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Chapter 14 - 14 Huo Yanting Had Already Seen Through Everything
Just as Lin Banxia was planning to stay at the Huo Family and show them what she was capable of.
Suddenly, a strong masculine presence approached, and then, Yan Ting crouched down in front of her, his muscular arms reaching toward her.
"Ah..." When Lin Banxia's body was lifted into the air, she gasped sharply.
It wasn't just her. Every single woman present turned to her in that instant, their eyes filled with incredulous disbelief, their faces painted with jealousy.
The notoriously aloof and abstinent Mr. Huo had actually picked up the woman who had brought disgrace to the Huo Family—the second daughter-in-law—and cradled her in his arms.
Lin Banxia hadn't expected Yan Ting to lift her. By the time she realized what had happened, the man had already started walking out the door with steady strides.
Leaving behind a group of stunned and speechless onlookers.
What was going on?
This was absolutely outside Lin Banxia's expectations. What she had envisioned next was causing a couple more scenes at the Huo Family before leaving with flair and audacity.
Not being carried away like this by the aloof Mr. Huo.
This was a princess carry, and wasn't the rumor that Mr. Huo didn't touch women?
Wasn't he supposed to have an extreme emotional aversion, frowning in disgust even if a woman came within half a meter of him?
Could those rumors all be false? Hadn't he spent the night with her once in a previous life?
This man wasn't as cold and abstinent as they claimed, was he? Or perhaps his mysteriousness had simply fueled people's imagination?
While Lin Banxia was lost in chaotic thoughts, the man had already placed her directly inside the car.
"Wait..." Lin Banxia finally pulled herself back to reality.
If Yan Ting really took her to the hospital for a check-up, wouldn't her little trick be exposed?
If he realized her legs were perfectly fine, her act today might completely collapse.
"What is it?" Yan Ting turned his piercing gaze toward her, his restrained and penetrating eyes locking onto her panicked face like a padlock.
Lin Banxia gestured vaguely near her ear with her finger. "I drove here. I can go to the hospital myself."
"Didn't you say you couldn't walk?" Yan Ting let out a faint mockery of a laugh.
"I can hop on one foot, that's no problem. Thank you very much!" Lin Banxia said hurriedly and immediately reached for the door handle to leave.
But just then, *click*, the door locked with a definitive sound.
She was utterly trapped in the car.
"You..." Lin Banxia was in disbelief. This man actually wasn't letting her leave? That unsettling sensation began to stir again from within.
Yan Ting's gaze remained calm as he stared ahead, then reached for a cigarette and lighter nearby.
His thin lips clamped onto the spongy mouthpiece, his head lowered, as the blue flame of the lighter flickered vividly.
The interior of the car was suddenly engulfed in a haze of smoke.
"Enjoying yourself?" The man abruptly spoke after exhaling two puffs of smoke, his words rattling Lin Banxia to her core.
"Enjoy? What are you talking about, Mr. Huo? Why do you always say things so cryptically? Forgive me, my IQ isn't high enough to understand." Lin Banxia forced a dry laugh and feigned ignorance.
"Tell me—why did you make my cousin look bad? What exactly are you after?" Out of nowhere, the man leaned closer.
His rugged and domineering upper body nearly consumed her space as Lin Banxia became acutely aware of the alluring scent of his hormones, mixed with a trace of tobacco, creating a dangerously seductive charm.
Her breath hitched.
"Mr. Huo, you're too close; this isn't appropriate!" Lin Banxia had no place to retreat, her only option was to press herself as far back into the seat as she could.
Yet no matter how much she tried to shrink away, the man's overpowering presence remained oppressive, making her cheeks flush, her heart race, and her breathing quicken.
The atmosphere grew charged with tension, and Lin Banxia's tightly wound body couldn't help but tremble slightly.
"You either tell me the truth, or... we go to the hospital and let reality speak for itself." Yan Ting revealed a cryptic smile, his eyes sinking deeper into mystery, those sharp pupils revealing a cutting clarity as though piercing through every defense.
Lin Banxia's heart pounded wildly. She felt hopelessly vulnerable.
Under the intense scrutiny of this man, she felt as though she were naked, thrown into the bright sunlight to be exposed.
