Chapter 12 I Like You
A cold and tentative voice reached Wen Ci's eardrums, and her body stiffened, as if the blood flowing in her body had stagnated.
The nails pierce deeply into the fingertips.
Wen Ci: “No.”
Xie Peizhou looked through the rearview mirror at her face which turned pale instantly.
The words, without any warmth or ups and downs, reached his eardrums, and his heart suddenly felt like it was being bitten by ants.
I can't even breathe.
"Then why do you keep staring at me?"
After a moment's silence in the car, Xie Peizhou continued to test the waters without giving up.
The look he caught just now was exactly the same as the one Wen Ci gave him when she was madly infatuated with him five years ago.
Eyes are the windows to the soul.
A furtive glance doesn't lie.
Wen Ci's face turned even paler, and her palms began to sweat.
Inside the narrow car, the faint cool fragrance of pine snow mixed with sandalwood entered her breath, infinitely magnifying the oppressive feeling that Xie Peizhou brought to her.
It seemed as if there was only a thin layer of window paper left before Xie Peizhou discovered her secret.
She must not let Xie Peizhou know her thoughts and further discover her daughter's secret.
Wen Ci said in a trembling voice: "Because I have something to tell you...I don't know how to tell you."
Xie Peizhou's dark eyes darkened, and his bony hands gripped the steering wheel a little tighter. "What are you talking about?"
Wen Ci: "I had a conflict with Song Weiran."
"Song Weiran?"
Xie Peizhou frowned slightly, "Who is she?"
The red light at the intersection was about to end, and he had to take his eyes off the rearview mirror and focus on the road conditions ahead.
"You don't know her?!"
Now it was Wen Ci's turn to be surprised.
Doesn’t he even remember the name of the younger sister of the woman he deeply loves?
"Song Wanqing's biological sister."
"she?"
Xie Peizhou pursed his thin lips slightly.
I seem to have heard Song Wanqing mention before that she has a younger sister who is much younger than her.
"Why did you clash?"
Wen Ci: "She auditioned for the female lead in 'A Girl's Heart' but was eliminated by the assistant director. So she came to me today with her assistant, saying that she was Song Wanqing's sister and must play the female lead, and she also wanted me to send her a script tailored for her."
Xie Peizhou's brows furrowed more and more as he listened. How could there be such an unreasonable person?
Wen Ci observed his expression and continued slowly: "I declined her request, and she scolded me for being ungrateful and even raised her hand to slap me to teach me a lesson -"
Before he could finish his words, a sudden brake sound was heard.
Wen Ci's body leaned forward suddenly, and was then pulled back by the seat belt.
Damn... luckily I was wearing my seat belt.
"She hit you? Where did she hit you? Let me see!"
Xie Peizhou parked the car on the side of the road and looked at her with worry in his dark eyes.
I scanned every inch of skin from top to bottom, but didn't see any wounds or redness or swelling.
But the heartache and anger in his dark eyes did not fade away at all.
Dare to come and bully Wen Ci, do you think he is dead?
"Uncle..."
Wen Ci swallowed and touched her nose guiltily, "She was about to raise her hand to slap me in the face, but I stopped her. However, I couldn't help but slapped her back."
Wen Ci said this while observing the emotions on Xie Peizhou's face.
Hearing that she hit Song Weiran, Xie Peizhou just frowned slightly. He was not angry, nor did he blame her.
On the contrary, there was tenderness for her in his dark eyes.
Wen Ci instantly felt relieved.
Her eyes turned red, and she sniffed aggrievedly: "Uncle, I'm sorry... I didn't mean to hit Song Wanqing's sister. Please help me apologize to Song Wanqing's sister."
"'A Girl's Heart' is a script I've been polishing for nearly four years. Seeing your relationship with Song Wanqing, if Song Weiran really wants to play the female lead, I'm willing to tailor the script for her. It's okay..."
Xie Peizhou's expression became more intense.
"What are you changing? You're not wrong!"
Wen Ci felt wronged: "But I slapped her..."
"She was the one who started to bully you. What you're doing is legitimate defense. Does that mean you should just take the beating?"
"Song Wanqing's sister is so outrageous in this matter!"
Xie Peizhou reached out and rubbed Wen Ci's hair, his tone full of heartache, "Xiao Ci, I will seek justice for you."
Wen Ci was so flattered that her heart skipped a beat.
"Thank you, uncle."
Xie Peizhou tore off a piece of tissue for her, slowly started the car and drove towards the parking lot of the hot pot restaurant.
Wen Ci whispered thank you and turned to look at the street view outside the passenger window.
Seeing the little girl eating cotton candy on the street, she showed a bright and comfortable smile on her face.
No wonder Song Wanqing liked to act like a white lotus in front of Xie Peizhou five years ago and take the initiative. It turns out it was so effective.
Hehehe, she will pretend too in the future!
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Five minutes later.
Xie Peizhou parked the car, and the two of them found a hot pot restaurant and reserved an extra-large private room that could accommodate fifty people.
About half an hour later, all my colleagues came over.
Although he had a smile on his face, his eyes were filled with anxiety.
They offended Xie Peizhou's sister-in-law in the morning, and Xie Peizhou came over in the afternoon and treated them to hot pot?
Poisoning?
Until the hot pot was bubbling with red oil, Wen Ci raised her Coke and said, "Uncle, thank you for treating me."
My colleagues' eyes were filled with astonishment.
Xie Peizhou is their Director Wen's uncle?
Why should I be afraid of Song Weiran?
The atmosphere in the box suddenly became relaxed and lively.
Moreover, with the comparison with Song Weiqing, colleagues' liking for Wen Ci increased sharply.
Song Weiran is also related to the big shot Xie Peizhou. She wants the whole world to know that she has Xie Peizhou as her backer. She is a pampered and powerless young lady who always wants to rely on her connections to get to the top.
Where is their director Wen?
If it weren’t for what happened today, they wouldn’t have known that he had such a powerful uncle like Xie Peizhou!
He also happened to be the most tiring director, but he didn't put on airs, did everything himself, and respected them.
We will have a rest for the next two days during the weekend. After eating hot pot, we all went to KTV.
We played until ten o'clock.
"Uncle, I'm so drunk I'm dizzy. I'm going to take a nap first. Please wake me up when we get there."
As soon as Wen Ci got into the car, she fastened her seat belt, leaned back in the passenger seat and closed her eyes.
A few seconds later, Xie Peizhou heard her steady breathing.
Xie Peizhou curled his thin lips and helped her adjust the angle of the backrest so that she could sleep more comfortably.
Then he started the car and drove towards Wen Ci's apartment.
Tonight, he did not stop Wen Ci's subordinates from toasting her with wine, and even deliberately gave her a few more glasses of strong wine.
There was a bit of a traffic jam, and the two of them stayed together peacefully in the narrow car filled with the aroma of alcohol for nearly an hour before Xie Peizhou parked the car on the auxiliary road outside the Wenci residential area.
"Wen Ci, wake up."
Xie Peizhou unbuckled his seat belt and lowered the car window to dispel the strong smell of alcohol in the car and allow the yellow street lights on the side of the road to better shine on Wen Ci's rosy little face.
He stroked her smooth cheek with his fingertips, and waves of warmth penetrated his skin.
Xie Peizhou's breathing suddenly tightened, and silent waves surged in his black eyes.
"Hmm? Arrived at the neighborhood?"
Wen Ci felt dizzy and opened her eyes half-heartedly, seeing the familiar scenery outside the window.
She unbuckled her seat belt: "Uncle, I'm sorry to bother you. I'll go home first..."
Before she finished speaking, Xie Peizhou grabbed her wrist and pulled the person who was leaning towards the car door back.
Xie Peizhou rolled his throat and whispered coaxingly: "Xiaoci, wait a moment."
Wen Ci was full of the aroma of wine, and she looked very innocent and well-behaved. Xie Peizhou in front of her was also very charming: "Hmm? What do you want to do?"
"I have a few questions for you. Can you please answer them without lying?"
"Well, I don't lie!"
Wen Ci smiled and nodded heavily at him.
Xie Peizhou held his breath and asked again, "Xiaoci, do you like me?"
"like."
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