Chapter 824 Schemes

"You're overthinking it." Qin Mo's face remained as icy as a frozen glacier.

"Whether I'm overthinking it or you have those thoughts, you know perfectly well." Xie Yi is the Xie family's heir apparent, and he manages most of the family's affairs. He knows Qin Mo's intentions all too well.

"I'm just looking for an opportunity for them to meet." Qin Mo didn't hide his thoughts. "What happens next, how their relationship develops, we'll let nature take its course."

Xie Yi: "You dare say you never considered using my parents to protect her?"

Qin Mo: "I've thought about it."

Xie Yi looked away.

It seems they never expected Qin Mo to become that treacherous brother.

"But all of this depends on your parents liking her." Qin Mo was quite frank. "If they don't like her, it's just a matter of simply knowing and having met her."

Xie Yi: "Is she worth all this trouble for you?"

Qin Mo: "Mm."

Xie Yi: "You like it that much?"

Qin Mo: "Mm."

Xie Yi: "That's really rare."

Even ancient ice blocks have such a tender side.

If Chi Yuan knew, he'd probably go crazy with gossip.

"Let me make this clear from the start: if she behaves herself, I won't interfere," Xie Yi and Qin Mo both stated frankly. "But if she's as cunning and calculating as Chi Jing, I won't show her any mercy."

"I heard your parents intend to arrange a marriage between you and Chi Jing?" Qin Mo changed the subject.

Xie Yi: "They only have eyes for Chi Qian."

As for Chi Jing.

She was just an illegitimate child.

Even though she worked incredibly hard to stay in this industry, she still fell far short of Chi Qian.

"Since you're already here, aren't you going to say hello?" Xie Yi steered the conversation back to him, glancing at Lin Tan, who was walking further and further away from Qin Jiangye.

"No, thank you." Qin Mo didn't want to cause her any trouble at this crucial moment.

Last time, we finally managed to resolve the bodyguard issue.

If she knew he had met her at the banquet, there was no guarantee she wouldn't cause trouble again.

"Want to come up for a drink?"

"OK."

During their conversation, the two left the banquet hall and went upstairs.

Qin Jiangye then took Lin Tan and planned to leave.

"Is there anyone else you'd like to meet?" Qin Jiangye asked her before leaving. "I'll take you there."

Lin Tan: "That's all..."

Before he could finish speaking...

I was suddenly bumped.

A glass of red wine was precisely spilled on her clothes, along with bits of cake and cream stuck to them.

"I...I'm sorry." The woman who bumped into her apologized hastily, but before she could finish speaking, another man stepped forward, grabbed her hair, and pulled her backward.

"Come here!" The man's face turned fierce. "You dare bring a stranger here, as if you're afraid I won't know, huh!"

"Ah!" The woman cried out as she was being pulled.

The man slapped her across the face.

A short while later.

The woman's face turned bright red.

"I was wrong! I'll never do it again!" the girl cried, covering her face. "Please, don't hit me."

She was met with another slap in response.

Lin Tan frowned deeply as she looked at him.

"Let's go," Qin Jiangye said lazily.

"Is no one going to do anything about it?" Lin Tan looked at the woman being dragged away by the man, a hint of emotion flashing in her eyes.

Qin Jiangye smiled.

Lin Tan looked puzzled.

"Guess why she got beaten up?" Qin Jiangye said, drawing out his words.

"Cheating?"

That's what the man just said.

Qin Jiangye looked at the two who were still crying and fighting, and a handsome smile appeared on his lips: "I don't know if there was any cheating, I only know that your clothes are dirty and wet."

Lin Tan paused.

Before she could think further, Qin Jiangye said another sentence.

"Putting aside their conflict, if we don't leave now and wait until the banquet is over, and you get splashed with wine and covered in cake," Qin Jiangye's gaze fell on her disheveled clothes. "What will you do next?"

"Go upstairs and change into the spare dress the hotel has provided." Lin Tan had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

Qin Jiangye's pair of peach blossom eyes were very beautiful: "This is the answer."

Lin Tan was taken aback.

A guess popped into my head.

"Huo Sinian hasn't shown up since he came in," Qin Jiangye said unhurriedly.

He's not very good at management.

But he knew exactly what everyone was up to.

Someone who dares to act recklessly on set would surely not pass up a "good opportunity" in the dressing room.

Huo Sinian had never attended this type of banquet before.

His reason for coming is obvious.

"Let's go." Qin Jiangye led her away. "Bear with it for now, we can change when we get home."

That being said.

Qin Jiangye still gave her his coat.

The autumn nights are still a bit chilly, and wet clothes are bound to make you feel even colder.

After they left, a man and a woman stood trembling in the lounge next to the second-floor changing room. The woman still had the handprints from being slapped on her face.

"Mr. Huo... Mr. Huo..."

Where are they?

"She went with Qin Jiangye." The man didn't dare look him in the eye.

Huo Sinian toyed with the wine glass in his hand, his casual movements sending chills down one's spine: "Is this how you do things after taking a bribe?"

“We poured the wine on it and threw cake at it,” the man said quickly, his voice trembling. “But I don’t know why she didn’t come up to change her clothes.”

Huo Sinian looked toward the door without saying a word.

The air fell silent.

You could hear a pin drop.

"Mr. Huo..." The man was in great agony.

"roll."

"yes!"

The two immediately went outside.

Soon, only Huo Sinian and his secretary were left in the room. Thinking about what had just happened, Huo Sinian took out his phone and opened Lin Tan's contact information. He had sent a message in the afternoon, but she still hadn't replied.

Thinking of this.

He asked Secretary Ye, who was standing next to him, "Has the house next to Lin Tan been bought yet?"

Secretary Ye: "It's been purchased."

Huo Sinian: "Have someone buy some daily necessities and put them in."

Secretary Ye: "Okay."

Lin Tan was completely unaware of this.

After she got in the car, she used tissues to wipe the cake off her clothes. Seeing how dirty she was, Xiao Feng's first reaction was that someone was targeting her. While wiping her clothes with tissues, she muttered, "Who used such tricks? How annoying!"

"It's okay, I can wash it off when I get back." Lin Tan had already calmed down.

Half an hour later.

Lin Tan arrived home.

As soon as I arrived at my doorstep, I saw people across the street carrying things into their apartment.

She didn't pay much attention and went home.

It took me an hour to wash up and get rid of the fatigue from tonight.

Lying in bed, trying to clear her mind, she couldn't help but think about what happened tonight: Mrs. Jun's gentleness and Mr. Xie's business card. They were two people she had never met before, yet she couldn't help but feel happy.

But this joy did not last long.

Because the events that happened before I left popped into my head.

What would have happened if the boss hadn't taken her away beforehand, and if she had gone upstairs to change into her dress?

Without even thinking too deeply, one could guess Huo Sinian's behavior.

Thinking about this...

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, they're gone.

Just as the thought crossed my mind, a doorbell rang outside.