Seeing Huo Yingdong come in, Lin Huowang immediately stood up to greet him: "Mr. Huo."
Huo Yingdong took off his hat and smiled: "Mr. Lin, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
He signaled to the bodyguards that it was safe here and asked them to just guard outside the door.
The two of them sat down, and the tea artist came in, brewed a pot of fine Pu'er tea, and then quietly left.
After the door was closed tightly, Huo Yingdong's smile immediately grew wider. With sincere admiration, he lowered his voice and said:
"Mr. Lin, I really have to admire your brilliant ideas!
Who would have thought?
Who would have thought!
You actually thought of creating friction by competing with my son Zhen Ting for Liu Rumeng!
It's wonderful! It's seamless and so logical!
In this way, the apparent conflict between our two families has the most natural and convincing reason, and the first step of our plan has been taken steadily!"
Huo Yingdong was beaming with joy as he spoke, and was obviously in a very good mood.
He looked at the young man in front of him, and was more and more shocked. The more he looked at him, the more he felt that he was extraordinary.
Lin Huowang had a faint smile on his face as he poured Huo Yingdong some hot tea and said, "Mr. Huo, you are too kind.
It was a coincidence that it was Brother Zhen Ting who fell in love with Meng Meng at first sight, which gave me an idea and made me think that I could take advantage of this opportunity. And…"
Lin Huowang spoke in a calm and frank tone, looking directly at Huo Yingdong, "Speaking of which, I still have to apologize to Mr. Huo and confess something.
Liu Rumeng and I, we..."
He paused briefly.
The smile on Huo Yingdong's face froze a little, and he looked at Lin Huowang with inquiry.
“…We were already officially married when we were in mainland China.
It was only due to some special reasons that we divorced again later, but we actually reconciled right after we met in Hong Kong Island.”
Lin Huowang finished speaking calmly.
“Wh…what?!”
The smile on Huo Yingdong's face froze completely.
His hand holding the teacup stopped in mid-air.
couple?
Lin Huowang and Liu Rumeng have been married for a long time?!
This news was like a thunderclap, shattering all his previous guesses.
After being stunned for several seconds, Huo Yingdong suddenly came to his senses, put down the teacup, and let out a long sigh. His face was full of shock and emotion, and then there was deep regret and a little open-minded smile.
He shook his head, his tone was extremely complicated: "Oh! I see!
I was saying, with Miss Liu's temperament and charm, it doesn't look like she's unattractive... Turns out she's already been taken!
And it’s a young talent like you, Lin Sheng!
No wonder... no wonder that guy Zhen Ting couldn't get out after diving in!"
He figured out the key link, and there was only amazement in his eyes.
“A match made in heaven!
They were truly a match made in heaven! What a shame! What a pity!
It's because our Huo family is not so lucky that we can't marry a good match like Miss Liu!"
His admiration for Liu Rumeng did not diminish in the slightest, and he even fully acknowledged Lin Huowang's identity as "Liu Rumeng's husband."
Lin Huowang said with a sincere apology: "Mr. Huo, I'm really sorry.
Due to the needs of the plan and to protect Rumeng, I have not explained the situation to you and Brother Zhenting.
Especially Brother Zhen Ting..."
He frowned slightly, with sympathy, "He has given his sincere feelings and pursued me wholeheartedly, but I can't tell him the truth directly, and let him play this scene so devotedly... I really feel sorry for his sincerity.
I can only remember this affection in my heart.
I was thinking, if the situation allows, maybe I could find a suitable time to tell Brother Zhen Ting part of the truth?"
Upon hearing this, Huo Yingdong's smiling face immediately turned serious.
Without hesitation, he waved his hands vigorously: "No! Absolutely not!
Mr. Lin, you must not tell him!"
He looked at Lin Huowang, his eyes full of understanding of his son: "I watched Zhenting grow up, and I know his personality best.
He has the vigor of a young man, values feelings, and cares more about face.
Once he knows that the Miss Liu he's pursuing is already Mrs. Lin, and that this so-called 'rival in love' competition was a drama orchestrated by both of us from the beginning to the end..."
Huo Yingdong paused and emphasized, "Then he will surely fall into great pain and humiliation.
Given his personality, this kind of pain will inevitably completely affect his mood and state.
The more dedicated and sincere he is now, the more realistic his acting will be.
Once you know it's fake, that bit of 'truth' is gone immediately, and what's left are only traces of deliberateness and the unconcealable heartache and resentment.
Those old foxes in the British Hong Kong government and the shrewd people in British companies have very sharp noses!
They could seize on any emotional flaw and magnify it, which could then sow the seeds of unpredictable trouble for the entire plan.”
Huo Yingdong's eyes revealed the complex emotions of a father: helplessness, but also a deeper meaning: "So, let him be a true 'romantic' for once.
Let him truly experience what it feels like to pursue, to 'compete', and possibly even to 'fail' for the woman he loves.
In one’s life, love is the hardest hurdle to overcome.
For Zhen Ting, this is a lesson he must experience on his path to growth.
No matter how painful or bitter it is, as long as he can endure it, he will truly understand what responsibility is, what commitment is, and what true manliness is.
This tempering of his state of mind and his interpersonal relationships may be the best experience that cannot be replaced by any books or experiences.
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