Chapter 11: Chapter 11 Why Don't You Call the Police_1
Translator: 549690339
An Lan tilted her head; it was an unfounded accusation, and now they were trying to pin it on her. She was helpless.
"So what do you want to do?"
Huo Jiajia suddenly felt bolstered, "Even though my necklace has been found, it's broken. You must compensate me for the original price!"
An Lan calmly asked, "How much?"
Huo Jiajia thought An Lan had fallen into her trap and immediately became excited, "Five hundred thousand! You must compensate me the original price of five hundred thousand!"
"I'll compensate you, but first you have to show me the surveillance footage or photos of me stealing your necklace, as well as the transaction record for this necklace."
"This..."
Huo Jiajia panicked.
"No? Then forgive me, but I can't give you a single cent."
An Lan was not at all intimidated and even found Huo Jiajia's ploy laughably childish.
Huo Jiajia was dumbfounded. An Lan wasn't like this before!
She used to simply scare her into obediently handing over the money!
"I don't care, the necklace was found in your room, so it's you who stole it, and you broke it too. If you don't compensate me, you'll be sorry!"
"Exactly!" Sun Lanfang chimed in, "I refuse to believe there's no justice in this world!"
"Then go ahead and call the police."
An Lan casually spread her hands, "Call the cops on me, see if the police will believe you."
Huo Jiajia was so angry she stomped her feet, nearly grinding her molars to dust, "You bitch! You think I don't dare?"
"Shameless bitch! You think you're amazing just because you got into my brother's bed, don't you?"
"I'll tell you, my last name is Huo! We'll see if my brother sides with me or with you!"
"If Huo Zhanting really took your side, would he not give you the five hundred thousand?" An Lan sneered, "Calling him 'brother' so affectionately! I just wonder if he even considers you a sister?"
"You!"
Huo Jiajia was furious and lunged forward to hit her, but her hand was firmly caught by An Lan before it could strike.
"I'm warning you, Huo Jiajia, don't ever wave your hand at me again, or I will not be polite!"
An Lan forcefully pushed Huo Jiajia, causing her to stumble, then glanced coldly at the two maids searching her room and chuckled before returning to her own quarters.
"You! Rebel! Total rebellion! This is an outright rebellion!"
Sun Lanfang cursed loudly at An Lan's bedroom, "You bitch, you're really rebelling against the heavens now!"
Just as her words fell, Huo Zhanting returned.
"Ah, Zhan Ting, you're finally back! Your wife is aiming for the sky!"
"Not only did she steal Jiajia's necklace without admitting it, but she also told us to go directly to the police! Tell me! Is this reasonable?!"
Sun Lanfang rattled off like a machine gun, not caring about Huo Zhanting's condition as she blurted out a torrent of words.
"Shut up!"
Huo Zhanting, massaging his temples, said, "Get lost!"
Only then did Sun Lanfang notice Huo Zhanting was drunk and immediately covered her mouth in shock.
Normally, Huo Zhanting was unpredictable enough; after drinking, he became even more unreasonable, capable of anything!
She dared not provoke him now.
Huo Zhanting gave Sun Lanfang a chilling glance.
Heh, all the same.
In this family, in this world, no one was truly with him.
They either feared him or needed something from him.
Or they betrayed him, just like Gu Xi!
All the same!
Huo Zhanting swayed upstairs and pushed open the bedroom door.
An Lan, having just finished showering, was startled to see him appearing drunk but still stepped forward to support him.
"Are you okay?"
Huo Zhanting flung away An Lan's hand, pushed her into a corner, and stared at her coldly.
An Lan simply let him look at her.
"You're not afraid of me," Huo Zhanting muttered before demanding, "What do you want from me, huh?"
"What could I possibly want from you?"
An Lan looked at Huo Zhanting in surprise, her eyes clear and lucid.
"Then you want to betray me?"
Huo Zhanting gripped An Lan tightly, as if he wanted to peel open her skull and find the answers he sought.
"What betrayal are you talking about, you're drunk."
An Lan tried to push Huo Zhanting away, but he angrily seized her.
"I'm telling you, no one can betray me, no one!"
Huo Zhanting was violently aggressive like a wild beast, pinning An Lan down as if he wanted to devour her whole, "Nobody can!"
Huo Zhanting was too strong; An Lan couldn't push him off and was dragged by him from the bedroom entrance all the way inside.
After much chaos, things slowly calmed down after a long while.
An Lan's entire body ached as if she had been run over by a truck.
Huo Zhanting's lust was mingled with rage, completely disregarding the fact that An Lan had to go to work the next day.
That damn man!
Seizing the moment when Huo Zhanting was asleep, An Lan cursed viciously.
"Hmm?"
Huo Zhanting let out a grunt from his nose.
Awake?!
An Lan was startled and quickly closed her eyes, only slowly opening them a slit after a long while.
With his eyes closed, Huo Zhanting mumbled groggily, "Gu Xi..."
Gu Xi?
An Lan was shocked. Was he calling for Gu Xi?
A wave of humiliation at being used as a substitute overwhelmed her, and An Lan didn't want to look at Huo Zhanting's face, turning her back to him instead.
Although she had made sacrifices with her body to please Huo Zhanting for the sake of taking revenge for her mother, Huo Zhanting was, after all, her husband in name.
But what was this about calling for Gu Xi?
Did he really take her for a substitute?
The more she thought about it, the angrier An Lan became, and she turned back and pinched Huo Zhanting's arm viciously.
Drunk on a mix of various foods and drinks, Huo Zhanting barely reacted, just frowning and, instead, wrapping his arms around her.
Despicable man!
Serves him right!
...
As An Lan fumed and cursed in her mind, Huo Zhanting kept snuggling up against her. Pushing him several times to no avail, she could do nothing but let him hold her, and soon she too fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning, when An Lan got up, Huo Zhanting was already awake.
He was walking out of the washroom, buttoning the cuffs of his shirt, "Did I take a fall yesterday?"
"Huh?"
Huo Zhanting casually mentioned, "There's a bruise on my arm."
"I don't know," An Lan lied blatantly, "Maybe Zhang Duo bumped you when he was helping you back?"
Fortunately, Huo Zhanting didn't press the issue and simply put on his clothes and left, but not before giving her a hard look.
Watching his retreating figure, An Lan was green with regret.
If she had known he'd blacked out, she would've beat up that damn man thoroughly!
Sighing, An Lan got ready and headed straight for Huo Family Corporation.
But as soon as she walked into the office, she didn't expect everyone's gaze to turn to her all at once.
There was a strange look mixed with disdain in those eyes. As soon as An Lan looked over, they immediately looked away.
Strange, right?
Did she have rice on her face?
An Lan, puzzled, moved closer to a few people gathered in the pantry.
"Gosh, to think she seemed so gentle and unambitious; who knew she'd be that kind of person!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, who knows how she got her position. Probably slept her way to it, right?"
"Shh! Stop, here she comes!"
...
An Lan was utterly confused. What was all this about?
Xu Yuanyuan, holding a cup, said in a mocking tone, "Got found out doing your dirty deeds, huh? Justice is served by heaven!"
"What have I done?" An Lan retorted.
Xu Yuanyuan looked like she wished she could twist into a snake in front of An Lan, her eyes rolling back so far they might pop out of her head, "How should I know? Manager Zheng is waiting for you in the office, go ask yourself!"
Fine, she wanted to see what this was all about anyway.
An Lan walked straight into the manager's office.
But as soon as she opened the door, she didn't find Zheng Qian inside; instead, it was Huo Zhanting.
He looked very displeased.
An Lan, full of confusion, asked, "What are you doing here?"
"What do you think?" Huo Zhanting said darkly.
An Lan felt a bit guilty. Had he realized she pinched him the day before?
She looked up at Huo Zhanting; his face was still grim.
Was it just a pinch?
Surely he couldn't be that petty?
An Lan pursed her lips; knowing Huo Zhanting hated being lied to and not regarding it as a significant matter, she saw no reason to lie.
So she boldly stuck out her chest, "Yes, I did it!"
Huo Zhanting, already dark in demeanor, turned pitch-black in an instant, "Say that again?!"
Gifts
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received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone