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

"I'll take you to pick out a diamond ring in a few days..."

Shao Yan blushed.

She tried to pull her hand back, but Huo Xiao held it firmly.

This unprecedented warmth was something she couldn't bear.

She knew very well that Huo Xiao didn't love her at all.

Like most men, he was only attracted to her looks.

Shao Yan didn't want this fake relationship. Since it was made clear from the beginning that it was a mutually beneficial arrangement, he didn't need to play the part and pretend to be deeply in love.

"Attorney Huo, this ring is enough. Don't worry, we have a formal marriage certificate. Although the marriage is fake, I will never betray you during the marriage."

Huo Xiao habitually took a cigarette from the pack and put it in his mouth, but didn't light it, probably out of consideration for Shao Yan.

After a moment of silence, Huo Xiao nodded.

"OK."

Shao Yan was afraid he would think she was going to cling to him.

She quickly added, "Once I've settled things with Meng Yu, we'll get a divorce. I won't take advantage of you."

Huo Xiao's handsome face immediately darkened.

The room fell into a deathly silence. Shao Yan sat on the bed, carefully observing Huo Xiao's expression.

She discovered that the tenderness she had once cherished in him was gone, leaving only coldness.

"I'll settle the score with you."

In front of her, Huo Xiao tore off his bathrobe and started putting on his clothes.

Seeing that Shao Yan was not moving, he beckoned to her.

"come over."

Then he tossed her a bow tie, and Shao Yan obediently went over to tie it for him.

Her skillful technique seemed to have displeased Huo Xiao.

"How long have you been training?"

Shao Yan was slightly stunned, and her face turned pale when she realized what he had said.

When Meng Yu was in a coma, she would dress him in a formal suit every day before he went to work, and even learn to tie his tie.

Because she hoped that by doing this, Meng Yu would eventually wake up.

In fact, after Meng Yu actually woke up, her skill was never put to use.

Meng Yu doesn't like her helping him, but he will ask her to make him hangover tea or do things he needs, but he won't let her appear in front of him and disturb him.

At first, Shao Yan thought Meng Yu was aloof and preferred quiet to noise, but later she found out that he didn't like her.

Shao Yan answered truthfully.

Three years.

Huo Xiao snorted and patiently waited for her to tidy his clothes.

Shao Yan tried to pull her hand away, but he suddenly grabbed it.

"Mrs. Huo, from now on, these hands are only for tying ties, understand?"

"???"

Huo Xiao's phone rang, and he answered it as he walked out.

Shao Yan was completely confused. He had asked her to help him tie his tie, so why did he seem angry again?

She couldn't understand why the usually calm and composed lawyer Huo had become so petty and unpredictable.

As Huo Xiao reached the door, he paused slightly and turned to look at Shao Yan.

Shao Yan's expression hardened; she couldn't help but feel nervous whenever she received Huo Xiao's gaze.

"I'll pay for everything you do here. It's all work."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Shao Yan's heart suddenly started pounding. Thinking of what he had said, her face flushed red, and then a feeling of anger and sorrow rose in her heart.

He meant, including her sleeping with him.

Is that also within the scope of work?

Shao Yan had no mood for sentimentality. She returned to her Fit, sat down at her desk, and the unpleasantness caused by Huo Xiao that morning was quickly submerged in her busy work.

Huo Xiao returned to the firm, where his assistant greeted him and handed him a schedule.

Huo Xiao stopped and stared at his assistant, his face extremely gloomy.

"Notify everyone to attend a meeting and bring recent case files."

After giving his instructions, he walked towards his office, staring at his phone screen as he went.

I called Shao Yan five minutes ago, but no one answered.

He waited until it was time to go to work, but Shao Yan still didn't reply to any of his messages.

At 9:00 sharp, Huo Xiao appeared in the conference room on time.

Everyone who entered the meeting room sensed something was off.

Over the years, Attorney Huo has always given the impression of being calm and composed, and rarely has a sour face.

He looked like he had been irritable and sexually frustrated since he woke up this morning.

Within ten minutes of the meeting starting, someone had been scolded three times.

This is the first time since the establishment of Xuxiao Law Firm.

Everyone fell silent, no one knew who had offended this devil.

The new intern girl, in particular, hid next to her mentor, too scared to make a sound.

Some of the case files were completed under her mentor's guidance. Her mentor had previously mentioned that Attorney Huo knew she had written them and praised her for her professionalism and strong abilities.

Huo Xiao, with a cold face, slammed the pen in his hand onto the conference table.

"Continue in five minutes."

Huo Xiao pushed back his chair and walked out. Everyone watched his assistant with bated breath, and the assistant was also puzzled.

"Assistant Cheng, what did I do wrong that made Attorney Huo so angry?"

The girl came to Assistant Cheng with red eyes, and Assistant Cheng comforted her, saying, "It has nothing to do with you."

The girl thought about what her master had said earlier, could it be—

"Do you think it's possible that Attorney Huo is interested in me and is deliberately criticizing me, and that he'll talk to me privately after the meeting?"

Assistant Cheng choked on his saliva and coughed twice: "You're overthinking it. Focus on your work."

In all his years, Assistant Cheng had never seen a woman more beautiful than Miss Shao.

Attorney Huo has developed feelings for someone.

Assistant Cheng seemed to have thought of something, watching Huo Xiao's departing figure.

Oh no, could it be that Attorney Huo is so angry because Miss Shao rejected him?

Huo Xiao walked to the smoking area, took a deep drag of his cigarette, and the wisps of smoke illuminated his extremely agitated handsome face.

He took out his phone and made a call.

Han Yifei answered Huo Xiao's call immediately.

"Huo—the lawyer?"

"What is Shao Yan doing? Let her rest for a while and check her phone."

"???"

Han Yifei coughed twice: "President Shao is my superior, I can't order her around."

There was a dead silence on the phone, then Han Yifei's voice came through without a second's delay.

"However, I can go to General Manager Shao's office to take a look and convey your message."

The cigarette between Huo Xiao's fingers was almost burned out.

"I'm in a meeting right now, I don't have time to answer the phone."

He immediately cut off the phone call with Han Yifei.

Han Yifei inexplicably got goosebumps all over his body.

From the day he met Huo Xiao, Han Yifei felt that Huo Xiao was the kind of man who was truly ascetic.

At one point, he even suspected that Huo Xiao was gay.

I never expected Huo Xiao to be so flirtatious.

Han Yifei couldn't help but put himself in the shoes of a pimp, feeling like he was doing *that* with Huo Xiao.

After staring at his phone for a while, Han Yifei went to find Shao Yan in person.

He had heard from his subordinates these past few days that Shao Yan was working extremely hard.

He also frequently visits the market himself, showing no airs whatsoever.

He went to Shao Yan's office but didn't see her, so he went to the technical department and found Shao Yan talking to someone inside.

Han Yifei tapped lightly on the glass, and Shao Yan finally saw him.

He made a phone call gesture, and Shao Yan, not knowing what he meant, simply walked out.

"Mr. Han, is there something you need?"

Han Yifei gestured to the phone she was holding: "I'm fine, but someone's already furious because they couldn't get through to you."