Chapter 57 Stay Overnight
Pei Song made up an excuse: "You are my boss now, you can't take advantage of me."
"Unspoken rules?" Shi Yanchen lowered his voice dangerously, "In your eyes, am I that kind of person?"
"I..." Pei Song was speechless. Just as he was about to say something, he heard footsteps outside.
Pei Song quickly distanced himself from him, and Shi Yanchen stuffed the ointment into Pei Song's hand as if nothing had happened.
"Remember to apply it." He said, and turned to leave, his movements smooth and flowing, as if nothing had happened just now.
Pei Song stood there, holding the still warm ointment in his hand, his heart beating wildly.
He knew that statement was a bit too much, but he didn't know how to deal with the current situation.
Seeing that they had almost finished eating, Pei Song went out to pay the bill, only to find that Shi Yanchen had already paid in advance.
Su Mi, who stayed in the box, couldn't help asking, "Cousin, did you bully Pei Song? It seems that he is not as relaxed as before and not very happy today."
"Children, don't meddle in adult affairs." Shi Yanchen threatened, "If you ask me again, I will ask my aunt to confiscate your private money."
Su Mi shrank his neck and remained silent, which was unusual for him.
He has been afraid of this cousin since he was a child. Every time his cousin speaks in this tone, it is bound to be something bad.
Pei Song pushed the door open and said, "Let's go."
Shi Yanchen glanced at him, said nothing, then stood up and walked out of the box.
Coming out of the hot pot restaurant, I passed by a dog cafe.
Su Mi's eyes lit up: "Let's go in and take a look!" She pulled Pei Song inside, and Shi Yanchen followed silently behind.
As soon as I opened the door, several furry little guys immediately surrounded me.
A three-month-old corgi was spinning around Pei Song's feet, its tail wagging like a small motor.
"It likes you very much." said the clerk with a smile.
Pei Song squatted down, and the little Corgi immediately buried his head in his arms.
The soft fur made his palms itchy, and he couldn't help but rub its ears.
"It's so cute." He said to Su Mi, "Look how cute it is."
"Cousin Leon, come and touch it too." Su Mi waved at Shi Yanchen, "Do you want to hug it?"
When Shi Yanchen approached, the little Corgi immediately rubbed his trouser leg affectionately, and Pei Song quietly moved to the side.
Su Mi handed the corgi over. Shi Yanchen hesitated for a moment, but still took the puppy.
The little Corgi immediately fluttered around excitedly, rubbing its head against his chin and wrinkling his meticulously done shirt.
A golden retriever and a Samoyed also came over, looking like they were going to act coquettishly together.
"Oh my god!" Su Mi quickly took out her phone to take a photo. "This scene is so rare."
"This is Tuantuan, he's only been here a week," the clerk said, "he's very well behaved and clingy, and he's still looking for an owner."
"Would you consider taking it home?" Su Mi poked Pei Song.
Pei Song shook his head: "I work overtime every day now and don't have time to take care of it. It's too lonely to let a dog stay at home all the time."
"What if we're over this busy period?" Su Mi didn't give up.
"Even if I really want to raise a dog in the future, I will choose to adopt one." Pei Song's voice softened, "When I was in Country D, I went to an animal shelter as a volunteer. The dogs there..."
He recalled the scenes he had seen at the shelter: "Some dogs have been there for many years. They are very excited to see people coming, but they always return disappointed. They are also very well-behaved and cute, but they just have bad luck."
Shi Yanchen held Tuantuan in his arms and listened quietly.
"I believe that every dog deserves to be treated well." Pei Song continued, "If I can really raise a dog one day, I will definitely give it a warm home. Not because it is so cute, but because it is also a life."
Shi Yanchen looked at him, his eyes focused and gentle.
Before leaving, Tuan Tuan followed behind reluctantly, and was still whining until he reached the store door.
Pei Song squatted down and touched its head: "Goodbye, I'll see you next time."
"I think it can't bear to leave you." Su Mi said with a smile, "Are you sure you don't want to think about it again?"
Pei Song shook his head, but couldn't help but look back several times.
On the way back, Su Mi fell asleep in the back seat.
The car was awkwardly quiet, with only the faint sound of the air conditioner running.
Pei Song glanced at Shi Yanchen's wrinkled shirt and said softly, "By the way, the clothes I borrowed from you last time are still with me. I'll bring them to you tomorrow."
Shi Yanchen glanced at the rearview mirror: "No rush."
Pei Song turned his head uncomfortably and looked out the window. No one spoke for the rest of the conversation.
Arriving outside the Pei family villa, Su Mi rubbed his eyes and woke up: "We're here."
He stopped Pei Song who was about to get off the car and said, "I'm going to stay at your house tonight! I haven't finished talking about many things yet."
Shi Yanchen frowned: "Your home is not far away, why don't you go back and live there?"
"That's so boring." Su Mi stayed in the back seat and refused to move. "It's a rare opportunity for me to come back. I have a lot of things to talk to Song Song about."
"You are too willful." Shi Yanchen said in a slightly cold tone.
"We often did this when we were in college." Su Mi completely ignored her cousin's expression and pulled Pei Song towards the villa. "Besides, the flowers and plants in the Pei family must miss me too."
Shi Yanchen seemed to want to say something but stopped himself. In the end, he said nothing. He watched their backs disappear behind the door before he started the car and left.
In the middle of the night, Pei Song and Su Mi were lying on the bed playing games when a message popped up on their cell phone.
Shi Yanchen: "You two sleep in the same bed?"
Pei Song: "It has nothing to do with you"
Shi Yanchen was stunned for a moment and looked up this internet slang. It turned out that it meant that someone disliked him for meddling in other people's business.
"Song Song, what's going on between you and my cousin?" Su Mi put down the phone, "I see something is wrong with your eyes."
"Nothing happened." Pei Song denied, thinking: I can't tell you that your cousin and I almost went to bed.
"Really?" Su Mi was skeptical, "Then why are you so absent-minded when you see him?"
"No way." Pei Song continued playing games, pretending not to hear.
"My cousin never takes the initiative to care about others. But today, when he saw your hand was splashed with oil, he immediately followed you to the bathroom. He is just too concerned!"
"You think too much." Pei Song's ears turned red. "He's just worried that I'd get hurt and affect my work."
"You're lying!" Su Mi jumped up. "When did my cousin care so much about his subordinates? And he has been secretly looking at you today. Do you think I didn't notice?"
"Do you want to play games or not?" Pei Song changed the subject.
"No more fighting, no more fighting," Su Mi said excitedly, "I want to hear gossip! Did you guys..." when you were in Country D?
Pei Song turned off the game: "I'm sleepy, let's go to sleep."
"Don't!" Su Mi shook his arm, "Give me some face, I am your best friend."
"Because you are my best friend," Pei Song turned over, "so it's better not to let you know some things."
"What do you mean?" Su Mi became even more curious.
Pei Song had already covered his head with the quilt: "Sleep!"
"Really?" Su Mi muttered in dissatisfaction, "I can clearly feel it, there is definitely something wrong with you."