A hint of anger lingered on Huo Cheng's cold face. "This money is for me?"
Startled by his intimidating and sharp aura, Gu Sisi immediately cowered. She quickly stuffed the money into her pocket obsequiously. "No, no, no. I picked this money up on the way. I was just about to hand it over to the police officer!"
The big shot had arrived. With him around, her meager few hundred yuan was like courting death.
The police officer's eyes flickered, and he tactfully took a step back, exposing Gu Sisi in front of Huo Cheng. "Since Mr. Huo is here too, I think Miss Gu and Mr. Huo should clear up the misunderstanding face to face."
"Misunderstanding?" Huo Cheng drawled the word, looking down condescendingly at the little head that didn't dare to look up. "The harm Miss Gu has caused me can hardly be explained away with just the word'misunderstanding'."
"Ha?" Gu Sisi widened her eyes. This guy was so shameless!
Huo Cheng casually sat down on one side. "Miss Gu just said she wanted to compensate me. I wonder how much you're willing to pay to settle this privately?"
"This..." Gu Sisi glanced at the assistant and bodyguards behind him. "Mr. Huo, as the saying goes, it takes two to tango. Besides, I'm a girl. I'm the one who's suffered..."
"Oh? So Miss Gu doesn't want to compensate me anymore?" Huo Cheng rubbed his forehead, looking carefree. "I have both witnesses and evidence. Does Miss Gu want to see me in court?"
Hearing this, the assistant quickly picked up the photos on the ground as evidence.
Gu Sisi secretly cursed in her heart. This man was clearly here to extort. It seemed she couldn't get out of this unscathed. She gritted her teeth and asked, "How do you want me to compensate you?"
As if waiting for this question, the assistant took out an agreement from his briefcase and presented it. "For physical injury, mental damage, and property destruction, Miss Gu needs to pay three million yuan in cash as compensation."
Sizzle—
Gu Sisi gasped. "This is extortion! Even if you sold me, you couldn't get that much money!"
"Sell? That's a good idea." Huo Cheng stroked his chin thoughtfully. "If Miss Gu is willing to work for me to pay off the debt, the three million will be written off."
Gu Sisi was skeptical. She always felt there was a trap waiting for her. Unable to figure out what these people were up to, she kept her mouth shut.
Receiving a look from Huo Cheng, the assistant immediately stepped forward. "Last night, the matter of you... assaulting our CEO has caught the media's attention. If Miss Gu agrees to be our CEO's fiancée, once our CEO restores his reputation, the compensation will be written off, and we'll also give you a commission."
Gu Sisi suddenly looked at Huo Cheng. She always felt it was a conspiracy. "What are your conditions?"
"Dare to cheat, and I'll break your legs!" Huo Cheng's thin lips parted slightly, and the words he said made Gu Sisi shiver.
This man must be crazy!
Huo Cheng curled his lips. He wasn't worried at all that she wouldn't comply. Compared to three million yuan, this option was obviously much more cost - effective.
Gu Sisi still wanted to struggle. Suddenly, a group of people carrying cameras rushed in through the door and started taking pictures of them.
In the blink of an eye, Huo Cheng quickly took off his suit jacket and accurately covered Gu Sisi's head with it, shielding her behind him.
Such a big scene startled Gu Sisi. She shrank in Huo Cheng's arms and didn't dare to move. She murmured like a little mouse, "What... is going on?"
Huo Cheng's voice was a bit impatient. "Isn't it because of you?"
Thinking of the bold thing she did last night, Gu Sisi's face burned. Just as she was about to look up and retort, he pressed her head back into his arms.
"Don't cause me any more trouble." Huo Cheng lowered his head and scolded. Then he turned his gaze to the media reporters. "My fiancée and I were just having a little tiff. I didn't expect to have bothered all of you from the media."