Chapter 78

Yan Xi blinked.

...Zhou Yanci’s lips are so soft.

But this thought only flashed through her mind for a moment, and Yan Xi's eyes slowly widened. Yesterday at Zhou's house, there was no one around, but today is the backstage of Weibo Night!

Yan Xi immediately turned her head and looked at Zhou Qingyu.

The host on stage knocked out "two million for the third time", and Zhou Qingyu was so excited that she almost jumped up and hugged Yan Xi, "Hahaha, I got it! Zhou Yanci, you tried to snatch it from me, you lose!"

Yan Xi breathed a sigh of relief, it's okay.

Suddenly, she turned around and looked at the back row.

Special Assistant Sun and Lin Zhimo silently held up the brochures of the auction items and covered their faces.

Yan Xi: “…”

Is it too late to find a hole in the ground?

Zhou Qingyu was completely unaware and was still showing off her brooch and bragging in front of Zhou Yanci.

Yan Xi was sandwiched between the two men, her face flushed.

Yan Xi did not pay attention to the items that were auctioned afterwards. In this kind of charity auction, the items donated were not particularly expensive, and the premium of several dozen times was unprecedented.

Finally, it was Zhou Whisper's gift's turn to be auctioned.

The items she donated were the highlight of this charity auction. They were replaced temporarily and the organizer did not put them in the brochure.

Zhou Qingyu didn't know how much this item would fetch, but she was looking forward to it. She turned her head and looked at Pei Yubai, "The next item is donated by me. I like it very much. You must buy it and give it to me!"

Pei Yubai, as the CEO of Tianhui, also attended Weibo Night. He knew that this was his chance to win back Zhou Qingyu. He had already made Zhou Qingyu unhappy on the set before, and this time he finally got to see her again, so he couldn't make her angry again!

Pei Yubai nodded repeatedly, and then asked worriedly, "What did you donate?"

"It's just a small thing~" Zhou Qingyu said calmly, "Don't worry, it's not expensive. If it was really a good thing, I would not be willing to take it out!"

Pei Yubai thought about it and it was true. The most expensive item at the auction was a landscape painting donated by a movie star, which was sold for more than 4 million yuan. This was already the most expensive item at the moment. The brooch donated by Yan Xi was only worth about 100,000 yuan. Pei Yubai felt that Zhou Qingyu and her team would consider the tone of the auction to some extent and would not be too exaggerated.

Then, it was Zhou Qingyu's turn to donate.

When the host lifted the curtain outside the velvet gift box, a dazzling yellow diamond came into view. Under the bright lights of the stage, the yellow diamond reflected a gorgeous light.

Everyone took a deep breath.

Such a big yellow diamond!

How much is it worth?

When Pei Yubai saw the yellow diamond, he almost vomited blood.

This is called a small thing?

This is not expensive?

This diamond must cost at least 10 million, right?

Unexpectedly, Zhou Qingyu looked at him intently and said in a serious tone, "Yellow diamonds are the least valuable among colored diamonds! I took the photo just for fun. Why don't you want to take the photo?"

"How could that be!" Pei Yubai asked quickly.

The yellow diamond is indeed expensive, but the starting price will not exceed eight million. At such a high price, there are very few people who would compete with him for it. It is estimated that it can be bought for ten million.

Thinking of this, Pei Yubai felt much more relieved.

When the bidding started, Pei Yubai was the first to raise his sign, "8.1 million."

The venue was quite quiet. The price of this diamond was already very high, and no one continued to bid.

Pei Yubai was pleased in his heart but did not show it on his face, waiting for the host to make the final decision.

A clear voice came from behind, "Nine million."

Pei Yubai was shocked and turned around suddenly, and saw Pei Hanli sitting leisurely behind him, holding a bidding card.

Most of Pei's industries do not involve the entertainment industry, and Pei Hanli has very few intersections with the entertainment industry. The sponsor of this Weibo Night is Zhou, so theoretically, Pei Hanli has nothing to do with it.

But when Pei Yubai looked closely, he found that Pei Hanli was sitting with the members of the "Crazy" crew. He came as an investor of the "Crazy" crew.

Pei Yubai was so angry that his face turned green.

Isn't Pei Hanli deliberately causing trouble? Doesn't he want him to succeed in getting Zhou Qingyu back?

It was like this last time on the crew, and it’s the same this time!

But even though he knew Pei Hanli's purpose, Pei Yubai could only swallow his anger with gritted teeth.

Zhou Qingyu noticed Pei Hanli and added fuel to the fire, "Why is Pei Hanli here? Pei Yubai, you better do your best, I don't want my things to fall into other people's hands~"

Thus, a new round of tug-of-war began.

Yan Xi felt that compared with the current bidding, the bids from Zhou Qingyu and Zhou Yanci were nothing. Eight million for yellow diamonds was a high enough reserve price. Pei Yubai raised the price cautiously, but Pei Hanli rounded it off every time, and the price of yellow diamonds soon reached an incredible number.

Forty million.

After just a few minutes of sawing, the yellow diamond was sold for 40 million.

Yan Xi smacked her lips in amazement, "At this price, I can buy five diamonds like this."

Zhou Yanci sneered, "They want to use the yellow diamond to discuss

"If Miss Zhou is pleased, 40 million is worth it."

How much more could Zhou Qingyu bring to Pei Yubai than 40 million? The money she spent on Pei Yubai in the past was already more than this price. If she hadn't been willing to spend money on Pei Yubai, would Tianhui have the status it has today?

Forty million is just bait. What Pei Yubai wants is the greater value behind Zhou Qingyu.

But Zhou Yanci couldn't help but look at Pei Hanli.

Pei Yubai was after Zhou's resources, but what about Pei Hanli? As the CEO of Pei, his ability was no less than Zhou Yanci's. He specially bid for this diamond, it couldn't be just for the diamond.

I guess it's a picture of a person.

Zhou Yanci felt unlucky. Why did the Pei family always keep harassing his sister? Pei Yubai was a fire pit, and Pei Hanli was obviously the same!

I’m afraid that Zhou Qingyu’s love brain will jump out one and fall into another!

Zhou Yanci sighed helplessly.

Yan Xi continued to pay attention to the price of the diamond. Pei Yubai was obviously overwhelmed and his bidding speed slowed down a lot. However, Pei Hanli was still able to handle it with ease.

The system suddenly told Yan Xi: [Pei Hanli has been secretly buying up Pei's shares. ]

Yan Xi was curious, "How did you find out?"

[Recently, the eldest lady has been buying up Meng's shares. I took a look at it! This also happened in the novel, but unfortunately the majority of the shares were held by Pei's son and father. Pei Hanli bought some, but the amount was not enough, and he still lost to Pei Yubai in the end.]

[However, Pei's father has been quietly selling off Pei's shares recently! ]

Yan Xi was surprised, "Why? Pei's business is doing well!"

[Pei's is good, but Pei Yubai is short of money~]

[In the novel, Tianhui's business is booming, and even if they have no money, they still have the eldest lady as their money bag. Now that you have cut off Pei Yubai's money bag, Tianhui is still causing so much trouble. Whether it is the lack of funds for the project or public relations and marketing, they need money! ]

[Pei Yubai and Pei's father are on the same side. Pei's father has no ability and can only sell his shares to Pei Yubai~ But these shares have been bought by Pei Hanli! ]

[Otherwise, where did the tens of millions of dollars from the diamond auction come from? Pei Yubai has no money left! ]

Oh, Yan Xi understood.

While she was helping Zhou Qingyu avoid being cheated by Pei Yubai, Pei Hanli was also quietly stealing from the house.

So, they are still on the same path?

No, no, no... Yan Xi still shook her head. In the novel, Zhou Qingyu is at most a cannon fodder female supporting role who is always making trouble. She can only be repeatedly slapped in the face by Ye Luoyi and can't make any waves at all. But Pei Hanli is an out-and-out villain! He is the kind that can bring crisis to the male and female protagonists and almost make them die! They are not of the same level and cannot be mixed up. It is better to stay away from them!

During the discussion with the system, the price of the diamond was auctioned to 50 million.

This is also the limit of what Pei Yubai can bear.

Pei Hanli guessed this and stopped bidding after 50 million.

He narrowed his narrow eyes, like the most cunning fox in the forest, "It seems that my dear brother likes this yellow diamond very much. A gentleman does not take away what others like, so I give it to you!"

Pei Yubai gritted his teeth. It was not Pei Han who gave it to him politely. He had clearly snatched it away by himself!

Zhou Qingyu was also very happy. The things she donated were sold at a whopping price of 50 million! The marketing accounts would all attribute this to her, how could she not be happy?

"Pei Yubai~You are so nice!"

Zhou Qingyu smiled sweetly. She was a beauty who could move a whole country to her heart. This smile touched Pei Yubai's heart. For a moment, Pei Yubai suddenly felt dry mouth. Zhou Qingyu in front of him was like the sweetest honey fruit. Let alone 50 million, even if he lost everything and gave the whole world to Zhou Qingyu, it would still be worth it.

This thought only lasted for a moment before it was immediately suppressed by his feelings for Ye Luoyi.

Pei Yubai struck while the iron was hot, "Qingyu, you have to go to record a variety show tomorrow, can you accompany me back to Pei's house tonight? It's just right, I will make this yellow diamond into a ring as an engagement gift for you."

——The beauty did not make Pei Yubai forget his business. The most urgent thing was to restore his engagement with Zhou Qingyu.

Zhou Qingyu patted Pei Yubai's face, "But it's so late, I'm so tired, and I still have to go to Pei's house. Pei Yubai, can you bear to let me work so hard?"

Pei Yubai choked and his face instantly turned ugly.

——

After the charity auction, Pei Yubai went to the bathroom. He wanted to call Pei's father to ask for money. With the current financial situation of Tianhui, he couldn't come up with 50 million.

When I walked to the bathroom door, I ran into Ye Luoyi who had just come out of the bathroom. Her eyes were red, and it was obvious that she had just cried.

“Yiyi!”

Pei Yubai held Ye Luoyi's hand and pulled her to the stairwell on the side. Ye Luoyi struggled, but Pei Yubai's hand was too strong for her to resist.

When they reached the stairwell, Pei Yubai looked at Ye Luoyi, feeling distressed, "You...saw everything?"

Ye Luoyi nodded.

At the charity auction, the two Pei brothers competed for the yellow diamond donated by Zhou Qingyu and bid a high price of 50 million. It was such an eye-catching thing that Ye Luoyi could hardly ignore it.

At that time, everyone's eyes were focused on Zhou Qingyu. But Ye Luoyi knew that many people who knew her still looked at her sideways, and those scrutinizing eyes were like the sharpest sword in the world, piercing Ye Luoyi.

Ye Luoyi found it funny. This morning, this man was hugging her and whispering the sweetest words in her ear. But in the evening, he spent a fortune on another woman!

Pei Yubai looked at Ye Luoyi's red eyes and felt extremely heartbroken. "Yiyi, I have my reasons! You are the only one I love, you have to believe me!"

Ye Luoyi took a deep breath.

This was the third time that Ye Luoyi saw Pei Yubai abandon her and choose Zhou Qingyu. Three times is the limit. Even if you like a man, you should let him go.

Ye Luoyi raised her head and looked at Pei Yubai, tears glistening in her red eyes, but her eyes became gentle again, "Yubai, I know, you and Zhou Qingyu are just playing around."

Pei Yubai was startled and looked at Ye Luoyi in surprise.

Ye Luoyi reached out and gently stroked Pei Yubai's face, "I know it's not easy for you either. You like me so much, how could you betray me?"

Pei Yubai's eyes were filled with tears. These days, he was suppressed by Pei Hanli, looked down upon by Pei's father, and scolded by Pei's father. Only Ye Luoyi, only Ye Luoyi understood him and knew his suffering!

He couldn't hold back any longer and pulled Ye Luoyi into his arms, almost wanting to rub her into his bones and blood, "Yiyi, you are the only one I have, you are the only one I have..."

Ye Luoyi patted Pei Yubai on the back.

"I know it's not easy for you," she sighed, "but I'm being accused of being a mistress now, and the woman I agreed to marry has to be replaced. I can't make money for Tianhui, and I can't help you..."

Pei Yubai felt even more heartbroken. Wasn't it because of him that Ye Luoyi was called a mistress?

The role of the fairy heroine was clearly won by Ye Luo relying on his own abilities!

"They're going to change someone? Who?"

Ye Luoyi smiled bitterly and said, "I heard from Sun Qi that an investor gave him 30 million yuan in exchange for his girlfriend. Forget it, maybe this role is not meant for me..."

Pei Yubai thought for a moment, that role is very good, if Ye Luoyi can play it, she will definitely be able to return to the ranks of popular actresses in the future!

It’s just 30 million, anything that can be solved with money is no problem.

"Don't worry," Pei Yubai stroked Ye Luoyi's head gently, "I will help you!"

The two did not stay in the staircase for too long. If someone came in, their relationship would be exposed, and it would be difficult to get Zhou Qingyu back.

Pei Yubai also wanted to call Pei's father and asked Ye Luoyi to leave first.

Ye Luoyi's eyes were filled with tears, and she looked like she was reluctant to leave Pei Yubai, but the moment she walked out of the stairwell, the concern on her face disappeared, and her eyes became as cold as ice.

Pei Yubai was completely unaware of this and was still immersed in the joy that Ye Luoyi understood him. He called Pei's father and asked for 100 million right away.

Father Pei was unhappy, "Isn't it just to get Zhou Qingyu back? Why does it cost so much money?"

Pei Yubai pretended to be embarrassed, "Dad, Zhou Qingyu is so arrogant, how can we win her back without spending some money? As long as we get Zhou Qingyu, we can get Pei's shares and Zhou's resources. What is one hundred million?"

Father Pei was helpless, he could only rely on Pei Yubai now.

After finishing the call, Pei Yubai came out of the stairwell.

The auction has been over for some time, and now it is the award ceremony, which has nothing to do with Pei Yubai, so it doesn't make much difference whether he goes or not.

Halfway through the walk, I met Director Yu coming out of the bathroom.

"Hey! Mr. Pei, what a coincidence!"

Director Yu knew Pei Yubai. Zhou Qingyu had previously invested in "Travel" with the intention of participating with Pei Yubai. Director Yu had also taken promotional photos for the two of them.

Pei Yubai responded absentmindedly.

Suddenly, he thought of something and called Director Yu, "

Wasn't Xu Yangyang the partner that Qingyu had decided on before? Why did she change to Yan Xi?"

Ever since Yan Xi appeared next to Zhou Qingyu, Pei Yubai has had trouble doing things. If Yan Xi had not participated in the variety show with Zhou Qingyu, she would not have become the VP of Xingyao now, and she would not have blocked his financial path!

Director Yu recalled, "Originally it belonged to Xu Yangyang, but the eldest lady said Yan Xi was heartbroken and wanted to take her bestie on a trip to relax!"

"Broken-hearted?" Pei Yubai sneered, "With Yan Xi's arrogant look, how can she look like she's broken-hearted?"

"Really?" Director Yu said, "I heard that she fell in love with her roommate's boyfriend? I don't know the details, but didn't the eldest lady arrange a blind date for Yan Xi when she was in Hancheng? It can't be wrong! Oh, Mr. Pei, it's almost my turn to receive the award. I won't say anymore, I'm going to go on stage first!"

Director Yu left happily.

Pei Yubai recalled carefully. He had never watched "Travel", but he remembered that the night before the recording of the variety show, Yan Xi accompanied Zhou Qingyu to see him. How could her look at that time be related to a broken heart?

Pei Yubai's eyes narrowed, and he immediately contacted the paparazzi he knew, "Help me check on Yan Xi."

"What does Second Master Pei want to investigate?"

"In terms of love, the love affairs of Yan Xi and her roommates, and whether Yan Xi had any relationship with those men."

Pei Yubai didn't expect the paparazzi to come up with an answer quickly, as it takes time to find out.

But within two hours, the paparazzi called Pei Yubai back, "Mr. Pei, we haven't found out Yan Xi's love life situation yet, but the love life situations of her roommates are easy to find out."

"What did you find out?"

"Yan Xi has three roommates, all of whom are single."

Pei Yubai's breathing became rapid, "Are you sure?"

"Of course. Researchers like them often do questionnaires for social science students. I imitated them and made one with a question about relationship. They all filled in single! Of course, if you want more detailed information, I can do a deeper investigation, but I think it's pretty close."

Pei Yubai's heart was beating very fast and he was very excited.

Yan Xi's roommates are all single! So there's no way to explain why she fell in love with her roommate and ended up falling in love!

The award ceremony in the backstage had not yet ended. Pei Yubai looked at the seat where Yan Xi was sitting. On her right was Zhou Qingyu, and on her left was Zhou Yanci.

Pei Yubai narrowed his eyes slightly.

If it wasn't a broken heart, then why did Yan Xi deliberately lie to Zhou Qingyu?

——

The Weibo Night awards ceremony ended and the stars left one by one.

Yan Xi walked naturally with Zhou Qingyu. She asked Master Zhao to leave work early and now she planned to go back with Zhou Qingyu in her nanny car.

In the parking lot, Pei Yubai suddenly walked up to Zhou Qingyu. In his hand was the yellow diamond, which shone brightly under the bright street lights.

Zhou Qingyu excitedly took the yellow diamond, "Pei Yubai, you are very smart~"

She was also worried that Pei Yubai would keep the diamond and not give it to her, or force her to return to Pei's house before giving it to her. Fortunately, Pei Yubai did not do such a thing to upset her.

"Qingyu," Pei Yubai said softly, "It's too late. It's not convenient to go back to the Pei family now. I have something to say to you."

Zhou Qingyu admired the yellow diamond. Perhaps because it was sold at a high price of 50 million, Zhou Qingyu suddenly felt that this not-so-rare colored diamond had become beautiful.

"Well, go ahead!"

Pei Yu glanced at Yan Xi with his remaining eyes, "I want to talk to you alone."

Zhou Qingyu was suspicious, "Is it not okay to say it here? Yan Xi is not an outsider."

Pei Yubai held Zhou Qingyu's hand and said in an ambiguous tone, "Some things are better said between the two of us."

Zhou Qingyu pouted, "What a trouble!" She looked at Yan Xi, "Xixi, Pei Yubai and I will go over and chat for a while, you wait."

Yan Xi glanced at Pei Yubai and always felt that Pei Yubai had no good intentions at this moment, but when she thought that Zhou Qingyu had already escaped the control of the plot, and there were so many people around her, Pei Yubai could not do anything to Zhou Qingyu, nor could he win back Zhou Qingyu's heart with a few words.

So she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you in the nanny car."

Zhou Qingyu followed Pei Yubai to a corner of the venue where there were not many people.

She crossed her arms impatiently, "If you have something to say, please say it quickly. I still need to go back to sleep for my beauty sleep!"

Pei Yubai displayed the evidence found by the paparazzi in front of Zhou Qingyu one by one.

"Qingyu, Yan Xi has been lying to you."

"She is a graduate student living in a four-person dormitory with three roommates, all of whom are single. If that's the case, how could she possibly fall for her roommate's boyfriend who is heartbroken? She is approaching you and using this to deceive you. She must have other purposes!"

Zhou Qingyu was startled and lowered her eyes to look at the information Pei Yubai had turned out. Among the three girls, she easily recognized Chao Chao's face. After all, she had splashed water on Yan Xi's face in the restaurant. Zhou Qingyu couldn't have forgotten it.

Zhou Qingyu pointed at Chao Chao's photo and asked, "Is this one also single?"

"Of course, this girl has good grades and has gone to Country M as an exchange student. But according to the information I found, she has been single since birth and has never been in a relationship. Oh, she is also a member of the school drama club and has good acting skills."

Zhou Qingyu couldn't believe it, her shoulders were shaking.

Pei Yubai stepped forward and said, "Qingyu, don't you understand yet? Yan Xi was just an ordinary college student before, but now, she is the vice president of Xingyao! With an annual salary of one million! Not only that, except for Xingyao, most of Zhou's industries do not involve the entertainment industry, but Zhou Yanci actually sponsored Weibo Night!"

"Because Yan Xi's goal is to obtain Zhou's resources and Zhou Yanci through you!"

Apart from this, Pei Yubai could not think of any reason why Yan Xi deceived Zhou Qingyu.

Zhou Qingyu didn't want to believe it either, but the evidence was right in front of her. Pei Yubai didn't need to fabricate a bunch of evidence to deceive her. Zhou Qingyu could also hire a private detective to check and find out the truth.

Moreover, Zhou Qingyu had a vague feeling that Yan Xi didn't look like someone who had been heartbroken at all.

Zhou Qingyu closed her eyes.

Pei Yubai sensed Zhou Qingyu's inner turmoil and struck while the iron was hot, "Qingyu, I know you care about your relationship with Yanxi, but she shouldn't lie to you no matter what! Even if she has her own difficulties, she has had many opportunities to confess to you, but she has remained silent until now! What kind of close friend is this? She's more like a fake sister!"

"That's enough," Zhou Qingyu interrupted Pei Yubai.

But Pei Yubai was unwilling to stop. He had finally caught Yan Xi's handle, so how could he give up?

"Qingyu, I'm doing this for your own good. You should stay away from Yan Xi, a liar who only cares about money..."

"So what if Yan Xi lied to me?" Zhou Qingyu looked at Pei Yubai, "Pei Yubai, have you never lied to me?"

Pei Yubai's face froze, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. "How am I the same as her?"

"Of course you are different!"

Zhou Qingyu sneered, "I don't know why Xixi lied to me, but I only look at the results. Xixi is now the VP of Xingyao, and what about me? I went from being a female celebrity with scandals to a popular celebrity with great popularity. Now I hold shares in M ​​Company and am the chairman of Meng Corporation! My Xingyao is thriving and has surpassed your Tianhui by a large margin!"

"Yes, Xixi did deceive me, but I'm getting better and better. If being deceived by her can make me better, then what if I'm deceived by her for the rest of my life?"

"Look at you, Pei Yubai," Zhou Qingyu walked up and pulled Pei Yubai's tie, "You lied to me, was it for me or for yourself?"