Chapter 879 Isn't it normal for an older brother to treat his younger brother to dinner?
“However,” Chi Yuan said directly, his gaze falling on him, “would your family agree to you two being together? Lin Tan’s reputation isn’t exactly stellar.”
The elders in the family can definitely find out what Xie Yi said.
Knowing that Lin Tan has a fiancé outside, she must be furious.
"Grandpa agrees." Qin Mo didn't hide it.
Chi Yuan: "Where is Aunt Yu?"
Qin Mo did not speak.
Chi Yuan could tell that he disagreed.
“You should be thinking about Aunt Yu right now; after all, she’s your mother.” Chi Yuan’s perspective was different from his. “As for the rest, the two of you can overcome it if you’re of one mind.”
"I understand." Qin Mo had his own ideas.
Chi Yuan didn't say anything more.
We changed the subject and talked about other things.
For the rest of the night, Qin Mo kept thinking about what he should do if Huo Sinian targeted Lin Tan.
But after thinking about it all night, he still couldn't come up with a perfect solution.
Lin Tan herself said that in order to make Huo Sinian lower his guard, she pretended to be the person he liked and stayed by his side. To outsiders, their daily interactions looked like a romance.
The internet is a double-edged sword.
It allows people to access all sorts of latest news, but whether this news is true or false is something you have to discern for yourself.
Among various ideas.
Qin Mo called Lin Tan.
Lin Tan received the call just after talking with Jin Yue about signing the contract with Director Ning on Monday.
"Qin Mo," Lin Tan said in a light voice.
"Are you asleep?" Qin Mo's voice was still calm, but it had lost some of its coldness.
"Not yet," Lin Tan said. "I just agreed on a time with Sister Jin Yue. We'll probably have to go get our marriage certificate early on Monday morning, and after that, I'll have to sign the contract."
Qin Mo's eyes remained silent: "Okay."
Lin Tan noticed something was off about him and asked, "Why do you seem a little down?"
"It's nothing." Qin Mo didn't know how to start the conversation. "I just dealt with a rather tricky problem, and I'm a little tired now."
"Then you should get some rest." Once Lin Tan sets her sights on a goal, she becomes very determined and won't waver like before. "Conserve your energy; we have a photoshoot on Monday."
Qin Mo: "Okay."
Lin Tan hummed in agreement.
Just as the call was about to end, Qin Mo suddenly called out to her, "Lin Tan."
Lin Tan: "Hmm?"
Qin Mo pressed his thin lips into a straight line: "Are you really willing to be with me?"
Lin Tan: "?"
Lin Tan realized something was wrong: "Did Huo Sinian say something to you?"
He came to her so determinedly, and even kissed her to force out his true feelings. Now, he's suddenly asking her this; she can't think of anything other than something Huo Sinian said that influenced him.
“He told me that if we get together, he will expose the footage of you two spending time together in the past.” Qin Mo didn’t hide it from her; he wanted to see what she thought. “If those are posted, people will think that you cheated on him and chose me, and you will be labeled as a cheater.”
"Are you scared?" Lin Tan asked without hesitation.
Qin Mo: "What?"
Lin Tan's tone remained gentle: "Are you afraid of having a wife who's been labeled as cheating and having an affair?"
Qin Mo: "I can only blame myself for not being able to completely wash these away for you."
Lin Tan: "Would you give up on me because of this?"
Qin Mo: "No."
"That's fine then." Lin Tan rarely opened up to Qin Mo like this. "Besides not wanting to bring you danger, my many concerns before were also because I knew very well that Huo Sinian would not let my choice to be with you go unpunished."
He deleted those explicit videos.
But he required her to stay in the villa most of the time. There were surveillance cameras in the villa, and every little thing she did there was definitely recorded. She knew this from the beginning.
"I'm not entirely confident I can save your career," Qin Mo said.
“I know,” Lin Tan said very rationally. “Not only you, but no one else could completely clear their name.”
Huo Sinian either doesn't make a move, or once he does, he makes sure she can't recover.
She also tried to gather evidence of the threats he had made.
But it always gets discovered.
"If that day ever comes, I'll step back from the limelight." Lin Tan was decisive about her own affairs. "Right now, before it happens, I'll give it my all."
Qin Mo pursed his thin lips: "Okay."
Lin Tan smiled gently, "Don't be influenced by Huo Sinian's words. My choice to be with you means I've considered all the consequences."
"Hmm." Qin Mo's heavy mood gradually eased.
Lin Tan told him to get some rest before hanging up the phone.
She always knew her career was teetering on the brink of collapse, and that Huo Sinian could destroy it completely in one fell swoop. But she still wanted to give it a try, just in case, just in case she got lucky.
After all, she now owns a company.
There is a boss.
The boss is also very protective of his own.
As long as she has value and can bring benefits to the company, the company will spare no effort to protect her. What she needs to do now is to do her job well and leave as much documentation as possible in her conversations with Huo Sinian so that she will have evidence in the event of a future confrontation.
but--
Lin Tan looked at the recording on her phone, her feelings a mix of emotions.
She secretly recorded today's conversation, but throughout the entire conversation, Huo Sinian kept emphasizing that Qin Mo was a mistress and that he was her fiancé.
Although part of the latter half of the conversation is usable, releasing that part of the recording wouldn't cause much of a stir. After all, it's understandable for someone who's been "betrayed" to talk about revenge.
Most importantly.
She didn't know if Huo Sinian had become suspicious of her because of her calling the police, or if he had said those things on purpose because Qin Mo was there. She felt that his conversation today was different from usual.
At the same time.
Huo Sinian's side.
After returning to his residence in Haicheng, he instructed Secretary Ye: "Send someone to keep a close eye on Lin Tan. If anything unusual happens, report it to me directly."
"Okay." Secretary Ye replied dutifully.
"Make a backup of this recording." Huo Sinian sent him a file.
Secretary Ye glanced at the time; it was when he was with Lin Tan: "Okay."
Huo Sinian's eyes darkened slightly as he recalled the moment Lin Tan took out her phone during the conversation.
It's unclear whether she recorded the audio.
But keeping a copy is safer.
After all, the usually docile rabbit had called the police just a couple of days ago.
"There's an important meeting on Monday. Should we go back to Jingzhou or stay here?" Secretary Ye asked.
Huo Sinian pinched the bridge of his nose.
Secretary Ye continued, "The board members have been discussing your long absence from the company, and some have even gone to the old mansion to talk to the master and mistress."
"Let them be." Huo Sinian didn't care at all. "I have absolute say. No matter how much they have opinions, they can only talk about it behind my back."
Secretary Ye: "Understood."
After Secretary Ye left.
Huo Sinian rubbed his phone and called Huo Zhizhou. After the call was connected, he said in a refined and polite tone, "When are you free? I'd like to invite you to dinner."
Huo Zhizhou: "?"
Huo Zhizhou: "You're so kind."
Huo Sinian's lips curled slightly: "Isn't it normal for an older brother to treat his younger brother to dinner?"
Huo Zhizhou remained unmoved: "Just say what it is."
"It's just a simple meal I'm inviting you to," Huo Sinian said slowly, "and incidentally, I'd like to learn from you how to manipulate people."
In that environment, Zhizhou was not only able to wrest power from his father, but also acquire shares from other shareholders. Even now, he might not be able to do that.
Even if it were achieved, it would come at a considerable cost.
But his good younger brother unknowingly got the job done.
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