The Baby I Lost Is Actually with My Ex-Husband!

Chapter 47: Chapter 47 Huo Tingdong’s Suspicion

This listening device was made to look as innocuous as a button.

Huo Tingdong gently caressed it with his fingertips, somewhat hesitant.

It seemed inappropriate to do this.

Yet when it came to Lin Qi, he truly could not bring himself to trust completely.

Han had a blind fondness for Lin Qi, and if Lin Qi were to mistreat Han in his absence, the consequences would be unimaginable if not discovered in time.

Lin Qi returned to her room to change clothes and, as she came out, Huo Tingdong was still sitting on the sofa. She said, “I’m going out now.”

“Hold on.”

Huo Tingdong abruptly stood up and approached her.

Lin Qi asked in confusion, “What’s wrong?”

He suddenly drew closer to her and gently straightened her collar, while surreptitiously placing the listening device into the folds of the scarf around her neck, securing it firmly.

Lin Qi didn’t detect anything amiss, only feeling caught off guard by Huo Tingdong’s sudden “kindness.”

She took a half step back, cautioning, “What are you doing?”

Huo Tingdong said, “Your scarf was a bit crooked.”

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Lin Qi adjusted it with her hand while looking in the mirror.

It was indeed a bit off.

Lin Qi said, “I’m heading out.”

She went down to the underground garage, got in the car, and felt something was odd but couldn’t put her finger on it. She felt her scarf was a little peculiar, as if there was something prickling her.

Lin Qi fiddled with her scarf and soon touched a small, hard object.

After some effort with the folds, she removed the sticky foreign object from the scarf and discovered it was a tiny button—or so it seemed.

Upon closer inspection, it wasn’t a button.

Lin Qi quickly identified it as a listening device.

Who had stuck this on her?

Could it be… Huo Tingdong?

Was it he who attached it when he was arranging her scarf just now?

A chill ran through Lin Qi’s heart.

This listening device, disguised as an inconspicuous button, would hardly be noticed by the average person. If it weren’t for her delicate and overly sensitive skin, she wouldn’t have detected it at all.

Why would he do such a thing?

Could it be he didn’t trust her, or was he worried that she would secretly abuse Han?

Apart from these reasons, Lin Qi could think of no others.

Throughout history, the hearts of emperors have always been the most suspicious, and Huo Tingdong was no exception. He kept her to accompany and care for Han because Han depended on her, but he did not trust her entirely.

Lin Qi felt somewhat disheartened.

This taste of distrust was not pleasant.

She was not afraid of Huo Tingdong’s verification, as she had nothing to hide. Treating Han as she would her own, with absolute devotion, even if he placed a listening device on her, she had nothing to feel guilty about.

If he wished to listen in, then let him have his fill!

Lin Qi casually put the listening device into her pocket and leaned back nonchalantly against the chair.

The car left the residential area, only to be suddenly blocked by a Maserati that stopped in front of them.

The car was parked in the middle of the road, blocking her path.

The driver hit the brakes, and Lin Qi almost crashed into the back of the seat.

She was surprised by the driver’s sudden braking and looked ahead to see a Maserati parked horizontally in front of her, with Lin Qianqian getting out of the car.

Lin Qi was infuriated.

What on earth did Lin Qianqian want? Had she lost her mind?

Lin Qi got out of the car, walking towards Lin Qianqian, “Lin Qianqian, what are you doing?”

“Lin Qi, you b*tch!” Lin Qianqian lunged at Lin Qi, about to slap her.

Lin Qi pushed her away, “Are you insane? Lin Qianqian, why are you acting like a mad dog!”

Lin Qianqian shouted at her angrily, “Lin Qi, you’re so malicious, you can’t stand to see me happy, can you? Are you scheming against me?”

Lin Qi felt it was all very absurd, “I don’t understand the nonsense you’re spouting!”

Lin Qianqian interrogated, “That Hermes bag, is it the one you put on the auction site? The one that you snatched from Mrs. Fang, was that you?”

Lin Qi was taken aback.

How exactly did Lin Qianqian find out?

Could it be that the auction site leaked her information?

Lin Qi didn’t want to deny it, “So what if that bag is mine?”

Lin Qianqian said, “It was you indeed! You spent hundreds of thousands on that bag, so what gives you the right to bid 5.6 million?”

Lin Qi laughed, “Lin Qianqian, that’s an auction site. I didn’t set that high a starting price. The final bid was by mutual consent. If you hadn’t insisted on that bag, who would have thought Su Yuan would embezzle 5.6 million from the company to win it for you? Man proposes, God disposes, I could never have predicted he would bid 5.6 million.”

Pausing for a moment, she continued, “That money has already been transferred to my account. You’re not here to ask for a refund on the bag, are you? What’s wrong? I heard that Su Yuan’s mother called off the engagement with the Lin Family because of that bag. Could it be true? Lin Qianqian, you think so highly of yourself, you weren’t dumped by your fiancé over a 5.6 million bag, were you?”

Lin Qianqian’s face blushed a mix of crimson and purple.

She couldn’t stand such humiliation and said stubbornly, “Who told you the Su Family called off the engagement? Su Yuan and I are fine. Even if we were to call it off, it’s because I look down on him, feeling he’s not good enough for me! A man who begrudges buying me a 5.6 million bag, marrying him would only mean suffering!”

Lin Qi said, “Then shouldn’t you be thanking me? If it weren’t for this bag, you wouldn’t even be able to calculate your worth in Su Yuan’s heart. Lin Qianqian, you’re worth 5.6 million!”

Lin Qianqian felt disgusted as if she had swallowed a hundred flies.

She was just putting on a tough front. The truth was, the Su Family was willing to call off the engagement over 5.6 million, and in their eyes, she was less valued than a Himalaya bag!

But she was too proud to admit being dumped, and she said through gritted teeth, “That man you married, who is he really?”

Lin Qi said, “Why do you need to investigate his identity? You’re the future daughter-in-law of the Su Family; how could my husband compare to the Su Family?”

Lin Qianqian was grinding her teeth.

Lin Qi’s words were better ignored; the status of the Su Family was less than a Mrs. Fang’s, but everyone had seen that day how Mrs. Fang was so humble before Huo Tingdong. This man must have a significant background!

Lin Qi was tight-lipped and unwilling to speak, and Lin Qianqian became furiously embarrassed: “Lin Qi, you’re really clever, using despicable means to climb high! A man of such stature actually willing to marry someone like you, a divorcée with baggage!”

Lin Qi replied, “Yeah, why would he want to marry someone with a past and a child instead of a noble lady like you? I’m also curious.”

Lin Qianqian was deeply stung.

She could not hide her emotions, and her facial muscles distorted: “Don’t you smirk at me! I’ve found out; Lin Jinmo is the son you had with Lu Li, right? Does that man know about Lin Jinmo’s background? Does he know that you’ve cuckolded Huo Tingdong? With a woman like you, sooner or later he’ll see your true colors and fiercely kick you to the curb!”