Pei Jun frowned, then quickly burst into laughter, his shoulders shaking as if he had heard an incredible joke.
Xu Zhe nodded slightly to him in farewell and turned to leave the office.
She first went to the restroom to clean her face, then went down the elevator, found a quiet place, and made a phone call.
The phone rang for a long time until the unanswered tone ended and the line was automatically disconnected.
Xu Zhe thought for a moment, then sent a message to that number: "This is Xu Zhe."
A short while later, the phone rang back on its own.
"Xu Zhe?" Xu Shixin's voice came from the other end of the phone.
Xu Zhe couldn't help but shiver.
"Did you need something?" Xu Shixin asked.
Clearly, Xu Zhe's initiative to contact him had piqued his interest greatly.
It's like an old fox teasing its cubs, playing with them until it's done, and then devouring them in one bite.
Xu Zhe composed himself and said, "I want to meet with you."
"Hahaha...!" Xu Shixin's laughter was exaggerated and arrogant.
"You little brat, how dare you see me?! I don't need to think twice before I know you're up to no good!"
"But it doesn't matter, you have some strength with your thin hands and legs."
Xu Zhe's teeth started chattering. This man was like a devil; just hearing his voice was terrifying.
She tried to catch her breath: "Nanshan Villa, 3 p.m."
"Nanshan Villa? Isn't that where Grandpa and his granddaughter go on vacation?"
"See you at three o'clock." Xu Zhe said, catching his breath, and quickly hung up the phone. Then he slumped in the corner and curled up in a ball.
At 3 PM,
Nanshan Villa.
Xu Shixin drove his car along the winding mountain road and stopped directly in front of the villa.
He glanced out the car window at the front yard, where the weeds had grown to waist height; the old man had left it abandoned after passing through.
I looked left and right but couldn't see the little thing, but the villa gate was open.
Xu Shixin gave a cold laugh and opened the car door.
"Sir, would you like me to accompany you inside?" The driver got out of the driver's seat and called out to him.
Xu Shixin stretched out his arm and waved, then walked into the house without looking back.
He had only visited this house once, shortly after the old man passed away.
From site selection, design, and construction to the monthly stays after renovation, the old man handled everything himself, never letting Xu Shixin get involved.
He thought there were some treasures inside, but after the old man passed away, when he finally saw it, he found that the two-story building was empty, without even a kitchen or dining room, just two large bedrooms.
He asked the housekeeper what the old man brought Xu Zhe here for on the first and fifteenth of each month. The housekeeper only said that they went hiking and exercising to breathe fresh air in the mountains.
That was clearly just a perfunctory response. Didn't the old man know better? He brought a girl from an orphanage home to prolong his life; how could he possibly bring her along just to get closer to nature?!
Upon entering the main gate, a person stands in the center of the lobby on the first floor.
Xu Shixin lowered his eyes. He hadn't noticed much before, but the little girl had grown taller, with long arms and legs, and looked very different from when she was a bean sprout.
Her skin was fair, and her features had matured. Although her expression was both cute and fierce, it had a unique charm against her youthful face.
He chuckled inwardly. No wonder Xu Zhengxi couldn't resist. With such looks, plus a "human-shaped Pixiu" destiny, what man wouldn't want to possess her!
"Xu Zhe," Xu Shixin called her name.
Xu Zhe felt nauseous, and those two impure gazes kept sweeping over her.
"You wanted to see me, so I came, leaving behind a ton of business at the company." Xu Shixin chuckled. "What? You've arrived on time, but you're not saying a word?"
Xu Zhe suppressed his nausea, swallowed hard, and resisted the urge to vomit.
"You can't treat Zhengxi like that," she finally said.
"Ha!" Xu Shixin chuckled. "You called me here just to warn me?"
"Ha! Haha...!"
Xu Shixin's laughter echoed in the empty hall, adding to the eerie atmosphere of the already gloomy house.
Xu Zhe's legs trembled uncontrollably, and he almost couldn't stand up.
"Why can't I treat him like that?!" Xu Shixin, having finished laughing, shouted angrily, "Him! Xu Zhengxi! How did my precious eldest son treat me?!"
"He flattered and fawned over his grandfather, making the old man only have eyes for his eldest grandson and look down on his son at all! If Xu Zhengxi hadn't chosen to go into politics, the Xu family's business would have been handed over to him!"
"And look at how he treats his younger siblings! They're blood relatives, yet he doesn't care at all, sending them straight to jail!"
"You've ruined my good fortune! I'm the head of the Xu Group! If you transfer your luck to me, it won't just benefit me, it will benefit the whole clan!"
"How dare you ruin his father's plans?! He snatched you away and wants to have you all to himself! Do you really think he loves you?! He just wants your body and your destiny! And you even stood up for him! Women, young and old, are all hopelessly love-struck!"
Xu Shixin roared at Xu Zhe. He had been holding these words in for too long and wanted to vent them! Finally, in the villa that the old man had forbidden him from setting foot in before his death, he said it all out loud!
Unfortunately, the one listening to him was not his eldest son, but this "human-shaped Pixiu" tool.
"You really are superstitious," Xu Zhe replied curtly after hearing his words.
“I’m superstitious?! You’re just ignorant!” Xu Shixin pointed at her and yelled.
"Do you think Xu Zhengxi could rise so high all the way up? Do you really think he can have all the connections just by relying on the Pei family?! He's just sucking up your luck!"
At this point, his expression turned serious, his eyes narrowed, and he exuded an indescribable lewdness.
"He's risen so fast! He's only been in Lingnan for half a year and he's already been promoted again. Next, he'll be in the core circle of Beidu!" Xu Shixin smiled ambiguously. "Looks like we've been having quite a bit of sex lately!"
Xu Zhe felt a chill run down his spine and a wave of nausea wash over him! How could a father say such things about his own son?!
"You're disgusting!" She clutched her chest with one hand and looked away, not wanting to look at him.
Xu Shixin burst into laughter, then walked step by step toward Xu Zhe from the dome of the hall: "Do you want to know what's even more disgusting?!"
Xu Zhe felt a chill run down his spine when he saw the perverted look in his eyes, and he retreated step by step.
"You've spent so much time playing with Xu Zhengxi, it's time you played with me too~"
"shameless!"
Xu Zhe's face turned deathly pale. He stared straight at him and continued to back away.
"Face? What does that matter?! Fame, fortune, and status—those are the things that truly matter! Xu Zhengxi didn't even teach you properly!"
He continued to approach her, and seeing her pale face, her hands and feet trembling uncontrollably yet still trying to act tough, he found it amusing.
This is much more interesting than those women outside!
Xu Zhe retreated step by step to the wall, his back pressed tightly against the stone wall.
Xu Shixin laughed: "There's nowhere to return it, listen to me~"
He lunged at Xu Zhe, about to pounce.
With a "whoosh," a door behind Xu Zhe was pushed open.
The person quickly disappeared from sight.
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