Chapter 128: Night Before the Divorce the Villainous Family Can Hear My Thoughts!

 Chapter 128: Brother, Winning a Woman’s Heart Takes More Than Words—You Need Action

With that, Huo Xingjian smiled at Shen Cheng, his tone light. "This is a call from the police station. Huo Yuyan wants me to bail her out."

Shen Cheng smiled back, her expression like a gentle spring breeze. "Well, then go. She’s your precious little sister, after all!"

[The call even reached that bastard. Looks like she’s been abandoned by that whole bunch of scoundrels. How pathetic! She’s completely ruined now. Huo Yuyan is finished for good!]

[Didn’t expect Yu Fengcai, her own mother, to abandon her too.]

[What?! Li Qinxue is in Qingzhou? Oh my god! Is she chasing after Huo Xingjian? I wonder how that bastard would react if he found out Li Qinxue was here.]

Huo Xingjian: “…”

What reaction? Should I even have one? Haven’t I already given you all my reactions?

You little brat, heartless little brat!

"Mrs. Huo, let me correct you on two things." He looked at her seriously, saying, "First, my precious is a woman named Shen Cheng. Second, my sister’s name is Huo Yushu."

Shen Cheng’s eyes widened in surprise. She stared at him without blinking.

Then she scoffed, letting out a derisive laugh. "This is really the coldest joke I’ve ever heard. I didn’t even realize when I became your ‘precious.’"

"Of course, I admit that I’m your woman. That’s a fact and can’t be changed. But I could always let it become the past..."

"I’ve had Zhang Hui order a new batch of gold to be delivered, along with the safe. It should be here tomorrow," he interrupted her, his smile faint.

Shen Cheng: "…!!"

"Huo, Mr. Huo, you’re right!" She said with little dignity left, reluctantly admitting it.

After all, she couldn’t resist the allure of the shiny gold. She wasn’t going to turn down money.

"We should head back to Tongcheng now," she said seriously.

"No rush. We won’t make it today anyway. We’ll come back tomorrow, and it’s fine. Since we’re already here, let’s enjoy ourselves," he said, looking at her with fondness.

"Well... if Li Qinxue is here too, you…"

"Shen Cheng!" He interrupted her sharply, his gaze as piercing as an eagle’s. "How many times do I have to tell you? I have nothing to do with her! What do I need to do for you to believe it?"

"Why do you keep pushing your husband towards other women? Do you have that little faith in yourself?"

[Ugh! Do I even need to push? You’ve been the one desperately clinging to her, you damn bastard! You’ve been the one throwing yourself at her!]

[To be this shameless, it’s rare to see! You lost both money and dignity! I have so much confidence in myself that I don’t want to get mixed up in your mess again!]

[Beep! Host, there’s a juicy new gossip. Want to hear it?]

[Yes! Of course! I’ll eat any gossip, whether it’s fresh or old, real-time or stockpiled. I’ll eat it all!]

[What?! Li Qinxue is already with Huo Yunshan?!]

[Oh! Haha…]

Shen Cheng couldn’t help but laugh, though her lips twitched.

"Sis-in-law, look what I found!" Huo Yushu beamed as she walked toward them, holding a delicate gift box.

She handed the box to Shen Cheng, opening it to reveal a necklace inside. "Look! The Heart of the Ocean!"

The necklace lay in front of Shen Cheng, shimmering with an almost magical allure.

The pendant was teardrop-shaped, water blue, and it resembled the legendary "Heart of the Ocean" that had once been sold for an astronomical price... well, kind of. The resemblance was superficial at best.

It was obvious at a glance that it was one of those knock-offs, priced at only 29.90.

"Huo Yushu, this isn't even a knockoff," Huo Xingjian said with exasperation, rolling his eyes at her.

His gaze was also filled with reproach.

Because Huo Yushu had arrived at the most inconvenient time, interrupting the serious conversation he was having with Shen Cheng. This was the exact moment things were about to get interesting!

Huo Yushu nodded repeatedly. "I know! I mean, it's only 29.90, how could it be the real thing? But I couldn't get the real one, so I bought this mass-produced version just to have a little fun."

"Brother, why don’t you consider buying the real one and giving it to Sis-in-law? She’s so beautiful, she’d look amazing wearing it!"

"Let’s make this a deal—after all, you have more money than you know what to do with. Just keep spending it on Sis-in-law. Winning a woman’s heart takes more than just words, it takes real effort!"

"Sis-in-law, you agree, right?" She said affectionately, linking her arm with Shen Cheng’s and grinning.

Shen Cheng didn’t respond. "29.90? You paid too much! At this quality, 9.90 with free shipping would have been a fair price!"

"No... that can’t be right!" Huo Yushu exclaimed, looking shocked. "The original price was 69.90, but I haggled it down to half!"

"You don’t know how Qingzhou is the epicenter of mass-produced items like these. Anything you can think of, the factories in Qingzhou can make. If a hot new item hits the market, within a week, the factories in Qingzhou will be churning out copies."

"I’m going to ask the boss to refund the extra twenty I paid!" Huo Yushu said angrily.

But Shen Cheng stopped her. "Forget it, forget it! It’s fine, as long as it makes you happy. You didn’t even spend your own money anyway."

"Right!" Huo Yushu’s eyes lit up as she flashed a smile at Huo Xingjian and extended her hand. "Brother, you can reimburse me!"

"I’m only reimbursing you because of your sis-in-law," Huo Xingjian said, giving her a sidelong glance.

"And I’m giving you the chance to get reimbursed because of sis-in-law," Huo Yushu replied sweetly.

"Come on, sis-in-law, let’s get back to it."

[Little sister, do you know your scummy father and Li Qinxue have become involved?]

Huo Yushu’s steps faltered slightly as she turned to glance at Huo Xingjian.

The two siblings exchanged a knowing look.

Wow! This was some big news!

Li Qinxue had actually gotten involved with that scummy old man, Huo Yunshan? Does that mean she won’t be bothering her brother anymore?

If that’s the case, could her brother finally clear his name from the mess Li Qinxue had caused and live happily with his wife?

Brother, you’ve got this! Go make up with Sis-in-law and win her back! Don’t miss this golden opportunity!

[Li Qinxue came to Qingzhou with a mission. She’s here to completely deal with Huo Yuyan, who has brought shame to the Huo family.]

[What? She even convinced Huo Yunshan to write a promissory note for one hundred million, intending to use it to silence Huo Yushu?]

Perfect! Perfect!

Huo Yushu’s eyes sparkled. She had been waiting for an opportunity to extort her scummy father, and now the chance had literally dropped into her lap.

This was the perfect moment to strike!

Yes, she was going to strip her scummy father down to nothing but his underwear!

"Brother, Yushu, what are you doing here?" A confused voice interrupted.

Shen Cheng looked up at the sound and saw a man walking toward them.

[Ah, so this is Qin Yunan, the unlucky guy?]