Blatant Blackmail

An hour later, Gu Pianpian, carrying the empty thermos, appeared in the underground parking lot. Unlike before, she was now wearing a black suspender dress paired with a suit jacket. The jacket featured a wide-cut style, and exquisite craftsmanship, and was handcrafted by a renowned Italian designer. There was only one such jacket in the country, and its owner was Huo Qing'ang.

Song Ci's pupils instantly dilated. She couldn't believe that Huo Qing'ang, who would dispose of his clothes if anyone had touched them, would let Gu Pianpian wear his jacket. "Shameful! How could you steal Qing'ang's jacket!"

If it weren't for the bruises on her neck from colliding with the bedpost, she wouldn't care about this jacket at all. It didn't match at all with the charming little dress she had worn.

Gu Pianpian glanced at Song Ci without saying a word and then quickened her pace towards her sports car. She didn't intend to directly confront Song Ci on Huo Qing'ang's turf.

However, Song Ci was not ready to give up. When Gu Pianpian unlocked her car, Song Ci swiftly opened the passenger-side door and got in.

"Gu Pianpian, are you deaf? Can't you hear me talking to you?"

Gu Pianpian paused for a moment, then lowered her head to unbutton the suit jacket and tossed it onto the back seat before saying coldly, "I only understand human language. Get out."

With her neck and collarbone exposed without the jacket, the bruises were clearly visible.

Seeing this, Song Ci's mind was filled with vivid images of Gu Pianpian and Huo Qing'ang in an intense and passionate embrace, accompanied by Huo Qing'ang's furious roar. She couldn't hold back her rage any longer. "Gu Pianpian, do you think you can be this condescending after becoming Qing'ang's wife?"

In her eyes, Gu Pianpian taking off the suit jacket to reveal the love bites was a deliberate insult.

Seeing that Gu Pianpian remained unfazed, Song Ci's voice grew hoarse. "Let me tell you, Qing'ang will never love you in this lifetime! In his eyes, you can not even be compared with a single strand of that woman’s hair!"

Could it be that a man as reserved and cold as Huo Qing'ang still had feelings for someone?

"Do you think you're better than me?" Gu Pianpian raised an eyebrow and spoke with a flirtatious tone. "Don't rely on men too much and pin your hopes on them. That's the beginning of misfortune."

If she thought she was better than Song Ci, why would she become so infuriated...

"You're telling me what to do? Put away your false kindness." Song Ci sneered. "Tell me, what did you say to Qing'ang and what did you do with him that night when I went to the bathroom?"

Since that night, Song Ci had felt that Huo Qing'ang had changed somehow, although she couldn't pinpoint exactly how.

"That's a private matter between him and me." Gu Pianpian flatly refused. Both contracts had confidentiality clauses, and she had no intention of revealing anything to Song Ci.

Song Ci lowered her head and took out a bank card from her Hermès crocodile leather bag. "There's 20 thousand yuan in this card. Tell me everything, and it's yours."

Gu Pianpian remained silent.

"Gu Pianpian, stop putting on airs! If you weren't after Qing'ang's money and power, would you have married him? Don't pretend to be virtuous!" Song Ci punched the cotton seat cushion in frustration. "You just thought the money was too little, didn't you? How about 50 thousand?"

Still, Gu Pianpian did not speak. She got out of the car, opened the passenger-side door, and pulled Song Ci out.

Back in the driver's seat, ready to drive away, Song Ci unexpectedly rushed to the front of Gu Pianpian's car. She didn't wait for the car to start moving but threw herself in front of it.

Gu Pianpian had seen people stage collisions before, but this was the first time she had encountered such a brazen attempt.

Coincidentally, as soon as Song Ci hit the ground, a man rushed out from the corner. Despite the distance, he recognized that the person on the ground was Song Ci. "Come and see! Mrs. Huo hit Miss Song!"

In just a few minutes, the previously deserted underground parking lot was crowded with onlookers.

It was evident that Gu Pianpian had fallen into a trap that Song Ci had set up in advance. If the surveillance cameras in Huo Corporation's underground parking lot had been tampered with by Song Ci beforehand, Gu Pianpian would have no way to clear her name even if she jumped into the Yellow River.

"How could such a ruthless woman seduce Qing'ang?!"

"Everyone knows about Miss Song's special status at Huo Corporation. She must be jealous!"

"Do you think Qing'ang will stand with her or with Miss Song?"

"Of course Miss Song... If Gu Qing'ang had feelings for this woman, he wouldn't have spent his wedding night away from home but with Miss Song."

Every word of the gossiping crowd reached Huo Qing'ang's ears as he had just come out of the elevator.

Gu Pianpian leaned against her car. Her suit jacket was gone, revealing her fair arms and collarbones. She exuded an alluring charm, yet it didn't seem vulgar at all, and she appeared completely unaware of the crowd's attention.

Huo Qing'ang's gaze darkened as he saw her.

Before he could speak, she took the initiative. "She threw herself in front of my car."

Her voice was soft, contrasting with her sharp retorts earlier.

He didn't respond to her, but turned to Zhou Yan at the side and said coldly, "Carry Miss Song into the business car and take her to the hospital."

The business car quickly left. Huo Qing’ang took the car keys from her hand and got into the driver's seat. "Get in."

"Where are we going?"

"To the hospital. Otherwise... does Mrs. Huo intend to hit and run?"

Gu Pianpian, who had fastened her seatbelt, remained silent.

The reason Huo Qing'ang got into the same car as her was to control the hit-and-run perpetrator. She knew he wouldn't believe her...