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

Meng Yu stared at her beautiful face, a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

"You still like me, don't you? I promise you, once the crisis at the Meng Group is resolved, you'll help me and Rongrong have a surrogate pregnancy. After we have a child, the Meng Group will become an integral part of the Pei family, and then I'll confront Pei Rongrong."

Before Meng Yu could finish speaking, Shao Yan slapped him across the face.

"Meng Yu, it's all over between us a long time ago. Do you really think I care about your Mrs. Meng?"

Meng Yu didn't fight back after being hit. He released her and sneered, "If you don't care about being Mrs. Meng, then you want to be Mrs. Huo. Shao Yan, you're too naive."

Do you really think a man like Huo Xiao would be truly sincere with you? He even turned against his godfather, who had the resources to run for president abroad, for Lan Yan.

Meng Yu was not surprised to see Shao Yan's face gradually turn pale and weak.

"Come back to me, at least we'll still be husband and wife."

Meng Yu thought that Shao Yan was actually a very simple woman, otherwise she wouldn't trust him so much.

Shao Yan thought this was the most ridiculous joke she had ever heard.

"Meng Yu, Huo Xiao and I are the real husband and wife."

Meng Yu suddenly scoffed coldly, his voice low and sinister: "Why Huo Xiao and not someone else?"

Shao Yan didn't understand what he meant. He looked down at her with a mixture of love, hate, and regret, along with a hint of confidence.

"You still love me, so you chose Huo Xiao because he's Pei Rongrong's uncle. You want to get revenge on me."

Shao Yan was disgusted; she never imagined that Meng Yu was so arrogant.

"Nobody wants to get revenge on you."

She just wants to get back what she has invested, with interest.

Meng Yu gripped her chin tightly: "Shao Yan, you will come back to me. You don't love Huo Xiao at all; you're just using him to make me jealous."

He didn't want to admit that he did have some regrets now, but it wasn't the right time yet.

Now is the time when he needs the Pei family.

Just as Shao Yan was wondering how to escape, a loudspeaker came from downstairs.

"Whose black car is that? It's blocking the road. If you don't move it, the traffic police will tow it away."

The repeated threats forced Meng Yu to release Shao Yan.

He was about to leave when Shao Yan called him back.

He assumed Shao Yan was asking for reconciliation, so he raised his chin and adopted a haughty posture.

"Regret it?"

Shao Yan ignored him: "You said you knew where Qu You was, but where is she?"

A hint of malice and disappointment flashed in Meng Yu's eyes: "I lied to you, I have no idea where she is."

After saying that, Meng Yu threw Shao Yan out of the car to move it.

As Shao Yan stared at his departing figure, she suddenly found her past infatuation with him particularly laughable.

Perhaps he just happened to be passing by and saved her that day; how could she have imagined that he would fall deeply in love with her as she did?

Shao Yan's phone rang, its sound particularly clear in the dimly lit hallway.

She assumed it was Meng Yu again, and without even looking at the caller ID, she answered directly, "Stop bothering me."

The other party fell silent for a moment, then spoke with a mocking tone.

"Who else is trying to harass my wife?"

It was Huo Xiao. Shao Yan fell silent instantly.

"Come out, my car is downstairs."

Shao Yan was surprised; how did he know she was here?

As Huo Xiao walked from the residential building into a sunny spot, his van came to a steady, clanging stop.

Shao Yan saw Huo Xiao wearing a suit and a safety helmet that he hadn't had time to take off on the back seat of the slowly opening electric car door.

She got into the car with a slight look of surprise: "You went to the construction site?"

Huo Xiao gently closed a document in his hand and reached out to brush a stray hair from her forehead behind her ear.

"We have a client in this area."

Shao Yan didn't doubt him, and of course she didn't think he was following her.

"Does the Fit have partners living in places like this?"

When Huo Xiao asked the question, his eyes were sharp and scrutinizing, and Shao Yan blushed slightly as she lied.

"A land acquisition plan for an old town area. I came to take a look."

"Yeah?"

He had just witnessed Meng Yu's car being driven away, and the two had even bumped into each other.

Meng Yu peered through the car window with a provocative expression. He guessed she might be nearby, so he made a call to test her, and to his surprise, she really was there.

"Um."

Shao Yan lowered her eyes, feeling inexplicably guilty even though she hadn't done anything.

Huo Xiao raised his watch and glanced at it.

"It's lunchtime. I know a good restaurant; let me take you to try it."

Shao Yan didn't object at all throughout, as if she had been caught cheating.

Huo Xiao took Shao Yan to a French restaurant.

Shao Yan met Meng Yu behind Huo Xiao's back, and always felt awkward in front of him.

She kept trying to cover her face with the menu while ordering, and it wasn't until the waiter brought two medium-rare steaks that Shao Yan temporarily forgot about her appointment.

Huo Xiao took in all her little movements, and while cutting her steak, he asked her slowly and deliberately.

"How's work going?"

"It's alright."

Shao Yan picked up the drink in front of her and took a big gulp, but felt even thirstier the more she drank.

"Do you need my help?"

Huo Xiao thoughtfully placed the cut steak in front of Shao Yan, his dark eyes fixed on her intently.

Just as Shao Yan was about to answer, Pei Rongrong came over arm in arm with Meng Yu.

"Uncle, every time Ah Yu and I eat here, we run into you by such a coincidence."

She only greeted Huo Xiao, but didn't look at Shao Yan.

Out of politeness, Huo Xiao gave a curt reply and then continued to serve Shao Yan.

Pei Rongrong and Meng Yu stood in front of their table and refused to leave, so Huo Xiao finally put down his knife and fork and spoke.

"Want to eat together?"

Shao Yan's hand trembled slightly. Huo Xiao walked over and sat down next to her, sitting very close to her.

When Meng Yu saw Huo Xiao's hand covering Shao Yan's hand and gently stroking it back and forth, his eyes instantly ignited with desire.

Pei Rongrong pulled Meng Yu to sit opposite her without any hesitation, making Shao Yan a little nervous.

She hoped Meng Yu wouldn't say anything inappropriate.

With Pei Rongrong by his side, Meng Yu obediently poured water for her, ordered food, and laid out a tablecloth for her lap, being as attentive and considerate as a rare and wonderful man.

Shao Yan ate quietly the whole time. She couldn't get the first piece of steak right with her fork, and it kept slipping into her plate.

After watching her for a while, Huo Xiao simply took her hand, held her hand tightly, forked a steak, and put it into his own mouth.

The action looked like Shao Yan feeding him. When Meng Yu saw it, his pupils contracted sharply, and an inexplicable anger surged within him.

But he dared not and could not show it, lest Pei Rongrong notice something amiss.

Shao Yan was feeling embarrassed when something even more outrageous happened.

Huo Xiao grabbed the back of her head and fed Shao Yan the steak he had just put in his mouth, mouth to mouth.

Their lips were already pressed together, and Huo Xiao murmured in a voice that only Shao Yan could hear.

"Swallow it."

Shao Yan dared not disobey his orders, and after swallowing the words, Huo Xiao simply gave her a deep kiss.

Pei Rongrong stared in disbelief as her usually calm and composed uncle performed an R-rated act in front of her, feeling both embarrassed and astonished.

As Meng Yu watched the two kissing in front of him, he gripped his knife and fork tightly, and the blue veins on the back of his hands bulged out as if they were about to explode.