Du Lei said unhappily, "What, are you unhappy that I can lend her money?"
In the past, Cheng Xuelin would always endure Du Lei's comments about him.
Things are different now; Pei Zhi is back.
Cheng Xuelin was still working under Pei Zhi, so he naturally wouldn't pretend not to understand Du Lei's sarcasm.
“Yes,” Cheng Xuelin replied, “I’m so envious.”
"However, Zhizhi probably doesn't know that you lent her money, right? I'm really envious."
Pei Wang looked around and thought, "Alright, I'm tired today and can't persuade them anymore. If they want to argue or fight, I won't stop them."
"Just because you work at Zhizhi's company, you think you're close to Zhizhi and that you're something special, right?"
“Of course,” Cheng Xuelin immediately replied, “This way I can spend almost all my time with Zhizhi, unlike you.”
When was the last time you saw Zhizhi?
Cheng Xuelin pretended to recall something and started counting on his fingers.
"Ten days ago? Twenty days ago? Or a month ago?"
"Are you looking for death?" Du Lei slammed his hand on the table, stood up and questioned Cheng Xuelin.
Cheng Xuelin wasn't intimidated at all. "Go ahead and hit me if you dare."
Du Lei could hardly contain himself after hearing Cheng Xuelin's provocative words.
Du Lei grabbed Cheng Xuelin by the collar, "You're the first one who's asking for a beating."
"Please don't go easy on me, it would be best if I couldn't go to work tomorrow."
Du Lei's fists were clenched, but upon hearing Cheng Xuelin's words, he suddenly lowered them.
"The company is rushing to meet the deadline for new products. If I get injured and can't go to work, I imagine Zhizhi would be upset, right?"
Pei Wang saw Du Lei looking both aggrieved and arrogant.
In the end, Pei Wang also sighed.
Pei Wang tapped the table. "If you don't dare to hit me, then let go."
Cheng Xuelin gave Du Lei a provocative look, and Du Lei gritted his teeth, but in the end he had no choice but to let go.
Cheng Xuelin tugged at his collar and sat down opposite Pei Wang.
Cheng Xuelin said with a grin, "Thank you, Brother Wang."
Du Lei snorted angrily and took out a beer from the box.
Du Lei simply used the table to open the bottle cap.
Du Lei handed the opened beer to Pei Wang, who was about to take it.
Pei Wang stared at the label on the bottle, his hand frozen in mid-air.
Du Lei raised the bottle: "Catch it, what are you standing there for?"
"Take it away quickly, it brings me bad luck."
"What's so unlucky?" Du Lei asked, confused. He picked up the bottle and took a big gulp.
To be honest, Pei Wang is quite a bad person.
He insisted on waiting until Du Lei took a sip before Pei Wang slowly spoke.
"I will never drink this brand of beer again in my life."
"Why?" Du Lei looked at the bottle. "I didn't buy the wrong one. Haven't we always drunk this brand before?"
"You also said that this brand tastes better than others?"
Du Lei isn't picky about beer brands; as long as it's not too bad, he'll accept it.
Pei Wang touched his nose. "I went to see Zhizhi today."
"Someone delivered flowers to her office."
Cheng Xuelin stood up abruptly: "What?"
"How come I didn't know? What time is it today?"
Pei Wang asked uncertainly, "How about a little after lunch today?"
"Damn it." Cheng Xuelin cursed. "I went to the factory after 11 o'clock and didn't get back until 3 o'clock in the afternoon."
Cheng Xuelin was somewhat annoyed. If he were at the company, there would never have been flowers delivered to Pei Zhi.
"What does it have to do with you not drinking when she receives flowers?" Du Lei still didn't understand the connection between the two.
"The beer that any man who's pursuing Zhizhi is produced by his family."
Du Lei immediately felt that the beer he had just drunk was even more burning to his throat than baijiu.
Pei Wang felt disgusted just thinking about it. "You have no idea how disgusting the card he sent to Zhizhi was."
"What do you mean, 'I will never forget you'? This man is too dissolute. How could he say such a thing to a girl? He's definitely not a good person."
Jiang Qingyuan happened to be carrying dishes out of the kitchen when he overheard Pei Wang's remarks.
"So this is promiscuity? When I was pursuing Zhizhi, I said even more saccharine things."
Pei Wang said with dissatisfaction, "Hey, Jiang Qingyuan, whose side are you taking?"
Jiang Qingyuan arranged the plates, saying, "I call this telling the truth."
Cheng Xuelin got up and went to the kitchen to help get the bowls and chopsticks.
Pei Wang kept rambling on, "Whom am I doing this for? Isn't it all for you?"
Pei Wang tapped the table with his finger. "Since Pei Zhi came back, she's been incredibly busy every day."
"Of the group of you, besides Cheng Xuelin who has work-related contact with her, how many times have you seen her in your daily lives?"
"You haven't made any progress at all, and there are people outside who are more proactive than you. Aren't you worried?"
Jiang Qingyuan just smiled and turned to go back into the kitchen.
Pei Wang understood Jiang Qingyuan's personality, so he turned to look at Du Lei.
Du Lei seemed to be lost in thought as he mechanically raised his arm to drink.
"Can you still drink it?"
"Lei Zi, you have to think of something. Are you really going to watch Zhi Zhi get together with someone else before you're satisfied?"
Pei Wang asked in confusion, "Don't you feel the burning sensation in your throat when you drink this wine?"
Du Lei put down the wine bottle. "Otherwise what? If I don't drink this brand of wine, will he stop pursuing Zhizhi?"
"What's the point of such a childish act, other than making yourself miserable?"
"Then take the initiative. Zhizhi is back from abroad. I think she should be able to stay put for a few days. Don't waste this opportunity."
Du Lei put down the wine bottle, wanting to say something, but after a long while he just sighed.
Why are you sighing?
Du Lei ran a hand through his hair. "A-Wang, we're brothers. I'll tell you something from the bottom of my heart, but I don't dare."
"I guess it's because I'm getting older, and I don't have the drive I had when I was younger."
"I haven't seen Zhizhi for several years, and we feel a bit estranged. I asked her out, but what should we talk about?"
"To put it bluntly, when Zhizhi and I go out together now, people think we're from different generations."
Du Lei has spent years mingling with men, so he's quite rough around the edges. Being a soldier, he's also very upright.
Pei Zhi is still as fresh and tender as she was when she was young.
"Why did you run out of things to talk about?" Pei Wang asked, puzzled. "You just talked to her about your family over the years."
"For example, my parents have been sick several times over the years."
"Or we could talk about doing business together, or we could talk about some interesting things in our lives."
Du Lei asked, "It's always the same old stuff, over and over again. Do you find it interesting?"
Pei Wang choked up, seemingly not expecting Du Lei to ask such a question.
So you mean you're not going to take the initiative?
"And then you watch Zhizhi being seen with other people?"
Pei Wang asked, puzzled, "Du Lei, why have you become such a coward?"
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