Chapter 70 "Don't get distracted."...
Sulking is sulking.
When it really came down to the moment of actual combat, Lin Chaoyue was somewhat bewildered.
She had almost no practical experience.
She now hopes that the rumors about her from before are true.
Then she wouldn't be in such a passive position right now.
Pei Shuwen is getting closer.
As kisses fell, Lin Chaoyue's pajamas fell away, the pearl-white satin silk piled up at her ankles. She wanted to hide, but desire was reflected in every glass window of the bathroom, and she had nowhere to go.
During a break in the kiss, Pei Shuwen turned up the heat.
Even though the temperature was pleasant, she couldn't help but shiver a few times as she explored the more sensitive areas.
"Cold?" Pei Shuwen paused his work.
"It's not cold."
She was just a little itchy.
"Um."
It was as if she hadn't said 'not cold' but 'continue,' and Pei Shuwen relentlessly pulled her into the sea of desire, inviting her to sink into depravity together.
In just a few breaths, half of her consciousness had been drained from her mind.
It lasted for a long time.
A brief respite after a short separation.
Only then was Lin Chaoyue able to quickly absorb the missing oxygen and look at him carefully.
Pei Shuwen acted completely out of character, unlike his usual gentlemanly demeanor.
This time, I didn't ask for her opinion again.
In the mist, Pei Shuwen's eyes flashed crimson for a moment. His kiss paused briefly on her hair before resuming, but the warm touch of his breath slowly shifted its direction. From top to bottom, it traveled down her forehead, her earlobe, and down her slender neck…
Lin Chaoyue's perspective gradually shifted to that of the superior.
"Wait a moment."
When Lin Chaoyue glanced at the wound on his head from the previous night, she called for a halt for the first time.
Pei Shuwen initially thought she was unwell, but it wasn't until her fingers brushed lightly across his scars that he realized what she had been looking at.
Pei Shuwen's voice was a little hoarse: "It's nothing."
"Yes, it got a little wet."
Actually, the wound on his forehead had already scabbed over, and it wouldn't matter if it got wet, but she couldn't help thinking, what if such a handsome face got a scar?
During this period of time.
She seemed to have gotten used to Pei Shuwen's 'perfection' and his ability to handle everything with ease.
He needs her to 'save' him.
It's actually hard to imagine.
It turns out that the relationship between father and son can deteriorate to such a terrible degree.
Looking back now, some of the rumors about him in the industry seem quite restrained.
"Have you and your father... Pei Zhenye always been at odds? Now that you've taken what you wanted, will you ever go back?"
Lin Chaoyue was distracted for a moment when Pei Shuwen lifted her onto the white porcelain table.
"Don't get distracted."
She often heard Pei Shuwen say this.
Previously, she always outwardly complied but inwardly defied him. As long as Pei Shuwen wasn't constantly watching her, she could always find an opportunity to divert her attention to the other side of the ocean.
But not tonight.
She was too close to him.
Pei Shuwen was obsessed with controlling her five senses and manipulating her emotions, not allowing her to waver even slightly.
Just like right now.
"pain."
The dull pain almost made her cry out, and she glared at him reproachfully.
Pei Shuwen only loosened his grip when he saw that she was finally looking at him, and then seriously changed his position to ask her how she felt.
Does it still hurt?
"You...you bastard." Lin Chaoyue hadn't felt this bad even when she accidentally ingested alcohol. Now, caught in this predicament, she had no choice but to hold onto Pei Shuwen's arm tightly.
The showerhead in the bathroom was still running, and the sound of water relentlessly filled the air.
But it's unclear where the sound came from.
She can't tell anymore.
She begged for mercy several times, but all she ever got in return was Pei Shuwen's hoarse reply: "You're not done washing yet."
From midnight to early morning.
Lin Chaoyue took the longest bath she had ever taken since birth.
When she came out of the bathroom, she only had a hair tie on her wrist, while Pei Shuwen was still fully dressed, except for the places where she had grabbed her clothes, which were a little wrinkled.
She cursed him again in her mind.
But her body was too weak to support her saying anything more. The next second after being tucked into the fluffy blanket, she was so exhausted that she lost all ability to think.
She vaguely heard Pei Shuwen ask her if she wanted to give it a try.
What to try?
Before she could think it through, her last conscious thought vanished completely in her dream.
...
I woke up the next afternoon.
The room was covered by heavy curtains, but a few rays of midday sunlight still pierced through the gaps and fell on the floor.
pain.
My whole body aches as if it had been run over.
My arms and legs are sore and weak.
"asshole!"
"Son of a bitch!"
Last night, halfway through, the two realized they had no protective measures in place. While Lin Chaoyue felt regretful, she was actually relieved.
But it's already like this.
That bastard didn't let me off the hook either.
She had heard that Pei Shuwen's romantic history was very limited, and now she really wanted to know where he had come from to develop so many ways to have fun.
She was forced to take so many showers.
Lin Chaoyue endured her discomfort and cursed the refined scoundrel surnamed Pei a thousand times in her heart.
She shuffled into the bathroom.
I realized I had scolded him too soon.
"This nightgown... never mind."
My nightgown is in such a state that it's completely unwearable.
After throwing it into the trash can, Lin Chaoyue stared into the empty bathroom, lost in thought.
The entire law firm is closed today.
Pei Shuwen is most likely at home. And there's a very high chance she's in the living room, just a wall away.
Even if it's very close to the building below.
You can't walk such a short distance from going out to going downstairs without wearing any clothes.
Recently, she has become bolder and more shameless thanks to Li Cong's encouragement.
But no matter what, she can't do that yet.
As for calling Pei Shuwen in to help, that doesn't seem like a good idea either.
Just thinking about last night made her legs feel weak.
She hoped that, for the time being, she and Pei Shuwen would not appear together in his bedroom and bathroom.
After repeatedly preparing herself mentally, Lin Chaoyue finally reached for Pei Shuwen's wardrobe...
The living room was quiet.
Lin Chaoyue first peeked out, and seeing that no one was around, she then properly pushed open the door and came out.
Nobody's doing well.
There was no one around, so she went downstairs to change into her own clothes.
I just don't know where Pei Shuwen is at this time.
Lin Chaoyue felt a sense of unease and her hearing became exceptionally sharp as she went downstairs.
"Why does it sound like people are arguing? Did I hear wrong?"
Lin Chaoyue had already descended two steps.
But the argument seemed to be getting more and more intense.
Curiosity compelled her to return.
The sound came from Pei Shuwen's study.
She recently developed some PTSD from the voice, thinking it was the Pei family coming to visit again.
She wanted to hear what the people inside were arguing about.
Unfortunately, the study door was so soundproof that even when she pressed herself against it, she couldn't hear anything.
All that could be heard were two unfamiliar voices, not Pei Shuwen's.
She moved even closer.
But the study door was unexpectedly loose.
With a creak, the door opened unexpectedly.
Lin Chaoyue practically rushed into the study, not caring for whether she was embarrassed by eavesdropping or by only wearing Pei Shuwen's shirt.
The sudden noise silenced the entire space instantly.
The people in the online meeting looked at each other in confusion. Everyone had heard the commotion coming from Pei Lu's side, but no one knew what had happened. The people arguing fell silent, having even forgotten where they had left off in their argument.
"You may continue."
Pei Shuwen turned on both sides of the phone to mute. She looked up and saw his gaze fixed on her white shirt. Only then did she think of covering herself.
But there's really nothing to block.
Pei Shuwen was tall, and his shirt was long enough to cover her from the top of her legs.
Lin Chaoyue withdrew her hand, which was trying to cover up the commotion, and only after the noise stopped did she remember to ask, "Were you arguing just now?"
"Meeting."
"Ah." It's good that they didn't argue. Lin Chaoyue pointed to the computer: "So, what about now?"
Did her sudden entrance disturb him?
Pei Shuwen glanced at the screen: "The meeting is over. Do you need something?"
"Oh, um... I'll take off your clothes, I'll go downstairs and change into my own now."
"Okay, come up here after you're done."
"No, no need. I'll send my clothes to the dry cleaners and return them to you."
Pei Shuwen interrupted, "I saved lunch for you."
Lin Chaoyue wanted to say she wasn't hungry, but she hadn't eaten last night and hadn't even had a sip of water today. The excessive physical exertion had left her feeling quite hungry.
"Okay, I'll change and then come up."
Lin Chaoyue fled as if escaping. Pei Shuwen glanced at the door a few more times before speaking again: "We'll proceed with Wei Xiang's case according to Linda's strategy. As for the follow-up..."
"Pei Shuwen." The door was pushed open again, and Lin Chaoyue's tone was obviously a little anxious: "Did you see my white handbag last night? My phone was in it, and I didn't see it in the bedroom or the living room."
"In the bathroom."
"Oh, right, you took it to the bathroom last night. I forgot. You should be almost done by now. I'll wait for you to have dinner together later."
Pei Shuwen: "Yes, it will be ready soon."
The computer wasn't muted, but everyone in the meeting was surprisingly silent, not daring to utter a sound or even breathe loudly, just quietly listening to their boss rambling on.
The meeting, which was originally scheduled for one hour, only lasted for twenty minutes. It was still quite a distance from being "almost done".
Pei Shuwen remained calm and urged everyone to continue.
But who dared to continue arguing? Those whose names were called out quickly finished reporting their parts at top speed.
The meeting lasted only ten minutes before quickly coming to an end.
Until the meeting actually ended, everything remained calm on the surface.
But the private groups have completely exploded.
The news that 'Pei Lu has a girlfriend and they live together' spread rapidly within the circle with a social radius of 800 meters per second.
Before Pei Shuwen even left the study, a phone call came in, trying to find out what was going on.
Zhao Huai'an's voice pierced through the microphone: "You're in a relationship? Who? Lin Chaoyue?"
A brief silence.
Just when Zhao Huai'an thought Pei Shuwen was about to deny it.
But all he heard on the other end of the phone was a calm "hmm." He waited to hear what happened next, only to be met with a dead end.
ha?
What does this mean?
Zhao Huai'an persisted and called back, but it rang for a long time before the other end answered: "Is there anything else?"
"Yes, of course I am! You mean you're with Lin Chaoyue, the only daughter of the Lin and Zhong families, our law firm's chosen benefactor? Are you just doing the Lin family a favor by not telling them?"
"How did you two get together? What methods did you use to lure that young girl home? No, you lured her home a long time ago! When did you make your move?"
Pei Shuwen walked into the kitchen and calmly heated up the food: "What do you want to say?"
Zhao Huai'an rubbed his hands together and got to the point: "Even lovers should keep clear accounts, right? What about Tenghui Group's legal fees for next quarter?"
"The money will arrive next week."
"Alright, I wish you a happy love life, a long and happy marriage, and many children..."
Pei Shuwen interrupted him: "Help me and Aunt Zhao book a time slot. I want to have a pair of rings custom-made."
"Wait, bro! Are you serious?"
Aunt Zhao Huai'an is a well-known jewelry designer in the industry. Half of the prominent families in Ningcheng order their jewelry from her shops. However, she has been living a secluded life for many years, and unless you have a very strong connection, you rarely see her out in public.
But when he does emerge from seclusion, he is sure to create a major piece that will cause a sensation in the industry.
This time, it was Pei Shuwen's turn to be puzzled: "Why aren't you taking it seriously?"
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