Chapter 373 Lin Xiaoli, think about how to beg for mercy later.
Huo Shenyuan disassembled a new pair of chopsticks for her.
But the joy she felt while eating vanished instantly.
Her little face was full of worry, and her bright eyes kept sneaking peeks at him.
Huo Shenyuan noticed something was wrong with her. "What's wrong? Is the food not good?"
"It's delicious!" she quickly replied, afraid he might misunderstand.
She put down her chopsticks and mustered her courage to ask, "How did you know I like these dishes?"
The man paused for a moment, then resumed his normal movements.
"Of course, my cousin told me."
“You’re my sister-in-law, he told me to take good care of you.”
He added, "He also said that you love milk candy and cotton candy."
Huo Shenyuan's tone was serious and honest, revealing no flaws.
"Oh." Qingning nodded, but the doubts in her heart did not dissipate.
Her intuition told her that things weren't that simple.
She made up her mind: once he was asleep that night, she would expose his true identity and see who he really was!
That evening, Huo Shenyuan had a social engagement and went to the Night Banquet Hall.
Inside the VIP box, the lighting was dim, and the air was filled with the scents of expensive wines and perfumes.
He sat with his four business partners on a huge sofa, chatting and laughing.
Every successful man has a young and beautiful woman by his side.
Qingning had just finished showering when she received a call from Xia Dong, asking her to deliver a bouquet of flowers to the banquet hall.
Without thinking much, she bought a bouquet of flowers and rushed to the club.
The waiter pushed open the heavy door of the private room, and the decadent music inside immediately poured out.
Qingning spotted Huo Xin sitting in the center of the sofa at a glance.
He was wearing a well-tailored black suit, his legs crossed, his posture languid yet exuding an aura of unapproachability.
Even with a mask on, he couldn't hide his noble and imposing aura.
He held a wine glass in one hand, and with the other hand, he was openly embracing a beautiful woman wearing a red sundress.
"Bring the flowers here."
His cold voice cut through the loud music and reached her ears precisely.
Qingning walked over carrying the huge bouquet of champagne roses.
Huo Shenyuan didn't even look at her, but took the flowers and held them up to the woman beside him.
His voice softened considerably, "Do you like it?"
"Thank you, Mr. Huo." The woman happily accepted the flowers, tilted her head up, and gave him a loud kiss on his handsome face.
Qingning felt a sudden tightness in her chest.
"You can leave now." Huo Shenyuan turned his head and coldly tossed out a sentence at her.
"Okay." Qingning quickly turned around and left, not wanting to stay for even a second longer.
She quickly left the private room, thinking to herself with a self-deprecating smile.
Surprisingly, Huo Xin is quite the player; he's already found a new girlfriend so quickly.
It seems I was overthinking things.
How could he possibly be Huo Shenyuan?
As for him wearing a mask, it's probably to cover up the scars on his face and not want others to see them.
She suddenly realized that her plans for the evening were a bit ridiculous.
That's someone else's privacy; what right does she have to expose it?
That thought was instantly dismissed.
After Qingning left, the atmosphere in the private room changed abruptly.
Huo Shenyuan pushed the woman beside him away expressionlessly, the force not strong, but extremely insulting.
He said coldly, "You can leave now."
The woman's smile froze, but she was still unwilling to give up and shyly whispered something.
"Mr. Huo, I... can keep you company tonight."
"go out."
Huo Shenyuan squeezed out two words from his throat, his voice not loud, but carrying immense pressure.
The woman was so frightened that she dared not argue any further, quickly grabbed her bag, and slunk away.
Huo Shenyuan's face was cold as he picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it all in one gulp.
He said to his partners present, "Everyone, I have to go now. Have fun."
After saying that, he got up and walked straight out, leaving the room full of people looking at each other in bewilderment.
The reason he put on this act in front of Qingning was...
It was so that she could see it clearly.
I am Huo Xin.
A man she knew nothing about, and who was also unruly and dissolute.
Instead of Huo Shenyuan.
...
Country F, Anseong.
It rained today.
Lin Xiaoli stood on the balcony, looking at the white curtain of rain outside, and her heart was soaked through.
Is he alright now?
He must hate her a lot, right?
I hate her for leaving without saying goodbye, I hate her cowardice, and I hate her heartlessness.
She once told him that the snow in Chuancheng was beautiful.
That was her real plan; after giving birth, she would go to Chuancheng and find a quiet place to live.
Who would have thought that she would come to Country F and even move into the Si family's house?
Chairman Sheng promised her that as long as she left Haicheng, he would resolve Lin Zhengman's mess and prevent him from bothering her again.
This kind of parting may be the best ending for them.
But why does her heart ache so much?
She took out her phone, her fingertips hovering over his image, her gaze greedily tracing his profile picture.
Tears streamed down my face uncontrollably.
She really missed him.
I think about it every day, every minute, every second.
At that moment, Sheng Tingxiao was sitting in his office, staring blankly at the surveillance footage on his computer.
That woman just stood there on the balcony, dumbfounded, for a full hour.
Then, she took out her phone, looked at the screen, and silently shed tears.
That heartless little thing, at least she knows how to miss him now.
They were saying things like they were even.
Sheng Tingxiao watched her clumsily wipe away her tears, his brows furrowing into a knot.
Wait another ten days.
Just ten days.
Ten days later, he would take her away from that awful place and leave her in a dignified manner.
The phone rang; it was Shen Sheng.
"President Sheng, we've found it. Three days before you left for Happiness Island, Chairman Sheng visited Imperial View and met with Xiao Li alone."
Sheng Tingxiao's gaze turned cold.
He knew she wouldn't leave without a reason.
Sure enough, his good father deserves some credit.
Shen Sheng's voice continued to come.
"Moreover, I found out from Si Mingshan's former assistant the real reason why Chairman Sheng insisted on a marriage alliance with the Si family."
“I have a recording of him saying this himself, I’ll send it to you now.”
Shen Sheng hung up the phone, and an audio recording was immediately transmitted.
After listening to the recording, Sheng Tingxiao's already cold face became even more somber.
Destined marriage!
What a predestined marriage between the Sheng and Si families!
Since he was destined to marry the daughter of the Si family, then he would marry her.
His eyes were unfathomable.
He walked to the French windows, lit a cigarette, and slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, blurring his handsome face.
But his gaze remained fixed on the slender figure on the screen.
In the surveillance footage, a maid walked up to Lin Xiaoli and said something.
"Ms. Lin, today is your prenatal checkup day."
"It's almost time. The driver is already waiting for you at the door."
"good."
Lin Xiaoli nodded, casually put on a coat, and walked out.
Sheng Tingxiao stubbed out his cigarette, picked up his phone, and strode out after him.
A black luxury car drove through the heavy rain.
The rain was too heavy, so the driver didn't dare to drive fast and slowly drove the car into an overpass.
Suddenly, a gray minivan accelerated sharply and crashed violently into the rear of their vehicle.
Bang!
The violent impact caused the luxury car to lose control, crashing directly into the guardrail, its body swerving sideways, and the front of the car instantly turning around.
Lin Xiaoli's head hit the back of the seat in front of him, and his vision went black for a while, making him dizzy and disoriented.
The gray van, however, seemed to have gone mad, accelerating again and charging forward with another heavy blow, clearly intending to push their car off the overpass.
There weren't many vehicles on the bridge, and the rain had subsided somewhat, leaving only the screeching sound of tires.
Just as the luxury car was half-suspended in the air and about to be pushed off, two black luxury cars sped up from behind.
They sandwiched the crazed gray minivan tightly between their left and right sides.
The car door opened, and four bodyguards in black quickly got out and surrounded the gray van.
From the other car door stepped a man exuding an air of nobility.
Without even glancing at the commotion, the man dashed toward the luxury car hanging precariously over the bridge.
"Lin Xiaoli!"
He roared her name, yanked open the car door, and pulled the woman, whose forehead was bleeding, out of the car.
A bodyguard immediately rushed over and opened a black umbrella for the two of them.
"Xiao Li, wake up, Xiao Li!"
Sheng Tingxiao looked at the glaring bloodstains on her forehead and felt as if his soul had flown away in fright.
With trembling hands, he carefully examined her lower body; thankfully, there was no blood.
"To the hospital! Quickly!"
"Take that driver to the hospital too!"
Sheng Tingxiao carried her to his car, which sped off like an arrow towards the hospital.
"Xiao Li, how are you?"
Sheng Tingxiao called her name over and over again.
Lin Xiaoli slowly opened her heavy eyelids, and a face she had longed for came into view.
It turned out to be Sheng Tingxiao.
Is she dreaming?
Didn't she just have a car accident?
She reached out, wanting to touch his face to confirm his reality.
He grabbed her hand, held it tightly in his palm, and kissed it repeatedly.
"Don't be afraid, I'll take you to the hospital right away."
"Tingxiao..." she murmured his name, tears streaming down her face, before plunging her into complete darkness.
Inside the hospital's emergency room, doctors quickly conducted a preliminary examination on Lin Xiaoli.
She suffered a head injury and a mild concussion, which slightly affected the baby, but the baby in her womb is doing well and there are no major problems.
Sheng Tingxiao breathed a heavy sigh of relief, but then a surge of overwhelming anger swept over him.
He dialed Si Nuan's number directly.
“Someone wanted to kill you, and Lin Xiaoli took the blame for you. Find the murderer within 24 hours, or you’ll have to come back here and atone for your sins.”
After saying that, he slammed down the phone.
On the other end of the phone, Si Nuan's face instantly darkened.
She immediately dialed another number.
"Send men immediately to bring that bitch Cen Yu back to me!"
Over the years, the only person who has dared to mess with her is that woman.
If it weren't for her constant feigned weakness and Li Zhengyang's protection, she would have made that bitch die a hundred times over.
After hanging up the phone, she immediately set off for the hospital.
In the afternoon, Lin Xiaoli woke up.
She found herself lying in a strange yet beautiful large room.
The air was filled with the rich fragrance of roses.
The rain was still falling outside the window, pattering against the glass.
What place is this?
She tried to sit up, her body aching.
She remembered having a dream about Sheng Tingxiao. Was it because she missed him so much that she was hallucinating?
This is Ancheng, how could Sheng Tingxiao possibly be here?
Suddenly, the door was pushed open with a "bang".
A tall figure walked in.
It was the face she had longed for day and night, the face etched into her very bones.
"Why are you so surprised to see me?"
"Lin Xiaoli, think about how you're going to beg for mercy later?"
The man's cold voice rang out as he looked down at her, his eyes devoid of any warmth.
Lin Xiaoli reached out and pinched her face hard.
It will hurt.
This is not a dream.
Standing before her was the real, living, breathing Sheng Tingxiao.
Her tears welled up instantly.
Sheng Tingxiao walked step by step to the bedside, and a dangerous yet familiar aura instantly enveloped her.
He reached out and pinched her chin, and the next second, he leaned down and bit her lips without hesitation...
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