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

Just as Qu You had predicted, Huo Xiao returned three days later.

Qu You didn't tell Huo Xiao the flight number. In fact, Shao Yan herself didn't want to know. If she wanted to know, she would have asked long ago. Qu You didn't dare to say too much because of Shao Yan's attitude.

She tactfully moved out of Shao Yan's place. Seeing Qu You's actions, Shao Yan understood everything; the day Huo Xiao returned was not far off.

That day, when he got home from get off work, he saw a black minivan parked steadily at the door.

Next to the car stood Huo Xiao, dressed in a black suit. He was smoking when he saw Shao Yan throw her cigarette on the ground.

The luggage was placed at his feet. When Shao Yan saw him, she showed neither sadness nor joy, and spoke in a detached tone.

"I'm back."

Her expression didn't seem like she was talking to a long-lost sweetheart, but rather like she was talking to an old friend.

The longing in Huo Xiao's eyes cooled considerably when he met Shao Yan's indifferent expression. He wanted to rush over and hold the woman in his arms tightly, but her cold attitude made him stop in his tracks.

"Yes, I'm back."

Huo Xiao answered cautiously. They hadn't seen each other for over a month, and now that they met, they felt strangely distant.

Huo Xiao walked towards Shao Yan and stomped out the burning cigarette butt on the ground.

Shao Yan realized what he was going to do, turned away from his embrace, and walked past him into the villa.

Huo Xiao stood there stunned until Shao Yan pushed open the door, and he walked over and hugged her from behind.

Shao Yan's entire body froze.

"I'm sorry I haven't contacted you for so long. So much has happened in between..."

He wanted to explain, but didn't know where to begin.

The matter is indeed too complicated. If I were to tell Shao Yan the truth, she probably wouldn't understand, and in fact, she doesn't want to know at all.

"I see……"

Shao Yan turned and smiled faintly at him. Her eyes held the gentle smile of a virtuous wife. But that serene expression made Huo Xiao very uncomfortable.

He would rather Shao Yan make a scene like other women, or question him like he had before, asking why she didn't contact him.

But Shao Yan didn't. She just watched him quietly as he greeted her with a calm tone.

"You've gained weight. How's our son?"

Shao Yan's body trembled slightly, and a long-lost smile appeared on her face.

"It's only been a few months, how do you know it's a son?"

"My genes dictate that my first child must be a son; there can't be a second gender. Of course, it would be even better if it were a daughter. She would definitely look like you—gentle, beautiful, capable, and intelligent."

Once a man like Huo Xiao starts using sweet words, even the most sexually frigid woman would find it hard not to be gentle.

Because of the child, they finally had something in common to talk about, and Shao Yan even gave him a rare kind of smile.

"Has he been behaving well lately? Has he kicked you?"

Huo Xiao gently stroked Shao Yan's belly, and Shao Yan suddenly felt that he was a little bored.

Are you hungry? Shall I cook something for you?

Not wanting to continue this pointless topic, Shao Yan tried to remove his hand from her waist, but Huo Xiao held her even tighter.

"No rush, maybe we can do something else before we eat."

"..."

The words were ambiguous, and Shao Yan couldn't help but misinterpret them. And as it turned out, she was indeed right.

Huo Xiao groped her for a while, finally suppressing all his desires. Looking at her slightly protruding belly, he realized she was carrying his son.

"Fine, we'll let you go for now. We can't hurt our son."

Shao Yan felt a slight bitterness in her heart, unsure of what to say. Should she be happy that Huo Xiao was considerate of her pregnancy and didn't touch her, or should she be jealous of the child in her belly?

"I heard that the Honda Fit completely overwhelmed the Meng Group?"

Shao Yan wasn't surprised at all; he heard the company gossip as soon as he got off the plane.

Han Yifei is really good at being a lackey; he tells Huo Xiao that he doesn't know anything.

What exactly is their relationship? Or does Han Yifei have some kind of leverage over Huo Xiao? Otherwise, why would he be so fiercely loyal to Huo Xiao?

Shao Yan nodded: "Right now, no one in the entire North City is willing to cooperate with the Meng Group. At this time, we can only get the greatest benefit by driving the price down to the lowest possible level."

Huo Xiao stared intently at Shao Yan, and he had to admit that she was like a completely different person in the past few months.

"Do you plan to keep working at Buddy and not come back, to be a housewife and live a quiet life?"

"After you get pregnant and your son is born, there will be a lot of things to do. Will you be able to handle your work?"

Shao Yan laughed at Huo Xiao for overthinking things, because she never even considered that she would be with Huo Xiao after the child was born, so the term "housewife" seemed particularly ridiculous.

But at this point, she would still tell him that she had decided to break up with him.

"Huo Xiao, let's not talk about this anymore."

Shao Yan didn't want to waste her breath on a man with whom she had no future.

She just looked at Huo Xiao gently and quietly, and Huo Xiao finally got up and pressed her down on the sofa.

"You're pregnant, so you don't need to do housework. Didn't I hire a housekeeper for you? Didn't you have them come to help with the laundry and cooking?"

Shao Yan shook her head: "I don't like having strangers in the house. Qu You has been staying with me these past few days, and she's done most of the housework. But because you were coming back, she left early."

Huo Xiao nodded: "You don't need to feel guilty because of her. Her running away isn't necessarily because I want to come back and have some alone time with you. Qin Mu is back too, and he's busy dating Qin Mu."

"..."

Shao Yan chuckled to herself.

Indeed, she was overthinking it. Now she even envied Qu You a little. At least Qu You found a man who truly loved her, and her love life wouldn't be as bumpy as hers. It was clear that Dr. Qin was really good to Qu You.

"What are you laughing at?"

Huo Xiao was very unhappy that Shao Yan would smile when others were mentioned. Since he returned, Shao Yan had only shown gentleness when talking about her, and had always kept a cold face towards him.

Did I laugh?

Even though she still had a smile on her face, Shao Yan refused to admit it.

Huo Xiao felt a little annoyed. He loosened his collar, revealing a hint of his chest, which gave off a lustful feeling.

There was no ripple in Shao Yan's eyes.

"I'm going to the balcony for a smoke..."

Shao Yan frowned slightly. He had already smoked his second cigarette since he entered the room. Huo Xiao had never touched a cigarette or alcohol at home before.

"Smoke less cigarettes, that stuff is bad for your health..."

Is it because Lan Yan isn't here that he's so agitated?

Huo Xiao stared intently at his wife.

"Do you still care about me?"

After he finished speaking, he stared at Shao Yan's face again and asked in a tone that was both pleading and seemingly incredulous.

"You're concerned about me, right?"