When passing by a waiter, Qiu Zhan casually picked up a glass of red wine from the tray.
He walked to a corner.
He sat down opposite Yao Yutong and nonchalantly propped his legs up on the coffee table with a thud.
He was wearing a pair of flashy Doc Martens boots, looking extremely dandy.
With a smile on his lips, he sipped the red wine leisurely and even smacked his lips: "This wine is not bad. No wonder Mingze got... well, all flustered and carried away."
He raised his eyebrows, implying something.
Yao Yutong was trying to get Shen Modi to leave. When she saw Qiu Zhan, she was fuming with anger. She put away her phone and looked up at Qiu Zhan: "Dr. Qiu, you and Mingze are also good friends. When you attend these high-end events in the future, you should also restrain yourself a bit and pay attention to your image. Don't embarrass Mingze."
The smile on Qiu Zhan's lips widened, and he deliberately shook his legs on the coffee table, making a rattling sound. He asked with a laugh: "Embarrass? Oh, did I put some nasty aphrodisiac in someone's glass?"
Yao Yutong's face changed: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Don't change your expression. Maybe I'd believe it wasn't you if you stayed calm." Qiu Zhan was full of contempt.
Yao Yutong's eyes flickered again. She forced herself to stay calm: "I don't understand what you're talking about."
Qiu Zhan dandily swirled the red wine glass in his hand. There was only a little wine left. He curled his lips in disgust and downed it in one gulp. Then he unabashedly looked Yao Yutong up and down: "Never mind. As long as you know it in your heart. Miss Yao, do you think wearing nice clothes can maintain your dignity? No matter how noble you dress up, doing nasty things will still make people sick."
"I really don't know what you're talking about. Dr. Qiu, I'm just reminding you to pay more attention to your image as a good friend. If you mind, just pretend I didn't say anything." Yao Yutong stood up, clutching her handbag and walked out.
"Did Miss Yao pay attention to her image when she was trying to steal someone else's husband?" Qiu Zhan shouted after Yao Yutong.
Yao Yutong stumbled and almost fell forward.
She was furious but didn't dare to argue with Qiu Zhan.
She hated Qiu Zhan's mouth so much. He really dared to say anything.
She walked out quickly.
What a lousy day.
Forget it. She'd go home.
With that jerk Qiu Zhan around, it would be useless even if she managed to get Shen Modi to leave.
She walked towards her Lamborghini.
Just as she was about to open the car door, a pair of hands suddenly hugged her from behind.
"Ah..." Yao Yutong screamed in fright.
"It's me!" Huo Zhengqin's voice rang out.
Yao Yutong was mad with rage. She gritted her teeth: "Huo Zhengqin, let go of your hands. I'm Mingze's girlfriend."
"Mingze is already married. Haven't you woken up yet?" Huo Zhengqin laughed.
However, he also let go of Yao Yutong.
He said: "Let's talk in the car."
"We have nothing to talk about." Yao Yutong immediately refused.
Her current goal was very clear, which was Huo Mingze.
"Are you sure we have nothing to talk about?" Huo Zhengqin looked at Yao Yutong with a faint smile.
"I'm very sure." Yao Yutong was in an extremely bad mood today and had no patience to bicker with Huo Zhengqin here.
She reached out to open the car door and get in.
"Do you think as long as Liang Tianshuo doesn't wake up, Huo Mingze won't know the truth?" Huo Zhengqin said casually.
Yao Yutong's face changed instantly. She was furious and slammed the car door shut, then turned to glare at Huo Zhengqin: "What did I do? It was you who injured Liang Tianshuo and turned him into a vegetative state."
"How heartless you are. We had such a relationship..."
Yao Yutong was even more enraged: "We have no relationship at all."
Huo Zhengqin laughed: "Guess if Huo Mingze will believe it? But it doesn't matter. He's already calling someone else his wife. Who cares about you anymore? Miss Yao, are you sure we want to stand here and chat like this?"
Yao Yutong was furious. She reached out to open the car door again to leave.
Huo Zhengqin threatened her: "Otherwise, I'll go and have a chat with Huo Mingze right now."
Yao Yutong was furious. Her voice came out through clenched teeth: "Where's your car?"
Huo Zhengqin gave a satisfied smile and gestured towards the car next to them with his chin.
Yao Yutong walked over angrily, opened the car door and got in.
Soon after, Huo Zhengqin also got into the car.
Both of them were sitting in the back seat.
Yao Yutoton glared at Huo Zhengqin and accused him: "Huo Zhengqin, please be normal in the future. Don't mislead others ambiguously. We have no relationship at all, OK?"
Unlike Yao Yutong's angry embarrassment, Huo Zhengqin was all smiles: "Miss Yao is really heartless! When you were dating Mingze, you often visited Huo Mansion. When we had meals together as a big family, you didn't spare any effort to flirt with me."
Yao Yutong was mad: "When did I flirt with you? You're just delusional and self-absorbed."
"Do you dare to say you didn't smile at me?"
"I was just being polite. Polite, do you understand?"
"Then why did you agree to meet me alone when I asked you out?" Huo Zhengqin looked at Yao Yutong with amusement.
Did he really not know what kind of person she was?
Did he think everyone was as love-struck as Huo Mingze?
Yao Yutong said righteously: "Of course it was because you're Mingze's cousin."
The smile on Huo Zhengqin's lips widened. He raised his eyebrows and said with a laugh: "Yao Yutong, has anyone ever told you that one shouldn't be too smart or too greedy? Being too smart can lead to being outsmarted by oneself, and being too greedy can result in losing the big picture while chasing after trifles."
These words really hit a nerve. Yao Yutong asked discontentedly: "So, what exactly do you want to say?"
Huo Zhengqin said with a laugh: "The agreement we made a year ago is still valid."
"Sorry, I'm not interested." Yao Yutong refused flatly.
A year ago, after Huo Mingze's father passed away, Huo Mingze was ostracized by the shareholders and executives in the Huo Group.
At that time, Huo Zhengqin's limelight once overshadowed Huo Mingze's.
So, when Huo Zhengqin asked her to meet him at that time, she didn't refuse. Because she was also waiting and seeing.
Since the situation wasn't completely clear, she didn't need to cut off her own retreat.
Huo Zhengqin wanted her to help steal Huo Mingze's core business data, on the condition that he would marry her and make her the future mistress of the Huo family.
She was definitely tempted.
However, at that time, it wasn't certain whether Huo Zhengqin could succeed in taking over the position, so she hedged a bit. She neither agreed nor refused.
Huo Zhengqin said that it could be written into an agreement.
She was tempted.
As a result, Huo Mingze's good friend Liang Tianshuo heard their conversation. He was furious and scolded her for being a traitor, and then reached for his phone to call Huo Mingze.
She was really worried at that time, fearing that Liang Tianshuo would spill the beans.
In a hurry, she picked up the wine bottle on the table and threw it at Liang Tianshuo.
When Liang Tianshuo was grabbing the wine bottle, Huo Zhengqin picked up a chair and smashed it at the back of Liang Tianshuo's head.
Liang Tianshuo blocked it with his hand, and then his body went limp.
She thought Liang Tianshuo was dead. Afraid of causing a big fuss, she immediately asked Huo Zhengqin to find a way to leave first.
She called Huo Mingze and said that Liang Tianshuo had an accident.
That was the only club in Haicheng without surveillance.
Because there was no surveillance, many people would choose to do business in this club.
The club was also booming because of this.