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

Immediately afterwards, images of Huo Yanbei trapping her on this sofa and desk, his fierce and insane actions, flooded her mind...

After all these years, the desk and sofa haven't been replaced...

Especially when she saw him making a phone call while gently stroking the floor-to-ceiling window in front of him with one hand, Qiao Mian's face became even hotter.

The image of him pinning me against this floor-to-ceiling window flashed through my mind again—

Her face was flushed, but she secretly stared at the man reflected in the glass behind her.

That handsome, muscular physique, that sweaty face, and those deep, lustful eyes…

He was very unrestrained in matters of the heart.

Each time, the belt would tighten painfully around her wrists.

His heavy, labored breathing, and the lewd words that spilled from his mouth when he couldn't hold back any longer, still seem to echo in my ears.

Qiao Mian's cheeks flushed red, and she felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

"What are you thinking about?"

A deep, pleasant male voice came from above.

Qiao Mian's heart skipped a beat.

She had no idea when he ended the call or when he walked up to her.

He was so close to her that when Qiao Mian looked up in a panic, her forehead accidentally brushed against his chin.

The moment their skin touched, she was so startled that she took two steps back.

Huo Yanbei stared at the woman's abnormally red face. "Why is your face so red? Do you have a fever?"

As he finished speaking, he gently touched her forehead with the back of his hand.

Qiao Mian was caught off guard and pushed his hand away in fright.

Seeing her eagerness to avoid him again, Huo Yanbei smirked, both amused and annoyed. "What are you hiding from? Do you think I'm going to eat you?"

As he spoke, his dark gaze swept over the woman.

She wore a long, off-white wool coat today.

She wore a white turtleneck sweater underneath, which made her skin look exceptionally fair and delicate.

The dark blue jeans made her legs look even slimmer and straighter.

Her long, slightly wavy hair cascaded down her lower back, giving her a very gentle and graceful demeanor.

Those eyes were the most beautiful.

The man's Adam's apple bobbed, and he returned to his desk and sat down.

After opening the lunchbox, Qiao Mian promptly offered disposable chopsticks.

She didn't want him to use the chopsticks she had in her lunchbox.

Huo Yanbei took the bamboo shoot, picked it up, and after taking a bite, his pupils constricted slightly.

He put down his chopsticks, looked up, and glanced at Qiao Mian. "Not bad cooking."

Qiao Mian's heart was in her throat.

I'm afraid he'll realize something.

He used to prefer the food she cooked.

She often spent time in the kitchen, cooking different dishes for him.

He was very familiar with the taste of her cooking.

Although six years have passed and he has forgotten the taste of her cooking, she still feels a little uneasy.

I was afraid he would become suspicious.

Fortunately, his expression remained calm, and he didn't say anything.

Since he had already eaten the food, she couldn't eat it even if she wanted to come back. So she said, "Since Mr. Huo likes it, you can have this bento box. I'll eat in the cafeteria later."

Huo Yanbei didn't stand on ceremony, "Thank you."

After speaking, he tapped the stack of files on the table, "Review this project contract and hand it to me before you leave work."

"Yes……"

Qiao Mian reached for the documents, then, remembering something, placed a bag she had been clutching tightly on the desk: "President Huo, this is the coat you lent me before. I've washed it clean."

Huo Yanbei seemed momentarily confused as to when his clothes had ended up in her hands. He opened the bag, glanced at them, frowned, and tossed them back in: "Washed?"

"Yes……"

After saying that, he quickly added, "I hand-washed them, so the clothes weren't ruined."

The man frowned even more deeply: "I mean, I don't like this scent."

At this point, he looked at her intently and added, "I like the original scent of the clothes." Qiao Mian's heart tightened slightly.

He was referring to the fragrance of herbs and trees.

In the past, he would only wear his clothes after she hand-washed them, ironed them, and scented them with Chinese herbal aromatherapy.

I never expected him to be so picky...

"Sorry, I don't know..."

The man threw the clothes back into the bag. "Take the clothes and get rid of them."

"Yes……"

Qiao Mian brought the bag back, picked up the stack of documents, and quickly walked out of the office.

The door closed for a split second.

Huo Yanbei picked up his chopsticks, took a bite of another dish of fish-flavored eggplant, and his breath caught in his throat.

He wondered if he was overthinking it, but the dishes Qiao Mian made looked a lot like A Wu's cooking...

……

Qiao Mian returned to her workstation and breathed a sigh of relief.

She sensed that he was testing her...

It seems he hasn't yet dispelled his doubts about her identity.

Instead of going to the cafeteria, she took a loaf of bread from her bag, ate it, and then started looking through the contract.

After Meng Bai and He Mei returned, she distributed the materials.

He Mei flipped through the thick stack of documents, then sighed bitterly, "Such a huge workload! Are they treating us like oxen?"

Meng Bai joked, "Get to work! Did you think you came here to enjoy a life of leisure?"

He Mei rolled her eyes at him. "Since Meng Lu has inexhaustible energy, why don't you do it all by yourself?"

"Okay, then your salary belongs to me."

"cut!"

While the two were bickering, other colleagues from the legal department gradually arrived.

He Mei was a social butterfly. Upon arriving, she went to the inner office area with a beaming smile and greeted everyone.

Finally, he came out looking disheveled and dejected.

Clearly, his efforts were met with indifference.

"They're all so indifferent, what's with the attitude?"

He Mei, hands on her hips, said, "I also graduated from a 985 university, okay?"

Meng Bai smiled and shook his head. "Every legal counsel at Huo's company is a graduate of a prestigious university with a master's or doctoral degree in law. In their eyes, we're just contractors doing odd jobs. Once the cooperation ends, we'll leave. We have no social value whatsoever."

Although Meng Bai was telling the truth, He Mei was still furious.

He spat out a curse towards the inner room.

Qiao Mian smiled helplessly.

At that moment, a message popped up on my QQ app.

It was her class group chat when she was a senior at Peking University.

At this moment, class monitor Yue Jingyi tagged everyone.

[Everyone should definitely come to Kyoto University's centennial celebration at the end of the month!]

Under this pinned message, students gradually replied "Received".

One of the students sent a message.

Why haven't I seen Qin Wu post anything?

[Hey classmate, how out of touch are you? She dropped out of school six years ago.]

[Nonsense, she's dead.]

【Holy crap, is this for real? What's going on?】

【Don't you know? Six years ago, she had a crush on her brother, Huo Yanbei, who was also a senior at Peking University. Unable to win his heart, she tore up his fiancée's dress at his engagement party. After being slapped by Huo Yanbei, she sought revenge and set herself on fire.】

Oh dear, I heard about that too. Several people died! A firefighter also lost his life.

Holy crap! She died, taking so many people down with her, how vicious!

【Liking her own brother… Ugh, just thinking about it is disgusting! Doesn't she realize that the great Huo, the male god, would ever fall for a pig like her?】

The students were discussing it enthusiastically when class monitor Yue Jingyi tagged everyone: "Anyone who spreads baseless rumors will be kicked out!"

After sending this message, I immediately muted the group.