Chapter 105: Night Before the Divorce the Villainous Family Can Hear My Thoughts!

 Chapter 105: Mr. Huo, Do You Have a New Partner?!

"Who are you?" Li Qingxue asked urgently.

"Miss Li, you don't need to know who I am! What you need to do is prepare one million yuan, or else I will tell Huo Xingjian everything about that staged car accident you orchestrated."

"You..." Li Qingxue panicked, her hand holding the phone trembling, "What are you saying? I don’t understand. This is blackmail! I can report this to the police..."

"Go ahead and report it!" The person interrupted her, their tone half-smiling, which made beads of sweat form on her forehead. "Or I can dial the number for you?"

"Oh, by the way! I also have an intimate photo of you and Mr. Huo Xinglang. How about I send that to Huo Xingjian too?"

"Miss Li, this is where you’re wrong! You’ve been with Huo Xinglang for the past two years, yet you’ve been trying to seduce Huo Xingjian. You’re eating from both bowls—very unethical!"

"Y-you... who are you?" Li Qingxue’s voice was trembling, her face pale as her heart raced like a drum. She felt completely at a loss.

"I told you, you don’t need to know who I am. What you need to do is prepare one million. Or you can call the police right now," the voice responded coldly.

"I don’t have that much money," Li Qingxue sobbed. "I’ve only just woken up. How could I possibly have that much money? I have no parents..."

"Li Qingxue, over the past two years, you’ve been pretending to be unconscious while scamming Huo Xinglang’s fool of a brother, Huo Xingjian, out of quite a bit of money, haven’t you?" The voice interrupted again. "One million is nothing to you."

"I'm being reasonable, just asking for one million. If I were greedier and asked for five million, you could still give it to me, couldn’t you?"

"So, Miss Li, I’m being reasonable. Just handle this cleanly, and it will be better for both you and Mr. Huo Xinglang."

"Of course, you can rest assured. I’m a person who keeps my word. Once you give me the one million, I will never come to you again."

"Why should I trust you?" Li Qingxue gritted her teeth.

"Aside from trusting me, you have no other choice. Oh, of course, you could always choose to report it," the voice replied calmly.

Li Qingxue took a deep breath and closed her eyes heavily. "Give me your bank account number, and I’ll transfer the money."

"Haha!" The person laughed. "Miss Li, do you think I’m a fool? Give you my account number, and you’ll trace it back to me? So Huo Xinglang can send someone to deal with me?"

"Then how do I pay you?" Li Qingxue asked through gritted teeth.

She had indeed considered this—once she had the account number, she could track this person down easily.

"Cash. Leave the money where the car accident happened. By noon tomorrow, place it there and leave. You don’t need to worry about the rest."

"Of course, you could also inform Huo Xinglang. But from what I know, he’s busy arranging a date with the daughter of the He family! He probably won’t have the time or energy to deal with you."

The voice was full of mockery, and after finishing, the person immediately hung up.

"Hello... hello..." Li Qingxue shouted urgently, but all she heard was the busy signal.

The words "He’s busy arranging a date with the daughter of the He family" echoed in her mind.

Huo Xinglang is busy dating the He family’s daughter?

What does that mean? Is he trying to distance himself from her?

He family’s eldest daughter? He Xiaotong!

A quick redial, but all that was heard was a mechanical prompt: "The user you are trying to reach is temporarily unavailable."

"Ah!" Li Qingxue let out a low growl, slamming her hand hard against the steering wheel. Her face darkened with a menacing expression, her eyes bloodshot with rage.

Huo Xinglang, how could you do this to me!

Why are you all doing this to me!

What did I do wrong, that you all abandon me like this?

She quickly dialed Huo Xinglang’s number, only to have him hang up.

“Huo Xinglang, you actually won’t answer my call? You actually hung up on me! How could you hang up on me?!” Li Qingxue shouted, her face contorted with fury.

With a furious motion, she threw her hand onto the passenger seat and slammed the gas pedal, heading straight toward Wen’s Group.

...

Wen Group's top floor, Huo Xingjian's office.

When Zhang Hui pushed open the office door, he saw his boss sitting in the chair, staring blankly.

One arm was crossed over his chest, while the other hand rested on his chin. His eyes were fixed on the phone placed on the desk, looking deep in thought.

“Mr. Huo,” Zhang Hui walked up to him and called softly.

Huo Xingjian snapped out of his thoughts and looked at him, “What’s the matter?”

“Zhao Xiaojun just called. He’s already contacted Li Qingxue as instructed. He said he followed her, and it looks like she’s heading toward our company,” Zhang Hui reported seriously.

“Hm.” Huo Xingjian responded indifferently, his expression unchanged.

“Also, Li An An has already been transferred to the rehab center. Everything that needed to be said to her was spoken last night.”

“Hm,” Huo Xingjian nodded without much enthusiasm. “Have those two people we prepared for her arranged to go over.”

Zhang Hui nodded, “I’ll take care of it.”

“Anything else?” Seeing that Zhang Hui had no intention of leaving, Huo Xingjian glanced at him and asked.

“Mr. Huo, do you… need any help from me?” Zhang Hui said cautiously, testing the waters. “How about you go home first? I’m worried Li Qingxue might be coming to find you. It would be bad if Mrs. Huo misunderstood.”

“There is actually something I need help with,” Huo Xingjian seemed to suddenly think of something, and his cold expression finally showed some change.

With a touch of helplessness and expectation, he asked, “How can I make a girl… like me?”

“Mr. Huo, do you have a new love interest?! That’s not good! If you do this, your wife will never forgive you!” Zhang Hui interrupted, looking at him with horror. “Mr. Huo, didn’t you say your wife is very important to you?”

“You… you…,” Zhang Hui stammered.

“Are you out of your mind!” Huo Xingjian snatched a tissue box from the table and threw it at Zhang Hui in frustration.

“I’m asking you, how can I make my wife change her attitude toward me? I want to make her happy!”

“Phew—!” Zhang Hui let out a long sigh of relief and grinned. “Mr. Huo, you scared me! I thought you’d gone back to your old ways... no! I mean, been deceived again!”

“I see you don’t want your bonus this month!” Huo Xingjian glared at him with a cold, threatening look.

“I want it! I want it!” Zhang Hui quickly nodded seriously. “Mr. Huo, I’ll help you figure out how to please Mrs. Huo! I guarantee your relationship with her will improve dramatically.”

“Zhang Hui, if you can’t do it, you won’t get your bonus for the entire year!” Huo Xingjian sneered.

Zhang Hui: “...!”

For his bonus, he had no choice but to help his boss win over his wife.

“Mr. Huo, the first step in pleasing your wife is to please Yu Shu.”