ling Nuan smiled and quietly waited for the old master of the Huo family to continue.
She was waiting, and in fact, the old master of the Huo family was also waiting for Ling Nuan to speak first. It was as if whoever spoke first would lose the upper hand.
Ling Nuan might be inferior to the old master in many aspects, but in this matter, since she already knew the old master's purpose, she was more composed than him.
"Do you know why I'm looking for you?" the old master of the Huo family asked.
Ling Nuan replied, "I have some guesses, but I'm not sure. Please enlighten me, Chairman."
She mainly focused on not speaking first.
The old master of the Huo family smiled. Then he took out a blank check and pushed it in front of Ling Nuan. "Fill in the amount yourself."
Here it was!
The scene of the wealthy family throwing out a check!
Ling Nuan had read about this in novels before. When it actually happened to her, she felt a bit哭笑不得. Should she be impressed by the old master of the Huo family's generosity for letting her fill in the amount herself?
Ling Nuan didn't take the check. Instead, she asked, "In the chairman's mind, how much is Mr. Huo worth?"
Hearing this, the old master of the Huo family replied, "Him? He's not worth much."
Ling Nuan: "?"
"But the face of the Huo family is valuable," the old master of the Huo family said. "You can fill in any amount. As long as it's not too excessive, I'm willing to pay."
Ling Nuan still didn't move. She said, "So, Chairman, this is because of Shen Shaoqing."
The old master of the Huo family silently looked at Ling Nuan.
Ling Nuan curled her lips into a smile and countered, "Instead of having me break up with Huo Linsheng, it might be better to have Shen Shaoqing divorce Huo Xiao. The effect will be more immediate. What do you think, Chairman?"
The chairman... immediately darkened his face.