“Mr. Huo, do you know why Second Young Mistress Huo always comes to my place?” Tang Qing asked in an extremely annoying manner.

  Huo Xishen lifted his eyelids and shot him a cold and indifferent glance.

  “Because she has a crush on me.”


  Assistant Wen was dumbfounded.

  Huo Xishen remained calm because he knew that Yan Jinyi was too straightforward to secretly have a crush on someone.

  He raised his hand to look at the time on his wristwatch. ‘The auction has begun, they should have already arrived.’


  Huo Xishen got up and suddenly turned around when he was about to reach the door. “My wife wanted to be on top last night.”


  He then left especially indifferently.

  ‘What do you mean? Ugh! This cunning man is showing off to me!’


  ‘That female gangster Yan Jinyi has never experienced my skills before. I’m definitely better in bed than that cunning man. Since I’m a gangster too, I’m very compatible with her!’


  Yan Jinyi and Shen Yan had already been seated and the venue had been specially decorated today, perhaps for the purpose of adjusting to the mood.

  “Sister-in-law, you said…” As soon as she spoke, she immediately saw the man who was walking towards her.

  It was a tall man dressed in a black blazer who had a long and slender pair of legs.

  He was handsome, refined, and attractive. As soon as he appeared, he attracted the attention of everyone present.

  Yan Jinyi raised her brows in amazement.

  ‘Doggy Huo is so handsome, I want him!’


  Huo Xishen had been living abroad for a long time and rarely came home. Hence, the people at the auction who didn’t recognize him merely made guesses about his identity while those who did were aware of his shrewd and domineering means. Hence, they only dared to sit at the side to observe him carefully.

  “Xishen is here,” said Shen Yan who moved to the seat beside her. “Jinyi, come sit over here and make space for him.”


  Just as Yan Jinyi was about to refute, she realized that she would be sitting next to Shen Yan so she immediately moved over.

  Huo Xishen sat down next to her. “Sister-in-law, you seem to be very free lately.”


  “I’m already done with the designs so I’m not that busy now,” Shen Yan answered gently with a smile.

  Seeing the sullen expression on Huo Xishen’s face, Yan Jinyi nudged him a little with her elbow and said, “Hey, be nicer to Sister-in-law.”


  ‘You’re being so fierce to her.’


  Huo Xishen pressed her thin lips together and squinted at Yan Jinyi’s delicate face.

  “Jinyi, that’s just how Xishen is.”


  Afraid that she would cause Yan Jinyi to dislike Huo Xishen again, Shen Yan hurriedly tried to persuade her.

  Yan Jinyi humphed and glanced at him. ‘I won’t hold it against you for Shen Yan’s sake.’


  Huo Xishen didn’t answer and simply glanced at the elegant Shen Yan who was seated beside Yan Jinyi.

  ‘Seems like it’s dangerous for Shen Yan to stay in this city.’


  Assistant Wen suddenly had some sympathy for Huo Xishen.

  ‘He has so many love rivals like Tang Qing and Zhuang Heng. Now he has to vie for attention with Shen Yan too. How pitiful.’


  Yan Jinyi wasn’t interested in the paintings and calligraphy that were currently up for auction so she was dozing off on the chair.

  She suddenly shifted her body to the side and was about to lean on Shen Yan. However, a large palm appeared in time to move her head towards him.

  Seeing that Yan Jinyi was about to rest her head on his shoulder, Huo Xishen unclenched his fist and tried his best to resist the urge to push her away.

  The eyes of the people who knew Huo Xishen were about to pop out.

  ‘She must be Second Young Mistress Huo.’


  When Tang Qing appeared at the auction house, he happened to see that scene.

  His handsome face turned sullen and when he saw Yan Jinyi’s pretty face, he was suddenly in a foul mood.

  “Go tell Second Young Mistress Huo that I intend to give her a painting worth one million yuan.”