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

"Yan Bei, how much longer do I have to wait? We're husband and wife, one of us sleeping in the bedroom and the other in the study—is this proper?"

After standing there for a few seconds, Huo Yanbei reached out and grabbed her wrists, pushing her arms down from her waist.

He turned around, his gaze calm as he looked into her reddened eyes.

"Song Man, we are only husband and wife in name only, we are not legally married."

His tone was flat and straightforward, without a trace of emotional fluctuation.

Song Man smiled bitterly, "But we've lived together for six years, and we even have Nian Nian. What else are we if not husband and wife?"

The man said calmly, "You know very well about Niannian's background, Song Man. I thought we had an unspoken understanding."

A look of sadness filled Song Man's eyes. "We raised Niannian together for six years. You are her father, and I am her mother. That will never change."

"really."

Huo Yanbei took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, took a deep drag, and turned to the side. "Come in."

Song Man was overjoyed and walked briskly into the study.

Seeing Huo Yanbei sitting in the leather chair behind the desk, she leaned against him.

She pulled her collar down a little, revealing her snow-white, soft cleavage.

A pair of fair hands caressed the man's shoulders and neck. Finally, as she hooked her arms around his neck and lowered her head to kiss him, a document blocked her red lips from falling.

Song Man paused for a moment, then took the document. "What's this?"

Huo Yanbei stood up, walked to the window, and slowly exhaled a smoke ring. "This is 30% of the shares of your Song family's Bairong Company. Bairong has developed steadily over the years, and it should be handed over to you."

Upon hearing this, Song Man quickly walked to his side: "Yan Bei, are you not concerned about whether my brother and I live or die?"

Back then, after her father passed away, the Song family was embroiled in a fierce internal power struggle. Taking advantage of the fact that she and her siblings were widowed and alone, the family's assets were divided up, leaving her with only 30% of the shares in her family's company, Bairong.

My younger brother is too young to shoulder such a heavy responsibility.

She lacks business acumen, and with the shares in her possession, they could be divided up at any time by her greedy uncles and cousins.

When there was nowhere else to go, I remembered my father's dying words.

If Huo Yanbei agrees to marry her, she will give him 30% of Bai Rong Company's shares as dowry.

Only in this way can the company be saved.

She was confident that Huo Yanbei would agree.

At that time, the various branches of the Huo family were fighting tooth and nail for the succession, and Huo Yanbei desperately needed external support.

So when she presented him with these 30% of the shares, he agreed.

However, what they got in return was a cooperative deal.

A sham marriage.

Thirty percent of Bai Rong Company's shares were transferred to Huo Yanbei's name, helping him take control of the Huo family and become the president of the Huo Group.

Huo Yanbei helped her and her brother regain control of their family property and company operations.

And he took full charge of Bai Rong's business.

When the time is right, we will hand the company back to her.

Therefore, Huo Yanbei has been the one who actually controls Bairong all these years.

This is why he always saves Ah Chen whenever he's in trouble.

The Huo family and Bai Rong Company are already deeply intertwined, so if Bai Rong gets into trouble, the Huo family will definitely be implicated.

Looking at the equity transfer agreement in her hand, Song Man smiled bitterly.

He's returning the 30% stake to her, severing his ties with her...

Song Man tore up the agreement and threw it into the trash can.

"Yanbei, I don't understand business matters, and Achen is irresponsible. If the shares and the company are in his hands, he will squander them sooner or later. Only if you manage the company for me will I feel at ease."

Huo Yanbei stubbed out his cigarette, turned around, and looked at her. "Don't worry, even after Bairong is returned to you, I won't abandon it until you or Achen have the strength to truly take over Bairong."

Song Man knew that once the shares were reclaimed, there would be absolutely no hope left between her and Huo Yanbei...

Even if he continues to help her protect the company out of consideration for their past relationship, there are limits to how much he can help.

The key point is that once she severs her ties of mutual benefit with him, she will lose even the false title of Mrs. Huo.

No, she is not reconciled!

She waited for him for six years and gave everything the Song family had, all to make this marriage a reality.

Become a true Mrs. Fok!

She knew Huo Yanbei well; since he had decided to return the shares and the company to her, it must have been after careful consideration.

If she tries to force him, she'll only push him further away.

So, Song Man compromised, "Yan Bei, since you've made up your mind, I agree. However, I really don't know anything about running a company. How about this, you let me work at Huo's Group and learn management skills from you, okay?"

She used a strategy of retreat as a means of advancement.

Once you join the Huo family, you can not only get rid of those women who have improper thoughts about Huo Yanbei, but also spend every moment with Huo Yanbei to cultivate your relationship.

There are plenty of opportunities to win him over.

Huo Yanbei had no objection to her suggestion and asked directly, "What position do you want?"

"I wouldn't be respected even if I took a high position. How about a secretary? That way, you can bring me along when you're doing business or having dinners. It'll give you some prestige."

"it is good."

He agreed.

Suppressing her joy, Song Man took his arm: "At the end of the month, it's Peking University's centennial celebration. The president invited me to tour the school. At that time, I will announce my retirement from the entertainment industry. Yan Bei, this will be my last performance. Can you bring Nian Nian to see my performance?"

Huo Yanbei nodded, "Okay."

……

The next day.

Qiao Mian went to work as usual.

After finally squeezing into the elevator, I heard a lot of people gossiping.

"Did you guys see the trending topics that exploded last night? It's confirmed that CEO Huo and Song Man were secretly married and had a child!"

"Huh? Really?"

"It's still trending!"

Upon hearing this, the employees all took out their phones and started browsing the trending topics.

Including Qiao Mian.

She had just turned on her phone when a trending topic popped up.

I clicked on it and took a look.

It's a short, ten-second Reuters video of the airport.

Song Man was holding a little girl in her arms, followed by several staff members pushing luggage carts.

Although Song Man was wearing sunglasses and a mask, the pigeon blood ruby ​​ring on her ring finger was seen very frequently.

As a result, the media reporters recognized her immediately.

They were even photographed in close-up.

This video was probably taken yesterday.

Because Song Man came to the company yesterday wearing the same outfit she wore at the airport.

However, the little girl's face was pressed against Song Man's chest, as if she had sensed in advance that someone was taking pictures and was intentionally trying to avoid the camera.

This news article has garnered over ten million views and generated considerable buzz.

The comments section is full of talk about the child's father, who must be Song Man's childhood sweetheart, Huo Shao.

Even some photos of Huo Yanbei and Song Man together when they were in school have been dug up.

Netizens are all sending their blessings for the happy ending of this couple.

"Wow, President Huo really did secretly marry Song Man and have a child!"

They're such a perfect match!!

The discussion continued.

Qiao Mian lowered her head, her fingers gripping her phone slightly.

Just then, a woman standing in front of Qiao Mian suddenly spoke up, scolding, "You believe news that hasn't been publicly confirmed? With President Huo behind your backs, are you all trying to get yourselves fired?"

When everyone turned around and saw who was speaking, they all fell silent.