So what if she's a fake heiress? She's being pampered by a powerful figure in Beijing'

Chapter 157 Opportunity

Xie Junfei was about to get up and bow to them when Zhu Wensheng lifted her up by the armpits as soon as she bent down.

"We're all family, there's nothing to thank me for! Get up, get up!"

Xie Junfei, with tears welling up in her eyes and nearly snotting from her nose, her little face flushed pink, stared wide-eyed at Zhu Wensheng:

"Why are you blushing with excitement? It's nothing, it's nothing, this is what we should do, no need to be so touched."

Xie Junfei, a tall man who is 1.68 meters tall and weighs over 100 kilograms, was lifted up while being held in a choke position, making it difficult for him to speak and breathe.

She was squeezed speechlessly by Zhu Wensheng's hands and could only look to Huo Shen for help.

Huo Shen spoke up for her expressionlessly:

"She wasn't touched; you choked her so hard she couldn't breathe and her face turned red."

Zhu Wensheng blushed and quickly put the person on the ground, oh dear.

The Chi family's young lady, who was watching, scoffed and commented:

"idiot."

Having been publicly scorned by his fiancée, Zhu Wensheng sheepishly walked over to Miss Chi's side, deciding not to cause any more trouble.

Huo Shen put the envelope away, subtly steer the conversation back on track:

"Now is not the time to dwell on this title. Maybe Shen Huaishan has been missing his daughter for so many years that he's gone crazy and is pretending to be a father to Xie Junfei everywhere. Let's not worry about this for now."

But Shen Huaishan's base of operations was ultimately in Jiangnan, far from the emperor's reach. Xie Wenzhou frowned.

"But right now we have very limited knowledge of Shen Huaishan, and he's not in the capital, so we don't really know where to start."

By this time, Xie Junfei had caught his breath, oxygen had returned to his body, his intelligence had returned to normal, and he was back to his usual "cunning and shrewd" self.

She held up her finger and shook it:

"No and no."

"Tia is the breakthrough point."

Immediately afterwards, Xie Junfei and Huo Shen told everyone what they had found out earlier.

Xie Wenzhou grew angrier and angrier as he listened, and finally slammed his hand on the table:

"What did you say? He's behind Lin Ning'er?! He's a fucking fly!"

"Does he really have to be so ruthless? We've stopped provoking him, but he still insists on challenging us!"

Huo Shen took a sip of tea, and for the first time openly joined forces with his brother-in-law:

"Heroes see the same thing."

“We were very angry when we found out that Lin Ning’er’s investor was Shen Huaishan.”

Chi Jingchuan stroked his chin:

"So what should we do? Should we strike first? Shatter Lin Ning'er's reputation and annoy him?"

"But what's the use of disgusting him? If we don't seriously damage him, how can we raid Shen Huaishan's stronghold?"

Upon hearing Chi Jingchuan's words, the younger generation nodded in agreement, while only those experienced in business and politics lowered their heads in deep thought.

Xie Junfei sighed softly.

Chi Jingchuan's sense of smell is still a bit dull, no wonder his older brother is still worried about him sometimes.

In contrast, Uncle Chi understood much better, and patted his son on the shoulder:

"Alright, you still have a lot to learn, so shut up."

"Listen carefully to what Xiao Xie has to say."

Chi Jingchuan looked completely bewildered, still unable to grasp the hidden meaning in those words.

Xie Junfei took a light breath and began to explain.

After discovering that Shen Huaishan was Lin Ning'er's backer, Xie Junfei and Huo Shen both became suspicious.

Sure enough, by following the clues, Huo Shen quickly uncovered the truth of the matter.

After the original executive left Tia, the new gallery's management model was unhealthy. With expenses exceeding income, they would close down in five months at most.

But unexpectedly, after more than half a year, the new gallery's business has been getting better and better. Especially in the last month, the previously sluggish gallery suddenly sold several works by famous artists at high prices, becoming a hot topic in Beijing.

However, Xie Junfei was busy with the college entrance examination at the time and was somewhat out of touch with the news, so she did not know about it.

Huo Shen sensed something was wrong, so he investigated the famous works that had been sold. Sure enough, he found that these big-spending buyers, who on the surface were all bosses of different companies or collectors, but in reality, they all pointed to one person—

The Shen family of Jiangnan.

The Shen family of Jiangnan, led by Shen Huaishan, holds absolute power, so it's no surprise who the financial backer behind the new art gallery is.

Huo Shen added:

"Therefore, we strongly suspect that this gallery has become Shen Huaishan's 'white glove' in Beijing, specializing in providing him with illegal money laundering services."

"However, the news that the higher-ups wanted to completely overhaul the gallery in the second half of the year was kept secret from our four families. Currently, apart from our few families, no one else in Beijing, including Shen Huaishan, knows about it."

"So we can use this loophole to 'meet' this Mr. Shen with ulterior motives."

Xie Junfei nodded in agreement:

"Two weeks before the Shanghai Art Salon began, Tia, as usual, sent an invitation to Shen Huaishan."

"Prince Fils of Norway was invited to this art salon. As far as I know, Shen Huaishan has a big business deal to discuss with Fils recently, and since he is in a weaker position, he will definitely seize this opportunity."

"This is his chance, and it's our chance too."

Xie Junfei raised her eyes, her expression resolute:

"I will not let Shen Huaishan go, never."

With this unexpected event disrupting things, everyone lost their desire to celebrate.

Seeing that it was getting late, everyone exchanged a few more words and then went home.

But everyone knows that wars between large families are always a matter of life and death, especially after a century-old family backed by a conglomerate fell in Hong Kong not long ago. All the major families on the mainland are now living in fear.

In this environment, they understand even more clearly the danger of standing up for Xie Junfei now.

But a promise is a promise. Once you've chosen this path, there's no turning back. You won't regret it once you've made your move.

Before the event ended, the manager consulted Huo Shen about how to handle the jewelry box worth a fortune.

Huo Shen glanced at Xie Junfei, who continued dressing without hesitation.

"Put it in the Xie family's villa. Leave the pinky ring behind, let me keep it."

Huo Shen was somewhat surprised by her performance and raised an eyebrow at her.

Xie Junfei took it for granted:

"The entire Shen family will be mine in the future, and these things will be mine sooner or later. Isn't it pointless to airlift them back to the Shen family now?"

"Relax, this is nothing. I'll be wearing that shield-shaped diamond tiara to the art salon that day."

Huo Shen looked at her confident and self-assured demeanor and shook his head helplessly:

"You seem quite confident."

Xie Junfei chuckled and got into the car with Huo Shen.

Tonight will be their last time staying on Jasmine South Street. Starting tomorrow, Xie Junfei and Huo Shen will move to the Xie family's villa area.

The celebration banquet was noisy all night. The two lay in bed, just as Huo Shen was about to fall asleep.

In the midst of the room's chaos, Xie Junfei suddenly spoke:

"Shen Huaishan won't kill me."

"Or rather, Shen Huaishan never intended to harm me from the beginning."