So what if she's a fake heiress? She's being pampered by a powerful figure in Beijing'

His wife had just run away when his childhood friend came to finish her off. Huo Shen picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it all in one gulp.

The pale golden liquid tilted from the glass as the man moved.

Seeing his childhood friend so troubled by love, Dr. Zhao immediately grabbed the cup from his hand.

"What's the point of just getting drunk? Solve the problem first!"

"Drink, drink, drink until your wife dies and never comes back. What's the point of having that mouth if you don't speak?"

"Tell me what exactly happened."

"I thought Xie Junfei had a pretty good temper, how could you make him so angry that he even returned your token of love!"

Huo Shen was momentarily stunned when he heard Xie Junfei's name after his wine glass was taken away, but he quickly regained his senses.

He lowered his head, his voice low and somber:

"it's all my fault."

After he finished speaking, he briefly repeated what Xie Junfei had just told him.

Men are usually sparing with words, but Dr. Zhao could still sense the sadness in his voice.

After hearing his explanation, Dr. Zhao was genuinely puzzled:

"So why didn't you chase after them just now?"

Huo Shen remained silent for a long while before saying in a muffled voice:

"She wouldn't let me follow her."

“I’m afraid she’ll get even angrier if I chase after her.”

Hearing his childhood friend say that, Dr. Zhao was speechless and almost laughed:

"She said you can't go with her, so you just won't? Why are you being so obedient now?"

"He was obviously just saying that out of anger. You could have figured that out with a little thought. You actually believed him?"

"Let me tell you, when your wife is angry, the right way to handle it is to actively chase after her, apologize, kneel on a durian, and offer compensation—all in one go, the key being to be shameless and persistent!"

"Don't talk about pride now! If you have pride, you'll never have a wife!"

"That young girl is capable, beautiful, and I've heard that many male students at school have a crush on her."

"You're getting on in years, be careful those young boys don't take advantage of you, that would be the real end of you!"

"You should quickly reflect on how you made them angry, and once you've figured it out, go and apologize!"

After saying that, Dr. Zhao remembered that her childhood friend had never been in a relationship and had no experience in dealing with partners, so she immediately began to interrogate him about the beginning and end of their relationship.

Upon hearing that Huo Shen had taken it upon himself to slip a checkbook into the apology gift, Dr. Zhao felt utterly doomed.

He was heartbroken:

"How could you come up with such a terrible idea?"

The man was a little puzzled:

“She was short of money at the time, and I was worried that I might have neglected to take care of her, so I wanted to give her money to buy what she needed. Wasn’t that right?”

Seeing that the man was still trying to argue, Dr. Zhao was speechless.

"Brother, even if you haven't eaten pork, you've at least seen pigs walk; even if you haven't kept a woman, you've at least seen others keep women, right?"

"Do you know what those sugar daddies give their canaries the most?"

Huo Shen asked:

"what?"

Dr. Zhao sneered:

"Checks."

"A canary relationship is a monetary one, or, on a more sophisticated level, a power-for-sex exchange."

"You gave that young girl a check, but she didn't use a single penny of it."

Huo Shen nodded.

Dr. Zhao was even more speechless:

"That means the girl really wants to date you and settle down together!"

"You're really something, acting like a sugar daddy. They're only putting up with you because they're being kind to you!"

After saying this, Dr. Zhao earnestly advised:

"If you're worried that Xie Junfei isn't doing well, then give her something else."

"Even putting the money in a scholarship would be better than giving it to her directly! She's only just turned 18 this year, still a young girl, and at that age when she has a strong sense of self-esteem."

"You've been in a high position for so long that you've lost your ability to empathize, haven't you!"

"The worst thing in a relationship is not having the ability to empathize. You may not realize it, but that's just how it is."

Seeing his childhood friend deep in thought, Dr. Zhao patted him on the shoulder:

"So brother, listen to me, go find Xie Junfei now."

"Apologize properly to them, explain where you went wrong, and play the victim."

"Xie Junfei has a good temper and a soft heart. If you look so lost and confused, and sincerely apologize, she'll definitely forgive you."

"If I don't go now, I'll really be without a wife later."

Huo Shen turned to look at his childhood friend, who was earnestly advising him:

"Are you sure this will work?"

Dr. Zhao rolled his eyes:

"Do you think I won my husband back?"

"Your husband is soft-hearted and easy to deal with. If it were my husband, who's as hard as a rock, you'd be an ex-husband by now!"

While Dr. Zhao was still giving Huo Shen advice on how to win over his wife, Xie Junfei was already crying in Zhu Lili's arms.

Her decorum and refinement could only get her out of the banquet hall.

As soon as she stepped out of the banquet hall, she reverted to the heartbroken girl, tears streaming down her face like a burst dam.

Fortunately, the cosmetics Huo Shen used on her were waterproof, so her makeup didn't smudge no matter how much she cried.

The thought of Huo Shen made Xie Junfei cry even harder.

There was no one in the small garden. She sat on the steps, buried her face in her hands, and felt utterly miserable.

She couldn't even imagine how Huo Shen viewed her when she considered him her boyfriend.

Perhaps it was because he was detached and looked down on her, watching her foolishly become deeply involved.

She was crying and cursing when she heard a familiar voice.

It's Zhu Lili.

Zhu Lili, dressed in a little dress, walked briskly to her side, bent down, and asked in confusion:

"Baby, is that you? What are you doing here? Where's Huo Shen?"

After she finished speaking, she noticed Xie Junfei's shrugging shoulders and immediately realized what he meant:

"Why are you crying, my god?"

Who made our baby angry?

Xie Junfei looked up and, upon seeing her best friend, couldn't hold back any longer and hugged Zhu Lili tightly.

"Waaaaah, I've been tricked!"

"That bastard Huo Shen! I treated him like my boyfriend, but he treated me like a kept woman!"

"This is a great shame!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Lili was greatly surprised:

"What did you say? Say it again?"

Xie Junfei repeated it, sobbing uncontrollably.

Zhu Lili is a rich heiress with a bad temper.

Upon hearing that her best friend had been so humiliated, she immediately became furious.

“You were kicked out of the Qin family, but you are still our Zhu family’s goddaughter!”

"Does Huo Shen think the Zhu family is dead? How dare he humiliate the Zhu family like this!"

"Junfei, are you sure that's what he thinks?"

Xie Junfei nodded with red eyes:

"At the time, those ladies wanted to introduce him to potential partners right in front of me, and he didn't refuse a single word!"

"They even gave me a checkbook before, isn't that obviously saying we're in a sugar daddy/sugar baby relationship!"

"I didn't realize it at the time, but seeing that wealthy lady talking about marriage between equals today made me understand!"

"And when I returned the ring to him and ran away, he didn't even chase after me. Isn't that a clear sign that he's ignoring me?"

After saying that, she sniffed, tears streaming down her face.

"This is my first love! How could I have dated such a jerk!"

Seeing her childhood best friend so heartbroken, Zhu Lili felt extremely distressed.

She lifted her skirt and wiped away her friend's tears, just like she did when she was a child.

The soft, smooth fabric absorbed Xie Junfei's tears, and the gentle touch, like a mother's hand, slowly stopped her crying.

Only after seeing that the person's emotions had calmed down did Zhu Lili put her in her arms.

The girl's warm, smooth skin pressed against Xie Junfei's face, and the floral and fruity scent of Zhu Lili soothed her unstable emotions.

She leaned against Zhu Lili's chest, listening to Zhu Lili speak.

The usually innocent and proud girl was now frighteningly calm, her voice sharp:

"Junfei, you are the daughter of our Zhu family."

"Huo Shen's insults to you are an insult to the Zhu family."

"Although our Zhu family is not as wealthy as the Huo family, we are still a distinguished family with generations of officials and a long-standing tradition of scholarship!"

"Who does Huo Shen think he is? How dare he try to keep our Zhu family's daughter as a mistress!"

"Don't worry, I'll definitely help you get revenge!"