120 My wife is going to die.

"Teacher Xie, Teacher Xie?" Huo Zidu's voice, like someone calling out to a ghost, came from beside him.

Teacher Xie snapped out of her reverie, placed the textbook face down on the desk, and tapped the surface lightly with her fingers. "Pay attention in class."

Huo Zidu sighed, "Can't you really stay? I promise I'll listen to your lectures obediently."

Xie Yaoyao ran her finger across the textbook in front of him. "You didn't take notes during the lecture. Write them down now."

Huo Zidu: "..."

This is like casting pearls before swine!

Xie Yaoyao insisted on finishing today's class, but Huo Zi hadn't finished taking notes, so she extended the class by forty minutes to make sure he finished writing every single word.

Huo Zidu complained a lot, but Xie Yaoyao fried fish cakes and fries for him at noon, which appeased the young master.

Huo Zidu carried fish cakes and fries to Xie Ziyu and said, "If you persuade your mommy to stay and continue tutoring me, I'll share this plate of fish cakes with you."

Xie Ziyu scoffed, "This was made by my mom. I can still eat it even if we leave here."

The implication is that you're the one who will never be able to eat this again, so cherish it.

Huo Zidu angrily stuffed a fish cake into his mouth, "You know that after your mother left, it's impossible for you to find such a high-paying job again."

“My mom is an excellent teacher. Every year, countless students line up to get tutoring from her. You’re just one more.”

Xie Ziyu wouldn't be fooled by him; his mother was a rising star, highly regarded by the school.

Huo Zidu's mouth twisted with anger, "Yes, but I'm the only one who doesn't lack money."

Xie Ziyu: "...That's your uncle's money, it has nothing to do with you."

That damn old man, that's his money too!

To be honest, he's been a bit slacking off lately and hasn't been coaxing Old Deng properly.

He has to use his charm to win over Old Deng and make him a baby.

From now on, his money is his money, and Huo Zidu will have to step aside.

Xie Ziyu pondered, a wicked smile appearing on his face, making Huo Zidu's hair stand on end.

"What mischief are you up to now?"

Xie Ziyu ignored him, turned around while holding Doubao, and turned his back to him.

Huo Zidu: "..."

Huo Zidu couldn't persuade Xie Ziyu, nor could he persuade Xie Yaoyao; the mother and son were determined to leave.

He was unwilling to give up, so he went to call Huo Yanxi.

"Uncle, please think of a way to get Teacher Xie to stay and continue tutoring me?"

Huo Yanxi frowned slightly upon receiving this abrupt phone call. "She's determined to leave. What can I do?"

He was clearly still angry.

Huo Zidu said, "Why don't you just throw money at her? She still has a mortgage to pay for her house, doesn't she?"

"Just give her money, millions or tens of millions, give it to her."

Huo Zidu was screaming his heart out on the other end of the phone. Why is his uncle so clueless?

Huo Yanxi used to give money with specific reasons, but now he's just throwing money at people, which might be disrespectful to Xie Yaoyao.

“If I had done that, she would have been even less likely to stay.”

Huo Zidu was so anxious that he cursed, "Stubborn!"

Huo Yanxi's voice suddenly turned icy cold, "Do you think I can't wield a knife anymore?"

"You're so great, so incredibly powerful, but little uncle, nobody in this world doesn't love money."

"If she still refuses you, it means you haven't offered enough money."

Huo Yanxi: "..."

He never dreamed that one day he would be taught a lesson by a 10-year-old brat.

He slammed down the phone and sat there sulking.

Xie Yaoyao will move out of No. 22 Victoria Peak by tomorrow at the latest after finishing her last class today.

If he doesn't take action soon, he'll lose his wife again.

Speaking of his wife.

Manman is still someone else's wife!

A sinister glint flashed in Huo Yanxi's eyes. He reached out and pressed the intercom. "Pei Yan, come in for a moment."

A moment later, Pei Yan knocked on the door and came in.

Seeing Huo Yanxi's sullen face, he looked at him cautiously, "Why the expression? Did the stock price hit the daily limit down?"

Huo Yanxi threw a document at him, saying, "I hope the company will do you a good job."

Pei Yan reached out and took the document, then put it back to Huo Yanxi. He leaned against the desk and said, "Your face is as dark as Bao Gong's. I thought something terrible had happened."

Huo Yanxi: "Is it a big deal if my wife runs away?"

Pei Yan showed no sympathy whatsoever. "I was saying that you've been sure of Teacher Xie's identity until now, and I thought you'd already won her over."

If it were him, he would have pinned her against the wall that very day and asked her why she changed her name and why she wouldn't recognize him when she was right next to him.

Huo Yanxi: "She didn't want me back then, but now I'm shamelessly pursuing her, and she still doesn't react."

He was also very frustrated.

During this time, he became her personal trainer, and the two spent more time together and had a lot of physical contact.

Yet she remained unmoved, pure of heart and devoid of desire, her gaze towards him always innocent.

Pei Yan wanted to laugh, but looking at his expression, he felt sorry for him.

He felt a touch of sympathy, "Are you impotent?"

Huo Yanxi raised an eyebrow and glared at him, "If you can't do it, then I can't either."

"Fine, fine, you're the best. If you're so good, how come you let Teacher Xie get away?" Pei Yan retorted sharply.

Huo Yanxi: "...I called you in to get your advice, not to laugh at me."

Pei Yan suppressed a laugh, "I never thought that a business genius would one day ask me for advice."

Huo Yanxi frowned. "Are you going to help or not?"

"We'll help, of course we'll help!"

Huo Yanxi was truly at his wit's end, and on top of that, he felt inferior in front of Xie Yaoyao.

He always felt that she had abandoned him once, and that she would never go back to him.

Otherwise, how could he not be able to flirt with her?

Pei Yan said, "I heard that Teacher Xie bought an apartment. Why don't you buy one upstairs from her and become her neighbor for now?"

Huo Yanxi owns properties all over the world, but in Hong Kong, he only owns 22 Victoria Peak.

"Okay, go and do it now."

Pei Yan raised an eyebrow. "Actually, the simplest way is for you to give the money for the house to Teacher Xie and let her stay in your house. Wouldn't that be even more convenient?"

"You don't understand her; she doesn't love money."

Pei Yan was completely baffled. "If she doesn't love money, what does she love? Love you?"

Huo Yanxi was hit where it hurt and became furious, "Your year-end bonus is gone."

Pei Yan wailed, "You asked me to come up with the idea, but you didn't listen to it and even deducted my year-end bonus. I'm going on strike!"

Huo Yanxi was getting a headache from his howling. "Shut up, you're so noisy."

"I'm going to make a scene. If you don't give me my year-end bonus, I'll make you shut up."

Huo Yanxi: "..."

Huo Yanxi finally backed down after being bothered by him and didn't dare to deduct his year-end bonus.

We can't afford to mess with them!

Pei Yan said, "I think you really don't understand today's working class. Who doesn't love money? So why did she agree to be Huo Zidu's tutor? Why is she willing to serve you three meals a day? It's all because of money, my boss!"

Mr. Huo, who possesses mountains of gold and silver, assumes that everyone else grew up drinking dew.

In this world, nothing is more real than money.