Huo Zhixing was stunned. "What did you say?"

Will you help me?

Of course! He shouted in his heart.

However, he remained calm, coughed twice, and said in a deep voice, "Why do you suddenly want my help?"

“Because…” Jiang Can paused, “to accomplish something, besides your own efforts, you also need to utilize all the resources available to you, right?”

Huo Zhixing was somewhat surprised.

In my first business school class, the professor said the same thing: a person's success requires the right timing, the right place, and the right people.

Jiang Can rolled her big eyes and smiled, "I want to interview a movie star! At my level, even the movie star's assistant probably wouldn't look at me. This is an impossible task, and everyone is waiting to see me make a fool of myself."

"But I have an omnipotent superhero by my side..."

She reached out and pinched his face, her smile charming and captivating.

"If Superman lent me even a little bit of his superpowers to help me with this job, I would be eternally grateful!"

"How can I express my gratitude?"

"Don't you need a pair of leather shoes?" She blinked. "I'll take you to buy the best pair!"

"that's all?"

“And…” she lowered her eyes slightly, smiled, and said, “I will take care of you for the rest of my life.”

Huo Zhixing's heart melted. He grasped her small hand tightly, his gaze tender and doting, and whispered two words in her ear:

"Yes, ma'am."

As he spoke, he reached for his phone.

Jiang Can immediately stopped him, smiled and said, "No need to contact them right away! Let me try it myself first. If all other methods fail, I'll have to use Mr. Huo's influence!"

Huo Zhixing smiled and pulled her into his arms.

He remembered what the fortune teller had said: that Jiang Can was destined to be an empress, destined for great wealth and honor.

In fact, with her intelligence and insight, she has the ability to make herself happy no matter who she marries. No matter who she marries, she is a queen who controls her own destiny.

Huo Zhixing held her tightly, not wanting to let go for even a moment.

...

In the evening, the Huo Family Manor is brightly lit, like a dazzling pearl embedded in the rolling mountains.

Huo Zhixin had just escaped from a bunch of social engagements and was finally able to catch her breath when she saw Huo Zhixing slowly walking towards her with a glass of champagne in his hand.

"Perfect timing!" She snatched the champagne and gulped down a huge mouthful. "Ah... I'm so thirsty!"

Huo Zhixing frowned, finding it amusing. "What happened just now?"

"Brother," Huo Zhixin lowered her voice, "why haven't I met any of these weird relatives?"

Huo Zhixing glanced inside. There were quite a few people from the same clan who had come today. Although they all shared the surname Huo, it was normal that they had never met each other before.

Some people, even he, couldn't understand the relationships and seniority involved, let alone Huo Zhixin.

“I don’t know many of them,” he said in a low voice. “I’ve only met some a few times within the company.”

"This kind of family dinner is so boring!" the young girl complained. "I've been grinning like crazy all night!"

"Just bear with it a little longer, it will pass in a bit."

"Brother, I'm hungry. I want to eat the chicken rice that Sister Jiang Can makes!"

Huo Zhixing pursed his lips. He wanted to eat too, but as the older brother, he had to put on airs.

"What do you mean by 'eat'? All you ever think about is food!" He glared at him. "I'm warning you, even though Can Can is in Yangcheng now, you're not allowed to go to her house for meals, understand?"

"Ah, you..."

"What do you mean, 'you'!" he glared again. "Your sister Jiang Can cooked that meal for me, what are you doing getting involved!"

Huo Zhixin puffed out her cheeks and gave him a big eye roll.

Uncle Cen walked over from a short distance away and said with a smile, "Young Master, Miss, it's time to take your seats!"

Huo Zhixin lifted her skirt and walked forward, then suddenly bumped into him, turning back to make a face.

Huo Zhixing smiled helplessly, about to retaliate, when the little girl suddenly turned back and whispered to him:

"Don't get excited when it's on the table."

"What's wrong?"

"Anyway..." she said with a mischievous grin, "you might not be able to eat!"

Huo Zhixing paused for a moment, then strolled to the main table.

Huo Zhixin was right after all...

Huo Wenyuan smiled with a hint of sternness, his cold gaze sweeping over everyone as he sat in the main seat.

And the deputy seat that originally belonged to him was now occupied by Yao Manning!

"Zhixing, what are you standing there for?" Huo Wenyuan called out to him, "Go sit down quickly."

Huo Zhixing's face was grim. He clenched his fist and walked to Yao Manning's side.

The servant pulled out a chair and respectfully invited Huo Zhixing to sit down.

All eyes were on Huo Zhixing.

His affair with Jiang Can had spread throughout the entire Huo family; everyone knew that he had met a soulmate while recuperating in Jiangzhou.

Everyone knows that he had clashed with Old Master Huo several times over that woman.

However, today, Old Master Huo actually invited Yao Manning to the family dinner...

Isn't this just a public declaration that he only recognizes Yao Manning as his granddaughter-in-law?

"Marrying into the Yao family won't be a bad deal," someone whispered. "Why can't our third young master see this coming true..."

"Ha, he's been used to being bossed around since he was a child, how could he know how to sacrifice for the family's interests!"

"Look at what he's wearing! That suit is so cheap!"

Yao Manning couldn't help but glance at him.

His clothes are usually designed by haute couture designers from major fashion weeks, but the clothes he's wearing... clearly look like cheap stuff bought from a store.

“Zhixing,” Yao Manning began to demonstrate her virtuous and gentle nature, “this suit seems a bit outdated, why don’t you go and change it?”

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