Chapter 249 Where Do You Put Your Face?
She wore a simple shirt dress, just past her knees, with a belt around her waist that accentuated her slender figure.
Beautiful women attract attention wherever they go.
As soon as she entered, many people looked at her and couldn't take their eyes off her.
Lin Xiyin was already beautiful, and now that she's a mother, she exudes even more charm and coquettishness, making her even more captivating.
"Dad, Mom, it's Lin Xiyin."
Pei Yaohai and Zhou Yusu saw her without Pei Yunqing reminding them.
"She's coming to eat too?" Pei Yaohai raised his chin. "Call her over."
He was very unhappy.
When Qu Jianhang got married, he wanted to go with Zhou Yusu and bring Pei Yunqing along so that he could get to know more powerful people and build good relationships with them.
As a result, Pei Muye refused to let them go at all.
Zhou Yusu was all prepared to show off in the circle of wealthy wives.
She even prepared her clothes and would mention it to everyone from time to time, making everyone think she was going to attend Qu Jianhang's wedding.
It turned out that nothing of the sort happened!
Zhou Yusu had no idea how much face she had lost.
Logically speaking, those people wouldn't dare to bully the Pei family.
After all, Pei Muyi is so capable, and his business is so big.
But what can you do when Zhou Yusu is Pei Muye's stepmother and they don't get along?
That's why those people act with such impunity.
Zhou Yusu was absolutely furious.
Although Pei Yaohai wasn't as petty as a woman, he still cared about his image.
He is Pei Muyi's father, and will be related to Qu Jianhang by marriage. Yet, he was not invited to such an important event as Qu Jianhang's wedding.
Where does he put his face?
Now, seeing Lin Xiyin, he couldn't help but feel a little angry.
There were some things he dared not tell Pei Muye, because even if he did, Pei Muye wouldn't listen to him.
But after talking to Lin Xiyin, he felt it was still possible.
Pei Yunqing walked towards Lin Xiyin.
Lin Xiyin nodded to him as a greeting.
The main problem is that I'm not really familiar with him.
Pei Yunqing said, "Sister-in-law, Mom and Dad want you to come over."
In Pei Yunqing's view, Lin Xiyin was already a member of the Pei family.
Then his parents are Lin Xiyin's parents.
That's an elder; asking Lin Xiyin to come over is no problem at all.
Lin Xiyin was taken aback, thinking that she should go over and say hello, so she walked over there.
"Uncle, Auntie," Lin Xiyin spoke first, "Are you here for dinner too?"
Pei Yaohai looked at her and said with a smile, "Xiyin, you don't need to change your address. Just call me Dad as before."
Zhou Yusu also said, "Yes, you and Muye will definitely get married. We'll still be family."
Lin Xiyin said, "Let's wait until after we get married to change how we address each other. Uncle and Aunt, you two eat, I still have to go and wait for someone."
"Let's eat together," Pei Yaohai said. "We're all family, no need for so many formalities."
After saying that, he went into the private room first.
Zhou Yusu followed her inside.
Pei Yunqing asked her, "Who did you meet up with? A friend?"
Lin Xiyin frowned.
Regardless of who she invited, it was unreasonable for Pei Yaohai to have them all eat together.
She entered the private room but didn't sit down. She explained, "It might not be convenient to eat together, Uncle and Aunt. We'll treat you to a meal another day."
If it were just her alone, everything would be fine.
But Pei Muye definitely wouldn't want to be with them.
"What's inconvenient about it?" Pei Yaohai was a little unhappy: "We'll all be family from now on, and we should get to know your friends too."
In his memory, Lin Xiyin had always been very obedient and respectful to him.
Zhou Yusu also said, "Just listen to what your dad says. No matter who you're having dinner with, I think he should be happy to have dinner with us."
What a shameless person! Who would want to eat with you?
Lin Xiyin still respected Pei Yaohai because he was Pei Muye's father.
But she had absolutely no desire to have any contact with Zhou Yusu.
"Really, it's not necessary..."
Seeing that Lin Xiyin was still going to refuse, Pei Yaohai slammed his teacup down on the table: "It's settled then."
Zhou Yusu quickly said, "If you say that again, your dad will get angry."
Lin Xiyin frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Then I'll go out and make a phone call."
Pei Yaohai waved his hand, signaling her to go and make the call.
Lin Xiyin left the private room and dialed Pei Muye's number.
Pei Muye was still on his way: "Yinyin, have you arrived yet? Wait for me in the private room, it will take me another ten minutes or so."
Lin Xiyin said, "I happened to run into your dad and the others, and he insisted on eating with us."
"My dad?" Pei Muye frowned. "His own? Does he know I'm having dinner with you?"
Lin Xiyin said, "Aunt Zhou and Pei Yunqing are also there. He doesn't know I'm having dinner with you; I told him it was with friends."
"You said you were having dinner with friends, and he still wants to come along? I think his brain is failing him!" Pei Muye's voice was filled with anger: "Never mind him, go to the private room and wait, I'll call him."
As a result, when Lin Xiyin turned around after finishing the call, she saw Pei Yunqing.
Pei Yunqing raised an eyebrow at her: "Sister-in-law, are you done fighting? Let's go inside."
Is this because Pei Yaohai was worried and specifically asked him to keep an eye on things?
Lin Xiyin was even more disgusted, but she really couldn't bring herself to just walk away.
She had no choice but to go back into the private room.
Pei Yaohai's phone rang at that moment.
He answered and called out, "Makino!"
Pei Muyi said something over there, his face was very ugly, and he looked up at Lin Xiyin.
After a while, he hung up the phone and said to Lin Xiyin, "Xiyin, so you were having dinner with Muye. That makes things even more convenient. We're all family, how can we run into each other and eat separately?"
Lin Xiyin said, "Pei Muye agreed, shall we eat together?"
Pei Muye, of course, did not agree.
But Pei Yaohai didn't dare to refute Pei Muye. He felt that he could still control Lin Xiyin.
He said, "If it were someone else, it might be a little inconvenient, but Muye is my son and you are my daughter-in-law. It doesn't make sense for us to come to the same restaurant and have two separate private rooms. If outsiders find out, they will laugh at us."
Lin Xiyin didn't know what Pei Muye had said to Pei Yaohai, but from the tone of his words, it seemed that Pei Muye had agreed.
But Pei Muye didn't say that to her.
For a moment, Lin Xiyin was unsure what to do.
Pei Yaohai added, "Mu Ye will be here soon. Let's order first, and he can eat when he arrives."
Lin Xiyin didn't move or speak.
Zhou Yusu picked up the gold-embossed menu and looked at her with a smile: "What does Xiyin like to eat? Auntie will order for you."
Lin Xiyin said, "I'm not a picky eater, thank you."
Her attitude was aloof, and her voice was not warm. Zhou Yusu's expression changed, and she looked at Pei Yaohai with a wronged expression.
Pei Yaohai said, "Xiyin, after you marry Muye, we will all be family. Your aunt is an elder, so you should be polite to her."
Lin Xiyin lowered her eyes and curled her lips slightly.
She said, "Let's talk about some things when Pei Muyi arrives."
Pei Yaohai became somewhat angry upon hearing this.
He said, "You need to know that Pei Muyi is my son, and that will never change. Since you've married into the Pei family, you should abide by the rules of the Pei family..."
"How come I don't know what rules the Pei family has to follow!"
A cold voice suddenly rang in everyone's ears.
Lin Xiyin stood up in surprise: "How did you get here so quickly?"
Pei Muye strode over to her and took her hand: "I was worried, so I drove a little faster."
"What's there to worry about? Safety is the most important thing. Don't drive so fast next time."
"Okay, I understand." Pei Muye squeezed her fingers before looking at Pei Yaohai.
The gentle gaze that had just been fixed on him instantly turned icy.
He looked at Pei Yaohai and said, "I decide what the rules are for the Pei family. As for your own rules, your people are free to follow them."
After he finished speaking, he took Lin Xiyin's hand and said, "Let's go."
"stop!"
Pei Yaohai was mortified in front of so many people.
He suddenly stood up and slammed his hand on the table: "Don't you even see me as your father anymore?!"
Pei Muye turned to look at him: "If you want others to respect you, first you must learn to respect others, even if you are an elder. She said she didn't want to eat together, and I also said it wasn't convenient for me. Didn't you hear me?"
"I'm your father!" Pei Yaohai was furious. "What's wrong with a family eating together?"
“We’re not family yet,” Pei Muye said. “Even if I propose to her, she might not agree to marry me.”
“You guys…” Pei Yaohai knew he was saying this on purpose: “Don’t give me that! This meal today…”
Before he could finish speaking, Pei Muyi put his arm around Lin Xiyin's waist and said, "Let's go."
The two men didn't even glance at Pei Yaohai before leaving the private room.
As soon as I stepped outside, I heard the sound of porcelain breaking inside.
It must have been Pei Yaohai who broke the teacup.
When they arrived at the private room they had arranged, Pei Muyi led Lin Xiyin to sit down and rubbed his temples, saying, "Don't take what he said to heart."
Lin Xiyin was a little uneasy: "He is, after all, your father. It's just a meal, nothing serious."
Pei Muye said, "If he were more well-behaved, having a meal together wouldn't be a big deal. But now he's obsessed with company shares and wants to pave the way for Pei Yunqing..."
"I understand." Lin Xiyin poured him a cup of tea. "I won't talk to them anymore."
Pei Muye smiled, his heart softened by her words.
He said, "Pei Yunqing is my half-brother, no matter what, we are related by blood. Don't you think I'm being too heartless?"
Lin Xiyin said, "They don't treat you like family, so why should they expect you to be good to them?"
Pei Muye pulled the person into his arms: "Do you know why I hate them so much?"
Lin Xiyin shook her head.
Pei Muye said, "Zhou Yusu was already a mistress before my mother passed away."
Lin Xiyin was taken aback.
Pei Muye said, "Fortunately, Pei Yaohai still had some self-awareness and didn't dare to have an illegitimate child at that time. He only married Zhou Yusu after my mother passed away. He probably doesn't know that I already know about this matter."
"How could he do this?" Lin Xiyin looked at Pei Muye's face and couldn't help but feel a little heartache.
“Yes, he wronged my mother and he wronged me. What I hate most is a man who cheats on his wife.” Pei Muye looked at her: “So Yinyin, don’t worry, I will never become the person I hate the most in my life.”
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