She kept her marriage a secret for three years, then divorced and was forcefully pampered by a power

Lan Yan's sobs came through clearly from the other end of the phone.

He even heard the screams of pain from whips striking her.

Huo Xiao's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly, and his expression became serious.

Han Yifei also noticed that something was wrong with him, and after closing the office door, he tactfully left.

Where are you?

He suppressed his anger and asked coldly.

Lan Yan's voice gradually faded into the distance, replaced by Qu Ao's almost hellish voice.

"That bitch says the child in her belly is yours, my dear son."

Huo Xiao's hand, gripping the phone, showed prominent veins on the back, which he did not deny.

Qu Ao's tone became even colder.

"Do you remember what you promised me when this bitch was with me? Now you dare to try and take her from me?"

Huo Xiao did not explain, but calmly confronted Qu Ao.

"She's just a woman; she has to take responsibility for her own actions."

Despite his fury, Qu Ao still held Huo Xiao in high regard.

"Fine, I'll give you a chance to take her away. I have thirty bodyguards here. If you can beat them, I'll give you this bitch, including the child in her belly. Otherwise, I'll bury your corpse in my backyard as fertilizer."

Qu Ao hung up the phone without hesitation.

Since Huo Xiao left, Shao Yan has been sitting in the office studying the loopholes in the cooperation between Fit and Meng's Group.

When it was time to leave work, only Cheng Qian came to pick her up.

"Where is your lawyer, Mr. Huo?"

This is the first time in so long that Huo Xiao hasn't come in person.

Cheng Qian opened the car door for Shao Yan: "Lawyer Huo didn't explain, and I'm not entirely sure either. Mrs. Huo can call Lawyer Huo."

Shao Yan thought that he must have missed a lot of work today because he came all the way for her in his Fit, and that he might be working overtime if he didn't come to pick her up.

"I see."

She didn't ask any more questions, got into the car, and went back to her and Huo Xiao's apartment.

She was at home, and since Huo Xiao hadn't returned, she ordered takeout for herself and also ordered one for him.

I wanted to call him, but I was afraid of interfering with his work, so I gave up.

Shao Yan looked at some documents in the evening, then sat in front of the TV, listening to soothing music on the music channel while reading articles about prenatal education, until her eyelids were so heavy she could barely keep them open before going to bed.

She woke up once in the middle of the night, but Huo Xiao was still not beside her.

Shao Yan found it strange and dialed his number on her phone, but the phone was switched off.

A sense of unease welled up in her heart. She wanted to contact Cheng Qian to ask what was going on, but it was already past midnight, and Cheng Qian should be asleep by now, so she didn't want to disturb him.

So, with a slight sense of unease, Shao Yan drifted off to sleep again.

When Shao Yan woke up in the morning, she found that there was no one beside her.

The room was quiet, and there was no sign of Huo Xiao sleeping by the bed. All the facts indicated that he had not returned last night.

Shao Yan got up and dialed the number again, but the phone was still switched off.

At this point, Shao Yan could no longer sit still and called Cheng Qian.

Cheng Qiandao answered the phone very quickly.

"Mrs?"

"Where is Attorney Huo? Is he at the firm?"

Cheng Qian was also surprised and answered truthfully.

"It's still seven o'clock. The firm doesn't start work that early. Usually, it's nine. Has Lawyer Huo gone home yet?"

This question made Shao Yan give up.

If Cheng Qian doesn't know where Huo Xiao went, then there's no need for her to ask around about his whereabouts.

She didn't want Huo Xiao's assistant to think she was a wife who was always checking up on him.

"It's alright. He probably has something important to take care of."

After hanging up the phone, Shao Yan felt increasingly uneasy.

Even when Cheng Qian picked her up from the company, he could tell she was preoccupied. Out of kindness, Cheng Qian said, "If anything happens to Lawyer Huo, he'll contact me. I'll let you know immediately if I hear anything about him."

Shao Yan nodded: "Okay."

She couldn't concentrate all morning, so she decided to go to Han Yifei's office.

"Do you know where Attorney Huo might go on a regular basis?"

Han Yifei looked up from his work folder and his gaze towards Shao Yan became strange.

"Has Attorney Huo not gone home?"

His tone made it seem as if he knew something, and Shao Yan, no longer caring about saving face, stared at Han Yifei.

"He didn't come home all night, and I'm worried that something might have happened to him."

She naturally believed in Huo Xiao's character.

Han Yifei recalled the phone call Huo Xiao received yesterday, but if Shao Yan didn't know where Huo Xiao had gone, it was obvious that he didn't want her to know, and there was no need for him to interfere.

"With Attorney Huo's skills, nothing should go wrong. Perhaps he has been approached by some important criminal case. Attorneys usually go through confidentiality procedures for such cases, so it's normal that we can't get in touch with him."

Shao Yan might not have believed these words if they came from someone else, but she would definitely believe them if Cheng Qian said them.

Her hand unconsciously touched her belly. The little one seemed to have grown quite a bit, and Shao Yan felt that she had obviously gained weight.

She patiently waited at home for two more days. During this time, she tried to call Huo Xiao, but his phone was always switched off and she couldn't get through.

By the third day, Shao Yan could no longer sit still.

Suddenly someone rang the doorbell. Without thinking, Shao Yan jumped up from the sofa and went to open the door, only to be surprised to see Meng Yu's face.

"Is it you?"

She tried to stop him, but she was no match for Meng Yu's strength.

"one person?"

Shao Yan became alert, clutching her phone tightly, ready to call the police immediately if Meng Yu dared to do anything reckless.

"This is a private residence. Please leave."

Shao Yan had absolutely no good feelings towards him.

"Shao Yan, don't be so harsh. I'm still your husband, after all."

When Meng Yu said this, Shao Yan felt utterly disgusted.

He walked to the window as if no one else was there and took out a cigarette.

Shao Yan immediately covered her nose. Meng Yu thought for a moment, then finally gave up smoking and just played with it in his hand.

"Haven't you decided yet?"

He kept waiting, thinking that with his many years of relationship with Shao Yan and the fact that Shao Yan cared a lot about her mother's belongings, she would definitely come back to him.

But to his utter surprise, after waiting for so long, there was still no movement from her.

Meng Yu stared at her fearless expression and suddenly punched the glass.

The loud noise startled Shao Yan, and Meng Yu's hand also bled.

In the past, Shao Yan would have felt sorry for him to the point of tears, but now she just quietly looked at him after the initial shock, treating him like a mad dog.

"I didn't expect you to be so obsessed with Huo Xiao that you don't even want your mother's belongings anymore, Shao Yan. If you had found another man today, I wouldn't have advised you to come back."

But is Huo Xiao worth it? You think it's unethical of me to have multiple relationships at once, but what about him? He got another woman pregnant with his child, and now he won't let go of you. He's not much better than me.”

Shao Yan remained unmoved by his words.

"Mr. Meng, if you've come to my home to introduce yourself and slander my husband, you've come to the wrong place."

Meng Yu was somewhat agitated. He rushed forward and slammed Shao Yan against the wall.

"Yanyan, I'm serious about you. Give me another chance, let's start over."

"Starting over, you mean putting that son you had with Zeng Qi'er back into her belly and starting over with me?"