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Chapter 132 - 132: Playboy Spotted With a Mysterious Woman?
Chapter 132 - 132: Playboy Spotted With a Mysterious Woman?
Chapter 132: Playboy Spotted With a Mysterious Woman?
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Lin Xiaowan did not make things easy for Hai Linzhi, picking at his excuse. She said, “You know Sister Gu, right? You could’ve asked her for my contact information…”
Han Lizhi coughed before he said awkwardly, “I did, but she didn’t want to give it to me. She was worried that… I’d schemed against you again…”
Lin Xiaowan wanted to laugh when she saw the slightly embarrassed expression on Hai Linzhi’s face. However, she forced herself to hold back her laughter and pursed her lips. After a long time, she said, “Sister Gu was right. 1 wouldn’t have given you my contact information either. Who asked you to scheme against me?”
“Alright. In any case, 1 came today to apologize,” Hai Linzhi said. He did not force her to accept his apology. He continued to say, “However, if 1 had to do it all over again, I would probably do the same thing…”
Seeing Lin Xiaowan’s widened eyes, Hai Linzhi said with a smile, “After all, 1 have to fight for my own opportunities!”
Lin Xiaowan looked at Huo Zheng, who had remained silent all this time, before she said seriously, “It seems like what you said is true. He’s really smart.”
Hai Linzhi was indeed slightly troubled earlier. In the end, he decided to be candid, hoping that it would dispel Lin Xiaowan’s prejudice against him. He was very observant and good at seizing opportunities. When he heard Lin Xiaowan’s words now, he also knew that the unhappiness in her heart had mostly dissipated. He seized the chance and asked, “Then, Miss Lin, are you willing to give me your contact information now? I promise I don’t have any other intentions.”
Lin Xiaowan rolled her eyes. “I don’t believe you.”
Seeing this, Hai Linzhi also knew he had no chance. He said, “Alright. Then I can only place my hopes on Second Master Huo.”
Then, he looked at Huo Zheng and said, “I hope that my apology is satisfactory to you.”
Huo Zheng nodded.
After the banquet ended, Huo Zheng and Lin Xiaowan stood at the entrance, waiting for their car. Coincidentally, they ran into Hai Linzhi again. Or perhaps, Hai Linzhi had been waiting for them all along.
However, Hai Linzhi did not continue to pester Lin Xiaowan. He only gave her a small gift and said, “This is a small token of apology.”
Lin Xiaowan looked at him suspiciously as she said, “Can I open it now? If it’s very expensive then I don’t want it. In fact, I’m not really angry. I’ve heard about you…”
Hai Linzhi gestured to her, indicating that she should open the gift as he said, “It’s just a small gift.”
When Lin Xiaowan opened the small box, she saw a small pendant inside of a popular cartoon character. It was very cute. It was not expensive, but it was not easy to buy it in the country.
Lin Xiaowan liked the gift a lot. She said, “Alright, 1’11 accept your gift.”
Following that, Lin Xiaowan told Hai Linzhi to wait for a moment. She retrieved her phone from her bag. The dress she had worn did not have pockets after all. Then, she waved her phone at him and asked, “Do you want to exchange numbers?”
At this time, Huo Zheng narrowed his eyes and asked, “My dear, don’t you think it’s inappropriate for you to ask for another man’s number in front of me?”
Lin Xiaowan looked at him fearlessly. She pretended to think about it for a moment before she said, “You’re right. Why don’t you get into the car first and pretend not to know anything?”
Naturally, Huo Zheng was only joking with her. When he heard her response, he could only smile helplessly. He could only spoil his girlfriend.
No one expected that their interaction at the entrance would be captured by the paparazzi. It did not take long before photos were posted on the Internet. The photos’ caption read: Playboy Spotted Behaving Intimately With a Mysterious Woman!
Hai Linzhi almost spat out blood when he was notified about this matter by his public relation team. The first thing he did was clicked on the contact he had just added not long ago and sent a message along with a row of an emoji that showed someone kneeling on the ground.
[Hai Linzhi: I’m sorry, Miss Lin. Please tell Second Master Huo not to give up on me!]
At the same time, he wondered inwardly, ‘When the media take photos like this, don’t they usually approach the party involved to ask for money first?! Don’t they only release the photos when they can’t get any money? Which amateur paparazzi did this?!’
Previously, Hai Linzhi did not care about the rumors about him. He did not bother paying the media off when his photos were taken. After all, he wanted to establish his image as a playboy to confuse his enemies. However, this time, he felt like he had shot himself in the foot.
Needless to say, Hai Linzhi was furious.
Lin Xiaowan did not check Speaker regularly so she was unaware of the latest gossip. When she received Hai Linzhi’s message, she was puzzled and asked Huo Zheng about it.
“What does Hai Linzhi mean by this? Why is suddenly apologizing to me?”
Huo Zheng was puzzled as well.
[Lin Xiaowan: Did something happen? Why are you suddenly apologizing to me?]
At the same time, Hai Linzhi was being scolded by Gu Yuwu over the phone.
Gu Yuwu was in the entertainment industry after all. She naturally had a team of people who monitored the news. Moreover, the people around her knew about her relationship with Lin Xiaowan. As such, she was quickly informed about the news.
As soon as she learned about this, she rolled up her sleeves and commented on the photos, ridiculing the photos and the news’ authenticity, before she called Hai Linzhi.
Hai Linzhi did not dare to defend himself and could only say bitterly, “I’m really sorry. The photos were taken at the entrance of the banquet hall. 1 didn’t expect them to make headlines…”
The only thing Hai Linzhi was thankful for was that the photos were not trending a lot.
Meanwhile, Lin Xiaowan quickly went on Speaker and looked at the real-time entertainment news. She felt that something was amiss.
Huo Zheng was next to her so he quickly saw the photos taken by the paparazzi.
Lin Xiaowan was speechless when she saw the photos. However, when she recovered, she completely missed the main point. She zoomed in on the blurry photos as she said, “What do you think? Although the photos look blurry, 1 think 1 look quite good.”
Huo Zheng did not respond. He was looking at the nine photos seriously.
Lin Xiaowan did not take this matter seriously at all. After all, there were many rumors about Hai Linzhi in the past, and she had seen a few of them. She was not upset and only found it a little funny. However, seeing that Huo Zheng’s expression was not too good, she assumed that he was upset. After thinking about it, she thought that it made sense. After all, his girlfriend was being linked to another man on the news.
Lin Xiaowan put her phone down and decided to coax Huo Zheng first. “Don’t be upset. Based on Hai Linzhi’s reaction, it’s likely that he didn’t expect this as well. I’ll ask him to clarify this matter later. I have an account on Speaker so I’ll clarify this matter as well.”
Then, Lin Xiaowan feigned anger as she scolded, “Those people are really blind! How were we behaving intimately? Nonsense!”
In fact, Huo Zheng was upset because of a wholly different reason.. He was also present at the time the photos were taken, but why was it that only a little of his shoulder could be seen in the nine photos? Who taught the paparazzi to take photos like that?