Chapter 576 She's Very Well-Behaved (Part 5)
Pei Yanli glanced at Shang Shang and smiled: "Beijing No. 4 High School, class of '92."
Shang Shang exclaimed again, "We're in the same grade! I'm also at Beijing No. 4 High School, in Class 1."
Why has she never seen Pei Yanli before?
Pei Yanli smiled and said, "I'm in Class 9, in the next teaching building, so I haven't seen you before."
Shang Shang thought about it and realized it made sense. Since high school, besides attending classes, she would go to the lab to study with her mother or with her aunt Su Li. To squeeze out these hours, she rarely went out during breaks, as she was busy doing homework.
Apart from her two close female classmates, she hadn't paid attention to anyone else or anything else.
Pei Yanli drove Shangshang to the experimental base at Fangcao Lake. He watched her get out of the car and run happily into the gate before turning his gaze back to the little rabbit that Shangshang had just hugged.
He reached out and ruffled the little rabbit's hair before driving away.
Halfway there, he received a call from home. Old Master Pei angrily questioned, "Why didn't you take Pei Che to the hospital yesterday? Who beat him up like this?"
Pei Yanli's gentle smile vanished, and his voice turned cold: "Why don't you ask him what he did? He lied to a young girl late at night and had ulterior motives. The fact that she didn't call the police to arrest him is already quite merciful."
Grandpa Pei slammed his fist on the table in anger: "Pei Yanli, are you trying to turn the world upside down? You've been back for so long, why haven't you come home? You're twenty-eight years old, why haven't you gone on those blind dates we asked you to?"
Pei Yanli sneered: "What right do you have to tell me what to do? You took me home back then and gave me a title, but did you ever care about me for even a day? Now you want to use me to gain benefits?"
Old Master Pei was angry: "I'm your father, how dare you talk to me like that?"
Pei Yanli sneered, "Yes, it's because I have your blood that I call you Dad. You're getting old, and it's time for you to enjoy your retirement."
After saying that, he hung up the phone without waiting for the other person to reply.
After thinking for a moment, I made another phone call.
At the Jingxi Club, Yan Chao waited sleepily. When he saw Pei Yanli enter, he wailed, "Brother, who's the kind person who comes to the club so early?"
Pei Yanli went over and sat down. He took out a cigarette and was about to light it when he threw it aside. "It's nothing. I just wanted to sit down for a while."
Yan Chao sighed: "I just don't understand. The old man is your own father, and the other two are your eldest and second eldest brothers. Do you really have to be like this?"
Pei Yanli didn't speak, but just fiddled with the lighter in his hand.
Yan Chao thought for a moment and said, "Actually, they didn't want to bring you to Beijing back then. Your arrival made the Pei family a laughingstock for a long time. Later, even though you were admitted to Beijing Medical University, they still wouldn't let you go."
"That's really going too far, but now that you're back, do you still want your little white rabbit?"
Pei Yanli frowned as he looked at Yan Chao's grinning face: "Show her some respect."
Yan Chao quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but when we were in school, Zhou Zhiyi was so cute and pretty, she really was like a little white rabbit."
However, the little white rabbit was well protected by her family. She was picked up and dropped off at school by a private car every day, and she was usually a bookworm.
Outsiders have no access to it at all.
Thinking of this, Yan Chao wanted to sigh again: "You know Zhou Zhiyi's family background, it's impossible for you two. Her family has a long history in the military and politics, and her father is currently in a high position."
“You have an overseas study background and a dilapidated home, so the Zhou family definitely won’t agree.”
Pei Yanli took off his glasses and wiped them: "That's why I became a teacher."
Yan Chao cursed and patted Pei Yanli on the shoulder: "I really... don't know what to say to you. You study so hard and do so many experiments in the lab, just to get outstanding results and let her see them?"
Pei Yanli put on his glasses, leaned back on the sofa, and said, "I don't need her to see me, I just want to be able to stand next to her."
Yan Chao sighed again: "Brother, you're such a romantic, but the Pei family are all bad news. Don't go back."
Pei Yanli remained silent, closing his eyes and saying nothing more.
When Mr. Pei was in his thirties, he was sent to the countryside and met Pei Yanli's mother, a rural girl who knew nothing.
She felt sorry for Old Master Pei and brought him food and mended his clothes, but she was deceived by him.
Later, when he returned to the city, he told Pei Yanli's mother to wait for him, assuring her that he would definitely come back to pick her up.
When Pei Yanli was three years old, his mother couldn't stand being pointed at and talked about, so she brought Pei Yanli to the capital to find Old Master Pei.
Only then did they learn that Old Master Pei had a wife, children, and sons in Beijing, so naturally these people couldn't tolerate Pei Yanli and his mother.
In the end, Pei Yanli's mother left Pei Yanli in the Pei family and returned to her hometown in the south, where she died of illness less than a year later.
Pei Yanli's life in the Pei family was not easy. It wasn't until he entered high school and excelled in his studies that Old Master Pei began to pay attention to him.
When the old man learned that Pei Yanli had applied to medical school, he was so angry that he beat him up, tore up the admission notice, and forbade him from going.
They also found a photo of Zhou Zhiyi tucked inside his textbook.
Old Master Pei had someone investigate Zhou Zhiyi and discovered that the girl had a complicated background. He then mocked Pei Yanli, saying that he was like a toad trying to eat swan meat.
Although the Pei family is somewhat well-known in the capital, what can they compare to the Zhou family?
They tore up Zhou Zhiyi's photo, forcing Pei Yanli to repeat his studies and retake the entrance exam for Tsinghua University, so that he would have to pursue a career in government.
Pei Yanli had no choice but to repeat a year of high school. This time, he secretly applied to a university in Shanghai, wanting to take a different path.
Grandpa Pei is right, he's just a born stubborn guy.
He was not good enough for Shangshang, so he worked hard to achieve a status worthy of her.
He pursued his master's and doctoral degrees abroad, received the highest scholarships, his personal inventions were recognized worldwide, he was invited back by the country to work as an aerospace engineer, and he was invited by Tsinghua University to be a visiting professor.
These were steps that allowed him to dream of the moon in the sky, so he returned.
Seeing that Pei Yanli remained silent, Yan Chao continued to mutter to himself, "Over the years, Zhou Zhiyi's social circle has always been very simple, and she has never attended class reunions."
"Moreover, the Zhou family dotes on her, and she is well-behaved and doesn't go out to play, so I've never seen her."
Mentioning Shang Shang, Pei Yanli's mood improved considerably: "I saw her today, and I also saw her a few days ago."
Yan Chao exclaimed in surprise, "Brother, are you that fast? Are you going to chase her?"
Pei Yanli shook his head: "She's fine, I'll just keep an eye on her."
Yan Chao couldn't understand this crazy person with a genius brain. What kind of hobby did he have? Since he liked Zhou Zhiyi and had seen her, why didn't he pursue her?
Pei Yanli now holds an extraordinary status, making him a suitable match for Zhou Zhiyi.
"Brother, aren't you afraid that Shang Shang will be snatched away by someone else? You know, these circles in Beijing also like arranged marriages."
Pei Yanli said confidently, "She doesn't need that. She just needs to be a princess in the castle."
Yan Chao was even more confused and muttered under his breath, "Are you crazy?"
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