Chapter 877 Head-to-Head
When Huo Sinian and Secretary Ye arrived at Lin Tan's house, Lin Tan and Qin Mo were sitting on the sofa watching a movie.
The doorbell rang.
Both of them turned their gazes outside.
Qin Mo stood up: "I'll go open the door."
As the door opened.
Qin Mo saw Huo Sinian standing outside. Their eyes met; one was as cold as ice, the other was refined and cultured.
"What a coincidence." Huo Sinian smiled. "President Qin is here too?"
Qin Mo, in his master's manner, retorted, "What are you doing?"
Huo Sinian gestured to the dinner that Secretary Ye was carrying: "I was worried that Lin Tan would be lonely eating alone, so I came over to keep her company."
"We've already eaten," Qin Mo emphasized the first two words.
"I haven't eaten yet." Huo Sinian stepped inside, glanced around, and then looked at Lin Tan on the sofa. He said slowly, "You two can keep me company while I eat."
Qin Mo's eyes turned slightly cold.
After setting out the dinner, Secretary Ye promptly left and waited at the door.
"I heard you two stayed together last night?" Huo Sinian sat down on the single sofa next to him, his gaze still fixed on Lin Tan. His eyes behind his glasses were unfathomable, making him impossible to understand.
Lin Tan replied, "Yes."
Now that she has chosen to be with Qin Mo, she will no longer hesitate as much as before.
She believed in Qin Mo.
She was determined to be with him.
"How does President Qin feel?" Huo Sinian asked, glancing sideways.
Qin Mo sat down next to Lin Tan, his brow furrowed slightly: "What do you mean?"
Huo Sinian's gaze darted back and forth between him and Lin Tan, a slight smile curving his thin lips: "Of course, it's about how it feels to be a mistress. Lin Tan is my fiancée, can't I, as her fiancé, ask her?"
“I am not your fiancée,” Lin Tan retorted.
Huo Sinian pushed up his glasses: "Whether it is or not, everyone will judge for themselves."
Lin Tan: "?"
Qin Mo: "?"
The two were completely baffled.
"I remember everything we said at the wrap party." Huo Sinian wasn't angry at all.
“That was to protect himself,” Lin Tan said. “If you hadn’t used underhanded methods, those words wouldn’t have come out.”
Huo Sinian raised his eyes: "Despicable means? Wasn't that you throwing yourself into their arms?"
Lin Tan frowned slightly.
Huo Sinian turned his gaze to Qin Mo: "President Qin, after investigating for so long, you should have seen that the deleted content was about Lin Tan throwing herself at me."
Qin Mo pursed his lips into a straight line.
The recovered surveillance footage showed that Huo Sinian did not use any coercive measures.
He simply "inadvertently" passed by when Lin Tan came out of the restroom. Lin Tan, however, in the footage, threw herself at Huo Sinian as he walked past her.
He knew Lin Tan's reaction was unusual; something must have happened.
Unfortunately, the surveillance cameras failed to capture Lin Tan's facial expressions and condition.
So much so that, judging from the visuals alone, it was indeed as Huo Sinian described as "throwing himself into her arms."
Lin Tan subconsciously looked at Qin Mo.
I didn't expect him to investigate further.
The words she spoke back then, along with the recording Huo Sinian played for her, had already sealed her fate.
"At the time, we were worried that someone might see the surveillance footage, edit it maliciously, and post it online, so we had it deleted." Huo Sinian remained calm throughout. "I didn't expect President Qin to actually investigate."
Qin Mo's eyes darkened slightly.
Only now did he realize that Huo Sinian was not as easy to deal with as he had imagined.
Normally, deleted surveillance footage is problematic.
But this person deliberately tricked him.
"I'll pretend that what happened between you two never happened." After saying that, Huo Sinian looked at Lin Tan. "As long as you wholeheartedly come back to Jingzhou with me and stop contacting Qin Mo, I will treat you as usual."
"Do you want me to go back to Jingzhou with you and then be placed under house arrest and controlled by you again?" Lin Tan just wanted to escape from him.
Huo Sinian: "When have I ever placed you under house arrest or controlled you?"
Lin Tan didn't want to talk to him anymore.
Regardless of right or wrong, Huo Sinian always managed to position himself as innocent, and no matter how much he said, he could always claim to be in the right.
"Here, take these back." Lin Tan went to the room and handed him the ring and check he had given her last time. "I hope you won't bother me again. Our relationship is over."
Whether it was his threat or the agreed-upon relationship.
It all ended completely when he imprisoned himself.
She could no longer keep herself confined to his side.
"If Qin Mo hadn't appeared, would you still have ended things with me?" Huo Sinian didn't answer.
Lin Tan paused.
Won't……
With no one to help her and no one to rely on, she'll have to wait until Lin Ling graduates from university, or until she gathers enough evidence to escape his control.
"You won't," Huo Sinian saw through him. "You'll stay by my side."
“If I were you, I wouldn’t make such a foolish decision.” Huo Sinian glanced at Qin Mo before turning his gaze back to Lin Tan. “I’ve said it before, as long as you stay by my side obediently, I will give you whatever you want, whether it’s freedom or resources.”
“What you give, I can give too,” Qin Mo said.
"If she's with you, she'll face my revenge." Huo Sinian didn't mind saying it out loud. "But if she's with me, will you retaliate against her?"
Qin Mo frowned.
Huo Sinian said bluntly, "You won't, you can't bear to."
Lin Tan: "That's why I chose him, not you."
“Of course you have a choice,” Huo Sinian said frankly, still with his refined demeanor, “but you will not have a peaceful life. You will have to worry about my retaliation at all times.”
Lin Tan's palms were damp with a thin layer of sweat.
She knew that Huo Sinian meant what he said.
"You won't have peace while acting, and your collaboration with him won't go smoothly," Huo Sinian said slowly. "You might even be afraid to have a wedding, because I'll try to disrupt it, or even plant a bomb beforehand."
Lin Tan's mind was in turmoil.
Qin Mo remained unmoved.
"Of course you can keep it from me, but secrets don't stay hidden forever," Huo Sinian said.
Qin Mo met his gaze directly: "There are no secrets that can't be kept forever, but the wind has to be able to get through first."
Huo Sinian raised an eyebrow slightly: "What do you mean?"
Qin Mo's aura was cold: "What if you don't receive the message?"
Huo Sinian: "You mean, I'm dead? Or I'm unconscious?"
Qin Mo: "Yes."
Lin Tan was taken aback.
She subconsciously looked at Qin Mo.
"Heh." Huo Sinian laughed, still with a calm and composed expression. "Of course you can do that, but I can assure you, if I fall into a coma, you won't fare much better."
Qin Mo met his gaze: "Then let's give it a try."
Huo Sinian: "Is this an open attempt to steal her from me?"
Qin Mo corrected his wording: "It's protection."
“That’s good.” Huo Sinian nodded, glanced at Lin Tan with a smile, and then said, “Then let’s see who has a tougher life.”
Qin Mo: "We'll wait and see."
Huo Sinian nodded: "Mm."
After that, the two fell silent.
A second passed.
Two seconds passed.
Ten seconds passed.
Neither of them showed any intention of getting up.
"Aren't you leaving yet?" Qin Mo stared at him.
"You, the mistress, haven't left, so why should I, as her fiancé, leave?" Huo Sinian retorted. "Don't forget, many people know she's my fiancée now."
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