Chapter 397 Qingning saw that Nan Wan was pregnant.

"Mr. Huo..."

Lin Yunrao stammered an apology, "I'm sorry, I made a mistake, I..."

"etc."

Qingning interrupted.

She stepped out from behind Huo Shenyuan, a calm and composed smile on her face.

“Miss Lin, since the valuable bracelet is missing, it would be better to look for it. What if someone with malicious intent took it? It would be better to avoid any future problems.”

Before Lin Yunrao could react.

Qingning stepped forward and snatched Lin Yunrao's handbag.

"What are you doing!" Lin Yunrao screamed in terror, trying to snatch it back.

Qingning emptied the contents of her bag onto the ground; there was indeed nothing inside.

But Qingning's eyes sharpened as she noticed the bracelet, which she had hidden inside her underwear.

This woman had a backup plan, in case someone searched her bag.

Qingning whispered something in Huo Shenyuan's ear.

Huo Shenyuan said in a deep voice, "Find a female bodyguard."

A short while later, a tall female bodyguard walked over.

"Mr. Huo."

"She hid the bracelet, search her," Huo Shenyuan said sternly.

"I didn't hide it, the bracelet really was stolen." Lin Yun took a step back and refused to be searched.

Unexpectedly, the female bodyguard stepped forward, grabbed her, lifted her up, and shook her violently twice.

"Ah, put me down!" Lin Yunrao cried out in surprise, completely losing her composure.

A glittering bracelet fell from her chest and landed on the red carpet, dazzlingly bright.

The entire room fell silent for a moment, then erupted into even louder discussions.

"Oh my god, she hid the bracelet on her person, how shameless!"

"The thief cries 'stop thief!' How dare they frame Mrs. Huo? They're incredibly audacious!"

"That's too vicious. Luckily, President Huo is shrewd."

The truth has come out.

One person's spittle could drown her.

Lin Yunrao was completely dumbfounded.

Huo Shenyuan pulled Qingning closer, coldly looking at Lin Yunrao, whose face was ashen, his voice chilling to the bone, "The Lin family truly has excellent upbringing."

"From today onwards, the Huo Group and all its affiliated companies will never cooperate with the Lin family again."

Lin Yunrao was completely terrified.

She rushed towards Qingning desperately, trying to grab her and pleading frantically, "Mrs. Huo, I'm so sorry!"

"It was my fault, I was bewitched! Please, I beg you to have mercy..."

Qingning took a step back, her eyes slightly cold.

Just then, a flame suddenly burst forth from Lin Yunrao's gorgeous skirt!

She screamed and jumped around, causing chaos at the scene.

Some people screamed, others splashed water, and it took a lot of effort to put out the fire. Lin Yunrao was in a sorry state and was terrified.

Huo Shenyuan put his arm around Qingning's waist and led her away from the banquet hall.

As he walked, he whispered in her ear, "Did you start that fire? Can you control fire?"

Qingning was taken aback by his directness and neither admitted nor denied it.

She just blinked and looked at him innocently.

Seeing her like this, Huo Shenyuan basically understood what was going on.

He reached out and pinched her cheek. "From now on, if anyone provokes you, don't hold back, just teach them a lesson."

Qingning nestled against him playfully, and he reached out to hug her waist. "Then Mr. Huo, you have to back me up."

"certainly."

Huo Shenyuan chuckled and hugged her tightly, "My woman, no one can bully her."

...

The following morning, Huo Shenyuan took Qingning and flew directly to Qingcheng, S country.

When they arrived in Qingcheng, it was already afternoon. Qingning had basically slept the whole way on the plane and hadn't eaten much at noon.

Nan Wan personally came to pick them up.

"Sister Nanwan, I miss you so much." Qingning hugged her.

Nan Wan smiled, then glanced at Huo Shenyuan, who had recovered completely, her face full of shock.

She had heard that Qingning had superpowers, but she didn't expect them to be so powerful.

In just over a month, they actually repaired Huo Shenyuan's severe injuries.

That's incredible.

"I'm so happy to see that you've all recovered." Nan Wan had stayed by their side in the hospital for over a month back then.

"I heard you got your marriage certificate?" she asked again.

"Yes, I'm Mrs. Huo now." Qingning happily took her arm, then suddenly paused, "Sister Nanwan, do you like children?"

Huo Shenyuan paused for a moment, glanced at Qingning, and she returned his gaze.

"You're pregnant?" Nan Wan looked at her in surprise.

"Yes, it'll be soon." Qingning forced a smile. Was this the answer she deserved for those words?

"I'm waiting for your good news." Nan Wan patted her hand.

Nan Wan took Qing Ning directly to the luxurious Nan family manor, where there were bodyguards all around and the security level was very high.

Tang Ling had already prepared a sumptuous dinner. She liked Qing Ning very much, and Qing Ning didn't stand on ceremony, calling her "Auntie" along with Nan Wan.

Tang Ling has a 19-year-old son who is in college. Her husband is the second young master of the Nan family, who has been kicked out of the Nan family by Nan Wan.

Because it was he who conspired with his mistress to drug Tang Ling and send her to Fire Island, disfiguring her and putting her to the brink of death.

Her appearance has only just been restored.

After dinner, Huo Shenyuan and Nan Wan went out, leaving Qingning to rest first.

Huo Shenyuan followed Nan Wan to another heavily guarded villa, where Fu Beichen, Bai Yu, and Lu Qinglin gathered together.

The room reeked of smoke, Huo Shenyuan said to Nan Wan.

"You go back first, we'll handle things here."

"Could you please take care of Qingning?"

It seems that Huo Shenyuan wants to get Nan Wan away from him.

"Young Master Huo, when did you become so polite? I'd like to see your attack plan. The Nan family has no intention of staying out of this."

Nan Wan smiled and made a gesture.

The butler brought up the wine.

Nan Wan picked up a glass of wine, about to drink it, when Huo Shenyuan reached out and stopped her.

"You should go back first. This is a man's battlefield; it's not suitable for a woman to be here."

Huo Shenyuan gave Lu Qinglin a look.

Lu Qinglin snatched the wine from her hand and threatened, "Want to get yourself drunk? Stay over tonight and let me take care of you?"

"You're crazy," Nan Wan cursed. "You guys chat, I'm going back to keep Qing Ning company."

After Nan Wan walked out the door, Lu Qinglin asked, "What's wrong?"

"From now on, keep her away from tobacco, alcohol, and the battlefield. Qingning saw that Nanwan was pregnant."

Huo Shenyuan dropped a bombshell.

"Bang!" The wine glass in Lu Qinglin's hand fell to the ground, shattering into pieces. He was so surprised that he was somewhat at a loss for words.

He thanked God for bringing him a glimmer of hope.

This child was probably conceived on Happiness Island last time. She was on the island for three days then, and she couldn't take birth control pills.

Suddenly, he took a step and chased after him.

Nan Wan turned around and saw Lu Qinglin run out and hug her tightly.

Looking down means kissing randomly.

"Lu Qinglin, let go, or I'll make you get a beating."

Nanwan tried to push him, but couldn't move him.

He wrapped his arms tightly around her waist and said domineeringly, "Don't move, let me hold you for a while. Be good."

Nanwan felt that this man was acting strangely tonight.

Lu Qinglin hugged her, as happy as a big boy, and lowered his head to kiss her face again.

He has visited Qingcheng once since returning from Happiness Island.

Nanwan didn't have anyone deal with him; they just treated him like he was invisible.

After last night, their relationship has made some progress again.

At least, Nan Wan wasn't as resistant to him as before.

Each intimate contact seemed to weaken her resolve a little more.

"Get out of my way." Nan Wan finally lost her patience, pushed him away, and got into the car.

Lu Qinglin returned to the house, unable to suppress the smile on his lips.

He exuded an air of smug satisfaction.

Fu Beichen leaned back on the sofa, a cigarette between his long, slender fingers, too lazy to even lift his eyelids.

Do you think Nan Wan will give birth to this child?

His voice was calm, yet it instantly lowered the temperature in the room by several degrees.

Lu Qinglin's smile froze.

His eyes darkened, but that dejection lasted for less than three seconds. He quickly straightened his back again, and his whole being was full of fighting spirit once more.

"She will."

"I won't let her get an abortion."

He walked to the tactics whiteboard, picked up a pen, and said decisively.

"The plan needs to be adjusted; she must stay in Qingcheng."

He absolutely could not let her take any risks.

Bai Yu understood and erased the original attack plan on the whiteboard, then redrawn the action route map.

"We will be arriving on the island in two days; the authorities are already prepared."

Bai Yu drew a circle on the map with a red marker, his voice steady.

"We split our forces into three groups."

"Qinglin, you take the first team to hijack the ships at Lucheng Port, and secretly land them from the reef area on the west side of the island, catching them off guard."

You are the sharpest knife; you must tear a hole in it.

"I led the official team to launch a frontal assault, drawing all their firepower and attention to them."

Bai Yu pointed to the front of the map.

"I'll be the main tank this time, and I'll draw all the aggro you guys need."

Bai Yu continued speaking, his gaze fixed on the map.

"Shen Yuan and the Shadow Team set off from Qingcheng's port, circled around to the back of the island, and blocked their escape route by sea."

Bai Yu then wrote Fu Beichen's name on the whiteboard.

"Bei Chen is in charge of the technical work."

"Cut off all communications and networks on the island, block all signals. At the same time, use drones for high-altitude reconnaissance; you are our eyes."

"For this operation, we don't want prisoners, just two survivors."

Bai Yu pressed his pen heavily on the two names.

"It's Mu Yanchen and Venom."

The Southern Evening News's people have already infiltrated the island. They have a pretty good grasp of the island's layout and the number of people on it.

However, only Mu Yanchen and a small elite force are stationed on the island. In addition, there are several people with supernatural abilities, the specifics of which are unknown.

They also have a huge warehouse where weapons and explosives are stored, and it is guarded 24 hours a day.

There are two main buildings on the island, surrounded by several watchtowers, so that no movement can escape their eyes.

“But we haven’t seen Venom. He hasn’t left the island since he entered it. How could he have suddenly disappeared?” Fu Beichen voiced his biggest concern.

The whereabouts of Venom could potentially alter the entire plan.

“No ships have left Nunu Island, but Venom has disappeared. What does that mean?” Huo Shenyuan frowned deeply.

"Either they have an underwater passage that we haven't discovered, or he simply disappeared."

This sentence shocked everyone.

Fu Beichen made a quick decision: he needed to understand the strength of those individuals with superpowers first.

“There’s someone we can use,” Huo Shenyuan said.

It was late at night, and Huo Shenyuan still hadn't returned, so Qingning couldn't sleep either.

She made a phone call, and he coaxed her to go to sleep first.

Qingning sensed something was wrong and left the room in a second.

She arrived at their villa and hid on the second floor, where she was surprised to see both of her brothers-in-law there, along with the battle plan on the whiteboard.

My heart skipped a beat...