Chapter 527 - Are You Jealous? (1/2)

Upon hearing her words, Huo Jinyao paused briefly and relaxed his grip on her. Su Qingsang took the opportunity to get back on her feet.

To keep herself from falling, she leaned against the wall and prepared to break free from Huo Jinyao’s arms. However, before she could do that, Huo Jinyao quickly put his arms on both sides of her body.

“Darling, how did you know?”

Huo Jinyao recalled the phone call that he had with Ding Qing in the morning, when she went to pick Su Qingsang up from the airport. Then, he thought of Ding Qing’s attitude. He immediately wore a sullen face.

Did Ding Qing tell her about that?

“How did I know? It’s on the news. Didn’t you want me to know? But it’s already on the news.”

Huo Jinyao was stunned for a moment. Not many people had the guts to challenge Tianyu Group in Rong City. He believed that not every reporter had the courage to publish news about him.

He rarely accepted interviews and barely had his photos published online.

That was the reason why the Li Family had failed to dig out his background when he was in Lin City.

“Darling, can you please tell me what exactly happened? You need to give me a chance to explain even if you’re planning to sentence me to death, right?”

“You want a chance to explain? Alright.”

Su Qingsang didn’t waste time talking, but took out the phone, found the news she had seen that day and showed it to Huo Jinyao. Huo Jinyao read the news and saw the video too.

He saw Ding Qing throw herself into his arms in the video. Then, he thought of the way Su Qingsang had talked to him on the phone earlier and recalled Ding Qing telling him that she might have said something wrong to Su Qingsang. He finally figured out why Su Qingsang was angry, and talking to him with a harsh tone.

‘So that’s the reason,’ he thought. He knew that Su Qingsang wouldn’t be mad at him only because of those apartments.

“Darling, I can explain.”

“Go ahead, explain.” Su Qingsang spread her arms, preparing to listen.

“It’s a long story. In fact…”

“Make it short,” Su Qingsang said. She picked up her sleepwear while talking, then made a step backward and stood before the bathroom door.

“So, Ding Qing and I showed up at that club because something that belongs to my company was stolen by one of my employees. That something is extremely important. So that day, I was in a rush to get it back…”

He explained what had happened that day with simple words, without giving many details.

Still, Su Qingsang detected that something was different.

“Are you saying that you’ve gotten it back already?”

“Yes, I have.” Huo Jinyao sighed with relief because Su Qingsang didn’t ask any more questions about Ding Qing. What had happened between him and Ding Qing was purely an accident.

Unfortunately, Su Qingsang had seen it. No wonder she was upset.

“Did you say that you spent two million?” Huo Jinyao had mentioned that very casually just now, but Su Qingsang was quick to grasp that information.

“Yeah.” Huo Jinyao looked at her nervously. “Darling, you’re not unhappy because I’ve spent too much money, are you?”

Su Qingsang rolled her eyes. She didn’t even bother to complain about the unrelated thoughts that he was having. Holding her sleepwear, she fell into deep thought.

Tianyu Group was a huge company. It surely had been providing its employees with great welfare.

The employees who had been working on that project had all signed confidentiality agreements. They each made at least hundreds of thousands a year. Why did the man do something like that to get merely two million?

“Huo Jinyao, don’t you feel like something isn’t right?”

“What do you think is wrong?” Huo Jinyao did feel the same way, of course. He wanted to hear about Su Qingsang’s opinion.

Su Qingsang shared her thoughts with him and pointed out some unreasonable facts.

“So, he could have been able to make the two million by working in Tianyu Group for two, three, or four years tops. Why did he still only want that much money?”

Huo Jinyao looked at Su Qingsang without trying to conceal the admiration in his eyes at all. It was a pity that Su Qingsang was a doctor. She had a keen eye for business as well.

“If I were him, I’d asked for a much higher price, like ten million, or twenty million. You’d give it to me anyway. As you’ve said, the project is worth billions. You’ve probably invested over a hundred million in it already. So this doesn’t make sense at all.”

Su Qingsang only shared her thoughts.

Huo Jinyao looked at her, and couldn’t help but lean toward her and kiss her hard on the lips.

“Darling, you’re so smart.”

Su Qingsang looked at him in the eyes. She didn’t say a word but raised a hand and pinched his arm.

His arms were so muscular that she barely caused him pain, so she poked his chest instead.

“Huo Jinyao, don’t think that I’m going to forgive you for lying to me only because you have given me a compliment.”

“Darling, when did I lie to you?” Huo Jinyao felt awful for being blamed. “I was telling the truth.”

“Was every word you said true?”

“Of course.”

“You said that you were at the club for a reason, and I believe you. But tell me, why did you lie to me about staying in the family house?”

“I…” Huo Jinyao blinked. With a smile, Su Qingsang nodded at him slowly and signaled for him to recall that as soon as possible.

The sinister smile on her face made Huo Jinyao suddenly feel a chilliness running down his spine. “Darling…”

“Don’t you remember that? Do you need me to remind you about it?”

“Yes, please.”

“That day, I called you and asked you where you stayed last night. What did you tell me? You told me that you stayed in the family house.”

Su Qingsang paused briefly, poked Huo Jinyao’s chest with her finger, then said, “Huo Jinyao, was it fun lying to me?”

“Darling, you’ve misunderstood me. I was reading an email at that time, so I was distracted and I said that to you without thinking. I didn’t lie to you on purpose.”

“You lied to me without thinking but made it sound so real. So if you decide to lie to me on purpose in the future, I would never be able to find out, would I?”

“Darling, that would never happen. I am an honest, decent young man. I never lie.”

“You never lie?” Once again, Su Qingsang poked his chest, and said, “I seem to remember that you lied to me soon after we got married.”

Huo Jinyao didn’t know how to respond to that. Helplessly, he looked at Su Qingsang and said, “darling, can we agree on one thing?”

“Uh-huh. Go ahead.”

“Can we not bring up the past?”

“Alright,” Su Qingsang said. “So let’s talk about the current problem. You were at the club with Miss. Ding, but you told me that you were staying at the family house. Did you not lie to me?”

“I…”

“Also, you were at the club with Miss. Ding because you had to. Fine. But why were you holding her?”

“I wasn’t holding her,” Huo Jinyao hurriedly denied. “Some people were fighting near us. She stepped on a bottle that those people threw over, so she fell toward me and I simply helped her up.”

He said the last few words with a very low voice. The last word could barely be heard.

Su Qingsang nodded with comprehension and said, “I get it. You helped her up, so she wouldn’t fall.”

“Yeah.”

“And then you conveniently held the pretty lady in your arms, right?” Su Qingsang held her sleepwear tighter when she said that, then raised her head to look at Huo Jinyao. “Miss. Ding is in great shape, isn’t she?”

“Not as good as you are,” Huo Jinyao teased her immediately.

Su Qingsang nodded knowingly and said, “not as good as I am? So you’ve observed her carefully, haven’t you? You were holding her tight, right? If not, how did you know that she’s not in as good shape as I am?”

“Darling…” Huo Jinyao was almost defeated by Su Qingsang. “I have no idea what kind of shape she’s in. My wife is always the best in everything anyway! You are the best in the world! You surely have the prettiest body in the world.”

Looking at Su Qingsang’s bland face, he quickly put his arms around her.

“Darling, are you jealous?”

“Who’s jealous?” Su Qingsang refused to admit it but turned away from him.

“You’re lying. Look at you! Look at you.” Huo Jinyao touched her lips with his fingers. “You’re pouting. You’re clearly jealous.”

Su Qingsang bit his fingers hard. Huo Jinyao winced in pain and retracted his fingers. He looked at her with a grievance. “Darling!”

“Yeah, I’m jealous. So what? Am I not allowed to be jealous?”

“Darling.”

“You’re my husband.” Su Qingsang, once again, poked his chest with great force. “You belong to me, form head to toe. You are mine! No other woman is allowed to lay a finger on you. Do you understand me?”

“Yes.” She wasn’t strong enough to give him much pain, after all, but Huo Jinyao loved seeing her jealous.

“You’ve let another woman touch you and you’ve let her hold you. Am I not allowed to be jealous because of that?”

“You are. You are.”

Huo Jinyao held her and begged for mercy. “Darling, don’t worry, that won’t happen again. Next time, when a woman falls in front of me, I won’t even raise a finger to help her, even if she might fall to death.”

“Stop it. Don’t make it sound like I’m a heartless person.”

Su Qingsang couldn’t bear listening to that. “I’m not saying that you can’t help other people. But next time, do stay away from those kinds of women.”

“Yes, Ma’am.” Huo Jinyao grasped the chance to kiss her again on the lips. “My wife is so kind and adorable. I’m so lucky to have her.”

“Huo Jinyao, let me go. I’m going to take a shower.”

Su Qingsang really couldn’t bear listening to him. However, Huo Jinyao found that far from enough. “Darling, seriously, we haven’t seen each other for so many days. Didn’t you miss me?”

She didn’t answer his question. He was patient, though. He lifted her and carried her to the bed.

“Darling, don’t waste time bringing up the past and being jealous. Let’s do something that can cheer both of us up, alright?”

Su Qingsang was impressed by how graceful he made himself sound.

“I haven’t showered yet.”

“It’s okay. You can shower later.”

Huo Jinyao started kissing her even before he could finish his words.

Not before long, the towel which was wrapped around his waist fell off the bed, and soon after that, Su Qingsang’s clothes fell to the floor as well.

Su Qingsang sensed Huo Jinyao getting up to reach the nightstand so that he could fetch a condom. She almost lost her mind over his actions.

“Huo Jinyao…” She hesitated for a moment.