Although her grandmother's house was still occupied, the property right was in Shen Shaoqing's name.
If there was a chance, of course she wanted to get the property certificate back.
The bait Shen Shaoqing offered was too tempting.
"What do you want?" Ling Nuan asked him.
Shen Shaoqing smiled helplessly and said, "If I asked you to stop now, would you agree?"
"Be practical," Ling Nuan said calmly.
The house didn't necessarily have to be retrieved at this moment.
Shen Shaoqing forced a smile and said, "I don't need anything. You can buy it back at the same price I paid for it back then. Nuan Nuan, I've said before that I can fulfill whatever you want to do, even if it means destroying what we built together."
Ling Nuan didn't listen to Shen Shaoqing's nonsense at all.
"How much? Which account should I transfer to?" Ling Nuan only cared about the house.
Things that could be solved with money were not really problems.
Since Ling Nuan wanted to take revenge on Huo Xiao and Shen Shaoqing, she knew that money would be needed everywhere. So, besides working at Huoshi, she also took some private jobs to earn money.
She was talented in computer science. She took some jobs privately and saved a bit of money.
"Ten million," Shen Shaoqing said.
Hearing this figure, Ling Nuan curled her lips contemptuously and said, "Okay."
"Don't transfer the money. Write a check. Let's meet at our old place," Shen Shaoqing said.
Ling Nuan frowned.
Obviously, she didn't want to meet Shen Shaoqing.
"Nuan Nuan, I know there's no chance between us. After I return the house to you, we'll have nothing to do with each other anymore. Can you not be so cruel to me? At least... we should say goodbye," Shen Shaoqing pleaded, sounding extremely humble.
Ling Nuan was a bit dazed.
Of course, she didn't love Shen Shaoqing anymore. Apart from disgust, there was no trace of nostalgia.
Although she had no feelings for Shen Shaoqing, she still had some emotions about her first love and the relationship in college. Maybe meeting Shen Shaoqing one last time and cutting off all their ties by herself would be a perfect ending for her past.
Most importantly—
Shen Shaoqing said, "If you don't come, I won't agree to return the house to you."
"I've reached this point and have nothing more to lose. Nuan Nuan, if you don't come, I won't return the house to you even if I die."
Ling Nuan could indeed think of other ways, but if she could reach an agreement with Shen Shaoqing directly, it would also be an opportunity.
"Okay," Ling Nuan finally agreed to Shen Shaoqing's request after some thought.
"Eight o'clock tonight," Shen Shaoqing set the time.
"No," Ling Nuan refused without hesitation and then said, "During the daytime. Also, change the location. There's a snack street nearby. Let's go there."
She would never go to a secluded place with Shen Shaoqing at night.
Hearing this, Shen Shaoqing forced a smile and said, "Nuan Nuan, do you have to be so on guard against me now?"
Ling Nuan didn't say a word.
"Okay," Shen Shaoqing took a step back and said, "The location will be as you said. How about two o'clock tomorrow afternoon?"
"Okay."
After saying that, Ling Nuan didn't want to talk to Shen Shaoqing at all and hung up the phone directly.
After hanging up the phone, the phone screen returned to the previous page.
Photos and videos of Huo Xiao being splashed with paint had gone viral on the Internet. Everyone was curious about what the so - called "murderer" meant from those people's mouths.
Soon, an "insider" broke the news.
"I know one of the people in the video. He's from our neighborhood. He's really pitiful. His wife and daughter both had leukemia. His wife got it first. All the family's savings were used to treat his wife. Just as his wife was saved, his daughter was also diagnosed with leukemia. The family had no more money, and they had borrowed from all their relatives. At that time, Huoshi just had a charity event, which was a targeted donation for patients with terminal illnesses.
"I remember my parents saying at that time that his family was quite lucky. His daughter was selected and was on the subsidy list. There was money for treatment, and the corresponding bone - marrow donor was also found. The pre - operation preparations had even started. But suddenly, it was said that the Huoshi Charity Fund was short of funds and could no longer donate to his daughter.
"Anyway, his daughter didn't survive in the end. He and his wife were in a slump for quite a long time. But at that time, they didn't say anything. After all, the money wasn't theirs. Huoshi didn't have to donate to them when doing charity. But if Huo Xiao hadn't embezzled this money, his daughter might have survived."
After this news broke, more people scolded Huo Xiao.
It was true that Huoshi wasn't obliged to help everyone. It wasn't wrong for them not to help. But the problem was that if Huo Xiao hadn't embezzled this money, this little girl might have survived.
How could the parents accept this?
Wasn't it the same as being a murderer in disguise?
This wasn't the only such thing. Because of the funds embezzled by Huo Xiao, how many families didn't receive the assistance they should have, which led to their suffering in life? Wasn't this caused by Huo Xiao?
Some people spoke up for Huo Xiao: "Although what Huo Xiao did was wrong, Huoshi Charity wasn't really obliged to do so."
Soon, someone retorted below: "Companies can get tax deductions for doing charity. Moreover, they gave people hope and then shattered it. This is even more terrible than having no hope, okay?"
If the stock market hadn't closed, Huoshi's stock price would have continued to fall.
But judging from this situation, the stock price of Huoshi probably wouldn't look good when the market opened tomorrow.
Sister Li brought some fruits over. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Ling Nuan's phone. With a strange look on her face, she sighed, "Mr. Huo is such a good person. How could he have such a niece?"
Hearing this, Ling Nuan put away her phone and smiled, "Even the nine sons of a dragon are different, not to mention relatives from different generations."
Sister Li shook her head and clicked her tongue, "What she did is really inhumane. Isn't she even a bit conscience - stricken?"
Ling Nuan smiled but didn't say a word.
How could a person like Huo Xiao feel conscience - stricken? She probably thought that it was her family's money and she could spend it as she pleased. She didn't think she had done anything wrong, so why should others blame her?
It had to be said that this was exactly Huo Xiao's mentality.
Ling Nuan didn't talk about this anymore. Instead, she asked Sister Li, "Is Grandma asleep?"
Sister Li gave a soft "um". When it came to Grandma, Sister Li's expression softened a lot. "The old lady is still the same as before. But her health has improved a bit. That's a good thing."
This was indeed good news.
Ling Nuan looked at Sister Li again and asked, "Where did Huo Linsheng find you all back then?"
Sister Li answered without any defense, "I'm not very sure. We were from several companies. At that time, it was suddenly said that someone was looking for bodyguards. Then we had interviews and audits, and finally I came here."
"Has anyone from Huo Linsheng's side contacted you all later?" Ling Nuan asked again.
Sister Li shook her head. "Rarely. Our only assignment was to protect the old lady. There was nothing else."
Hearing this, Ling Nuan smiled and said, "Sister Li, if I double your salary and you still just need to protect Grandma, would you be willing to quit the job from Huo Linsheng's side and take my job?"
Sister Li was stunned.
Was there any difference in just protecting the old lady?