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

Song Chen grabbed her arm and said through gritted teeth, "Don't think that just because you're a lawyer, I won't dare to touch you."

Qiao Mian struggled but couldn't break free. However, she remained calm and said, "I work for Huo's now. If you mess with me, you're also harming your brother-in-law's interests."

"Are you trying to scare me with my brother-in-law?"

Song Chen glanced behind her.

Seeing how close the legal department was to the president's office, she couldn't help but recall the scene at the police station where her brother-in-law had carried her out of the mediation room. Her brows furrowed immediately: "You keep bringing up my brother-in-law. You're not after him, are you? Trying to seduce him and climb the corporate ladder, are you?"

People can actually laugh when they're speechless.

Qiao Mian ignored him and struggled to break free from his hold. Song Chen glared at her and said, "I'm warning you, my sister and brother-in-law are very much in love, and their daughter is six years old. You think you can seduce him? Don't even think about it!"

When Qiao Mian heard Song Chen say that Huo Yanbei's daughter was six years old, her heart clenched. She shook him off with all her might, "I have a boyfriend, and he's a thousand times, ten thousand times better than your brother-in-law! I must be out of my mind to seduce someone I don't even like!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she turned around and saw Huo Yanbei standing behind her at some point.

He was frowning, looking at her with a serious expression.

His aura was chilling, which made Chen Ke, who was standing next to him, turn pale.

I was sweating bullets for Qiao Mian.

What Attorney Qiao just said was full of disdain...

When has President Huo ever been disliked like this?

For a moment, the atmosphere fell into an awkward, deathly silence.

Qiao Mian met his gaze quietly.

She bit her lip tightly, her fingers clenched so tightly they were drained of color.

The sharp pain that welled up in her heart made her feel suffocated.

She took a deep breath, about to say something, when Huo Yanbei, without looking at her, walked straight past her to Song Chen, who was visibly flustered, and asked in a calm tone, "Why are you here?"

Seeing that his brother-in-law wasn't angry with him, Song Chen breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at Qiao Mian, who was bending down to pick up her bag, and raised his voice a little, saying, "Brother-in-law, my sister made a big table of your favorite dishes. I happen to be nearby, so let me go home with you for dinner."

Huo Yanbei frowned and subconsciously turned around, only to catch a glimpse of a figure disappearing around the corner of the corridor.

He paused for two seconds, turned around, and walked into the office.

He sat down in the leather chair behind his desk, lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and asked in a cold voice, "What do you want?"

Seeing that his lie had been exposed, Song Chen sat up on the desk, chuckled, and was about to speak when the man's gloomy gaze swept over him. "Get out."

"Oh……"

Song Chen immediately slid down and sat properly in the chair. "Brother-in-law, my sister has been forcing me to go to work at Bai Rong these past two days, but I don't like that kind of boring office work that I do all day."

"I still prefer being a bar owner. My goal is to open a whole street of bars. Isn't that cool?"

Huo Yanbei frowned: "Let's get down to business."

Song Chen coughed, then, unusually serious, said, "My bar has been ordered to close for rectification, and the earliest it can reopen is the end of the month. I'm thinking of using this time to open another bar..."

As he finished speaking, his voice grew softer and softer.

The man tapped his fingers lightly on the table. "Get to the point."

"I need some start-up capital."

Huo Yanbei tapped the table idly with his long fingers. "Bairong is your company. If you need funds, go to the finance department. Why do you need to ask me?"

Song Chen pouted, "Brother-in-law, although I don't manage the company's affairs, I know that you've been the one who truly controls Bairong all these years. If I could get money from the finance department, I wouldn't be asking you for help."

At this point, he started to play the victim, "My sister even limited my credit card limit, so I can't get any money at all. Brother-in-law, please help me."

After a few seconds of thoughtful silence, Huo Yanbei said, "I can give you the funds, but I want to invest in my own name. You are only responsible for management and operation. If there are losses, you can go back to work at the company."

After careful consideration, Song Chen snapped his fingers and said, "Okay!"

Although my brother-in-law has invested in the bar and become its major shareholder, it's not bad for him to be the second largest shareholder.

This is much better than the expected result.

Before he came, he had absolutely no hope.

"Brother-in-law, it's settled then, no backing out allowed."

Huo Yanbei raised his chin: "We'll find some time later and have Chen Ke take you to sign the agreement and go through the procedures."

"Is it that troublesome?"

"You can do it without the hassle."

Song Chen chuckled, "It's better to go through the trouble..."

After he finished speaking, he waved and turned to leave. Huo Yanbei's cold voice came from behind him, "If you don't want to end up like your two friends, don't mess with Attorney Qiao in the future."

Song Chen snorted and reluctantly replied, "Okay..."

After Song Chen left, the huge office was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Huo Yanbei's face darkened.

The words Qiao Mian had just spoken in the corridor echoed in my ears.

Is her boyfriend a thousand times, ten thousand times better than him?

Does she love her boyfriend very much?

For some reason, he felt as if something sharp had pierced his heart.

Chen Ke, who hadn't dared to utter a sound for a while, was still preoccupied with Song Chen's request for funds.

"Mr. Huo, didn't you always want Song Chen to go back to work at the company, learn management, and take over Bai Rong's position as soon as possible? Why did you agree to let him open another bar?"

Huo Yanbei snapped out of his daze and pressed his throbbing temples. "Even if we tie him to the company now, he won't stay there. There are similarities between managing a company and a bar. You should find someone knowledgeable in business management to stay by his side and teach him more."

Chen Ke then realized, "So you wanted to train him in a different way, to let him learn management."

Just then, my phone rang.

When Huo Yanbei saw the number on his phone screen, he frowned but didn't answer.

Chen Ke glanced over, looking worried. "President Huo, these past few days, the old man has been urging you to go back to the old house, but you haven't answered. I'm afraid if you don't go back soon, the old man will come to the company."

Huo Yanbei frowned, glanced at his watch, and stood up, saying, "Return."

……

Because of Song Chen's harassment, I was more than half an hour late picking up my child.

Fortunately, the teacher was very kind and didn't complain at all.

On the way back, I went to the market and bought meat and vegetables.

There is also a fish.

"Ms. Qiao Mian, are you not planning to live through tomorrow after today?"

As they climbed the stairs, Qiao Mucheng took the bag from one of her hands and pouted, asking a question.

With some of the weight relieved, Qiao Mian raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her temples. After catching her breath, she gently patted her son's head and said, "Mom rarely has time today, so I wanted to make you something delicious."