My Wife Longs for Divorce Every Day

Chapter 731: 731, Old Fox

Huo Zhexi had no choice but to make a call to another person.

Bai Ruwei sat aside, listening as he made a dozen phone calls and, finally…

“Smash!”

Upset, Huo Zhexi smashed his phone on the table, “Bloody freeloading bastards! They eat my food, drink my wine, use my stuff! Now that I need to borrow money, not one of them is willing to lend it to me! A bunch of ingrates!”

Bai Ruwei was puzzled too, Huo Zhexi’s friends – all living lavishly, decked in gold and silver – couldn’t spare a dime? It wasn’t a large sum Huo Zhexi was asking, so it’s not like they couldn’t afford it.

The situation was much too odd.

Remembering Su Wanwan’s phone call earlier, she quickly suggested, “Zhexi, could it be that the CEO Huo forbids them to lend you the money?”

Huo Zhexi was taken aback. “My elder brother?”

“Yes, he didn’t come over when you were in trouble, asked you to borrow money from friends, and yet none of them would lend any.”

With a small hint, Huo Zhexi caught on. “Damn! How could I not have thought of that? That cunning old fox! I’ll give him a call!”

He immediately took his phone again, only to hear the voice of the old fox from behind.

“Old fox? Who?”

Huo Zhexi shuddered in surprise, as did Bai Ruwei.

Turning around, the sound of footsteps approached.

A uniformed officer led Huo Jingshen in, followed by several others.

Su Wanwan, Ji Jie, and a middle-aged man in a suit and tie, carrying a briefcase, who looked like a lawyer.

Huo Jingshen, in a black suit and shirt untied due to finishing an outdoor barbecue, still had a pristine white shirt. The whole person had a laid-back and languid look.

His eyes, as usual, were profoundly dark, as if they could see right into one’s soul.

Bai Ruwei glanced at him and immediately shifted her attention to Su Wanwan.

Just moments ago, Su Wanwan said on the phone she wasn’t coming, so what’s going on now?

Su Wanwan had an innocent look on her face.

The earlier phone conversation was orchestrated by Huo Jingshen, she had no choice.

“Brother.” Huo Zhexi quickly stood up.

Though he wasn’t keen on losing face in front of his brother, the situation now…

He suddenly had the feeling of a drowning man clutching at a straw.

Only his elder brother could save him now.

Looking at Huo Zhexi’s battered face, Huo Jingshen queried, “Been in a fight?”

Upon hearing that, Huo Zhexi became annoyed, “What do you mean I got beaten up? I clearly beat the hell out of him! I cracked his head open, and disfigured his face… ”

“Slap!”

Huo Jingshen smacked him, “You think you’re capable?”

Huo Zhexi held his head, grimacing in pain.

Huo Jingshen asked again, “Did you get the money?”

Huo Zhexi glared back at him, “I was about to ask you, did you call my friends, telling them not to lend me money?”

Against lowered eyelids, Huo Jingshen shifted his gaze to Bai Ruwei.

The latter felt a pang of unease under his scrutiny and quickly cast her gaze down.

She couldn’t help but wonder: Had Huo Jingshen overheard her earlier conversation?

Already looking pale and thin, she had also cried several times tonight, which left her face somewhat flushed and swollen. Seeing her fearful expression, Huo Zhexi suddenly felt a rush of heroism. He quickly stood in front of her and declared righteously, “Brother, don’t bully Xiao Wei!”

Huo Jingshen glanced at his naïve younger brother, raised an eyebrow, and then turned to the lawyer behind him.

The lawyer hurriedly stepped forward with his briefcase, “Officer Liu, I am the representing attorney for the third young master Huo, my surname is Wu.”

“Hello.”

Lawyer Wu handed out his business card, “The details of today’s incident have already been thoroughly explained by assistant Ji earlier. The parties involved have agreed to a private settlement of the conflict and are willing to pay Lin Shao’s medical expenses and hospital fees of 150,000 Yuan and the compensation of 430,000 Yuan to the Shengding Clubhouse.”

Officer Liu nodded, “Both Lin Shao and Ms. Ming hold similar sentiments about resolving the issues privately. Since everyone knows each other and are willing to resolve it amicably, it simplifies the issue. Now, who pays this sum?”

Hearing this, Huo Zhexi cleared his throat awkwardly.

Embarrassing!

He doesn’t have the money!

And he didn’t manage to borrow money!

Bai Ruwei also remained silent.

“Miss Bai.” Huo Jingshen suddenly spoke.

Bai Ruwei quickly raised her head, “President Huo.”

“As one of the parties involved in this incident, which started because of you, is there anything you want to clarify?” Huo Jingshen casually asked.

“It’s all my fault. Zhexi fought with young master Lin to protect me. It’s all my fault for causing such a chaos…” Saying this, Bai Ruwei dropped her head and began to sob.

Su Wanwan from the side was dumbfounded. Can she just cry on command?

Naturally, Zhexi was very distressed and quickly consoled her, “Xiaowei, you’re the victim. How can you blame yourself? That punk was harassing you; if I didn’t beat him, would I still be a man?”

“It’s my fault. I should not have gone to the bathroom. If I hadn’t, young master Lin wouldn’t have seen me… hoo hoo hoo…”

“Stop crying. Seeing you cry confuses my mind. Stop crying, be a good girl.” Zhexi wiped her tears.

Su Wanwan: “…”

Cough, cough.

Didn’t expect Zhexi to be so mushy when in love.

Huo Jingshen’s voice rang out at this time, “In that case, lawyer Wu, should Miss Bai, as one of the involved parties, also bear some responsibility?”

At these words, Zhexi was stunned, Bai Ruwei also raised her head quickly.

Lawyer Wu pulled out his glasses and put them on, then took out a calculator and started calculating, “As Miss Bai has stated, this incident started because of her. In the eyes of the law, she must take responsibility for at least half the compensation fee.”@@novelbin@@

He made a calculation, “That would be a total of two hundred and sixty-nine thousand yuan.”

Zhexi was the first to challenge this, “Big brother, what nonsense are you talking about? Xiaowei is the victim, that punk tried to harass her! And, it was me who beat him up, hence this money should be paid entirely by me!”

“Miss Bai.” Huo Jingshen disregarded Zhexi, “Do you think the lawyer’s statement is justified?”

Bai Ruwei didn’t dare to speak, her face already as white as paper.

Two hundred and sixty-nine thousand yuan!

For others, this amount might be nothing, but for her, it was astronomical!

She was even struggling with her basic living expenses. Where could she find such an amount of money?

“Big brother.” Zhexi spoke once more, “Xiaowei is my girlfriend. I’ll pay for this amount…”

Huo Jingshen finally turned to him, “Have you figured out how you’re going to handle your half?”

“…” Zhexi was at a loss for words immediately.

My half?

Holy crap!

What an impressive hero being tripped up by a penny!

Huo Jingshen chuckled coldly, raised an eyebrow, and pointed at Bai Ruwei, “Aside from this, I have another question for Miss Bai.”

At this moment, Bai Ruwei was completely lost in her thoughts and could only listen to Huo Jingshen’s questions.

“Since you used to work as a waitress at Shengding Clubhouse, why did you choose to go there for dinner tonight?”

Bai Ruwei could not respond at all.

“It was me who chose the venue!” Zhexi could not help but defend his girlfriend.

Huo Jingshen didn’t even look at him, “Miss Bai, before coming here, I asked manager there. He said you haven’t resigned yet, and merely asked for leave tonight.”

Bai Ruwei nervously pinched her fingers and stammered, “I…I just…”

“To let your usual co-workers and the manager serve you tonight, did you somewhere feel that this is quite face-saving?”

“I didn’t!” When her hidden thoughts were poked at, Bai Ruwei’s face turned red, then white, “I didn’t think too much. I didn’t know that I would meet young master Lin and Miss Ming at the club. I really didn’t know…”

“I have seen the surveillance video from the hallway. When young master Lin came to talk to you, your conversation exceeded five minutes. What on earth were you discussing for so long?”

Bai Ruwei shuddered internally.

She looked at Huo Jingshen, almost unable to believe this.

She was nervous and anxious at the police station earlier, even blaming Huo Jingshen for being a cold-blooded and cruel elder brother without any regard for fraternal affection, but who would have thought…

He had actually investigated so many things in this short period of time!

So, he deliberately didn’t come over earlier, right?

And deliberately had Ji Jie mediate a private settlement between them!

Also, deliberately made Zhexi borrow money from friends!

This man was really unpredictable, deliberately setting traps for her to jump into…

Huo Jingshen’s face was indifferent, “Miss Bai has a boyfriend and was supposed to celebrate a birthday with Zhexi. Regardless of the situation, when she meets another man in the corridor, she should avoid suspicion. Especially in a place like a club, where all sorts of people mix. Miss Bai has been working in such a place for long. You should know this basic principle, shouldn’t you?”

“…” Bai Ruwei was completely unable to retort.

“Xiaowei!” Zhexi abruptly grabbed her arm, “Big brother, is that true? What exactly were you and young master Lin discussing before?”