After finishing her trip abroad, Pei Zhi went straight back to the company, where a meeting was scheduled for her.

After the two-hour meeting ended, Assistant Gao came over and whispered, "President Fu is waiting for you in his office."

Pei Zhi raised an eyebrow. She thought that after her unpleasant parting with Fu Shen last time, he would never come looking for her again.

Fu Shen was also a proud and arrogant man. Even after he put aside his pride, Pei Zhi still didn't know what was good for her. If Fu Shen got angry and cut ties with her, Pei Zhi could understand.

"Have someone send in a cup of tea."

Pei Zhi straightened her collar in front of the glass door before entering the office.

"Mr. Fu, it's been a long time."

Fu Shen sat in his chair, patted Pei Zhi's outstretched hand lightly, but made no move to stand up.

Pei Zhi didn't care about any of that and threw the documents in her hand onto the table next to her.

"I'm sending you the contract. Take a look, and if there are no problems, sign it."

Fu Shen handed a document to Pei Zhi.

What project?

After opening the file, Pei Zhi's expression grew increasingly strange as she read through it.

"How did your project get approved by the group?"

The contract that Fu Shen brought to Pei Zhi today is even more demanding than the contract Pei Zhi signed with the Huo family.

Calling it a contract is an understatement; it's more like Fu Shen came to deliver money to Pei Zhi.

"Didn't your contract also get approved?"

Pei Zhi stamped the contract, saying, "I'll pay for it myself; the company's approval is just a formality."

Fu Shen looked somewhat awkward. "My contract is the same as yours."

"I'm not short of money, you should take it back."

No matter what, Pei Zhi would never spend Fu Shen's money.

She used money from other men to cover for her man; if word got out, she would be ashamed of herself for being so shameless.

Pei Zhi thought she had been shameless enough, but there should still be a bottom line in being a person.

"Didn't you sell all your overseas properties to raise funds?"

Pei Zhi laughed and said, "You know that too? You're always watching me, aren't you?"

Fu Shen said coldly, "There are only a handful of people in China who can afford to buy property, so it's normal that I saw the news."

Pei Zhizhen couldn't understand what Fu Shen really meant.

"I'm in financial straits because of Huo Jiayuan, and you're here to give me money like this, so generous?"

Fu Shen ignored Pei Zhi's playful smile and said, "It has nothing to do with me who you're short of funds for. Just sign the contract and I'll leave."

"Fine, I'm not signing this contract."

Pei Zhi stopped joking and said, "I am a little short of funds, but it's not to the point where you need to subsidize me."

“The aquarium will require a large investment in the future, and you’ve already sold the house at a low price, so it’s not worth it.”

Fu Shen advised, "You can sign the contract first, and return it after you get through this difficult time."

Pei Zhi looked at Fu Shen curiously, "If that's the case, why don't you just ask me to lend you the money?"

Fu Shen, enraged and embarrassed, retorted, "Didn't you lend me the money? You're supposed to pay it back, aren't you?"

"Besides, I'm actually lending you money right now, do you want it?"

“No.” Pei Zhi immediately refused.

Pei Zhi understood Fu Shen's meaning: once the contract was signed, all the money would be accounted for through the contract, and there would be no need to worry about repaying the money.

"Alright, don't worry about me. I used a lot of money at once before, which caused me to run into cash. I still have the money for the aquarium."

Pei Zhicai spent a fortune on Huo Jiayuan's birthday banquet, and will need to spend another fortune later. It's perfectly normal that he's having trouble making ends meet.

Seeing that Pei Zhi insisted on not accepting it, Fu Shen had no choice but to give up.

"President Pei really pulled off a big move this time. He's risked everything for true love. It's truly touching."

Pei Zhi didn't care about Fu Shen's sarcastic remarks.

"President Fu said it's true love, so if you don't spend money on your true love, who will you spend it on?"

After Fu Shen finished speaking sarcastically, he thought Pei Zhi would say something to comfort him.

Unexpectedly, Pei Zhi really took advantage of the situation, wasn't she afraid of infuriating him?

“Okay.” Fu Shen stood up and took out the jade pendant from inside his shirt collar.

Fu Shen wanted to take off the jade pendant and return it to Pei Zhi, saying, "Giving it to someone else is like giving away a sports car worth hundreds of millions, a birthday banquet worth billions, or a contract worth billions."

"Is this all you get? Are you trying to fetch a beggar?"

Fu Shen grew angrier the more he thought about it. He had always helped Pei Zhi in business.

Pei Zhi, on the other hand, treats him like this?

"Alright, alright." Seeing that Fu Shen was truly embarrassed and angry, Pei Zhi stopped joking.

"Outsiders may not know, but don't you understand my personality?"

Pei Zhi said helplessly, "Even if it's because of Huo Jiayuan, I will not sign such a humiliating contract with the Huo family."

Fu Shen had also wondered about it before, but everyone around him said how good Pei Zhi was to Huo Jiayuan.

After hearing it so many times, he brought Fu Shen along.

"Did the Huo family manage to outmaneuver you?"

"I guess so. Don't worry about it. I've already come up with a solution."

Fu Shen trusted Pei Zhi's abilities, and Pei Zhi told him not to worry about it, so Fu Shen stopped asking questions.

"Okay, then I'll be going now."

Pei Zhi urged, "Since you're already here, won't you stay for a meal before you leave?"

Fu Shen said with a hint of resentment, "Who knows if President Pei is going back to keep someone company? I dare not delay President Pei from the Gu family."

"Alright, have a cup of tea and wait a moment. I'll finish dealing with the pile of documents before I go eat."

Pei Zhi went abroad and accumulated a pile of documents that needed her signature, as well as some official business.

Fu Shen didn't disturb Pei Zhi. He just sat to the side, playing on his phone, drinking tea, and quietly waiting for her.

Meanwhile, Huo Jiayuan learned that Pei Zhi went straight to the company after getting off the plane, so he asked the maid at home to make soup and wanted to deliver it to the company himself.

While Pei Zhi was away from the country for a few days, Huo Jiayuan's father returned.

The father and son met, and Huo Jiayuan hugged his father and cried a lot.

Huo Jiayuan's father spoke to him at length and offered him many pointers.

Make Huo Jiayuan understand that what he needs to do now is to hold onto Pei Zhi tightly.

Mr. Huo analyzed the pros and cons with Huo Jiayuan. The Huo family had made their hand clear to Pei Zhi, not only abandoning Huo Jiayuan but also using him to trick Pei Zhi.

Fortunately, Pei Zhi was kind-hearted and did not isolate herself, so she divorced Huo Jiayuan.

Huo Jiayuan already had some ideas in mind, but after being lectured by his father, he understood that he wanted to live a good life in the future.

He could only hold onto Pei Zhi tightly, trying to please her and avoid upsetting her.

Otherwise, once Pei Zhi divorces him, he will have already fallen out with the Huo family, and it will be difficult for him to continue living the life of being the center of attention.