"Nuannuan, are you brave enough?" Shen Shaoqing stretched out his hand towards Ling Nuan.
Ling Nuan suddenly lowered her head and laughed, then raised her eyes to look at Shen Shaoqing. The smile on her face was bold and confident.
"Why wouldn't I be brave enough?"
"I got close to Huo Linsheng originally to take revenge on Huo Xiao. As long as I can achieve my goal, I can give up my marriage for the first time, and I can do it for the second time. Moreover," Ling Nuan sneered, "a man who has two hearts, what's there to be attached to? As a precedent, shouldn't you understand this truth better than anyone else?"
Shen Shaoqing's face turned pale.
Ling Nuan's words really hit hard.
She reached out and placed her hand on Shen Shaoqing's palm. "The handle on Huo Xiao, and I'll divorce Huo Linsheng."
Huo Linsheng rushed here in a hurry from the annual meeting. He couldn't find Ling Nuan at home and finally found his way to the garden. What he saw was Ling Nuan putting her hand on Shen Shaoqing's palm and smiling happily at him.
From a distance, he didn't know what the two of them were talking about, but looking at this harmonious scene between them, Huo Linsheng couldn't convince himself that there was nothing going on between Ling Nuan and Shen Shaoqing.
The birthday gift and now this harmonious interaction. What Ling Nuan had promised him before, that she wouldn't contact Shen Shaoqing privately anymore, had become a huge joke.
He, who had believed her words, was an out - and - out joke.
Anger burned his reason.
Ling Nuan didn't know that this scene had fallen into Huo Linsheng's eyes.
She quickly withdrew her hand and said, "But I need to first judge whether what you show me is worth me making such a great sacrifice."
Shen Shaoqing nodded, indicating his understanding.
He sat back on the chair and continued to negotiate with Ling Nuan. Right from the start, he dropped a bombshell. "Huo Xiao caused someone's death because of school bullying when she was a student."
Ling Nuan's eyes flickered slightly. She wasn't too surprised.
"You know very well what kind of personality she has. Back then when she was a student, she was only more willful. Because she looked down on a female student who was working part - time to support her studies, she took the lead in ostracizing and bullying her. In the end, this female student committed suicide by jumping off a building. Although Huo Xiao wasn't the direct murderer, I have the suicide note left by the female student and evidence of Huo Xiao's school bullying."
Hearing this, Ling Nuan looked at Shen Shaoqing warily.
She really had never seen through Shen Shaoqing.
"The evidence is solid. Moreover, the female student's parents haven't given up over the years. If they get the exact evidence and file a lawsuit again, Huo Xiao will be completely finished." Shen Shaoqing said, "Is this handle weighty enough?"
"Enough." Ling Nuan replied.
More than enough.
Although she wasn't the direct murderer, as long as it was confirmed that the female student's suicide was caused by Huo Xiao's school bullying, she would also have to bear the penalty.
"Nuannuan, what about your sincerity?" Shen Shaoqing asked.
Ling Nuan composed herself and replied, "The new technology I took away."
Shen Shaoqing frowned. "I'd prefer you to divorce Huo Linsheng directly."
Ling Nuan scoffed. "If I divorce and you go back on your word, the risk I'm taking is too great."
Hearing this, Shen Shaoqing frowned, but he also knew that Ling Nuan wasn't an easy person to fool. Although every word in their deal was true.
He was already tired of Huo Xiao.
With Ling Nuan's technology, they could start all over again even if they left Jing City. What he wanted now was for the two of them to be together and completely get rid of the Huo family.
"Okay. I have a lot of evidence on hand. I can give you the evidence of Huo Xiao's school bullying first as my sincerity. After that, I need your new technology. After I get the new technology and confirm that there are no problems, I'll give you the second batch of evidence. This evidence will also be enough for you to do something to Huo Xiao, but by then you have to divorce Huo Linsheng."
"I still have more conclusive evidence. After the divorce, I'll hand over all the remaining stuff to you. How about it?"
"Deal." Ling Nuan readily agreed.
Just as the two of them were about to continue discussing and set a time, Huo Linsheng, who had been watching angrily from the side, couldn't bear it anymore. He directly came over and dragged Ling Nuan away.
Ling Nuan staggered. Her already injured foot was even worse off.
Huo Linsheng's appearance really caught Ling Nuan and Shen Shaoqing off guard.
But Shen Shaoqing quickly regained his composure and blocked in front of Huo Linsheng, dissatisfied. "Huo Linsheng, what are you doing? Ling Nuan's foot is still injured!"
Huo Linsheng was stunned for a moment and then turned to look at Ling Nuan.
Because of the secondary injury, Ling Nuan was in so much pain that she couldn't speak.
The anger in Huo Linsheng's belly suddenly seemed to be doused with a bucket of cold water.
"You..." Huo Linsheng wanted to show some concern, but Ling Nuan directly waved his hand away.
"Don't touch me." Ling Nuan said coldly.
Huo Linsheng was completely still.
Ling Nuan didn't want to see Huo Linsheng at this moment. Although Shen Shaoqing had deliberately let her see that video in order to drive a wedge between her and Huo Linsheng, Ling Nuan knew that. But... if the video was true, then Ling Nuan only felt disgusted with Huo Linsheng.
Just being touched by him made her feel nauseous.
With Huo Linsheng's appearance, she couldn't continue talking to Shen Shaoqing. Ling Nuan didn't care what these two men were thinking. Even with an injured foot, she would rather struggle to walk forward on her own.
Even though her foot was in great pain due to the secondary injury.
Huo Linsheng wanted to follow her, but just as he took two steps, he heard Ling Nuan's rejecting voice. "Don't come over. Stay away from me."
"Ling Nuan!" Huo Linsheng angrily shouted her name. "Have you forgotten what you promised me?"
He didn't understand why Ling Nuan had the nerve to be angry at this time.
Huo Linsheng didn't make it clear, but Ling Nuan knew what he meant.
Ling Nuan scoffed lightly. "You can be with Meng Shuluo. Why can't I meet other people?"
"I'm not with Meng Shuluo at all..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Ling Nuan interrupted him. "You're friends. I know. So is it some heinous thing for me to meet an old classmate?"
"Ling Nuan! These are two completely different things. What did you promise me?" Huo Linsheng gritted his teeth and reminded her.
Ling Nuan laughed. "No, in my opinion, these are the same thing. I did promise you, and now I've broken my promise. So what? Huo Linsheng, do you want a divorce?"
She easily said the word "divorce" with a smile. Huo Linsheng's expression paused slightly, and then he looked at Ling Nuan with a solemn face.
Ling Nuan didn't say anything more. She just turned around and left.
This time, Huo Linsheng didn't chase after her.
But he had a bellyful of anger with nowhere to vent. After watching Ling Nuan walk away, when he looked at the seemingly decent Shen Shaoqing standing beside him, Huo Linsheng directly punched Shen Shaoqing in the face.
Shen Shaoqing didn't dodge.
But even after taking the punch, Shen Shaoqing smiled instead. "Mr. Huo, do you still remember what I told you before?"
"You've finally lost her. You have no chance anymore, Mr. Huo." Shen Shaoqing said in a calm tone, but his words were provocative enough.
Huo Linsheng scoffed and punched again. Shen Shaoqing was no match for him at all. This punch knocked him to the ground, but Shen Shaoqing didn't look the least bit downcast. Instead, he smiled at Huo Linsheng like a victor.
"Shen Shaoqing, don't even dream of snatching Ling Nuan away from me."
"Then let's wait and see. Until the end, no one knows who the winner will be." Shen Shaoqing was fearless.