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

Xie Junfei is, after all, a young man.

Just by sleeping in, the fatigue from the long journey was swept away.

When Huo Shen finished arranging things and returned to his room...

What you see is a girl with her hair down, wearing a small cloak with fur trim, standing in the courtyard, looking eagerly at the white plum blossoms in the garden.

Huo Shen smiled gently, took two steps forward, put his arm around her shoulder, and said softly:

"If you like it, have someone break off a branch, put it in a vase, and keep it in the house to admire at your leisure."

"It's cold outside, let's go back inside."

Xie Junfei obediently agreed, and when she returned to the room, the man pressed her down in front of the dressing table and styled her hair into a beautiful bun.

The kingfisher feather hairpin was pinned in her hair. The little girl shook her head, and the butterfly tassels on the hairpin trembled and swayed, making her look playful and pretty.

Xie Junfei met the gaze of the man in the mirror, her eyes crinkling into a smile:

"The maid who brought the food said you were very angry this morning. What happened?"

Huo Shen shook his head, sparing with his words:

"It was just a disagreement, nothing serious."

After saying that, the man walked to the coffee table, poured Xie Junfei a cup of tea, and then got down to business:

"I sent the information you gave me to Holland, and she went to the place you mentioned to pick up the dean overnight."

"My mother is currently in Beijing pulling strings, and my father is at the head office, overseeing the senior executives that the elders have placed in the group."

A pair of slender, white hands accepted the teacup, the young girl smiling brightly:

"So our current task is to deal with those old fogies in the main house?"

Talking to smart people is so effortless, Huo Shen nodded approvingly.

"It's just that you'll have to deal with those women for two days."

"If they make things difficult for you, don't take it to heart. Just tell me, and I'll stand up for you."

Upon hearing this, Xie Junfei burst out laughing.

She looked at the man with a hint of sympathy in her eyes:

"Huo Shen, you still underestimate me."

"I'm a woman who grew up in the Qin family's power struggles, and I'm invincible."

“Those delicate flowers you’ve raised in your grand mansions wouldn’t even last three moves against me. You wouldn’t stand a chance to back me up.”

After she finished speaking, she vividly recounted to the man her "heroic deeds" at the Qin family.

This includes, but is not limited to, treating Qin Yu'er and the group of servants who fawned over her and bullied her like donkeys.

They managed to play such a good hand despite starting from a terrible beginning where they were unloved and neglected by their parents.

Laughter filled the inner room, a stark contrast to the gloomy atmosphere in the elders' quarters.

The fourth wife and her female relatives in the corridor heard the laughter and gave a half-smile:

"I never expected that this girl only has this much ability."

"We've been at the old house all day, and we haven't seen anyone. Instead, she's been keeping the man in her room all day."

"That kid Huo Shen is worthless. He's been fooled by this kind of person and can't even tell which way is which. He actually dared to challenge Fifth Master."

Standing next to her, a girl of similar age to Xie Junfei immediately chimed in:

"Yes, that's how women from humble backgrounds are. They only know how to use their charms on men and can't be considered respectable."

"People of our status wouldn't stoop to learning her methods, even if they knew them."

These words were harsh, but the Fourth Madam found them extremely pleasing. She turned around with a smile and patted the girl's shoulder meaningfully:

"She is indeed my niece; she is a promising young woman."

"Don't worry, child. You are not like that little bitch. You are a lady from a prestigious family with a noble status."

"Huo Shen's feelings are just a passing fancy. Once they fade, he'll definitely marry someone of equal social standing."

"By then, you'll be in charge of the entire Huo family."

Upon hearing this, the girl's face immediately flushed red, and she lowered her head, extremely embarrassed.

The fourth wife looked at her beautiful niece with a smile, a hint of smug calculation flashing in her eyes.

She's nothing like those idiots from the fifth branch of the family.

What is Zhao Feier anyway? She's just a lowly orphan from an orphanage. What good is being raised in the Huo family? At best, she's just a household slave.

His fifth wife actually dared to try and use their childhood friendship with Huo Shen to bind him to her.

The intention was to promote this puppet, who had no family background or connections, to power.

That's ridiculously naive.

She herself came from a prestigious family, so she naturally understood the importance of having a strong family background.

The Huo family motto is to marry a virtuous wife.

Apart from Huo Mingqian, who was an anomaly and married a wife with a flamboyant personality, all the others in this generation, no matter how many beautiful women they had outside, married ladies from respectable families.

For this reason, she specially selected a girl from her parents' home who was dignified and beautiful, slender, and clever.

Huo Shen can be considered a well-known young talent in the Huo family.

Upon hearing that she was to become Huo Shen's fiancée, the girl ran faster than a rabbit and readily agreed.

Thinking of this, the smile in the Fourth Madam's eyes deepened.

If this niece becomes the daughter-in-law of the Huo family, their status in the Huo family will inevitably rise sharply.

Even future heirs of the Huo family will carry their family's bloodline.

This is a highly profitable business.

Next, her task was to embarrass Xie Junfei, who was completely ignorant, in public, and then make Huo Shen completely despise her.

The fourth wife is busy making her own plans.

Inside the room, Xie Junfei, who was completely ignorant, showed no sense of crisis whatsoever. Instead, he chatted with Huo Shen with great interest.

The Huo family patriarch and patriarch were as fertile as rabbits, having produced six offspring, but few of them were capable of becoming pillars of society; they were all defective offspring.

The grandfathers of the first and second wives worked diligently, using 60% of the Huo family's assets to expand their territory and accumulate considerable wealth for the Huo family.

The remaining four families were a bunch of good-for-nothings who did nothing but still managed to live a life of wealth and luxury thanks to the blessings of their ancestors, even though they had squandered most of their family fortune.

In the first and second wives' quarters.

The eldest son's family now holds 40% to 50% of the family fortune, making him the undisputed head of the family and the heir to the vast Huo Group.

The second wife's family owns 20% of the family fortune. Among the younger generation, led by Holland, some have entered politics, while others have entered the entertainment industry. Their reputation and power outweigh their wealth.

The two branches of the family joined forces, surrounding the Huo family like an iron barrel.

If it weren't for the remaining four elders courting disaster by trying to seize power instead of living a peaceful life, Huo Shen wouldn't mind keeping this bunch of useless people around.

But now that everyone's ready to tear off the mask, don't blame Huo Shen for not giving them any face.

Hearing Huo Shen say this, Xie Junfei nodded seriously and summarized:

Two expert players carried a bunch of noobs.

Not content with winning by doing nothing, this good-for-nothing insists on courting death and provoking others. In the end, all he can do is die.