Chapter 65 Pei Shuwen's voice carried...
She wasn't aggrieved at being forced to get up at 8 every day.
Pei Shuwen kept her hanging on without giving her an answer, which she could barely accept.
But now that she knew he had been lying to her from the very beginning, Lin Chaoyue's eyes instantly welled up with tears.
Lin Chaoyue angrily threw down the cotton swab, not even caring that Pei Shuwen's forehead wound hadn't been treated yet, and turned to leave.
"Where to?" My wrist was grabbed.
Pei Shuwen didn't use force, but the warmth of his palm made her heart tremble, and her movement to pull away became much gentler.
"None of your business! You liar! You big liar, are you kidding me?"
"You pretended so convincingly that you were letting me choose, weren't you afraid I'd actually marry you just to avoid working at the law firm!"
It's a shame she's been so direct in her confessions, always bringing up the marriage alliance between our two families. I was thinking that if I mentioned the elders' opinions and the benefits of the marriage alliance, maybe Pei Shuwen would actually give it a try.
It's fake!
It turns out it was all a lie from beginning to end.
The more I think about it, the angrier I get.
"Let go of me!" Lin Chaoyue said angrily.
Pei Shuwen persisted: "I think we need to have a serious talk."
Didn't you dislike her? Why are you still chatting? Why are you still holding her? Lin Chaoyue struggled a couple more times but couldn't break free. With a determined heart, she bit down on him.
He had a good temper; he didn't shake her off at all, letting her bite him for as long as she wanted.
She used a lot of strength.
After he gave in, a deep red mark was left on his hand.
Pei Shuwen remained calm, without even frowning.
She simply said calmly, "I'm not afraid of you marrying me."
"Dream on! You want to marry me, but I don't want to!"
"From now on, we'll go our separate ways. I'm leaving tomorrow."
"Take tomorrow off," Pei Shuwen reminded him.
"The day after tomorrow, Zhao Huai'an said that part of my money has been recovered, and I will move out of here as soon as the money arrives!"
Pei Shuwen lowered her eyes and remained silent for a long time, while Lin Chaoyue stubbornly stood there watching her.
His facial expression was as 'resolute' as possible, but he still had some doubts in his heart.
Should we agree or disagree?
Pei Shuwen brought up something else: "Don't you want to know what I wanted to say to you during that phone call tonight?"
"I won't listen." Lin Chaoyue immediately covered her ears with one hand.
"Just pretend I never said anything before, and that I was just talking nonsense. You don't need to take it seriously. I don't want to know your answer anymore."
I saw her message in the afternoon and called her in the evening.
It was obvious without even thinking that he was going to reject her.
She didn't want to hear it.
Pei Shuwen finally let go of her, and the act of releasing her left her feeling empty, as if a hole had been suddenly torn open in her heart, and the expectations inside were slowly slipping away.
Lin Chaoyue forced a smile and sniffed slightly: "You don't need to worry about my parents. I'll explain it to them myself. Just say... just say that I'm not cooperating with you and that I'm only causing you trouble at the law firm."
"Anyway, you must have been quite tired taking care of me these past few days..."
“Lin Chaoyue,” Pei Shuwen interrupted her, “I don’t find you troublesome. You are very smart and quick to understand. The tasks I assigned to you have all exceeded my expectations.”
"So you have pretty low expectations of me."
Pei Shuwen said earnestly, "Although you're still a ways off from my requirements, I've seen a transformation in you over this period of time."
Is this a case of slapping someone and then giving them a sweet treat?
Lin Chaoyue wasn't buying it. She snorted and said, "Then my parents must be very satisfied with you as their 'teacher,' otherwise my mother wouldn't have helped you put on this act again and again."
"I performed it when I first returned to China, and I also performed it at Mingyuexuan last time. I almost believed it was real."
Ms. Zhong not only entrusted her pocket money to Pei Shuwen for safekeeping, but also said, "Pei Shuwen is a very good choice."
Not only that, she also spoke with Ms. Zhong several times on the phone afterward, and she subtly inquired about how Ms. Zhong and Pei Shuwen were getting along.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have remained completely unsuspecting for so long.
"Mingyue Pavilion? When?"
Pei Shuwen had a subconscious question.
It doesn't look like an act.
Lin Chaoyue asked in confusion, "You didn't know? Didn't you take me there that day?"
Pei Shuwen: "Yes, I had some work to discuss with Aunt Zhong that day, and I'll take you there for a meal on the way."
Lin Chaoyue frowned, and suddenly asked as if by some strange impulse, "Do you remember the yellow jade bracelet your maternal grandfather gave me? My aunt said it was very valuable and was for your granddaughter-in-law. How about I return it to you?"
This question caught Pei Shuwen off guard for a moment before she replied, "Since it's given to you, it's yours."
"Your family is quite generous, putting on a full show and giving away real money. Are you sure you don't need me to pay you back?"
Pei Shuwen: "Yes, my maternal grandfather likes you very much."
"I think I hadn't seen Grandpa Fang for many years before I returned to China."
We haven't seen each other for a long time and rarely keep in touch, so how can we talk about liking or disliking each other?
Pei Shuwen: "Your aunt and my mother are friends. Every year on the anniversary of the memorial, she comes to visit and mentions you several times."
It's absurd.
But Lin Chaoyue pieced together the complete cause and effect through a combination of guesswork and deduction.
Initially, her parents probably just wanted to teach her a lesson. Pei Shuwen was highly capable, the two families knew each other, and she had a partnership with the company, making her an excellent candidate for a 'teacher'. Since her parents suggested it, Pei Shuwen naturally agreed.
Pei Shuwen's maternal grandfather thought that Pei Shuwen, who had been widowed for many years, had finally come to her senses and started to interact with men, so he tentatively gave her a bracelet.
He neither denied nor refused throughout the entire process. Even when everyone joked that she and Pei Shuwen were a good match that night, he didn't show any displeasure and even let her stay at his home.
Over time, everyone started to take it seriously.
Her parents took it seriously.
Pei Shuwen's scumbag father took it seriously.
Even she herself harbored such thoughts when 'bothering' him.
Only Pei Shuwen herself was unwilling.
very good.
Once I figured it out, I felt even more frustrated.
Lin Chaoyue fell silent, her last bit of spirit extinguished; she no longer had the courage to ask any more questions.
"Okay, then I won't return it to you. I'm sleepy, I'll go home first."
Before the words could be clearly explained, Pei Shuwen was not about to let them go. This time, he blocked Lin Chaoyue's path.
Pei Shuwen: "Don't you want to hear my explanation?"
"Explain why you don't like me?" Lin Chaoyue gave a wry smile: "It's okay, I can understand even if you don't explain."
Although she didn't feel unworthy of Pei Shuwen, she and Pei Shuwen were indeed not a good match.
Li Cong found a female elite, and people in the circle have laughed at him countless times. Every now and then, people in the group would bet on when the two would break up. She had seen it and laughed, but she didn't think they would last.
We're not from the same world.
Even if you like someone a lot, it's hard to go far with them.
It's perfectly reasonable for him not to like himself.
Pei Shuwen: "I just feel it's unfair to you."
"What do you mean?" Lin Chaoyue didn't understand.
Pei Shuwen gave her a deep look: "To me, you are a good choice, but marrying me would be unfair to you."
Lin Chaoyue is young, beautiful, from a privileged family, and full of energy. Even when forced to do things she doesn't like, she can always find a way to amuse herself. She is mostly smiling, and the Lin and Zhong families have raised her very well. She is intelligent and has not been overly influenced by the fame and fortune of the business world.
But the Pei family is different. The Pei family is like hyenas on the savanna. Once you get involved, even a lion will have a layer of flesh scraped off.
"And what about you?" Lin Chaoyue looked at Pei Shuwen with mixed feelings. "You've been avoiding me all this time, knowing that I like you, yet you haven't given me an answer. Is that fair to me?"
"If you don't want to, if you don't like me, can I force you?"
“If you’re worried that it will be awkward for me to stay at your place, I can move out. I can move anywhere. If I can’t go back to Tangwan, I can always stay in the law firm’s dormitory. I can move out.” Lin Chaoyue had tried her best to control herself, but the last sentence still trembled.
This time, my eyes were completely red.
Pei Shuwen's persistence was shattered in one blow.
He spoke softly, his voice unusually earnest: "I'm willing."
"What did you say?" Lin Chaoyue thought she was hallucinating.
It wasn't until Pei Shuwen emphasized it again that she heard clearly: "I don't dislike you, nor am I avoiding you. I just want to give you more time to consider."
"If you're still willing, we can give it a try."
“My situation is special, as you saw tonight. If you don’t want to continue, you can call it off at any time. The choice is yours.”
Lin Chaoyue's mood was like a roller coaster ride; she had just plummeted to the bottom of the valley, but then, after passing through the cave, she was able to see the light of day again.
“But I have one request,” Pei Shuwen added.
Lin Chaoyue stared at him blankly, then mechanically asked, "What are your requirements?"
Pei Shuwen: "No matter what our relationship is, I will not approve your resignation."
"Why?"
"I promised Aunt Zhong and Uncle Lin I would..."
"I'm asking why you're willing, what your reasons are," Lin Chaoyue interrupted Pei Shuwen.
This time, it was Pei Shuwen's turn to hesitate.
a long time.
He looked into her eyes and slowly said, "Is liking someone a reason?"
How can you prove it?
"Who knows if you're just lying to me again, because you promised my parents you don't want me to go... um, um..."
A sudden kiss landed first on her lips, then on her eyes.
At first, his movements were as gentle as a feather brushing against her, but with her tacit consent, his movements became more intense, their saliva exchanged, and the pleasant woody scent lingered on her forehead, eyebrows, nose, and lips.
For a brief minute, she lost her ability to think, instinctively tilting her head back to receive everything that belonged to him.
Breathing was almost instantaneous. Heartbeats were deafening.
She slowly opened her eyes again only after both of their movements had completely subsided.
I didn't realize it just now.
After stopping, the face-to-face interaction was a bit awkward.
Lin Chaoyue looked away, breaking the ambiguous silence: "You called me tonight to say this."
"Well, there's something else. Would you like to hear it now?"
"What is it?" Lin Chaoyue blinked.
The kiss had just left a pink, bubbly atmosphere around her, and her mood shifted from low to expectant.
Pei Shuwen gazed quietly at her slightly swollen lips: "If you want to hear it, let's talk in the study."
study.
It's truly a place that sparks the imagination.
She's currently reading that adult comic, "The Female Office Worker's Guide to Conquering Her Cunning Male Boss."
The latest episode also took place in the study.
The progress bar for the romance is 99% complete. The two of them are so lovey-dovey, regardless of the location. She blushes several times even when she hastily flips through the pages.
Ironically, Pei Shuwen's study also had a very spacious sofa.
Lin Chaoyue naturally misunderstood, and her ears turned bright red.
"You still don't want to hear it now, how about tomorrow?"
Pei Shuwen is truly understanding, letting her choose.
Hesitant and indecisive.
Lin Chaoyue couldn't give a clear answer either.
Pei Shuwen's voice carried a sense of satisfaction, rising at the end: "Then let's do it today."
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