The Baby I Lost Is Actually with My Ex-Husband!

Chapter 17: Chapter 17: How Dare They Hit Him

No matter how much she had to say, it was all stifled in her throat by his ambiguous and cold words.

This woman was more articulate than he had imagined.

Huo Tingdong: “You…”

Lin Qi said, “It’s great to have power and influence, isn’t it? You make a mistake, you hurt someone, and you don’t need any kind of gesture to show for it.”

Huo Tingdong said, “So, what do you want?”

Seeing his attitude so horrible, Han put his hands on his hips and glared at him coolly.

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Huo Tingdong reined in his anger, suppressed his temperament, and kept silent.

Arrogance was ingrained in his bones.

Lin Qi’s assessment was pretty accurate; he was extremely harsh on himself. Since he was young, he seldom made mistakes, and even when he did, “apology” was not a truth that he believed in.

He thought apologies were useless and superfluous, thus, he simply could not bring himself to bow his head and apologize to others.

Seeing him not making a stance, Han prodded him in the chest, her brows furrowed tightly, silently urging him to speak.

Huo Tingdong grew a bit irritable, he stood up, playing with the diamond cufflinks on his sleeve out of habit, and reluctantly said to Lin Qi, “Miss Lin, for this misunderstanding, for causing you injury, I offer my profound apologies.”

His tone was particularly perfunctory, an arrogant man used to looking elsewhere even as he spoke such words.

Lin Qi bit her lip, suddenly flipped out of bed, walked over to him, and glared up at him.

He was too tall.

She only reached his chest, her body wounded, yet possessing an unyielding defiance that could not be desecrated.

Huo Tingdong looked down at her; she wore pajamas, her bare feet not adorned with socks, pale and tender, small and cute, standing on the floor, especially eye-catching.

“Huo Tingdong.” Lin Qi suddenly called his name.

Following that—

“Slap,” a sound echoed.

Lin Qi slapped him across the face.

She had just woken up, her hand weak with little strength, but the man was caught off guard and was slapped so hard that his head turned to the side, his thin cheek quickly showing the distinct mark of five fingers.

The slap was loud and clear.

Momo suddenly woke up, raised his head, but saw such a bizarre scene.

Huo Tingdong stood backlit, slowly turning his head, his sinister and cold eyes seemed to be brewing with a fury ready to burst forth.

Lin Qi, however, smiled, “Mr. Huo, I offer my profound apologies for my earlier rudeness.”

From his childhood to now, no one had ever struck him, especially his face.

Nowadays, his face was even more a symbol of the Huo Family’s power.

Han was also stunned, forgetting to even blink.

Huo Tingdong reacted, this woman actually dared to slap his face; enraged, he grabbed her hand and pulled her in front of him, “Are you provoking me?”

Lin Qi said, “I’m merely imitating your attitude in apologizing!”

Huo Tingdong said, “I only lowered my head out of consideration for Han, do you really think I’m the one at fault?”

Lin Qi, unbelieving, stared wide-eyed, thinking this man was completely unreasonable, “Are you saying I’m the one to blame?”

Huo Tingdong said, “My son is only seven years old, he doesn’t distinguish good from evil, right from wrong, I have every reason to suspect you of abducting my son, trying to extort me.”

“You’re crazy!” Lin Qi felt this man was probably delusional, “You are Huo Tingdong, who would dare to extort you? Moreover, you claim that I abducted your son, do you have any evidence?”

Huo Tingdong: “…”

“Do you think you can pin baseless accusations on me?” Lin Qi said, “I will sue you for defamation!”

“Sue me?” Huo Tingdong scoffed as if hearing a lame joke, “You want to sue me? Lin Qi, I advise you to save your effort, don’t bother suing me, I fear you won’t be able to afford the attorney’s fees.”

Han suddenly pulled Huo Tingdong, shielding Lin Qi in front of her, staring at him fiercely.

Momo also walked over and pushed Huo Tingdong, “Let go of my Mommy!”

Lin Qi said, “Momo, let’s go.”

She struggled free from Huo Tingdong’s grip, and holding Momo’s hand, turned to leave.

Upon seeing her about to leave, Han rushed over and tightly hugged her legs.

Lin Qi couldn’t move, she lowered her head to look at Han.

Huo Tingdong said, “Lin Qi, let’s set aside the grievances between us for now. Han has been watching over you all night without eating anything.”

He could see that Han really liked Lin Qi and also wanted to keep Lin Qi here.

Despite having no feelings whatsoever for his ex-wife, if Lin Qi left and Han started one of his hunger strikes again, it would be difficult for him to handle.

Upon hearing that Han had watched over her all night, Lin Qi’s heart softened, and she felt warmth, but then she thought of the man’s terrible attitude, glanced back at Huo Tingdong and still felt a strong aversion.

Huo Tingdong said, “I promised your son that I would take responsibility for this matter until you are fully healed. I will hire the best doctors for you and also offer you compensation…”

“I don’t want compensation,” Lin Qi said. “I want a sincere apology from you.”

Huo Tingdong: “…”

Lin Qi turned around, “Mr. Huo, can you apologize? Bow ninety degrees as a sincere apology.”

It was the first time Huo Tingdong heard someone dare to make such a demand to him.

To bow, ninety degrees. @@novelbin@@

“And ‘I’m sorry,’” Lin Qi added.

Huo Tingdong’s face grew even darker.

Han turned his head and gazed eagerly at him, finally, he spoke, “Apologize.”

Huo Tingdong: “…”

“Is it so hard to just apologize?” Lin Qi said. “Or, is it that the distinguished president of Huace Group can’t lower his prideful face?”

Huo Tingdong suppressed the seething heat in his chest and slowly bent over, but those three words were stuck in his throat.

Finally…

“I’m sorry.” These two words were his limit.

Lin Qi knew this proud man had lowered himself as much as he could.

But she knew he did it for Han’s sake, who liked her very much.

He truly cared for Han.

Huo Tingdong said, “Go back and lie down on the bed; I will have a doctor re-examine you.”

Lin Qi replied, “It’s not necessary.”

Who knows what else this man might want to check while using the doctor’s examination as a pretense.

She only had her guard up against him now.

But Han held her hand and gently pulled her to the bedside.

Unable to resist him, Lin Qi could only lie back down on the bed.

Huo Mansion was equipped with over a dozen family doctors on 24-hour shifts.

Soon enough, several female doctors entered the room.

Lin Qi saw Huo Tingdong still standing by the bed and said, “Can you go out?”

Huo Tingdong’s face slightly changed, and he turned and walked out, saying to Momo and Han by the door, “You two, come out as well.”

Momo showed confusion, “Why?”

The doctor gently said, “Two little friends, could you go out and wait? You can come back in after the examination is done, okay?”

Han obediently walked out of the room, and Momo followed.

The door closed.

Han looked at Huo Tingdong, father and son staring at each other.

Han looked at the bright red handprint on Huo Tingdong’s face and pursed his lips, showing a sympathetic gaze.

Logically, he should be his own father, and as a son, he should be outraged and feel sympathy when his father was slapped by another woman. Yet, he felt no such emotion, instead he seriously considered that Aunt Qiqi’s slap had turned Daddy’s face red, her hand must have been very sore.

Little did Huo Tingdong know that his own son’s loyalty had shifted miles away.