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

Do you want to talk to me?

Qiao Mucheng stared at the WeChat message sent by Uncle Huo, and his little brain started working.

Is Uncle Huo confessing his love to Mom?

He felt it was necessary to confirm, so he replied: "Want to date?"

……

Beijing First People's Hospital.

Huo Yanbei was leaning against the window of the stairwell, smoking.

A WeChat message popped up on my phone.

When he saw the reply, "Want to date?", his tightly furrowed brows twitched slightly.

Qiao Mian said...about dating?

In the afternoon, she was cold and aloof towards him, her eyes filled with hatred, but now she's bringing up dating?

Was she joking, or was she serious?

Huo Yanbei replied: 【What do you mean?】

When Qiao Mucheng saw the new reply, he called his younger brother and sister over while Qiao Mian and Ruan Wei were busy cooking in the kitchen.

After reading the chat, Qiao Muxin's eyes lit up. "Uncle Huo is asking for Mom's opinion. It seems Uncle Huo really likes Mom."

Qiao Muyue nodded in agreement, "Should we show it to Mom and let her reply?"

Qiao Mucheng shook his head, "Let's help Mom figure out Uncle Huo's intentions before we tell her."

Qiao Muxin: "Yes, judging from the photos, Uncle Huo isn't very handsome and doesn't seem to be a good match for Mom. Let's continue to observe him for a while."

Qiao Muyue agreed.

After considering his younger siblings' opinions, Qiao Mucheng replied: "If you want to be in a relationship, you need to show sincerity."

When Huo Yanbei saw this WeChat message, the corner of his lips twitched.

Qiao Mian wasn't joking; she genuinely wanted to date him...

Didn't she always refuse to be with him before?

Why did your attitude change so quickly?

Moreover, I had a lot of complaints about him in the afternoon because of the child.

As the cigarette burned out, Huo Yanbei extinguished the last embers, tossed it into the trash can, and replied, "What sincerity?"

After receiving the WeChat message, Qiao Mucheng showed it to his younger siblings.

Qiao Muyue: "If we're being sincere... I think we should make him pursue my mother passionately, like the male lead in a TV drama does when he pursues the female lead."

Qiao Muxin chimed in, "That's right, our class teacher, Ms. Li, receives a bouquet of flowers every day. She's so lucky!"

Qiao Mucheng thought it made sense, so he replied: 【Pursue me.】

Huo Yanbei stared at the words "Chase me," and a vein throbbed on his forehead.

Pursue her?

Something feels off...

Just as I was pondering this, I heard Song Man and Jiang Yun arguing in the corridor.

"Manman, since your parents passed away, I've been by your side, taking care of you and Achen. I've done my best, haven't I?"

"I've always treated you like my own daughter. I've seen you haven't been feeling well lately and you've been so busy with the tour, so I kindly helped take care of your child. Now that this has happened, you're just going to abandon me?"

Jiang Yun tearfully recounted a long story.

Seeing how angry she was, Song Man quickly helped her sit down on a bench in the corridor. "Auntie, I didn't say I wouldn't take care of you. You hit Qiao Mian's daughter, and this matter has already reached the police station. Yan Bei said that Qiao Mian has already taken the child for a forensic examination. The best solution now is to settle privately..."

"You mean you want me to apologize to that wild child?"

Jiang Yun jumped up, angrily saying, "I hit that wild child because I was protecting Niannian! The bump on Niannian's head hasn't even gone down yet! If you ask me, that slap was too lenient!"

"Apologize? Where would I put my face? I'd rather hang myself! Manman, I'm your own aunt. If you don't help me settle this, I'll kill myself!"

Jiang Yun, with tears streaming down her face, made a scene, wailing and threatening, before striding away in her high heels.

Fearing that Jiang Yun's temper might cause more trouble, Song Man hurriedly chased after her for a couple of steps, but caught a bit of wind and couldn't help but cover her mouth and cough.

Huo Yanbei walked over and helped her up.

Song Man looked up at Huo Yanbei, her eyes welling up with tears of grievance. "Yanbei, did you hear everything?"

"Um."

Song Man grasped his hand. "My aunt is too proud to apologize. Yan Bei, let's think of a way to get Qiao Mian to drop the case."

Huo Yanbei frowned slightly: "I can't interfere with what she does."

"You're her boss. What do you ask her to do? Does she think she can't obey?"

Huo Yanbei pursed his thin lips, "The assault has nothing to do with work."

Song Man hesitated for a moment, then said, "How about we give her some money..."

"Giving money probably won't solve the problem."

As a deep, resonant voice rang out, Gu Huainian walked over from the other end of the corridor.

Song Man coughed a few times, covering her mouth: "What do you mean by that?"

Seeing that her cheeks were flushed from coughing, Gu Huainian was vaguely worried, but he didn't show it on his face. He just spoke in a much gentler tone: "I just came back from the police station. The police have obtained the surveillance video and called Qiao Mian to confirm. Qiao Mian will not accept any apology or mediation, so even if you give her money, she will not accept it."

Song Man frowned. "Since she's so ruthless, I'm going to report this to the police too. Her daughter knocked Niannian down, and she has a big bump on her head. I have the medical report, and I'm going to hold her accountable!"

"no the same."

Gu Huainian explained, "In the case of Niannian bumping into her daughter, legally speaking, the child's parents will at most receive a reprimand and education, and you will be compensated for some medical expenses. This is completely different from the case of your aunt injuring someone else's child."

Song Man: "What will my aunt do if Qiao Mian keeps pressing the issue?"

According to Article 43 of the Law on Penalties for Administration of Public Security, anyone who intentionally injures another person shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days.

After Huo Yanbei finished speaking calmly, he looked at Gu Huainian and added, "If the person who was beaten is a minor, the law stipulates that they will be severely punished and will face detention of ten to fifteen days, right?"

"..."

Gu Huai Nian was taken aback.

But then he remembered that Huo Yanbei was so familiar with the law because he had been influenced by Huo Wu, so he couldn't help but tease him: "You can recite the law so fluently, if you didn't know better, you'd think you were the lawyer."

Huo Yanbei ignored him.

Song Man secretly clenched her fingers.

Huo Yanbei's ability to recite legal provisions fluently proves that he still hasn't let go of Huo Wu...

Thinking about all this, she felt both jealousy and hatred.

Is she really not even as good as a dead person?

Song Man forced herself to compose herself and got back to the point: "So what do we do now? Are we really just going to watch my aunt go to jail for half a month? She has a heart condition; going to jail would be the death of her."

As Song Man spoke, she was on the verge of tears, "Yan Bei, with the Huo family's connections in political circles, could you pull some strings and help my aunt?"

Huo Yanbei patted her shoulder lightly, "Go inside and keep Nian Nian company, I'll chat with Huai Nian for a while."