Chapter 472 Are you that afraid I'll find out?

Chapter 472 Are you that afraid I'll find out?

"Do you want to hear the truth?" Qin Mo said after a moment of silence.

Lin Tan: "Go ahead."

“Huo Sinian is a very cautious person. It’s almost impossible for you to find any evidence from him that can check him.” Qin Mo’s words were cruel, but true. “Even if you do find it, he has a hundred ways to get away.”

Lin Tan tightened her grip: "I know."

I understand, but I still want to give it a shot.

What if?

What if she finds something to use against me?

“He has the Huo Group behind him. No matter what happens, the Huo Group’s public relations department will handle it for him in the shortest possible time,” Qin Mo analyzed to her. “If you trust me, leave first.”

Lin Tan hesitated.

All these years, he has been feigning compliance with Huo Sinian, mainly because, apart from his sister being threatened by him, he wants to find evidence to overturn the tables and exact revenge.

But Qin Mo is right.

One person's strength is too small; she cannot defeat Huo Sinian.

Over the years, she said a lot of things against her will just to keep up appearances while she was with him. If he were to post those things online, she would be the one who suffers the most.

"As for the videos and photos, I'll take care of them for you," Qin Mo said, seeing that she had almost thought it through.

Lin Tan looked at him.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't tempted.

She knew that as long as Qin Mo helped her, she would be 100% free. Even if Huo Sinian released those things, at most she would only be criticized and become famous, not be scolded to the point of quitting the internet.

"How is it?" Qin Mo asked.

Lin Tan's feelings were a mix of emotions: "Give me some time to take the exam..."

Before she could even utter the word "consider," her phone suddenly rang inside her suit jacket. She instinctively reached for it and discovered that Huo Sinian's phone had somehow ended up in her pocket.

I took it out to see who called, only to find the call had already ended.

The screen displays the recording interface.

7 minutes 24.61 seconds.

That moment.

Lin Tan felt her blood freeze, and her hand holding the phone grew cold.

Huo Sinian... is recording.

If she deletes the recording, he will definitely suspect that there is something wrong with their conversation, and then no matter what excuse she makes, it will provoke his rage.

If she doesn't delete it, she'll be finished if he overhears her conversation with Qin Mo.

"What's wrong?" Qin Mo noticed that something was off about her.

Feeling guilty, Lin Tan subconsciously looked up at the building and saw Huo Sinian leaning against the railing of the second-floor corridor. Their eyes met.

Lin Tanxin's heart sank little by little, a sense of lingering fear enveloping her.

She was careless.

Thinking that Huo Sinian hadn't been monitoring her for the past few days and that all the cameras around here were turned off, she subconsciously decided to talk business here. How could she forget that Huo Sinian was always suspicious by nature?

The next second.

Huo Sinian, who was looking at her, straightened up and walked downstairs at a leisurely pace. Every step he took felt like a knife piercing Lin Tan's heart.

"Qin Mo." Lin Tan knew she had no way out.

Qin Mo's voice was calm and steady: "Go ahead."

Lin Tan: "Can I trust you?"

Qin Mo: "Okay."

Lin Tan tightened her grip.

Normally, given her personality, she wouldn't gamble on this possibility. Having learned her lesson in her youth, she might repeat the same mistake this time.

For example, when Qin Mo confronted Huo Sinian for her sake, his parents and grandfather stood up and said that he was disregarding the overall situation for the sake of his personal feelings, so they took away his rights and put him in solitary confinement.

She was isolated and helpless, and was suppressed to the bottom by Huo Sinian.

But she wanted to take a gamble, gamble on what Jiang Ruan said, gamble on whether Qin Mo would have the power to make decisions when he grew up.

“You don’t need to worry about what happens next.” As if knowing what she was concerned about, he took the initiative to say, “As long as you take this step, I will handle the rest.”

Just as Lin Tan was about to answer, Huo Sinian walked over.

He sat down beside her, his hand naturally around her waist. When he noticed her stiffening body, his eyes darkened, but he didn't pursue the matter. Pretending nothing had happened, he asked, "Aren't you two finished talking yet?"

"It's still a bit short," Qin Mo said honestly.

Huo Sinian then looked at Lin Tan.

The latter tightened his grip on the phone little by little.

She subtly moved her phone slightly and asked as naturally as possible, "Why did you come down?"

"Didn't you tell me to come down?" Huo Sinian's tone was gentle, and his face was refined.

Lin Tan: "?"

When did she let him down?

"When you looked at me just now, were you asking me to come down and keep you company?" Huo Sinian said with an air of seriousness.

Lin Tan pursed her lips.

Huo Sinian glanced back and forth between the two of them: "It seems I misunderstood. How much longer are you going to talk? I'm going for a walk."

"Ten minutes," Qin Mo said.

“Okay, you two continue chatting.” Huo Sinian nodded and looked at Lin Tan. “Give me your phone, I’m going out to make a call.”

Lin Tan hid her hand.

He came so quickly that she hadn't even decided whether to delete it or not.

"What's wrong?" Huo Sinian asked knowingly.

Lin Tan looked at him.

Huo Sinian didn't urge him.

An eerie silence fell between the two.

The atmosphere was tense. Lin Tan was in a state of confusion, her mind racing as she tried to find an excuse to get Huo Sinian away. However, she knew that Huo Sinian had personally ordered the recording, and if she didn't give him her phone, he would definitely become suspicious.

"Are you reluctant to give me the phone, or the things inside it?" Huo Sinian took in her expression, pushed up his glasses, and reminded her with a hint of pressure.

Qin Mo was completely confused.

They had no idea what had happened.

Lin Tan's palms were sweating profusely. She slowly took out her phone, her mind still racing: "None of them."

Huo Sinian: "What is that?"

Lin Tan: "I can't tell you for now."

Huo Siqing chuckled.

He leaned close to her ear and spoke in a voice only they could hear, his words like a knife to Lin Tan's neck: "Even without a recording, I can still know what you talked about with Qin Mo."

Lin Tan was shocked.

So unexpected that his emotions were revealed.

"Why that expression?" Huo Sinian regained his normal tone, speaking in the most nonchalant manner the most frightening words, "Are you that afraid of me finding out?"

Lin Tan was in a state of confusion and was about to speak when her bodyguard suddenly came in to report: "Boss, the second young master has arrived."

Huo Sinian looked up, his expression instantly becoming serious.

Huo Zhizhou also walked in at that moment.

He spotted the three people in the living room at a glance. He didn't know Lin Tan and Qin Mo very well. These past few days, all his thoughts had been on getting to know Jiang Ruan, his memories, and Jiang Yu and the others. During the time his memories were erased, Huo Sinian hadn't introduced him to Lin Tan either.

"You're back." Huo Sinian stood up to greet him, his attitude similar to before, neither overly affectionate nor deliberately distant.

Huo Zhizhou: "Mm."

Huo Sinian: "How are you feeling?"

Huo Zhizhou's gaze fell on Lin Tan and Qin Mo, and instead of answering, he asked, "Are there guests?"

"I wouldn't call myself a guest," Huo Sinian said. "Is there something you need?"

"I'd like to talk to you," Huo Zhizhou said bluntly.

“Okay,” Huo Sinian agreed.

As he left, he glanced at Lin Tan, then turned and led Huo Zhizhou upstairs to the study without looking back.