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

Qiao Mian had just stepped out of the legal department when her phone rang.

She turned back to answer the phone, and Huo Yanbei's cold voice came through the receiver: "Attorney Qiao, come to my office."

Qiao Mian's nerves tensed instantly. After hastily replying "Okay," the other party hung up the phone.

It's after get off work hours now, and she has no idea why he called her to his office...

Ever since that night when he proposed a deal with her, she feels quite awkward being in the same space as him now.

I was still a little apprehensive.

She feared that he might take advantage of his position to do something inappropriate to her.

She subconsciously touched her lips.

It felt as if the scent of his forceful kiss with hers from that night still lingered...

Thinking about all this made my breathing a little unsteady.

Entering the CEO's office felt like facing a formidable enemy.

I stood far away from my desk.

"Mr. Huo, what are your instructions?"

She asked nervously.

Huo Yanbei flipped through the documents in his hand and handed them over, saying, "I have a dinner engagement tonight. Review this contract and give it to me."

Qiao Mian was taken aback: "Now?"

The man, still holding the documents, frowned slightly when he saw her looking like she wanted to stand at least two miles away, and her disapproving expression at the last-minute overtime. "Is it that hard to understand me? Or do I have to walk over and deliver it to you personally?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Mian hurriedly shook her head.

After taking the documents, she pursed her lips and explained, "Mr. Huo, because you asked me to work overtime at the last minute, I haven't had time to arrange things at home, so could you perhaps find someone else to help you..."

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

Huo Yanbei slumped back into his chair, arms crossed, and looked at her with a leisurely air. "What do you mean by 'family matters'?"

Qiao Mian spoke frankly, "I need to pick my child up from the daycare before 8:30..."

The man raised an eyebrow, feigning ignorance: "So, you don't have a useless boyfriend."

Qiao Mian paused for a moment before remembering that she had lied about having a boyfriend before...

Now that she'd been exposed, she simply admitted, "No..."

Why did you lie?

He asked again.

"Avoid entanglements with members of the opposite sex..."

Huo Yanbei sat up straight, placing his hands crossed on the table. "When you say you're being entangled with someone of the opposite sex, are you referring to Gu Huainian, who sent you flowers, or me, your client?"

Qiao Mian lifted her eyelids, met his gaze for a moment, and then quickly lowered her eyes again.

"It's Gu Huainian."

She wanted to say that she initially made up the excuse of having a boyfriend to guard against him.

However, since he just emphasized his identity as the "client's boss," will she still dare to tell the truth?

We can't afford to offend the client.

"So, Gu Huai Nian doesn't meet your marriage requirements?"

The man asked, trying to persuade him.

"Looking for a spouse?"

Qiao Mian looked completely bewildered.

How did this turn into a marriage proposal?

Huo Yanbei narrowed his eyes slightly: "Attorney Qiao isn't looking for a spouse?"

"..."

Qiao Mian was even more confused.

She wondered if someone in the company was spreading rumors about her.

Did it even reach Huo Yanbei's ears?

But it doesn't matter anymore.

When I was at Ronghua Law Firm, what kind of rumors hadn't I heard?

Thinking of this, she had a sudden thought and decided to make the 'misunderstanding' official: "Um... I'm looking for a husband recently."

Perhaps saying this will keep Huo Yanbei away from her...

As she lowered her head, pondering her own schemes and feeling fortunate for her quick thinking, Huo Yanbei stood up and walked up to her.

Feeling a pressured gaze, Qiao Mian looked up in surprise.

He panicked and took a step back.

The man grabbed her slender waist and pulled her into his arms.

With a strong pull of the arm.

Qiao Mian's body was lifted into the air, and the next moment, she sat steadily on the desk.

Before she could react, he leaned down and pressed down on her.

A pair of arms braced on either side of her body, firmly imprisoning the slender woman in the shadow cast by the tall figure.

"You look down on Gu Huai Nian, so what about me?"

He looked at her with amusement and asked.

Qiao Mian was shocked that he dared to take advantage of her in his office, and her flustered face turned bright red.

A pair of small hands quickly pressed against the man's broad shoulders, and she leaned back as far as possible to create distance between them.

However, his hot breath still managed to seep into her nostrils.

Qiao Mian was somewhat embarrassed and annoyed, but she didn't dare to upset him.

The memory of Huo Yanbei's madness on her body at this very desk remains vivid...

Seeing that she was extremely flustered, he remained silent.

The man's long, slender fingers pinched her small face. "Speak."

"I……"

Qiao Mian pursed her lips. "Mr. Huo, you are already married, and you are not even in my consideration..."

Upon hearing this answer, Huo Yanbei's eyes became meaningful: "What if I weren't married?"

Qiao Mian found his hypothetical question ridiculous and immediately retorted, "If Mr. Huo were single, and my status and position were vastly different from yours, even if I considered you, Mr. Huo, would you be willing to marry me?"

She dropped a bombshell on him.

Because she knew very well that even if Huo Yanbei were not married, he would never be with a woman like her, whose status and position were worlds apart from his.

When she said "together," she meant marrying her and making her Mrs. Huo.

Back when she was secretly dating Huo Yanbei, she knew all too well that she and he had no future.

However, she was still unable to extricate herself from that forbidden relationship.

At that time, she truly loved him.

So whenever he promised to be with her for life, the nineteen-year-old girl was innocent and naive.

She made him her whole world, naively thinking that as long as he loved her, she wouldn't mind being his mistress...

But now, she has long since transformed from that naive girl into a mother who has weathered many storms and knows exactly what she wants.

She would never do what she did back then and jump into the same fire pit again.

The man's gaze gradually turned cold.

She smiled slightly. "So, Mr. Huo, whether you're married or not, you're not in my consideration."

She thought she had made herself very clear, but Huo Yanbei suddenly lowered his head and bit her lip.

"Qiao Mian, relationships between men and women do not necessarily need to be bound or maintained by marriage."

As he spoke, he held the back of her head tightly, gently kissed the corner of her lips, and coaxed in a hoarse voice, "Qiao Mian, let me tell you frankly, I need you, but I won't give you any title. All I can give you is money."

At this moment, Qiao Mian's heart felt as if it were being trampled under his feet and repeatedly crushed.

His thinking is exactly the same as it was six years ago.

He simply needed her.

Nothing else matters.

Qiao Mian was furious and pushed him away with all her might. "Mr. Huo, my purpose in seeking a husband is to get married openly and honestly, not to be a mistress who can't be seen in public. Please have some self-respect."

After saying that, she got off her desk, picked up the stack of documents, nodded, and said, "I will finish them and hand them over to you as soon as possible."