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

Qiao Mian then remembered that she hadn't found a suitable opportunity to return the bracelet to Gu Huainian.

However, when faced with Huo Yanbei's questioning, she felt there was no need to explain to him.

He ignored Gu Huai Nian.

He simply asked with a cold laugh, "Mr. Huo, you've brought up Attorney Gu again this time. How are you planning to deal with me?"

Before Huo Yanbei could speak, Gu Huainian, who had been ignored, walked up to her and said, "Attorney Qiao, aren't you being a little too cold to me?"

Qiao Mian: "Are we that close?"

Gu Huai Nian smiled and said, "How can we not be familiar? Haven't I been trying my best to pursue you?"

Qiao Mian felt a chill run down her spine, as if she had just heard a terrifying ghost story. She glared at him, turned around, and went into the police station.

"Wait, beautiful Qiao, I'm serious..."

Just as Gu Huai Nian was about to follow, Huo Yan Bei stepped aside and walked in front of him.

It blocked his gaze from following Qiao Mian.

Gu Huainian clicked his tongue: "It was just a joke, why are you so upset?"

Huo Yanbei gave him a cold look. "You gave her something?"

"yes."

Gu Huainian grinned: "A limited edition bracelet worth 150,000."

The man frowned: "Are you sure she accepted it?"

Gu Huainian raised an eyebrow smugly: "Anyway, she didn't return it. What woman can resist the temptation of jewelry? No matter how powerful the sword is, isn't it still just a woman?"

Huo Yanbei's face darkened considerably. He returned to the main topic: "We'll try our best to mediate later."

Gu Huainian patted his chest and said, "I guarantee Qiao Mian will obediently drop the case."

Huo Yanbei gave a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, but said nothing.

As the two entered the mediation room, the police happened to pull up the surveillance video.

Qiao Mian sat in front of the computer, waiting to watch the surveillance footage.

Huo Yanbei and Gu Huainian walked over and sat down, and the police opened a segment of surveillance video that they had captured in advance.

In the video, among a large group of playful children, Qiao Mian accurately captured the figures of her daughter Qiao Muxin and Huo Sinian.

As the video played frame by frame, Qiao Mian's expression grew increasingly grim.

The so-called truth about Qiao Muxin knocking down Huo Sinian is—

In the scene, while Qiao Muxin is sliding down the spiral slide on the third floor of the castle, Huo Sinian is climbing up the slide on the first floor.

Qiao Muxin slid down a sharp turn and saw Huo Sinian in the middle of the slide. Afraid of bumping into her, she grabbed the handrail in fright.

The little guy hung on the slide for a while before finally climbing up.

Huo Sinian was so frightened by the near collision with Qiao Muxin that she fell down the middle of the slide and hit her head.

From beginning to end, Qiao Muxin never bumped into Huo Sinian...

Then came the scene of Huo Sinian bursting into tears, and staff members coming over to inquire about and comfort her.

Huo Sinian was probably stunned, thinking that Qiao Muxin on the slide had bumped into her. So, when the staff asked who had knocked her down, she pointed to Qiao Muxin.

Then the staff member held the crying Huo Sinian and found Jiang Yun to tell her about the child's injury.

The last video clip shows Jiang Yun slapping Qiao Muxin across the face.

After watching several videos, Qiao Mian suppressed her anger and looked at Huo Yanbei. "Mr. Huo, you've seen it clearly. My daughter didn't knock down your daughter, yet she received a slap from your family member without any explanation. What do you have to say now?"

Despite trying her best to suppress her emotions, she clearly sounded annoyed when she spoke.

Huo Yanbei pursed his thin lips and remained silent.

Gu Huai Nian had not expected this outcome.

Jiang Yun, who was already in the wrong for hitting someone, is now even more in the wrong.

Afterwards, Huo Yanbei made a phone call and spoke with the police privately for a few minutes. The police then asked the group to sit down and proceed with the mediation process.

"Ms. Qiao, Mr. Huo is willing to have Ms. Jiang Yun apologize to you and compensate you for the child's medical expenses and emotional distress."

Gu Huainian then spoke up, "Qiao Mian, we are very sincere. What other conditions do you have? Please feel free to mention them."

Qiao Mian ignored Gu Huainian and said directly to the police officer, "Officer, I do not accept mediation. Since the case has been investigated and clarified, let's proceed with the legal process."

The police officer hesitated for a moment and looked at Huo Yanbei.

Although the law is strictly enforced, in all the cases he has handled, he has never seen a woman dare to stand up to the Huo family.

Looking across the entire capital city, who would dare to offend the Huo family?

"Officer, could we talk alone?"

Huo Yanbei asked.

The police officer nodded and left the mediation room.

Qiao Mian remained silent, waiting for the other party to make a move.

Huo Yanbei remained silent.

He leaned back lazily in his chair, his hands casually folded in front of him, looking very calm and serene.

Gu Huainian broke the silence: "Qiao Mian, it's unwise to do things without leaving yourself a way out."

Qiao Mian sneered, "So, what kind of trump card has Attorney Gu come up with to deal with me?"

Gu Huainian smiled knowingly: "I still have the video of you accepting that 100,000 yuan."

Qiao Mian's expression remained completely calm. "Doesn't Attorney Gu have anything else to do but threaten people all day long?"

Gu Huainian clicked his tongue: "There's nothing I can do, I'm just doing my duty."

Qiao Mian looked at Huo Yanbei, who remained silent, and asked, "Mr. Huo, if I insist on pursuing legal action, are you really going to release the video of me accepting money?"

The man tilted his head slightly, raising an eyebrow: "Perhaps."

Qiao Mian frowned, hesitated for a few seconds, then took out an agreement from her bag and pushed it in front of him. "President Huo should not have forgotten that 100,000 yuan. At the time, I wrote it into the supplementary agreement, and we have settled the matter."

The man lowered his eyes, glanced at it, fiddled with the walnut-red bracelet on his wrist, and gave a faint "hmm".

He maintained a calm and composed demeanor, as if he were in complete control.

Qiao Mian couldn't figure out what he was thinking, so she took out her phone and opened a video.

In the video, Lin Shuang, the victim in the mute girl case, holds her ID card and makes a real-name report accusing Song Chen of maliciously bullying her, harboring stolen goods, and using illegal drugs.

As Qiao Mian showed the video to Huo Yanbei and Gu Huainian, she said, "You think you're the only ones who've made thorough preparations?"

Gu Huainian stared in shock, "Damn, Qiao Mian, you're really insidious! You dare to bring up the mute girl case at a time like this and drag Song Chen into it? You've got guts!"

Compared to Gu Huainian's shock, Huo Yanbei's expression was much calmer.

However, his expression visibly darkened.

A hint of displeasure flickered in his eyes.

The man's features were sharp and taut, his voice cold and menacing. "Qiao Mian, I warned you before, don't touch Song Chen."

Even a rabbit will bite when cornered.

After saying that, Qiao Mian put away her phone, stretched, and leaned back in her seat.

Although she was intimidated by Huo Yanbei's extremely oppressive aura, she still forced herself to remain calm and said, "If you don't bring up old grievances to threaten me, I won't make a big deal out of this."