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

"What are your thoughts?"

Gu Huai Nian loosened his tie, feeling as if flames were shooting out of his mouth.

Xiao Shi sighed, "You don't even like Qiao Mian, so why are you deliberately pursuing her and making things difficult for Yan Bei?"

Gu Huainian gritted his teeth: "I'm saving him! Qiao Mian only looks a tiny bit like Huo Wu. Look at him, he's gone mad again! He actually brought her into the Huo family business, what is he trying to do?"

"Do you want to emulate what you did six years ago, like keeping Huo Wu as a mistress, and keep Qiao Mian by your side as a secret lover?"

"I'm going to win Qiao Mian over, put an end to his hopes, and make him live a good life with Song Man from now on."

After hearing Gu Huainian's seemingly plausible reasoning, Xiao Shi was speechless. "So, you think that winning over Qiao Mian is saving him?"

"Otherwise! You just saw it yourself, he's completely treating Qiao Mian as a substitute for Huo Wu. If he continues like this, he'll end up in a mental hospital sooner or later."

Xiao Shi sighed helplessly, "Even Yan Bei's father doesn't dare interfere in his affairs. Do you really need to cause trouble here?"

"I'm causing trouble? I'm doing this for him..."

"Stop!"

Xiao Shi interrupted him: "Are you doing this for Yan Bei, or for Song Man?"

Gu Huainian coughed awkwardly, "Of course it's for Yan Bei..."

"Come on."

Xiao Shi asked, "Did Song Man go to your place again and say something?"

Gu Huai Nian turned his face away and remained silent.

Xiao Shi glared at him. "She can't handle Yan Bei, so she's using you as a pawn. Gu Huainian, you shouldn't have interfered in Yan Bei and Song Man's affairs. If you still can't let go of Song Man, then go after her. Anyway, she and Yan Bei are just a fake couple."

Upon hearing this, Gu Huainian exploded like a firecracker, "You surnamed Xiao, I've been honest and upright with my brothers, and my relationship with Song Man is completely innocent. I just feel sorry for Song Man."

"Six years ago, Song Man used her entire fortune as dowry to help Yan Bei get to his current position, and then waited for him for six years. In the end, she only got a false title. Isn't that a loss?"

"And what about Yan Bei? He doesn't appreciate Song Man's sacrifices and waiting, and like a madman, he's searching the world for women who resemble Huo Wu!"

"Besides, what is there for that little mute Huo Wu to think about? One fire killed several people, and Yan Bei took the blame and is in prison..."

Hearing this, Xiao Shi quickly covered his mouth, "You dare bring that up? Be careful Yan Bei beats you to death!"

Gu Huainian shoved Xiao Shi's hand away, "Even if you beat me to death, I'll still say it: Huo Wu, that little mute, was a menace! It's good that she's dead!"

After saying that, he strode away.

Xiao Shi sighed.

Looking up at the second floor, Huo Yanbei hadn't come down for so long, so he knew that today's card game was aimed at Gu Huainian.

This was also a warning to Gu Huainian not to have any ulterior motives towards Qiao Mian.

It seems that Gu Huainian has been harassing Qiao Mian quite a bit lately, otherwise Huo Yanbei wouldn't have used such a direct way to warn him tonight.

In fact, the most dignified way for brothers to deal with women or interests is to be straightforward and honest.

To avoid damaging the brotherhood.

Yan Bei did the right thing.

Xiao Shi followed them out, and after getting into the car, he glanced at Gu Huainian, who was about to block Huo Yanbei on WeChat, and said, "Alright, blocking and deleting is such a childish thing. You've done it countless times since you were a child, and in the end, you always add Yanbei back, don't you?"

Gu Huainian's finger trembled. He unblocked Huo Yanbei and sent him a message: 【Breaking off!】

The other person quickly replied with a single word: "Mm."

Gu Huainian huffed angrily, showing Xiao Shi the chat window. "Look! He wants to break up with me!"

Xiao Shi was speechless. "Didn't you suggest breaking off the friendship?"

"He agreed just because I suggested it?"

"Alright, alright, why are you acting all spoiled?"

Xiao Shi said with a disgusted look, "You saw Yan Bei's attitude tonight. Even though Qiao Mian is just a substitute, you can't have any dirty thoughts about her. From now on, stay away from Qiao Mian. I think that girl is really wronged. One treats her as a substitute, and the other uses her as a tool for another woman. They're all pretty despicable."

Xiao Shi rarely interfered in his brothers' private affairs, but regarding this matter, he felt that Qiao Mian was truly pitiful.

When Gu Huainian heard Xiao Shi curse Huo Yanbei along with him, he couldn't help but laugh. "Anyway, I won't give up on Qiao Mian. You have no idea, when Qiao Mian first saw me, she was so excited that she threw up. Do you think... she used to have a crush on me, and then I ignored her, so that's why she reacted so strongly?"

"She's so subservient to Yan Bei, but so cold to me. She's clearly just trying to get my attention!"

Xiao Shi opened the car door. "If you don't get out now, I'm going to throw up."

"..."

……

In the large bedroom, only one wall lamp was turned on.

Under the dim light, Qiao Mian lay on the soft bed, still fast asleep.

Her frail body was curled up like a shrimp, lying on her side, as if she lacked a sense of security.

Huo Yanbei sat on the edge of the bed, his rough fingertips gently and carefully tracing the woman's exquisite features.

Finally, his fingertips reached her soft lips.

Gently roll it over and knead it.

This action startled her.

She let out a soft, gentle moan, rubbed her cheek against the pillow, and mumbled indistinctly, "Stop it..."

Her voice was soft and sweet.

He felt that if A-Wu had been able to speak back then, her voice would have been soft and sweet.

Thinking of A-Wu, his heart suddenly ached.

Looking at Qiao Mian's face, it seemed to overlap little by little with A Wu's voice, appearance, and smile.

He imagined that Ah Wu would look just like Qiao Mian when she lost weight.

Back when he was with A-Wu, his friends made all sorts of jokes about it.

However, they didn't understand that although A-Wu was fat, her face was as beautiful as an angel's.

Awu is very fair-skinned.

Her skin was delicate and smooth.

It is no exaggeration to say that Awu's body is like a flawless piece of jade.

A man's desire for a woman is nothing more than lust at first sight.

That's how he treated A-Wu.

Just like now, with Qiao Mian.

Because she looked so much like A-Wu, he developed a possessive desire for her.

He couldn't stand Gu Huai Nian getting close to her.

He was also unhappy that Zhou Jinnan was being too friendly with her, so he sent him away on a business trip.

He stared at Qiao Mian for a while, then went to bed and lay down.

He wrapped his arms around the woman's waist, pulling her close and drawing her into his embrace.

Holding her soft, boneless body, inhaling the fragrance of her hair, the man gently brushed his increasingly hot forehead against hers.

When their noses touched, the woman shifted slightly, and as she raised her chin, her soft lips touched his.

At that moment, Qiao Mian's face in Huo Yanbei's eyes completely transformed into A Wu's face.

The man cupped the back of her head with his broad palms, lowered his head, and gently pecked at her eyebrows, eyes, and the tip of her nose with his cool, thin lips.

Finally, the ink settled on the corner of her lips, lingering there for a while before he finally couldn't resist kissing her red lips.