With just one sentence from Huo Linsheng, this matter was decided.
Ling Nuan resisted and very firmly and clearly said to Huo Linsheng, "I don't want to."
Huo Linsheng's expression remained unchanged. "My mind is made up."
In the end, Ling Nuan was defeated.
She was completely helpless in this matter.
Even if she didn't go to the Huo family, if Huo Linsheng interfered, she still wouldn't be able to get in touch with the cooperation with Qing Nuan. Look, Ling Nuan mocked herself at this moment. It was right that she didn't trust Huo Linsheng, because as long as there was a slight accident, it might make him change his mind.
And with just such a simple sentence from him, all her previous efforts could be reduced to nothing.
In front of Old Master Huo, Ling Nuan still restrained her emotions. But as soon as they left the old mansion and got in the car, Ling Nuan couldn't hold it in any longer.
An unprecedented argument broke out between them.
"Huo Linsheng, you clearly know what I want. Why? Why did you cut off my path!" Ling Nuan's voice was almost on the verge of tears as soon as she opened her mouth, and her tears kept streaming down.
She had clearly dug the pit and it was time to close the net.
As long as she was given a little more time, she could get back Qing Nuan's technology and make Shen Shaoqing lose everything!
Just a little bit of time!
Huo Linsheng was also a bit annoyed.
He had been overcome by anger at that time and rarely lost his composure.
But he never regretted it.
"What you want, I'll help you achieve." Huo Linsheng looked at Ling Nuan. "You and Shen Shaoqing must draw a clear line."
"I've never contacted him privately when I went to Qing Nuan!" Ling Nuan was irritated. For a moment, she didn't know whether to loathe Shen Shaoqing or be angry at Huo Linsheng's autocracy first.
Huo Linsheng sneered. "If you don't go, he'll come to you."
Ling Nuan was so angry that she mentally cursed Shen Shaoqing.
"Stay in the old mansion at ease. I'll handle the matter of Qing Nuan for you." Huo Linsheng emphasized this point again.
"I don't want to." Ling Nuan refused without hesitation.
Would what Huo Linsheng could achieve be the same as what she wanted to achieve?
He could take action against Shen Shaoqing without hesitation, but in Ling Nuan's heart, the chief culprit for her mother's death was Huo Xiao, and Shen Shaoqing was an accomplice. She would take revenge on Shen Shaoqing and also take back what belonged to her, but the one she hated the most was Huo Xiao!
Huo Linsheng loathed Huo Xiao, but could he really be as ruthless to Huo Xiao as he was to Shen Shaoqing?
Even now, Ling Nuan didn't believe it!
Especially after today's incident, she believed even less and would never rely on Huo Linsheng for such an important matter!
Huo Linsheng also didn't understand Ling Nuan.
"Does revenge have to be done personally in every aspect?" Huo Linsheng asked her.
"What you want to do, I can help you achieve. You can still be involved. The only difference is that you don't do it yourself, but the result will be the same. Ling Nuan, what do you really care about? Revenge or something else?"
When asking this question, Huo Linsheng's gaze on Ling Nuan darkened a lot.
As the manager of a listed company, Huo Linsheng had too many things to manage. He could never take care of every little detail. So, he only needed to grasp the key projects of the company and then assign his subordinates to work.
So, he couldn't understand why Ling Nuan wanted to take revenge but was so strongly resistant to the idea of sitting on a high platform, controlling all the strings, and letting him do the work for her.
He really didn't want to admit it, but at this moment, a thought overcame all other possibilities and firmly occupied his mind.
"Are you taking revenge on Shen Shaoqing or is it because you can't let go?" Huo Linsheng asked her.
Ling Nuan and Shen Shaoqing had broken up because of Shen Shaoqing's sudden infidelity. They had been together from campus to society, so their feelings must have been deep. If she couldn't accept it...
Huo Linsheng didn't want to think about this possibility anymore.
Ling Nuan was also very angry.
"I've said it, not just once or twice. I don't like Shen Shaoqing!" Ling Nuan emphasized. "Since you don't believe me, why do you still ask me? I've told you I don't like him, but you've already made up your mind that I still have feelings for him and that everything I do is out of unwillingness!"
Huo Linsheng watched Ling Nuan suddenly get excited, and his face darkened even more.
The Ling Nuan he knew rarely had such strong emotional fluctuations.
"If you don't care about him, why do you have to do it yourself?" Huo Linsheng asked her.
Ling Nuan was so angry at this moment that she said whatever came to her mind.
Overwhelmed by emotions, she couldn't think too much for a moment and blurted out her true feelings. "You won't show mercy to Shen Shaoqing, but what about Huo Xiao?"
"She's your family. The person I want to take revenge on is not just Shen Shaoqing, but also Huo Xiao. Will you really make Huo Xiao pay the price as I wish?" Ling Nuan shouted and questioned.
Huo Linsheng frowned.
When Ling Nuan saw his expression, she got even more irritated.
Look, he frowned as soon as Huo Xiao was mentioned. He would never help her bring down Huo Xiao!
Huo Linsheng was also unhappy. "Did I just find out today that you want to deal with Huo Xiao? For so long, when have I not sided with you? Ling Nuan, shouldn't you be fair when you speak?"
Ling Nuan sneered. "That's just because what I've done so far hasn't touched your bottom line."
She looked at Huo Linsheng and said, half in a fit of pique and half from the heart, "If I want Huo Xiao to die, will you also help me scheme to send her to her death?"
Huo Linsheng looked at Ling Nuan, his eyebrows knitted so tightly that they could crush a fly.
"You won't." Ling Nuan got the answer from Huo Linsheng's face.
Huo Linsheng really wouldn't.
"I've said before that this matter was Huo Xiao's fault to you. You can do whatever you want to make her pay the due price, but you can't take her life. The old master won't let you get away with it." Huo Linsheng explained again, which was also his last bit of patience.
Ling Nuan mocked. "Blood for blood. There's no other outcome that can relieve my hatred except for her death."
"Ling Nuan!" Huo Linsheng scolded. "Do you know what you're doing?"
"Even according to the law, Huo Xiao would only be convicted of accidental manslaughter. She doesn't deserve to die!" Huo Linsheng's voice sank.
He couldn't just watch Huo Xiao die, because the consequences of such a thing would undoubtedly be troublesome and terrifying. Not only would Old Master Huo be enraged, but Huo Linsheng also didn't think that what Huo Xiao had done deserved such a result.
Most importantly, Huo Linsheng could feel that Ling Nuan's hatred had completely entered a dead end.
Would Ling Nuan really be able to free herself from this matter if Huo Xiao and Shen Shaoqing paid with their lives?
Hatred could keep a person going in despair, but it could also easily destroy a person.
Ling Nuan looked at Huo Linsheng's angry and dissatisfied look and the words he said, and suddenly felt it was funny.
She had lost her mother, who had been her only companion. Why should this matter be easily brushed aside with a light price?
"Huo Linsheng." Ling Nuan seemed to calm down a bit, but her tone was extremely firm. "From the moment I chose to approach you until now, my thoughts have never changed."
"This is what I've always wanted." Ling Nuan mocked. "We haven't had the wedding yet. It's not too late to divorce now."
"Is that why you don't want to have the wedding?"