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

It was getting late, and the main light in the room was turned off, leaving only the warm orange light from the dressing table.

Huo Shen leaned against the bedside, watching the girl dressed in a cheongsam sitting in front of the dressing table, carefully removing her hairpins and jewelry in front of the mirror.

The lights were dim, and even the beautiful face of the woman became blurred.

The crisp sound of pearls colliding reminded him of a scene he had seen in his parents' room when he was a child.

The mother, just like the little girl in front of her, sat in front of the dressing table, taking off her earrings and bracelets in front of the mirror, while chatting with the father sitting beside her.

The father looked at the mother with a smile in his eyes, listening carefully to what she was saying.

The two looked at each other, their eyes filled with affection.

At that time, he secretly made up his mind that the wife he would find in the future would be someone like his parents, someone with whom he could have a harmonious relationship and be of one heart and mind.

Thinking of this, Huo Shen looked at the beauty in front of him again, and his smile deepened.

I'm so lucky; the idea I had back then has now come true so easily.

Xie Junfei, who was removing her hair, didn't understand what he was thinking. After calling his name twice and seeing no response, she turned around with a puzzled look, only to see the man smiling happily at her.

The girl found this completely baffling:

"What are you so smug about? You're laughing so hard you can't even hear people calling you."

"Come help me remove the hair at the back. You used wire to hold it in place, but I can't pull it out no matter what I do."

Upon hearing this, Huo Shen stood up and walked behind the girl, reaching out his slender hand to help her remove her hair.

As he removed them, he glanced at the jade bead earrings placed on the table:

"I'll wear a different pair of earrings tomorrow. It's the middle of winter, be careful the stones don't freeze your neck."

Xie Junfei thought about it and felt that what he said made sense, so he simply pulled out the box and put the things inside.

Since returning to the old house, the man has shown some of the behavior of a "feudal patriarch".

Specifically, this manifests in his strong desire to control Xie Junfei's daily life, including his food, clothing, housing, and transportation.

Everything given to the young mistress had to pass his approval.

Moreover, everything must be the best; not a single thing can be compromised.

Ever since I touched the cool, jeweled hairpins on the little girl's head last night, the jewelry in the box has been transformed into fluffy, velvety balls of fluff.

With the addition of a fringed cape, and looking in the mirror, the girl's face still had a hint of morning blush, making her look as beautiful and delicate as a snow fox.

After having breakfast with her, Huo Shen kissed her cheek as usual, and then hurriedly left with his entourage.

As Huo Shen left the courtyard, the fourth branch's cousin happened to be walking into the courtyard.

Upon seeing who it was, the young lady blushed and greeted Huo Shen with a touch of shyness.

To everyone's surprise, the man acted as if he hadn't seen anything, casually offered a few perfunctory words, and hurriedly left.

She was slightly discouraged when she saw the man's indifferent attitude, but when she remembered her aunt's instructions to her last night, she immediately regained her fighting spirit and pushed open the door with the little girl.

The moment she entered, the room's decor gave her a harsh shock.

Unlike the extravagantly luxurious room of the Fourth Madam, this room appears simple and grand, with modest decor, but it actually conceals a hidden secret.

She comes from a prestigious family and has seen many good things since she was a child, so she can see the intricacies of things at a glance.

Just take that desk with the Four Treasures of the Study, each piece of which is an antique worth a fortune. Any one of them would be worth tens of millions at an auction house.

Even the wooden beads casually hanging on the pen holder are made of green kyara.

She recalled that last year she attended a rare agarwood exhibition, where her father bought a bracelet made of the same material, green kyara, for three million yuan. He loved it so much that he wore it on his wrist day and night.

Who would have thought that once she arrived at the Huo family, this precious item would be hung on a pen holder like any other odds and ends, making her envious.

Xie Junfei found it somewhat amusing to see the young lady standing there in a daze as soon as she entered, and greeted her softly:

"Sister? What's wrong with you?"

"The housekeeper has prepared the flowers. Let's arrange them here and talk."

Upon hearing someone call her name, the fourth cousin immediately snapped out of her daze, gave an awkward laugh, and then sat down.

It was only at this moment that she could clearly see Xie Junfei's outfit today.

Unlike herself, who was deliberately dressed up in bright colors and adorned with jewels, Xie Junfei looked extremely simple and relaxed.

At first glance, she was dressed in a simple and plain style, with even her hair ornaments being pink, blue and white velvet flowers and pom-poms. The only valuable thing she wore was a headband with aquamarine inlaid on her forehead, which made her look much more dignified.

Thinking back to how the Fourth Madam had dragged her out of bed in the early hours of the morning to choose clothes and jewelry, and how she had ended up using too much force, she felt inferior and her aura diminished.

She straightened her clothes somewhat awkwardly and looked up at the person opposite her:

"Why did you call me here?"

"Could it be just for flower arranging?"

Hearing this, and seeing the other person's completely uneasy expression, Xie Junfei's lips curled into a smile:

"No rush, let's arrange the flowers first."

After saying that, she stood up first and picked up the flowers on the table.

Flower arranging is a required course for these young ladies from wealthy families, so naturally, everyone is quite skilled at it.

Last night, Xie Junfei heard from the housekeeper that this cousin from the fourth branch of the family was most skilled in Chinese flower arranging, and some of her works had even become models for local teachers to train the ladies and young women, which was quite remarkable.

Chinese flower arrangement differs from Western flower arrangement in that it emphasizes artistic conception and blank space, and can best reflect a person's inner cultivation and talent.

Miss Biao is most skilled at this, so she knew it from Xie Junfei's movements.

The young mistress that Huo Shen had taken a liking to was not just a pretty face, as she had imagined.

With Xie Junfei's refinement, she was by no means the country bumpkin from a humble family that the Fourth Madam described.

As the last flower fell, the young lady, already somewhat embarrassed and angry at being outshone, smashed the porcelain vase on the table to the ground and glared angrily at Xie Junfei opposite her.

"You made me travel all this way early in the morning just to humiliate me, didn't you?"

"Could it be that you're so bored that you called me here specifically to prove to yourself that you're better than me because I look down on you?"

Looking at the shattered porcelain bottle on the ground, Xie Junfei chuckled softly and glanced at the girl opposite him who had lost her composure:

"Is this all you think about all day?"

"No wonder your father arranged a business marriage for you with a useless man who has a sexually transmitted disease."

Upon hearing this, the young lady was initially furious and about to point her finger at Xie Junfei and berate her, but then she immediately realized the meaning behind her words.

Her eyes widened, her expression one of horror:

"Wait, how did you know that my father was going to arrange a business marriage for me with someone?!"