Chapter 27: Hooking the bottom and feeding it into his mouth
Shang Heng was carried directly back to the ancestral hall of Tan Jing Mansion by the people who were sent to find him.
After kneeling for two hours, Mr. Shang finally showed up late.
The scar on Shang Heng's face from Pei Yunzhi's punch had not yet disappeared. He whispered, "Grandpa."
Mr. Shang snorted coldly: "You still remember to call me 'Grandpa'. Why didn't you remember that I was your elder on the day we cancelled the wedding banquet?"
Shang Heng lowered his head: "I can't break off the engagement with Ning Ning."
Mr. Shang sighed and said in a deep voice: "Kneel here and think carefully about what you want."
Shang Heng: "I want Pei Yuning."
Old Master Shang raised his walking stick, hit Shang Heng hard on the back a few times, told the bodyguard to keep a close eye on him, and turned to leave the ancestral hall.
Working hours are from 9 to 6, with a one-hour break at noon.
Pei Yuning went to the cubicle in the president's office to eat as usual. After knocking on the door and going in, lunch was already on the table and Pei Yunzhi was sitting there waiting for her.
Pei Yuning: "Brother."
"Yes." Pei Yunzhi took off the ceramic lid of the small stew pot, revealing the fragrant and tempting Polygonatum fish jelly and fresh chicken soup inside. "Grandma told me to watch you finish it."
As soon as these words came out, Pei Yuning knew that his brother was still angry.
Pei Yuning could not finish the soup in the small stew pot every time, but she did not want to disappoint her grandmother, after all, she had spent several hours to prepare the ingredients, so she would always pour a small portion for her brother. Over time, it became a habit, and Pei Yunzhi would take the initiative to help her share.
But what he meant today was to let her drink it all by herself. If that wasn't anger, then what else could it be?
Pei Yuning: "Brother, you seem to dislike Shang Yanci. Why?"
Pei Yunzhi said calmly: "I don't have a good impression of people who take advantage of the situation."
"The first impression is not the final impression," Pei Yuning said. "He was very gentle and considerate to me."
Pei Yunzhi: "I can see it, so I didn't stop you from being together. Ningning, you are still young, it's normal for you to like new people and things. I am just standing on the position of a brother, dissatisfied with Shang Yanci's identity and behavior. As for whether he will change in the future, I have my own judgment criteria."
Pei Yunzhi is a very stubborn person and will not easily change his own ideas just because of a few words from others.
"You will change." Pei Yuning didn't want to have an unpleasant quarrel with Pei Yunzhi over this matter. Everyone has their own way of thinking, and she couldn't force others to strictly follow her ideas.
Pei Yuning picked up his soup bowl: "Brother, help me drink the soup."
Pei Yunzhi looked at her and said, "Sister, you have to allow your brother to have his own temper. At least drink all the tonic soup by yourself at noon today."
Having achieved his goal, Pei Yuning put down the bowl of soup and asked knowingly, "Will my brother help me drink it tomorrow?"
Pei Yunzhi did not answer.
After lunch and a short break, we continued working.
Until the clock on the wall turned left again and again, and golden crows fell outside the window.
When it was time to get off work, Pei Yuning turned off the computer and walked out of the office.
There seemed to be no snacks at home, so Pei Yuning went to the supermarket for a walk.
When they got home, Aunt Zhou was cooking dinner in the kitchen. Pei Yuning went to sit on the sofa, watching variety shows on TV and eating snacks.
Shang Yanci walked in and heard Pei Yuning's light and pleasant laughter. His brows softened and he smiled unconsciously.
After changing into slippers, Shang Yanci washed his hands and walked to the sofa.
On the table were a bag of potato chips, a bag of jelly, two strawberry Swiss rolls, a bag of shrimp sticks, and two boxes of seaweed that Pei Yuning had already eaten.
At this moment, she was holding a half-eaten box of chocolate hazelnut blueberry ice cream in her hand.
Shang Yanci frowned slightly, bent over, reached out from behind her, grabbed her right wrist, paused the spoonful of ice cream that was about to be fed into her mouth, and said in a calm voice: "Madam, your period is coming soon."
Pei Yuning was frightened by him, and turned her head when she heard the voice, and her small nose accidentally touched Shang Yanci's profile. Her heart trembled, and she immediately turned her head back. In her sight, Shang Yanci's white and slender five fingers clasped her wrist, and his hot palm lines pressed against her beating wrist pulse.
Shang Yanci stared at her blushing earlobes with burning eyes. His cheek still retained the soft touch and gentle breathing from when she approached him just now. In his palm, her pulse was beating twice as fast as the second hand of his watch.
Reason told him that he should let go of Pei Yuning's wrist, but he did not follow reason. Instead, he rubbed her pulse a few times, and then slowly, slowly let go of her wrist.
The next moment, Pei Yuning raised her waist, turned around, half-knelt on the sofa, stood face to face with Shang Yanci, and fed the spoon of chocolate hazelnut blueberry ice cream into his mouth with the spoon she had used to eat.
Pei Yuning would not allow herself to remain in a passive position all the time, and occasionally she would fight back.
The sweet taste spread in his mouth. Shang Yanci's eyebrows wrinkled slightly, then relaxed. He ate the ice cream and looked at Pei Yuning. His voice was gentle and polite: "It tastes good. Thank you, ma'am."
Pei Yuning handed him the ice cream and the spoon: "If you like it, I'll give it all to you."
"Okay." Shang Yanci acted as if he didn't mind at all, and took the bait very readily. He took the ice cream, walked over, and sat next to her.
Pei Yuning was watching a variety show on TV when she asked him, "How do you know when I'm on my period?"
Shang Yanci: "I asked my grandmother."
"Breakfast too?" Pei Yuning asked.
Shang Yanci: "I looked at the menu in the kitchen, and your favorite dishes are marked on it."
Pei Yuning's eyes fell on him, and she chuckled and said, "You were quite busy yesterday."
"This is what I should do." Shang Yanci put down the empty ice cream box and poured himself a glass of water.
Shang Yanci looked at the large bag of snacks on the carpet, and frowned again: "Madam, there are many unhealthy food additives in these snacks. I don't recommend you to eat too much. I will make some cakes and desserts and put them in the refrigerator. You can eat those first when you are hungry, okay?"
Pei Yuning is the typical person who only responds to soft advice and not hard ones. Shang Yanci spoke in a gentle tone at this moment. He did not harshly criticize her for eating these junk foods. Instead, he asked her to eat less, or eat the cakes and desserts he made himself.
"Got it." Pei Yuning nodded obediently.
Aunt Zhou: "Sir, Madam, dinner is ready."
Shang Yanci responded, threw the snack bag on the table into the trash can, and then looked at Pei Yuning: "If you are not hungry now, eat less. If you are hungry in the evening, you can ask me to cook a midnight snack for you."
"Yeah." Pei Yuning's heart was softened by his words.
After washing her hands, she walked to the dining table. Two sets of tableware were placed on the same side. Pei Yuning walked over and sat down. She remembered that Shang Yanci sat opposite her in the morning. She didn't pay much attention to this small detail. She thought about it for a moment and put it down.
After dinner, the two went for a walk in the back garden together.
The deep blue night sky was full of stars, unknown birds were singing quietly, the warm light of the street lamps fell on the shoulders of the two people, and the two shadows on the ground were elongated.
The two hands, one big and one small, were very close to each other. If they got a little closer, they would touch the backs of each other's hands.
This distance made Pei Yuning feel a little itchy, and his fingertips moved slightly.
The next moment, Shang Yanci took her left hand with the wedding ring on it, interlocked their fingers, and looked down at her: "The gravel path ahead is not smooth, I will hold your hand, Madam."
"Okay." Pei Yuning's lips curled up, with a bright and pretty smile.
The two shadows on the ground merged into one inseparable one, like vines entwined around each other, watering beautiful rose buds under the thorns.