MHMWTTSBATUAS 425: Lin Hao's Encounter, A Big Pot of Drama
Chapter 425: Lin Hao's Encounter, A Big Pot of Drama
Lin Hao was not appeased. He disdainfully glanced at Huo Chuan and said coldly, "What's the use of saying all this when everyone is already dead? Can it bring them back to life?!"
He turned his head to look at Qin Ruan, his tone carrying a hint of pleading. "Call Third Young Master for me. I request to go together."
Before Qin Ruan could speak, Hou Chuan interjected, "You can't go. Miss Su called Third Young Master today and arranged to meet you tomorrow."
"I won't go!" Lin Hao's eyes were bloodshot, his face filled with sadness and anger.
The brothers he had painstakingly rescued from the Su family were gone before they could reunite.
When he saw Su Jingshu tomorrow, he wished he could kill this woman and avenge his brothers.
Su Jingshu's methods were terrifying. If it weren't for spending three years in the Su family and half a year by Su Jingshu's side, no one would have imagined how dark and cruel this seemingly gentle and bookish woman could be.
The number of lives she had taken was comparable to that of a half of West City's desperadoes.
Qin Ruan asked Hou Chuan, "When did Su Jingshu make the call to Third Young Master?"
Hou Chuan replied, "Shortly after you left."
Qin Ruan asked again, "Does Su Jingshu Shu have anything to do with this incident?"
"It's not clear for now, but Second Young Master personally took action, indicating that the situation is very serious."
Qin Ruan nodded and said to Lin Hao, "Hou Second Master has gone personally. Just wait for the news."
Lin Hao was full of anger but had no outlet. He was blocked from leaving and his face turned sour.
But he didn't retort to Qin Ruan.
Qin Anguo sat to the side, his eyes slightly lowered, and no one knew what he was thinking.
The potential danger faced by Qin Ruan in the Hou family was even greater than he had anticipated.
The alliance with the Hou family was unclear whether it was a good or bad thing for the Qin family.
The forces of the major families in the capital were intertwined, entangled with the powers in the south.
Qin Ruan was unaware of Qin Anguo's concerns. She spoke softly, "Dad, I'll go upstairs and rest for a while."
Qin An Guo waved his hand. "Go ahead. I'll call you for dinner."
"Okay."
Qin Ruan raised her chin at Lin Hao. "Come with me."
Lin Hao followed with a stern face.
Hou Chuan, seeing this, didn't lag behind either. He quickly caught up with the two figures.
Upstairs, in the bedroom.
Qin Ruan leaned on the balcony railing, her beautiful eyes fixed on Lin Hao.
"Hao Ge, how did you become a member of the Hou family?"
"I'm not," Lin Hao shook his head, denying it.
Qin Ruan's lips slightly curved as she casually glanced at Lin Hao. "Then why were you working for the Hou family and infiltrating the Su family for three years? What happened three years ago that made you disappear overnight from the West City?"
Lin Hao pinched his brow and a troubled expression appeared on his handsome face. "Qin Xiao Wu, please don't ask. I can't say."
Qin Ruan didn't give up. "Why can't you say? I am the third young master's wife. As a member of the Hou family, can't I ask?"
"It's not that. I can only speak if the third young master gives his approval."
"The third young master said that if I want to know something, I should ask you directly."
Lin Hao tightly pursed his lips and still didn't open up.
Even if he had a relationship with Qin Ruan in the West City, she couldn't expect him to reveal everything in just a few words.
Qin Ruan crossed her arms and said, "Do you really need the third young master's approval to speak?"
Lin Hao nodded without hesitation.
Qin Ruan smiled and decisively took out her phone. She dialed the third young master's number and put it on speakerphone.
"Ruan Ruan?" The phone connected, and the gentle voice of the third master came through.
Qin Ruan stared at Lin Hao, speaking into the phone, "Third master, Lin Hao's lips are sealed tight. Without your approval, he won't tell me what happened three years ago."
A low chuckle sounded from the other end, and the third master's warm voice replied, "If you want to know something, let him tell you. Consider it my consent."
"Alright!"
Qin Ruan hung up the phone with a smile, not giving the third young master a chance to speak further.
Typical use-and-discard behavior, without a trace of guilt.
She raised her eyebrows and stared provocatively at Lin Hao. "Can you speak now?"
Lin Hao's mouth twitched. Qin Xiao Wu in the West City was ruthless, and her eyes and brows held a perpetual fierceness.
Since he saw Qin Ruan yesterday, he could tell that this girl had changed.
If it were three years ago, he couldn't have imagined that one day Qin Ruan would speak gently and softly to someone.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Hao looked directly at Qin Ruan's curious gaze and said in a low voice, "Jiang Liu is a member of the Hou family."
Qin Ruan's eyes widened.
Jiang Liu was a local snakehead in Xicheng, with some influence.
Back then, without his protection, she couldn't be sure if she would have survived until now.
Xicheng was a chaotic place with various factions intertwined. If someone really wanted to harm her, she couldn't escape openly or secretly, no matter how she tried.
She was grateful that Jiang Liu kept his word, allowing her to live worry-free in Xicheng, and few people bothered her anymore.
But how did a mere local snakehead in Xicheng become part of the Hou family?
It was quite unbelievable.
The Hou family was a prestigious and noble family, while Xicheng was a place where the common people struggled to survive at the lowest level.
It was an understatement to say that it elevated Xicheng.
Xicheng was the source of evil, dirty and chaotic, yet it exuded a unique charm that attracted all sorts of desperate criminals at the end of their ropes, as Qin Ruan had personally experienced.
She slowly closed her mouth, looking surprised, and asked, "Did Jiang Liu arrange for you to be in the Su family?"
"It's not that simple."
Lin Hao walked up to Qin Ruan and leaned against the railing. He pressed his hand on it, and his hand veins bulged as he recalled unpleasant memories.
"Back then, in the underground boxing arena bar in Xicheng, I accidentally slept with Su Jingshu. At that time, I only thought she was a well-bred, intelligent woman with a good temperament, taken by her family to broaden her horizons at Liu ye's place.
I didn't expect to have any further relationship with her. It was just a fleeting romance. The next day, when I put on my pants and prepared to leave, people outside the hotel stopped me. That's when I found out that I had slept with the eldest miss of the Su family, one of the six major aristocratic families."
As he spoke of past memories, Lin Hao wiped his face with his hand, his expression a mixture of endurance and disgust.
"Su Jingshu took me away from Liu ye. I've been in the Su family for three years, like a rag that she used and then discarded. It was only half a year ago that I don't know why she became interested in me again and made me stay by her side."
Qin Ruan's lip twitched, finding it unbelievable. "You entered the palace and were sent to the Cold Palace. After two years, you received favor again?"
Lin Hao felt disgusted. "Don't disgust me like that. I don't want to accompany that perverted woman at all! If I had known her identity earlier, I would have preferred to die than submit!"
Qin Ruan's face was filled with curiosity and exclaimed, "This is really like a dramatic soap opera."
"It's more than that!" Lin Hao sighed. "During these three years in the Su family, I've learned how ugly and dirty the inner workings of those aristocratic families are, especially Su Jingshu, that perverted woman. Compared to the venomous beauties in Xicheng, she's truly deserving of the title."
"Thank you, but I'm already a virtuous wife now," Qin Ruan accepted his peculiar compliment. "What did Su Jingshu do to make you hate her so deeply?"
Lin Hao gritted his teeth. "She's just a pervert!"
Qin Ruan's curiosity piqued. "Tell me about it?"
Lin Hao turned his head to face Qin Ruan, touching his own face and asking, "Do you think my face resembles anyone?"
Qin Ruan stared at his handsome and tense face, but it didn't resemble anyone she knew closely.
However, there was a hint of familiarity in his eyes, with a sinister expression and an aura of dominance and ruthlessness.
"Nangong Chang!"
Yes, Nangong Chang was like that too. There was a slight resemblance in their auras.
If one looked closely at Lin Hao's face, his appearance wasn't outstanding, but he exuded a strong masculine aura.
Lin Hao sneered, "Su Jingshu has a liking for Nangong Chang. I recently discovered this.
A while ago, she met Nangong Chang at the Imperial Palace Hotel and spent the night together in a room. The next day, when she came out, she slapped my face and said that it was only my face and certain parts of my body that resembled Nangong Chang. If it weren't for that, she wouldn't have slept with me in Xicheng."
As he spoke about his embarrassing experience, Lin Hao's expression grew darker.
No man could tolerate such humiliation.
To stay alive and serve the Hou family, he had to continue lurking beside Su Jingshu.
Of course, this woman had more twisted aspects than just that.
Su Jingshu, the woman who made him sleep with the women who had slept with Nangong Chang, watched from the sidelines and sometimes even gave instructions herself.
Over the past two or three years, Lin Hao felt that he hadn't gone mad or become dark-hearted, thanks to heaven's favor.
He almost slept with Li Manning, who had been with Nangong Chang.
If it hadn't been for something that came up at the last minute, he might have truly fallen for it.
Just because he couldn't handle it didn't mean Su Jingshu would let Li Manning off the hook.
She found someone close to Li Manning and recorded a compromising video in a different way.
Lin Hao now felt fortunate that something had hindered him back then. Otherwise, with Li Manning's ruthless methods, he wouldn't have escaped unscathed.
He couldn't tell Qin Ruan any of this, so he had to be evasive.
Qin Ruan patted Lin Hao's shoulder. "You've worked hard."
While comforting Lin Hao verbally, she wore an expression of mockery and restrained laughter on her face.
Lin Hao was accustomed to Qin Ruan's lack of sympathy. "Laugh if you want, don't strain yourself. Third Young Master will come after me later to settle the accounts, and I can't afford it."
"Hahaha... It's really hilarious. Following Su Jingshu, you've enjoyed a variety of experiences. As far as I know, every woman that catches Nangong Chang's attention has good conditions. You're lucky in a way."
"Bullshit!" Lin Hao rolled his eyes. "With Su Jingshu watching on the sidelines, I feel like a damn animal."
Qin Ruan raised an eyebrow. "If Su Jingshu wasn't present, would you have enjoyed it to the fullest?"
"That woman is a pervert. Don't you understand? She enjoys torturing people. Just when you think you're about to have something, she suddenly stops and leaves you there, helplessly watching..."
Speaking of this, Lin Hao fell silent. Only a man could understand that kind of pain.
He didn't say anything, but Qin Ruan understood.
He didn't expect Su Jingshu to be so good at playing, but her perverse taste was a bit too much.
Qin Ruan suppressed her laughter and said, "Brother Hao, sorry to trouble you."
Being comforted by a little girl, Lin Hao felt his face couldn't bear it and said in embarrassment, "Go away! You don't understand adult matters, go to the side!"
This chapter consists of three thousand words. Three chapters are merged into two chapters. I'm too lazy to come up with a title.
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