Chapter 331: Chapter 331 Stinky Woman, Are You Trying to Kill Me?
Mountainside Apartment.
Maeve was anxiously waiting at home for news.
Suddenly someone kicked the door from outside.
Startled by the rough noise, Maeve had just reached the hallway when the door was violently kicked open and a group of people burst in.
“Ah—!”
Maeve was startled again and recognized the arrivals, “Sheng!”
The man leading was the same one who disguised himself as a taxi driver and kidnapped Lin Qi in the afternoon!
He was a rogue leader from East Street, who used to call the shots and had his clout as a gangster. A couple of years ago, he was sentenced to prison for committing crimes and had spent several years behind bars; he was just released after serving his time.
Since his incarceration, his subordinates had fled or disbanded.
Nowadays, it was tough to survive in society; several gangs on East Street had been wiped clean and thoroughly reformed.
After getting out, he thought of retiring. Life in the city was tough, and he planned to make one last “deal” to earn some money to go back to his hometown to build a house and marry!
Two days ago, Maeve contacted him through some intermediaries and bribed him to kidnap a woman.
Maeve showed him a photo of Lin Qi from her friend’s circle; she wanted him to get the woman, take some compromising photos and extort a lump sum of money.
Maeve was already driven to a dead-end; not long ago, she even considered committing suicide by jumping off a building due to debts. But standing on the window sill, she suddenly thought, now that she wasn’t afraid of death anymore, it’s better to live poorly than to die well!
All because of Lin Qi!
If it weren’t for her, she wouldn’t have fallen to such a state overnight!
So, she took a risky and desperate approach, thinking of hiring someone to extort!
In her view, a woman like Lin Qi who had married into a wealthy family must value her innocence and chastity the most; after all, a rich man like Huo Tingdong would never accept his wife being tarnished.
So, she thought of hiring someone to force Lin Qi to take some photos and use those to fiercely extort a large sum of money from her!
This was Sheng’s specialty!
He always knew how to make a killing from this shady business, but business is not charity, so Maeve clenched her teeth and decided to pay 200,000 as a bribe.
Who would have thought, the woman she targeted was Huo Tingdong’s wife!
He almost got capsized in the gutter by this woman!
As soon as Sheng entered, he looked furious, caught sight of Maeve, rushed over, grabbed her by the hair, and dragged her into the bedroom, throwing her onto the bed with a slap.
“You bitch! Do you want to kill me, is that it?”
Maeve covered her face, completely disheveled by the slap, she stared blankly at Sheng and started crying in fear, “Sheng, what are you doing?”
Sheng slapped her again: “You still have the nerve to ask me?! I ask you, the woman you asked me to get, who does she belong to?”
Maeve was stunned.
Sheng demanded, “She said her husband is Huo Tingdong, did you know that?”
Maeve stammered, “I…”
Sheng cursed, “You Goddamn didn’t know that in Beijing you can provoke anyone but not Huo Tingdong? You making me go after his woman, are you trying to send me to my death!?”
Maeve said, “What are you afraid of! I asked you to take a few sexy photos of her, not to kill her! Besides, if something like that really happened, she would definitely not dare tell Huo Tingdong! Just mail the photos, and she’ll obediently pay up!”
Sheng grabbed her by the neck, “I don’t care what you’re planning! If she is Huo Tingdong’s woman, we can’t touch her! Don’t you understand this basic principle, how do you survive in this business?! You think 200,000 is enough for me to risk my life for you, you damn arrogant woman, are you playing me?”
The Huo Family is among the top elite, to mess with the Huo Family is undoubtedly offending all the powerful families in Beijing at once!
The more Sheng thought about how this woman nearly tricked him into a death trap, the more he wanted to tear her apart!
“Taking photos, right! I’ll make you take them!”
In a fit of rage, Sheng threatened to gang-rape Maeve.
Maeve still struggled.
He pulled out a switchblade and pressed it against her throat, “Make another sound, and I’ll finish you off right now!”
Maeve was so frightened by the knife at her throat that she dared not move.
Sheng called over a few of his underlings: “How long has it been since you guys had some fun?”
The underlings exchanged looks, glanced at Maeve, and immediately understood Sheng’s intent, smirking wickedly: “Sheng, it’s been three months since we had fun.”
“I’ve been four months!”
“Strip off her clothes and take some photos!”
The underlings immediately pounced on Maeve, stripping her completely.
Two hours later.
Maeve was disheveled and distressed, forced to take more than a dozen photos.
Sheng picked up his cellphone, threatening fiercely: “You have ten days to bring me 500,000! Otherwise, I’ll send these photos online and ruin your reputation!”
After speaking, he gestured to his underlings and swaggered off.
Maeve collapsed to the ground, unable to accept this brutal reality, and hysterically screamed, nearly fainting several times.
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CEO’s office.
The sky grew dim.
Huo Tingdong returned to the office to find Lin Qi sleeping on the couch, tightly clutching his coat.
Mo Ke was about to speak when Huo Tingdong shushed him, signaling not to wake her.
“You may leave.”
Mo Ke nodded, stepping outside.
Huo Tingdong walked over to the couch, squatted down, and stared at Lin Qi’s peacefully sleeping face, unable to resist leaning over and kissing her cheek.
Her cheek was soft and tender, akin to peeled egg white, seemingly breakable with a touch.
Huo Tingdong couldn’t resist and kissed her lips again.
Lin Qi was startled awake in an instant.
She opened her eyes, meeting Huo Tingdong’s deep, bottomless gaze, the corners of his eyes filled with a gentle yet triumphant smile, “Awake?”
Lin Qi rubbed her eyes, trying to sit up, but Huo Tingdong pressed her back down on the couch: “Who allowed you to get up?”
His handsome face was close, his light breath gently caressed her cheek: “Have you been waiting long?”
Lin Qi asked: “What time is it?”
Huo Tingdong answered: “Half-past seven.”
Lin Qi looked outside the window.
It was almost dark.
Lin Qi said: “I had a dream…”
Huo Tingdong raised an eyebrow: “What kind of dream?”
Lin Qi hesitantly said: “I dreamt that the baby was gone…”
After speaking, she instinctively caressed her slightly bulging stomach, still visibly shaken.
She did not know why she would have such a frightening nightmare, but thankfully, it was just a dream!
Huo Tingdong took her hand, intertwining their fingers: “You know dreams are the opposite, right?”
Knowing she had a nightmare and was scared, he tenderly embraced her, whispering softly to comfort her: “Don’t be afraid, it was just a dream. Let me give you a hug.”
Lin Qi nestled in his arms, and only when she heard the man’s strong and resolute heartbeat did she feel at peace: “Mmm…”