Huo Beixiao shifted his gaze from her and said calmly, "You will not be a burden to me."

Because he had no intention of keeping her by his side, nor did he intend to have much involvement with her for the rest of his life.

His idea was to bring her back, give her a completely new identity, arrange a well-paid job for her to ensure her future livelihood, and then he would have no further involvement with her.

Jiang Yiran's heart skipped a beat when she heard this, and a surge of joy welled up inside her. She finally saw hope in Huo Beixiao.

She reached out and took Huo Beixiao's arm. "Brother Beixiao, you're so good to me. You're the only one in the world who's ever been so good to me..."

Huo Beixiao frowned, directly removing Jiang Yiran's arm that she was trying to hug, exuding a cold aura that kept strangers at bay, and said indifferently, "You don't need to do this, I'm just doing my duty."

The taxi stopped outside the old villa on Siping Road.

Jiang Yiran got out of the car with Huo Beixiao. Looking at the old mansion in front of her, located in the wealthy area of ​​Haicheng, a symbol of status and wealth, she could not hide the joy and greed in her eyes.

"Let's go!" Huo Beixiao walked past her carrying his luggage.

Jiang Yiran smiled as brightly as a flower and quickly chased after him, calling out sweetly, "Brother Beixiao, wait for me."

Huo Beixiao ignored Jiang Yiran and went into the house on his own.

Looking at the empty house, with no one around, Huo Beixiao felt something was wrong, and a sense of emptiness, as if a piece of his heart was missing.

Jiang Yiran looked at the rockery, fountain, and well-arranged garden plants in the courtyard outside the old house, as well as the villa in the courtyard that looked very stylish.

Her desire to become the mistress of this place grew even stronger.

Huo Beixiao glanced at the ambition and greed in Jiang Yiran's eyes and said, "I'll take you to the guest room."

Jiang Yiran quickly followed Huo Beixiao upstairs.

Although it was just a guest room, the furnishings were understated yet luxurious. Even if Jiang Yiran didn't know much about antiques, she could tell from the quality of the furnishings that everything in the room was quite valuable.

Jiang Yiran couldn't help but think of the scene she saw when she first went to Yang Qiaoqiao's villa in her previous life.

At that time, she lived in a dilapidated old apartment in a suburban area, while Yang Qiaoqiao lived in a big villa. She was so jealous that she was almost going crazy.

But in her past life, she had no connection with Qin Haiyang, and by then she was already old and past her prime, not even qualified to climb into Qin Haiyang's bed.

But this life is different. God has given her such a great opportunity. She will soon replace Yang Qiaoqiao, and everything Huo Beixiao has will be hers.

Everything Yang Qiaoqiao did before was just to pave the way for her.

Even Yang Qiaoqiao's two little bastards will have to call her "Mom" from now on.

Since she can't have children anymore because she's lost her uterus, she'll raise those two little bastards and teach them to deal with Yang Qiaoqiao later.

Thinking about it, it's actually quite interesting.

"There's no one else in this house. If you need anything, go to the master bedroom next door to find me. I have some things to take care of, so you can rest for a while."

As Jiang Yiran was immersed in her own imagination, Huo Beixiao's indifferent voice came from her ear once again.

By the time she realized what was happening, Huo Beixiao had already left her room and closed the door behind him.

Meanwhile, Guo Tao drove directly to Yang Qiaoqiao's clothing factory.

I met Zhou Yang before I met Yang Qiaoqiao.

Zhou Yang had a problem with Huo Beixiao, but he had a good relationship with Guo Tao. When he saw Guo Tao arrive, Zhou Yang went up to him and said, "Brother Tao, what brings you here at this time?"

"Yangyang, where's your sister-in-law?" Guo Tao asked directly.

After asking the question, he felt that it was inappropriate to address Yang Qiaoqiao in this way, because Huo Beixiao was no longer worthy of Yang Qiaoqiao.

Huo Beixiao in his current state is not worthy of being his boss, so naturally he can no longer call Yang Qiaoqiao his sister-in-law.

He simply changed his question, "Where's Qiaoqiao?"

"Brother Tao, what happened? Why are you in such a hurry to find Sister Qiao?" Although Zhou Yang didn't show it on his face, he was already on guard.

He knew Huo Beixiao was coming back today.

If Guo Tao were on Huo Beixiao's side and trying to cause trouble for Sister Qiao, he wouldn't be polite to him either.

Although Zhou Yang had improved over the past two years, Guo Tao still saw through his wariness at a glance.

He wasn't one to beat around the bush, so he said directly to Zhou Yang, "Yangyang, you suddenly came to me to discuss replacing the people protecting Grandpa Xia and Grandma Xia with your own. Did you already know what Huo Beixiao was up to, and that they were planning to divorce?"

Zhou Yang looked at Guo Tao, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Guo Tao patted him on the shoulder and continued, "Alright, Yangyang, stop being so defensive. I'm on your sister Qiaoqiao's side, otherwise I wouldn't be here looking for you now."

As Guo Tao spoke, he thought about how Huo Beixiao had brought Jiang Yiran back, and even wanted to divorce Yang Qiaoqiao for Jiang Yiran's sake.

He gritted his teeth in hatred, "I never knew Huo Beixiao was such a scoundrel. He actually brought that woman back and even wanted to divorce Qiao Qiao for her. He's gone too far!"

Zhou Yang only heard Yang Qiaoqiao say that Huo Beixiao must have someone outside.

They didn't know who the person outside Huo Beixiao was.

Seeing how angry Guo Tao was, I couldn't help but ask, "Who exactly is the woman Huo Beixiao brought back?"

"You didn't know? Qiao Qiao didn't tell you?" Guo Tao looked at Zhou Yang in surprise.

Zhou Yang frowned and shook his head. "Sister Qiao Qiao isn't someone who likes to talk about her private matters to outsiders, so she didn't tell me the specifics."

"Hmph!" Guo Tao snorted coldly, squeezing out three words through gritted teeth, "Jiang Yiran!"

"What?" In that instant, Zhou Yang jumped up excitedly.

"The woman Huo Beixiao brought back is Jiang Yiran? That Jiang Yiran from the Jiang family? The Jiang Yiran who kidnapped An An and Le Le back then?"

Guo Tao nodded. "Yes, it's her. Huo Beixiao has gone completely mad!"

"Where is Huo Beixiao now? I'm going to find him right now!" Zhou Yang was furious, clenching his fists as he prepared to go find Huo Beixiao.

If the woman Huo Beixiao was seeing was Jiang Yiran, then it's not as simple as just cheating.

He's slapping Qiaoqiao in the face; he's rubbing her dignity into the ground.

Guo Tao felt increasingly resentful.

When Jiang Yiran and Zhang Wei kidnapped An An and Le Le, how badly were they tortured?

Huo Beixiao was well aware of how the Jiang family and Jiang Yiran had bullied Yang Qiaoqiao over the years, yet now he was going to divorce Yang Qiaoqiao for that woman.

Guo Tao was also completely baffled.

He simply followed Zhou Yang's footsteps, "Yangyang, I'm going with you. I want to ask Huo Beixiao myself if he's lost his mind!"