HLnovel Chapter 269 The Villain Boss Doesn't Need Redemption 20
Chapter 269 The Villain Boss Doesn't Need Redemption 20
Xue Ling's expression turned somewhat grim, as she anxiously sought to confirm that the plot hadn't changed.
She ran into the villa and immediately saw Huo Chen sitting on the sofa, but before she could even greet him.
Then Yun Qing walked up to Huo Chen and kicked him twice.
Xue Ling was furious at the sight, but her bad premonition grew stronger.
Xu Yunqing still dares to act so arrogantly, and Huo Chen is still so patient. This shows that the plot is different from the novel, but she is unwilling to believe it.
Huo Chen wasn't angry at being kicked, and asked good-naturedly, "What's wrong, Miss?"
Yun Qing kicked him twice more, and said arrogantly, "I don't like the look of you!"
After she finished speaking, she reached out and pinched Huo Chen's chin, looking down at him with a cold snort: "Tell me! Was it on purpose?"
Huo Chen looked up at her with a sincere expression, "It really wasn't intentional, I just couldn't help it and only kept one."
Yun Qing glared at him, "You think it's not enough? Tell me, how are you going to be punished!"
Huo Chen lowered his eyes. "It's up to Miss to decide."
Seeing his restrained expression, Xue Ling felt both heartache and anger.
But Yun Qing went even further, sneering as she leaned closer to Huo Chen, her lips almost touching his as she spoke, "I'm going to give her a taste of her own medicine."
Huo Chen's eyelashes trembled, and he hummed in response, looking as if he dared not resist.
Then Yun Qing started to pull off his clothes.
Throughout the entire process, Huo Chen remained silent.
Xue Ling was so angry that she trembled all over.
However, after Xie Mingxiao's forceful acquisition, she finally realized that she could no longer treat the characters in these novels as mere fictional figures.
Given her current status, she is no match for these scions of wealthy families.
The plot seems to have changed, and she doesn't know what's wrong with Huo Chen, so she can only proceed with caution to avoid getting herself involved.
But she can't pretend she didn't see anything.
She couldn't bear to see Xu Yunqing tarnish the character she loved most; Huo Chen shouldn't be humiliated like this.
Although Xue Ling didn't rush up and loudly accuse Yun Qing as recklessly as before, she deliberately made a noise to draw their attention to her presence.
She thought that Xu Yunqing should behave herself since there were other people around.
Surely we can't be so shameless as to strip Huo Chen of his clothes in public?
Yun Qing was staring at Huo Chen's exposed collarbone, preparing to retaliate tenfold and leave him with a tooth mark.
Noticing Xue Ling, she frowned, then buttoned Huo Chen's shirt back up, saying listlessly, "Never mind, I'll deal with you next time."
Then she turned around and went upstairs to change her clothes.
Xue Ling breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Huo Chen's gloomy face, she couldn't help but comfort him, "It's alright, it will all pass."
Unable to get over it, Huo Chen said directly to the housekeeper who was carrying Xiao Chengzi back, "Inform Aunt Lan that her daughter is back."
Xue Ling was a little excited, feeling that Huo Chen's attitude towards her had improved a lot, and he even had someone inform her mother that she was back.
Was it because she had just helped him?
However, before she could be happy for long, Xue Lan strode over with a broom in hand, and without saying a word, started hitting her with the broom with all her might.
Huo Chen took out a cigarette, smelled it, then held it between his fingers without lighting it. He just watched Xue Ling tumble and crawl, screaming in agony.
Xue Lan was a hard worker and had a lot of strength. Xue Ling was whipped so hard that her whole body ached and she cried with her head in her hands.
While slapping her, Xue Lan scolded with red eyes, "You heartless ingrate! You actually went and fooled around with that Xie guy! How can you face Miss?"
Huo Chen personally told Xue Lan about Xue Ling's matter.
After Xue Lan learned what her daughter had done, she couldn't get over it. She felt sorry for Yun Qing and the Xu family, and she was too ashamed to stay in the Xu family any longer. That's why she packed her things and prepared to leave the Xu family.
"The gentleman saved our lives, and you are ungrateful!"
"Have you forgotten all the lessons I've taught you over the years? You used to be so well-behaved, how did you become like this? I'm starting to doubt if you're still my daughter!"
Xue Lan's words were unintentional, spoken in a fit of anger, but Xue Ling's heart skipped a beat upon hearing them, and her eyes darted around in panic.
Huo Chen raised an eyebrow, his gaze falling on Xue Ling's face, lost in thought.
The cigarette between his fingers was suddenly snatched away. Huo Chen looked away and said to Yun Qing, "I didn't smoke. I'm about to quit."
Yun Qing snorted and said nothing, but looked at Xue Lan and said, "Aunt Lan, don't be so angry. I don't even like Xie Mingxiao."
Xue Lan slapped Xue Ling hard again, "Let me tell you, even if the young lady doesn't like that Xie guy anymore, it's not your place to snatch him!"
"Besides, that Xie guy was pursuing the young lady while also having an ambiguous relationship with you. What kind of good person could he be? Are you stupid?!"
Xue Ling tried to resist several times, but Xue Lan suppressed her with a broom each time.
Xue Lan had seen how much Xu Yunqing used to like Xie Mingxiao. In Xue Lan's eyes, Xue Ling's affair with Xie Mingxiao was a betrayal of the young lady.
She felt that Yun Qing's sudden dislike of Xie Mingxiao might be because she discovered the ambiguous relationship between Xue Ling and Xie Mingxiao, and saw through Xie Mingxiao's true character.
Xue Ling is trying to steal the young lady's man!
"It's my fault for not teaching you well. I'm sorry, sir, I'm sorry, young lady. I'll beat you to death!"
Xue Ling finally managed to grab the broom, crying out angrily, "Why did you hit me! Did you even ask me what happened? All you know is 'Young Miss, Young Miss'!"
Do you think I want to have anything to do with Xie Mingxiao?
It was Xie Mingxiao who forced her, okay?
Xue Lan stopped what she was doing, her face grim. "So you have your reasons? He forced you? Then why didn't you tell me?"
"You better explain yourself clearly. If Xie Mingxiao really forces you, I'll risk my old life to make sure he loses his third leg!"
Xue Lan wasn't unloving of Xue Ling, nor was she cruel to her; there was a reason why Xue Ling reacted so strongly.
This involves the question of Xue Ling's background.
If Xu Wei hadn't taken pity on Xue Ling, who was about the same age as his daughter, and offered her a helping hand, the mother and daughter would have truly been driven to their deaths.
The life-saving grace that Xue Lan always mentioned was not an exaggeration; the lives of her and her daughter were saved by the Xu family.
So she always taught Xue Ling to remember this kindness, but she never expected that Xue Ling would grow up to be an ingrate, not only repeatedly talking back to the young lady, but also having an ambiguous relationship with the person the young lady liked.
How could she not be angry?
While she was angry, she was also heartbroken for Xue Ling. Just as she said, Xie Mingxiao dared to betray even Yun Qing, so how could Xue Ling handle him?
In the end, she was the one who got hurt!
She didn't want Xue Ling to follow in her footsteps.
Xue Ling wiped away her tears and remained silent.
What was she supposed to say? Was she supposed to tell Huo Chen that Xie Mingxiao had forced himself on her?
Besides, what good would it do to tell Xue Lan?
In the novel, the original owner did tell Xue Lan, but Xue Lan turned around and told Xu Yunqing, causing the original owner to suffer a lot from Xu Yunqing's jealousy and targeting.
Yun Qing checked the time, reached out and picked up the little orange that had snuggled up to her, and prepared to go out.
Huo Chen couldn't help but ask, "Is Miss going out today?"
Yun Qing patted Xiao Chengzi's head. "I'm going to the nursing home so the old man can see his little grandson."
After saying that, she reached out and hooked Huo Chen's chin, raising an eyebrow as she said, "Go to work by yourself, okay?"
Huo Chen looked at Xiao Chengzi expressionlessly, while Xiao Chengzi tilted her chin up and looked back at him smugly.