Chapter 247: Chapter 247

"This matter... I’ll handle it. I’ll make sure that bastard shows his true colors!" Qi Longbing declared. He glanced at Yuehu Residence, a profound, icy gleam passing through his deep blue eyes. "Keep an eye on things here. Notify me immediately if anything changes."

"Understood," Yu Bao replied.

When Qi Longbing returned to his Banshan Villa at Jinyin Shoal, he headed straight to his study without eating. He planned to devise a scheme to strike at Mohai Zongheng International, but before he could even turn on his computer, a message arrived in his phone’s email inbox.

Flipping open his luxurious Vertu phone, Qi Longbing’s eyes widened the moment he saw the picture in his inbox.

The person in the picture was completely naked. Looking at that face, that body—it was none other than himself!

Then, without pausing to admire the various provocative poses in the photos of himself, he quickly scanned the email message.

The message was brief: "President Qi, I took these photos. I know you must be furious seeing them, but even if you are, it’s no use now. I have many more racy photos of you here.

I took these pictures for a reason. Now, let me state my demand. It’s quite simple: disappear completely from my world and never disturb my life again. I assure you, I will absolutely not leak a single one of these pictures.

I can keep this secret for you forever. —Hua Xiaomo."

"Damn woman... she’s got some nerve, daring to pull something !" Qi Longbing muttered sarcastically, a dark light flickering across his incomparably handsome face. As he read her elegantly written message, his eyes grew chillingly cold and shrewd, his gaze deepening.

Just to leave him, she’d resort to such unscrupulous means?

After a few minutes of thought, Qi Longbing quickly replied to the email: "I’ll give you a VIP special Q account. The password is my mobile number. Log in immediately via computer or phone. We’ll chat on there; all problems can be resolved."

"Also, delete all content and pictures from this email immediately. This email account is very insecure," Qi Longbing replied again.

The other party remained silent for a long moment before replying, "Alright then."

Soon after, she logged into the VIP special Q account he had provided and typed her reply: "President Qi, I’ve deleted the email. You can rest assured now."

"Turn on voice chat," Qi Longbing said directly into his phone. Now that she had logged into the special Q account, he could see her avatar.

However, until she enabled voice chat, he could only see her avatar. This special Q account was linked to his phone, so he didn’t need to log in or input anything himself; it was just like making a call.

Her special Q account would automatically recognize his speech and convert it into text displayed on her computer.

"Sorry, I’m not used to voice chat. I’d rather type," Hua Xiaomo quickly typed, then added, "President Qi, I’ve already said everything I need to. As long as you and I remain two parallel lines that never intersect, I will definitely not leak these risqué photos."

Qi Longbing thought for a moment, then sneered, "Hua Xiaomo, you’re quite the schemer. I really underestimated you. Don’t you just want to leave me? If you’d told me, I would have let you go. I, Qi Longbing, am not so debased as to beg you for anything! Why resort to this?" ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩✶𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚✶𝕟𝕖𝕥

"..." A wave of confusion washed over Hua Xiaomo. Had she misjudged him? If she just explained things clearly, would he really not pester her?

After some thought, Hua Xiaomo typed another line: "If that’s the case, then all the better. However, I’m sorry, President Qi, but the compromising photos have already been taken. If you’re alright with it, I’ll keep these pictures for you."

"Keep them for me?" Qi Longbing sneered. "I think you just can’t bear to part with me, so you want to keep my photos to console yourself from time to time!"

"No! It’s not that I can’t bear to part with you! And another thing—our relationship—I hope you can forget all about it and never mention it to anyone again! President Qi, Brother Long and I are getting married. Please don’t come and ruin things for us," Hua Xiaomo quickly typed.

Qi Longbing read her words, unsure whether to be angry or amused. No wonder she had seemed dejected and evasive every time he’d brought up engagement, which he had done several times.

So, the man she truly wanted to marry was that hypocritical bastard!

When she deliberately bought contraceptive pills, she had already decided to sever ties with him and throw herself into that bastard’s embrace!

"Hilarious. Marriage? You and Long Shangxuan?" Qi Longbing said, his patience wearing thin. "Hua Xiaomo, oh, Hua Xiaomo... I’m afraid you’d still help him count the money even after he’s sold you out!"

"You... Don’t you dare slander Brother Long! President Qi, we’re trying to resolve things peacefully between us. I don’t want to involve anyone else," Hua Xiaomo quickly typed.

Qi Longbing paused, a dangerous glint in his eyes. "Hua Xiaomo, I really don’t understand how you could fall in love with a man like that. Let me tell you the truth: the place you’re staying at now—whose do you think it is? It’s the home of Mo Rutian, the chairman of Mohai Zongheng Group, you foolish woman!"

A long string of ellipses, signifying her speechlessness, appeared on Qi Longbing’s phone screen.

She really was completely in the dark.

Qi Longbing quickly continued, "Don’t be fooled by that guy’s act. Let me tell you, now that you’re staying at Mo Rutian’s house, Mo Rutian could come back at any moment! And your so-called beloved Brother Long? Who knows... he might be planning to drug you and send you to Mo Rutian’s bed! Don’t be so naive, Xiao Mo."

Qi Longbing spoke again, his words tumbling out. His heart began to pound. The thought that Long Shangxuan had tricked her into Mo Rutian’s house made him uncontrollably anxious.

But now that their relationship had deteriorated to this state, he still didn’t understand what he had done wrong to make her so desperate to leave him.

Suddenly, Hua Xiaomo enabled voice chat.

Hua Xiaomo’s voice was filled with agitation as she said, "President Qi, I, Hua Xiaomo, don’t believe I’ve done anything to offend you! On the contrary, haven’t you already gotten everything you wanted? Why do you insist on pestering me ?"

"And you even use such vicious words to slander Brother Long? I really don’t understand why you’re doing this. It doesn’t benefit anyone!"

Listening to her agitated words, Qi Longbing took a deep breath and said slowly, "Xiao Mo, calm down. In your eyes right now, I, Qi Longbing, must be a despicable, unpardonable scoundrel, right? And your Brother Long is a flawless, chivalrous gentleman, isn’t he?"