Society death
A few weeks later, you are sitting in Chen Peiyuan's office.
The day after you recovered from your injury, you immediately held a meeting, and then you went straight to Chen Peiyuan's company.
Until now,
"What's this."
Chen Peiyuan picked up the thing you had placed in front of him.
You sat across from me and said, "You'll see when you see it." You pursed your lips, your hand unconsciously gripping your phone.
Then, all that remained in the air was the sound of the other person turning pages.
The longer Chen Peiyuan looked at you, the more tormented you became. The scenes in your dream repeated themselves over and over again. You turned your head slightly to look at the doorway less than half a meter away from you. This was where you had just asked to sit. Chen Peiyuan was puzzled, but he didn't say anything.
If Chen Peiyuan is really like the one in your dream, the time it takes you to escape will be shorter.
"Smack."
Chen Peiyuan closed the document without saying a word.
"Ask me anything." Stop playing the melancholy guy, clear your throat.
Chen Peiyuan raised a hand to his lips, deep in thought. "I heard your previous project funding came through. Is this the one?" He weighed the document in his hand, and upon receiving confirmation, he asked in surprise, "So you're trying to collaborate with me now? But don't you have your own suppliers?"
"We want to innovate," you explained in one sentence. "We've been working with our previous partners for a long time, but the efficiency hasn't improved. In fact, it's even showing a slight downward trend. We feel it's time to combine new forms, because in this era of rapid internet development, if we don't keep up, we'll fall far behind."
He said "Oh," indicating that he understood, "But I feel like I'm losing money with only a 20% profit margin." The contract was placed on the table, and he looked at you with his hands crossed, feigning distress.
You then heard him chuckle and say, "However, it seems that Lanlan must have thought I was the most suitable among all the people, which is why she came to talk to me."
Narcissist, you think to yourself, "We can only accept 30%, anything more is out of the question." You know in your heart that 20% is definitely not enough, and 30% is the most you can offer.
Chen Peiyuan hesitated for a moment before reluctantly agreeing, but added an additional condition: "I want all your snack supply channels to come from me. In return, we will offer you prices lower than the market price. How about that? Not a bad deal, right?"
"..."
It's outrageous! He's actually trying to monopolize things. He's a classic example of a wicked capitalist. Looking at his smug face, you grit your teeth, feeling extremely annoyed, and you feel like you're about to punch him.
Chen Peiyuan was also anxious for your answer. He immediately took out a bag of beans, opened it, poured them into the coffee grinder and slowly turned it. Then he took out a teapot, filled it with water, and put it on the table to boil.
You stared in disbelief, not knowing where he had taken it from. Amidst the bubbling of boiling water, you gritted your teeth and nodded.
"I agree, now sign it."
After you finished speaking, a cup of coffee was placed in front of you.
Chen Peiyuan placed the coffee in front of you, his eyes crinkling with a smile. Seeing you looking at him, he gestured with his lips, "Try it and see if you like it. This is my first time making it successfully."
You picked up your coffee and took a sip. It was delicious. You were quite surprised. Chen Peiyuan said it was his first time, but he didn't expect it to be this delicious. Chen Peiyuan, what amazing culinary talent!
Looking at him across from you, also sipping coffee, you lower your head, take another sip, and put it down.
Come to think of it, this is your first time in Chen Peiyuan's office. Before, you all met outside. After the engagement, he frequently contacted you, so you didn't have a chance to come to his office. If it weren't for discussing cooperation today, you probably wouldn't have come in.
Take this opportunity to turn around and take a look.
Unlike your office, which is full of antique wooden furniture elements, if yours is called "elegant," then Chen Peiyuan's is "intelligent." There are not many decorations, only smooth lines and cuts. It is mainly composed of black, white and gray colors, and is full of modern atmosphere, which can be considered a match.
While you were observing, Chen Peiyuan had already called his secretary over and, based on the revised contract, had prepared two new templates. Seeing you standing in front of the bookshelf, he glanced at you, lowered his head, and gave his secretary a single instruction.
The secretary, holding the documents, nodded and then quietly left.
Your hand sweeps across the rows of books on the bookshelf, then suddenly stops, and your fingers pull out one of the books.
Chen Peiyuan initially didn't take it seriously, assuming that she was just interested in the books he had.
To his surprise, she suddenly turned around with a half-smile, as if she had caught him red-handed, and his heart skipped a beat.
"Hmm? Mr. Chen reads this at work?" You jokingly waved the book in your hand.
"What?" Chen Peiyuan asked, staring at the book in your hand.
You raise an eyebrow, deliberately walk over, place the book on the table, and push it in front of him so he can see it more clearly.
Upon closer inspection, his face froze; the book's title was clearly "The Domineering CEO's Pursuit of Love."
Huh?
Ah!
Chen Peiyuan quickly took it and hid it behind his back. This was just like being caught reading an extracurricular book by the teacher during class, which was incredibly frustrating.
"Hehe, if I said it was my niece who watched it, and that I myself don't watch this kind of thing, would you believe me?"
Chen Peiyuan chuckled awkwardly twice. Seeing you raise your eyebrows, he knew he couldn't fool you. His voice grew softer and softer.
You never imagined that Chen Peiyuan would actually read these things in private. You couldn't help but imagine Chen Peiyuan wearing a suit and tie, sitting in his office, reading romance novels.
His fans would probably be heartbroken if they saw this.
The more you think about this scene, the stranger it seems. It's very different from the Chen Peiyuan you know.
On the other hand, Chen Peiyuan is surprisingly cute.
Seeing that he couldn't fool her, Chen Peiyuan made a crying face and said, "Okay, I admit it, I did see it, but it was really my niece who put it in. I only read a page or two. I swear!" He slumped his shoulders and said dejectedly.
"You're definitely going to make fun of me," Chen Peiyuan thought to himself, hugging himself with a pang of heartache.
He felt strange when you just hummed in response and then fell silent. He had been looking down, ready to accept your mockery, but now that he didn't hear it, he felt uneasy.
"Cough, cough, I've always trusted you, Chen Peiyuan."
He was startled, looked up, and saw your smiling eyes.
The next instant, as if unable to bear it any longer, she lowered her head again and never looked up again.
It was not even three o'clock when you left the company with the cooperation agreement.
You're still thinking about Chen Peiyuan's reaction. It's strange. He reacted strongly after you said that. You even thought you said something wrong.
He didn't answer your questions. After you finished signing, you felt you had no reason to stay, so you got up to say goodbye. He remained sitting with his head down, and only nodded when he heard what you said.
You looked at him strangely, not knowing what was wrong with him, and left with a lot of doubts.
But who cares? You're in a good mood now, you've got this sorted out, and more importantly...
You overcame the shadow in your heart and came out completely.
You smiled with your eyes narrowed, in a good mood, ignoring the tragic incident next to you where someone, distracted by your beauty, bumped into a lamppost, clutching their head and screaming in pain.
After handing the contract over to the department, you returned to your office and looked at the bookshelf next to your desk. You couldn't help but chuckle as you recalled Chen Peiyuan's book.
"Ding." A message has arrived.
When you open it, sure enough, speak of the devil and he appears.
Chen: Don't laugh at me!
That's really strange. You reflexively look around until you see nothing amiss, then you turn your gaze back to the message with suspicion. Wait a minute, how did he know that from so far away?
"Buzz, buzz," and there's another one.
Chen: I'm so embarrassed! I know what you're thinking, but you're not allowed to think about it anymore.
Chen: The kitten's affectionate behavior.jpy
You felt a chill and your fingers twitched a few times.
lanlan: Be yourself, don't be disgusted by this.
You received a reply immediately after sending it.
Chen: I want it, I want it.
Chen: Lanlan, don't you like her?
Chen: Kitten kisses.jpy
Chen: Hug the kitten.jpy
lanlan: Fist, roll. jpy
You see the humming laugh and are too lazy to reply.
He talks so much online, but if you asked him to say a single word in real life, he probably wouldn't be able to.
After you put your phone down, it vibrated a few more times, but you were already engrossed in your work and automatically ignored it.
When you look up again, it has gotten dark. Someone has turned on the lights for you beforehand, so you don't feel the darkness at all.
You turn your head and think about it, your eyes crinkling. It must be Secretary Liu, only she would be so considerate.
I stood up and stretched. My back ached from sitting for so long, but after moving around a bit, I felt a little better. I packed up my things and got ready to leave work.
You checked the time; Chen Peiyuan is coming to pick you up from get off work later.
Since you were injured, Chen Peiyuan has been watching you even more closely, demanding that you report your whereabouts when you go out. Knowing you were in the wrong, you agreed.
Thinking this, you opened the second drawer. In the middle of the drawer was a red velvet box. Inside the box was the men's ring that you had asked the jewelry store to make last time, which you hadn't been able to find an opportunity to give to it.
"Maybe next time," you sighed and closed the drawer again.
Just as he finished packing his things, Chen Peiyuan pushed open the door and entered, seemingly still embarrassed about what had happened earlier, and stood at the door unwilling to come over.
You see his face is red, his ears are red, he's suppressing a laugh, and he's carrying his bag.
Suddenly, the cell phone rang.
You pick it up and see it's 110.
That's strange, why would someone call you so suddenly at this hour?
Thinking this way, you still answered the call.
Chen Peiyuan was standing at the door when he suddenly noticed that you answered the phone halfway through the call. Then your expression changed. He thought it was something bad again, so he forgot about being shy and nervously walked over.
Holding your phone, you gaze at Chen Peiyuan as he walks towards you, repeating each word carefully.
At that moment, the police officer's voice overlapped with yours.
"Ms. Chen, regarding the incident where you previously reported to us about a man breaking into a parking lot and stabbing people in a residential building late at night, and you suspected it was the same person, there has been new progress. Would you like to come over tomorrow or the day after to discuss this further?"
"Pat-pat, pat-pat, pat-pat."
It's raining. Raindrops are hitting the windowpane one by one.
Dark clouds gathered, thick and black, seemingly able to block out the sky. The rain grew heavier and heavier, with raindrops pattering against the window.
As you look out the window at the rain, your good mood has completely vanished.
Like this sudden downpour,
Just like your current mood, anxious and uneasy.
"Lanlan".
You turn your head, and Chen Peiyuan looks at you with a frown and unease.
It's as if the police are about to bring you some bad news.
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