Chapter 62 -62: Too Beautiful to Behold
Mrs. Fang’s heart bled with pain, but she could clearly prioritize—offending Huo Tingdong meant the Fang Family would be ruined.
Offending this man would definitely force Fang Zhixing to resign from the Windsor board; she couldn’t bear such a heavy cost!
She had never been willing to lay a hand on her son, but today, she forced him to kowtow and kneel, because Huo Tingdong surely wouldn’t hold a grudge against a seven-year-old child.
This was an obvious moral blackmail.
Huo Tingdong was annoyed by the child’s crying; it gave him a headache. He impatiently said, “Let’s leave this matter be for now. My son has lost part of his memory due to this incident. Once he regains it, I will ask for details.”
Mrs. Fang said, “My son would never lie! He might be a bit overbearing at times, but he would definitely not lie to me. This is just a little scuffle between kids…”
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Huo Tingdong said, “You may leave!”
Mrs. Fang cautiously asked, “Then… has Mr. Huo forgiven my son?”
Fang Heng was still crying loudly.
Feeling his blood pressure rising, Huo Tingdong worried that Han would be disturbed, so he coldly commanded, “Get out!”
“Alright, alright.”
“Take this trash with you too,” Huo Tingdong said, pointing to the supplements and gold bricks Mrs. Fang had brought.
Mrs. Fang said, “These are just a small token of our apology.”
“Take it away; I don’t want it,” Huo Tingdong mocked. “Do you think I would need these?”
Mrs. Fang dared not say another word, took the items, held her son’s hand, and left with Fang Zhixing without looking back.
The family of three hadn’t gone far when Lin Qi came back.
She was visibly tired, and after changing her shoes, she saw Huo Tingdong sitting on the couch with Han in his arms.
Lin Qi said, “I thought I saw Mrs. Fang just now.” She thought she might have been mistaken.
Momo came out of the study room, and said to Huo Tingdong, “They are lying. It didn’t happen the way Fang Heng said. Fang Heng pushed Han into the water on purpose.”
He had overheard Mrs. Fang’s defense in the living room and didn’t believe a word of it.
Huo Tingdong said, “We’ll talk about it when Han recovers his memory.”
Upon seeing Lin Qi return, Han excitedly stretched out his arms for a hug.
Lin Qi walked over to take Han from Huo Tingdong’s arms. However, possibly due to a lack of sleep last night and not eating all day, she felt a little hypoglycemic, dizziness hit her, and she collapsed into Huo Tingdong’s arms, halfway through taking Han.
Huo Tingdong caught her steadily.
Her body was soft and boneless. Even through her thin clothing, the warmth of her skin transmitted through his fingertips—a soft touch that made his heart skip a beat.
“You…” Huo Tingdong awkwardly asked, “What’s wrong with you?”
“Mommy!” Momo rushed over anxiously, seeing her extremely pale face, “Are you alright?”
Lin Qi said, “I probably didn’t sleep well last night and didn’t eat much today.” The handover work was too tedious; she had been busy all day.
The nanny suggested, “Give Miss Lin some sugar. She’s having a hypoglycemic episode.”
Han wriggled free of Lin Qi and scampered into the room.
Lin Qi leaned weakly on Huo Tingdong’s shoulder.
At this point, she couldn’t care less about proper distances; she truly had no strength to sit up.
Her face rested against his neck.
Huo Tingdong could even feel the soft touch of her breath on his neck, warm and ticklish, his gaze darkening by the moment.
He found himself reluctant to let her go.
Soon after, Han ran out of the room to her side, his hands wrapped around two soft candies.
Huo Tingdong unwrapped the candy and fed the white sugar paste to her lips, “Eat some sugar.” When hypoglycemic, replenishing sugar is the best way to regain strength.
Lin Qi opened her mouth, took a piece of candy, closed her eyes, rested a moment, and only when both pieces of candy had melted in her mouth did the dizziness gradually fade.
She propped herself up, slowly sat up, and somewhat awkwardly avoided Huo Tingdong’s hand.
Huo Tingdong slightly furrowed his brows, turned to the nanny and said, “Is dinner ready?”
“Yes, yes, I’m bringing it out now, time for dinner.”
The nanny immediately went to the kitchen to get busy.
After dinner.
Han unexpectedly ran into Huo Tingdong’s room, and came out holding a gift box.
He held the gift box up high for Lin Qi to see.
Upon seeing the Givenchy packaging, Lin Qi was a bit surprised, “What is this?”
Huo Tingdong said, “A gown.”
“A gown?”
“Friday, Windsor Parent-Child Garden Party, there will be a dance banquet in the evening.” Huo Tingdong added, “Han picked it, he wants to see you wear it.”
Upon hearing this, Han’s ears twitched, and he gave Huo Tingdong a meaningful look.
Lin Qi said, “Is this gown in my size?”
Huo Tingdong replied, “I provided the measurements, it should fit without issues.”
Lin Qi’s face flushed, the heat spreading to the nape of her neck, “How do you know my size?” Didn’t this man rummage through her wardrobe?
Momo also eyed Huo Tingdong warily.
Huo Tingdong did not directly answer, simply saying: “Try it on.” What she didn’t know was that he had embraced her, held her, wasn’t every inch of her body known to him by heart through his touches?
Lin Qi, face still red, stood up and took the gown to the room.
She took the dress out from the gift box, unfolded it, and saw the brand-new gown, which was custom-made and clearly expensive.
Did Han really pick this out?
Lin Qi was somewhat surprised.
She changed into the dress and stood in front of the mirror to look. The ivory strapless evening gown, with a hip-hugging fishtail design that cinched at the waist, decorated with organza from the waist to the hem, exuded elegance and nobility to the fullest.
However, Lin Qi turned around and noticed that the neckline of the gown was cut way too low and it even had a deep V with an open back design.
She was somewhat bemused.
Did Han really pick out this dress?
It was too… revealing.
Lin Qi pushed open the door, feeling a bit uneasy, one hand covering her back and the other guarding her chest.
She walked to the living room, looked at Han and asked, “Han, did you really pick this gown?”
Han was suddenly stunned.
Momo was clearly stunned as well.
Both kids gaped at Lin Qi as if they had seen a ghost.
Especially Han, after he came back to his senses, his face blushed, tugged gently at Huo Tingdong’s sleeve, looked up, but saw the man’s gaze fixed intensely on her. His adam’s apple bobbing, he clearly hadn’t drunk any alcohol, yet he felt his body heating up.
He couldn’t help feeling a bit wicked.
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He prided himself on having always been a man with good self-control, but now, as Lin Qi stood before him in a sexy gown, he almost lost his composure, and his breathing became somewhat disordered.
“Mommy…” Momo came back to his senses, his face flush with color, “Mommy, can you not wear this gown?”
Lin Qi asked, “Does it not look good?”
Momo shook his head, “It looks good.”
It was too good-looking indeed, too ravishing, making it hard for anyone to avert their eyes.
If Mommy wore this gown to the banquet, would anyone still care to dance?
Lin Qi said, “Han picked this out, we should ask if Han likes it.” She looked earnestly at Han and asked, “Han, do you like auntie wearing this dress?”