Chapter 216 The more she refused, the more he wanted her...

Pei Haoming's body stiffened.

Looking at Lin Wei's cold and aloof face, her jealousy towards Gu Jingcheng reached its peak.

Lin Wei felt the man's grip loosen slightly, and she quickly pulled her wrist away from his burning palm.

Quickly retreat until you are about ten feet away from him.

My heart was still pounding, and my brain was racing.

To avoid future trouble, she decided to put an end to Pei Haoming's hopes.

She raised her chin and met his gaze with composure.

"President Pei, you may not know this, but I already have a boyfriend."

"And I love him very much."

Pei Haoming's voice seemed to be squeezed out of his throat, each word distinct.

"Weiwei, who do you love? Your ex-husband?"

Lin Wei was surprised that Pei Haoming knew about her relationship with Gu Jingcheng.

She quickly realized that with Pei Haoming's power and status, it wouldn't be difficult for him to investigate her family background.

His voice was unwavering.

"Yes. I love him, my ex-husband, Gu Jingcheng."

"I've been divorced once and have a child. Mr. Pei, you hold a high position and great power..."

What kind of woman can't you find in Blue City?

Why waste your time on a woman like me?

Pei Haoming felt a sharp, throbbing pain in his heart.

Her eyes were filled with a resolute determination to sever all ties with him.

The phrase "wanting but not getting" has never existed in his dictionary.

The woman before him was offering him her true heart for the first time in his life.

She discarded him like worn-out shoes, and instead went to love the man who had hurt her five years ago.

Absurd! Ridiculous!

A surge of violent rage raged within his chest.

Pei Haoming's facial muscles twitched unnaturally as he forced an apologetic smile.

His tone returned to its usual calmness.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lin."

"I drank too much and lost my composure for a moment."

The man's gaze fell on her reddened wrist, and his eyes darkened.

"Did I scare you?"

Lin Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Pei Haoming is different from those men who try to take advantage of her when they're drunk.

Regardless, he just helped the company solve a major problem; both morally and logically...

She can't go too far.

“Mr. Pei, you are indeed a little drunk. I’ll have Assistant Lü come in and take you home.”

Pei Haoming stood still and did not stop him.

Watching Lin Wei's slender back as she turned away, the sinister glint that had just been suppressed in his eyes returned.

After a moment of silence, Lü Yi pushed open the door and entered.

Sensing the unusual atmosphere in the private room, one could tell that their boss had been rejected after confessing his feelings.

She exchanged a glance with Pei Haoming.

"Thank you, Mr. Lin, for taking care of our Mr. Pei."

Lin Wei forced a polite smile, wanting nothing more than to leave this place as soon as possible.

"Mr. Pei, Assistant Lü, I'll take my leave now."

"Mr. Lin, let's go together. It's not safe tonight, I'll have the driver take you."

Pei Haoming's deep, somewhat wounded voice rang out.

Lin Wei paused, instinctively wanting to refuse.

Turning back, she met his eyes, which held a hint of pleading.

Besides, he had just done the company a great favor, so he ultimately couldn't bring himself to say no.

The black Rolls-Royce was parked in front of the "Honey" store.

Lin Wei and Pei Haoming went down to the lobby on the first floor one after the other via the private elevator.

As they stepped out of the sedan chair, an intimate scene between a man and a woman unexpectedly came into Lin Wei's view through the floor-to-ceiling glass window next to them.

The man was tilting his head slightly, holding a sparkling diamond necklace in his hand, and was putting it on the woman's head.

The woman tilted her head slightly, a happy smile on her face.

Lin Wei froze on the spot, and she could clearly hear her heart pounding wildly.

Pei Haoming took in her reaction, a triumphant smile curving his lips in an instant.

His gaze naturally fell on the floor-to-ceiling window, feigning surprise.

"This...aren't these President Gu and President An? I didn't expect to run into them here."

"The 'Honey' restaurant on the first floor is a very famous couples' restaurant in Blue City, and it's fully booked every day."

This is considered one of the more successful investment cases under the Pei family.

A restaurant for couples...

Those memories she had deliberately forgotten flooded back into her mind, overlapping with the scene of "mutual affection" before her eyes.

The mirror I had just repaired in my heart shattered once more.

Lin Wei suppressed a sob in her throat.

"President Pei, let's go."

Inside the car.

The air pressure was terribly low.

Lin Wei leaned against the car window, expressionless as she watched the dazzling lights rushing past outside.

Pei Haoming sat on the other side, silent.

A few seconds later.

"President Pei, you and President An seem to know each other quite well?"

Pei Haoming smiled knowingly.

His tone, however, was flat.

"We're not very familiar with each other, but she was once Gu Jingcheng's arranged marriage partner. Didn't he tell you that?"

“When Gu Jingcheng rose to power, An Wanrong stood by his side without hesitation, which is why he is where he is today.”

"They were originally a perfect match, but later An Wanrong's family fell into poverty and she didn't want to get married too early, so she ran away from the wedding."

That must be President Gu's unrequited love. It's fate that they met again in Blue City.

Lin Wei's fingernails dug into her palm.

When she secretly married Gu Jingcheng, the rumors that An Wanrong was Gu's wife were not unfounded.

White moonlight...

Ha, he really has a lot of unrequited love.

"President Pei, you deliberately let me see this, didn't you?"

"You think I rejected you, so you brought me to see Gu Jingcheng on a date with another woman?"

Pei Haoming's eyes flickered, but his expression remained calm.

"President Lin is indeed very smart. Seeing is believing. I only had a little selfish motive."

You and Gu Jingcheng are not a good match. Five years ago, he hurt you for another woman.

Five years from now, it will be the same.

"But I won't. After we get married, I can transfer all my assets to your name."

It won't interfere with your career or life.

If you want to live in Phoenix Villa, we'll move there. I'll treat Xin Xin like my own daughter.

The two of us together are a powerful combination.

I hope you'll consider it.

Lin Wei listened to Pei Haoming's heartfelt words without any emotional fluctuation.

How could a man like Pei Haoming, who is used to being in control, possibly lower himself?

Marry a divorced woman with a child?

It's nothing more than a man's desire to conquer.

She is not a twenty-year-old girl.

Lin Wei's voice returned to its clear and cold tone.

"President Pei, I don't want to hear that again."

"Thank you very much for your help to Xinwei today, but that's all."

Pei Haoming's deep eyes gazed at the woman's calm profile, knowing that further entanglement would only annoy her.

He nodded readily, his tone still gentle.

"Okay, I apologize for being presumptuous."

The Rolls-Royce came to a smooth stop at Phoenix Villa in complete silence.

Lin Wei stood outside the car, nodded slightly to the people inside, and spoke in a polite but distant tone.

"Goodbye, Mr. Pei."

Pei Haoming sat in the car, the light and shadow playing across his face.

He looked at her, his voice tender.

"Okay, get some rest."

Pei Haoming only looked away after watching her enter the password and disappear through the door.

The gentleness on his face faded, and a man's desire to conquer filled his chest.

The more she refused, the more he wanted her...