The Devil's Possession: Madness, Obsession and Hatred7.69%

How Could She Be the Woman from That Night?

When Lin Wan returned to her room after leaving the hospital, it was already noon.

She had expected to face Huo Tingxiao's cold mockery, but to her surprise, the room was quiet.

She looked toward the bed and saw him lying there with his eyes closed, as if he were asleep.

However, his lips were unusually pale, and she felt a little worried.

Just as she was about to check on him, a sudden, urgent knock came at the door.

Lin Wan guessed it was lunch being delivered, so she walked over to open it.

As soon as she opened the door, an angry old lady stormed in, looking around the room before turning to Lin Wan with eyes full of fury.

Lin Wan immediately guessed her identity, and before she could even say "Grandma," the old lady slapped her hard across the face, making her stagger.

"The Lin family actually dared to pull this trick, marrying a woman like you into our family! I must go settle the score with them!"

She was about to leave, but Huo Jie stopped her.

One slap wasn't enough to vent her anger.

He signaled for her to continue scolding Lin Wan, but as he watched the woman who had just been stunned recover so quickly, he suddenly changed his mind.

Lin Wan looked at the old lady with a stubborn expression.

"Grandma, if I remember correctly, it was Grandpa Huo who personally went to the Lin family to propose. He said he wanted to marry a daughter of the Lin family to Huo Tingxiao. Even though I'm an adopted daughter, I've been raised in the Lin family since I was a child. What part of me isn't worthy of Huo Tingxiao?"

Mrs. Huo never expected Lin Wan to talk back like this, and it made her even angrier.

"How dare you talk back! When we said we wanted a Lin family daughter, we meant Lin Ming's biological daughter, not you! A shameless woman carrying another man's child has no right to marry into the Huo family!"

Huo Jie couldn't help but agree.

"That's right! Even though Big Brother is disabled, he's still the eldest son of the Huo family! Who dares look down on him? You daring to marry him like this is simply shameless and ignorant!"

Shameless and ignorant.

Lin Wan had already heard those words countless times in just one day.

She smiled indifferently, but her words made them even angrier.

"He’s disabled, and I have a bad reputation. Isn’t that a perfect match? Besides, now the whole city knows the Huo and Lin families are married. If you come here making a fuss, wouldn’t that just give people something to talk about?"

Mrs. Huo was so angry her body trembled, her breathing becoming more and more rapid.

"You… you… you…"

Before she could finish, she suddenly collapsed to the ground.

Lin Wan panicked and quickly knelt down to check on her.

Huo Jie grew even angrier when he saw his grandmother fall, but before he could push Lin Wan away, she suddenly turned and ran into the room. Moments later, she returned with a bottle of medicine.

"You vile woman! What’s in your hand? Are you trying to poison Grandma?!"

Ignoring his accusations, Lin Wan was about to give the old lady the medicine when Mrs. Huo suddenly opened her eyes and pushed her away.

"You scheming woman! I won’t take your medicine! Who knows what’s in it? You might be trying to kill me!"

Lin Wan felt wronged, but she didn’t show it on her face. Seeing that the old lady had recovered, she stood up and turned toward Huo Tingxiao.

Just then, Mrs. Huo also noticed something was wrong with him.

His face was pale, and cold sweat dripped from his forehead.

The old lady panicked. "What’s wrong? What happened to Tingxiao?"

Huo Jie quickly grabbed Lin Wan’s wrist and shouted, "What did you do to my brother?! Why did he faint?!"

Lin Wan looked at them without fear. "If you don’t let me treat him, I don’t know what will happen to him."

The old lady suddenly remembered that Lin Wan had learned acupuncture from Master Lin. However, she still didn’t trust her and ordered the servants to call a doctor.

But when she came back, she saw Lin Wan had already taken off half of Huo Tingxiao’s pants and was inserting needles into his disabled leg.

Huo Jie was shocked. "Lin Wan! What are you doing?!"

Ignoring him, Lin Wan carefully added a few more needles and then stepped back to wait.

Huo Jie and Mrs. Huo watched with unpleasant expressions. Huo Jie wanted to rush forward, but Mrs. Huo stopped him.

She wanted to see what Lin Wan was capable of.

If Lin Wan harmed Huo Tingxiao, she would send her straight to the police!

However, not long after, Huo Tingxiao slowly opened his eyes. Huo Jie and Mrs. Huo quickly surrounded him, checking to make sure he was okay before finally relaxing.

Coincidentally, the doctor arrived, and after examining him, he confirmed that Huo Tingxiao had only fainted from the pain. Lin Wan’s acupuncture had actually helped relieve it.

Mrs. Huo was still uneasy and planned to discuss his follow-up treatment with the doctor. She left the room, and Huo Jie followed.

After they were gone, Lin Wan walked inside and closed the door. She realized Huo Tingxiao had been staring at her the entire time.

A smile appeared on her face as she walked slowly to the bedside.

"Husband, why are you looking at me like that? Have you fallen for me?"

Huo Tingxiao had long known this woman was shameless, but her audacity still shocked him.

Suppressing his anger, he reached out and gently stroked her swollen cheek.

"What a pity. Such a beautiful face… It looks like it’ll be swollen for a few days."

His fingers pressed against the red mark, making Lin Wan wince in pain.

She endured it and still smiled.

"Honey, are you feeling sorry for me?"

Her beautiful almond eyes shimmered with a pitiful, pleading look—completely different from her aggressive behavior earlier.

Huo Tingxiao was startled by how well she could act. But staring into her eyes, he suddenly felt an odd sense of familiarity.