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

Shao Yan slept soundly until midnight, when she felt someone embracing her.

The slightly chilly air outside made her instinctively snuggle into someone's arms. In her dream, it seemed that Huo Xiao was holding her and even kept murmuring her name—Yan Yan.

What she wasn't sure was whether he was calling out to her.

Shao Yan woke up naturally, and the person next to her was empty.

Huo Xiao wasn't there at all; he didn't go back to his room to sleep last night.

In other words, she had a wet dream all night.

And they're all the erotic kind.

When Shao Yan got up, her face was still flushed. At that moment, she heard the sound of the bathroom door being opened, and Huo Xiao walked out with water droplets hanging from his hair.

"ah--"

Shao Yan was stunned; she thought he wasn't there.

"You—didn't leave?"

Huo Xiao tore off the belt of Yu Pao as he walked towards Shao Yan.

"Where to?"

Shao Yan watched as the collar of his shirt slowly opened, revealing a large expanse of firm, wheat-colored skin.

The undried water dripped down the cold, hard lines of his body, and Shao Yan saw it by chance and couldn't take her eyes off him.

Until he completely removed his robe, his two V-lines stretched downwards.

Noticing Shao Yan's stunned expression, Huo Xiao smiled faintly and asked, "Is it pretty?"

The deep male voice abruptly pulled Shao Yan from her drooling, dazed expression. She swallowed hard, her face burning hot.

"It's getting late, I have to go to work."

Shao Yan changed her clothes in a flash and rushed outside.

This time, Huo Xiao didn't stop her. He slowly went to the wardrobe and took out a shirt, trousers, and a watch. He put on a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and went downstairs looking impeccably dressed.

Wei Jie was clearing away the dishes in the restaurant, and Huo Xiao only saw the leftover bowls and plates; there was no sign of Shao Yan anywhere.

Through his glasses, his eyes appeared somewhat dark.

"They run pretty fast."

Instead of going to the Fit, Shao Yan went back to the Shao family home to get ready before taking a taxi to the Meng Group.

She hadn't shown up for a long time, and her colleagues at the company were surprised to see her.

Ye Xin met her in the elevator, a mocking look on her face.

"Assistant Shao, you haven't left yet? I heard you were planning to resign."

Shao Yan didn't want to pay attention to a despicable person like Ye Xin.

The more silent she remained, the angrier Ye Xin became.

What's so great about a cripple?

"Hey, are you deaf? Mr. Meng's girlfriend has officially taken office. You don't actually think you still have a place in the company, do you?"

Ye Xin looked down on Shao Yan the most. People say that people are disabled but determined, but this woman has no backbone at all.

"What do you want me to say? Didn't you get enough slaps and want me to give you a couple more?"

Ye Xin took a deep breath and stepped back, leaning her entire body against the innermost part of the elevator.

Just then, the elevator doors opened, and Shao Yan pushed her wheelchair toward Meng Yu's office.

Meng Yu was not surprised to see Shao Yan.

"I waited for you for a long time yesterday, but you didn't come?"

Shao Yan had been standing in the cold wind for an hour, trying to confirm whether the people she had seen were Meng Yu and Pei Rongrong.

Meng Yu sneered, "Who exactly didn't go? I've been waiting for you for a long time, and I haven't seen you. I thought you didn't want your mother's things anymore."

Shao Yan couldn't refute it. She had been careless yesterday, and Meng Yu probably didn't recognize her, so he didn't appear in front of her.

"Where is it?"

She didn't want to argue with him about those pointless things.

Meng Yu was also straightforward; he placed a brocade box on the table and pursed his lips.

See for yourself.

Shao Yan carefully opened the box, inside which lay a flawless jade Buddha statue, crystal clear. This Buddha statue was her mother's most precious possession, which she treasured and never left her side during her lifetime.

Shao Yan reached out to take it, but Meng Yu snatched it back.

"When are you going to the hospital?"

He lured her out with her mother's belongings, but of course he wouldn't hand them over so easily.

Shao Yan hesitated.

Meng Yu scoffed, "Three months? Rongrong and I can't wait that long. If you still want this Buddha statue, make a decision quickly."

Shao Yan was torn internally.

She never intended to be a surrogate mother for Meng Yu and Pei Rongrong; it was all just a temporary measure.

But Meng Yu wasn't stupid. He knew what Shao Yan cared about most, so he used her weakness to wait for her to give in.

Shao Yan fell into deep thought, as quiet as a fine jade Buddha statue, just like the jade Buddha statue in the brocade box.

This was the first time in a long time that Meng Yu had seriously looked at Shao Yan.

Her eyelids were slightly lowered, and her long, black hair covered most of her face, making it difficult to see clearly.

If she combed her hair and changed her clothes—

Meng Yu's gaze suddenly stopped on Shao Yan's face. Was it his imagination? Why did Shao Yan seem to have become more attractive?

Looking at the silent Shao Yan, Meng Yu couldn't help but recall the woman he had seen last night.

She seemed to be waiting for someone, standing in the cold wind.

Meng Yu had already spotted the woman; if Pei Rongrong hadn't been there, he probably would have gone up to chat her up.

It wasn't until Huo Xiao appeared that Meng Yu's impulsiveness subsided.

He watched helplessly as the woman embraced and kissed Huo Xiao, becoming intimate.

Even though he already had a girlfriend, he couldn't forget that beautiful figure after returning home.

If Shao Yan could stand up, given her height, and with some makeup, she could tie her hair up or get a perm.

Meng Yu couldn't help but let his mind wander. Why did he feel that Shao Yan had so many similarities with Huo Xiao's women?

Could it be that Shao Yan isn't lame at all?

"no."

Shao Yan explicitly refused.

"I said three months from now, and it's three months from now. I won't change my mind."

Shao Yan gritted her teeth. The item was with Meng Yu. Since he wanted to use the jade Buddha statue to threaten her, he wouldn't easily sell or destroy it.

Meng Yu was still thinking about Huo Xiao's woman, and for some unknown reason, he inexplicably pushed the wheelchair.

Caught off guard, Shao Yan reached out and grabbed Meng Yu's waist as if grasping at a straw.

Shao Yan almost stood up, but in a flash she realized she couldn't be exposed, so she had no choice but to hug Meng Yu.

She had her first intimate and direct contact with Meng Yu.

When she wrapped her arms around his waist, Shao Yan was thinking of Huo Xiao.

Her physique is far inferior to Huo Xiao's.

This was the first time the two had been so close, and Meng Yu noticed that Shao Yan's skin was smooth, delicate, and flawless.

She was completely different from the Shao Yan he had seen before.

Could Shao Yan be Huo Xiao's woman?

Meng Yu grabbed Shao Yan's arm and used his other hand to lift her long hair to see what was going on.

He had never given Shao Yan a second glance before, nor had he ever looked closely at what she looked like.

Because the woman he truly loves is—

"What are you doing?"

A sharp, clear female voice rang out from the doorway.

Meng Yu pushed Shao Yan away, and Pei Rongrong rushed in front of Shao Yan and slapped her across the face.

Shao Yan could have hidden, but she didn't.

She took the slap head-on, and her pretty face immediately turned red.

"Rongrong, don't misunderstand, I don't like her."

In his haste, Meng Yu blurted out, eager to sever ties with Shao Yan.

He just wanted to test Shao Yan. People instinctively won't let themselves fall. If she wasn't lame, she would definitely stand up.

As a result, Shao Yan almost dragged him down with her.

"I know you wouldn't like a cripple. What I'm worried about is her. No wonder she was willing to be our surrogate; she was trying to seduce you."