After Huo Jiayuan left, Pei Zhi felt increasingly unhappy.

What's going on? It's like she got dumped by Huo Jiayuan.

Huo Jiayuan wants to get away, fine. Since Pei Zhi has agreed, she naturally won't resort to any underhanded methods.

Pei Zhi made a phone call to Assistant Gao, asking him to contact a lawyer and provide a complete list of all the funds she had previously invested in the aquarium.

"Also, find a few media outlets to report extensively on the casualties at the aquarium, and put pressure on the police."

Assistant Gao hesitated for a moment, then said, "Yes, Mr. Pei."

Assistant Gao listened to Pei Zhi's angry tone on the phone and wondered who had provoked her.

"By the way, call the people at the bank and ask them to produce some of the bank statements showing the Huo family's mortgaged shares for loans."

Assistant Gao was somewhat troubled. "These are all internal documents. If they are leaked, the bank staff will be in trouble."

Pei Zhi was too lazy to waste words. "Tell them to think of a solution. If they can't, I won't deposit a single penny in their bank anymore."

Assistant Gao sighed softly, wondering who had offended President Pei.

President Pei is really planning to drive the Huo family to their doom.

After hanging up the phone, Pei Zhi was still angry.

Is she some kind of monster or something?

Huo Jiayuan is willing to break ties with his family just to divorce her?

What Pei Zhi didn't understand was that Huo Jiayuan didn't dislike her; he simply didn't want to spend his entire life unable to hold his head high in front of her.

That's why Huo Jiayuan insisted on divorce.

After dealing with the Huo family, Huo Jiayuan booked a flight, went home to pack some luggage, and took a taxi to the airport.

On the bus, Huo Jiayuan was still recalling the words his grandfather and father had said to him.

What? He'd rather kneel on the ground and beg Pei Zhi to help the Huo family?

Even his father hinted at it to him.

If Pei Zhi can help the Huo family this time, Huo Jiayuan will have to hold his temper even if Pei Zhi brings people home in the future.

Even more so, Old Master Huo told Huo Jiayuan to bring Pei Zhi's kept man home.

Huo Jiayuan had already figured it out and didn't feel particularly sad. He felt that it was better not to have such a family member.

On the Huo family's side, Huo Jiaxi comforted her grandfather.

"Grandpa, my brother has already agreed, so you can rest assured."

Mr. Huo chimed in, "Yes, Jia Yuan has always been kind-hearted. He wouldn't ignore such a big thing happening in the family."

Grandpa Huo nodded, "Yes, Jia Yuan has been wronged this time, but only when the Huo family prospers can he prosper as well."

Mr. Huo nodded. "Dad, Jia Yuan understands this principle."

After thinking for a moment, Mr. Huo added, "But after this matter is resolved, Dad, you also need to talk to Huo Li and ask her to give some of her shares to Jia Yuan."

“Jia Yuan has helped us so much. Even if you don’t do it for Jia Yuan’s benefit, you should at least express your gratitude to President Pei.”

Upon hearing this, Huo Jiaxi immediately retorted angrily, "Aren't you taking advantage of our misfortune? The Huo family has just run into trouble, and you're already eyeing the shares my mother holds?"

Grandpa Huo raised his cane and slammed it on the floor. "Alright, what time is it? Still making noise?"

"If the Huo family can really overcome this crisis, Jia Yuan is a huge project. Forget about the shares, I will compensate him more in terms of real estate."

Huo Jiaxi snorted lightly. What's real estate anyway?

Only company shares are truly valuable.

Mr. Huo sighed in dissatisfaction, but dared not argue his point.

Huo Jiaxi's phone rang; it was a call from someone at her company.

"What?" Huo Jiaxi was so surprised when the call was connected that she stood up.

"Didn't we already talk to the media and tell them not to report on it extensively?"

After the incident at the aquarium, the Huo family immediately contacted the media and spent money to minimize the media attention.

After hanging up the phone, Huo Jiaxi's face turned completely sour.

"Grandpa, what should we do? The media is reporting it all over the place, and Mom has been arrested again."

According to the Huo family's plan, Huo Jiaxi will need to be trained by Huo Li for at least another ten years before it's Huo Jiaxi's turn to take over.

At Huo Jiaxi's age, she is already in the management team and in charge of things in the company.

But then they encountered such a huge problem, and Mom was arrested.

Huo Jiaxi was completely at a loss.

"Call Pei Zhi now," Old Master Huo said in a deep voice, "and have her speak to the media on her behalf."

"The media probably saw that our family has been in trouble recently and didn't give us any face."

"Let Pei Zhi step forward. The Pei family is currently at the height of its power, and the media will definitely give them some face."

Huo Jiaxi responded and immediately dialed Pei Zhi's number from the hospital room.

The phone rang for a while before Pei Zhi answered it.

"Mr. Pei, this is Jiaxi,"

Pei Zhi, on the other end of the phone, responded with a cold reply.

"That's right. There are a lot of false reports online about this aquarium project. This project is a joint venture between our two families, and it's not good for the Pei family either."

After finishing her pleasantries, Huo Jiaxi got down to business, "President Pei, could you speak to the media and ask them to suppress this news?"

Pei Zhi said coldly, "This is indeed a scandal."

"But this is a scandal involving the Huo family, what does it have to do with me?"

Seeing this, Huo Jiaxi was at a loss for words.

Grandpa Huo waved to Huo Jiaxi, signaling her to hand him the phone.

Grandpa Huo took the phone and said, "Zhizhi, this is Grandpa."

Pei Zhi gave a soft hum, indicating that she had heard it.

"Our two families are, in the end, related by marriage. Now that Jia Yuan is married to you, we are one family."

"The Huo family has indeed encountered some trouble this time, but helping each other in times of need is what a family should do, right?"

Old Master Huo's tone carried a hint of authority, "You don't want the public to think that your Pei family is so cold-blooded as to leave your in-laws to die, do you?"

Pei Zhi was feeling down, and at that moment, she could kick even a passing dog.

What's more, it's the Huo family, a bunch of shameless people.

“Old man, I usually give you some respect because of Jia Yuan, but you really don’t know who you are.”

Huo Jiaxi had the phone on speakerphone, and Pei Zhi's blunt words could be heard throughout the ward.

You should know that Pei Zhi is usually the most humble and polite person.

They all greeted the Huo family with smiles.

Old Master Huo's face turned bright red. He was old, and everyone who saw him would give him some respect.

"You're coming here to threaten me?" Pei Zhi said sarcastically.

"For the sake of this marriage alliance, I'm kindly reminding you to sell your shares as soon as possible, lest they become worthless in the future."