Pei Nian turned her head and saw someone slowly walking over with a smirk on his face.
"Qin Yu?"
"I'm so sorry," Qin Yu said with a smile, "I overheard your conversation with Mrs. Huo... oh no, I should say, she's your future mother-in-law, right?"
"That's not true." Pei Nian said calmly, putting the huge pigeon egg into her pocket without making a sound.
"Such a big diamond ring is rare!" Qin Yu leaned closer. "Judging by the quality and design, your mother-in-law really went all out!"
"I already said no! Are you going to keep nagging me?"
Qin Yu looked at Pei Nian's blushing face and laughed even harder.
He was originally here to discuss business with a client. After the deal was done, he inadvertently witnessed a dramatic mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflict.
Pei Nian pouted and was about to leave when he stopped her again.
"Don't leave yet! I have something to tell you."
"What's up?"
Qin Yu didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "I've left Lu's Group now and am preparing to start my own business. I happen to need an assistant, so why don't you help me?"
"Me?" Pei Nian was taken aback, thinking he was joking.
But Qin Yu looked serious, not like he was joking.
“After all, you know me inside and out,” he said softly. “I’m starting all over again, so I need to have my own trusted confidants.”
"But I..."
"What, still thinking about your young CEO Lu?" Qin Yu chuckled. "She's not your biological sister, why are you so concerned about her? Besides, now that you're in the Lu family, what kind of relationship are you going to have with them?"
Pei Nian lowered her head slightly and remained silent.
Qin Yu stepped forward and pointed in the direction Fan Yawen had just left, "That person... doesn't seem too satisfied with you either?"
Pei Nian stubbornly insisted, "I never intended to satisfy her anyway."
"That's so hypocritical!" Qin Yu laughed. "She's Huo Jingnan's biological mother. Don't you care about your boyfriend?"
"you……"
Pei Nian glared at him.
This man is a bit annoying; nothing escapes his eyes.
Qin Yu grinned. Last time, she had left him speechless, but this time the tables had turned, and he had gotten his revenge.
“Pei Nian, do you know?” He stopped smiling and looked at her seriously, “these wealthy women only have one standard for choosing a daughter-in-law: matching social status! So you have to be ‘matched’ with Huo Jingnan in terms of social status!”
"At the very least, you need to have your own business, but building an empire is difficult, while this is a pretty good platform for you. Are you really not going to consider it?"
Pei Nian shook her head, "I won't leave my sister."
"I'm not going against your sister! You're really something..."
"Oh?" She raised an eyebrow. "Then what are you doing?"
"What I want to establish is a school and a library!" Qin Yu sighed helplessly. "Since we're on the topic, I might as well tell you everything! I'm doing non-profit projects, which is why I wanted you to be my assistant. I think you might be interested in this."
That's true. Pei Nian may appear aloof, but she's actually very passionate. Once someone enters her world, she'll give them everything she has.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone to teach in the mountains during those difficult days.
She looked at Qin Yu and asked again, "Why did you do these things?"
“My father-in-law is running for office,” Qin Yu shrugged. “I’m doing this for my own selfish reasons. I’m campaigning for him, which will hopefully help his political career.”
Pei Nian frowned, somewhat unable to understand him.
He kept saying he didn't like Shao Xiaofei, yet he did so much for her father.
He said their marriage was a loveless union, but if there really was no love, would he still care about her family?
"Alright, alright, stop going off on a tangent!" Qin Yu waved his hand. "Just tell me if you're coming or not? If you're willing, I'll reserve a class for you after the school is set up, so you can bring the children from the mountains here. How about that?"
Pei Nian paused for a moment, then suddenly laughed.
"Your plan is too ambitious. You want me to bring the children from the mountains over here, is it also to campaign for your father-in-law's election?"
Qin Yu remained noncommittal.
“However…” Pei Nian thought for a moment, “Even if you have ulterior motives, this project is a good opportunity for those children.”
"so?"
"So I promise you, I'll think about it carefully!"
"Tch!" Qin Yu lifted his suit jacket and put his hands on his hips. "I thought you agreed!"
"Then I should discuss it with someone, right?"
"With whom?" Qin Yu smirked. "With your young master Nan?"
Pei Nian was a little embarrassed. She frowned, glared at him, and quickly left.
However, Qin Yu was still calling out from behind, "Hey, when you see your Young Master Nan, please say hello for me! You two can have a good talk, you can talk all night long..."
*
Later that evening, Pei Nian returned to the apartment and told Huo Jingnan everything that had happened.
She spoke very seriously, and Huo Jingnan stared at her intently.
Before she could finish speaking, he patted her head and smiled gently, saying, "I support you."
"What?"
"Didn't you want to help Qin Yu?"
Pei Nian was stunned. She hadn't even said that yet, how could he have known it all along?
"I……"
"Silly girl." Huo Jingnan pinched her cheek, his eyes full of doting affection.
To outsiders, Pei Nian was someone who never showed his emotions.
But to Huo Jingnan, Pei Nian's thoughts were written all over his face.
If you pay attention, you can always see it.
If she wasn't interested in Qin Yu's school and library, she wouldn't have discussed it with him for so long.
They certainly won't have sparkling eyes when they're discussing things.
He also guessed something—"What moved you the most was Qin Yu's condition, right?"
Pei Nian blushed slightly and smiled gently.
How do you know everything?
"I know everything about you without even thinking."
"So you really support me?"
Huo Jingnan held her in his arms, and the sound of his strong heartbeat always made her feel incredibly safe.
"No matter what decision you make, I'll be by your side."
"Well..." Pei Nian hesitated for a moment, then took out the diamond ring, "You support this decision, right?"
"Um?"
"I can't accept this ring," she whispered. "You return it to Auntie for me."
Huo Jingnan looked at her quietly.
Despite her petite and slender appearance, she possesses a remarkably stubborn heart. He had heard about his mother taking her to buy a ring today, and he was quite happy because it represented his mother's approval of her.
But Mom forgot that Pei Nian was actually the same kind of person as her.
The same pride, the same hypocrisy, the same cold exterior but warm interior.
“Niannian,” he said in a deep voice, “since my mother refuses to take it back, then you can wear it. My mother is just stubborn but soft-hearted. In fact, she is very satisfied with you, she just doesn’t say it.”
“But…” Pei Nian looked at him, “I still think I should return it to you.”
"Nian Nian..."
A mischievous glint appeared in her big eyes. "Because you should be the one giving me the ring!"
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