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Chapter 52 - 52 Is He Going to Help Her?
Lin Banxia looked at him fearfully, her pretty little mouth slightly open, moving hesitantly, yet unable to say a single word.
This man, using the pear garden to threaten her?
So hateful!
"Reject his proposal, and I promise you, your pear garden will remain very safe." The man's voice was still indifferent and low.
Lin Banxia's heart suddenly ached, overwhelmed with despair.
To her, the pear garden that held value beyond her very life was seen by him as something utterly worthless.
"How about it? Is this deal tempting enough?" His voice was deep as his long, warm fingertips ambiguously brushed against her snowy white cheek.
The soft, tender sensation was so pleasing that it made him want to pinch it.
And he did just that. Though her face was only the size of a palm, that delicate oval shape still retained a pleasing plumpness.
It wasn't just her petite face, but also her exquisite figure—slender in appearance, yet richly contoured.
Lin Banxia, somewhat annoyed, turned her small face to the side to dodge. Could this man speak properly without laying hands on her?
"Fine, I agree to your terms, but you must hold up your end of the bargain." She was planning to refuse his proposal anyway, and now, ensuring the pear garden's safety was an added advantage. How could she not profit from this?
"Every word I speak is absolutely guaranteed!" The man replied with arrogant calm.
The deal was struck, and only then did Lin Banxia realize how close they were physically.
His fervent breath brushed against her neck, sending tingling, itchy sensations—intensely uncomfortable.
"Mr. Huo, can you please let me leave first..." Her voice softened, tinged with a hint of pleading.
"From now on, you're forbidden to come to the Huo Family to dine. Remember this well. If I catch you here again, I'll break your legs." Huo Yanting's domineering tone was despotic, as if he intended to follow through with this brutal threat.
Frightened, Lin Banxia quickly responded, "I won't come here again. Please don't break my legs; you might as well just kill me!"
Her naive reply drew a low chuckle from the man. "Such a fool!"
Lin Banxia: "..."
The one threatening her with harsh words is him, and the one calling her foolish is also him. Did she even have basic rights anymore?
"Can you let me go back first? If someone sees us like this..."
"Are you scared of being seen with me?" Huo Yanting didn't like her rejecting attitude and asked coldly.
"Of course I am. I don't want any unwarranted rumors." Lin Banxia replied honestly.
Whatever space had separated them vanished as he suddenly closed the remaining distance, pressing the two of them firmly together.
Lin Banxia froze in terror, her entire body trembling uncontrollably, her voice shaking as she pleaded, "Mr. Huo, please don't do this... I beg you!"
"One day, I will make sure you stand proudly beside me in the open," Huo Yanting said. After the words fell, his thin lips came down with relentless force.
Lin Banxia couldn't even catch her breath as he deeply seized her lips.
The man kissed her as if fueled by fury, harsh and heavy, as though he intended to leave marks on her.
Her stiffened body, deprived of air, gradually weakened, becoming limp in his arms, unable to remain standing.
The punishing kiss ended, and with it, the danger dissipated. He let go of her and turned away, walking off with steady steps.
Lin Banxia leaned against a pillar, gasping for air, her flushed face alternating between red and pale.
She had been utterly terrified just now, his overpowering actions making her believe he would truly take her right there.
Thankfully... it was just a fright.
When Lin Banxia returned to the Huo Family mansion, Huo Yanting didn't show up again.
Huo Qinglin reprimanded her for running around as the rest of his family had already taken their seats at the dining table.
In reality, Huo Qinglin's father, Huo Ningquan, hadn't come back, and Huo Anya, knowing she would be there, had gone out to eat elsewhere.
Only three people remained, seated around the vast table with dishes that were still quite abundant, yet Lin Banxia found them tasteless as she chewed.
