Chapter 111: Birthday Banquet Postponed

His voice was clear and bright, yet tinged with doubt, and full of energy.

Pei Yutang jolted and instinctively took two steps back.

He abruptly withdrew his hand.

Perhaps due to excessive tension, without realizing it, with two loud crashes, all the documents on the table were knocked over and scattered all over the floor.

Pei Yutang's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately squatted down and began to pick up the documents on the ground one by one.

Suddenly, amidst a black and white sheet of paper, I spotted a bright yellow poster.

Pei Yutang's eyes narrowed. It was a recruitment poster for the Foreign Languages ​​Association.

Xu Yihuan wants to join the Foreign Language Association?

But when the Foreign Language Association was recruiting new members, she didn't seem interested. Could it be that she saw that she wanted to join, so she deliberately copied her?

Upon realizing this possibility, Pei Yutang's expression immediately turned ugly.

He absentmindedly picked up the items and placed them on the table.

The reply was cold: "Nothing, I came back to tidy up my things and saw a cockroach on her desk. I'm not sure if I saw it wrong."

Lu Anlan sneered twice: "Is that so? You're that kind of person?"

Pei Yutang's expression turned grim, and she placed the items on Xu Yihuan's table.

He looked directly at Lu Anlan and asked, "What do you mean? You suspect me of stealing?"

"What could Xu Yihuan possibly have that I would need to steal?"

Lu Anlan rolled her eyes, then looked Pei Yutang up and down a few times, and scoffed, "Who knows?"

Having never been humiliated like this before, Pei Yutang's face turned ugly.

"I can't be bothered to talk to you."

He left after saying that.

Lu Anlan rolled her eyes and said sarcastically from behind.

"I'm too lazy to talk to you~"

"Everyone knows this is Beijing, this is Peking University, how could there be cockroaches here? Can't you even come up with a decent reason?"

"I wonder what tricks they've played here, that's why people are so scared."

After saying that, Lu Anlan sat down in the chair and played games while waiting for Xu Yihuan to come out of the bathroom.

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Yihuan finally came out, drying her hair.

He asked proactively, "What's wrong?"

I heard the noise from inside just now.

Lu Anlan took a moment to look up at Xu Yihuan, still controlling the hero in her hands, and immediately began to complain.

"Huanhuan, Pei Yutang was sneaking around in front of your desk just now, I don't know what he was doing."

"When I asked her, she said she was catching cockroaches. Does she think I'm stupid?"

"Huanhuan, quickly check if anything is missing!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yihuan walked to her desk.

The documents that were once neatly arranged are now in disarray, and the water glass on the table is lying crookedly on the table.

Xu Yihuan frowned subconsciously, her slender fingers brushing over the documents.

A hint of disdain flashed in his eyes, and he withdrew his hand.

"It's alright, nothing's missing. Let her be. These documents aren't exactly secrets."

That's not true. Anyone who's interested could find out about Tang Wanhua's itinerary with just a little inquiry.

Similarly, it was also learned that Tang Wanhua wanted to take her along.

It's not something that needs to be covered up.

Lu Anlan nodded, her eyes never leaving the screen: "Yes, it's good that it wasn't lost."

Xu Yihuan was just about to take out the hairdryer to dry her hair when...

The phone on the table vibrated and the screen lit up.

Xu Yihuan picked up her phone and looked at it.

It's news from Pei Yanzhi.

【Huanhuan, I'm so sorry, I can't take you to your birthday party in the middle of the month.】

Just as Xu Yihuan felt a surge of disappointment, another WeChat message arrived in the next second.

It seemed as if she was afraid Xu Yihuan would misunderstand.

Pei Yanzhi quickly explained, "Something came up, and the birthday party has been postponed to the beginning of next month. I was just trying to explain so you wouldn't overthink it."

Xu Yihuan breathed a sigh of relief after reading the contents clearly, and regained her composure.

On the other side.

Inside the quaint villa mansion.

It was a rare occasion for the entire Pei family to gather together for lunch.

Pei Yi'an usually travels frequently for work, and today is a rare day off for her.

Madam Pei Er stared at Pei Yi'an for a while.

Soon the focus shifted to her daughter, Pei Yutang.

She asked casually, "Tangtang, you've been at school for so long, haven't you guys had any activities?"

Pei Yutang didn't know what was wrong with her; she was absent-minded while eating, and when she heard her mother's words, she felt a surge of irritation.

He said impatiently, "How would I know if you ask me? I've only been at school for a short time, and there are so many people at school. Even if there are activities, if I'm not chosen by the teachers, I won't get a chance."

Madam Pei frowned: "How dare you talk like that? I asked a question and you got it wrong? You should have spent your whole life studying in school."

Madam Pei's voice became much sterner, and when she scolded him like this, she really did sound quite fierce.

Pei Yutang immediately felt wronged, as her mother had never been so fierce to her before.

Pei Yi'an, sitting next to Pei Yutang, immediately noticed that Pei Yutang's eyes had reddened.

She patted Pei Yutang on the back with a pained expression.

"Second sister-in-law, why are you criticizing her? She's still young, she has plenty of time. Besides, I'm here for her."

Madam Pei glared at Pei Yutang with a look of disappointment.

“Yi’an, you don’t know, she told me that one of her classmates was taken by the teacher to participate in an activity this month.”

"Why can others go but she can't?"

Shouldn't she reflect on her own problems?

Pei Yi'an patted Pei Yutang's head reassuringly.

She pursed her lips and said, "How about this, around the middle or end of this month, I'll take Tangtang to visit one of my junior sisters. I'm currently on break and can't take on private jobs, so this is the only way."

If Pei Yi'an can sit in this position, then her junior sister must be quite good as well.

Madam Pei was a little excited, and Old Master Pei, who had been observing from the side for a long time, also showed a smile.

Madam Pei coughed twice: "Aren't you going to thank your aunt?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Yutang's gaze fell on Pei Yi'an, and she smiled through her tears, her face filled with emotion.

"Okay, thank you, Auntie."

After saying that, Pei Yutang lowered her head.

Almost the instant she lowered her head, Pei Yutang's smile vanished.

He scoffed inwardly.

Don't think she doesn't know; she and Tang Wanhua are classmates.

Why is it that Tang Wanhua can bring Xu Yihuan to events, but she won't even introduce her to any connections?

Isn't that selfish?!

Pei Yanzhi looked at this scene and said thoughtfully, "What about Aunt's birthday banquet? If we don't do it soon, it will be too late."

Pei Yi'an didn't have much need for a birthday banquet and completely forgot about it for a moment.

He then slapped his forehead.

"What you say makes sense."

Upon hearing this, Pei Yutang adopted a pitiful expression again, looking up at Pei Yi'an as if afraid that she might go back on her word.

Pei Yi'an smiled and was about to say that it was okay and that her birthday party could be postponed.

Before I could even speak, I heard Old Master Pei's unhurried voice.

"Let's postpone Yi'an's birthday party until early next month."

"Anyway, there's no rush."