Inside the private room.

Compared to the radiant and beautiful Tang Li, Huo Chenyu looked inexplicably haggard.

This was completely unexpected by Tang Li.

She felt a pang of heartache for a few seconds, then suddenly realized that this man already had a tender embrace and didn't need her to overflow with her emotions here.

So she smiled and sat down gracefully.

Luo Wen personally served them the food, a cheek-to-cheek greeting that foreign friends usually show to Tang Li—something that had never happened before.

Because Huo Chenyu wouldn't allow it before.

But today, Tang Li stood up, opened his arms, and greeted Luo Wen warmly:

"Long time no see, Luo Wen. You've become even more handsome and charming, more delicious and tempting than the food on this table."

Tang Li's openness completely shocked Luo Wen.

You should know that Tang Li used to timidly hide behind Huo Chenyu, looking just like a little wife.

Today, not only did he speak nicely, but he also gave Luo Wen a hug and a cheek kiss.

Startled, Luo Wen hurriedly looked at Huo Chenyu, his hands trembling in mid-air, not daring to touch Tang Li's body at all.

Huo Chenyu, whose face was ashen, was seething with anger.

He tried his best to hide his emotions, wanting to treat Tang Li's behavior as a perfectly normal etiquette in a foreign country.

But Tang Li did not give up. She tiptoed and whispered a few words in Luo Wen's ear.

When I let go, I chuckled to myself.

Before she could release Luo Wen's arm, Huo Chenyu had already stood up. He forcibly pulled Tang Li away, pressed her back into her seat, and then said to Luo Wen:

"You go ahead and get busy."

Lowen shrugged and spread his hands, indicating:

"Tang Li just wanted me to lend you a razor. She said she doesn't like men with stubble."

After saying that, Luo Wen stroked his beard, as if he had been subtly implied.

After Luo Wen left, Tang Li instantly reverted to his previous indifference, picked up his chopsticks, and began eating the food on the table by himself.

Huo Chenyu opened his phone's WeChat Moments, found Tang Li's post, handed it to her, and asked:

Can you give me a reasonable explanation?

Tang Li glanced at it, put down his chopsticks, leaned back, picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip, and smiled:

"What matter is Mr. Huo seeking an explanation for?"

Huo Chenyu leaned forward and pointed to the post on WeChat Moments:

"You never told me you were writing a book."

You never asked me what I was doing while you returned to the Huo family to reunite with your loved ones, as your secret, unseen wife, alone in the empty house.

Tang Li thought to himself.

The answer he gave was:

"Young Master Huo, you've probably had too much to drink. Right now, I have no need to explain anything to anyone, especially not to you, my ex-husband."

The words "ex-husband" deeply stung Huo Chenyu.

He then took the book "The Female General" from the table and placed it in front of Tang Li:

Why target Xiaoyun?

Xiaoyun.

What an affectionate way to address someone.

Tang Li pretends to be stupid:

"I don't know any Xiaoyun."

Huo Chenyu lowered his voice and called out, "Tang Li."

Yes, Tang Li.

Such an unfamiliar form of address.

The boundaries are clearly defined.

very good!

Tang Li felt her blood running backward, her hands trembling in front of her, but she still smiled. After struggling to control her crumbling emotions, she leaned forward and took a pen from her bag:

"What? Young Master Huo, do you want me to give you an autograph? What should I write on it?"

After pondering for a moment, Tang Li opened the book and wrote a sentence:

May you live in harmony with beautiful scenery and spend the rest of your life with your beloved...

Before he could even finish writing the character '生' (life), Huo Chenyu snatched the book, stood up, and uttered a harsh threat:

"Tang Li, I will never allow anyone to hurt my woman."

My woman!

Three years have passed; even a stone can be warmed by gentle care, yet he has never publicly declared his sovereignty in this way.

Tang Li calmly capped the pen and then picked up his chopsticks again to eat.

Her disregard angered Huo Chenyu, who picked up his phone and threatened her:

"Tang Sui is very important to you, isn't she?"

mean!

They actually used Tang Sui to threaten her!

Upon hearing this, Tang Li stood up, looked directly into Huo Chenyu's eyes, and squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth:

"You dare!"

Finally, he angered her. Huo Chenyu reached out, grabbed her chin, and leaned closer:

"I'll give you two choices: either give Xiaoyun the lead role that rightfully belongs to her, or..."

What a joke! How could a mere author like her possibly control the outcome of such a massive capital operation?

"Either let Xiaoyun terminate her contract."

Contract termination?

Tang Li was a little confused; the contract termination really had nothing to do with her.

She simply told producer Jing Jiu that Lin Yiyun had some scandals, and if they were made public, the show would face huge financial losses, or worse, it would be permanently shelved.

As for what kind of scandal it was, Tang Li did not specify.

With Jingjiu's powerful background, if she doesn't focus on being a producer, her father will take her back to inherit the family business.

Tang Li originally just took a gamble, but the outcome was unexpected.

Huo Chenyu noticed something amiss in Tang Li's brief two-second moment of confusion and instinctively released his grip:

"Didn't you tamper with the contract?"