Huo Jiayuan said self-deprecatingly, "Even if I really can't afford to eat in the future, Pei Zhi won't abandon me."

Fu Shen said eagerly, "If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can contact me as a way of thanking you for telling me this news."

Huo Jiayuan was amused by Fu Shen's words, "I haven't even made room for you yet, so you don't need to be in such a hurry."

Fu Shen coughed awkwardly twice, seemingly aware that his words had the wrong meaning.

"What I mean is, by doing this you've fallen out with the Huo family. If you have any trouble in the future, you can ask me for help."

Huo Jiayuan understood. "Oh, you mean I can just contact you and don't need to find Pei Zhi, right?"

Huo Jiayuan said unhappily, "You haven't even taken the position yet, and you're already putting on airs like the first wife. I'm not dead yet."

Fu Shen coughed lightly twice, too embarrassed to reply.

Huo Jiayuan didn't care about his divorce from Pei Zhi or who Pei Zhi would marry.

"I'm telling you all this because I'm even more annoyed with Xu Xingran than you are. If he gets promoted, I might die of anger."

Although Huo Jiayuan and Fu Shen were not exactly friends, Huo Jiayuan disliked Xu Xingran even more.

After all, Huo Jiayuan had clashed with Xu Xingran before and knew that Xu Xingran was a cunning and unscrupulous person.

Fu Shen sneered, "Xu Xingran? Is he even worth mentioning?"

Fu Shen really didn't take Xu Xingran seriously. If he married Pei Zhi, he would make sure Pei Zhi had no chance to indulge in debauchery outside.

To put it bluntly, Huo Jiayuan is utterly useless; he can't control Pei Zhi.

If Fu Shen were to marry Pei Zhi, no man would dare to get close to her; Fu Shen would immediately rush over and deal with him.

If this happens a few more times, who will dare to get close to Pei Zhi?

Huo Jiayuan understood the implication in Fu Shen's words and said sarcastically, "Fine, you're amazing. I wish you all the best in getting what you want soon."

Huo Jiayuan and Fu Shen were not familiar with each other; their only connection was Pei Zhi.

Letting the two of them sit down and talk about Pei Zhi? It would be better to just kill them.

Huo Jiayuan left first, and Fu Shen sat in the teahouse, excited for a moment.

Huo Jiayuan and Pei Zhi are divorced, so his opportunity has come, hasn't it?

This time, he must seize the opportunity and absolutely not do anything to anger Pei Zhi.

Huo Jiayuan has already stepped down; if he can't seize such a good opportunity, he might as well just kill himself.

On his way back, Huo Jiayuan received a call from Huo Li, who asked how the talks went.

Huo Jiayuan had already discussed it with Fu Shen, and Fu Shen would help Huo Jiayuan stall for a while.

"Yes, it's all settled. We'll wait for him to raise the money, and once the money is in place, we'll proceed with the transfer of ownership."

Upon hearing this, Huo Li was finally relieved.

"That's good, that's good."

After the initial excitement, Huo Li also remembered that she needed to consider Huo Jiayuan's feelings.

"Jiayuan, you helped the Huo family this time, and your aunt will never forget your contribution."

Huo Jiayuan rolled his eyes. Anyone can say nice things.

If you truly remember his contributions, why not give him some tangible benefits?

Huo Jiayuan said sensibly, "Auntie, what are you saying? We are family."

Huo Li was pleased with Huo Jiayuan's maturity and praised him a couple more times.

Huo Jiayuan didn't want to listen any longer, said he had something to do, and hung up the phone.

After the call ended, Huo Jiayuan spat in frustration.

As soon as Huo Jiayuan parked the car back at the villa, his phone exploded with a barrage of messages.

"Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong."

Huo Jiayuan watched as his phone frantically popped up with messages, as if it were stuck.

Huo Jiayuan took the phone but didn't unlock it; the messages on the phone continued to bombard him.

Huo Jiayuan answered the call from his friend: "Hello?"

"Have you seen the news? Pei Zhi is in trouble."

Huo Jiayuan closed the car door. "Something happened? What could possibly happen to her?"

"She went to inspect the construction site, and as a result, the site collapsed, injuring many people. Pei Zhi was also sent to the hospital."

Huo Jiayuan suddenly raised his voice: "What?"

"It's already trending on social media. At least a hundred people were injured at the scene. The news has exploded."

Huo Jiayuan didn't care about anything else. He hung up the phone, randomly opened an app, and immediately saw the headlines.

Pei Zhi was already a well-known entrepreneur, and this was a major accident that injured hundreds of people, so it would make the news in no time.

The aquarium collapsed?

Huo Jiayuan's face turned pale instantly, and he immediately called his assistant, Gao.

Assistant Gao's phone was constantly busy and could not be reached.

Huo Jiayuan had no choice but to settle for second best and instead attacked Qu Miaoyu's side.

It took several tries before Qu Miaoyu finally answered.

"Is Pei Zhi alright?"

Qu Miaoyu said, "It's just a minor injury, nothing serious."

"Which hospital are you in? I'm coming to find you now."

Qu Miaoyu looked at Pei Zhi and asked for her opinion.

After seeing Pei Zhi nod, Qu Miaoyu said, "I'll send the address to your WeChat."

After hanging up the phone, Qu Miaoyu looked down at Pei Zhi, who was lying on the hospital bed.

"You only have a small scrape on your arm, it didn't even need stitches, why bandage it like this? Is it really necessary?"

Pei Zhi touched the gauze on her arm. "How can we act if it's not bandaged properly?"

"Fine." Qu Miaoyu was too lazy to argue with Pei Zhi about such trivial matters.

"Several hospitals in the surrounding area are already full, and the list of patients hasn't been released yet."

Pei Zhi leaned back in her chair. "Anyway, it's all the people from the Huo family's company who got hurt, it has nothing to do with our Pei family."

The aquarium was initiated by the Huo family, who were afraid that Pei Zhi would send someone to check the accounts.

They were on high alert, and there wasn't a single employee of Pei Zhi's in sight, inside or out.

Of the injured, only Pei Zhi is from the Pei family company.

Qu Miaoyu leaned back in her chair. "This time, even if the Huo family doesn't die, they'll be badly hurt."

The Huo family started out in real estate, and now even an aquarium has collapsed.

Who would dare to live in those houses that the Huo family built in the past?

Leaving aside the houses that have already been sold, the Huo family still has a large number of houses for sale.

After this incident, who would dare to buy?

The houses aren't selling, and the money isn't coming back.

Moreover, with such a major accident, the stock price will naturally be the most affected.

"Call Attorney Wang over and let him draft the lawyer's letter."

Qu Miaoyu asked curiously, "What kind of lawyer's letter?"

“Back then, I signed an agreement with Huo Li. The Huo family would build the aquarium, I would provide the funding, and if there were any problems with the aquarium, the Huo family would bear full responsibility.”

“I’ll pay for all the money I invested, plus the lost wages of the people involved in this project. The Huo family will have to give me back every single penny.”

The contract they signed was drafted by a lawyer and is legally binding.

Qu Miaoyu raised an eyebrow, looking at Pei Zhi with a half-smile.

Qu Miaoyu gave Pei Zhi a thumbs up: "President Pei, you truly live up to your reputation, you have such foresight."