Chapter 921 Conversation
After finishing his sentence, Huo Sinian sent another video.
The content was simple: it was about her daily interactions with him when she was in Jingzhou. She would happily greet him after get off work, affectionately link arms with him as they left, and chat and laugh with him in the garden.
If you only watch this video and don't know the cause and effect, you would really think they are a very loving couple.
He was laughing, she was making a fuss.
But that was just a facade she adopted to survive and protect her sister's life and studies. Apart from her, Huo Sinian, and those who believed her, no one else would believe it.
A few buzzing sounds.
Lin Tan's phone rang.
It was Huo Sinian calling.
Lin Tan stared at it for a while before answering the call.
"Have you watched the video I sent you?" Huo Sinian's voice was as refined as ever. "What are your thoughts?"
Lin Tan: "I don't have any particular thoughts."
Huo Sinian: "Indeed, Qin Mo trusts you unconditionally."
Lin Tan did not speak.
She told Qin Mo about her past, but Qin Mo wasn't affected by it.
"But what about your fans and netizens?" Huo Sinian said unhurriedly, "What do you think would happen if this video and the video of you and Qin Mo walking out arm in arm were both exposed at the same time?"
"What do you want to say?" Lin Tan asked directly.
"Was the wedding planned by Qin Mo, or did you request it?" Huo Sinian asked.
Lin Tan: "It's none of your business."
Huo Sinian: "Are you really going to marry him?"
Lin Tan: "We've been married for a few months now."
Huo Sinian: "I know who your biological parents are."
Lin Tan paused.
"As long as you divorce Qin Mo, I'll tell you who they are." Huo Sinian stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, looking refined and gentle.
"I'm not interested," Lin Tan said, composed herself.
She wanted to know who her biological parents were, and was also curious whether they had abandoned her or accidentally lost her.
But she couldn't sacrifice her happiness with Qin Mo for such news, nor could she let Qin Mo down because of it.
"You don't mind if the video from earlier is posted online?" Huo Sinian sat down on the single sofa, his long legs casually crossed, exuding a relaxed yet powerful aura.
Lin Tan: "Whatever you say."
Huo Sinian warned: "You should be aware that once this video is posted, your popularity will skyrocket in a short period of time, and then you will suffer a backlash."
Lin Tan did not deny it: "Yes."
Huo Sinian: "Aren't you afraid your career will be ruined?"
"Mr. Huo is too kind." Lin Tan's tone suddenly became very relaxed, her fox-like eyes carrying a casual smile. "Losing your career is better than losing the title of Mrs. Qin."
Huo Sinian frowned.
Lin Tan continued, "Even if I act for a lifetime, the money I earn will only be a fraction of what Qin Mo earns. But as Mrs. Qin, the credit card Qin Mo casually gives me is enough for me to live on for several lifetimes."
"If you understand this principle, why did you go through all that trouble to act in movies before?" Huo Sinian asked directly.
“Being coerced and imprisoned by you is one thing, but being legally protected by marrying Qin Mo is another,” Lin Tan continued. “If you had married me from the beginning, the outcome might have been different.”
Huo Si Nian's eyes behind his glasses are unfathomable.
“But you won’t.” Lin Tan spoke to him so bluntly for the first time. “For you, the most important things are interests and power.”
Huo Sinian: "You know me quite well."
How could I not know?
During the years he kept her under his wing, she thoroughly understood his personality in order not to upset him. She knew exactly what to say to make him happy and what to do to avoid putting him in a difficult position.
She lived a life of extreme caution.
He was happy, so he bought himself things and spent lavishly.
When he was unhappy, he would lock her in bed and torture her by not letting her get out of bed.
"I wonder if Qin Moruo would still want you as his wife if he knew you were after his money," Huo Sinian said. "And Madam Yu, if you knew his daughter-in-law was a gold digger, would you still be able to stay?"
Lin Tan didn't speak.
Huo Sinian: "You have a chance to back out before the wedding, but once the wedding starts, don't blame me for not giving you that chance."
After hanging up the phone, Huo Sinian sat on the sofa and adjusted his glasses.
Secretary Ye stood at the door and tentatively knocked: "Knock knock."
Huo Sinian: "Go in."
Secretary Ye walked in with the documents: "The location for President Qin and Miss Lin Tan's wedding has been decided. It's eighty nautical miles from your private island, and it's also a small island."
Huo Sinian: "Has the guest list been confirmed?"
Secretary Ye: "Invitations haven't been sent out yet."
Huo Sinian's eyes behind his glasses remained as unfathomable as ever. His fingertips tapped rhythmically on the sofa armrest: "Keep an eye on Madam Jun. Try your best to prevent her from attending the wedding banquet with Xie Yi and Xie Chang'an."
"For the past two or three decades, Madam Jun and Xie Chang'an have never been separated at banquets and important occasions," Secretary Ye reported, sharing the information he had gathered. "Even if one of them has something come up, the other will stay by their side and wait for them."
Huo Sinian looked up: "Then separate Xie Yi from them. If nothing unexpected happens, Xie Yi will appear as a groomsman."
Secretary Ye: "Okay."
Huo Sinian was still deep in thought.
A moment later.
He raised his unfathomable eyes to look at Secretary Ye, his voice gentle and soothing: "Will Zhizhou be going too?"
"The second young master is doing quite well with Miss Jiang Ruan now," Secretary Ye coughed lightly. "He is also a favorite of Old Master Qin, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, he will participate."
Huo Sinian fell into deep thought.
Secretary Ye asked, "Should I speak with the Second Young Master?"
"No need." Huo Sinian thought about his previous phone call with Huo Zhizhou and said naturally, "He probably won't interfere. Even if he does, it'll only be to protect Jiang Ruan."
Secretary Ye did not speak again.
Huo Sinian waved his hand, signaling him to leave.
Secretary Ye, however, did not leave.
Huo Sinian glanced sideways: "Is there anything else?"
Secretary Ye: "Recently, the shareholders have heard some rumors from somewhere, saying that you have violated public morals and ethics, that you coveted other people's wives, and that you..."
"Not fit to be a CEO?" Huo Sinian casually retorted.
Secretary Ye's forehead was covered in cold sweat: "Yes..."
"Let them say what they want." Huo Sinian didn't care at all. "They're just a bunch of fence-sitters who only know how to gossip behind people's backs."
Secretary Ye: "Your parents recently learned about this news and were furious about it."
Huo Sinian: "It doesn't matter."
The word "parents" is just two words.
From childhood to adulthood, they have never fulfilled even the slightest parental responsibility.
"Remove the trending topics about me and Lin Tan from the internet." Huo Sinian looked out the floor-to-ceiling window, his expression unreadable. "Have the public relations department handle it. I don't want my private affairs to be discussed online."
Secretary Ye readily replied, "Understood."
Huo Sinian nodded slightly.
Secretary Ye turned and left.
The moment the door closed, a hint of helplessness appeared on Secretary Ye's face.
Sometimes he really couldn't understand his boss. He clearly didn't want anyone to talk about his private life with Lin Tan, but he still loved to say those things in front of Miss Lin Tan.
I really don't know what to say.
Time flies, and another week has passed in the blink of an eye.
Lin Tan had a very difficult week. On the one hand, she was happy that the box office of "Memory Prison" was rising, and on the other hand, she was worried that Huo Sinian would say something bad about Qin Mo's mother.
If he twists the past three years into the idea that she was materialistic and willingly allowed to be his mistress, then she and Qin Mo might truly face a new test. After all, a top-tier wealthy family like the Qin family wouldn't accept someone with such a "bad track record."
"What's wrong?" Qin Mo saw her sitting there with a heavy heart, so he went over and hugged her.
Lin Tan: "It's nothing."
Qin Mo: "Are you hiding something from me?"
Lin Tan pursed her lips.
She told Qin Mo about Huo Sinian's phone call after he returned.
But she never voiced her concerns.
"Is it because of work or the wedding?" Qin Mo guessed one by one, "Or perhaps Huo Sinian?"
"I was just thinking..." Lin Tan hesitated as she looked into Qin Mo's deep, dark eyes, her complex emotions swirling within her. After a long pause, she said, "If Huo Sinian spreads rumors that I was once kept by him, what will you and I do?"
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