Huo Linsheng's appearance made the atmosphere around them turn weird again.
Two employees from the Huo Corporation knew the relationship between Ling Nuan and Huo Linsheng. They felt as if they were in a huge battlefield of emotions.
The employees of Qing Nuan were in the dark. When they saw Huo Linsheng appear, they were completely dumbfounded. Did their company really deserve so much attention from the Huo Corporation that even Huo Linsheng himself had come?
Then they saw Huo Linsheng bypass everyone else and walk straight to Ling Nuan. He naturally and skillfully pulled Ling Nuan into his arms and asked, "Is it over?"
Ling Nuan had a rather complicated look on her face and asked, "When did you come?"
Huo Linsheng smiled and said, "Probably when this gentleman said that you rejected his invitation for Shen Shaoqing?"
Ling Nuan: "..."
Ling Nuan shot Qin Rao a reproachful look.
Qin Rao: "?"
What the hell? He was totally confused.
"Ling Nuan, you and General Manager Huo?"
What's the relationship? Qin Rao was utterly bewildered.
Ling Nuan let out a soft sigh and introduced them to each other. "He's an old acquaintance of mine. Qin Rao, the technical department manager of Qing Nuan. I was the one who lured him into Qing Nuan back then. We have a pretty good relationship."
Hearing this, Qin Rao immediately exclaimed, "At least you've got a conscience and admit that you lured me in."
Ling Nuan: "..."
Ling Nuan didn't want to listen and continued the introduction. "Huo Linsheng, he is..."
"My boyfriend." Ling Nuan thought for a while and chose this answer, especially since the employees from the Huo Corporation were there.
Little did she know that after this answer came out, everyone from Qing Nuan was completely stunned.
Ling Nuan was one of the founders of Qing Nuan Technology and the ex-girlfriend of Shen Shaoqing. And Huo Linsheng was the younger uncle of Shen Shaoqing's current wife. These two got together?
Everyone suddenly smelled the scent of gossip.
Ling Nuan didn't give them the chance.
"I guessed you'd come today, so I rejected him. It was just a misunderstanding on Qin Rao's part." Ling Nuan whispered to explain.
Huo Linsheng was easy to appease. Hearing this, his expression improved a lot, but he still pretended to be stubborn on the surface. "Really? So easy to misunderstand?"
Ling Nuan quietly tugged at the corner of Huo Linsheng's clothes, with a hint of coquetry. At the same time, she mercilessly mocked Qin Rao. "Apart from his professional skills, his brain doesn't work well."
Qin Rao: "?"
"Ling Nuan, are you still human?" Qin Rao accused.
Ling Nuan replied without any psychological burden. "I'm your mom."
She was so used to bickering with Qin Rao on a daily basis that she only realized Huo Linsheng was there after she said it. Ling Nuan's expression froze for a moment.
Qin Rao was about to retort, but seeing Ling Nuan's expression, he immediately burst into laughter. "You slipped up. Serves you right."
Ling Nuan: "..."
Such a mean friend.
Huo Linsheng watched clearly. Ling Nuan and Qin Rao did have a good relationship. However, it seemed there was nothing else between them.
Since that was the case, out of love for Ling Nuan, as her friend, Huo Linsheng still had a very friendly attitude.
He took out a business card and handed it to Qin Rao. Without caring that they were on the territory of Qing Nuan Technology, he said, "If you need to find a job, contact me. The Huo Corporation welcomes talents."
Everyone: "..."
The onlookers were speechless, while the parties involved were calm.
Qin Rao directly took the business card. "Then I won't be polite. I'll also take advantage of my friend. I hope I can cooperate with General Manager Huo one day."
"You will." After Huo Linsheng replied, he looked at Ling Nuan. "Shall we go?"
Ling Nuan nodded.
Huo Linsheng looked at Qin Rao. "We'll have a meal together some time. We're leaving first."
Qin Rao waved cheerfully.
Huo Linsheng left with Ling Nuan. Their actions were intimate. As they walked out, they naturally discussed what to eat for dinner.
Shen Shaoqing seemed to have been completely ignored.
Although he had known this for a long time, he still couldn't accept it and couldn't change anything.
Qin Rao glanced at Shen Shaoqing and grinned. "Today is really a great day."
His schadenfreude was so obvious that no one dared to answer.
...
Huo Linsheng drove here by himself today.
Ling Nuan felt quite novelty sitting in the passenger seat of Huo Linsheng's car.
However, before she could enjoy the novelty for long, the man beside her started to settle scores.
"Contacts within the scope of work only?" Huo Linsheng casually started the topic.
The smile on Ling Nuan's face paused. Then she looked at Huo Linsheng pitifully. "The prisoner is wronged. The prisoner wants to plead."
"Granted." Huo Linsheng replied.
"I really don't know what's wrong with him. Given our relationship, not to mention having a meal, even talking to him makes me feel uncomfortable. Who would have thought that he has no sense at all and keeps pestering me." Saying this, Ling Nuan's complaint was sincere.
She really thought Shen Shaoqing was crazy.
Wasn't her rejection obvious enough?
Or did he think that using work as a pretext would make her agree?
Did he think she was some kind of hard - working and dedicated person?
Especially - Ling Nuan quietly glanced at Huo Linsheng.
In the past, Shen Shaoqing would still be afraid of Huo Linsheng, probably afraid of being discovered. But after being caught in front of Huo Linsheng, he didn't seem to be afraid of Huo Linsheng causing trouble for him anymore.
Ling Nuan really couldn't understand. Shen Shaoqing was getting more and more crazy and didn't seem like a normal person at all.
"Really?" Huo Linsheng didn't comment.
Then he casually brought up another question. "That technical department manager from Qing Nuan..."
"Qin Rao." Ling Nuan reminded.
Huo Linsheng nodded and continued. "Qin Rao. Did you introduce him to Shen Shaoqing?"
Ling Nuan: "..."
To be honest, Ling Nuan never expected that Huo Linsheng would still settle scores from such a long time ago, back when the two of them hadn't even met and she was still with Shen Shaoqing.
Ling Nuan had no excuse for this.
Seeing her silent, Huo Linsheng sneered softly. "Leaving your son with your ex - husband's family is inappropriate, isn't it?"
"?"
"Son?" Ling Nuan was a bit confused for a moment. It took her a while to realize that Huo Linsheng was referring to Qin Rao and the words "I'm your mom" she had blurted out not long ago.
Ling Nuan: "..."
"The family isn't poor. Even if he's not my son, I can afford to support him." Huo Linsheng said seriously and even comforted her. "Don't worry. I, as a step - father, won't make things difficult for an innocent child."
Ling Nuan couldn't bear it anymore and directly reached out to cover Huo Linsheng's mouth. "Shut up!"
Seeing Ling Nuan's angry look, Huo Linsheng couldn't help but laugh. He reached out to hold Ling Nuan's hand and kissed it on his lips.
Ling Nuan wanted to take her hand back but found it a bit difficult.
Huo Linsheng was easy to appease. After this commotion, the little bit of anger in his heart disappeared.
To be honest, he couldn't go back in time to break up Ling Nuan and Shen Shaoqing before they got together.
"Shall we go for dinner?" In a better mood, Huo Linsheng finally remembered what they were going to do.
Ling Nuan shook the hand that Huo Linsheng was holding.
Huo Linsheng deliberately squeezed it before letting go. Then he said, "I'll take you to dinner first. After that..."
"What?" Ling Nuan looked over.
"A date." Huo Linsheng replied.
Ling Nuan thought to herself that she hadn't even agreed yet.
The atmosphere between the two was pleasant.
Little did they know that on the other side, while a family was having dinner, Grandma Xun suddenly stared blankly at the dishes in front of her.
"Mom?" Xun Yao called out.
Grandma Xun turned her head and then had a terrible expression on her face. She raised her hand and slapped Xun Yao!