His wife's pregnancy bump disappeared, and Mr. Huo was going crazy missing her.

In the past, when the two of them were together, what he hated most was going shopping.

The few times I went shopping, it was only to watch a movie at the cinema.

However, she barely glanced at the movie before he pulled her into his arms and kissed her so tenderly.

I remember one time, we went to a private cinema.

He booked the entire venue.

We experienced a thrill together on the chair...

"Mom, your face is so red."

Qiao Muxin reached out her small hand and touched her flushed cheeks, looking at her curiously.

Qiao Mian coughed awkwardly, "It's too hot in here..."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.

Qiao Mian got up, walked over, and opened the door without looking through the peephole.

When she saw Huo Yanbei standing at the door, she looked as if she had seen a ghost, and her face turned pale.

He stood in the dilapidated corridor, dressed in a black woolen overcoat and black trousers, his features stern and aloof, creating a striking contrast with his cool and noble demeanor.

It makes the person seem very unreal.

Qiao Mian stared at him blankly. "Why are you here?"

Huo Yanbei parted his thin lips slightly, about to speak, when Qiao Mian suddenly thought of something and before he could speak, there was a loud bang.

He slammed the door shut.

"Mianmian, who is it?"

Ruan Wei looked towards the door and asked.

Seeing the three babies' curious gazes all fixed on her, Qiao Mian used sign language to signal to Ruan Wei, "The father of my children is here..."

"..."

After a couple of seconds of stunned silence, Ruan Wei suddenly stood up, grabbed one small child in one hand and dragged the two small children with the other, and ran towards the bedroom while saying incoherently, "We're going to be late for kindergarten, Godmother will help you change your clothes."

Seeing the bedroom door close, Qiao Mian took a down jacket from the clothes hanger and put it on. When she opened the door, she saw Huo Yanbei's face was as dark as ink.

"Mr. Huo, what brings you here?"

Qiao Mian stammered for a moment, then asked hesitantly.

Then, she quickly grabbed the bag from the shoe cabinet, slung it over her shoulder, stepped out the door, and closed it behind her.

Huo Yanbei was so annoyed by her guarded demeanor that he sneered, "Are you that afraid I'll come in? Is someone hiding inside?"

Qiao Mian tightened her grip on her bag strap. "No, my best friend was here just now. She just finished showering, so it wasn't convenient for her to invite you in..."

"Yeah?"

Huo Yanbei stared at her intently for a few seconds, his eyes deep and unfathomable, then said, "Let's go."

"oh."

Qiao Mian followed him downstairs. When they reached the entrance of the first-floor unit, she realized what he meant and asked, "Mr. Huo, are you here to pick me up for work?"

The man turned around, glanced at her, and said, "On the way."

Qiao Mian was surprised.

This is an urban village, how could he possibly stop by here on his way?

Qiao Mian didn't understand what he was thinking.

I don't want to delve into it further.

Anyway, I'll wait a few more days and the resignation procedures will be completed.

Before that, it's best not to provoke him, to avoid any mishaps.

"Where's your daughter? Aren't you sending her to kindergarten?"

As Huo Yanbei stepped out of the building, he asked a question.

Qiao Mian replied, "My friend is here and will help me take the child to kindergarten later."

Just as they finished speaking, Aunt Zhang, who was returning from her morning exercise, saw the two of them and greeted them warmly, "Oh, Xiao Qiao, isn't this your handsome cousin!"

Qiao Mian gave an awkward smile. "Yeah, he came to see me."

Aunt Zhang's eyes darted over the man. "Young man, how old are you? Are you married? Where do you work?"

Before Huo Yanbei could speak, Qiao Mian interjected, "My cousin got married, and his kid is old enough to run errands."

Huo Yanbei frowned and glanced at Qiao Mian. "Do you need to answer that?"

Qiao Mian pursed her lips and remained silent.

Aunt Zhang looked at Qiao Mian with a regretful expression, "Oh! So he's married. I was thinking that if he weren't married, I could introduce him to someone."

After saying that, his eyes were fixed on Qiao Mian's face again. "By the way, Qiao, I told you last time that I have a distant relative's son whom I want to introduce to you."

As she spoke, Aunt Zhang took out a business card from her pocket and handed it to Qiao Mian. "This is his business card. Add him on WeChat, chat with him first to get to know each other, and then arrange to meet him formally."

Qiao Mian had completely forgotten about this incident. She wanted to refuse, but she was afraid that Aunt Zhang would keep nagging and revealing the truth about her three children. So, just as she was about to take the business card and leave immediately, Huo Yanbei blocked her outstretched hand with his large, well-defined knuckles.

The man took the business card, didn't even glance at it, and stuffed it directly into his pocket. "My sister has a boyfriend."

"Huh? Xiao Qiao, weren't you single? When did you get a boyfriend?"

Aunt Zhang asked in shock.

Qiao Mian was stumped by the question.

Huo Yanbei had already lost his patience. He reached out and grabbed Qiao Mian's wrist, then walked away.

After getting on the bus, the man immediately took out the business card from his pocket and threw it out.

"That's for me..."

Qiao Mian offered a weak reminder.

"Doesn't Attorney Qiao already have Attorney Gu? What, are you trying to accept his business card and have your cake and eat it too?"

"..."

That mouth of yours is truly poisonous!

Qiao Mian pursed her lips, refraining from retorting.

Meanwhile, I noticed a pillow and a thick blanket on the back seat.

My first thought was, "Could he have slept in the car last night?"

Moreover, he didn't bring a driver.

However, this possibility was quickly dismissed.

Huo Yanbei has a wife and children, a warm bed, how could he bear to sleep in his car instead of going home...?

While pondering, the man added sarcastically, "Attorney Qiao has quite the ladies' man; is she the most beautiful girl in the urban village?"

Qiao Mian blushed with anger and looked out the car window, ignoring him.

Huo Yanbei glanced at her beautiful profile, gave a slight twitch of his lips, but said nothing.

Forty minutes later, the car stopped in the basement parking lot of the Huo Building.

As soon as Huo Yanbei got out of the car, Chen Ke rushed over to greet him.

"Mr. Huo, weren't you resting in your office last night? Where did you go afterwards?"

The man frowned. "Do I need to report to you in real time where I go?"

After saying that, he strode towards the elevator.

Just as Chen Ke was about to follow, he saw Qiao Mian sit down in the passenger seat.

"Attorney Qiao, what are you doing... with President Huo?"

Chen Ke asked in astonishment.

Qiao Mian had overheard their conversation and now looked puzzled. "Didn't President Huo go home last night?"

"Yes, after dropping you off, Mr. Huo went back to the company, but later, he drove off alone, and we don't know where he went."

At this point, Chen Ke looked at Qiao Mian meaningfully, "You came with President Huo, so it wasn't you two last night...?"

"no."

Qiao Mian realized that Chen Ke had misunderstood, so she immediately explained, "I saw President Huo at the door of my house this morning."

Chen Ke looked surprised. "Did President Huo spend the whole night downstairs at your place last night?"

Qiao Mian was taken aback.

I couldn't help but think of the pillows and blankets I saw in the car.

Could it be that he really spent the night downstairs at her house?