Chapter 157: Brilliant and Wise!

At this very moment.

Wu Hantao was in a super-star-rated hotel.

Inside the presidential suite.

He lay in a large bathtub, soaking in a floral bath, yet he felt not a shred of relaxation.

Today's incident had left him extremely, incredibly furious!

However...

His years of experience in dealing with matters told him not to be so reckless just yet!

That punk could casually pull out three billion in chips to buy an emerald statue... This alone proved that this punk was no simple character.

Three billion—even for absolute elite families like theirs, this was a figure that could not be underestimated. Wu Hantao refused to believe that someone who could fork out such a sum would not know who he, Wu Hantao, was! To dare to oppose him so openly meant that the other party must have powerful backing and nothing to fear!

"Young Master!"

At that moment, the door to the bathroom was knocked upon!

"How many times have I told you, do not disturb me when I am bathing!"

"Young Master, we've found information on that fellow!"

"Oh?"

Wu Hantao frowned: "Speak."

"That person is named Ling Qiu. He is a descendant of the Ling family. However, after the passing of Old Master Ling Fangxian, he was cast out of the family and left to live alone with a sum of money. He does have some wealth, but... having lost the protection of a great family, he is essentially good for nothing!"

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Wu Hantao narrowed his eyes slightly.

"This person turns out to be a descendant of the Ling family... Heh, back when Ling Fangxian was young, how formidable the Ling family was... What a pity that they plummeted afterward. But a starved camel is still bigger than a horse... I've heard that this punk named Ling Qiu was Ling Fangxian's most cherished grandson while he was alive... It's not impossible that he left him billions upon billions after his death."

Wu Hantao analyzed earnestly: "Even so, this brat... is truly a good-for-nothing. If he had any genuine ability, with that sum of money, he could have built a career for himself and made a triumphant comeback sooner or later. Yet he... actually used this money to chase women? Hmph, worthless, trash, a piece of scum inferior to pigs and dogs!"

Wu Hantao cursed Ling Qiu viciously in his heart!

On one hand, as an elite young master surrounded by adoration, he considered himself worlds apart from such good-for-nothing wealthy heirs who lived off their inheritance, and from the bottom of his heart, he looked down on them!

On the other hand...

Naturally, it was his boiling rage toward Ling Qiu!

"What a pity that this brat actually wants to use this money to pursue Qin Siyao, hoping to latch onto the Qin family as a powerful patron? ...Heh, for a good-for-nothing, that's not a bad idea, but what a shame... you picked the wrong target!"

Wu Hantao drew a deep breath inwardly!

In that case!

He could rest easy!

He could make his move!

He had previously thought that anyone capable of coughing up so much money in one breath must possess some kind of terrifying background!

After all that investigation, he turned out to be nothing more than a good-for-nothing who had inherited a massive fortune!!

Ever since Ling Fangxian's death, the entire Ling family had been wishing for this Ling Qiu to drop dead on the streets. Since that was the case... no need to hesitate, just finish him off!

"Young Master!!"

At that moment, another voice came from outside. It was another subordinate, and judging by his tone, he seemed to have something urgent to report!

"What is it?"

"Something has happened!!"

The man stammered: "It's... it's about Miss Qin!"

"Hmm?"

Wu Hantao frowned: "Qin Siyao? — What happened to her?"

"She... she was photographed... being held... being carried into a hotel by that punk... And then, the photo was sent to your phone... And also..."

"What? !!!"

Wu Hantao flew into a rage: "Bring me my phone!!"

"Yes!!"

The subordinate hurried in with the phone, and Wu Hantao looked right at the screen!

There it was, clear as day: a photograph of Ling Qiu carrying Qin Siyao into the hotel. The resolution was quite high, obviously taken from a distance. While Qin Siyao's face wasn't clearly visible, Ling Qiu's face could be seen distinctly!! Moreover, Qin Siyao's figure, and the aura she carried that remained unmistakable even through a photo... there was no doubt about it whatsoever!!

"Huh??"

Wu Hantao observed closely and suddenly discovered...

Qin Siyao's dress... seemed to be missing!

What she was wearing on her lower half... appeared to be that Ling Qiu's jacket? !!!

Following this multimedia message was a voice note. When played...

"Ah... ~"

A moan!

This... this sounded remarkably like Qin Siyao's voice!!

And below that was a text message detailing the hotel address and the exact room number!

"Quick!! Prepare the cars, gather the men! Move out! This young master is going to crush this Ling Qiu into dust today!!!!"

Wu Hantao roared at the top of his lungs!!

To be logical... this matter still carried a fair amount of abruptness and suspicion...

However, under the sudden surges of rage and murderous intent rising to the heavens within Wu Hantao at that moment, these minor doubts and anomalies were completely ignored by him!

...

At this very moment.

Inside the hotel.

Qin Siyao looked like a wronged little bride, wrapped tightly in a duvet, her eyes shimmering with moisture as she glared resentfully at Ling Qiu: "You... you jerk!"

Ling Qiu shrugged: "What did I do?"

"You... you... you just now... you took advantage of me!! You're shameless!!"

Ling Qiu said: "It's not like I've never touched your butt before. When I carried you into the hotel earlier, didn't I touch it then? You didn't say anything back then, did you?"

"Hey! ~ That's different!! ~"

Qin Siyao covered her ears, her face flushing crimson: "You... you... you beast!"

Ling Qiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Hey, hey... I just patted you, and I let it slide when you called me shameless... but calling me a beast is going way too far. I didn't do anything to you. Did I kiss you, or did I sleep with you?"

Qin Siyao paused upon hearing this, her heart pounding wildly!

That's right!

Ling Qiu... hadn't made any further excessive moves against her at all!

Suddenly, Qin Siyao recalled that when Ling Qiu had abruptly swept her up into his arms earlier, she had instinctively braced herself—for a brief second—prepared psychologically for Ling Qiu to forcefully kiss her... but the next moment... she never expected that Ling Qiu would treat her like a misbehaving toddler and pat her... bottom instead...

You... you... are you even a man?!

Sports like french kissing and making love, which are basically forms of physical exercise after all, you don't do... yet when you picked me up, you just smacked my bottom and put me right back down! Even though I definitely would have resisted... but resisting is one thing, and you actually choosing not to do anything is another!

You...

"Damn Ling Qiu! You, you... you're even worse than a beast!!"

With a chaotic mess of thoughts swirling in her mind as she pondered for a long while, Qin Siyao blushed deeply and shrieked in frustration.

Right!

Worse than a beast!!

Ling Qiu smiled, just about to speak, when he suddenly heard sounds drifting in from the neighboring room.

"Ah... Dad... suddenly, my whole body feels so hot..."

"Yeah... me too... Son, are you feeling this too? Strange... I feel an unbearable itch all over... burning hot..."

Hearing this exchange, Ling Qiu smiled faintly.

Very well, the time has come.

With that thought, Ling Qiu stood up.