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Chapter 53: Chapter 53 Huo Tingdong’s Apology

Lin Qi said, “Mrs. Fang, you want me to change my clothes. What should I change into?” As a business representative, there isn’t a uniform dress code; everyone wears their own clothes to work.

Mrs. Fang said, “Wear what everyone else is wearing! Why must you be so different? Who do you think you are? Dressing up like someone to be worshipped?”

Lin Qi said, “I don’t have any other clothes with me.”

Mrs. Fang said, “Then go home and change!”

Lin Qi was somewhat speechless, “Mrs. Fang, I’m currently on the clock; I can’t leave the company.”

Mrs. Fang said, “Who is your supervisor? Call her over to see me!” This woman, daring to defy her time and time again.

“Mrs. Fang!” Lin Qi’s boss rushed over, “Mrs. Fang, she’s a newbie. How has she made you so upset?”

Mrs. Fang said, “Look at what she’s wearing. Make her go and change! Don’t come to work this afternoon; consider it as absenteeism!”

Having said that, Mrs. Fang left in a huff.

Giggles could be heard throughout the office.

“This newbie managed to offend Mrs. Fang on her first day!”

“Who told her to stand out and show off? Could this have happened if she’d dressed down a bit?”

“She’s not here to work; she’s here to fish for men! I saw a lot of male colleagues staring at her during the morning meeting!”

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“She’s got high standards, only fishing for men who can afford to buy her Hermes!”

Her boss said to Lin Qi with an ashen face, “Lin Qi, you should go back home. Don’t come in this afternoon.”

Lin Qi frowned slightly but didn’t say a word. She went back to her office to pack up her things and headed downstairs.

The elevator bell rang.

It was a call from Huo Tingdong.

Lin Qi answered the phone, “Hello?”

Huo Tingdong said, “I’m downstairs at your company.”

Lin Qi replied, “What are you doing at my company?”

Before she could ask for clarification, the man had already hung up the phone.

This man, always so arrogant, not even deigning to answer someone else’s question clearly.

Lin Qi reached the entrance and saw an Aston Martin parked at the door.

Several security guards were staring straight at the shiny sports car, quietly discussing its value and rarity.

Lin Qi walked around to the passenger side door but didn’t get inside.

The window rolled down, and Huo Tingdong said, “Get in.”

Lin Qi said, “Huo Tingdong, what do you want?”

Huo Tingdong’s face was as cold as ice. He pressed his thin lips together and remained silent.

Lin Qi opened the door, only to discover a beautifully wrapped Hermes gift box on the passenger seat.

Hermes again…

Lin Qi felt a headache coming on at the sight of Hermes.

She asked, “What is this?”

Huo Tingdong was succinct, cherishing words like gold, “An apology.”

An apology…?

Lin Qi suddenly realized, could this man be offering an apology for placing a listening device on her?

Lin Qi laughed in disbelief; she had not expected the usually haughty man to offer her an apology.

But, she didn’t want his things.

To be indebted to someone’s favor, and compromised by accepting a gift; this she understood profoundly. Thus, she said, “I don’t want it.”

Huo Tingdong arrogantly interrupted her, “You will take it.”

Lin Qi: “…?”

Huo Tingdong repeated, “You will take it.” He had an attitude that insisted she must accept his apology, leaving no room for discussion.

Lin Qi got into the car, closed the door, picked up the gift box, and looked at it. It seemed to be a bag.

He gave her a bag?

He thought she was one of those women to whom “bags cure all ills,” that she could be pacified with a bag as an apology after getting angry?

Huo Tingdong said, “Open it and see.”

Lin Qi sighed softly, unwrapped the package, and a delicate Himalaya Bag appeared before her eyes. She was somewhat surprised and unable to close her mouth.

But isn’t this bag a limited edition?

One was in Mrs. Fang’s hands, and this one…

Lin Qi focused her eyes and immediately noticed the differences in this bag.

This bag, though similar to the Himalaya in Mrs. Fang’s possession in style, had unique details. It was an even more rare diamond buckle design, made of white crocodile skin, flawlessly crafted with a diamond clasp, and only one was distributed globally.

“This bag…” Lin Qi said, “you bought it?”

Huo Tingdong replied, “Otherwise?”

“It must be very expensive!” This bag, rumored to have a public price of 2.6 million, could possibly break auction records if it entered the market.

Huo Tingdong seemed to have seen through her thoughts, “You’re not thinking of reselling this bag, are you?”

Lin Qi asked, “Why did you give me this bag?” She cared more about his attitude than the expensive Hermes bag.

Huo Tingdong answered, “I told you, it’s to apologize.”

Lin Qi said, “It seems you still owe me an ‘I’m sorry.'”

Huo Tingdong’s gaze turned cold as he spoke in a chilling voice, “You’re pushing it.”

Lin Qi put the bag back into the gift box, sealing it again, “I cannot accept this ‘apology’.” She placed the bag in its original spot and was about to get out of the car.

Huo Tingdong raised his hand and gripped her arm tightly, pulling her back, “You’re not leaving.”

His authoritarian and condescending tone made Lin Qi somewhat amused yet frustrated.

His hand was icy, as if devoid of human warmth, and his body temperature seemed always a few degrees colder than a normal person’s, like a cold-blooded animal.

The blood flowing through the veins of such a man must be cold too, right?

Just as Lin Qi was preparing to confront him on what he intended to do, Huo Tingdong suddenly said, “Sorry, is that enough?”

“…” The expression on this man’s face seemed to indicate that if she didn’t accept his ‘sorry’, he was going to have an outburst.

Lin Qi said, “Huo Tingdong, no one is forcing you to apologize. I just don’t enjoy being misunderstood. My affection for Han is never less than Momo’s; you don’t have to suspect me unjustly.”

Suspect unjustly?

Was this woman insinuating that he harbored petty suspicions?

Huo Tingdong said, “I shouldn’t have placed a listening device on you. That was my mistake. So…” He looked at her face and said indifferently, “It won’t happen again.”

Her fair and clear face, with naturally flushed cheeks and full lips unadorned with lipstick, brought back to him the soft sensation when they kissed.

Huo Tingdong frowned slightly, feeling his body tense up.

In the confined space of the car, he could distinctly smell her natural scent.

Huo Tingdong suddenly felt a bit stiflingly hot and unnaturally released her hand, turning to look forward, casually adjusting his tie and switching on the air conditioning.

The cold air blowing from the vent seemed to dispel some of the inexplicable restlessness in his heart.

Seeing him looking quite tense, with his sexy Adam’s apple sliding up and down, loosening his tie, and the barely visible elegant collarbone, it was indeed getting a bit hot with the sunlight streaming in.

Lin Qi said, “I won’t be going to work this afternoon. Could you take me home?”

Huo Tingdong said, “Fasten your seatbelt.”

Lin Qi buckled up, and with a press of the gas pedal by Huo Tingdong, the car sped away.

Upon reaching home.

Lin Qi casually placed the bag on the sofa and headed for the bathroom.

It was a bit warm, and she had broken into a sweat; she figured a shower would do.

Huo Tingdong had just parked the car and walked upstairs. As he entered, he heard the sound of running water from the bedroom’s bathroom.

“Mr. Huo?” the nanny said, “Miss Lin has gone to take a shower in her room.”

Huo Tingdong’s eyes darkened, feeling somewhat agitated and annoyed, he sat in the living room, inexplicably finding his throat dry.