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

At this moment, the senior executives gradually entered and took their seats.

Huo Yanbei withdrew his gaze, and Chen Ke distributed the project materials.

The senior executives engaged in a heated discussion about the risks of the project investment and financing issues.

Qiao Mian held the pen, focusing on recording the relevant information about the contract.

The meeting lasted for more than two hours, and by the end, the notebook was filled with densely packed data.

As they left the meeting room, Zhou Jinan glanced at the notebook in her hand and offered a suggestion: "From now on, you should use a laptop for taking notes. It's more efficient and saves time."

After saying that, he reached out and took the notebook from her hand, flipped through it carefully, and said, "Although it only records reference data for the project, paper records are not safe if they fall into the wrong hands."

"Thank you for the reminder, Director Zhou. I will keep that in mind."

Whether she was overthinking it or not, she felt that Zhou Jinan's words had a hidden meaning.

Just as he was lost in thought, Zhou Jinnan suddenly handed him his phone.

A QR code is displayed on the screen.

Qiao Mian didn't understand what he meant and stared at him blankly.

The man's beautifully shaped lips curved into a smile. "Add me, it'll be easier to talk about work later."

"Oh... okay."

Qiao Mian then realized that he was making up a lie to cover up the excuse he made up when he helped her out of that predicament.

Qiao Mian took out her phone, opened WeChat, scanned the QR code, and added a friend.

When Zhou Jinan saw her WeChat nickname, he smiled slightly. "Don't you like cake?"

Qiao Mian nodded without hesitation.

He smiled, his gaze towards her particularly gentle: "That high school classmate I mentioned to you before, she especially loves sweets."

"..."

Qiao Mian was speechless for a moment.

Zhou Jinnan repeatedly praised her in front of her, clearly doing so intentionally.

Could it be that he really recognized her?

He returned to his workstation absentmindedly.

Qiao Mian flipped through the data recorded in the notebook and suddenly realized something.

Just now, Zhou Jinan said that paper records are not safe. Could it be that he was reminding her of her handwriting?

That's right. If Huo Yanbei becomes suspicious of her identity, he will also compare and verify her handwriting.

Fortunately, in order to conceal her identity, she had deliberately practiced her handwriting over the years.

Whenever he signs a document for external parties, he does so in the slender gold script.

The two settlement agreements I signed with Huo Yanbei before were also signed in the "Slender Gold" calligraphy style.

Only when taking notes in private will he habitually write in his original handwriting.

For example, the words in the notebook are her original handwriting...

Qiao Mian took a deep breath, still feeling a chill.

After copying the data from the notebook to the computer, I tore those pages into pieces and threw them in the trash.

After she finished everything, she glanced at the director's office in the back room.

Zhou Jinnan helped her out of the predicament and subtly reminded her to be careful of the handwriting, which most likely meant that he had already recognized her.

However, he didn't bring it up, and she didn't feel comfortable asking him directly.

If she misunderstood, it would be quite embarrassing.

That's it.

Since Zhou Jinnan is willing to help her, he is not someone who is hostile to her.

……

The CEO's office.

The man leaned back into the leather chair behind the desk, his face as cold as ice.

The low pressure that surrounded the room caused the temperature to drop several degrees.

Chen Ke understood that President Huo was in a bad mood, so she carefully placed a freshly brewed cup of tea in front of him: "President Huo, Attorney Qiao just joined Huo's Group. The reason she's familiar with the environment is because she asked Director Zhou on WeChat. Director Zhou has already explained this..."

Huo Yanbei's expression darkened further when WeChat was mentioned.

She's only been in the legal department, yet she's already so familiar with her boss. They even chat on WeChat privately?

He turned to Chen Ke and asked, "Do you have Attorney Qiao's WeChat?"

"what?"

Chen Ke paused for a moment, then, after figuring out what President Huo meant, quickly said, "If you also want to add Attorney Qiao on WeChat, I can ask for it for you."

The man tugged at his tie: "What? Is she some kind of hot commodity? Do you expect me to go after her?"

Chen Ke wiped his sweat. "Should I have her add you on her own initiative?"

Huo Yanbei pursed his thin lips into a straight line, feeling even more displeased.

He remained silent for a long time, which Chen Ke interpreted as an admission of guilt.

After returning to the secretariat, Chen Ke made an internal call to Qiao Mian.

"Attorney Qiao, could you add Mr. Huo on WeChat later and chat about work occasionally?"

"Oh……"

Qiao Mian uttered a single syllable from her nose.

If we're talking about work, we can arrange transportation when we meet.

Do I even need WeChat?

She wasn't his secretary, and she didn't need to communicate with him in real time.

Qiao Mian didn't want to add it.

Since Chen Ke didn't say she had to add it immediately, she automatically ignored the matter and continued working.

……

Six p.m.

Qiao Mian left work on time.

As soon as I stepped out of the legal department, I saw Song Chen walking towards me from the other end of the corridor.

The two bumped into each other.

She didn't even have a chance to dodge.

It was probably because she had worn heavy makeup at the bar that night, so much so that Song Chen didn't recognize her at first glance.

Realizing this, she hurriedly lowered her head. As she brushed past him, Song Chen suddenly stopped, turned his head, and looked at that slender figure.

Suddenly, his eyes widened.

I just thought the girl walking towards me was pretty, so I glanced at her a couple of times.

However, as the two passed each other, he caught a glimpse of her profile out of the corner of his eye and felt that she looked somewhat familiar.

At this moment, gazing at the girl's retreating figure—

Song Chen frowned, strode forward, and grabbed Qiao Mian's wrist. When he saw her face up close, he paused, somewhat hesitantly asking, "Are you Qiao Mian?"

Seeing that she couldn't avoid it any longer, Qiao Mian had no choice but to bite the bullet and admit, "I am Qiao Mian."

As soon as she finished speaking, she struggled and broke free from his hold.

As she turned to leave, Song Chen stopped her, saying, "You damned woman, it really is you!"

Song Chen stared intently at the woman's face, then paused again in surprise.

He was surprised because he never expected Qiao Mian to be so... beautiful!

He studied abroad when he was young and saw countless beautiful women, both at home and abroad, but none of them could compare to the amazement the woman in front of him had.

She is not the type of strikingly beautiful woman.

She is the kind of pure, alluring, and clean-looking beauty with a delicate, understated appearance.

She has an innate scholarly air about her, and a gentle and graceful demeanor.

When her eyebrows are slightly furrowed, she gives off a cool and distant feeling.

"Excuse me, could you move aside?"

Qiao Mian looked at Song Chen, who was blocking her way, with a calm expression.

Song Chen glanced at the legal department behind her and then remembered that his sister had mentioned to him before that Qiao Mian's law firm was cooperating with the Huo Group and that she was now stationed at the Huo Group...

"Attorney Qiao, you got me arrested, and my bar is still under investigation. Shouldn't we settle this score?"

Song Chen brought up old grievances with her.

Qiao Mian didn't want to confront someone who was prone to violence, so she said calmly, "Song Chen, this time, it was your brother-in-law who protected you. Otherwise, you would probably be in jail with your friends, Young Master Li and Young Master Shen. If I were you, I would learn from this experience instead of letting things calm down and cause trouble again."