Chapter 132 I'm Chasing Someone
At first, Lin Xiyin naturally disagreed with Pei Muyi's offer to pick her up and drop her off.
But this man always found some excuse to hitch a ride with her, and then once they got to her apartment building, he would drive away.
The next day, as was the natural course of events, I came to pick her up.
Lin Xiyin didn't want him to do that, so he looked at her and asked, "I've been obedient and resumed my normal routine. Is this a reward for me?"
He looked at her with a pleading and innocence she had never seen before.
Afterwards, Lin Xiyin thought about it and felt that she was quite pathetic.
Pei Muye looked at her like that, and she seemed unable to refuse his words.
She recalled Chi Tianlin's words and wondered if she should give Pei Muyi a chance.
Honestly, she didn't know.
Because she was still struggling with the issue of having children.
The reason she asked Pei Muyi to pick her up was simply to find a time to carefully tell him about this matter.
She and Xiao Ruoyi had discussed it; the matter of the child couldn't be kept secret sooner or later.
Xiao Ruoyi said, "Then tell him that since you've already had the child, he can't possibly ignore your feelings and ask you for custody of the child now that he's pursuing you. If that's the case, you can take this opportunity to clarify things with him."
Lin Xiyin laughed and said, "What's there to argue about?"
"What do you think? How much suffering and hardship have you endured raising your child alone?"
Lin Xiyin said, "None of these are reasons why I hid the truth from him and gave birth to this child."
"There was no other way back then, you know."
“I know, let me think… how to tell him.”
Almost a week has passed since this incident, and Pei Muyi has dutifully acted as a driver for a week, but Lin Xiyin still hasn't brought it up.
Until she received a message from Pei Muye.
He cautiously asked her if she was free this weekend, as he wanted to invite her to a charity gala.
Lin Xiyin had absolutely no interest in this kind of activity.
Those people, dressed in fine clothes and surrounded by clinking glasses, all wore masks, their fake smiles and ingratiations driven by self-interest.
She prefers to do her research quietly by herself.
I don't want to go to those kinds of events either; they're too tiring.
She declined.
Pei Muye sent her another message: There's a necklace I really like, and I want to take a picture of it for you.
Lin Xiyin replied: I don't need it.
Pei Muye asked her: Do you not like that kind of place, or do you not like jewelry?
He actually knew the answer in his heart.
Most women like jewelry to some extent, especially as a token of love from someone they like.
He still remembers when he gave the gift to Lin Xiyin, and Lin Xiyin was happy.
She was only unhappy when she opened the package and saw that it contained earrings.
Now, however, he no longer has the right or status to give her anything.
She wouldn't want it either.
Lin Xiyin replied: I don't like any of them.
It's possible that attending various gatherings is a normal part of Pei Muye's life.
But Lin Xiyin's life was completely devoid of these things.
See, that's the difference.
At 5:30, Lin Xiyin began packing her things, preparing to leave work.
When her colleague invited her to go shopping, she smiled and declined, saying, "Sorry, I have to go home and take care of my child."
A colleague asked her, "Ms. Lin, are you really... single?"
"Yes," Lin Xiyin replied truthfully, "I'm a single mother."
My colleague hesitated before speaking, "Ms. Lin, would you mind going on a blind date? I have a cousin who's a really nice guy with a good job..."
Lin Xiyin was a little embarrassed: "Sorry, I'm not considering those things for now."
This colleague was transferred from another department a few days ago and is in charge of personnel arrangements. He hasn't met Pei Muye yet.
After Lin Xiyin left, another colleague said, "What are your cousin's conditions like? He has a big CEO pursuing him."
My colleague exclaimed.
Another colleague said, "They are our investors, and they are very wealthy."
My colleague seemed to be deep in thought.
Lin Xiyin went to the parking lot and saw Pei Muyi driving that car.
But next to that car, there was a girl standing by the driver's side window, talking to Pei Muye.
Lin Xiyin didn't go over to disturb her. Seeing that the girl took out her phone, she figured she was going to exchange contact information.
Lin Xiyin stood there for a while, but from her angle, she couldn't see Pei Muye's reaction.
The girl was young and beautiful; Lin Xiyin recognized her—she was the girl who had presented flowers that day.
Later, Pei Muye refused and had the girl give the flowers to her instead.
After waiting for a while, the girl took a step back, waved towards the car, and left.
As soon as she stepped back, Lin Xiyin saw Pei Muye.
The man sat lazily in the driver's seat, one hand on the steering wheel, his fingers long and slender, his wrist prominent.
I didn't see him take his phone.
He looked up and saw Lin Xiyin.
The next second, he pushed open the car door and walked towards Lin Xiyin.
"Off work? Are you tired?"
Lin Xiyin shook her head.
He reached for her bag, but Lin Xiyin dodged it.
Pei Muye glanced at her, walked over, and opened the passenger door.
Lin Xiyin got into the car, and Pei Muye reached out to pull her seatbelt.
"I'll do it myself."
Their fingertips touched briefly, and Pei Muye was startled before pulling away.
He quickly walked to the driver's seat, but before he could open the car door, he heard someone shout.
"Wait a moment!"
Pei Muye subconsciously looked over.
The girl just ran over, shoved an apple into his hand, and ran away before he could react.
Before Pei Muyi could say anything, a red apple appeared in his hand.
He looked down at it, then looked at Lin Xiyin.
Lin Xiyin's eyes were dark, and she just stared at him expressionlessly.
"I..." Pei Muyi held the apple, unsure of what to do: "Do you want to eat it or not?"
He asked Lin Xiyin.
Once in the car, he handed over the apple: "Here you go."
"I don't want it," Lin Xiyin said. "Someone gave it to you."
“I don’t even know her.” Pei Muye placed the apple on the center console. “Isn’t it a bit wasteful to throw it away?”
"Why throw it away? It's a waste of food." Lin Xiyin said, "Take it back and eat it. Apples are good for your health."
After a while, she said again, "Don't come to pick me up from get off work anymore. If others see us, they'll misunderstand."
"What misunderstanding?" Pei Muye started the car. "I've been pursuing you all along."
"That girl clearly likes you. Come pick me up, don't let it stop you from seeing other girls."
Pei Muye stopped the car and looked at her: "Ruanruan, are you... jealous?"
Lin Xiyin was taken aback, then said, "What did you say? How is that possible?"
Although Lin Xiyin wouldn't admit it, Pei Muyi always felt that she was a little unhappy.
This realization made him very happy.
He explained, "That girl did come up to me and ask for my contact information, but I didn't give it to her. I'm not interested in her either."
"You didn't give it to them? Then they came back and brought you apples."
"I don't know either," Pei Muye said. "Maybe... your students are all quite enthusiastic."
“Not everyone is my student,” Lin Xiyin said. “Aren’t you leaving?”
Pei Muye restarted the car, then quickly glanced at Lin Xiyin again.
He always felt that Lin Xiyin was just jealous.
Lin Xiyin denied it, but he was still very happy.
"If you don't want to go to the charity gala, where would you like to go?" Pei Muyi asked cautiously. "How about this weekend... can I see the child? Or, shall we go to the amusement park?"
This was the first time Pei Muye had brought up the child on his own initiative.
It wasn't that he didn't want to mention it, but he was worried that Lin Xiyin would mind.
Lin Xiyin was somewhat surprised to hear him mention children.
After all, Pei Muye didn't know who the father of this child was.
Logically speaking, he should have harbored resentment.
She thought for a moment and asked, "What do you think of this child?"
“She is your child.” Pei Muyi thought for a moment before answering; “I will treat her as my own.”
Although it's difficult, he will try his best.
Moreover, he had considered that this was Lin Xiyin's child, and putting everything else aside, out of love for her, he would also like her.
Don't you want to know who the child's father is?
"I'll be curious, but I don't want to know," Pei Muye said. "To be honest, I'll be jealous. It's okay with the child... but if you and the child's father were together, would I still have a chance?"
Lin Xiyin thought about it and realized that it was indeed true.
Actually, Xiao Ruoyi gave me some advice when I returned to China.
They ran into Yue Linze on their first day back in the country; who knows if they'll run into Pei Muye later?
So Xiao Ruoyi suggested that Lin Xiyin find her a man to pretend to be her boyfriend.
Once Pei Muyi finds out she's not single, he probably won't bother her anymore.
After all, they still have that basic moral bottom line.
But Lin Xiyin felt it was inappropriate, mainly because it wasn't good to have anyone pretend to be her boyfriend.
This is not a long-term solution.
She originally thought that she would never have any further contact with Pei Muyi.
Even if the misunderstandings of the past have been cleared up, she now has a child, and Pei Muyi still thinks that the child was born to her and someone else.
Given Pei Muyi's arrogance and conceit, would he allow such a thing to happen?
Lin Xiyin had been with someone else and even had a child with him. Could Pei Muye accept that?
That's why Lin Xiyin was so surprised when Pei Muye said he was going to pursue her.
This is the first time the two of them have openly discussed this topic.
She said, "If I get divorced, have someone else, and have a child, you really won't mind?"
She was saying "if".
Pei Muye heard it too, and was puzzled. Why would she say "if" when something had already happened?
But he didn't think much of it and just said his opinion: "It's all in the past, isn't it? You're single now."
“Pei Muyi, you’re a great catch.” Lin Xiyin confided in him, “We’re divorced, and I have a child. If we were to get together in the future, wouldn’t you be afraid of what people would say?”
"Afraid of what others will say? I've never thought about it." Pei Muye said, "I do everything according to my own will. Why should I care about what others think?"
That's true, Pei Muye isn't the kind of person who cares about other people's feelings.
He stands at the top of the pyramid, so who would dare to gossip about him behind his back?
“So, tomorrow…” Pei Muyi looked at her, “is that alright?”
He wanted to see the child.
Lin Xiyin didn't refuse directly; she said, "I'll think about it."
Compared to her previous blunt rejections, Pei Muye was already quite satisfied with her saying she would consider it.
"Think it over carefully." Pei Muye smiled. "I'm not in a hurry. If it doesn't work this week, then next week."
After dropping Lin Xiyin off at home, Pei Muyi also got out of the car.
He asked, "I'm pursuing you, so I can't just pick you up from get off work. You don't want anything else I give you, so can I give you flowers instead?"
Lin Xiyin said, "What if I say no?"
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