Pei Zhi rolled her eyes at Qu Miaoyu, too lazy to explain to her.
Assistant Gao kindly explained to Qu Miaoyu.
“We are now victims who have been cheated by the Huo family, but we also help the injured families, which suddenly makes the company's image much better.”
"Next month, the company's new car will be launched, so consider this a small amount of money spent on advertising."
Qu Miaoyu covered her mouth in surprise and looked at Pei Zhi with admiration.
"Sister, do you know why you're destined to get rich?"
It really was calculated perfectly.
"Sister, but after you've dealt such a ruthless blow to the Huo family, how can you expect to get along well with Huo Jiayuan when you go home?"
Pei Zhi's expression changed slightly, and the atmosphere in the car seemed to drop a few degrees.
Assistant Gao shook his head at Qu Miaoyu, who was puzzled.
"We are going through divorce proceedings."
Qu Miaoyu guessed, "Because you didn't help the Huo family this time, Huo Jiayuan wants to divorce you?"
Pei Zhi put on sunglasses, pretending to be aloof, and didn't want to talk.
Assistant Gao tugged at Qu Miaoyu's sleeve, "Before the Huo family's incident, Huo Jiayuan had already asked President Pei for a divorce."
Assistant Gao is Pei Zhi's assistant, so naturally she was the first to know about these things.
Qu Miaoyu asked in surprise, "Why?"
Shouldn't Huo Jiayuan be clinging to Pei Zhi? Why did they have to get a divorce?
The Huo family is in dire straits now. Has Huo Jiayuan gone mad?
Assistant Gao shrugged. "I don't know. Don't talk about this in front of President Pei; she's in a bad mood."
The Huo family remained silent for a week, and then Huo Jiaxi held a press conference.
At the press conference, the old man was sitting in a wheelchair, and Huo Jiaxi pushed him onto the stage.
At the scene, Huo Jiaxi readily admitted her mistake, acknowledging that the Huo family's supervision of the aquarium's construction was indeed the problem.
Huo Jiaxi publicly promised that she would do her best to compensate the families of the deceased and the injured.
It is widely believed that the Huo family may still try to clear their name.
Unexpectedly, this time, the Huo family actually stood their ground and took the beating, honestly admitting all their problems.
The Huo family still has some foundation after all these years.
During the investigation, Huo Li took all the blame upon himself.
He admitted that he was greedy and had listened to the sweet talk of his subordinates, which led them to falsify accounts.
Despite the Huo family's full cooperation in returning the embezzled funds, Huo Li was ultimately sentenced to twenty years in prison.
If no one had died or been injured, the sentence might not have been so severe.
Huo Jiayuan secretly returned to China, and Assistant Gao picked him up at the airport.
Pei Zhi waited for Huo Jiayuan in the car.
Huo Jiayuan has lost a lot of weight in the past two weeks.
"What's wrong? Life abroad isn't easy?"
Huo Jiayuan explained, "I didn't eat well while traveling, so I lost a little weight."
"As you wish, return the shares to me, and I will give you dividends every year."
Pei Zhi thought for a moment and then added, "Besides that, if you have any trouble, you can contact me or Assistant Gao at any time."
"After all, we were husband and wife. You know I'm not a heartless person."
Huo Jiayuan: "I know."
"Okay, let's drive."
Both of them had all their documents with them and had already made an appointment. Ten minutes later, they received their divorce certificates.
Huo Jiayuan finally felt relieved, as if the shackles on his body had suddenly disappeared.
"Could you please take me back to the airport? It would save me the trouble of taking a taxi."
Pei Zhi was somewhat surprised: "Aren't you going to stay in the country for a few days?"
"I heard the old man hasn't been feeling well lately, aren't you going to go see him?"
Huo Jiayuan shook his head. "I'd better not go. If he sees me, he'll be even angrier."
What Huo Jiayuan said was indeed true.
Pei Zhi replied very comprehensively, "Alright, when the old man is about to pass away, I will send you an email so you can come back and see him one last time."
Huo Jiayuan glared at Pei Zhi, clearly displeased with Pei Zhi's cursing of her grandfather.
"But don't worry, Huo Jiaxi has only recently taken office and her position is not yet secure. Even if the old man hangs himself, he will still be able to hold on for a few more years."
If you ask the old man to let go now, he will die with his eyes open in disgrace.
Huo Jiayuan rolled his eyes. "Why are you talking so rudely?"
Pei Zhi shrugged. "I used to be considerate of you and give the Huo family some face."
Pei Zhi waved the divorce certificate in her hand, meaning that she and Huo Jiayuan were no longer related.
Of course, it's Pei Zhi's freedom to comment on the Huo family however she wants.
Huo Jiayuan was too lazy to argue with Pei Zhi.
"Xu Xingran is due to give birth in a few months, right?"
"Probably."
Pei Zhi has been busy lately, and Xu Xingran has probably seen the news as well, as he sends Pei Zhi a few messages as usual.
He didn't call Pei Zhi to ask her to come and keep him company.
"If he knew we were divorced, he'd be ecstatic, wouldn't he?"
Pei Zhi leaned back in the car seat. "Maybe."
Huo Jiayuan stared at Pei Zhi, "Let me tell you, if you dare to marry him, I'll haunt you even as a ghost."
Pei Zhi chuckled, "So possessive? You're divorced, why do you still care who sits in your place?"
"Anyone will do, just not him."
Pei Zhi stopped joking with Huo Jiayuan. "At this stage, it's not appropriate to announce our divorce. It would be bad for my company's image."
When will it be announced?
"I will find a suitable time and contact you then."
Pei Zhi added, "As compensation, feel free to make any requests you may have."
Pei Zhi thought that Huo Jiayuan would probably want some money, or real estate or something similar.
Although Huo Jiayuan is a single person, he is a money-shredding machine, so naturally he needs to ensure he has more security.
Huo Jiayuan was silent for a while before asking, "Pei Zhi, did you ever love me?"
Pei Zhi didn't quite understand: "What?"
Huo Jiayuan shook his head self-deprecatingly, "No, let me ask you a different question."
"Did you marry me partly because you liked me?"
Pei Zhi paused for a moment, seemingly unsure how to answer the question.
Huo Jiayuan already knew Pei Zhi's answer from her expression.
"Alright." Huo Jiayuan gestured, indicating that Pei Zhi did not need to answer.
"I already know the answer. If you need my cooperation in announcing the divorce, just contact me in advance. I'm available anytime."
Upon arriving at the airport, Huo Jiayuan got out of the car without any hesitation and closed the door behind him.
Pei Zhi rolled down the car window and watched Huo Jiayuan's departing figure.
Pei Zhi understood that her relationship with Huo Jiayuan was now completely over.
After that, unless there was something important, Huo Jiayuan probably wouldn't want to return to China.
This place is a place of heartbreak for Huo Jiayuan.
Two years later, Pei Zhi's car company went public overseas.
In the same year, Pei Zhi announced the breakdown of her marriage with Huo Jiayuan, who was from the impoverished Huo family.
This matter did not cause much of a stir, after all, the Huo family was no longer the Huo family it used to be.
The Pei family is no longer the same Pei family it used to be.
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