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

Huo Yanbei valued it more than his own life.

Once, she accidentally bumped into him, and he flew into a rage.

Now it's blatantly on Song Man's hand... the two are undoubtedly married.

Huo Yanbei and Song Man are like a prince and princess in a fairy tale; their marriage is a perfect ending destined by fate.

The two were childhood sweethearts and both came from prestigious families.

One is a science whiz who was admitted to Peking University in his second year of high school, and the other is a national sweetheart who has won numerous art awards since childhood.

This is a couple with god-like good looks.

Back then, the two played "Wedding in a Dream" together at the Peking University anniversary performance, which went viral online.

The entire internet is going crazy for them!

Everyone thought this perfect couple would end up together.

Unexpectedly, a car accident brought that once-proud son down from his pedestal.

Huo Yanbei has lost his sight and has lost his eligibility to be the heir of the Huo family.

Not only was the engagement broken off by the Song family.

He was also expelled from the Huo family by his uncle, who was in power at the time.

On that snowy night, she happened to be picked up by him on the street and took him home.

She is an orphan.

When she was with Huo Yanbei, besides attending classes, she took care of his daily life and sought medical treatment for him.

Later, Huo Yanbei regained his sight and was taken back to the Huo family by Old Master Huo.

As an adopted daughter of the Huo family, she was also brought back to the Huo family.

She became Huo Yanbei's younger sister, Huo Wu, whose surname was Huo and whose name was written on Huo Yanbei's household registration book.

Everyone envied her transformation from a nobody to a phoenix, becoming the daughter of the Huo family.

But only she knew best that Old Master Huo was only willing to tolerate her in order to sever her relationship with Huo Yanbei by using their sibling relationship.

In fact, she broke up with him as soon as she returned to the Huo family.

But Huo Yanbei disagreed.

He also kept her confined to his bed every night for secret trysts.

Until her senior year of college, Huo Yanbei got engaged to Song Man.

She shredded the engagement dress that Huo Yanbei had spent a fortune to commission from a famous Milanese wedding dress designer for Song Man.

After Huo Yanbei slapped her in front of countless guests, this forbidden relationship finally came to an end...

Even now, she can't forget the scene of the fire at the engagement banquet, and how Huo Yanbei stepped on her shoulders to carry Song Man out of the window to escape...

It was only when she was on the verge of death that she finally realized that Huo Yanbei had always loved Song Man.

And she, a deaf-mute chubby girl, had a romantic relationship with him, which is an indelible stain on his life.

She also couldn't forget the party on the eve of Huo Yanbei's engagement.

Everyone assumed she was deaf and mute, and they chatted without any restraint in front of her.

"Yanbei, you're getting engaged to Song Man soon, why haven't you broken up with Huo Wu yet?"

"Exactly, aside from her rather pretty face, her chubby figure... when you're with her, it's like you're rubbing against a pig, isn't that disgusting?"

While everyone was hurling insults at her, she thought that Huo Yanbei would beat those who mocked her half to death, just like before.

However, what she received was his heartfelt words after a long silence.

"Awu witnessed the two years I went blind. Every time I see her, it reminds me of my most unbearable past, which is quite disgusting."

"But she was there for me through the darkest days of my life, so I will always consider her my sister and never abandon her, but..."

"I will not marry a deaf-mute woman as Mrs. Huo."

At that moment, every word he uttered felt like a barbed whip lashing her heart.

The pain was so intense that she almost suffocated.

But Huo Yanbei didn't know that she could hear every single word he said.

Because she is not deaf or mute at all.

Back then, she studied sign language in law. Because most of her classmates and friends were hearing impaired, and because she was introverted and unwilling to interact with others, she got used to communicating only in sign language in her daily life.

Back then, Huo Yanbei was blind, and his temperament was unpredictable; he even attempted suicide.

She didn't want to see him become self-conscious and depressed, so she pretended to be deaf and mute.

I write in his palm every day and communicate with him.

Perhaps he believed she was also disabled and felt a sense of sympathy for her, which is why he gradually opened up to her.

Later, when his eyesight returned, she wanted to tell him the secret and surprise him, but he returned to the Huo family instead.

They will reunite through marriage with the Song family.

There was no need to tell him this secret...

And now-

Huo Yanbei and Song Man, true lovers, finally got married.

Good.

Everything has simply returned to its starting point.

It was as if Huo Wu had never appeared in Huo Yanbei's life.

Just like Qiao Mian now, if she met him again, they would be strangers.

She wiped away the tears that had somehow covered her face, and as she turned around, she bumped into a warm and firm embrace.

A familiar, crisp scent of herbs and trees wafted towards me.

Qiao Mian froze.

In a flustered moment, she looked up and met a pair of deep, dark eyes.

It's Huo Yanbei...

At this moment, the two were standing close together.

Her chest was almost touching his broad, firm chest.

You can clearly feel the body heat emanating from his tall and upright body.

And the faint breathing sounds between the nose and upper lip.

"Let go."

As he drifted off into thought, Huo Yanbei's aloof voice drifted into his ears.

She then noticed that she was gripping his sleeve tightly.

"I'm...I'm sorry."

She took two steps back.

He was so nervous that he started to stutter.

Huo Yanbei couldn't help but glance at her again.

He caught a glimpse of her tearful peach blossom eyes, and his brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.

But he quickly looked away.

The police thought she was crying because she was afraid of being held responsible, so they comforted her, saying, "Don't be afraid, young lady. Mr. Huo has agreed to a settlement. We'll go to the mediation room now."

……

Mediation room.

Song Chen glared at Qiao Mian, who had kept her head down and remained silent the entire time: "You damned woman, you maliciously reported my bar, causing me to lose hundreds of thousands in revenue in one night. Can you afford to compensate me?"

Qiao Mian slowly raised her eyes, ignoring Song Chen who was yelling so loudly that his face turned red and his neck thick, and instead looked at Huo Yanbei.

The man kept his eyes down, not looking at her.

His long, slender, pale fingers gently traced the walnut-red string bracelet on his wrist—a design utterly incongruous with his status: "According to Article 42 of the Public Security Administration Punishment Law, making false reports or fabricating facts is punishable by detention of five to ten days..."

At this point, he looked at the police officer and said, "Make her apologize, and we won't pursue the matter further."

The policeman smiled ingratiatingly: "Mr. Huo, are you so familiar with the law?"

The man frowned: "You memorized it wrong?"

"Uh...that's right!"

"Then what are we waiting for?"

"..."

The police officer walked up to Qiao Mian and whispered, "Miss, hundreds of thousands in compensation is no small amount. Why don't you apologize to Young Master Song and settle things?"

"..."

Qiao Mian's small hands, resting on her lap, were clenched into fists.

Huo Yanbei is still selectively protecting his own, just like he did six years ago.

He would protect anyone who had anything to do with Song Man, even if they were a dog.

Besides, this time, he was protecting his brother-in-law.

only--

Qiao Mian: "I will not reconcile."

Song Chen laughed angrily: "You wretched woman, it's rare for my brother-in-law to show you mercy and let you apologize to me. Don't push your luck!"

Qiao Mian stubbornly bit her lip: "I won't apologize, nor will I make peace."

"Then let's handle this officially."

Huo Yanbei's tone revealed impatience.

The police quickly pulled Qiao Mian aside: "Miss, Mr. Huo is known for his cold and unpleasant nature. It's rare that he's letting you off the hook today. Just apologize, and everything will be fine."

"Just cold-hearted..."

Qiao Mian muttered to herself.

That shows a very shallow understanding of Huo Yanbei.

Only Qiao Mian, who had been his mistress, knew best that Huo Yanbei was not only cold-hearted, but also a ruthless, heartless, crazy, and perverted man!

She instinctively touched her cheek, as if she could still feel the burning pain of that slap from years ago.

As for why he was so familiar with the legal provisions...

After all, he had slept with her, a chubby girl majoring in sign language law, for several years...

Back then, in the Huo family, he would break into his younger sister's room every night and do absurd things.

He'd practically worn out her law textbook by the bedside...