No divorce! Mr. Lu knelt down and coaxed him every night.

Qiao Shiyan and his wife didn't know about Chen An's affairs.

When Qiao Jinfan said he wanted to return to China, they realized that something big had happened. Qiao Shiyan returned to China with Qiao Jinfan that day, but when Qiao Jinfan rushed back, it seemed that everything was too late.

……

On the day Qiao Jinfan returned to China, Chen's father had already been buried.

Dusk evening.

Qiao Jinfan's car returned to the villa. He got out of the car and walked towards the entrance when the door opened. The servant saw that he had a very strange expression on his face, so he said without asking him, "Madam just came home, and she is embroidering upstairs... In addition to being busy with her in-laws' affairs, she has been embroidering day and night at home without any rest. I'm really worried that she's exhausted. When you come back, you have to comfort Madam."

Qiao Jinfan hummed vaguely.

He carried his luggage up to the second floor. Unexpectedly, Chen Anan was not in the embroidery room but in the living room of the bedroom. She was staring blankly with a cup of hot tea in her hand.

When Qiao Jinfan came in, she raised her eyes slightly.

Just a few days after they last met, Chen Anan had lost a lot of weight. Her face, which was not plump to begin with, was now small and pointed. There was no light in the living room, and she looked even thinner and more haggard sitting in the twilight. Her eyes were faintly moist in the dim light.

Qiao Jinfan put down his suitcase and turned on the wall lamp. His voice was very gentle.

"Why are you sitting here without turning on the light?"

Chen Anan put the cup in her hand on the coffee table. She stood up and walked to his side and silently helped him take his luggage to the cloakroom. She didn't say a word and just helped him pack his luggage one by one.

"Chen Anan."

Qiao Jinfan followed her and grabbed her wrist: "Talk to me."

Chen Anan was holding his shirt, and suddenly her hands began to tremble slightly, and then her whole body began to tremble. She looked up at her husband and moved her lips for a long time before she made a sound.

She said: "Qiao Jinfan, I have been waiting for you."

Qiao Jinfan was stunned.

After a long time, he held her in his arms and said with great discomfort: "I'm back."

But when he came back, Chen Anan was gone.

Her heart is not here anymore!

They had no emotional foundation in the first place, and she just wanted to leave. He gave her hope when she was most vulnerable, but in the end, he was the one who extinguished her hope. Chen Anan didn't know how she got through the past few days.

The people on Chen Songqiao's side refused to let the sisters go.

They made a big fuss in the mourning hall.

Chen Anan suffered a lot.

Now that her husband is back, it should be time for them to hug and talk, but she doesn't want to say a word... What should she say to him? Tell him how scared she was when she hit Chen Songqiao with the vase, how helpless she felt in the detention center, or how embarrassed she and Jiu Yue were when handling Chen Songqiao's funeral?

Chen Anan couldn't say it.

She leaned on her husband's shoulder, vaguely remembering what he said on the phone that day. He told her not to be afraid because he was there...

When their cheeks touched, Qiao Jinfan felt a chill.

Chen Anan was crying silently.

He lowered his head and wanted to comfort and explain, but she let go of him, turned her back and wiped away her tears. She continued to tidy up the clothes, as if nothing had happened in the past few days, as if everything was normal.

An evening breeze blew by, and the crystal chandelier above made a crisp sound, tinkling, just like their marriage certificate on their wedding night.

Life is like a dream, and a hundred years are like dew.

……

The night Qiao Jinfan returned was calm.

Later, Qiao Jinfan intervened in the affairs of the Chen family, but after all, the matter was settled and no one could change the outcome. He specially invited Lawyer Huo to have a meal. As the most expensive lawyer in City B, Huo Xi was only willing to give him one hour.

Qiao Jinfan invited Huo Xi to this dinner alone.

That year, Zhang Chongguang had not returned to China yet, Huo Xi was still the carefree lawyer Huo, and Lu Shuo was the only one between the Huo and Lu families who had a romantic relationship, but it was not going smoothly.

The most luxurious box in the club.

Qiao Jinfan and Huo Xi sat on each side. Qiao Jinfan held the wine glass and looked at this capable female lawyer. Her father Huo Shaoting and mother Wen Man gave her a beautiful appearance and a first-class mind. Qiao Jinfan had also heard of the great achievements of this female lawyer in the business world. Men and women in the legal circle and the entertainment circle were all fascinated by this lawyer Huo, and they were attracted to both men and women.

Huo Xi was dressed in a professional suit, and he still had a powerful aura even when he was sitting there.

She knew what Qiao Jinfan meant, so when they were almost done eating, she got straight to the point: "Mr. Qiao should be most concerned about how many years Mrs. Chen will be sentenced! I don't want to beat around the bush with Mr. Qiao, and I don't want to give him unrealistic hopes... Three years, at least three years!"

Qiao Jinfan gently put down the cup in his hand.

He looked up at Secretary Li, who understood what he meant and immediately took out a prepared check from his briefcase and gently placed it on the black crystal table.

The check amount is 200 million.

Huo Xi picked up the check and looked at it. After a moment, she smiled softly, "Mr. Qiao is really generous. Two hundred million is indeed worth it to save a marriage on the verge of collapse, but this case has been determined. Even if I have all the means, I can't help Mrs. Chen get rid of the crime. The person prosecuted by the prosecutor is notoriously difficult to deal with."

These two billion Huosi can't be earned.

She returned the check the same way she had come and stood up to leave.

Before leaving, she held the door handle of the box, thought for a moment and said softly: "Qiao Jinfan, your choice at that time was actually not wrong. You made a mistake in not loving your wife Chen Anan, so you handled it improperly. Since you don't love her, just let her go. Why bother to entangle and make both of you suffer."

Secretary Li stood behind her, his heart beating fast.

Qiao Jinfan was still sitting under the crystal chandelier. His handsome face was enough to make a woman's heart beat fast. His bony fingers held the wine glass. After a long while, he spoke: "Is this what Lawyer Huo said from experience?"

Huo Xi couldn't help but think of Zhang Chongguang and that first love that ended in vain.

That sunset evening...

The girl had her first period, with her brother's school uniform tied around her waist, she lay on top of him and hugged his neck carefully, and at that moment her heartbeat couldn't help but speed up.

Huo Xi lowered her head and said softly, "Maybe!" Then she opened the door and left.

Secretary Li followed to send it off.

In the luxurious box, Qiao Jinfan still sat quietly, thinking about what Huo Xi said - [If you don't love her, just let her go. Why bother to entangle her and make both of you suffer. ]

Let Chen Anan go, let each other go!

The lights were bright and there was a dazed look on Qiao Jinfan's face. Was he going to let Chen Anan go?

……

It was already half past nine in the evening when Qiao Jinfan returned home.

Chen Anan has already arrived home and is on the second floor. The maid said that the mistress did not come downstairs for dinner that night. Qiao Jinfan walked to the second floor and opened the door of the master bedroom. Chen Anan was sitting on the sofa reading a legal book.

Qiao Jinfan closed the door, his voice soft and gentle.

"Why don't you have dinner?"