Once they entered the room, Lu Chengwen leaned closer. "Eldest Daughter, you had something important to tell me?"
Huo Wenting looked at him, plainly annoyed. "What are you doing?"
"Flirting."
Huo Wenting could hardly believe he had said it so openly.
"Who told you to flirt?"
"No one. Maybe it was... fate?"
Huo Wenting snapped, "Are you here to protect me or chase women?!"
"One doesn't stop me from doing the other. I'm protecting you while I chase women."
"Lu Chengwen, do you have any idea how embarrassing this is for the Huo Family? Have you thought about how I feel? How the Huo Family feels?"
Lu Chengwen stared at her. "Your eldest brother has several women openly on his arm, Huo Wenbei lands on magazine covers every other day, and Huo Wendong has almost ruined himself partying... I'm hardly the one dragging the Huo Family's name through the mud."
"You..."
Lu Chengwen smiled. "What's wrong? Aren't we in a Political Marriage? We're both free to do as we please. Wait... this is still a marriage of convenience, isn't it?"
"Yes... a marriage of convenience."
"Then what's the problem?"
"I just think... the way you're acting... isn't right!"
"It's a marriage of convenience, lady. What does it matter whether I behave? Didn't you have something important to discuss? Let's get to it."
Huo Wenting's lips twitched. "A meeting."
"Oh. What meeting?"
"The Black Palace's annual press reception. Huo Group was invited, and you can come along. The Vice President invited you personally."
Lu Chengwen nodded. "Smith told me."
Huo Wenting said, "Officially, you've invested that twenty billion in my New Energy Holdings Group. You need to know the briefing materials by heart. Aimee Group may try something. They're deeply hostile to Huo Group, and you... may be their main target."