Chapter 37 See you tomorrow
The meal lasted two hours.
Before leaving, the judges patted Pei Song on the shoulder and said, "We look forward to Jin Shang Xuan's next Michelin star."
The news spread quickly and everyone in the company was excited about the possibility.
"I never thought we could make it to Michelin." Colleagues discussed the matter at the meeting.
Liu Yan said sarcastically: "I don't know if it was a proxy? Nowadays, Michelin reviewers are sometimes influenced by personal relationships..."
"Liu Yan." Zhou Feng suddenly asked, "Are you questioning Michelin's credibility or the project team's ability?"
Liu Yan suddenly fell silent.
That night, Pei Song received a video call from Shi Yanchen.
"I heard there's a surprise?" Shi Yanchen's voice came through the phone.
"You know everything?" Pei Song was a little surprised.
"I have been paying attention to it." Shi Yanchen said, "You have done a good job on Michelin."
Pei Song smiled: "It may not be successful yet."
"What's important is not the result," Shi Yanchen said, "but that you have proved yourself with your strength."
"By the way," Shi Yanchen paused, "I have almost finished dealing with things here, and I will go back tomorrow."
"So fast?" Pei Song was delighted, but still pretended to be calm and said, "So is everything settled?"
"Yes." Shi Yanchen said meaningfully, "You will know soon."
After hanging up the phone, Pei Song looked at the night scene outside the window, his heart full of anticipation.
This week, he not only made a breakthrough in the project, but more importantly, he found his own position.
The next afternoon, Pei Song hesitated for a long time before knocking on Zhou Feng's office door.
"Mr. Zhou, I want to leave work an hour early..." Pei Song said a little embarrassedly.
"Is there something?" Zhou Feng raised his head from the documents.
"Go pick someone up at the airport."
Zhou Feng nodded: "Okay, just help me deliver the business seal to Li Ming. He is outside discussing something with a client and he said he needs it urgently."
He checked his watch: "I should still be at the coffee shop on Airport Road."
Pei Song hurried to the coffee shop with the seal.
Li Ming was late for show. He said on the phone that he was on the way and would be there soon.
By the time he finally handed over the seal, it was almost five o'clock.
When he arrived at the airport, Pei Song looked at the green words "Arrived" on the flight information board with some annoyance.
Fortunately, as soon as I arrived at the hall, I saw Shi Yanchen walking out of the exit.
After not seeing each other for a week, he still had his usual cool and aloof temperament. Even after a long flight, his clothes and hairstyle were still meticulous.
Behind him were two people who looked like assistants, pushing a luggage cart.
"Have you been waiting for a long time?" Shi Yanchen asked as he approached.
Pei Song shook his head: "I just arrived too, and was delayed by something on the way..."
He subconsciously wanted to take the briefcase from Shi Yanchen's hand, but the other party gently avoided it.
"You guys go to the hotel first." Shi Yanchen said to his assistant, then turned to Pei Song, "I'll take your car."
In the car, Pei Song couldn't help but sneak a peek at Shi Yanchen's profile.
Shi Yanchen leaned back in his seat, his fatigue from the long flight finally showing.
Pei Song felt that he probably didn't have the energy to have dinner with him, so he prepared to send him directly back to the hotel.
"Why are you staring at me?" Shi Yanchen chuckled.
Pei Song was not embarrassed to be caught: "Take a rest first, I'll call you when we get there."
Shi Yanchen hummed.
When they arrived downstairs at the hotel, Pei Song was about to say goodbye, but Shi Yanchen spoke up:
"Come up and sit for a while? I brought gifts for you and your uncle and aunt."
"It's so late..."
"Just a moment." Shi Yanchen had already opened the car door. "It won't take up too much of your time."
In the suite, Shi Yanchen took out several exquisite boxes from his luggage.
A set of valuable kitchen utensils, with Pei Song's initials engraved on the knife handle, a limited edition fountain pen for his father, and a hand-embroidered silk scarf for his mother.
"This is too expensive..." Pei Song looked at these gifts, feeling a little helpless.
"I'm glad you like it." Shi Yanchen handed him a cup of coffee, "Try it, it's made from beans from your favorite coffee shop."
The two sat on the sofa in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, drinking coffee and chatting.
Before I knew it, it was completely dark.
"I should go back." Pei Song looked at the time.
"Okay." Shi Yanchen sent him to the parking lot, "See you tomorrow."
These two simple words made Pei Song start to look forward to the sun rising tomorrow.
What Pei Song didn’t expect was that a piece of news broke out the next day and caused a stir in the business world:
The purchasing manager of Pei Group was suspected of embezzlement of tens of millions of yuan.
What is even more shocking is that his illegitimate child was registered under his brother's name, and this "substitute father" turned out to be the chairman of Pei Group.
The news spread quickly and media from all walks of life flocked to the scene.
Those who had been laughing at the Pei family were now watching this drama with gloating.
"I've long felt that there's something wrong with the Pei family. Not only does the eldest wife have to take the blame for her younger brother, she also has to raise his illegitimate child. This is beyond cowardly."
Late at night, the Pei family villa was brightly lit. Pei Song supported his mother and was forced to watch a farce.
"Bang!" The door was pushed open and my aunt rushed in with her two brothers.
"Well, Pei Cheng!" Auntie pointed at Uncle Pei's nose and scolded, "It turns out that you already have a son outside. I have believed in you for nothing all these years that you are a good man!"
"Listen to my explanation..." Uncle Pei huddled in the corner, his face pale.
"What explanation do you need?" The brother-in-law slammed the coffee table. "Just the illegitimate child issue is enough to make you suffer. Now there is a corruption case involving tens of millions of dollars! Are you planning to push my sister into the fire?"
"That's right!" The second brother-in-law sneered, "The accounts of those suppliers, the inflated unit prices, the falsified quantities, everything is irrefutable evidence. If you don't give us an explanation, we will never let you go!"
Grandma Pei heard the noise and ran downstairs: "It's late at night, let's talk it out..."
"Talk nicely," the young aunt laughed almost crazily, "Now the whole city is saying that I married a beast in human form! It's ok that he has a son outside, but he actually embezzled public funds! You have brought shame to our whole family!"
"One hundred million!" The brother-in-law said straight to the point, "This is our compensation request. We won't discuss it with you if you ask for even a cent less. Otherwise, we will file a police report right away!"
"One hundred million." Grandma Pei's legs went limp. "This, this..." She suddenly grabbed Father Pei's hand. "Boss, you have to save your brother!"