Was she confessed to?

After a slight pause, Wu Xiaoxiao politely declined, saying, "Kevin, thank you for your kindness, but we will have no relationship other than friendship. Do you understand?"

Pei Kaiwen's smile froze instantly.

He was rejected?

Pei Kaiwen didn't want to give up: "Xiaoxiao, is there something I didn't do well enough? Tell me, and I'll change."

“It’s not your problem.” Wu Xiaoxiao shook her head, cutting to the chase: “I have no feelings for you. If you insist, then we can’t even be friends anymore.”

Of all the wealthy young men and heiresses she had met, Pei Kaiwen was the first and only one she didn't dislike.

She didn't want to lose this friend.

But she also didn't want his family to come looking for her again.

One instance of the same humiliation is enough.

Wu Xiaoxiao thought calmly.

Pei Kaiwen's face turned pale. Had she even taken away his chance to work hard?

"Xiaoxiao..."

"Kevin."

Wu Xiaoxiao interrupted him, met his gaze, and sighed, "Can we still be friends?"

Pei Kaiwen knew that she was forcing him to make a statement.

If he can't give up his feelings for her, then from this moment on, they are no longer friends.

If they weren't friends, would they have no connection at all?

Pei Kaiwen felt as if his heart was soaked in bitter water, and he managed to squeeze out a few words through gritted teeth: "Of course, we're friends."

Let's start by being friends.

What if one day she gets moved by her own actions?

Pei Kaiwen tried to find humor in his predicament.

Wu Xiaoxiao knew these words were hurtful, but she and he were destined not to be together, so it was better to end it quickly than to suffer for a long time.

"Kevin, the reason I'm here today is because I need your help with something."

Wu Xiaoxiao felt a bit shameless. One second she refused someone, and the next second she asked them for help... Only someone as thick-skinned as her could do something like that!

Pei Kaiwen was taken aback at first, then said happily, "What is it? Don't just say one thing, I'll help you with ten or a hundred things!"

Wu Xiaoxiao sighed inwardly.

“I don’t have that many concerns.” She asked earnestly, “My mother is receiving treatment at a traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy. The owner is Yan Yirou, the daughter of the Yan family. I wanted to ask you what kind of person she is. I wasn’t very nice to her this morning; I might have offended her…”

Before she could finish speaking, Pei Kaiwen smiled and comforted her, "Is that all? Don't worry, she's not the kind of person who holds grudges. She won't take it to heart. It's nothing."

Wu Xiaoxiao's lips twitched. She wasn't afraid of Yan Yirou retaliating against her.

She said seriously, "I want to apologize to her and thank her properly again. I sincerely want to thank her, so I want to cater to her interests. You are from the same circle, do you know what her hobbies are?"

What are Yan Yirou's hobbies and interests?

"Does liking someone for ten years count? But she gave up last year." That's all Pei Kaiwen knew. After all, who would bother to pay attention to a girl's hobbies?

No, she gave up.

Wu Xiaoxiao's expression was indescribable: "Never mind, let's have coffee."

"No, let me call her and ask." Pei Kaiwen took out his phone.

Wu Xiaoxiao quickly stopped him: "No need to hit him anymore, just pretend you don't know anything."

Having finally gotten a chance to help her, Pei Kaiwen couldn't possibly refuse: "No, I won't go to her in person. Can't I go to one of her former girlfriends?"

Wu Xiaoxiao asked in confusion, "The ones from before?"

Pei Kaiwen explained, "Yes, it's probably because we didn't keep in touch much after she went abroad. Not long after she returned to China, she became closer to Shangguan Wurongrong and the others."

Wu Xiaoxiao was slightly taken aback when she heard the name 'Shangguan Wu'.

She had overheard several wealthy heiresses talking about Shangguan Wu. Although Shangguan Wu was a wealthy heiress, she was a village girl who grew up in the countryside, completely different from them. She was just lucky because she was studying medicine and had the opportunity to take care of the disabled Fourth Young Master Gu. That's how she got together with him and became the enviable Fourth Young Master's wife in the capital.

Of course, only about 30% of what these people say is credible.

Wu Xiaoxiao is not one to listen to only one side of the story.

However, it is certain that Yan Yirou and Shangguan Wu do not have a good relationship with those young ladies.

At this moment, Pei Kaiwen's call had already gone through.

"Sweetie, it's your brother Kevin. There's something I'd like to ask for your opinion on."

Pei Kaiwen and Su Tiantian's brother Su Xiangrui are good brothers, so he treats Su Tiantian like a younger sister and speaks very frankly.

A sweet, soft voice came from the phone: "Brother Kevin, what do you want to ask?"

Pei Kaiwen glanced at Wu Xiaoxiao and asked directly, "You and Yan Yirou are good friends, so do you know if she has any particular favorite things?"

Su Tiantian on the other end of the phone stared wide-eyed, speechless for a moment.

Kevin actually asked Rou Rou about her preferences?

Su Tiantian unconsciously tightened her grip on her phone.

Pei Kaiwen frowned when he didn't hear her reply for a while: "Hello? Tiantian? Are you still there?"

“I’m here. Kevin, to be honest, I don’t know what Rou Rou likes anymore. She used to like shopping and having afternoon tea, but now she goes to work at some Chinese medicine pharmacy every day and hasn’t played with us in a long time. I’m sorry, Kevin, I can’t help you,” Su Tiantian said remorsefully.

Pei Kaiwen did not expect this outcome.

"It's nothing, I was just asking casually. I'll treat you to dinner another day. I'll hang up now."

"Okay, goodbye Kevin."

After the call ended, Pei Kaiwen planned to contact another person: "I'll ask someone else."

However, Wu Xiaoxiao stopped him, saying, "No need, Kevin, I already have an idea."

Pei Kaiwen met her determined gaze and knew he couldn't help her this time.

On the other side, Su Tiantian had just finished her call when she immediately called Yan Yirou.

"Rou Rou, is someone pursuing you lately?"

Yan Yirou was suddenly stunned.

Gu Chenye's face involuntarily appeared in her mind.

In Su Tiantian's view, silence meant acquiescence: "Oh, Rou Rou, you have someone you like and you didn't tell me?"

Yan Yirou's eyelids twitched, and she pretended to be clueless, saying, "I don't know what you're talking about!"

However, Su Tiantian said to herself, "Our family and the Pei family have a good relationship. If you marry Kevin, I can come to visit you often."

Yan Yirou was completely confused: "Pei Kaiwen? What does he have to do with this?"

Su Tiantian exclaimed in surprise, "Hey! Kevin was just asking me about your hobbies. Is he still pursuing you? When are you planning to say yes?"

Yan Yirou: "..."

Pei Kaiwen is pursuing someone else, okay?

Yan Yirou rubbed her forehead, then suddenly a glint of light flashed in her eyes. She asked, "Did he just ask you about it?"

Logically speaking, given Pei Kaiwen's personality, he should have asked her directly.

But he went in circles.

She happened to have met Aunt Wu's daughter today, so could it be related to her?