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

However, Qiao Mian didn't think too much about it and asked, "Does that require me to pay any price?"

Given the conditions, she actually felt it was reasonable.

Yue Chen: "The penalty for breach of contract that Tongchen pays on behalf of Attorney Qiao will be deducted from Attorney Qiao's salary on a monthly or annual basis. You can decide the specific percentage to be deducted. Moreover, after you join the company, Tongchen will not restrict you with the specific term of the employment contract or the penalty for breach of contract. Even if you want to leave the company midway, you can still repay the 600,000 yuan slowly."

After listening carefully, a faint glimmer of light appeared in Qiao Mian's dark eyes.

These conditions are really considerate.

Although she could have stayed with Huo for another six months and saved the 600,000 yuan penalty debt.

However, just thinking about having to work with Huo Yanbei for the remaining six months, and even being forced to become entangled with him and become his lover...

She felt that, let alone 600,000, she would pay an even greater price to get completely away from him.

The bait that Tong Chen offered was the only way to solve her problem.

Although she still had doubts about Tong Chen's "excessive admiration for her," this was her only chance to leave smoothly, and she had no reason to miss it.

Qiao Mian made up her mind: "Attorney Yue, I am willing to join Tongchen."

Yue Chen breathed a sigh of relief and held out a hand to her. "That's great. Attorney Qiao, please apply for your resignation as soon as possible. Tong Chen will transfer the 600,000 yuan to your account then."

"Um."

Qiao Mian nodded and continued, "This 600,000 yuan will be written into my employment contract with Tong Chen. We'll discuss the specific details later."

"Can."

"Let's add each other on WeChat. We can communicate anytime if anything comes up."

"it is good."

After adding each other on WeChat, Yue Chen escorted Qiao Mian out of the office.

Upon returning, he went straight into the inner office, looking as if he had just fought a tough battle, and slumped wearily onto the sofa.

He pointed to his sweat-drenched forehead, giving the man leisurely sipping tea beside him a bitter and resentful look. "Zhou Jinan, dealing with a woman is harder than my college entrance exam... no, harder than the bar exam!"

"Qiao Mian is such a perceptive woman. She questioned me several times just now, and I couldn't answer a single question. Luckily, you, the mastermind behind the scenes, sent me WeChat messages to guide me. Otherwise, I would have ruined this whole scheme you set up."

After saying that, he pointed to his arm and said, "See? I still have goosebumps! She's so hard to deal with."

Zhou Jinnan raised an eyebrow and said thoughtfully, "When she was in high school, she was exceptionally intelligent and had excellent grades. She just looks weak and easy to manipulate on the outside, but she is actually very resilient and stubborn on the inside."

"Since he's a smart person, why doesn't he just accept the 600,000 yuan? It's foolish to try and repay it through his salary."

Zhou Jinnan smiled gently. "So, you don't understand her. She's a very sensitive person. She wouldn't accept something offered to her for free."

Yue Chen remained noncommittal: "You opened this Tongchen Law Firm, and then you set up a scheme to help her resign. Zhou Jinnan, for Qiao Mian, you emptied your entire fortune. Was it really worth it?"

Zhou Jinnan's gaze was firm. "It's worth it."

Yue Chen gave him a thumbs up, "What if your deep affection doesn't get a response?"

I don't need her to respond.

Zhou Jinnan smiled bitterly: "Six years ago, if I hadn't broken my promise to her, perhaps she wouldn't be going through such a difficult time, and she wouldn't have gotten involved with that person again."

As he spoke, his eyes reddened. "Back then, I was cowardly and didn't protect her. This time, no matter the cost, I will give her a peaceful life."

Yue Chen was moved.

He and Zhou Jinnan were college roommates.

The two talked about everything.

He knew that Zhou Jinnan hadn't dated anyone all these years because he always had a girl in his heart.

Therefore, I can understand him very well.

Yue Chen patted Zhou Jinnan on the shoulder, "Now that you're almost there, when do you plan to reunite with Qiao Mian and tell her that you were the one helping her behind the scenes?"

"Let's wait until she joins Tongchen. As for me helping her..."

Zhou Jinnan gave him a warning look: "I'm worried that she'll feel guilty if she finds out, so don't tell her about this."

"Fine, you love-struck fool!"

Yue Chen smiled helplessly, "But you have a good eye, kid. Qiao Mian is really beautiful. Working with her in the future, just looking at her face every day will be a pleasure."

Zhou Jinan nudged his chest with his elbow. "If you look at her one more time, I'll gouge your eyes out."

"Tsk tsk, look at your sour face. The goddess you had a crush on when you were a kid, how could I dare to make a move on her?"

……

It was already 2 PM when Qiao Mian left Tongchen Law Firm.

I only saw several missed calls when I was checking my phone on the subway.

It was Chen Ke who made the call this morning.

At that time, she was at Tongchen Law Firm, and her phone was always on silent, so she didn't receive the call.

Not knowing what Chen Ke wanted to talk to her about, Qiao Mian immediately called him back.

Chen Ke was in the president's office when she received the call.

He proactively turned on speakerphone and placed the phone on the desk in front of Huo Yanbei.

A gentle voice came from the phone, "Assistant Chen, I'm sorry, I just saw your call. Is there something you need?"

Chen Ke glanced at President Huo, whose face was dark, and made an excuse, "Well... at that time, I needed to get a contract from you, so I called you."

"Oh, all the contract documents are on my desk. What do you need? I'll have He Mei find them for you, okay?"

"It's okay, I've already found it..."

Seeing Mr. Huo's impatient expression, Chen Ke immediately got to the point, "By the way, Attorney Qiao, why did you take the day off today?"

On the other end, Qiao Mian didn't expect Chen Ke to ask her why she had taken leave. In a moment of panic, she coughed a few times into the microphone: "Oh... I have a bit of a fever and cough. I went to the hospital for an IV drip today, and now... I'm on the subway home."

"Oh, then take care of yourself."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Ke looked at Huo Yanbei and said, "Mr. Huo, Attorney Qiao really is sick."

Huo Yanbei frowned, pondered for a long time, then suddenly picked up his coat and strode towards the door.

Chen Ke followed, "Mr. Huo, you're not going to see Attorney Qiao, are you?"

Huo Yanbei paused, turned to look at him, and asked, "What should I buy when visiting a patient?"

……

On her way back, Qiao Mian bought some vegetables at the market. As soon as she entered the alley, she saw a crowd of people gathered in front of her.

Squeezing in, she saw Huo Yanbei standing downstairs at her house, followed by about ten people, each carrying large and small bags.

"Does Qiao Mian live in this building?"