Huo Linsheng paid a heavy price for his thoughtless words.
Although Ling Nuan was finally coaxed, she still kept a cold shoulder to Huo Linsheng on purpose.
Huo Linsheng tried his best to placate her but to no avail.
Even when they entered the cinema, he continued to plead for her forgiveness.
"Stop being angry, okay?" Huo Linsheng rarely spoke in such a humble tone.
The movie had already started. Ling Nuan reminded him in a low voice, "Let's watch the movie first. We'll talk after it's over."
Huo Linsheng firmly remembered the advice Fang Chao had given him.
When a woman was angry, the issue should be resolved immediately. Otherwise, a small problem might escalate into a big one.
Seeing Ling Nuan fix her eyes on the screen, Huo Linsheng leaned over and kissed her on the cheek.
Ling Nuan was startled. She lowered her voice, with a hint of shyness and dissatisfaction, "Huo Linsheng, what are you doing!"
Huo Linsheng replied seriously, "I'm trying to cheer up my girlfriend."
Ling Nuan was completely at a loss.
"I'm not angry anymore. Really," Ling Nuan emphasized.
Huo Linsheng stared at Ling Nuan for a while, still doubtful, "Are you really not angry?"
Ling Nuan regretted for the first time that she was such a good actress.
She kissed Huo Linsheng back and said, "Watch the movie!"
However, Huo Linsheng seemed not content with this. Seeing him getting eager, Ling Nuan couldn't help but warn in a low voice, "There are surveillance cameras in the cinema. They can see everything clearly. Don't act rashly."
Huo Linsheng: "..."
So why did they come to watch a movie?
This activity was neither suitable for his taste nor the environment.
Without Huo Linsheng's distraction, Ling Nuan could finally focus on the movie.
Unfortunately, the movie they chose was not very good. It was rather boring. Ling Nuan found it uninteresting and turned to look at Huo Linsheng beside her.
Originally, Huo Linsheng wanted to experience Ling Nuan's daily life by watching the movie with her. But the movie was so bad that he had given up long ago and was now working on his phone.
Ling Nuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Let's go," Ling Nuan said.
"Don't want to watch it anymore?" Huo Linsheng was surprised. He put away his phone and explained, "It was just a temporary message. I had to reply."
"It's too boring. We'll come to watch a good movie next time," Ling Nuan said.
Huo Linsheng had been impatient to leave for a long time. Hearing this, he immediately took Ling Nuan and left.
They didn't have any further plans. Huo Linsheng was going to take Ling Nuan home. But just as they got in the car, Xu Shichen called.
"Mr. Huo, the great CEO, do you want to come out for a drink?" Xu Shichen invited.
Huo Linsheng refused without hesitation, "No."
"It's been ages since you last hung out with us. Come on, now that you've got a girlfriend, are you just going to abandon us?" Xu Shichen joked, "Anyway, you have to come. Lao Fu is here too."
Huo Linsheng thought for a while. It had indeed been a long time since he last met them.
"Wait. Let me ask her," Huo Linsheng said.
Xu Shichen laughed, "Are you henpecked? You can just bring Ling Nuan with you."
Huo Linsheng didn't reply to him. Instead, he turned to Ling Nuan and asked, "Xu Shichen invited me for a drink. Do you want to go?"
Ling Nuan was very open - minded, "Sure."
With Ling Nuan's approval, Huo Linsheng agreed, "Send me the address. We'll come right away."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Shichen looked stunned.
"I think Linsheng has changed," Xu Shichen sighed, "Is the magic of love really that powerful? It's like an iron tree blooming."
Fu Qili was sitting on one side, swirling his glass. His eyes were fixed on the dance - floor not far away. It seemed that he had seen something that interested him, and his eyes were full of curiosity.
Hearing Xu Shichen's sigh, he snorted softly, "Why don't you just fall in love and find out?"
Xu Shichen shook his head, "Forget it. Falling in love is a waste of time."
Fu Qili gave him a teasing look and asked, "What? Does it affect your 'raising a daughter'?"
"What 'raising a daughter'," Xu Shichen retorted.
"Are you really not interested?" Fu Qili asked again.
Xu Shichen had a black - faced expression, "Brother, I'm not a pedophile."
"She's already an adult," Fu Qili replied.
"She is now, but when I first met her, she was just a little kid. After all these years, the idea that she's a little girl has been deeply ingrained in my mind. There's no possibility. Moreover..."
Xu Shichen said righteously, "I'll never date someone who is Linsheng's junior. Otherwise, I'll be one generation lower for no reason."
Fu Qili thought seriously for a while, "Makes sense."
Xu Shichen became energetic again, "It's more appropriate for him to be my junior."
Fu Qili thought seriously again, "Linsheng has a cousin who has been divorced for many years. How about you give it a try?"
Xu Shichen: "..."
"Get out."
...
When Huo Linsheng and Ling Nuan arrived at the bar and were going up to the second floor, they ran into Huo Qishu head - on.
Huo Qishu seemed to be crying. She was wiping her tears and running downstairs. She was going so fast that she bumped right into Ling Nuan.
Huo Linsheng beside Ling Nuan caught her in time so that she didn't fall.
When Ling Nuan steadied herself and looked at the person who bumped into her, she was stunned.
"Qishu?"
Huo Qishu looked up, her eyes filled with tears as she looked at Ling Nuan, "Auntie, I'm sorry."
After leaving an apology, she continued to run downstairs crying.
Seeing Huo Qishu like this, Ling Nuan was a bit worried, "Shall I go and check on her?"
Although it was a question, Ling Nuan had already made up her mind. Huo Linsheng didn't stop her either.
"Be careful," he叮嘱.
"Okay, I know." After saying that, she quickly chased after her.
Huo Linsheng was still worried. He asked the security guards in the bar to keep an eye on her and then continued to go up to the second floor.
Xu Shichen saw Huo Linsheng appear at once. He joked, "Tsk tsk tsk, our lovebirds have finally shown up." After that, he glanced behind him and was surprised, "Hey, where's Ling Nuan?"
Huo Linsheng casually found a place to sit down and replied, "We just ran into Qishu. She was crying. Ling Nuan went to check on her."
"Qishu?" Xu Shichen was stunned.
Fu Qili was also stunned.
"Where did you run into her?" Xu Shichen asked.
"On the stairs. She was just going downstairs from the second floor," Huo Linsheng explained.
Xu Shichen's face looked a bit ugly. He roughly guessed what had happened.
Fu Qili also guessed.
"Did she get hurt after hearing what we said?" Fu Qili shook his head helplessly.
Xu Shichen's face looked a bit bad, but then he relieved himself, "It's good for this girl to wake up. She shouldn't always dream of being my girlfriend."
Fu Qili rolled his eyes, "You can't blame her. She's just a young girl. You were nice to her. Can you blame her for being deceived? It's your own fault for having no boundaries."
Xu Shichen: "..."
"Are you really not interested?" Huo Linsheng also asked, "Although there's a big age gap, if there's really a marriage alliance, your family is still a suitable match."
Xu Shichen was annoyed, "We'll be of different generations, guys!"
"Is she related to you?" Huo Linsheng retorted.
Xu Shichen had nothing to say. He just grabbed his glass and went to the corner to drink.
On the other side, after Ling Nuan chased out of the bar, she finally found Huo Qishu.
She was hiding in a corner behind the bar, crying.
She was crying so hard that she could hardly catch her breath. Her eye - makeup was all smudged, looking extremely pitiful.
"Qishu," Ling Nuan called her name.
"Auntie!" Huo Qishu was heart - broken. She directly hugged Ling Nuan.