"Um."
Looking at each other from afar, Pei Sui relaxed, closed the door, stepped over, and handed her the bouquet of flowers. "Grandma picked these from her flower room. She said you would really like them."
Meng Sheng touched the rose petals, her almond-shaped eyes curving upwards, "Grandma understands me best."
“These are pear blossom pastries and jasmine fruit tarts.” He opened the boxes of the two pastries. “Grandma said that you loved these two kinds of pastries when you went home last time, so she had the kitchen make them this afternoon and asked me to bring them back for you.”
"Want to try some?"
Meng Sheng was indeed a little touched. That day, the old lady was the main character of the banquet, surrounded by so many people, yet she still remembered the pastries that Meng Sheng loved to eat.
She picked up a piece and tasted it. "Mmm, delicious. How is Grandma feeling?"
“It’s great.” Pei Sui sat down next to her. “I was even helping my brother with his wedding arrangements today.”
Meng Sheng raised an eyebrow. "Whose daughter is this?"
"Cen Jin, the only daughter of the Cen family of Mingfu Group."
Meng Sheng was taken aback, and slowly dug out memories of Cen Jin from her mind, exclaiming in surprise, "A strong woman, wow, I must say, she and your older brother are quite a good match."
"You know him?"
"I don't know him."
She's someone who doesn't even follow entertainment news, let alone financial news.
Meng Sheng laughed and said, "She was very famous for her gold financial case abroad. Many women around me were talking about it at the time. They admired her and said she made a great comeback abroad. I also remember that she was very beautiful. Her neat and smart short hair left the deepest impression on me. I saw it in a magazine."
Pei Sui put his arm around her. "Yes, she officially took over Mingfu this year and joined the board of directors."
"If she gets together with your older brother, it will definitely be a powerful alliance, and they will be invincible."
Pei Sui smiled and said, "Perhaps. It's still far from certain, and my brother... might not be willing."
Meng Sheng was genuinely curious. "What do you mean? I heard before that your brother was keeping someone on the side. Is that true?"
"I don't know what kind of relationship they have, but there is such a person."
"Is he not from the Beijing circle? Or is there some unspeakable reason? Grandma isn't the unreasonable type. If your older brother really likes him, Grandma might not object."
Pei Sui wiped the crumbs from the corner of her lips with his finger. "It has nothing to do with Grandma. It's him. There are some things he can't overcome."
"What do you mean?" Meng Sheng finished a piece of pastry, clapped her hands, sipped her water, and faced him. "Can I tell you?"
"There's nothing I can't say. Do you remember when someone hired someone to kill my brother, and Gu Ci took the blow for him?"
Seeing her nod, Pei Sui stroked her slender back and continued, "It was done by the Chu family. Due to many official matters, the Pei family and the Chu family are rivals, and they also have many conflicting beliefs, so there has always been a dispute between them..."
The Chu family has four branches, and it runs a family business. However, the people in charge of these four branches are not upright and honest. They used to be involved in organized crime, and their solution to problems is arm wrestling.
They were trying to see who was tougher, but this time they ran into Pei Yu, a real tough nut to crack.
Pei Yu is the kind of person who won't listen to either soft or hard tactics. If someone crosses his line, he'll think that their entire family will be wiped out, and they won't have any chance at all.
With his methods, he would definitely bankrupt the Chu family, then acquire them at a very low price and bring them under the Pei family's control.
As he spoke, he looked helpless, glancing at Meng Sheng from outside, and gently twirling her earlobe with his fingers. "Rumors are circulating that the person he's keeping is Chu Muling, the daughter of the second branch of the Chu family."
Meng Sheng was shocked again, her eyes widening in disbelief. "A rising star in the entertainment industry?! Chu Muling, who won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress at only 25 years old."
Pei Sui nodded, "She was personally sent to my brother's side by the Chu family with a purpose. That time, she was the one who revealed my brother's itinerary to the Chu family."
Meng Sheng was so shocked that she was speechless.
This is indeed a chasm that is difficult to cross; no matter how good the feelings are or how much you like someone, there will be no outcome.
Chu Muling betrayed his itinerary, which was tantamount to betrayal, and the person she revealed wanted him dead.
She felt that if this kind of plot were written into a script, it could definitely be made into a 30-episode epic drama.
Moreover, she suddenly felt sorry for Pei Sui's older brother, Pei Yu.
That guy is really pitiful.
This Chu Muling is...
She didn't know how to comment, so she quickly suppressed her inner turmoil. After a moment, she asked with a puzzled look, "I don't think you and your brother usually have much contact. I didn't expect you to know so much."
"Not much, and what I know is only these partial things."
"When did your brother find out that Chu Muling was someone arranged by the Chu family?"
"At the beginning."
"Why?"
"I don't know what he's thinking."
Pei Sui really couldn't understand it. From the moment Chu Muling approached him with ulterior motives, Pei Yu had already sensed something and even found out her identity, but he still kept her under his nose, entangled with her, and eventually they got together. He would also help her secure film and television resources.
They stayed together for over four years, almost five.
I really don't understand.
Although Meng Sheng was somewhat surprised by this secret, she didn't press the matter further. She simply treated it as a casual chat with Pei Sui and then put it aside.
After all, it's not their business, and now that Pei Yu has decided to meet Cen Jin, it means that he and Chu Muling are most likely going to have a complete showdown.
The two chatted about other things. Meng Sheng washed her face, drank a bowl of bird's nest soup, and then lay down on the bed. When Pei Sui came out of the bathroom, the two embraced and fell asleep.
On the 16th, Pei Sui went abroad on a business trip, which will last about ten to fifteen days.
Although there is a time difference between the two places, Meng Sheng is busy with the upcoming activities of the art museum, as well as the publication of the collection of papers with JD Art Museum. She also has to find time to accompany Meng Chengli. She is always on the go.
She didn't have much extra time to think about Pei Sui. When she had some free time at night, Pei Sui would always take half an hour to call or video chat with her.
Meng Sheng adapted well to this short separation and didn't feel any intense longing.
When she really misses them, she'll scroll through their photos together and the skiing video.
Before she, the official girlfriend, could say anything about her boyfriend's business trip, Meng Chengli, the future father-in-law, couldn't help but speak up first.
When Meng Sheng took a break to visit him, his first question was, "When will Ah Sui be back from his business trip to America? Did he tell you?"
Meng Sheng looked at him helplessly and asked with a smile, "Dad, are you missing him?"
"What do you mean, 'want' or 'don't want'? I was just asking casually." Meng Chengli denied it.
Meng Sheng chuckled, not exposing his lie. "It's not certain yet. They said the case is a bit complicated and will take at least seven or eight days. Shall I call him now to ask? But he's probably in a meeting right now and might not have time to answer."
Meng Chengli thought about it and then felt bad, "Never mind, he's busy, so let's not bother him."
"Dad, are you craving Ah Sui's cooking?" Meng Sheng sat beside her, peeling a pear for her, her legs crossed, and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, I haven't had his cooking for a week, and I really do miss it, especially the rock sugar turtle he made last time, wasn't it delicious?"
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