Chapter 1102 - 1144: Courting Death

Chapter 1102: Chapter 1144: Courting Death

Huo Junmo smiled and said, "Actually, I’m here to see you today because I want to talk, to make a deal with you!"

Ling’s mother asked nervously, "What kind of deal?"

Huo Junmo leisurely replied, "I’ll give you one million, and you leave here and go back to your hometown! However, you must not tell Yueyue about this. And after you return, continue living your lives as you should. I’ll also persuade Yueyue to forgive you for your past actions as much as possible, and try to ease the relationship between you!"

Upon hearing one million, Ling’s mother and Ling’s father’s eyes lit up instantly! And Ling’s mother finally realized that Huo Junmo wasn’t really here to do anything against them, but rather to give them money, to please them, hoping that they would treat Yueyue better!

It seems that Ling Yueyue indeed holds a significant place in Huo Junmo’s heart!

With this thought, Ling’s mother blinked slyly and grinned, "Only one million to brush us off? You’re dreaming! Look at our whole family, the expenses are large. Four of them are still in school, high school, college, plus wedding expenses, do you think one million is enough?"

If it were before, hearing the number one million would have made Ling’s mother too excited to sleep for several nights! However, now that she knows Huo Junmo’s wealth, one million seems like child’s play to her!

For a worry-free life in the future, she has to ask for more from Huo Junmo.

Huo Junmo raised his eyebrows with a faint smile and said, "Haggling with me?"

Ling’s mother nodded with a justified expression and said, "Of course, we are Yueyue’s parents, her closest relatives. No matter how she feels about us, this is an unchangeable fact! Our relationship is in such turmoil now, and you should be clear that Yueyue’s heart must also be suffering! If you want us to treat her better, return to the way it was before, you must give us more! You love Yueyue so much, surely you won’t mind a little bit of money, right?"

Upon hearing this, Huo Junmo’s dark eyes deepened, and he asked without changing his expression, "Then how much would satisfy you?"

"...!" Seeing Huo Junmo being so straightforward, without saying much, just asking how much they want, Ling’s mother felt unsure and looked at Ling’s father, using her eyes to discuss with him how much they should ask for.

Compared to Ling’s mother’s greed, Ling’s father is easily satisfied and advised, "One million is enough, really enough, it’s about right! That’s enough for our whole family to live on!"

Listening to Ling’s father’s words, Ling’s mother harshly glared at him and no longer sought his opinion, directly sticking out five fingers at Huo Junmo, "Five million! I want five million, one million for each of my four children, and another million for us two elders to retire on! If you agree to my request, I’ll agree with you and obediently return to the countryside to live our lives, and definitely not disturb you and Yueyue. Also, we will act as dutiful, good parents, showing more care to Yueyue, letting her feel the warmth of family!"

Huo Junmo quietly looked at Ling’s mother’s face for a long time.

Just when Ling’s mother thought Huo Junmo wouldn’t agree and was considering whether to lower the amount, Huo Junmo took out a long notebook and pen from his suit pocket, opened the notebook, lowered his head, swiftly wrote a few words on it, then tore it off and handed it to Ling’s mother, "Here’s a check for five million! Since I’m giving you the money, you must fulfill your promise, otherwise... I won’t be polite to you!"

Seeing Huo Junmo so easily handing over five million, Ling’s mother regretted it bitterly, wishing she could slap herself twice!

If she had known Huo Junmo was so generous, so rich, and so straightforward, she would have asked for ten million earlier! She never imagined that an astronomical number for them would be so effortlessly given by Huo Junmo, showing just how wealthy he truly is! Far wealthier than she ever imagined!

Regret, such regret! Why was she so shortsighted just now!

Facing Ling’s mother’s dilemma, Ling’s father was overjoyed and seeing that Ling’s mother was slow to respond, he reached out to take the check from Huo Junmo’s hand! However, his hand had just reached for the check when Ling’s mother slapped it away.

Ling’s father rubbed his aching hand and asked without accepting, "What are you doing?"

Without looking at Ling’s father, Ling’s mother pushed the check Huo Junmo handed over back to him and smiled, saying, "Sorry, I’ve changed my mind. Five million is too little. Without ten million, I won’t agree to your request!"

Upon hearing this, Huo Junmo’s expression froze, and his eyes turned cold. He gave a slight glance at the two policemen standing beside Ling’s father and mother and stood up, leaving without looking back.

Seeing Huo Junmo just leave like that, Ling’s mother was stunned!

This... why did he just leave? Without saying a word? Didn’t agree? If he didn’t agree, he should have said something or haggled a bit! Just leaving like that, what does that mean?

Ling’s mother looked at Ling’s father, puzzled, and asked, "He... he... what does he mean?"

Ling’s father couldn’t help but roll his eyes and said in a rather bad mood, "What does he mean? How would I know what he means! You were so greedy, didn’t want a good five million, insisted on ten million, now look, you ended up with nothing!"

"I... I didn’t know he wouldn’t haggle and just leave! I wasn’t insisting on ten million; there was room for negotiation!" Ling’s mother felt wronged!

Although, if Huo Junmo had haggled with her, she definitely wouldn’t have agreed and might have been even more smug! But leaving without a word was beyond her expectations!

Ling’s father was too angry to speak, only glaring at Ling’s mother but didn’t dare voice his dissatisfaction.

At this moment, the two policemen standing to the side came over, grabbed their arms without saying a word, and pulled them up from their chairs.

Ling’s mother was startled and quickly asked, "What are you doing?"

The policeman said coolly, "What are we doing? Of course, sending you back to the cell! You refused a toast and accepted a punishment! Just now, if you had obediently accepted President Huo’s five million, you could have left here immediately! But you didn’t want it and even demanded with a lion’s mouth! Now you’ve made President Huo angry, and not only will you not receive a penny, but you’ll also be kept here forever! As for when you’ll be let out, that’s an unknown! Without President Huo’s consent, you’ll stay in prison for the rest of your life! You brought this on yourself, it’s just you’re self-destructive!"