r Fu Yan, his tone flat with a hint of alienation: "I'm sorry, President Ji, I'm late.""It is already my greatest honor that Mr. Huo has graced me with his presence." Qi Qing smiled and extended her...During the meal, Xiaxia received a phone call from her family. While she was on the phone, Fuyanyan got up and walked out of the private room to the front desk, opening her mobile payment interface.

"Excuse me, could you settle the bill for room 8"

"Okay, please wait a moment."

The front desk staff operated the console with a few fluent presses, "Hello ma'am, room number 8 has been settled."

Fu Yan was taken aback. She had been with Xiao Xia the whole time and hadn't seen her leave. Besides, she had even added two dishes that Xiao Xia liked last minute; there was no way to settle the bill in advance.

"Could I have gotten this wrong"

The front desk smiled and said, “That’s right.”

Fu Yanhu suspiciously put her phone back in her pocket, but as she turned around, she saw a familiar side profile walking past from the side door.

She was taken aback.

Cao Fang.

Cao Fang and Cao Yuan are Huo Mingzheng's assistants. Besides their own personal time, they are almost always on call by Huo Mingzheng's side, especially today, when they will be even closer to him.

At this time, as the head of the Huo family, Huo Mingzheng's birthday would definitely be celebrated by Huo Gongguan.

The reason why it can be definitively stated that she won't be outside is because Huo Mingzheng dislikes celebrating birthdays. She has lived her whole life, and the only time she ever attended Huo Mingzheng's birthday party was when Li Qin organized it.

At that time, Li Qin also invited the younger generation of the Huo family to participate, including herself.

She didn't want to attend originally. She never quite fit in at the Huo family, so there was no need for her to go and make a show of herself.

That day, she happened to meet Huo Mingzheng as he returned from outside. She was just about to go to school. Huo Mingzheng casually asked her if she had time on the weekend. If she did, they could go to a birthday party together for some relaxation before the college entrance exams.

Even though she knew he had a girlfriend, she still accepted his invitation. Just looking at him from afar made her happy.

That year she was eighteen, Huo Mingzheng twenty-three.

Before that, she always thought Huo Mingzheng disliked gatherings. That day, she arrived at the villa where her birthday party was held in advance. She didn't want to be the center of attention because she was late, so she got there early. Back then, she was still a bit socially anxious.

When she entered the venue, she was glad she had arrived early. Everyone else hadn't come yet, but she discovered Huo Mingzheng was already there, even earlier than her.

Her first reaction was that Huo Mingzheng was also socially anxious, like her

But she immediately dismissed her guess. How could Huo Mingzheng possibly be socially anxious

From afar, she saw him. Fu Yan dared not approach him too closely, fearing that he might hear her unusually fast heartbeat.

Secretly liking a man who already has a girlfriend is embarrassing, so she hides it very well.

She feigned indifference and walked past him, After all, Huo Mingzheng was engrossed in his game on his phone, with his back to her, he wouldn't notice her at all.

"Wait a minute."

A cool voice came.

Her feet seemed to have hit the pause button, frozen in place. When she looked up, her gaze met a pair of cold, lifeless black eyes.

Huo Mingzheng turned sideways, holding his phone in one hand and a half-burnt cigarette in the other. The white smoke from it drifted past his eyes, blurring the look in them.

"Why didn't you call me"orried. Your family should take good care of her emotions and create a good environment for her. This will be beneficial for the baby's development and the mother's health."Li Qin tightly clenched her...