Chapter 405 Nan Wan's Dowry

Haicheng

Qingning was directly parachuted into the planning department of the Huo Group by Huo Shenyuan.

The department head, Director Ma, personally showed her around the environment, his attitude being almost excessively polite.

Her colleagues looked at her with a hint of curiosity.

Qingning pretended not to know and obediently continued to work as an ordinary employee.

She learns very quickly; she grasps everything the director teaches her immediately.

Valentine's Day is just three days away, and the director organized a brainstorming session.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was a bit somber.

"Same old deal: a discount on couples' meals, plus a free rose?"

"That's too outdated; young people these days don't buy into that."

"What can we do? We can't let the boss lose money."

After discussing for a long time, everyone came up with safe but uninteresting solutions.

Director Ma looked at Qingning, who had remained silent.

"Qingning, what are your thoughts?"

Qingning held the pen, somewhat hesitant, but still spoke.

“I think we can organize a ‘City Heartbeat Blind Box’ event.”

As soon as she opened her mouth, everyone's eyes turned to her.

“We partnered with popular cafes, bookstores, and cinemas in the city center to set up check-in points. Participants register online and are randomly matched with a person of the opposite sex to obtain their first check-in point information.”

"Only when both of them reach the designated location can the next mission be unlocked and they can see each other's photos."

"The whole process is like opening a blind box, full of uncertainty. Couples who complete all the tasks can enjoy a complimentary candlelight dinner at a hotel under the Huo Group."

Qingning paused for a moment, then added.

"Our online app can have a built-in temporary chat window, but it's limited to three sentences per day. The main focus is on a sense of mystery and destiny."

"Isn't this just a social bragging event for i-people?" a young colleague exclaimed.

"This is great! It's catchy and can drive traffic to our app!"

"Costs are controllable, and the buzz will be off the charts!"

The meeting room erupted in chaos.

Director Ma looked at Qingning with eyes full of approval.

The girl who suddenly appeared above is definitely not just a pretty face.

During lunch break, Qingning went to the tea room to get water.

The corridor was empty, and the high heels clicked crisply on the floor.

Suddenly, a hand reached out from the fire escape next to her and yanked her inside!

"ah!"

Qingning's exclamation was covered by a warm, large hand.

With her back pressed against the cold wall, a familiar, yet aggressive, scent of cedar enveloped her completely.

It's Huo Shenyuan.

Qingning's heart, which had been terrified, instantly returned to its original place and began to pound wildly again.

She pulled his hand away, speaking in a low voice.

"Are you crazy! Why are you hiding here?"

Huo Shenyuan looked down at her, his dark eyes swirling with an intense, unyielding darkness.

He was a head taller than her, and his broad shoulders almost blocked out all the light in the stairwell.

The man didn't speak, but just stared intently at her with his eyes.

Then, he uttered two words.

"Miss you."

The next second, a scalding kiss descended upon him.

Qingning was dizzy from his kisses, and tried to push him away with her hands against his firm chest, but she couldn't budge him at all.

The sounds of several female colleagues chatting and walking could be heard coming from the corridor outside.

It's getting closer.

Qingning's heart was in her throat.

She was terrified and began to struggle violently.

"Hmm...someone's here..."

Huo Shenyuan held her even tighter, his tall frame completely trapping her between the wall and him, leaving no gap whatsoever.

His kiss was more domineering, carrying a punitive connotation.

They had just slept together last night, and now she felt weak all over and had no strength at all, so she couldn't run away at all.

Footsteps were lingering outside the door.

Qingning felt like she was suffocating.

His lips parted briefly, his hot breath brushing against her earlobe.

A magnetic yet dangerous voice commanded in her ear.

"Call me husband."

Qingning was so ashamed that her toes curled up, and she refused to speak.

He then gently bit her earlobe.

"Tell me, you miss me."

"If you don't want to talk, we'll continue here."

The people outside the door haven't left yet.

Qingning dared not gamble.

She closed her eyes and spoke as softly as a mosquito's buzz.

"husband……"

"I miss you……"

He smiled with satisfaction and sealed her lips with his own once more.

This time, the kiss was tender and lingering, carrying a sense of reward.

The thrill of having an affair and the fear of being discovered intertwined, making Qingning's heart pound so hard it felt like it was about to burst out of her chest.

After an unknown amount of time, the footsteps outside the door finally faded away.

Qingning breathed a sigh of relief.

The door to the stairwell was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

Light streamed in.

Before Qingning could even see who it was, Huo Shenyuan pulled her into his arms.

The next second, they were instantly teleported to the CEO's office on the top floor.

Before Qingning could react, he had already pinned her down on the soft sofa.

She was still completely dazed.

"Why... how did you do that?"

Qingning stared at him, her face filled with disbelief.

Although she hasn't retrieved the red energy stone she left on him, but...

"Shouldn't you be in a dormant state after having sex? Why can you still teleport?"

Could it be that the red energy stone became even more powerful after being scorched by fire?

Huo Shenyuan unbuttoned his suit jacket and tossed it aside casually.

He looked down at her, a meaningful smile playing on his lips.

"I was surprised too."

"I found that after doing it with you, I actually felt more energetic."

He leaned down, getting close to her, and said, word by word, "Perhaps because this energy stone is male."

Qingning was stunned and patted him on the shoulder.

Nonsense!

Huo Shenyuan reached out and hugged her, and the two of them were enveloped in red light.

"How about we try again?"

"Let go of me, stop making trouble." Qingning pushed him.

A knock sounded at the door, and Xia Dong brought in a lunchbox containing a delicate four-dish-and-one-soup meal.

Huo Shenyuan ate with her.

He naturally picked up the spoon, scooped up a spoonful of soup, and brought it to her lips.

Qingning had no appetite and just mechanically opened her mouth.

He feeds her a bite, and she eats a bite.

She seemed to have a poor appetite, lacked energy, and was yawning frequently.

He knew he had been keeping her up for too long last night and hadn't let her get enough rest.

After finishing their meal, Huo Shenyuan picked her up without warning and strode towards the lounge inside.

"If you're tired, I'll sleep with you for a while."

Qingning instantly realized what he was trying to do and began to struggle.

"No! Huo Shenyuan! Let me go!"

He pressed her down onto the soft bed, his tall body looming over her.

"I won't do anything, okay?"

Qingning pushed him away. "You can't touch me for the next two months."

The man's movements stopped abruptly. "Did it hit?"

Qingning nodded gently.

She only realized something was wrong today.

A few seconds later, Huo Shenyuan suddenly raised his head, his eyes almost overflowing with ecstasy.

He pulled her into his arms, holding her so tightly he felt he could meld her into his very bones.

Finally, a deep, joyful kiss was placed on her forehead.

"Honey, that's wonderful! We're having a baby now."

Huo Shenyuan was as excited as a child.

I can't wait to tell the whole world this news.

Suddenly, Huo Shenyuan's phone rang at an inopportune moment.

He answered and put it on speakerphone.

It's Fu Beichen.

The voice on the other end of the phone was extremely anxious.

"That guy Lu Qinglin is almost dead!"

"He was drunk every day, and his wound got infected. The doctor said if he hadn't been brought in any later, he would have been ruined."

Huo Shenyuan's brows furrowed instantly.

He glanced at Qingning beside him and spoke in a deep voice into the phone.

"I'll take Qingning there right away."

"Help him heal as soon as possible."

Fuzhou.

In a luxurious, single-level apartment, upon opening the door, a strong smell of alcohol mixed with the rusty odor hits you.

The room was dark, with the lights off.

Only the neon lights of the city outside the window let in a faint glimmer of light, outlining the chaotic scene on the ground.

Huo Shenyuan stepped inside first, kicking something with a crisp "clang".

When the lights were turned on, the floor was covered with overturned bottles.

Lu Qinglin lay curled up in the middle of the mess, his expensive shirt crumpled and clinging to his body.

The light illuminated his face, revealing a stubble beard and sunken eyes.

It was as if ten years of his life had been taken away from him.

On the carpet, there was a dark red bloodstain, which had already congealed and looked particularly glaring.

His back was covered in a horrifying patch of blood.

But he was completely unaware of it.

The wound is bleeding, and so is the heart.

He finally understood.

No matter how many times they were intimate, how passionately they entwined, he still couldn't win her heart.

Huo Shenyuan frowned and bent down to help the completely drunk Lu Qinglin up from the ground.

He tensed his arm muscles and easily lifted the person up, dragging them back to the bedroom.

After Huo Shenyuan changed him into clean clothes, Qingning went inside.

Inside the room, Huo Shenyuan looked at Qingning with worry in his eyes.

He lowered his voice and asked, "Given your current condition, will using your energy to heal others affect the baby?"

Qingning gently shook her head.

Her tone was calm: "It's alright, I know what I'm doing."

"I only use half the energy to repair the internal organs first, and let the external skin and flesh heal on their own."

"good."

Huo Shenyuan said nothing more, just stood aside, his gaze fixed on her.

Qingning sat down by the bed, stretched out her hand, and gently placed her warm palm, which glowed with blue light, on the still bleeding wound on Lu Qinglin's back.

Five minutes later, the gruesome wound had begun to scab over.

Qingning swayed slightly, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

Huo Shenyuan strode forward and steadily supported her.

Without saying a word, he simply picked her up and carried her horizontally, his strong arms giving her a great sense of security.

Qingning leaned against his broad chest and could clearly hear his steady and powerful heartbeat.

He carried her back to the room, carefully placed her on the bed, and covered her with a blanket.

The next day.

Lu Qinglin woke up.

Sunlight streamed in through the gaps in the curtains, somewhat dazzling.

His head was throbbing, and the aftereffects of the hangover made his brain buzz.

Stepping out of the room, I saw Huo Shenyuan and Qing Ning sitting on the sofa not far away.

There was another person leaning against the door; it was Fu Beichen.

Fu Beichen crossed his arms, a smirk playing on his lips, and spoke with a sharp tongue.

"woke up?"

"I thought we were going to take you straight to the crematorium to collect your body."

He strolled over, his eyes filled with undisguised disdain.

"Now I think that Nanwan's choice couldn't be more correct."

"If you give up on yourself when things go wrong, what woman would dare entrust her happiness to you?"

Lu Qinglin turned pale from his scolding, but he did not refute it.

These past few days have felt like an eternity for him.

He remained silent for a long time, and when he spoke again, his dejection vanished, replaced by a fierce glint in his eyes.

"This month, I'm going to take back the Lu family business."

Fu Beichen's expression softened as he saw that the man had finally cheered up.

He said calmly, "Lu Shen has already jumped into the pit."

"He wanted to expand the Lu family's business to F country and even signed a betting agreement with Jinda Group."

“The two companies he invested heavily in were just shell companies that I prepared for him. You can reap the rewards anytime.”

Huo Shenyuan chimed in, "I've gathered all the information about his company's financial and tax issues, as well as his embezzlement of public funds. I can send him in for questioning anytime."

“Once he is taken away for investigation, his good-for-nothing son Lu Ying will be completely unable to handle the situation. At that time, he will have no choice but to sell the property at a low price.”

As Lu Qinglin listened, his eyes grew colder and colder.

"Let's take action tomorrow."

He seemed to have suddenly come back to life.

"Come on, let me show you the most bustling commercial street in Fuzhou."

Before long, they arrived at the largest pedestrian street in Rongcheng, which was bustling with activity and crowded with people, making it a prime piece of real estate.

Lu Qinglin's eyes were deep. "This land was the dowry that Nan Wan gave me back then."

"Lu Shen stole it and tricked her into believing he would give her a sum of money to help the Tang family through their difficulties. Later, Lu Shen insisted that the money was from the sale of land and took the land away."

Every word and sentence is a bloody accusation.

"The amount that could be paid was less than one-tenth of the land price, and it still couldn't help the Tang family get through the crisis."

He found all of this later when he returned, and he also understood why Nan Wan hated the Lu family and him so much.

Fu Beichen turned to Lu Qinglin, his voice calm yet carrying an undeniable authority.

“The Fu family has the best legal team in the country. I will transfer them over immediately.”

Fu Beichen's gaze swept across the bustling commercial district, his eyes sharp.

"As long as the Tang family hadn't transferred the land ownership at the time, they would definitely have been able to take it back."

A glimmer of hope flickered in Lu Qinglin's eyes, but it quickly faded again. "It's been transferred... Lu Shen is a man who leaves no room for error in his work."

Just when everyone's spirits were at rock bottom.

Qingning spoke.

Her voice wasn't loud, but it was exceptionally clear in the oppressive atmosphere.

"It's no use transferring the ownership."

In short, everyone's attention was focused on her.

Qingning met their gazes, her eyes calm and resolute.

“This is not a normal business transaction; it is fraud, and a typical case of contract fraud.”

She paused, then continued speaking clearly and logically.

"When the Tang family gave this land, it was a 'conditional gift,' a dowry, not a commodity. The condition was that the Lu family had to provide financial assistance to the Tang family."

“Lu Shen failed to fulfill this core condition. Instead, he used a very small amount of money to distort the concept and turn it into a ‘sales contract.’ This constitutes a ‘material misunderstanding’ and ‘manifest unfairness’ in law.”

"This kind of contract is rotten to the core and is voidable."

Qingning spoke logically and clearly, immediately drawing upon her legal knowledge.

"And most importantly, the statute of limitations for this right of rescission begins to run from the day the party knew or should have known of the grounds for rescission."

“Now that we know, it’s perfectly timely to take him to court and get the land back.”

The three men were stunned; they hadn't expected this little girl to know these things.

Her clear and bright eyes sparkled with wisdom and charm.

Huo Shenyuan's eyes were overflowing with admiration. He pulled her into his arms and rubbed her head.

Qingning smiled and looked at Lu Qinglin, "If we want to fight this lawsuit, Sister Nan must come back."

"That's billions of assets, Brother Lu will help Sister Nan get it back, right?"

“Of course.” Lu Qinglin’s eyes flickered with an unreadable emotion.

If she dares to set foot in Rongcheng, he dares to imprison her and make her pay for his child...