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

Zhou Jinnan did not expect her to admit her identity.

At that moment, she suddenly realized, "So, you already knew I knew you were Qin Wu."

As he finished speaking, he took a handkerchief out of his pocket and handed it to her, "Wipe your hands."

"Thanks."

Qiao Mian took the handkerchief, wiped her face clean, and then Zhou Jinnan took off his coat and draped it over her shoulders. He opened the lunchbox and pushed it in front of her, saying, "Only by filling your stomach can you have the energy to face everything, right?"

Qiao Mian looked at the fragrant food in the lunchbox, grabbed it, and stuffed it into her mouth.

Zhou Jinnan tried to reach out to stop him, but then stopped.

"I remember in high school, whenever you were bullied or wronged by your classmates, you would eat like crazy. I never thought that after so many years, those shadows would still not be erased from your heart."

Qiao Mian swallowed her food with difficulty, then couldn't help grabbing a handful and stuffing it into her mouth.

When she choked until her cheeks turned red, Zhou Jinan reached out and took her hand. "Qin Wu, these past six years have been very difficult for you..."

Qiao Mian's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she choked out a sob, "It was difficult, but I made it through..."

At this point, Qiao Mian smiled and asked him, "Zhou Jinnan, how have you been these past few years?"

Zhou Jinnan smiled gently, "Just still alive."

Qiao Mian twitched the corner of her mouth: "Since you recognized me the first time we met, why didn't you expose me later?"

Zhou Jinan: "You changed your name to avoid Huo Yanbei, so why should I expose you and add to your psychological burden?"

"Thanks."

She smiled, but the smile didn't reach her eyes.

"We're old classmates, no need to be so polite with me."

As he spoke, Zhou Jinnan pulled her up, walked to the sink, turned on the tap, and was about to let her wash her hands when Qiao Mian pulled her hand away.

Zhou Jinan didn't say anything, but stood aside and watched as she squeezed out hand sanitizer, washed her hands clean, and promptly handed her a tissue.

Have you ever thought about leaving the Huo family business?

he asks.

Qiao Mian said, "I want to leave the Huo family more than anyone else."

Zhou Jinnan felt reassured, and just as he was about to say something, the door to the tea room was pushed open again.

Qiao Mian turned her head to look.

Then they saw Huo Yanbei standing at the door with a cold face.

His eyes were cold, his sharp gaze landing on Qiao Mian and Zhou Jinnan, who were standing almost side by side.

"Mr. Huo..."

Zhou Jinnan nodded and greeted him.

Qiao Mian also called out softly.

Huo Yanbei's voice was even colder than his face, "Attorney Qiao, come to my office."

After saying that, he turned around and strode away.

Qiao Mian stood quietly for a few seconds, then looked at Zhou Jinnan and said, "I'll go now. We can talk again when we have time."

After saying that, as he was about to leave, Zhou Jinnan reached out and wrapped his arm around her wrist. "Qin Wu, no matter what difficulties you encounter, I will help you."

Qiao Mian smiled, said thank you, and turned to leave.

Upon arriving at the president's office, Huo Yanbei was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, smoking.

When he saw her come in, wearing a men's coat, his previously serious face instantly turned cold and stern.

He walked up to her, reached out and flicked her coat off her shoulder, knocking it to the ground.

"This time, you've caused such a huge mess, don't you have anything to explain to me?"

Qiao Mian stood obediently, her hands hanging at her sides, tightly gripping the seams of her pants, and asked in return, "If I said I didn't do it, would you believe me?"

Huo Yanbei frowned, stared at her silently for a long time, and said, "Jiang Yun hit your daughter, but she has already been detained and punished. Qiao Mian, don't go too far. Some consequences are beyond your ability to bear."

These words clearly indicate that he does not believe her at all.

Fine, she can explain a hundred times anyway. Once he sends someone to investigate, he will find out that it was Ruan Wei who leaked this information to the media.

No, she couldn't let Ruan Wei get involved.

Since he doesn't believe her, she might as well just accept it.

By the way, she used this incident to make him kick her out of the Huo family in a fit of anger.

"Mr. Huo, I did this. I will take full responsibility for the consequences. I will apply to return to my original unit and will never get in your way again."

Seeing that she had suddenly taken on this matter again and even wanted to leave the Huo family, the man's face darkened instantly. "Attorney Qiao, the damage you've caused to the Huo family is so great that even if you lose your entire Ronghua Law Firm, it won't make up for the loss. You think you can just leave after causing trouble?"

Qiao Mian frowned. "President Huo, didn't you call me here to investigate and hold someone accountable?"

Huo Yanbei walked up to her, grabbed her waist, turned her around, and pinned her against the desk.

His thin lips brushed against her pale ear, his voice icy: "Qiao Mian, put away your little schemes. You think you can use this as an excuse to leave the Huo family? Don't even think about it. Let me tell you clearly, you'll die by my side."

Qiao Mian lifted her eyelids, looking at him with a resentful gaze. "Mr. Huo, I really don't understand you. Just now you were acting like your wife was a precious treasure, and now you're saying things like this to me. Don't you think you're being a terrible person?"

Huo Yanbei had really had enough.

He lowered his head and kissed her lips fiercely.

Qiao Mian was completely unable to resist; pushing and hitting her were to no avail.

She had no choice but to fall into his arms and was forced to kiss him.

She finally managed to bite the tip of his tongue.

The man winced in pain, and only then did he loosen his grip on her a little.

His forehead pressed against hers, his hot, panting breath spraying onto her face: "Qiao Mian, are you forgetful? I told you before, I didn't..."

Just as I was about to utter the word "marriage," there was a knock on the office door.

Then came Song Chen's voice, "Brother-in-law, it's me."

Upon hearing Song Chen's voice, Qiao Mian hurriedly pushed Huo Yanbei away.

Seeing that the two of them were somewhat disheveled, if they were to run into Song Chen outside, who knows what kind of trouble it would cause.

However, Huo Yanbei seemed completely unfazed and calmly replied, "Come in."

Just as Song Chen pushed open the door and entered, Qiao Mian ran into the rest room inside the office in a panic.

I was stunned as soon as I walked in.

This lounge is decorated exactly the same as it was six years ago.

The plush rabbit on the bed is still there.

That plush rabbit was a prize Huo Yanbei won at a claw machine when he took her to see a movie years ago.

At that time, Huo Yanbei had just joined Huo's Group and worked extremely hard, often eating and living in the office.

Sometimes when he worked the night shift, he would call Chen Ke and ask her to pick him up from school and come to the company to keep him company.

On this bed, the two of them had spent countless nights together, entwined in tender embrace.

In their intimate embrace, he uttered countless shameful sweet nothings.

Qiao Mian's cheeks flushed slightly. She walked to the wardrobe, opened it, and was stunned again.

Besides some of his clothes, there were also some clothes she used to wear.

Just like the bedroom in Helan Garden, he also recreated the place where she lived six years ago in a one-to-one replica.