The CEO’s Unkown Wife
Chapter 831: She’s Been Tricked So Badly

Chapter 831: Chapter 831: She’s Been Tricked So Badly

The next day.

Cheng Bingbing went to the place Mrs. Huo had mentioned on the phone yesterday at the agreed time.

From a distance, she saw that Huo Qilin had already arrived.

The anxiousness in her heart finally settled down. It seemed she really had been worrying too much; it must have been Huo Qilin who had arranged to meet her, probably to give her a surprise.

Thinking this way, Cheng Bingbing quickened her pace and walked towards Huo Qilin.

As she got closer, she gave Huo Qilin’s shoulder a pat and, with a hint of reproach mixed with a bit of coquetry, said, "Hey, really, if you want to give me a surprise, can’t you just tell me directly? Why have your mother call me?"

As she spoke, she sat down opposite Huo Qilin.

"Yesterday, when I suddenly got a call from your mother, my hands trembled with fright—I thought our cover was blown and she was calling to question us sternly."

Huo Qilin looked at her in astonishment. "What are you talking about? My mother said I had a surprise for you?"

"Yeah," Cheng Bingbing nodded.

Then, she noticed that Huo Qilin’s expression seemed off, and cautiously asked, "Isn’t that the case?"

"No," Huo Qilin said, "My mom told me the Energy King and his wife called her, saying you had prepared a surprise for me and asked me to come meet you. I even found it a bit strange."

Cheng Bingbing asked him, "Since you found it strange, why didn’t you call to confirm with me?"

"I did," Huo Qilin said, feeling somewhat wronged, "I tried calling you, but your phone was unreachable."

"That’s impossible. My phone has been on the whole time," Shi Qian immediately denied.

Both Huo Qilin and Cheng Bingbing knew that there was no reason for either of them to lie about this matter, and they began to look at each other in confusion.

Before they could figure out what was going on, the phone rang once more—it was still Mrs. Huo calling.

Cheng Bingbing had a bad feeling in her heart.

Since the call went unanswered for a long time, it disconnected automatically. Before they could breathe a sigh of relief, Mrs. Huo called again.

Avoidance was not a solution!

She had to deal with Huo Qilin in the future and had to interact with Mrs. Huo; she couldn’t just not answer the call.

She took a deep breath and answered the phone.

Mrs. Huo on the other end called out her fake name then asked her, "Have you seen Qilin?"

Cheng Bingbing glanced at Huo Qilin in front of her and stuttered, "I... I have seen him."

"Oh... really?" Mrs. Huo responded with a somewhat sharp tone, "You really had me fooled!"

The last sentence did not come from the phone, but from...

Behind them!!

Once Cheng Bingbing and Huo Qilin realized this, they turned their heads stiffly like rusted machines, looking in the direction of the sound.

There stood Mrs. Huo holding her phone, standing not far from them, watching them quietly.

At the sight of Mrs. Huo, the color drained from Cheng Bingbing’s face, turning it deathly pale.

She knew that some secrets could be concealed temporarily but not forever. She always knew that one day her true identity would be revealed by Mrs. Huo, but she hadn’t expected that day to come so soon and so unexpectedly.

Seeing that they had turned to look, Mrs. Huo hung up the phone and began walking towards them step by step.

Huo Qilin opened his mouth, "Mom, listen to me, I..."

"Slap..."

Before he could finish, a crisp slap interrupted his words.

After approaching, Madam Huo raised her hand and fiercely slapped Cheng Bingbing before she and Huo Qilin could react.

Cheng Bingbing’s face was instantly turned to one side, her cheeks burning with pain.

Huo Qilin was the first to react, embracing her protectively in his arms, looking at her with anxiousness and heartache, "Bingbing, how are you?"

He wanted to touch Cheng Bingbing’s red and swollen cheek but didn’t dare, afraid of hurting her.

"I..." Cheng Bingbing wanted to say she was fine.

But as soon as she spoke, the pain from her facial wound made her gasp for air.

"Mom, how can you slap someone so indiscriminately?" Huo Qilin’s eyes reddened with heartache.

Madam Huo, feeling no guilt after hitting Cheng Bingbing, declared righteously, "I slapped this shameless woman, daring to use those cheap tricks in front of me."

She still felt unsatisfied after speaking and raised her hand again, aiming for Cheng Bingbing’s face.

This time, Huo Qilin managed to block it in time but was half a beat too slow.

Madam Huo’s palm did not hit Cheng Bingbing’s face, but her fingertips scratched across her cheek, leaving several bloodstains.

Huo Qilin instinctively pushed Madam Huo away.

He merely wanted to stop her from doing anything else that might hurt Cheng Bingbing, and in the urgency of the moment, his shove was a bit too strong. Added to that, she was wearing high heels and couldn’t keep her balance, resulting in her falling hard to the ground.

Madam Huo looked at Huo Qilin in disbelief.

Moments later, she realized what had happened and pointed at Huo Qilin, crying out without any semblance of her usual image, "How dare you treat your mother this way for a woman without any shame!"

In Huo Qilin’s eyes, Madam Huo had always been a dignified and elegant lady of wealth, and he had never seen her so discomposed. He also knew that his behavior just then had been excessive.

No matter what, he should not have laid hands on Madam Huo.

Although it wasn’t intentional, he still felt overwhelmed with remorse.

"Mom, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to do it, I really didn’t," Huo Qilin released Cheng Bingbing and quickly rushed to Madam Huo’s side, apologizing while helping her up, "Are you okay now? Are you hurt?"

Madam Huo was barely able to stand.

Huo Qilin wanted to support her to sit down and then call the driver to take Madam Huo to the hospital.

As he passed by Cheng Bingbing, she instinctively reached out to help.

Her hand hadn’t even touched Madam Huo when it was slapped away with a look of disgust, "Don’t touch me with your filthy hands, I don’t want to catch a disease!"

Cheng Bingbing’s fair hand immediately reddened.

At that moment, Huo Qilin, still supporting Madam Huo, was unable to protect Cheng Bingbing and could only watch helplessly.

Seeing how repulsed she was by her, Cheng Bingbing had no choice but to retract her hand.

Madam Huo sat down in front of a chair.

Huo Qilin made a phone call to have the driver come over, intending to take Madam Huo to the hospital.

However, Madam Huo refused to cooperate.

She sat there, rigid and cold, saying firmly, "Today’s issues haven’t been resolved yet, I’m not going anywhere."

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