<h4>Chapter 407: Chapter 407: Family Marriage Alliance, Inseparable</h4><h4></h4>


    Lin Xifei earnestly said, "President Huo, Young Madam Huo, may I take a moment of your time?"


    Qiao Xi found it quite curious.


    Justst night, she had seen Lin Xifei’s arrogant and overbearing manner, yet now she couldn’t believe she was witnessing such a humble demeanor. Even a beautiful face could not hide her hypocrisy.


    She calmly asked, "Miss Lin, do you need something?"


    Lin Xifei smiled and said, "Young Madam Huo, these are some tonics I’ve brought for you. I indeed behaved foolishlyst time at the TV station. You are of noble status, please don’t hold it against me. Moreover, many enterprises have already signed contracts with me, and breaching them would require a penalty fee."


    She then nced at Huo Xingzhou and said, "President Huo, wouldn’t you agree?"


    Huo Xingzhou let out a chuckle and held Qiao Xi’s hand even tighter, "Their losses, I willpensate."


    "President Huo, I’ve heard that Tianyuan Group is in cooperation with the Zhong Family as well, and since you’re aware of who I am, then we are..."


    Huo Xingzhou showed no intent to spare her any face, speaking indifferently, "You speak of ’us’? I am in partnership with Zhong Yi, certainly not the entire Zhong Family."


    "But..."


    "Movie Queen Lin." Qiao Xi called out, "There’s no room for discussion here, don’t waste your efforts. Had it been someone elsest night, they would have suffered under you. I’ve heard plenty about you, such as forcing young stars to drink toilet water, pimping neers into directors’ beds..."


    Quite disgusting.


    Had Qiao Xi not revealed her identity yesterday, being merely a neer in the entertainment circle, who knows how she might have been humiliated and mistreated by Lin Xifei.


    "Movie Queen Lin, what goes aroundes around. The person backing you can keep you safe only for so long. If even he is too preupied to fend for himself, he likely won’t have spare moments to deal with a mistress like you."


    Qiao Xi wasn’t afraid to offend Zhong Family’s young master and Lin Xifei.


    Huo Xingzhou had said that from the day Tianyuan Group chose to partner with Zhong Yi, they had be a thorn in the young master of the Zhong Family’s side.


    Lice were not ticklish when they grew too numerous.


    Lin Xifei bit her teeth and forced a smile, her threatced with impotence as she spoke, "Young Madam Huo really doesn’t understand the saying ’what goes aroundes around,’ does she? Can you guarantee you’ll always have smooth sailing? Who knows when..."


    "Security, throw her out."


    Huo Xingzhou had no time to waste on a mistress, directly calling for security.


    The security personnel, doing the job for which they were paid, didn’t go easy on Lin Xifei for being a big star, briskly escorting her out.


    Lin Xifei’s face lost all color, nearly exploding in anger!


    She bit her tongue so hard, the taste of rusty blood filled her mouth.


    With venom in her eyes, she stared at Tianyuan Building, "Just you wait!"


    Sooner orter, Qiao Xi woulde to Imperial Capital, and even if she were a dragon, she’d be forced to coil into a snake on the Zhong Family’s turf!


    At this moment.


    Security threw out the tonics she had bought as well, sttering Lin Xifei with them.


    She was nearly driven mad!


    Each and every one of them was so arrogant and imposing, she couldn’t stand to be in Haicheng any longer!


    "Sister Lin..." her assistant trembled with fear.


    Lin Xifei turned around and pped her across the face, "Are you a blockhead? Just standing there watching them push me and throw things at me."


    Dizzy with rage, she ttered back to her motorhome in her high heels.


    Ordering the driver to leave immediately, she left the assistant behind.


    ...


    Inside the lobby.


    Seeing Huo Xingzhou’s decisive actions, Qiao Xi asked, "Just like that, you threw her out without giving her any face?"


    "She has no face to speak of, only the face lent by men."


    In his words, Huo Xingzhou clearly had no respect for her.


    Qiao Xi, linking arms with him, said as they walked out, "Lin Xifei seems quite mboyant in handling matters, and many know about her rtionship with Zhong Family’s young master. Doesn’t his wife have any opinions? Why don’t they divorce?"


    "Family marriages like theirs can’t be dissolved."


    Huo Xingzhou opened the car door for her and said as she got in, "Besides, her family is merely a schrly one that climbed high by marrying into the Zhong Family. The marriage was arranged by the old patriarch, and the two have no real affection. There is even an unrevealed secret."


    He had collected quite a bit of information about the Zhong Family.


    Zhongmingding Food’s family also had its impurities. The Zhong Family’s heyday was during the old patriarch’s prime when he fought through thorns and spared no effort to establish a vast empire for the Zhong Family, unmatched in their glory.


    Yet the current Zhong Family was on the decline from its peak. Even so, it remained the foremost family in Imperial Capital, not considering those hidden ns.


    "What secret?"


    Qiao Xi was also quite curious about these rumors.


    Huo Xingzhou replied, "I’ll tell you another time."


    He didn’t want to speak of it now, fearing it might invoke her sympathy for a certain individual.


    Qiao Xi puffed her cheeks in mock anger, "That’s so disappointing, you’ve built it up so much but now you’re not going to tell me. How mean!"


    "The time isn’t right."


    Huo Xingzhou somewhat regretted bringing it up.


    But it was something Qiao Xi might eventually find out anyway.


    "Alright, then let me tell you something," Qiao Xi said, looking at him, "Shen Xuanzhi’s mother is awake, and she’ll be able to have surgery soon. I thought it would take at least a week."


    She was happy; it meant her Plum Blossom Nine Needles technique had improved a lot.


    Huo Xingzhou, pressing his cheek to hers, said, "My Little Divine Doctor, truly formidable. Surely even in Imperial Capital, you’ll shine."


    She was destined to be a person of dazzling brilliance, and he was the ferryman who would ensure her light never faded.


    Qiao Xi said, "I’m not so certain, given the gathering of talents."


    In the preliminaries, luck had yed a part in hering out on top. Moreover, the first round had tested only the basics, where she fortuitously secured first ce.


    The subsequent rounds of thepetition were said to be extremely challenging.


    Lu Yingxue, renowned in Imperial Capital, was undoubtedly an incredibly gifted contender, deserving of no underestimation. There were also those colleagues who had directly advanced to the next round without participating in the preliminaries, posing a significant threat.


    "Do your best, and let fate do the rest."


    Huo Xingzhou kissed her cheek, "Don’t fret so much, let’s think about what we need to take with us to the countryside tomorrow. Haven’t you prepared many gifts for the vigers?"


    "Right."


    Qiao Xi had earned a sum of money from her consultations recently, intending to buy some practical items for the vigers.


    "I’ll go back and check with Aunt Qian. Aunt Chunhua and the others have been so helpful. She saidst time that her quilt was too heavy and ufortable to sleep under; I’ll bring her two silk quilts, and also..."


    Many in the vige gossiped that she was a jinx, iming she was raised without maternal care, but there were those who treated her kindly.


    They had protected her, helping her grow.


    ...


    The next day, at eight in the morning.


    Old Chen didn’t drive the Rolls-Royce Phantom; instead, he brought out a Lincoln Navigator, renowned for its ample trunk space, capable of holding plenty of items.


    Mainly because Young Madam was bringing so much, only this car could amodate it all.


    That trunk was so spacious; it could fit two people!