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

Huo Xiao immediately stood up from his seat and rushed out without a moment's hesitation.

When Shao Yan and the others arrived at the door, they found that Huo Xiao had already carried the blood-covered Lan Yan into his car.

He walked past her without even glancing at her.

Shao Yan swayed slightly, and at that moment, she suddenly felt like a clown.

"What happened? How could someone be hit like that?"

Pei Rongrong also saw Huo Xiao carrying Lan Yan and rushing away, and said exaggeratedly, then looked at Shao Yan.

"Miss Shao, you see? Whenever something happens to Sister Lan Yan, my uncle gets very anxious. Don't you understand?"

Huo Qingyue's face darkened, and she reprimanded Pei Rongrong.

"Enough already, stop talking nonsense."

Then he took Shao Yan's hand and comforted her, "Miss Shao, no, sister-in-law, don't take it to heart. I think Miss Lan is really seriously injured by this pool of blood on the ground. It's only natural for Ah Xiao to save lives. Don't worry about it. Even if a dog got hit by a car today, he would have taken it to the hospital."

The driver who hit the person at the entrance was still looking bewildered as he waited for the police to arrive, muttering to himself.

"That woman deliberately bumped into me; she's faking it. It really has nothing to do with me."

Shao Yan forced a smile: "I know, I won't take it to heart."

Pei Rongrong didn't forget to add insult to injury: "You're really good at deceiving yourself. Does it feel good to be the other woman? You're so shameless."

Shao Yan said coldly, "Who are you calling the third one?"

Upon seeing this, Meng Yu quickly stopped Pei Rongrong: "Alright, such a big thing has happened, we should go to the hospital to see Miss Lan right away, stop arguing."

He wanted to get Pei Rongrong away as soon as possible.

Now that Shao Yan is working with Han Yifei, it's hard to guarantee that they won't find out about his affair with that cripple.

He didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble.

He figured Shao Yan must have told Pei Rongrong about Zeng Qi'er's return; she was taking revenge on him.

Meng Yu finally realized that this woman was not someone to be trifled with, and he wanted to take Pei Rongrong away.

Pei Rongrong glared fiercely at Shao Yan: "Hmph, just you wait, my uncle will dump you and get back together with Sister Lan Yan sooner or later."

Shao Yan ignored Pei Rongrong.

Her marriage to Huo Xiao was never a proper one, so it's none of her business who he wants to get back together with.

Huo Xiao's actions just now have already explained everything; Shao Yan wouldn't lie to herself.

Huo Xiao has deep feelings for the girl named Lan Yan.

At that moment, she felt like the biggest joke in the world.

Whether it's Meng Yu and Zeng Qier or Huo Xiao and Lan Yan.

She entered a world she shouldn't have entered; she was superfluous.

Shao Yan returned to the villa she shared with Huo Xiao and first offered incense to her mother.

"Mom, I'll take you away once I find a suitable place."

This is not her real home, after all; she would not place her mother's memorial tablet in a place that does not belong to her.

Huo Xiao returned very late, looking exhausted.

Shao Yan knew he didn't care about her, but she still waited for him until late at night.

"I'm sorry, this is really too sudden today."

Huo Xiao apologized to her as soon as he returned, but Shao Yan would rather he hadn't said those words.

She didn't throw a tantrum, nor was she angry with him.

Instead, she spoke to him gently and even helped him run a bath.

"Lan Yan was hit badly and bled a lot."

He looked very tired, as if he had collapsed.

Shao Yan gave a soft "hmm" and then brought him a bathrobe and a change of clothes.

"I've prepared water for you; you smell a bit too much blood on you."

Besides the stench of blood, his white shirt underneath was also stained with Lan Yan's blood, making him look like someone had been murdered.

Huo Xiao stared at her for a while. Shao Yan wanted to help him change his soiled shirt, but her hand was grabbed and wouldn't let go as soon as it touched his collar.

"What don't you want to tell me?"

Shao Yan looked at him with great patience.

"What do you want me to say, Attorney Huo? Should I be jealous watching you take your sweetheart away, or should I wait for you to come back and have a big fight with you?"

She was hit by a car and her life was hanging by a thread; every second of delay could be fatal. Attorney Huo, would you rather I have stopped you from saving her then, or have us fight now?

She spoke clearly and calmly, as if she were talking about something that had nothing to do with her.

However, it was precisely this indifference and nonchalance that angered Huo Xiao.

"Shao Yan, do you remember I helped you?"

Shao Yan was surprised to see his angry expression.

"Attorney Huo, I'm not an ungrateful person. I'm in a difficult situation right now and may not be able to repay you with money, but there's something I can do for you."

She stood before him, neither humble nor arrogant, as if she were addressing a client who needed her service, rather than her legal husband.

Huo Xiao hates nothing more than her detached attitude, as if all her feelings over the past few months have been nothing but his wishful thinking.

Did she not feel even the slightest attraction to him, or even the slightest bit of love for him?

Or is Meng Yu still the only person in her heart?

This realization infuriated Huo Xiao. He grabbed Shao Yan and pushed her onto the bed, looking down at her face as if trying to see her skin clearly.

"What do you want to do for me?"

He spoke through gritted teeth.

Shao Yan looked at him with her beautiful eyes filled with misty tears.

"The bathwater is ready, and your clothes are prepared. I'll go get you some late-night snacks; you must be tired and hungry after a busy night."

Shao Yan tried to pull away from him with a blank expression, but Huo Xiao held her tightly, showing no intention of letting her leave.

"Mrs. Huo, you are quite understanding."

He stayed out until late at night with other women, and she wasn't jealous at all.

Oh--

Was it because Huo Xiao lacked charm, or was she simply putting on an act for him from the very beginning?

Indeed, a woman who could support a failing, nearly bankrupt conglomerate into the second-largest business tycoon in Beicheng was definitely not the kind of gentle, harmless woman he imagined, who could even be a man's kept woman.

Shao Yan finally got up to keep her distance from him; it was clear that Huo Xiao was truly exhausted.

Otherwise, with his strength, she would never have been able to escape from him.

Huo Xiao pressed his temples: "Go."

Shao Yan felt as if she had been granted a pardon and quickly left the room.

She heard a muffled thud coming from the room, like the sound of the only single sofa being kicked over.

Shao Yan didn't want to pay attention to that man at that moment.

She was so generous in letting him protect his ex, so what right did he have to come back and throw a tantrum at her?

Shao Yan deliberately lingered downstairs for a long time before bringing upstairs the seafood porridge that had been simmering for nearly two hours.

She thought Huo Xiao had gone to take a shower, but found him still sitting motionless.

He looked somewhat frightening against the light, and Shao Yan brought the porridge over, not wanting to look at his face.

"Have something to eat."

Huo Xiao glanced indifferently at the plate on the bedside table, then reached out to Shao Yan, his voice deep and somewhat frightening.

"come over."