At dawn, Huo Qinian drove to A Garden.

After the car was turned off, he still sat in the driver's seat, but his eyes, as if self-aware, fell on the folder on the passenger seat.

Huo Qinian leaned over, picked up the folder, and flipped through it one by one. He unconsciously began to organize his words, pre-set his position, and refuted one by one...

He himself did not realize that he was facing a powerful enemy, and this posture was like a major negotiation.

After a long while, Huo Qinian put down the folder and wanted to smoke again.

His right hand had already touched the central armrest box, but he thought about meeting Su Yunbai in a while, so he gave up.

The sky gradually brightened, and the A-Da Garden gradually became lively. Office workers hurried to work, and elderly people strolled leisurely with their children...

Huo Qinian finally couldn't sit still anymore, opened the car door, got out of the car, and walked towards Su Yunbai's house.

After a while, he stood in front of Su Yunbai's house and rang the doorbell.

Once, twice.

The sound of the doorbell rang and faded away, and for a long time, there was no response.

Huo Qinian didn't believe it, and continued to ring.

A few minutes passed, and there was still no movement.

What's going on?

No one is here?

It's impossible, he clearly saw her car in the parking lot.

Huo Qinian frowned and continued to ring the doorbell.

The doorbell rang on and off, tirelessly, but no one answered the door.

But Huo Qinian's luck was not bad. Just when he was getting impatient, the family at the other end of the corridor opened the door.

A grandfather and grandson walked out of the door. It was obvious that the grandfather was about to send his grandson to school.

The old man glanced at Huo Qinian, a little alert: "Who are you?"

Huo Qinian stood up, "Good morning, old man, I'm looking for Teacher Su. Is she not here?"

If Huo Qinian was serious, he was actually quite intimidating. At least he didn't look like a bad guy.

The old man looked at him for a long time and said, "Xiao Su is not here. It was almost midnight yesterday. A friend of hers came to pick her up. Maybe something happened. She followed her friend."

"Friend? What kind of friend do you remember? What does she look like?"

The old man thought carefully, "A little girl dressed very fashionably, a little taller than Xiao Su, with long curly hair, and spoke very quickly..."

Seeing Huo Qinian's ugly face, the old man was a little scared, "Could it be that this little girl is a bad person? No, she doesn't look like one?"

"No, I was thinking about something else." Huo Qinian forced a smile, "I know who it is. Thank you, old man, you do your thing, I'll go find her directly."

Huo Qinian got back into the car, looking depressed.

Things have been really bad lately. He had clearly left so late last night, but who would have known that it was almost midnight and Xu Jinzhi would still come to see Su Yunbai!

How could they have so many things to discuss?

Now, where should he go to find Xu Jinzhi?

To find Juezhi?

Huo Qinian frowned and hesitated for a while, but he finally dialed Xu Juezhi's number.

Ten minutes later, Huo Qinian put down his phone, took a deep breath, and rubbed his eyebrows.

In vain.

Huo Qinian got in the car, turned on the car navigation, and entered the address of the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Fortunately, he had a second-hand preparation.

When Su Yunbai arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau, it was just after 9:30 in the morning. The sun rises early in the summer, and at this time of 9:30, the weather is already a bit hot. There

were already several cars parked in the parking lot in front of the Civil Affairs Bureau. The main door was open, and men and women were coming in and out from time to time.

Xu Jinzhi sat in the driver's seat, looking at the door from a distance, and kept muttering: "This is a marriage, this is a divorce, and this is still a divorce..."

The men and women who walked into the Civil Affairs Bureau, some had sweet smiles, some had calm expressions, and some had bitter resentment on their faces... The seven emotions on people's faces were so clear that outsiders only needed to take a glance to easily see the purpose of their coming here.

Su Yunbai looked at the people coming in and out of the door, thinking.

In the same place, some people have happy faces, and some are sad. But how do you know that the people who are sad today have never had a happy face?

At the beginning of marriage, most people actually think that they can grow old together, right? But living and managing marriage is like putting a small boat in a stream. The boat sails on the water, with ups and downs, bumps and stumbles, and no one knows what will happen in the future.

People are not gods, so who can predict what will happen in the future?

Since it is unpredictable, encountering it, making a fool of yourself... are all forgivable things.

She was trapped in her own life, feeling extremely unlucky, and her mood was uneasy. But looking at the world, it’s actually not a big deal, right?

What she encountered was just part of the situation of the general public in Putuo. It was neither the most special nor the ugliest.

Su Yunbai thought of this, and couldn't help revealing a very faint smile at the corner of her mouth.

At this time, someone knocked at her car window.

Su Yunbai looked in the direction of the sound. A young man was half bent over, smiling in her direction with a subtle and thoughtful look.

Xu Jinzhi frowned: "Who is this person?"

Su Yunbai had a good memory: "Huo Qinian's assistant."

She recognized this face. When she went to City B for a meeting before, the assistant following Huo Qinian was him.

This is an overly lively person.

Su Yunbai lowered the car window.

The assistant's smile became three points more enthusiastic: "Madam, Mr. Huo will be here soon. Why don't you come with me to rest for a while?"

Rest for a while?

Su Yunbai frowned.

What did he think she was doing today?

But Su Yunbai changed her mind and did not refuse directly.

She looked at Xu Jinzhi, "You wait for me here. There are a lot of people today. I guess you will have to queue even if you have an appointment. I'll go get a number first."

Get a number?

The assistant's expression froze for a moment.

After entering the door, seeing that Su Yunbai was really going to get a number, the assistant suddenly felt overwhelmed.

He had never thought about pushing the divorce process!

"Madam, Madam..." The assistant gritted his teeth and stopped him.

The more he shouted, the colder Su Yunbai's expression became.

The assistant realized it later and finally looked at him: "Minister Su, Minister Su..." He cried, "Please don't embarrass me..."

Su Yunbai said: "I won't embarrass you. Where are he?"

The assistant said: "Mr. Huo will be here soon, really!"

Su Yunbai looked at her mobile phone. It was not yet ten o'clock.

She went to get a number and turned around to go upstairs.

The assistant stood at the staircase door, looking very uneasy, "Minister Su, you see, Mr. Huo is a well-known person after all, can you...

"How about this, can you come with me first? There is a separate room here, can we wait there? Mr. Huo has something to discuss with you..."

Su Yunbai initially listened to what the assistant said, but soon, her eyes went past him and looked towards the door.

The wide door was wide open, and Huo Qinian, wearing black trousers and a gray shirt, strode in with big strides, his eyebrows and eyes were cold, and his aura was particularly intimidating.

The windows on the first floor were lined up, and among the people waiting in line to get married, there were already many people looking at Su Yunbai. Now, these people's eyes naturally moved to Huo Qinian, and then circled back and forth between Su Yunbai and Huo Qinian, very curious.

Huo Qinian didn't care about these looks at all, he just glanced at Su Yunbai, "Since you don't like the first floor... follow me."

He turned and went up to the second floor.

City A is a big city, and the Civil Affairs Bureau is very busy, so they separated the windows for marriage and divorce, one on the first floor, and one on the second floor.

Huo Qinian walked straight to the second floor, as if he was going straight to the point.

Su Yunbai followed him and went upstairs.

There were many people on the second floor, but compared to the people on the first floor, the people here seemed to be more "indifferent". Most of them were immersed in their own emotions and paid little attention to outsiders.

It was also Huo Qinian's first time to go to the second floor, but looking at him, it was as if this was his back garden. He walked very calmly without looking around. With determination, he directly avoided the office hall on the second floor, pushed open the glass door on the corridor on the right side of the hall, and walked in leisurely.

He was so righteous that Su Yunbai was even a little dazed for a moment, wondering if there was something wrong with the procedure he had previously understood.

But this doubt only lasted for a moment.

Su Yunbai looked at the deep corridor in front of her and the offices on both sides of the corridor, and finally stopped.

Huo Qinian was very sensitive to her footsteps. He turned around almost as soon as she stopped.

Su Yunbai asked, "Where are we going? "

This is not the divorce procedure she knew.

Huo Qinian glanced at her, walked a few steps forward, and opened the door of one of the offices.

Su Yunbai saw the words "XXX Conference Room" hanging on the door of the office from a few steps away.

She stopped and did not move.

Huo Qinian maintained the posture of opening the door, just standing at the door looking at her, his eyes were very deep.

The two confronted silently.

After a short moment, Huo Qinian finally spoke: "Teacher Su, I don't have the habit of talking about my private affairs in public, I hope you can at least protect your privacy. "

Su Yunbai raised her eyebrows slightly.

There is probably a saying of "east wind and west wind" in the interactions between people. If her east wind could suppress Huo Qinian's west wind before, now, the situation seems to have changed.

Today's Huo Qinian seems to be particularly righteous.

But so what? Su Yunbai didn't want to put herself in a difficult position anymore.

She curled her lips, "Protect your privacy? I think I have always done better than President Huo in this regard. At least, I never use my private life as a selling point and appear in the tabloids in City A every other day."

Huo Qinian frowned, "So now I am responsible for the false reports of those tabloids? Su Yunbai, that's not the case."

"...Forget it, I won't tell you about this for now. "He raised the folder in his hand," What happened before... is still open to defense in the eyes of the law. Before you sentence me to death, at least listen to my defense first, right?"

So, this is why he is so righteous?

Su Yunbai's eyebrows moved slightly.

Huo Qinian walked in first, "Come in and talk. Don't worry, if you still insist after listening to me... Teacher Su, please rest assured that I won't do anything to the point of pestering you."

This time, Su Yunbai did not refuse.

The conference room was not large, and there was a long conference table. The two sat at the corner of the conference table, next to each other, as if they were negotiating.

Huo Qinian spoke first: "I know everything Qu Qingyin told you." He said in a deep voice, "It's fake! "

He said this with a loud voice and a proud look, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Huo Qinian took out the documents from his folder one by one.

"Let me sort out the whole thing with you. First, I was in big trouble..." Huo Qinian paused when he said this.

He remembered Su Yunbai's words "eight generations of bloody trouble", and felt uncomfortable instinctively, so he subconsciously changed his words, "Anyway, it was the Fang family who started to make trouble first...

" "I had dinner with Miss Fang and parted on bad terms. Miss Fang insisted that I take her home and stayed in my passenger seat.

"How can I get used to this kind of person? He just abandoned the car at the hotel.

“Miss Fang said that I could either walk her home or walk by myself. Some hotels in City B pride themselves on their taste and have certain requirements for their guests. Guests can either take the cars they send or drive their own cars. Of course, they have to drive luxury cars.

“I left my car there, and she seized the hotel’s car... She was sure I couldn’t do it and wanted to force me to bow my head.

“At that time, I didn’t know that the Fang family could be so crazy. They directly sent a message on WeChat Moments, asking if anyone was nearby and wanted to give me a ride.

"Qu Qingyin happened to pass by..." Huo Qinian paused, "She said she happened to pass by. Anyway, it was she who picked me up that time..."

"I didn't take the hotel matter seriously, but that day... you must have known about the waiter's matter. The innocent waiter was like this, not to mention Qu Qingyin.

"I wanted to arrange for her to go abroad. She didn't agree at first, but later she agreed after receiving death threats."

Huo Qinian was still a little depressed when talking about this, "She had never thought about going abroad before, let alone in such a panic. She has no plan for her study abroad. She doesn't even know what to study or how to apply to a school...

"Qu Qingyin's father has an opinion of me because of this matter. He said something that I had implicated their family..."

Huo Qinian said sarcastically, "I will pay back the debt I owe myself. So, I paid for Qu Qingyin's choice of school, major, house rent, maid...even all the expenses for her study abroad."

He looked at Su Yunbai, "Teacher Su, if this happens again, I will still do the same. I don't think I'm wrong, what do you think?"

Su Yunbai was very happy: "You are right."

Huo Qinian pressed on: "She enrolled in the fall semester, and soon after she enrolled, Mid-Autumn Festival came soon.

"I received a call from her. She had a breakdown. Not only did she miss home, but she also felt that a foreigner was harassing her...

"At that time, I happened to be going to Europe for a meeting, so I went to see her on the way. "When Huo Qinian said this, he pushed three sheets of paper towards Su Yunbai, "These are copies of the photos taken at the meeting - I did go to the meeting!"

Su Yunbai's eyebrows moved slightly.

It turned out that these things were in the folder.

Huo Qinian said: "After the meeting, I still went to see her. After all, it was a holiday, and she was like that, so I invited her to dinner.

"There happened to be a film festival being held in the local area, and domestic media went to take pictures. I was still quite popular, so the tabloids made up a lot of stories about me... Speaking of which, I really have to thank them, otherwise where would I find evidence for old things?"

Is this a thorn in her side?

But has he forgotten that she never asked him about him and Qu Qingyin? He was the one who felt guilty and was eager to prove it to her, so why did he look so aggrieved now?

Huo Qinian continued: "This is the photo they took. Do you see the red mark? That's my assistant.

"Teacher Su, from my point of view, if I really went on a date with Qu Qingyin, I wouldn't have to bring my assistant with me, right?"

Su Yunbai didn't refute.

She wanted to see how far he could "prove".

Huo Qinian thought she was convinced, so he became even more aggressive.

He produced more evidence.

First, it was the salary list he issued to his assistant. From a certain point in time, the salary he issued to his assistant doubled.

"I was very busy. Xinke was developing rapidly at the time, and I was preparing to take over the Huo Group. How could I have the time difference to deal with the trivialities of her life every day? I don't even live my own life in such detail - at first it was the personal assistant who took care of it, and later it was you who took care of it.

"Anyway, I also arranged an assistant for her affairs."

Then there was a series of historical WeChat chat records and complicated salary expenses.

"After that, the assistant arranged for the company's legal department to be her private tutor and gave overtime allowances... Teacher Su, you can't blame me for being overly concerned about her because of the assistant's arrangements, right?"

Assistant... Su Yunbai is too familiar!

In Huo Qinian's place, everything can be done by the assistant.

Now there is one more thing to add: the assistant is responsible for the assistant's affairs, and it has nothing to do with the boss's original intention.

Therefore, the assistant's behavior, insisting on elevating it to the so-called proof of love... is self-inflicted and self-indulgent.

She thought that she was just like this, but it turned out that Qu Qingyin had been like this before?

Su Yunbai thought it was ridiculous, but she still agreed with him quietly: "Of course."

She wanted to see how he wanted to play this drama!

Perhaps the next thing was more important, Huo Qinian's expression seemed a little cautious.

He said: "As for the birthday flowers and gifts you mentioned... these things were not done by me."

Huo Qinian took out a few more pieces of paper, "This matter was handled by my aunt. She likes Qu Qingyin very much and has always hoped that we can have some development..."

Su Yunbai smiled a little, seemingly sarcastic, "I believe this."

Huo Manying has always disliked her. According to Huo Manying's taste, it is natural for her to look up to Qu Qingyin.

Huo Qinian pushed a few pieces of paper towards Su Yunbai, "You can take a look, this is the certificate I got from my aunt. The bills all came from her, it was her own initiative!"

Su Yunbai had always been very cooperative in listening to Huo Qinian's "defense", but this time, the papers on the table were almost in her hands, and she still didn't move. She

was too lazy to even take a look.

Huo Qinian thought she didn't believe it, and said in a deep voice: "Teacher Su, my aunt is my aunt, and I am me. You can't blame me for something I didn't do, right?

"This is unfair to me!"

"Fair?" At this moment, Su Yunbai couldn't help laughing, and then sighed after laughing, "The world is really wonderful. I really didn't expect that one day, I would be able to wait for President Huo to talk to me about 'fairness'." "

"What do you mean? "

"Boss Huo, let's not talk about the fact that the assistant's behavior cannot be elevated to the boss's level. Let's just talk about Huo Manying." Su Yunbai looked at Huo Qinian, "I really want to ask you, do you know what kind of person your good aunt Huo Manying is?"

Huo Qinian was silent for a moment, "I don't deny that she has a bad temper and is not very reasonable..."

Su Yunbai smiled and applauded, "Full marks! For Boss Huo's honesty. Yes, how could you not know? 'Wise and powerful' like Boss Huo, how could he be deceived by Ms. Ququ Huo?"

Su Yunbai leaned forward, smiling brightly, but Huo Qinian felt cold in his heart, "Then Boss Huo, guess again, Huo Manying has such a temper... I was born without a temper, I just accept it, I don't fight back when I'm beaten or scolded? Or should I just swallow my anger and put up with her for so many years?"

Huo Qinian looked gloomy.

Su Yunbai continued, "Guess again, why do I force myself to tolerate Huo Manying like this? I can't be a born masochist. I have a good and dignified life, but I have to be wronged to be happy, right?!"

Huo Qinian's Adam's apple moved, "Didn't you thank her at the beginning?"

"I was stupid at first, but I can't be stupid for several years and make no progress, right?"

After an uneasy silence, Su Yunbai suddenly chuckled, "After all, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to tolerate her like this."

Compared with the previous ones, the voice of this word was not loud, but it was like a hammer, hitting Huo Qinian's heart hard.

His whole body tensed up uncontrollably, and he felt panicky for no reason: "...Don't say it."

Su Yunbai let out a long breath, as if to let out all the frustration in her heart.

Her temper rose again: "I have tolerated her for so many years, and I didn't bother with her for your sake. She relied on your face to act arrogantly and show off in front of me...

"She can easily hurt me with your skin. But today, you want me to distinguish between gratitude and resentment, and not blame you for what Huo Manying did?

"I've endured all the bad things in marriage, and you've enjoyed all the good things - have you had an easy life these years? Your good aunt only torments me, and then she's at peace. You don't have to clean up her mess, it's comfortable, right?

"Do you feel that life is going smoothly and you have no worries? Are you about to forget about it, thinking that this is how you've always lived?

"Now it's good, you've enjoyed the good things, and when you turn around to claim responsibility, you want me to be fair.

"You want me to be fair to Huo Manying, and then turn around and make it go away with just a casual remark like the last slap in the face, 'It depends on your ability'? !

"Huo Qinian, please understand that without this marriage, why should I care who Huo Manying is?!"

Su Yunbai became angrier and angrier, and stood up.

"You may have forgotten that I never asked you about Qu Qingyin last night. I'm not so stupid that I can't tell which words are deliberately provoking me and which words are sincere. "I

only want to ask one thing from beginning to end. I just want to know whether the beginning of our relationship was because of the Fang family." "I just want to

know this, so I've listened to so many of your 'background stories'... so much nonsense!

"But now I realize that I don't even care about the Fang family. Love whoever you want, love however you want. Whether you are because of the Fang family or not, I don't care!

"Huo Qinian, I say it again, we are divorced!"