Chapter 111 She is Alone
Inside the Pei family study
The mahogany bookshelves stretch from the ground to the dome, and the rows of hardcover books exude the weight of time.
Pei Yuezhou leaned back in the leather seat, holding the unfolded project report between his fingertips, but his eyes did not fall on the paper. Instead, he glanced at Pei Youming who was standing solemnly opposite him with a bit of nonchalantness.
"The Song family has been quite active these past few days, especially regarding the bidding scheme for those plots of land in the west of the city."
Pei Youming placed a stack of evidence documents in the middle of the desk, his tone etched with obvious chill, "Not only did they team up with three companies to raise our bidding costs, they also maliciously lowered the price in the final bid, pushing our profit margins below the bottom line.
Even more outrageous is that this morning, the China Securities Regulatory Commission reported that the Song family has turned the tables, accusing us of malicious monopoly and demanding a suspension of project approvals.
Pei Yuezhou finally raised his eyes and tapped the table with his knuckles. The regular sound echoed in the study.
He picked up the document and flipped through two pages. Suddenly, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but there was no warmth in his eyes: "What's the rush?"
"Uncle, isn't this urgent?"
Pei Youming frowned. "The Chengxi Project is the focus of our domestic operations this year. If it's targeted by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, our subsequent funding chain will likely be disrupted."
"Nothing can go wrong."
Pei Yuezhou threw the document back onto the table, leaning forward slightly, his tone full of the calmness of someone in control of the situation, "If the Song family wants sweet treats, then give them first. They even resorted to such childish tactics as suing the China Securities Regulatory Commission, which shows that Song Chuhe can no longer sit still."
He paused, and lightly touched the word "Song Family" with his fingertips: "Only by making the prey feel that they have the upper hand will they jump into the trap without any preparation.
Have someone organize the evidence we have, keep it secret for now, and hand it over when the time is right."
Pei Youming was stunned for a moment, then reacted. The anxiety in his eyes faded, and he looked more understanding: "You expected them to do this?"
"I know exactly what kind of opponent I am."
Pei Yuezhou leaned back in his chair, picked up the report again, and his tone returned to his previous indifference. "Keep an eye on the follow-up matters and make sure there are no mistakes."
"Okay." Pei Youming nodded in agreement.
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The moment the elevator door opened, a biting chill hit her in the face, and Yu Zhi subconsciously wrapped her clothes tightly.
"Why is the temperature here lower than outside?"
It was like walking into a freezer.
As she stepped into the luxury apartment, Yu Zhi immediately saw scattered bloodstains on the floor and a thin layer of frost on the tea cups on the table.
[Host, please go to the bathroom! ]
The further you go in, the colder it gets.
Yu Zhi followed the source of the cold, pushed open the bedroom door, and groped her way to the bathroom.
The temperature inside was set to below zero, and even though she was wrapped in thick clothes, she couldn't help but get goose bumps.
Walking around the sink, she saw Song Nuan soaking in the bathtub, with ice cubes of various sizes floating on the water.
"Are you trying to kill yourself?" Yu Zhi's eyebrows jumped, and she quickly pulled Song Nuan out of the ice water.
When her fingertips touched the other person's icy body, she subconsciously wanted to pull back.
After moving Song Nuan to the bed, Yu Zhi immediately adjusted the temperature in the room to normal.
In a daze, Song Nuan vaguely opened her eyes, but soon fainted again.
When she regained consciousness, Song Nuan found that she had been changed into warm and dry clothes.
Yu Zhi came over from outside, carrying a bowl of ginger soup. "I'm not saying anything, but you're really cruel. Even though our physiques are better than normal people, we can't withstand such torture."
The burning sensation on my body has dissipated, leaving only the residual coldness.
It seems that the last punishment has ended.
Song Nuan propped herself up and sat up, then took the ginger soup: "Thank you."
Yu Zhi looked at her, her eyes becoming dim and unclear.
Song Nuan met her gaze without looking up. The hot ginger soup had tinged her cheeks with color. "What do you want to ask?"
"I thought you were helping me because it happened to align with your mission goal, but now it seems that's not the case."
Yu Zhi took two steps closer and asked, "Why are you targeting Lu Zhuoyuan?"
She was very sure that this was related to Song Nuan's original identity.
There must be some reason that forced her to do it, which made her dare to cross the red line of the Administration.
Song Nuan tightened her grip on the bowl.
After slowly finishing the ginger soup, she wiped the water stains from the corners of her lips and whispered, "Because... he once killed me."
A life for a life, that sounds reasonable.
Yu Zhi couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.
She had always thought that Song Nuan was from another world and never thought that the other party was also from this world.
You should know that there is usually only one situation in which you can be assigned to this world to perform tasks.
That is a person who is alone in this world, without any constraints, and whose rationality completely overwhelms his emotions.
Song Nuan obviously only told part of the truth. Yu Zhi also noticed this, but did not ask any further questions.
She was about to take the empty bowl to the kitchen when Song Nuan's voice suddenly came from behind her: "Are you on good terms with Song Chuhe?"
This sudden question instantly wiped out Yu Zhi's originally calm mood: "I have nothing to do with him."
It's a completely damn bad fate.
Or the kind that I don't even want to mention.
"Why do you ask that suddenly?"
"The recent business war between the Song family and the Bangs family has been making a lot of noise, and even the Zhou family and the Shen family have joined in the fun. Song Chuhe seems to be in a good position now, but it's only a matter of time before he's exposed. I'm just curious about your attitude."
Yu Zhi didn't show any emotion after hearing this: "My husband is in charge of these matters. I'm just a free and easy rich lady."
Song Nuan tucked the corner of the quilt for herself.
It seemed that the relationship between the two was bad, so she had nothing to worry about.
When Yu Zhi came out of the kitchen, her cell phone suddenly rang. It was Yu Heng calling.
She deliberately lowered her voice, but in the quiet room, Yu Heng's voice still reached Song Nuan's ears clearly.
Song Nuan, who had originally closed her eyes, opened them involuntarily.
"Zhizhi, my aunt wants us to go back to Lincheng and stay for a few days. What are your plans? Do you want to bring your loved one along?"
Yu Zhi thought that Pei Yuezhou had been too busy with work recently and was undecided for a moment.
She originally wanted to take him back to meet his relatives, but she was afraid of delaying his business.
Just when she was hesitating, Pei Yuezhou's pleasant voice suddenly came from the receiver: "I want to follow you."
There was also Yu Heng's low cry from the other end, obviously his phone had been forcibly snatched away.
Yu Zhi was worried about disturbing Song Nuan's rest, so she made a "leave" gesture to her. After seeing her nod, she took her cell phone and walked out of the bedroom.
Without any worries, her voice relaxed a little: "I saw the latest news, you don't have time, right?"
Pei Yuezhou's voice was filled with laughter: "I'm not busy, it's Pei Youming who is busy."
Yu Zhi couldn't help but chuckle.
That's right. A Yue is at the decision-making level, while Xiao Pei is in charge of daily operations and executive decisions. I'm afraid they are very busy now.
"Okay, then you pack our luggage at home."
"Okay." The tone on the other end of the phone sounded a little lighter.
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