Ling Nuan was stunned for a moment.
The jewelry box was knocked over, and the bracelet fell out.
Ling Nuan stepped forward with a bit of distress, picked up the bracelet, and then looked at Huo Linsheng discontentedly. "Huo Linsheng, what's wrong with you? What did it do to you? Or am I just unworthy of a birthday gift? Is it really necessary for you to act like this!"
Fortunately, protected by the box, although the bracelet was flung out, it wasn't damaged.
Seeing Ling Nuan's distressed look, Huo Linsheng grew even angrier.
"Is a bracelet this cheap really worth your distress?" Huo Linsheng's words were rather harsh.
Even if Qing Nuan had had some problems recently, Shen Shaoqing had earned a lot over the years. How could he not even afford a luxury item as a birthday gift?
Was she really so concerned about such a small favor?
Huo Linsheng was extremely angry.
Ling Nuan was also annoyed, thinking Huo Linsheng was being unreasonable.
"You're the president of the Huo Corporation. You're rich. Of course, a bracelet worth a few thousand yuan can't catch your eye, Mr. Huo. But to me, what matters is not the money, but the sender's thoughtfulness!" When it came to Huang Sheng, Ling Nuan retorted without hesitation.
She even felt so aggrieved that tears welled up in her eyes.
Huang Sheng's salary wasn't particularly high. Especially considering the high cost of living in Beijing, this bracelet would cost Huang Sheng almost half a month's salary. Besides liking it, Ling Nuan only felt心疼 for Huang Sheng and was concerned about whether she would be short of money.
This was already a rather expensive gift that Huang Sheng could afford, but in Huo Linsheng's eyes, it was just "cheap".
Ling Nuan was angry, furious. She felt it was unfair to Huang Sheng and also to herself.
Hearing Ling Nuan's words and seeing the tears in her eyes, Huo Linsheng felt a rush of anger to his head.
"The sender's thoughtfulness?" Huo Linsheng gritted his teeth and asked.
Ling Nuan looked back fearlessly and said, "So what if you, Huo Linsheng, are rich? Not to mention a few thousand yuan, you haven't even prepared a gift worth a few yuan for me. What right do you have to say these things to me and judge others' gifts as cheap?"
Huo Linsheng was so angry that he laughed.
The gift he had prepared for Ling Nuan was right there beside them, but Ling Nuan didn't even notice it.
Huo Linsheng thought, right, she cared more about the sender's thoughtfulness.
So - called thoughtfulness actually depended on who sent the gift, didn't it?
"Ling Nuan." Huo Linsheng called her name. He tried to calm himself down and gave Ling Nuan an ultimatum. "Throw it away. Considering it's your birthday today, I won't argue with you about this."
Even if she still had some feelings for Shen Shaoqing, Huo Linsheng would accept it.
He would gradually eliminate Shen Shaoqing from Ling Nuan's world completely, but he couldn't stand the things from Shen Shaoqing staying with Ling Nuan.
Ling Nuan couldn't accept it.
"Why should I throw it away? It's my birthday gift! Huo Linsheng, can you stop being so over - bearing? I don't even understand what you're so bothered about. Sheng Sheng has given me so many gifts. Should I throw them all away?" Ling Nuan looked at Huo Linsheng, her eyes ablaze.
Even if she loved Huo Linsheng deeply, if he insisted that she cut off her relationship with Huang Sheng, she would have to think carefully about whether to choose her friend or her lover!
Huo Linsheng was stunned for a moment.
"Huang Sheng?" Huo Linsheng asked.
Ling Nuan frowned. "Sheng Sheng's income can't compare to yours, Mr. Huo. But this is already the best gift she can give me. I won't throw it away. Absolutely not."
Hearing this, Huo Linsheng didn't reply immediately but was lost in thought.
"When did Huang Sheng's gift arrive?" Huo Linsheng asked.
Ling Nuan replied, "Just now."
Hearing this, Huo Linsheng sneered. "Ling Nuan, you're lying."
He clearly saw Shen Shaoqing celebrating her birthday. Since it was a birthday celebration, it was impossible not to prepare a birthday gift. And if it was Huang Sheng's birthday gift, how could it arrive so late?
How could there be such a coincidence?
Huo Linsheng didn't believe Ling Nuan's words and chose to trust his own judgment.
Ling Nuan thought Huo Linsheng was being extremely unreasonable today.
"Believe it or not." Ling Nuan threw out this sentence and turned around to leave.
Huo Linsheng was irritated by her indifferent attitude. Seeing Ling Nuan about to walk into the bathroom, Huo Linsheng quickened his steps, grabbed Ling Nuan's wrist.
Before Ling Nuan could react, he snatched the bracelet from her hand.
Ling Nuan was shocked. "Huo Linsheng!"
She was furious and wanted to grab the bracelet back.
The more she resisted, the angrier Huo Linsheng became.
He directly threw the bracelet into the trash can beside them in front of Ling Nuan.
Seeing this, Ling Nuan felt as if the world had gone dark. Without thinking, she wanted to shake off Huo Linsheng and pick it up, but Huo Linsheng didn't let go.
"Ling Nuan, you should recognize your own identity!" Huo Linsheng roared at her.
Ling Nuan sneered. "What identity do I have? Who said that a married woman can't accept gifts from her best friend? Who?"
"Is this really from Huang Sheng?" Huo Linsheng asked.
Ling Nuan sneered. "Otherwise?"
As soon as the words were out, Ling Nuan suddenly realized what Huo Linsheng was thinking. She mocked, "What, do you think it's from Shen Shaoqing?"
That was why he had such a strong reaction.
But she had clearly explained, yet Huo Linsheng simply didn't believe her!
Ling Nuan still remembered the engagement between Huo Linsheng and Meng Shuluo. Coupled with this incident, her disappointment towards this man in front of her was gradually piling up.
"You finally told the truth." Huo Linsheng said.
Ling Nuan just thought it was ridiculous. "Think whatever you want."
Saying that, she still wanted to shake off Huo Linsheng and retrieve the bracelet. Little did she know that this only further enraged Huo Linsheng.
Huo Linsheng forcibly held Ling Nuan in his arms. Ling Nuan struggled but couldn't break free. Overwhelmed with anger, she raised her hand and slapped Huo Linsheng across the face.
With a "pop", both of their movements froze.
Huo Linsheng even laughed. "Ling Nuan, you're brave."
After saying that, he placed his hand on the back of Ling Nuan's neck and kissed her without hesitation.
"Huo... mm..." Ling Nuan wanted to push Huo Linsheng away but couldn't. Instead, she was forced to take step after step backward and finally fell directly onto the bed.
...
Early the next morning, Huo Linsheng left for work.
Before leaving, looking at the birthday gift he had prepared, he originally wanted to throw it away. But when he was about to do so, he hesitated for a moment and finally placed it on Ling Nuan's bedside.
As for the bracelet in the trash can, for the first time in his life, Huo Linsheng rarely took out the trash. He even took the whole trash can away and threw it out.
When Ling Nuan woke up and came to her senses, she immediately looked at the trash can. Not to mention the bracelet, the trash can was gone.
Ling Nuan: "?"
Ling Nuan was so angry that she was on the verge of a breakdown. Looking at the marks left on her body from the coercion, she laughed out of extreme anger.
Shen Shaoqing was right.
Huo Linsheng wasn't a good match. She had made the wrong choice.
This time, Ling Nuan finally admitted that choosing Huo Linsheng was a mistake. She even began to regret choosing him out of revenge.
Shen Shaoqing was a pit of fire, but wasn't Huo Linsheng just another one?
Since they were both pits of fire...
Ling Nuan laughed.
It didn't matter which one to jump into.
She had given up on Shen Shaoqing back then, and this time, there wouldn't be a second choice.