Ling Nuan walked slowly.
Huo Linsheng took a few quick steps and soon caught up with her.
He grabbed her hand and said, "I'll take you back."
Seeing it was Huo Linsheng, Ling Nuan was neither surprised nor showed any emotion. She said calmly, "I'm fine. You should go take care of Miss Meng."
"Fu Qili is there," Huo Linsheng said, then voluntarily explained, "She had an accident at Huoshi. Given the relationship between our two families, I can't just stand by."
Ling Nuan gave a soft "hmm" and still wore a smile. "I understand."
Even though her words were like this and her expression was gentle, Huo Linsheng always felt there was something off about Ling Nuan's mood.
Unable to figure it out, Huo Linsheng simply told her in detail what had happened that day.
"The Meng family seems to be arranging a blind date for Meng Shuluo. It's likely they want her to get engaged next year. Wen Li has always had feelings for Meng Shuluo. After learning this news, he got so stimulated that he went crazy and insisted that Meng Shuluo be his female companion, wanting to settle things with her. She came to the company looking for me to help."
Meng Shuluo fainted quite coincidentally, and Wen Li's behavior was rather inexplicable. So Huo Linsheng had someone look into it.
Wen Li was really stimulated by the news of Meng Shuluo's blind date.
She could go on blind dates with others. Why couldn't she go on one with him? His family background was not bad either.
He didn't know how the two of them talked, but things ended up like this.
Just thinking about it made Huo Linsheng feel irritated. "Later, Wen Li came to cause trouble again. Meng Shuluo has a weak constitution. She got stimulated and fainted. I had no choice but to send her to the hospital first. Then the examination took some time, and I couldn't reach you."
Ling Nuan listened quietly.
It was all reasonable, and Huo Linsheng didn't want to get involved either.
But Ling Nuan couldn't help but wonder why, whenever Meng Shuluo encountered trouble, she would come to Huoshi to seek Huo Linsheng's help?
She knew many people in the capital city. Why was Huo Linsheng the first person she thought of? Didn't this actually mean that their relationship was not ordinary?
She didn't believe the photos and words sent by Huo Xiao, but the scene she saw with her own eyes must be real, right?
"Is she okay?" Ling Nuan gathered her thoughts and asked Huo Linsheng.
"It's an old illness. The doctor told her to rest during this period and avoid strong emotional fluctuations," Huo Linsheng replied.
Hearing this, Ling Nuan nodded. "That's good."
Huo Linsheng looked at Ling Nuan. When his gaze landed on her face, he asked, "What happened at the banquet? After I couldn't reach you on the phone, I asked Fu Qili to look for you."
As he said this, Huo Linsheng sounded a bit dissatisfied. "How could he take such poor care of you?"
Ling Nuan thought that Fu Qili had done a pretty good job. For a friend's wife to be taken care of like this, who could say he wasn't being dedicated?
If anyone was to be blamed for not being dedicated, it should be the person in front of her.
Ling Nuan defended Fu Qili. "By the time he came, the incident had already happened. It's nothing serious. There was just a minor conflict. As for the phone, Huo Xiao broke it."
She didn't mean to cover for anyone.
Hearing this, Huo Linsheng's expression turned even uglier.
"What did she do?" Huo Linsheng asked. His gaze landed on the wound on Ling Nuan's face, and his complexion became even worse.
Did these people really think he was dead?
Ling Nuan's tone sounded rather nonchalant. "She incited a few people to attack me, probably wanting to make a big scene and humiliate me."
A newcomer who wasn't part of the aristocratic circle and made such a big fool of herself before even integrating into it. If she had a softer temper, she might have been completely discouraged.
Once Ling Nuan was discouraged, then in the future, when the Huo family needed a Mrs. Huo for public occasions and Ling Nuan couldn't do it, who would?
Huo Xiao did it out of anger, but Mrs. Huo's intentions might be different.
Ling Nuan spoke lightly, but Huo Linsheng was almost boiling with anger. "Attack you? Humiliate you? Who?"
Ling Nuan looked at Huo Linsheng.
His anger was genuine. Ling Nuan felt a bit more at ease in her heart. She shouldn't have doubted Huo Linsheng. Given Huo Linsheng's personality, if he really liked Meng Shuluo, there would be no place for her.
She had been shortsighted and misled by Huo Xiao.
However, the scene at the elevator flashed through her mind, and Ling Nuan still cared.
"I'm tired. I want to go back and rest," Ling Nuan said.
Just thinking about Meng Shuluo made Ling Nuan lose all her energy. She didn't want to talk anymore. Hearing this, Huo Linsheng didn't press further.
He took Ling Nuan's hand and pulled her into his arms.
Ling Nuan's movement froze for a moment. Subconsciously thinking of the previous scene, she wanted to avoid him. But then her rationality took over, suppressing that bit of emotional impulse, and she returned to normal.
"Okay, let's go back," Huo Linsheng said softly.
Huo Linsheng took Ling Nuan back to the Jinyu Mansion.
When she saw the car stop in front of the Jinyu Mansion, Ling Nuan was a bit surprised. "Aren't we going back to the old mansion?"
Thanks to the interference of the old man Huo in recent days, Ling Nuan hadn't been bullied by Mrs. Huo in the old mansion. This was already a good improvement. But Ling Nuan didn't think it would be so easy to leave the old mansion.
Huo Linsheng replied, "We'll rest here tonight. As for the family..." Huo Linsheng's voice sank slightly. "They have to give us an explanation. Otherwise, what do they take us for?"
Hearing this, Ling Nuan didn't say anything else.
Not having to go back to the old mansion was a good thing for her.
The two stayed at the Jinyu Mansion for the night. Huo Linsheng stayed with Ling Nuan and didn't leave. He didn't even think about Meng Shuluo.
It wasn't until the next day, when Huo Linsheng arrived at the company, that Fu Qili called.
"Miss Meng is fine now. I sent her back to the hotel. The Wen family also found out. They dragged Wen Li over to apologize late last night. This incident could be a big deal or a small one. To give Meng Shuluo an explanation, the Wen family is planning to send Wen Li to their overseas branch for some experience," Fu Qili briefly reported.
After saying that, he gave a soft scoff. "I almost feel sorry for the Wen family. Why do these people always target the Wen family?"
Ling Nuan was bullied at the Wen family's place. Although it had nothing to do with the Wen family, it happened on their territory, so they had to give Ling Nuan and the Huo family an explanation.
As for Meng Shuluo, it was an even bigger deal. Wen Li had scared her into the hospital.
Huo Linsheng caught the hidden meaning in Fu Qili's words.
"Do you think there's something wrong with Wen Li's incident?" Huo Linsheng asked directly.
"Isn't it too much of a coincidence?" Fu Qili said with a meaningful smile.
Hearing this, Huo Linsheng fell into deep thought and didn't say a word.
"Although Wen Li has been spoiled and doesn't know his limits, just the news of Meng Shuluo's blind date shouldn't have stimulated him so much. Moreover, he was able to find Meng Shuluo precisely, and Meng Shuluo showed up at Huoshi, successfully involving you. And—"
Fu Qili paused slightly and continued, "Huo Xiao caused trouble for Ling Nuan before she entered the banquet and destroyed her phone. Linsheng, don't you think all these are just too coincidental?"
Huo Linsheng's face suddenly turned ugly.
"The Wen family has become an innocent victim," Fu Qili laughed and continued, "This incident was actually aimed at Ling Nuan."
Using Wen Li and Meng Shuluo's matter to hold Huo Linsheng back. Without Huo Linsheng by her side, Ling Nuan had a problem with her phone and couldn't reach anyone. That's why she was bullied at the banquet.
"Meng Shuluo was examined in your family's hospital," Huo Linsheng said. "I want her medical records from yesterday."