Huo Li was in the lounge. After Huo Jiaxi entered, she closed the door behind her.

Huo Li threw her phone on the table. "Explain this to me, what is this?"

Huo Jiaxi glanced at it and, sure enough, it was a post from Huo Jiayuan on his WeChat Moments.

"Mom, it was that bastard Huo Jiayuan who caused me trouble. He deliberately posted it on his WeChat Moments. If you want to scold someone, go scold him."

Huo Jiaxi is truly innocent; the one who is wrong is Huo Jiayuan. Why not criticize Huo Jiayuan?

"Is the person inside you?"

Huo Li exclaimed excitedly, "If he hadn't seen it, would he have posted it on his WeChat Moments?"

"Also, I told you a long time ago not to compete with Huo Jiayuan, but you wouldn't listen. Why are you being so childish?"

Huo Jiaxi retorted, "Why should I give in to him? He's even older than me."

Huo Jiaxi said aggrievedly, "Like this time, I was just looking for some fun. He didn't care about me and messed with me, so I posted it on my WeChat Moments. How did it become my fault?"

Huo Jiaxi felt resentful. Not to mention her, even her mother was looking for fun outside.

However, since Huo Jiayuan photographed her, why didn't he criticize the person who spread the news, but instead criticized her?

Seeing Huo Jiaxi's reaction, Huo Li slammed her hand on the table and said, "What are you arguing about with that idiot Huo Jiayuan?"

"Then why is it that even though I was better than him in everything since I was little, Grandpa only liked to praise him?"

“Even though my grades are better than his and I rank ahead of him, I never hear my grandfather praise me.”

"From a young age, Huo Jiayuan's grandfather never restricted him from playing whatever he wanted."

"As for me, I attended all sorts of tutoring classes since I was a child. Once, I didn't do well on a test and was hungry for a whole day."

Huo Jiaxi said with red eyes, "But it's common for Huo Jiayuan to fail exams, and no one says anything to him."

"From childhood to adulthood, Huo Jiayuan has caused countless troubles. Every time I argue with him, I'm always the one who suffers. Why is that?"

"You say you're equal for men and women? But you're still sexist."

After listening calmly to Huo Jiaxi finish yelling, Huo Li said coldly, "Are you done? If you are, then wipe away your tears. It's annoying to watch."

Huo Jiaxi sniffed, pulled out a tissue from the table, and wiped away her tears.

Why should we be so strict with Huo Jiayuan?

"Now that Huo Jiayuan is married to Pei Zhi, he will have nothing to do with the Huo family's company anymore."

Huo Li looked at Huo Jiaxi and said, "But you are different. The Huo family will be handed over to you in the future. You can't be like Huo Jiayuan, that good-for-nothing, who only knows how to play."

Huo Li tapped the table. "Take today's incident for example. It was clearly Huo Jiayuan who made the mistake."

"But everyone knows that Huo Jiayuan is absurd and doesn't think there's anything wrong with him. They'll only talk about you, the future heir of the Huo family."

Huo Jiaxi seemed to understand something; it turned out that spoiling someone wasn't necessarily love.

Huo Li looked at Huo Jiaxi and said, "Jiaxi, let me teach you another lesson."

"To see if someone is good to you, don't just look at what they do, but look at where they spend their money."

"Where money is, there is love. Everything else is nonsense, understand?"

Huo Jiaxi seemed to understand something.

Anyone can spout nice words without having to put in any effort.

But money is different; it's real money, and that's not just talk.

"So, you don't need to argue with Huo Jiayuan, lest you end up getting a bad reputation with your grandfather, understand?"

Huo Jiaxi's mood improved considerably. "Thank you, Mom. I understand."

"I'll talk to your grandfather about what happened today. You should apologize to Huo Jiayuan yourself. He's more responsive to gentle persuasion than force, and he'll delete the video on his own."

Huo Jiaxi was somewhat reluctant to lower her head and apologize to Huo Jiayuan, who was incredibly arrogant.

“Jiaxi, Mom will say it again: you don’t need to offend Huo Jiayuan. At least he’s married to Pei Zhi now.”

Huo Li said patiently, "Even if we don't care about the monk, we should care about the Buddha. After Pei Zhi took over the Pei family, the business has been getting better and better."

Huo Jiaxi suddenly remembered Pei Zhi's appearance. After being ridiculed by Pei Zhi, Pei Zhi didn't seem to care on the surface.

Turning around, she found someone to stop her project. Every day the project was suspended, Huo Jiaxi lost money.

Although the project was eventually completed, Huo Jiaxi had to take money out of her own pocket to cover the deficit.

Compared to Pei Zhi, a smiling tiger, Huo Jiayuan didn't seem so vicious.

After all, Huo Jiayuan couldn't cause Huo Jiaxi any real harm.

Pei Zhi was different.

Huo Jiaxi said awkwardly, "With Huo Jiayuan's personality, he'll probably be dumped by Pei Zhi in a few years."

Huo Li glared at Huo Jiaxi, "He's your brother, so you share his fate. Even if you don't get along, you can't wish for his marriage to be unhappy."

"Okay, okay, I got it."

Huo Jiaxi had been lectured by her mother and suddenly understood.

The reason why Huo Jiayuan is spoiled at home is because he is not even on the list of heirs.

Therefore, no matter how lawless Huo Jiayuan is, the Huo family only intends to use him for a marriage alliance.

The fact that Huo Jiayuan found Pei Zhi as a marriage partner is already Huo Jiayuan's greatest asset.

Huo Jiaxi came out of the lounge, intending to apologize to Huo Jiayuan.

Looking up, I saw Fu Shen coming out of the lounge across the street.

The two locked eyes. Although there was a distance of about ten meters between them, Huo Jiaxi was certain that she was not mistaken; this person was indeed Fu Shen.

Huo Jiaxi didn't see Fu Shen during the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Moreover, Huo Jiaxi tiptoed and glanced around; if she wasn't mistaken, this should be Pei Zhi's lounge.

Huo Jiaxi immediately revealed a playful smile.

How interesting, Fu Shen walked out of Pei Zhi's lounge.

This confirms Huo Jiaxi's previous guess.

Huo Jiaxi stepped forward, leaned on the railing, and waved to Fu Shen on the other side as a greeting.

Huo Jiaxi had indeed harbored feelings for Fu Shen, having previously coveted his good looks.

Fu Shen came from a wealthy family, was capable, and was good-looking, so it was perfectly normal for Huo Jiaxi to like him.

However, after Huo Jiaxi suffered a loss at Pei Zhi's hands because of Fu Shen, she gave up on Fu Shen.

Although Fu Shen is very handsome, money is more important than Huo Jiaxi's.

Huo Jiaxi whistled and teased, "Pretty daring, aren't you afraid of being found out by my brother?"

Fu Shen straightened his clothes. "You're overthinking it."

Huo Jiaxi tapped her neck. "Hmm, I was definitely overthinking it. You probably got bitten by mosquitoes on your neck, right?"

Huo Jiaxi laughed and said, "I'm going to complain about the manager here later. There are even mosquitoes in the lounge. Their service is terrible."