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

"good……"

Song Man hesitated for a moment before entering the ward.

Huo Yanbei didn't explicitly refuse, so he probably won't abandon her aunt.

After watching Song Man enter the ward, Gu Huai Nian turned to Huo Yan Bei and asked, "Song Man is so anxious about her aunt's matter. You could have easily resolved it with a little effort. Why didn't you say anything earlier?"

Huo Yanbei leaned against the wall, his hands casually in his pockets. "Using a sledgehammer to crack a nut will only make things worse."

"What do you mean?"

"Don't forget, Qiao Mian is a lawyer. She knows best how to use the law. Even if she uses connections to suppress this case, don't forget how those two young masters from the Shen and Li families ended up in jail."

Gu Huainian: "Do you still suspect that Qiao Mian was behind the arrests of the two young masters from the Shen and Li families?"

"It's not doubt, it's confirmation."

"But she is not 'Hanging Sword'."

Huo Yanbei pulled up a photo on his phone and showed it to Gu Huainian: "At the same time that Xuanjian posted on Weibo, Qiao Mian appeared in an internet cafe. I had the technician restore the data usage traces of that machine. Qiao Mian logged into Weibo on that machine. Isn't that enough to explain everything?"

"Holy crap!"

Gu Huainian exclaimed in surprise, "She's actually 'Hanging Sword'? I'm even a follower of hers on Weibo! I never imagined that 'Hanging Sword' herself is actually Qiao Mian!"

Gu Huainian was shocked.

His eyes were full of admiration.

Within their circle, "Hanging Sword" is a mysterious bigwig who is rarely seen, fearless of power, and dedicated to upholding justice.

Everyone guessed that "Hanging Sword" must be a man of great courage.

I never expected that "Hanging Sword" would actually be a woman.

It was Qiao Mian, whom he had bullied.

Gu Huainian shook his head and chuckled, "So, this case can't be blown out of proportion. We can only hope that Qiao Mian will agree to a private settlement."

Huo Yanbei nodded, "Yes."

Gu Huainian pondered for a few seconds, then raised an eyebrow. "Being able to go undercover to gather evidence and almost overturn the mute girl case, forcing you, the president of the Huo Group, to actively offer business to Ronghua Law Firm, makes Qiao Mian worthy of the title 'Hanging Sword'."

At this point, Gu Huainian's lips curled into a sly smile: "But don't we still have leverage over her?"

……

The next day.

In the morning, Qiao Mian got up, prepared breakfast, and placed it on the dining table.

Ruan Wei and the children were still sleeping. After leaving a note, she went out to go to the police station.

As soon as I stepped out of the alley, I saw a familiar Rolls-Royce parked on the side of the road.

It was Huo Yanbei's car.

Qiao Mian knew that he had come to see her, probably because of Song Man's aunt Jiang Yun.

She didn't want to talk to him.

I took a detour to the bus stop.

She hadn't walked more than a few steps when the Rolls-Royce turned around and blocked her way.

Huo Yanbei rested one arm on the car window, his slender fingers holding a half-smoked cigarette. His cold, deep features were expressionless, and his voice was indifferent. "Get in the car."

Qiao Mian looked displeased: "President Huo, this is not working time, we have nothing to talk about."

"Then there's nothing we can do."

"..."

As Qiao Mian stared in disbelief, Huo Yanbei opened the car door, got out, and swept her up in his arms.

"Mr. Huo, please have some self-respect."

Qiao Mian stared at him in alarm.

Huo Yanbei lowered his eyes, his gaze falling on the woman's fair and clean face: "Didn't you want to date me? Why are you pretending to be so self-respecting?"

Qiao Mian pushed his shoulder in embarrassment and annoyance: "Who...who wants to date you?"

The man sneered, "Fine, don't admit it then. But I didn't come to you about that."

After saying that, he carried her into the car.

Qiao Mian didn't have time to pay attention to the topic of "dating" and her first reaction was to get off the bus.

However, as soon as I grasped the door handle, the door locked.

Immediately afterwards, the car drove off.

She had no choice but to give up.

Leaning close to the car window, he frowned and looked at Huo Yanbei: "Mr. Huo, what are you trying to say?"

Seeing her flushed face, like a child, Huo Yanbei couldn't help but reach out and ruffle her hair. "Qiao Mian, I'm not arguing with you."

Qiao Mian pushed his hand away with a cold face. "You've come to see me because of your wife's aunt, Jiang Yun?"

Huo Yanbei's gaze sharpened slightly. "How do you know she's Song Man's aunt, and even know her name?"

Qiao Mian was taken aback.

I really want to slap myself in the face.

He made me so angry that I let it slip.

However, she quickly made amends, saying, "She slapped my daughter, so naturally I had to find out from the police who she was and what her name was, right?"

Upon hearing this, Huo Yanbei, without suspicion, asked, "What are you planning to do about this?"

Qiao Mian looked at him quietly. "Mr. Huo, are you asking me this question as Jiang Yun's family member?"

Is there a difference?

He asked rhetorically.

Qiao Mian twitched the corner of her mouth. "So, you're going to interfere in this case again?"

The man thought for two seconds and then hummed in agreement.

Qiao Mian gritted her teeth and said bluntly, "I will not accept mediation. I will take legal action."

"And...what about compensation?"

"I don't accept it."

She spoke absolutely, leaving no room for doubt.

Huo Yanbei grabbed her wrist. "Do you really want to make a scene?"

Qiao Mian laughed angrily, "Jiang Yun hit my daughter, and you're saying I'm making a scene? Mr. Huo, so it wasn't your daughter who got hit!"

She couldn't control her emotions and spoke a little loudly in her last sentence.

Huo Yanbei's expression turned somewhat grim. "It's wrong to hurt someone, and it's not wrong for you to protect your daughter, but there are many ways to punish others. You don't necessarily have to go to such extremes."

Qiao Mian's eyes were icy. "What exactly are you trying to say?"

Huo Yanbei: "What I mean is, have Jiang Yun apologize to you, give you some compensation, and then you'll drop the case."

Qiao Mian coldly retorted with two words, "Dream on."

The man sighed and ruffled her hair. "You're really stubborn."

"Don't touch me."

Qiao Mian, like a stressed little wildcat, pushed his hand away: "My attitude is very clear, there's nothing more to talk about between us, Mr. Huo, please stop the car."

Huo Yanbei pursed his lips. "Going to the police station?"

"right."

"Let's go together then."

Qiao Mian bit her lip. "Fine, the police have already retrieved the surveillance video. Let's see together how my daughter knocked your daughter down."

At this point, he added, "Of course, if it was my daughter who bumped into your daughter, I would apologize and compensate your daughter for her medical expenses."

Seeing that she was cold and showed no mercy, Huo Yanbei chuckled and said nothing.

More than half an hour later, the two arrived at the police station.

However, as soon as she got off the bus, she ran into Gu Huainian.

"Beautiful Qiao."

Gu Huainian waved to her with a grin, glancing at her bare, fair wrist. "Tsk tsk, why aren't you wearing the bracelet I gave you?"

Huo Yanbei lowered his brows and looked at Qiao Mian, "You didn't accept any of the things I gave you, but you accepted his bracelet?"