Pei Siyu couldn't think of any other possibility besides seduction.

Mingyao timidly raised her eyes, met Pei Siyu's dark and suspicious gaze for a moment, and then immediately looked away.

She pouted, wiped away her tears, and stubbornly said, "Now that I've married Master Pei, I belong to him."

"Even if Master Pei dislikes me, I will do my best to fulfill my duties as a wife and not cause trouble for Master Pei."

"That would be best."

Pei Siyu glanced at her sideways, his eyes flashing with icy coldness. "Just do your job and don't let me find out you have other ideas!"

Mingyao bit her lower lip, glanced at him timidly, and immediately lowered her head, saying in a trembling voice, "I dare not have any other thoughts."

She twisted her fingers, biting her lips until they turned white.

The surrounding atmosphere became even more icy, and the temperature plummeted to below zero.

Aunt Wu pursed her lips and spoke up for Mingyao, saying, "Miss Su doesn't have any other intentions."

"As soon as she got off work, she searched everywhere for Master Pei and waited for him to return..."

Upon hearing this, Pei Siyu frowned and turned to glare at Wu Ma.

Meeting that deep and oppressive gaze, Wu Ma's heart skipped a beat. She swallowed the words she was about to say, keeping a straight face and staring at her toes, not daring to utter another word.

A smile flickered in Mingyao's red eyes, which were still wet with tears.

I was right to trust Wu Ma.

Before Pei Siyu could catch her emotions, Mingyao quickly concealed them.

Pei Siyu narrowed his eyes, his gaze toward Ming Yao becoming even more piercing.

This woman is really cunning.

Every few days after arriving at the Pei family mansion, Wu Ma would repeatedly speak well of her.

From the moment she married into the family, she always managed to stay out of everything.

Is she really that innocent, despite her seemingly weak and wronged appearance?

Pei Siyu did not believe it.

As for the true face beneath that innocent and harmless appearance, he will slowly expose her disguise!

Pei Siyu's gaze inadvertently swept over Ming Yao's milky white silk nightgown, a hint of irritation surfacing in his eyes. His throat tightened, and his voice became even lower and more husky, "You don't need to wait for me anymore."

"We have to wait!"

Mingyao said hurriedly.

Upon hearing this, Pei Siyu's eyes flashed with a chilling light as he stared straight at Ming Yao, his handsome face revealing no emotion.

Mingyao, who had just raised her head, immediately lowered it again like a deflated balloon, and said weakly, "I can't do anything except wait for Master Pei to come back."

"Is that so?" Pei Siyu's eyes curved slightly, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

Mingyao's heart skipped a beat, and a chill ran up from the soles of her feet.

Why do I have this bad feeling?

Pei Siyu opened his phone, opened the WeChat chat interface, and looked directly into Mingyao's watery almond-shaped eyes.

On the screen, which suddenly magnified several times, the familiar chat dialog box occupied Mingyao's entire field of vision.

The red heart following the period was like a fine thorn, piercing her pupils.

What's going on?

Mingyao was puzzled and shocked. She hurriedly took out her phone, and the ambiguous message with hearts on the chat interface was extremely eye-catching.

Did you accidentally stumble upon this while looking for a matching image?

She was also innocent, "Master Pei, I, I accidentally bumped into it when I was sending the message."

"Don't misunderstand."

Mingyao wrinkled her little face and tried hard to squeeze out tears, but perhaps she had squeezed too many earlier and now she couldn't squeeze any more out.

To avoid giving herself away and to maintain her pitiful act, Mingyao secretly pinched the soft flesh of her palm. Inadvertently, she pinched too hard, and she hissed as she gasped for breath, her bright almond-shaped eyes glistening with tears.

Looking up again, her fearful gaze met Pei Siyu's dark, bottomless eyes, which seemed like a black hole.

The latter took a step closer, looking down at her condescendingly, "Trying to seduce me with such tricks? How laughable!"

What seduction? It was clearly an accident!

Mingyao inwardly scoffed, but outwardly she frowned, tears welling in her eyes, and choked out her defense, "I didn't."

Her tone was too weak; her defense was completely untenable and lacked credibility.

To be honest, if the message hadn't been sent accidentally, Mingyao wouldn't have believed it was sent unintentionally. No wonder Pei Siyu misunderstood that she was seducing her.

She wouldn't use such low-level seduction techniques.

Pei Siyu glared at her, then turned and walked back to his room with cold, austere steps.

Looking at Mingyao's tear-streaked face, Aunt Wu sighed and said, "Miss Su, please go back and rest."

Mingyao nodded and got off the sofa, but her toes accidentally bumped into the leg of the coffee table.

"Oh!"

A stinging sensation instantly swept through her body, causing Mingyao to convulse in pain. Tears streamed down her face without her having to squeeze them out. Unfortunately, she had an injury on her foot, and by sheer coincidence, the spot where she had the abrasion bumped into her leg.

Wu Ma and the other servants were startled by Mingyao's screams.

"Miss Su, what happened to your foot? Why are there so many bandages on it?"

Mingyao took a deep breath, suppressing her trembling voice from the pain, and forced a smile: "It's my first day at work, so I got chafed from standing in high heels for too long."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Wu quickly brought over her medicine box and, while helping Mingyao apply the medicine, nagged, "No matter how hard you work, you must remember to rest."

"Oh dear, your feet are covered in sores, it's terrifying."

Mingyao felt a warmth in her heart. "Thank you, Aunt Wu."

After applying the medicine, Wu Ma put on the band-aid again and had the other nannies help Mingyao back to her room to rest.

Just as Mingyao got up, she heard the sound of a door closing upstairs.

She looked toward Pei Siyu's room following the sound. Had he just returned to his room?

The next day.

Mingyao turned around in front of the mirror, wearing a beige shirt and a matching pencil skirt, looking both intellectual and capable.

As she changed her clothes and came out of the house, a male voice suddenly came from inside, "Miss Su."

The sudden sound startled Mingyao, making her heart pound. She stopped abruptly and belatedly noticed her assistant standing in the doorway.

She clutched her chest, still shaken, and asked, "Were you waiting for me at the door the whole time?"

"Yes."

He handed over a bag. "This is what Master Pei instructed me to prepare for Miss Su."

Mingyao was stunned, and hesitantly accepted it.

Inside the bag was a large, plain black box, and inside the box lay a pair of simple yet sophisticated black high heels.

"For me?"

She was flattered, her eyes sparkling as she looked at the shoes.

Pei Siyu would actually give away shoes because he injured his foot!

With such impressive results, conquering Pei Siyu is just around the corner!

The assistant nodded and said, "Master Pei asked me to keep an eye on Miss and make sure she changes."

He was having breakfast on the street when Pei Siyu called. He thought something had happened at the company, but it turned out that he had made a special trip to deliver high heels to Mingyao.

Since Mingyao married into the family, Pei Siyu's changes have been visible to the naked eye, even to his special assistant.

Pei Siyu, who is abnormally strict with his work, will read the messages sent by Mingyao during meetings and will order new shoes to be sent to Mingyao when he knows that her shoes don't fit.

The fact that workaholic Pei Siyu is so concerned about Mingyao shows that she holds an extraordinary place in his heart.

The assistant silently gave Mingyao a thumbs up in his heart.

No wonder she's Master Pei's woman!