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

Hearing Huo Shen's teasing, Xie Junfei let out a long sigh:

"He knew he was on the wrong path, yet he courted his own death; he brought this upon himself and cannot escape!"

After saying that, she stretched out her arm, took the written check back from the coffee table, and tore it up cleanly in two swift movements.

As soon as she mentioned the proposal, I clearly saw a fleeting hint of resistance in Miss Biao's eyes.

After all, 20 million can only buy a comfortable life in Singapore, and it's not even worth as much as one of her watches.

Xie Junfei could understand her reluctance, but she would never help her again.

One cannot have both.

Since this young lady can't let go of her life of luxury, then don't blame me for not giving her a way to survive.

Seeing the girl's slightly downcast expression, Huo Shen sat down beside her and gently pulled her into his arms.

"Birds of a feather flock together. The fact that she can huddle with the Fourth Madam shows that she's no good either."

"You're just too young and too kind, that's why these blind fools squandered your feelings."

After saying that, he lowered his eyes and kissed the top of the girl's head:

"Don't let others have this kindness in the future."

Upon hearing this, Xie Junfei knew that the man beside her was about to spout something unpleasant again, so she quickly reached out and precisely covered his mouth.

"Shut up. When I'm in a bad mood, you'd better say less so as not to ruin the atmosphere."

After they finished speaking, the two remained silent in that position for a while.

Normally, if she managed to shut Huo Shen up, the man would definitely fight back and use his physical strength to pin her down and grope her.

But today, the man was unusually quiet.

Just as Xie Junfei was feeling amazed and exclaiming that it was like the sun had risen in the west,

She looked down.

A pair of long, sharp hands were pressing against his chest.

Now, taking advantage of her inattention, he skillfully unbuttoned most of the buttons on her cheongsam, revealing the pink undergarment she had just changed into this morning.

Seeing her look down, the owner of those hands brazenly unbuttoned two more buttons, his movements extremely practiced.

Xie Junfei took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to slap her beloved husband, and whispered:

"Huo Shen, if your hands don't behave, I'll chop them off and give them to Zhang Ma so she can make a pot of braised pig's trotters."

To everyone's surprise, the man picked up the clothes he had casually grabbed as he came from the cubicle, his eyes full of amusement.

"Little girl, what are you thinking about?"

"You're covered in pollen and dust from arranging flowers, I'm helping you change your clothes."

Seeing the man deliberately trying to mislead her, and then putting on a gentlemanly act of turning the tables, Xie Junfei couldn't take it anymore. She reached out and slapped the man's face, angrily saying:

"Huo Shen! You're asking for trouble! How dare you flirt with me!"

The young couple started bickering on the sofa and eventually both fell onto the carpet underneath.

Fortunately, there was a man below her acting as a human cushion, holding her tightly in his arms, so she didn't feel anything.

After a round of laughter and joking, Xie Junfei's initial disappointment at being let down by that young lady completely vanished. Resting her head on the man's chest, she breathed a sigh of relief.

The man reached out his well-defined hand and gently pinched the small, fluffy ball of hair hanging beside her face:

"Are you comfortable?"

Xie Junfei nuzzled against Huo Shen's neck, then, as if remembering something, she placed her hand on Huo Shen's chest, propped her chin up, and looked at the man:

"By the way, have you taken care of the matter concerning the fourth branch of the family?"

Huo Shen nodded:

"Don't worry, everything will be perfectly fine."

The saying goes, "The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind; the hunter succeeds."

There was another reason why Xie Junfei chose the fourth wife's family over Huo Qi, the illegitimate son of the sixth wife.

Two days ago, the fourth wife's beloved son, the second son of the fourth wife, was arrested by the police in Shenzhen for rape.

What's worse, it turns out that the girl was only in the second year of junior high school and was still two months away from turning fourteen.

The Criminal Law stipulates that anyone under the age of fourteen is defined as a minor girl and shall be punished more severely.

Furthermore, the second young master, relying on his status as a member of the Huo family, physically abused the girl when she struggled, causing her serious injuries.

According to the Criminal Law, he should be sentenced to imprisonment for ten years or more, life imprisonment, or death.

However, Huo Shen withheld this important news, and no one in the fourth branch of the family knows about it.

Huo Shen knew that, given the Fourth Madam's doting nature on her youngest son, she would definitely obstruct the case in every possible way.

Fortunately, the Fourth Madam had no bottom line, and he and Xie Junfei did.

Upon receiving the news, Xie Junfei immediately discussed with him the need to use all their connections to stop the Fourth Madam's actions, at least to ensure that the matter could be resolved legally.

Bad people will eventually pay the price for their actions.

Therefore, after weighing the two options, Xie Junfei and Huo Shen unanimously decided to target the fourth branch of the family first.

After determining that their current target was the fourth wife, they joined forces to weave a large net for her.

Internally, Xie Junfei plans to use the existing clues to exacerbate the conflict between the Fourth Madam and Miss Biao, causing them to drift apart.

Externally, Huo Shen needs to seize the opportunity and cooperate with Xie Junfei to use the information about the second young master of the fourth wife to deliver a fatal blow to the fourth wife at a critical moment and break through her bottom line.

Ultimately, the ideal state is...

The fourth wife and the cousin she personally invited suffered heavy losses, leaving her with no time to attend to her second son, which allowed the case to proceed smoothly.

With the fourth wife gone, most of the fourth branch of the family also collapsed.

When all that's left are the fourth master, who's been sidelined by his wife, and the cowardly eldest son, the fourth branch of the family will be much easier to deal with.

However, Xie Junfei couldn't bear it in the end, so she gave the young lady a chance, a chance to avoid becoming a victim of the Huo family's power struggle.

But she gave up.

Since she gave up, the plan will proceed as scheduled.

Now, let's wait and see if that Miss Cousin can save herself.

That evening, Huo Shen turned off the main lights in the house, leaving only a few warm orange ambient lights as decoration.

Xie Junfei removed her makeup and took a shower. Her long, black hair curled and fell over her chest, making her look lazy and gentle.

The atmosphere in the room was just right. Huo Shen picked up the wine bottle, and the red liquid flowed into the stemmed glass.

Xie Junfei picked up a glass, swirling it as she smiled at the man in front of her:

"Guess what that young lady will do next?"

Huo Shen's lips curved into a smile, and he was about to say something when the butler rushed into the courtyard and began banging on the door.

"It's terrible, young master! Something's happened to the Fourth Madam!"