Hearing Shen Tinghe's words, Lin Qingtong calmed down a bit and then turned to look at Huo Cheng.

"Don't worry, I'll have the Huo family come and get you."

Huo Cheng's face lit up with surprise, but then he heard Lin Qingtong say something indifferent.

"Of course, you'll also let them know what you've done."

Upon hearing this, Huo Cheng immediately became anxious and hurriedly pleaded with Lin Qingtong for mercy.

"You can't do this. If you tell them, how am I supposed to live?"

Lin Qingtong sneered and replied, "Did you think about this now when you did these things?"

Seeing that Lin Qingtong wouldn't budge, Huo Cheng's face instantly turned ferocious, and he lunged towards Lin Qingtong.

"You're not allowed to tell!!"

A series of tugging sounds rang out, and Huo Cheng was confined to the room, unable to take another step.

He kept reaching out to Lin Qingtong, but he couldn't grab him no matter what he did, and finally he got so angry that he started cursing.

"You bitch, I will never let you go. Even if I become a ghost, I will not forgive you."

"You won't have an easy time after I get out."

Lin Qingtong was completely unaffected by him, and smiled with her arms crossed.

"If you keep talking, I might not let you leave."

Upon hearing this, Huo Cheng became somewhat anxious, his face turning ashen as he stared at Lin Qingtong in rebuttal.

"No, you said you would let me go."

Lin Qingtong sneered and replied, "You've already said you won't let me go, so why should I let you leave?"

"If you could say a few nice words, I might let you leave, but what you said was something I didn't want to hear, so you can forget about leaving."

Huo Cheng immediately became anxious and softened his tone as he spoke.

"I was wrong. I can tell you anything you want to hear."

"You're beautiful and kind-hearted, you're destined for great wealth and honor, so don't bother with someone like me."

He clasped his hands together and smiled obsequiously, a sight that even Lin Qingtong couldn't help but sneer at.

"I thought you were so tough."

Immediately afterwards, Lin Qingtong instructed the bodyguards to unlock the chains on Huo Cheng's body.

Huo Cheng was forced to follow behind Lin Qingtong, and finally they walked out of the dark room.

The moment the sunlight streamed in, Huo Cheng raised his hand to shield his eyes.

By the time he could see clearly, Lin Qingtong and Shen Tinghe had already walked quite a distance away.

Lin Qingtong led Huo Cheng to the sunny courtyard, where she saw the two of them sitting.

The newcomers were none other than Huo Xinlan and Huo Xingyu.

The two of them stood up abruptly the moment they saw Huo Cheng, staring at him for a long time without being able to utter a single word.

They thought their uncle had simply shaved his head and become a monk, but they never expected him to have become a follower of a dark cult.

The reason the family didn't tell them was to save face for Huo Cheng.

Unexpectedly, Huo Cheng had committed such a terrifying act as kidnapping in private. For a moment, Huo Xinlan felt embarrassed to face Shen Tinghe and Lin Qingtong.

Although both families were prominent and had an engagement, she had no desire to marry him and already had someone she liked.

She did not take the initiative to break off the engagement; instead, she waited for Lin Qingtong to appear before Shen Tinghe took the initiative to break off the engagement.

She initially felt a little embarrassed about scheming against Shen Tinghe, but then her uncle kidnapped someone and almost cost her her life.

She felt extremely ashamed when she came to Wutong Manor.

Huo Xinlan stood up, nodded and smiled at Shen Tinghe, and then bowed to Lin Qingtong to apologize.

"I'm sorry, it's because our family members didn't manage things well and caused you trouble."

Huo Cheng wanted to curse when he heard what the two said, but he swallowed his words back in the end.

Lin Qingtong glanced at him, and seeing that he didn't say anything more, but just smiled coldly, she waved her hand to let Huo Xinlan take him away.

After Huo Xinlan took Huo Cheng away, she handed him a bank card as a token of her gratitude.

"This contains one million, as a token of the Huo family's apology."

Lin Qingtong looked at the bank card and smiled as she replied, "No need. This was originally a misunderstanding, so there's no need for you to apologize or anything. Consider this compensation for what you did back then."

Huo Xinlan felt even more guilty now, realizing that she had only used Shen Tinghe to break off the engagement.

But she couldn't say it aloud, so she swallowed her words and left completely.

Even after they had walked quite a distance, Huo Xingyu kept staring at them with reluctance, while Huo Xinlan simply glanced at him.

"Stop staring, your eyes are practically popping out of their sockets. She won't like you anyway."

Huo Xingyu was a little embarrassed, not expecting that his sister would see through his little scheme so easily.

After successfully leaving, Huo Cheng's first words were that he absolutely could not let Lin Qingtong and the others off the hook.

As a result, Huo Xinlan scolded him, saying, "From now on, you should stay at home and retire quietly. Don't cause any more trouble. Otherwise, you'll be homeless."

After seeing Huo Cheng off, Lin Qingtong came over to look at Shen Tinghe and asked, "I wonder if you regret being with me."

Shen Tinghe pulled Lin Qingtong into his arms and smiled as he asked her a question.

"I don't regret it at all, so do you?"

Shen Tinghe stared intently at Lin Qingtong, his gaze dangerous, as if he wanted to tear her apart and devour her.

Lin Qingtong smiled, her eyes crinkling, and replied, "How could I regret it?"

Shen Tinghe's lips moved as if he wanted to say, "Let's get married," but he swallowed the words back.

Because he knew how much Lin Qingtong resisted the topic of marriage, and he didn't want to hurt her.

I believe that once everything settles down, Lin Qingtong will give herself a proper answer.

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