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

"Since Attorney Qiao is willing to be generous with other people's money, then you have breached the contract, kept the video privately, and cheated me out of 100,000 yuan. You shall repay this money."

"you……"

Qiao Mian didn't expect him to turn the tables on her. "But you ended up getting the original video from Chairman Wen, didn't you?"

"Didn't you say yourself that I got the original video from Chairman Wen? What does that have to do with you, Attorney Qiao?"

"..."

Qiao Mian's eyes, which were already red, turned even redder with anger.

He made a phone call, and soon Chen Ke walked over from the other end of the corridor.

He opened his laptop and played a video: "Attorney Qiao, this is video evidence of you accepting 100,000 yuan in the hospital room that night."

Finally, she was handed a settlement agreement that she had signed. "The agreement clearly states that you are not allowed to keep the videos privately. Otherwise, it will be a breach of contract, and you will have to pay ten times the compensation."

Qiao Mian took it and read it carefully; her hands were trembling.

That night, the settlement agreement was signed under false pretenses; I didn't even read each clause carefully...

Because she was too confident.

He believed that as long as he still had the video and was handling the mute girl's case, no one would dare to touch her.

However, to her utter surprise, she was betrayed by the head of the law firm.

The case was lost.

Without these protective charms, the video of her receiving money and the agreement became leverage against her.

If Huo Yanbei retaliates, he'll expose the video of her accepting money...

Qiao Mian was too horrified to think about it.

A thin layer of sweat appeared on my palms.

"Attorney Qiao, whether you want to return the money or beg for mercy, you can think about it slowly. I'm not going to play along anymore."

The man coldly uttered a sentence and turned to leave.

Qiao Mian caught up with him and grabbed his sleeve: "Mr. Huo, what do you want me to do?"

……

Cafe.

Chen Ke pushed a settlement agreement in front of Qiao Mian.

She picked it up and took a look.

It was that night at the hospital when Gu Huai Nian asked her to sign the settlement agreement, which she insisted on refusing to sign.

Qiao Mian looked up at the man elegantly sipping his coffee. "Mr. Huo has really gone to great lengths to protect your brother-in-law."

A business deal worth ten million was easily given to their law firm...

One can imagine the extent of his love and care for his wife, Song Man...

"Sign it, and we won't pursue the 100,000 yuan anymore. We'll send you the video of you receiving the money."

Huo Yanbei's cold voice came through.

Qiao Mian gritted her teeth, "I'll sign, but I need to include the fact that the 100,000 has been settled in the supplementary agreement."

"Can."

Huo Yanbei glanced at Chen Ke.

Chen Ke understood and placed the laptop in front of Qiao Mian. "Attorney Qiao, you can write the supplementary agreement yourself. I'll print it out later, and you can sign it."

Qiao Mian nodded.

Within three minutes, a supplementary agreement was drafted.

After reading it, Chen Ke said to Huo Yanbei, "No problem."

Huo Yanbei hummed in agreement.

Chen Ke took the USB drive out and went to print.

Only two people remained in the booth.

Qiao Mian lowered her head uncomfortably, feeling somewhat nervous being alone with him.

"Why don't you want to come to the Huo family?"

Huo Yanbei spoke up, breaking the silence.

Qiao Mian had no choice but to look up at him. "I have offended Mr. Huo. I am afraid that working under your nose will displease you."

The man raised an eyebrow meaningfully, but said nothing.

Soon, Chen Ke returned.

Organize the agreement and hand it to Qiao Mian.

After Qiao Mian signed the document, Chen Ke deleted the video in front of her.

However, she was still worried and asked, "Mr. Huo probably doesn't have a backup, does he?"

Huo Yanbei: "Yes."

"you……"

He chuckled coldly, "This trick, you learned it from Attorney Qiao."

"..."

She was speechless.

Just like six years ago, he takes revenge on the spot.

Qiao Mian's breathing was rapid and disordered. "What else do you want?"

The man said casually, "Attorney Qiao, I have zero trust in you right now. Who knows if you have any other video evidence? So, I can only feel at ease if I have you under my watchful eye."

Qiao Mian frowned: "Is this the real reason you specifically requested me to go to the Huo family?"

The man didn't answer her, but as he left, he said, "Oh, by the way, Attorney Qiao, you still owe me money. Remember to pay it back."

"..."

It took Qiao Mian a long time to realize that he was referring to the cake he paid for for her that night.

Thirty-nine yuan and ninety cents.

Sure enough, he was a vengeful person.

We must get this money back!

If I bring her to my side, won't I get my revenge and kill her?

But what if she doesn't go to Huo's company, and he really goes crazy and exposes the video of her taking money?

Qiao Mian felt like the sky was falling.

……

The Rolls-Royce merged into the traffic.

Chen Ke glanced at the rearview mirror. "President Huo, Attorney Qiao tricked you, but you retaliated in kind, forcing her to sign that settlement agreement. Now, Young Master Song Chen can get out. You're truly brilliant."

Huo Yanbei recalled Qiao Mian's angry expression earlier and curled his lips: "I did underestimate her before."

"Yes, if Director Han hadn't revealed it herself, we would never have imagined that she disguised herself as a dancer and went to Young Master Song Chen's bar to infiltrate and gather evidence. She doesn't seem like a lawyer to me; she'd be a perfect undercover reporter."

At this point, Chen Ke smiled and said, "Since you specifically requested her to join the Huo family, regardless of whether she has any other evidence, she won't dare to cause any more trouble."

Actually, this was quite a close call.

If the case against the mute girl is successful and the video of Song Chen using contraband is leaked again, the Song family will be embroiled in public controversy.

Given the deeply intertwined interests between the Song and Huo families, the Huo family's stock market performance will inevitably be affected.

For a large listed group like the Huo family, gossip or fights have little impact.

However, once prohibited items are involved, it's crossing the red line.

If the stock market crashes, billions of dollars in market value could evaporate overnight.

This is the fundamental reason why President Huo is so determined to protect Young Master Song.

"but……"

Chen Ke suddenly remembered something and said, "Sign language lawyers like Qiao Mian are quite rare."

The man, who had been resting with his eyes closed, slowly opened them.

The image of Qiao Mian using sign language flashed through my mind again.

"Chen Ke, do you think it's possible...?"

Huo Yanbei lowered his eyes, staring blankly at the peach pit red string bracelet on his wrist: "Awu really isn't dead..."

She just didn't want to see him.

After all, six years ago, he left her alone in the fire...

She must have been very scared and felt very wronged at the time.

She resented him intensely.

No, Awu loves him very much.

Even if he made a mistake, she couldn't bear to blame him.

After all, A-Wu is soft-hearted.

Unless, she's really dead...

But now, Qiao Mian has appeared.

She and Awu have so much in common.

If Qiao Mian really is A Wu, then she is not deaf and mute.

This point alone is not enough to resolve the issue.

Complex emotions gnawed at his heart like grains of sand.

He lowered his head and pressed his head, which suddenly began to throb.

Because he was trying so hard to suppress his emotions, his face turned pale, and the veins on his forehead gradually became more prominent.

"Mr. Huo, is your headache acting up again?"

Chen Ke parked the car on the side of the road.