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

Si Zhao looked at Qi Yanli: "You know A-Xiao is married?"

The prayer banquet ceremony was completely inexplicable.

"But it's true that I went to a bar with him once, and he walked down the aisle with a woman. They probably slept together, and he even sent me away."

Lan Yan immediately objected.

"Impossible, Ah Xiao isn't that kind of person."

She was breathing rapidly, and all three men present looked at Lan Yan with a hint of sympathy.

Lan Yan sensed it, tears still welling in her eyes, and looked at Jiang Huai'en with increasingly impolite words.

"What are you doing here? Are you here to laugh at me, to see me get dumped by Ah Xiao?"

Qi Yanli and Si Zhao exchanged glances and placed the fruit they had bought on the small table.

"We have something to attend to, so we'll be leaving now."

Oh no! They didn't know Huo Xiao was here when they brought Jiang Huai'en. If he blames them for meddling and bringing Jiang Huai'en to Lan Yan's place, they might not even be able to stay as brothers anymore.

Only Lan Yan and Jiang Huai'en remained in the ward, and Lan Yan was throwing a tantrum at him.

"You can get out too. I've never liked you. That time was just an accident. I did it on purpose to make Ah Xiao angry."

She spoke while tears streamed down her face.

Jiang Huai'en watched her performance quietly, put a cigarette in his mouth, took a deep drag, and then blew a smoke ring into the sky.

"You think I wanted to come see you? Did you think Ah Xiao and I would really break off our friendship because of a bitch like you?"

Lan Yan couldn't believe Jiang Huai'en would speak to her like that. She grabbed the pillow next to her and threw it at him, but accidentally aggravated her own wounds, causing her face to contort in pain.

Jiang Huai'en showed no sympathy whatsoever, and stood by the window watching her.

A sneer curled at the corners of his lips.

Do you know why I slept with you?

Lan Yan hated it most when he brought it up; she was too presumptuous. She thought Huo Xiao would forgive her again after forgiving her the first time.

However, the moment she climbed into Jiang Huai'en's bed, she had completely lost her chance.

Lan Yan's eyes welled up with tears, and she covered her face in anguish.

"Please stop talking, please stop."

Jiang Huaien sneered: "It's a real waste of your talent if you don't go into acting. You're treating us like fools. Lan Yan, you're still too incompetent."

Do you know why Ah Xiao tolerates you time and time again? Do you really think he loves you?

Lan Yansi roared, "This is none of your business, and I never want to see you again. You're not even worth a single hair on A Xiao's head, so don't even think about me."

Jiang Huai'en looked as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"You really think someone like you can sow discord between us? I slept with you on purpose. I don't want Ah Xiao to be fooled by you again."

In your lies, you feign deep affection, but in reality, you're just a worthless slut who's been ridden and slept with by countless men. I don't want him to numb himself in your hypocritical world.

Lan Yan, dressed in a hospital gown, was as pale as a sheet. She pointed at Jiang Huai'en with trembling fingers.

"I'm a piece of trash, and what about you? You slept with a piece of trash, slept with your brother's woman, so what kind of scum are you?"

Jiang Huaien's smile was genuine this time. He threw away the last cigarette butt, grabbed Lan Yan's hair, and dragged her in front of him.

"We men can do it with the lights off. What makes you think you are? Even 'Sister Hong' has so many men sleeping with her, let alone you."

Lan Yan, don't be so arrogant. Sleeping with you is no different than sleeping with a whore. Oh, no, the difference is that a whore charges a high price for a night, while you're free.

Lan Yan was furious and started cursing at Jiang Huai'en.

"Get out, get as far away as you can."

Jiang Huai'en was very pleased to see Lan Yan transform from a noblewoman into someone like a shrew from the market.

"Oh, right, there's something else you might not know. The Prayer Banquet Ceremony and the Imperial Edict might not be aware of it either."

Why is Huo Xiao so infatuated with you? It's because the name of the woman he truly loves has a character that sounds similar to your "Yan".

You did look so innocent and harmless back then, like a completely naive young girl. I never imagined you were such a slut at heart. The thought of sleeping with you makes me wish I could be a eunuch in my next life.

Jiang Huai'en slammed the door and left, but Lan Yan was going crazy.

Huo Xiao has a woman he loves, and he is so tolerant of her because she is similar to him.

No, that's impossible. She's known Huo Xiao for so long; they were together when they were in college, and there's never been another woman in his life.

How is that possible?

Lan Yan could not accept this fact.

Huo Xiao had loved her for so long, but in the end Jiang Huai'en told her that she was just someone else's substitute?

Huo Xiao called Shao Yan as soon as he left the hospital, but no one answered after several calls.

He had no choice but to ask Cheng Qian to drive him to Feidu to abduct the person.

Sure enough, just as the car arrived at the company building, Shao Yan was coming out of the company, intending to take a taxi home.

Huo Xiao's car pulled up and stopped in front of her.

Shao Yan stopped; the back door of the car was already open.

"Get in the car."

Shao Yan hesitated for a moment, then sat down.

Why didn't you answer my call? Were you busy?

Huo Xiao seemed to be losing patience.

Shao Yan glanced at her phone and, sure enough, there were eight missed calls.

He only thought of her after he had finished serving his beloved.

Shao Yan wasn't annoyed and said calmly.

"I'm not a pet kept by Attorney Huo. Am I supposed to wait to be summoned at any time? I have my own job too."

Huo Xiao snorted coldly.

"Work? Shao Yan, my relationship with the president of Fit is beyond your comprehension."

Shao Yan met his threatening gaze without fear.

"What, is the president of Fit your father? You fired me with just one word? If that's the case, I'd rather not work for a company that can't distinguish right from wrong."

Huo Xiao was so angry at being rebuked that he laughed.

Where did that pitiful, bullied woman go? Now that she's finally been given a little sunshine, she's started using it like a machine gun and even pointing the gun at him?

Cheng Qian drove silently ahead, his ears perked up; following someone like Attorney Huo was actually quite boring.

It's rare to get such a unique piece of gossip, and he certainly didn't want to miss this opportunity.

Unfortunately, the barrier was lowered, and he couldn't hear anything anymore.

"Mrs. Huo, why are you so angry?"

He gently lifted her chin, but Shao Yan simply turned her face away and ignored him.

Huo Xiao felt that his woman had a long reaction time when she got angry; she only thought of getting emotional a day later.

But it was too late.

Ignoring her resistance, he pulled her into his arms and kissed her passionately.

He only slowly released Shao Yan after kissing her until she was completely limp.

Huo Xiao felt something wet on the right side of his cheek. He reached out and gently wiped it, finding it salty on his lips, and realized with a start that it was Shao Yan's tears.

"Yanyan, I'm sorry—"

He gently coaxed her.

"Today is the last day. She's alright now, and I won't go to see her."

She got married, and I got married too. From now on, you'll be all I have in my life, okay?

He made a vow with every kiss.

Shao Yan's tears kept flowing, even though she knew he was lying and that a man's vows were unreliable.

What saddened her was not that he went to take care of Lan Yan, but that his heart would never truly belong to her.