"Cough cough cough!"

A sudden cough echoed in the empty living room, and the fight inside was nearing its end.

Firefox and Grizzly Bear glared at each other, then tacitly released each other, ending the fight abruptly.

However, Firefox was a girl after all, petite and delicate. She sprang up from the ground before Grizzly Bear could, and stomped on Grizzly Bear's body with the sharp heel of her high heel as if in venting her anger.

The grizzly bear howled, clutching the spot where it had been stepped on, and struggled to its feet, cursing at the fox's retreating back.

"You damn fox, I told you to stop, but you still kicked me!"

Fiery Fox tossed her fiery red hair, turned and winked charmingly at Grizzly Bear, giggling sweetly.

"You believe what women say? You idiot!"

Grizzly was furious, but unable to win the argument, he glared at Fiery Fox and muttered some curses under his breath.

Fire Fox ignored him completely, took small steps to Pei Fengzhi's side, plopped down next to Pei Fengzhi, pressed her ample upper body against Pei Fengzhi's upper body, and said in a coquettish smile.

"Boss, you finally let me come back! It's been five whole years! I thought you didn't want me anymore!"

As she spoke, her slender waist swayed and twisted, making one suspect that she was about to coil around Pei Fengzhi at any moment.

Throughout, Pei Fengzhi's expression remained indifferent, his gaze not even falling on the upper half of Huohu's alluring figure, he simply spoke coolly.

"let go."

Upon hearing those two words, Firefox pouted in dissatisfaction, but still obediently let go of her hand and moved her bottom a little bit towards the other end of the sofa.

"Ugh, boss, you really don't know how to be gentle with women! She's a girl, can't you at least be a little more considerate of her feelings?!"

Her sweet, delicate voice was so soft it was almost palpable, and her fox-like eyes were captivating, all she tried to do was flirt with Pei Fengzhi.

Pei Fengzhi finally turned his head, his cold and sharp gaze sweeping over Fire Fox.

His face was cold and expressionless, his thin lips were taut, and his sharp gaze seemed to want to peel the entire fox fur off.

Fire Fox felt a sudden chill run from the soles of her feet to the top of her head, barely managing to stop herself from shivering under Pei Fengzhi's gaze.

She immediately and obediently placed her hands on her knees, like a kindergarten child, and sat up straight, her swaying upper body moving to the farthest corner of the sofa, creating the greatest distance between herself and Pei Fengzhi, who was sitting at the other end.

"Well, well, that's really too much. And all that was for her was that she took a flight of more than ten hours and came straight to you without even having time to adjust to the time difference. You heartless man!"

Upon hearing this, Pei Fengzhi frowned slightly.

He stared at Fiery Fox's face for a long time, but he had absolutely no recollection of this woman.

Pei Fengzhi's current understanding of these people is based on his notebook and the scattered senses remaining in his body. Just like his feelings for Jiang Yinglin back then, although he didn't recognize Jiang Yinglin, he subconsciously felt that this person was someone he could trust.

However, judging from the implication in Firefox's words, it seemed that she and he had some unusual relationship that went beyond that of a superior and subordinate.

Pei Fengzhi was certain that neither his own memories nor the notebook contained any mention of it.

He narrowed his eyes, his sharp phoenix gaze sweeping over the fire fox's entire body like a knife.

He was mentally assessing Firefox's words.

Firefox's smile gradually froze under Pei Fengzhi's gaze, after all, Pei Fengzhi's eyes were simply too terrifying at this moment.

She always felt that the Pei Fengzhi in front of her seemed to be fundamentally different from the Pei Fengzhi she left five years ago.

She forced a smile and raised her hands.

"Boss, you don't have to be really angry, right? I was just joking!"

Seeing that Pei Fengzhi didn't speak, she couldn't help but mutter again.

"Honestly, we've made jokes like this before, and you've never been this angry before. Why are you being so mean to me now? Am I not your precious darling anymore?"

Pei Fengzhi ignored Huohu's words and ended Huohu's showtime, interrupting the dramatic performance of this performative personality.

He slightly raised his chin and asked the grizzly bear standing to the side with his arms crossed.

"How's the task I assigned you going?"

Five years is a short time, but Pei Fengzhi trusts his judgment and the abilities of his subordinates.

Grizzly picked up the backpack he had thrown aside during his fight with Fiery Fox, took out several contracts from it, and placed them in front of Pei Fengzhi.

"The private intercontinental oil pipeline you wanted has been completed. Last October, the old oil pipeline from Siberia to Europe was bombed by extremists. Currently, EU countries can only get oil through this pipeline. Several countries are still in talks, and these are the relevant orders that have already been signed."

As Grizzly spoke, he glanced at Fiery Fox, who was sitting on the other side of the sofa and had already taken out a women's cigarette from the cigarette case.

"As for the rest, let Firefox tell you."

Firefox held the cigarette between two fingers without lighting it, and then spoke to Pei Fengzhi.

"Five years ago, you poured almost all your funds into this project, trillions of dollars, and forcefully broke into the European market. At the time, we all thought you were crazy. Why would you do such a thankless and troublesome thing? But the results now show that you are always right."

"The boss truly lives up to his reputation as the boss."

As Firefox spoke, he took out a lighter, lit the cigarette in his hand with a click, took a deep drag, and exhaled a wisp of white smoke with a faint, pleasant minty scent.

She picked up her phone, pressed a few buttons, and then Pei Fengzhi's phone rang.

"This is the data briefing. The other more comprehensive data has been sent to your email. We heard you woke up, and we were all very worried about you. Right now, only Grizzly and I have come back temporarily to see if there's anything we can do to help. The others are still in Europe, where negotiations are still ongoing. It's impossible for everyone to come back. We asked you to give us our regards."

When Firefox is serious, it's a very normal person, and can even be described as a clear-thinking and highly efficient helper.

Pei Fengzhi opened the data briefing on his phone, and Firefox also came closer, bringing the two of them closer together again. However, this time Pei Fengzhi did not warn Firefox again.

"Da da da".

Suddenly, the sound of slippers running on the wooden floor echoed down the stairs.

Immediately afterwards, a soft and delicate voice rang out.

"Pei Fengzhi."

Ye Ningwan, dressed in a thin nightgown, stood in the middle of the stairs, looking down at the man and woman sitting close together on the sofa. Her face flickered in the dim stairwell light.