Chapter 40
Shen Yizhi looked dazed for a moment. She didn't expect that he would agree so readily and generously, so she asked subconsciously.
"Is this how you do business?"
In this way, not only his company but also the Pei family's wealth will be squandered by him.
Pei Yanhe's peach blossom eyes were exceptionally sparkling under the orange light, and his thin lips were lightly moist, like cherries, making people want to take a bite.
Shen Yizhi was staring at his lips and was distracted. When she saw his lips opening and closing, she came back to her senses and heard his voice clearly.
"Don't think too much, it's just for you."
Shen Yizhi raised her eyes, met his straightforward gaze, and blinked, "Fortunately, I'm kind."
If she were an unscrupulous businessman, she would have been cheated by him long ago.
Pei Yanhe understood her irrelevant reply and almost laughed out loud. Suddenly, someone approached him.
Secretary Qin handed over the neat shawl and said without looking away, "Boss Pei, this is what you wanted."
Pei Yanhe took it. Secretary Qin was in no hurry to leave. He bent down and moved closer, whispering, "Mr. He is still waiting for you."
Pei Yanhe didn't even raise his eyes, "Let him wait a little longer."
Those in a high position in the business world always have the ultimate say.
Secretary Qin understood that if he asked Mr. He to wait, he would actually wait, so he responded and stepped away, being very polite the whole time without even glancing around.
Pei Yanhe spread out his shawl and let it linger in mid-air, as if hesitating. After a moment, as her gaze gradually became distracted, he naturally covered her shoulders.
Shen Yizhi was dissatisfied with her beautiful dress being covered, but she was too lazy to pull it open with her hands. She shook her shoulders twice, trying to shake the shawl off her shoulders.
"Don't move."
Pei Yanhe's hot breath sprayed on her ears, and his fingertips gathered her shawl for her, and there was a threat in his words, "If you don't want to catch a cold, cover it up."
Chen Yizhi uttered a muffled "Oh," and his arms, as if filled with alcohol, wrapped him tightly and limply. Finally, he looked at him with an unconvinced look.
"That's fine, isn't it?"
Just like her parents, he always threatens her with physical violence.
Pei Yanhe looked her up and down and said, "Not bad."
Seeing her listless state, he asked again: "Are you sleepy? Do you want to go home?"
Shen Yizhi tilted his head, "Don't you still have a job?"
She arched her brows at him, revealing a mischievous look. "Since you agreed so readily today, I'll be merciful and stay with you for a while longer."
Normally, she wouldn't wait for him and would have found a comfortable place to stay first.
"No big deal."
Pei Yanhe stood up and said, "It's important to go home with you."
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Shen Yizhi stared at his feet intently, swaying like a child and collapsing on the cobblestone road in the courtyard outside the banquet hall.
Pei Yanhe stood one step behind her with his hands in his pockets.
She was wearing high heels and a black long skirt that reached her calves, revealing half of her thin, bony ankles. She staggered with every brick step she took.
But Pei Yanhe wanted to go forward to help her, but she was unwilling and wanted to walk by herself.
Shen Yizhi happily stepped onto the next stone brick and asked the man behind him leisurely, "Pei Yanhe, you are so smart, can you calculate how many steps I have left to walk out of this courtyard?"
Pei Yanhe stared at the thin, straight half of her calf, which was too white in the dim light, and spoke slowly.
"Can't figure it out."
Shen Yizhi stopped, turned around, looked at him with a face that was holding back a smirk, and snorted.
"You're stupid! There are still five bricks left. I can walk out in just five steps."
Pei Yanhe took a stone step forward and stood in front of her.
The gap between the bricks was very small, and the distance between him and her was shortened.
He lowered his eyes to look at her, "Well, I am quite stupid."
"How about you teach me?"
Shen Yizhi gathered her shawl, looked up, and asked in confusion, "How do I teach this?"
She couldn't possibly teach him to count squares in first grade.
Hearing her childish tone, I knew the alcohol was taking effect and she was probably so drunk that she could only barely recognize people.
This is what Shen Yizhi does when he's drunk, like a child, asking questions all over the place, with an overflowing thirst for knowledge, and remembering nothing when he wakes up.
Pei Yanhe was worried that her legs would hurt from standing in high heels for too long, so he stopped teasing her and coaxed her.
"Go home and tell you how to teach me."
Shen Yizhi thought about it seriously and said, "Okay. But I don't want to leave."
"Pei Shanshan, please carry me like a princess." She opened her arms and looked at him with eyes full of spring.
Pei Yanhe didn't move, just stared at each other dryly for three seconds, the chirping of insects echoing in the silent air.
Shen Yizhi urged, “Hurry up!”
Pei Yanhe sighed helplessly, "Shen Jiaoqibao, you were the one who acted like a spoiled child first this time."
Shen Yizhi was very easy to talk to at this moment, and admitted it frankly, "I was the one who acted coquettishly first, so I was the one who acted coquettishly first."
She would rather admit defeat than walk a distance with sore feet.
She was daydreaming when she suddenly lost her balance and the scene in front of her eyes turned upside down. She screamed in surprise but didn't react yet.
Pei Yanhe's voice rang in my ears.
"hold me."
Pei Yanhe bent down and held her knees. The cold and hard metal watch chain pressed against her legs through the thin layer of cloth, and the hot breath blew towards her face.
When she came to her senses, he picked her up like a princess.
Shen Yizhi came back to his senses, and loosely wrapped his arms around his neck, resting his head on his firm and broad chest, his forehead involuntarily touching the skin on the side of his neck.
It smells of cool woody scent with mint.
She sniffed his neck twice openly, like a restless kitten.
The breath that fell on Pei Yanhe's neck was too hot.
Pei Yanhe paused, his pupils suddenly contracted, his jaw was scratched by her soft hair from time to time, and his voice became hoarse.
“Chen Yizhi, don’t act like a hooligan.”
Hearing this, Shen Yizhi stood up in his arms and said straightly: "It's because you smell so good!"
Hearing the refusal in her tone, Pei Yanhe lowered his eyelashes, his dark gaze falling on her in his arms, "Blame me?"
Shen Yizhi nodded heavily, "Yes!"
The courtyard was very quiet. The shadows of the trees seemed like fragments reflected in the warm yellow light, floating in the air. No one dared to disturb the two people who were merging together in the shadows.
Pei Yanhe raised the corners of his lips and let out a low chuckle, which made his chest vibrate.
Shen Yizhi curled up his fingertips as if startled by the noise, and hid back in his nest. After a long time, he popped his head out to observe again as if curious.
Pei Yanhe looked at her eyes that were like two streams of melted snow. At this moment, they were stained with intoxication, becoming blurred and fluctuating, and even the hot air began to cool down a little.
He hugged her, looked away, and resumed walking forward, his tone casual.
"Okay, it's all my fault."
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