Jiang E tactfully closed the door and said awkwardly, "I'm sorry."

Mingyao instinctively pushed Pei Siyu away and said in a flustered manner, "President Pei, it's time to eat."

Her cheeks were burning red, and even the roots of her ears were so red they looked like they could bleed.

Jiang E's arrival was extremely untimely.

As he turned, his wrist tightened suddenly.

Mingyao's heart skipped a beat. She turned around and looked at Pei Siyu with a hint of surprise.

Pei Siyu's palm enveloped her wrist, his smile carrying a hint of something that Mingyao couldn't quite decipher.

"You can meet with your sister when you have some free time."

Mingyao's hair stood on end, and she hummed in agreement.

In the restaurant, Jiang E and her aunt had already set a table full of dishes.

When Su Yao saw Ming Yao return, he got off the chair and ran to her side excitedly.

He smiled broadly as he took Mingyao's hand, his eyes crinkling into crescent moons.

"elder sister."

Jiang E held the soup, her eyes constantly glancing at Ming Yao out of the corner of her eye.

Only after Mingyao pulled Su Yao to sit down did Jiang E finally feel relieved.

"President Pei, I've heard so much about you."

Su Qiqiang strode over, looking at Pei Siyu with a smile.

He stretched out his hand with great enthusiasm, hoping to shake hands with Pei Siyu.

A smile appeared on Pei Siyu's cold face. He gently shook hands as a sign of politeness.

Su Qiqiang immediately started showering Pei Siyu with compliments, as if he'd been injected with adrenaline.

Mingyao, who was listening in, felt embarrassed.

Before Su Qiqiang could exaggerate Pei Siyu's achievements, she grabbed Pei Siyu's hand and said, "Let's sit together."

Su Qiqiang cleared his throat and quickly pulled out a chair for Pei Siyu to sit down.

Pei Siyu's aura was too powerful; just by sitting there, he could make people feel an unparalleled pressure.

Jiang E and Su Qiqiang exchanged a glance before starting to serve food to Pei Siyu.

"Mr. Pei, these are just some home-style dishes."

As Su Qiqiang's dish landed in front of Pei Siyu's plate, Mingyao quickly said, "Dad, President Pei is a bit of a germaphobe, he might not be able to eat our food."

“At home, he only eats meals cooked by one person.”

Su Qiqiang's smile faded. "So that's how it is."

Jiang E looked at the sumptuous dishes with regret. "This whole table of food..."

She went to great lengths to invite Pei Siyu.

She prepared all of these dishes with great care.

Su Qiqiang glared at Mingyao with a stern face: "Why didn't you tell your aunt sooner? That would have allowed us to prepare in advance."

"President Pei is a guest. Do you intend to utterly disgrace the Su family?!"

With a snap, he put down his chopsticks, his eyes burning with fury as he looked at Mingyao.

Mingyao lowered her head and kept saying sorry.

Su Qiqiang then smiled apologetically at Pei Siyu and said, "President Pei, I'm sorry."

“My daughter has not fulfilled her responsibilities as a wife.”

"Mr. Pei doesn't like the food at home, so..."

Pei Siyu said calmly, "This matter has nothing to do with Xiaoxue."

"Today is Xiaoxue's birthday, and I don't want to spoil her fun."

He picked up the nearest green vegetable and began to eat it slowly and deliberately.

Mingyao once thought Pei Siyu had gone mad.

Just so as not to spoil her mood? Forcing myself to eat?

Pei Siyu seemed to sense something and looked at Mingyao with a slight smile: "What would you like to eat?"

"I……"

Before she could answer, Pei Siyu served her braised eggplant and sweet and sour pork.

These are all dishes that Mingyao likes to eat.

"Eat."

His gentle voice lingered in Mingyao's ears. Mingyao stared blankly at the mountain of food piled high on the plate, a warm feeling washing over her.

She never deliberately asked for her favorite dishes at the Pei family mansion, but Pei Siyu knew her taste preferences.

Mingyao took a small bite and inexplicably found the food quite delicious.

It seems she has accumulated too many misunderstandings about Pei Siyu.

Whether in her past life or this one, her strongest impression of Pei Siyu was his indifference.

But I never expected that he was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and much more considerate than I imagined.

The atmosphere between Mingyao and Pei Siyu was unusually warm when Su Qiqiang abruptly spoke up: "I heard that the Haichang branch participated in a technology project initiated by the mayor of Haidu City."

"If the project is successful, it will benefit the development of the semiconductor industry in Haidu City."

"Coincidentally, the Su family's company is engaged in the semiconductor business."

"I wonder if President Pei would be interested."

A cold glint flashed in Mingyao's eyes.

Su Qiqiang couldn't hold back any longer; he wanted Pei Siyu to invest in the company right after dinner.

"Dad, is it really appropriate to talk about work over dinner?"

Mingyao's rebuttal clearly displeased Su Qiqiang, and Mingyao kept glancing at Pei Siyu.

Su Qiqiang was angry, but he had to suppress his resentment.

No matter how much he disliked Mingyao, Mingyao was still Pei Siyu's wife.

Pei Siyu suddenly said, "I don't know much about the Su family's company; I still need to investigate."

Su Qiqiang's eyes lit up, thinking that Pei Siyu was giving him an opportunity.

He started talking non-stop to Pei Siyu, as if he were on steroids, and also praised the company to the skies.

"Mr. Su, I will send someone to investigate when I have time."

"If we conduct an on-site inspection, cooperation can be considered."

Pei Siyu gave Su Qiqiang a chance, and Su Qiqiang gave a dry laugh and offered a couple of flattering words.

He wanted Pei Siyu to invest directly, and adding an extra investigation step would undoubtedly be a waste of time.

He wanted to say a few more kind words when Pei Siyu's phone rang.

"Excuse me, I have to go take care of some work."

Pei Siyu got up and left the restaurant, and the tense atmosphere immediately eased a bit.

No sooner had Pei Siyu left than Su Qiqiang couldn't wait to start getting to know Mingyao better: "Yaoyao, you made a big mistake today!"

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