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

Shao Yan looked at Lan Yan with a hint of sorrow in her eyes; she felt sorry for Lan Yan.

"Nobody's going to play along with your act, wake up."

She didn't understand Qu Ao, but she felt that it was ridiculous for Lan Yan to try to explain his actions with the word "love."

"you--"

Lan Yan was so angry she couldn't speak, because she didn't want to admit that Shao Yan was right.

She thought Qu Ao loved her; he let her be willful and never blamed her for anything.

This time, he thought she was carrying Huo Xiao's child, which is why he treated her so badly.

But that was limited to locking her up; she was still fed and cared for three meals a day, and no one made things difficult for her.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Lan Yan gradually calmed down.

Shao Yan looked at her coldly: "Since Qu Ao loves you, he should cherish it."

After she finished speaking, she ignored Lan Yan completely. No matter how much Lan Yan provoked and mocked her, she simply pretended not to hear.

This woman no longer held any authority over her. She was convinced that Lan Yan was nothing but a liar.

She even began to feel ashamed for misunderstanding Huo Xiao before.

Only her extreme distrust of him would lead her to believe that Huo Xiao would touch this woman.

She was so despicable that she didn't even deserve to be called a human being. No wonder Jiang Huai'en and the others called her a whore; she truly was a whore.

Shao Yan remained silent. Lunch and dinner were delivered to her, but Lan Yan still refused to eat, stubbornly telling the bodyguards outside in English that she wanted to see Qu Ao.

She threatened them that if Qu Ao didn't come to see her, she would starve herself to death there.

Shao Yan was very obedient and ate whatever was offered to her.

Lan Yan then made sarcastic remarks from the side.

They called her a dog, a beggar, a shameless wretch without dignity.

Shao Yan slowly finished the last bit of meat and leisurely looked at Lan Yan.

"I have a baby in my belly, even if I don't eat, the baby will have to eat. You used to kick and punch the baby in your belly, and now you're starving. It's so pitiful to be with you."

She wasn't as crazy as Lan Yan, Lan Yan glared at Shao Yan resentfully.

"It's none of your business. What I do is my own business."

As darkness fell, it became pitch black outside, and only a dim light shone in the room.

Shao Yan was afraid that Lan Yan would harm her, so she was always on guard.

She didn't even dare to sleep too soundly, occasionally opening her eyes to look at Lan Yan.

But when the woman was awake, she just stared at her with a gloomy expression and showed no intention of coming closer.

Shao Yan was finally relieved.

In the middle of the night, she heard groans and Shao Yan woke up with a start, only to see Lan Yan lying on the ground, unable to get up.

She slowly moved closer to examine her carefully and discovered a patch of bright red blood beneath her.

Shao Yan was startled and pounded on the door frantically.

"Help! Someone help! Lan Yan is bleeding!"

She called out many times before finally a sound came from the other side of the door.

"What's all the noise about?"

They were speaking Chinese.

Shao Yan quickly said, "She's bleeding. Can you tell your boss that if she's not taken to the hospital immediately, she'll die?"

The person on the other end seemed hesitant, so Shao Yan continued, "She's your boss's wife. Locking her up is just to scare her. If she loses her life because of your inaction, your boss will blame you, and you won't have a good time either."

Perhaps Shao Yan's words had an effect, because after a moment of silence, the person on the other end said, "I'll go call someone."

Not long after, the door opened.

Several doctors in white coats arrived and carried Lan Yan out, and Shao Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Lan Yan repeatedly framed her and tried to ruin her relationship with Huo Xiao, people are all made of flesh and blood.

She couldn't bear to watch a living person die right in front of her.

After doing all that, Shao Yan felt completely exhausted. With Lan Yan gone, Shao Yan could finally relax and climb into the only bed in the room to sleep.

She felt that Qu Ao wouldn't do anything to Huo Xiao for the time being, so she could only conserve her energy and make plans when the opportunity arose.

Shao Yan was half asleep when she suddenly felt someone patting her face.

She was extremely sleepy, and when she slowly opened her eyes, she saw Qu You.

At that moment, she perked up instantly and was about to ask Qu You how she got there when Qu You made a "shh" gesture, telling her to be quiet.

"I'll take you out."

Shao Yan nodded and then asked.

"Where's Ah Xiao?"

Qu You shook her head: "I don't know where my dad has locked him up. Let me take you out first."

Shao Yan grabbed Qu You's hand, her expression suspicious, and asked, "How did you get out?"

Qu Ao had used them to threaten her before, otherwise she and Huo Xiao would not have surrendered so easily.

"How did it get out?"

"Didn't your dad catch you?"

Shao Yan then realized she had been tricked, and Qu You couldn't help but curse as well.

"Old fox, no wonder you caught my brother so easily, you were using me as a bargaining chip."

Qu You rescued Shao Yan while cursing, but she fainted as soon as Shao Yan got into the car.

When Shao Yan woke up again, she was already on the plane, with only Qu You beside her.

"Where is Huo Xiao?"

Qu You looked at her apologetically.

"Yanyan, let's go back to China first. Qin Mu and the others are trying to save my brother over there. If you stay there any longer, you might become a bargaining chip for my dad to threaten my brother. Let's go back to China and wait for news."

Don't worry, Qin Mu and Qi Yanli are both my dad's godsons. With them around, my dad won't do anything to Huo Xiao.

Besides, that bitch Lan Yan isn't carrying my brother's child at all. My dad isn't stupid either; he's been played for so long, it's time he woke up.

"If he doesn't divorce that woman, I'll publish a notice in the newspaper severing all ties with him as father and daughter. Then he won't have a happy family to cover up his actions, and we'll see how he runs for election."

Qu You's act of putting righteousness before family ties moved Shao Yan, but also worried her.

But after going there, she realized that she really couldn't be of much help.

The only thing that reassured her was that Lan Yan was a liar and that nothing she said was credible.

She also believed that Huo Xiao would return safely.

After Shao Yan returned home, Qu You packed a few sets of clothes and moved them into her house.

"I'm worried about you being alone. You're my sister-in-law, after all. I'll stay here and take care of you until my brother comes back."

Shao Yan was indeed lonely living alone, and having Qu You to keep her company suited her just fine.

Back home, she took a relaxing shower, but Huo Xiao remained on her mind. She tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep.

The next day, Qu You drove her to the Fit, and then went back to work on her cosmetics company.

Han Yifei saw that her office door was open, so he came in and greeted her.

"Mr. Shao, welcome back."

Shao Yan nodded to him and said politely, "Thank you for these past few days."

Han Yifei accepted her thanks naturally and pursed his lips.

"Take a look at Weibo when you have time. News related to President Meng is trending online recently. You'll definitely be happy to see it."