Chapter 14 Give Me Another Chance

While the car was stopped at a red light, the driver checked the message on his phone and said, "Miss, Shang Heng's car is parked in front of the security room. He was here last night too."

Pei Yuning was a little speechless. What on earth was Shang Heng trying to do?

Pei Yunzhi frowned slightly and asked what she meant: "If you don't want to see him, I will ask the security guards to drive him away now. Don't worry about the relationship between the two families."

Pei Yuning: "Forget it, I'll talk to him face to face later. If it keeps going like this, it will be hard for the security guards to do their job."

"Okay." Pei Yanzhi respected her decision.

When they arrived at the gate of Yuhua Mingyuan, Pei Yuning got out of the car. Pei Yinzhi lowered the window, sat in the car, and looked at her from a distance.

Shang Heng walked up to her and said, "Ning Ning."

"Don't call me that." Pei Yuning said, "Shang Heng, I don't understand you, really. You came here last night and tonight, what on earth do you want to do?"

The suit Shang Heng was wearing was the one in the photo just now. He had just finished coaxing Xu Wei and came to see her.

However, Pei Yuning didn't intend to mention the photo at all, because she didn't care who Shang Heng had in his heart, so it didn't matter to her who he was willing to coax.

If she brought up the photo, it would seem like she couldn't let it go. There was no need to force herself to act emotionless, as she was not an actor.

Seeing Pei Yuning's current attitude, Shang Heng suppressed his doubts about the male model and temporarily forbearingly coaxed her: "Ningning, I really drank too much that day. There won't be a next time. I promise that I will never touch alcohol again, and I will never go to such occasions again."

Pei Yuning: "Does it matter whether it's true or not?"

Shang Heng lowered his proud head and said, "Ning Ning, as long as you don't cancel the engagement, I will agree to whatever you say. Give me another chance, okay?"

Pei Yuning: "Okay."

Shang Heng was stunned for a moment, then he took a step forward happily, wanting to hug her. He knew that Ning Ning had him in her heart.

Pei Yuning took a few steps back and said slowly: "As long as you chop off the ten fingers that hugged Xu Wei, break the teeth that touched Xu Wei, and pull out the tongue that licked Xu Wei, I will promise you that I will not break off the engagement."

In an instant, it was as if a basin of cold water was poured over his head, and the blood in Shang Henghun's body was confined and no longer circulated.

Pei Yuning glanced at him sarcastically, then turned and left.

Shang Heng came back to his senses, grabbed her wrist, and said stubbornly, "Could the male model last night be cleaner than me? Ningning, in Jingbei, who else can you marry besides me? Whoever you marry, I will steal his marriage. I, Shang Heng, keep my word."

Pei Yan punched Shang Heng in the face, completely protecting his sister behind him, and said sarcastically: "You can try and see if you have the qualifications."

Shang Heng covered the side of his face and fell backwards in a panic.

Pei Yunzhi had learned boxing since he was young, and he did not hold back at all when he threw that punch just now.

Pei Yunzhi led Pei Yuning back to the car, and the driver drove into Yuhua Mingyuan.

Pei Yuning's wrist was left with five red marks where Shang Heng had grabbed it. She had fair skin and was delicate, so if she had used a little more force, the marks would have been particularly noticeable.

Pei Yanzhi frowned in displeasure. He should have followed her closely.

"Brother, don't tell grandpa and grandma about this. After all, the engagement will be cancelled tomorrow at noon." Fortunately, the skirt she wore today had gauze sleeves. Pei Yuning hid her wrists inside, and the marks would naturally fade away after a while.

Pei Yunzhi: "Don't make this an example. Don't meet him alone in the future. Stay away from him."

Pei Yuning: "I understand."

After entering the main house, we washed our hands and had our meals. Today, the whole family sat together in a neat row. The dining table was filled with dishes, which the kitchen had started preparing since noon.

The grandparents were sitting in the main seats, Pei Yuchen's family of three were sitting on the left, and Pei Yuning's family of three were sitting on the right.

Pei Yuning sat between her father and brother, with one on her left and one on her right, helping her pick up vegetables, pour soup, peel shrimps, and remove fish bones.

Pei Yuning enjoyed herself contentedly; without her stepmother Bai Lian around, the air in the main house was much fresher.

My second uncle and second aunt just came back from celebrating their wedding anniversary abroad and brought a lot of souvenirs with them. I asked Pei Yunzhi and Pei Yuning to go and see if they like them.

The Pei family does not have the habit of not talking while eating or sleeping at the dinner table. Meals should be lively and noisy when the family is together.

After dinner, Pei Yuning took the necklace and hair accessories that her aunt bought for her and went upstairs to match her clothes, skirt and bag.

Pei Yunzhi chatted with the two elders for a while, then took the watch given to him by his second uncle and went upstairs to the study.

The clock on the wall pointed to the Roman numeral nine, and there was a knock on the study door.

Pei Jinyan: "Yanzhi, it's me, is it convenient?"

Pei Yunzhi said calmly, "Please come in."

Pei Jinyan pushed the door open and sat down on the sofa. Looking at his eldest son who was working meticulously at his desk, the words he had prepared suddenly failed to come out.

The gaze was hard to ignore. Pei Yunzhi suppressed his subtle emotions, closed his pen, and looked up at his father sitting on the sofa: "Is there anything I can do for you?"

Pei Jinyan coughed lightly: "I heard that the Xu family has several funds that have not been approved yet. Did they go wrong in some step of the process?"

Pei Yunzhi said bluntly: "Their process is correct, I just delayed it on purpose."

Pei Jinyan had a headache: "Yanzhi, you have always been decent and sensible. Our family and the Xu family are relatives, so we can't do anything too ugly. Since the Shang Heng incident has already happened, just cancel the engagement. I will compensate Ningning in the future."

Pei Yunzhi glanced at him with contempt: "Because of your incompetence, you couldn't maintain the marriage relationship, and my mother left Ningning, who had just turned four, and me, who was twelve, to go to France alone; because of your stupidity, you gave another woman the opportunity to marry into the Pei family, pretending to be cowardly on the surface, but stirring up trouble behind the scenes."

"You are also one of the accomplices in the humiliation Ningning is suffering. My sister has lost her mother's love, so I will try my best to maintain the superficial harmonious relationship between us. Please take care of yourself." Pei Yunzhi raised his hand and pointed at the study door, "Now, please go out."

Pei Yunzhi was a precocious child since childhood. He was not close to anything except his sister who was eight years younger than him, for whom he had a natural desire to protect.

Pei Jinyan looked at him in despair. He had never thought that he was such a father figure in his eldest son's heart. He stood up slowly and walked out of the study room with a slightly staggering step.

Pei Yuchen, who just came up to serve strawberries but accidentally overheard half of the commotion, walked into the corner.

Ten minutes later, there was a knock and Pei Yunzhi's study door was pushed open.

"Brother, are you still busy?" Pei Yuchen put the strawberries on the table, his tone relaxed and natural, "Ningning said the strawberries were sweet, and she wanted to call you to come down to eat them. I was annoyed by my grandma's urging me to get married, so I came to your place to hide under the pretext of sending strawberries."

"Not busy." Pei Yunzhi took a strawberry and ate it. "For Shen Qingshu's female lead role, you can find a good screenwriter in the industry to revise the script. Replace the filming, post-editing, and special effects with a more professional team. All expenses will be paid through the group's account. I know you want to vent your anger on Ning Ning, but it's not appropriate for her to settle for a second-tier script, not to mention that you are interested in her."

Pei Yuchen agreed: "I know what's going on. I'm looking for it. I don't want to let her get upset, so I will definitely give her the best configuration."

Pei Yunzhi: “Yeah.”