Chapter 56 She ultimately didn't break free...
On the way back to her hotel room, Lin Chaoyue was absent-minded, seemingly lost in thought, and kept looking down at the floor.
Pei Shuwen was half a step behind, and most of the attention was on her.
Seeing that she was about to run into the wall, he reminded her, "Watch where you're going."
"Huh? Ah, watch where you're going!"
Pei Shuwen spoke in time, but Lin Chaoyue was too distracted. By the time she realized what was happening and tried to stop, it was too late.
She practically plunged headfirst into the black glass wall in front of her.
Lin Chaoyue had only one thought in her mind at that moment.
It's over.
Making a fool of yourself is a small matter. Being disfigured is a big deal.
If she were to hit that angle hard, even if her nose didn't break, her face would swell up like a pig's head.
Lin Chaoyue was so frightened that she closed her eyes.
But the expected pain did not occur. Just as her heart was pounding in her throat, her forehead touched something warm and soft.
The "ai" in "aiyo" had barely left his mouth when the "yo" that followed was raised in pitch and took a turn.
Huh...
It doesn't seem to hurt?
Lin Chaoyue braced her head against the force, placed her hands on the wall, and stood up again.
She opened her eyes in confusion.
Then I saw a pair of hands, whose veins had just faded from their wrists, withdraw from my sight.
It's Pei Shuwen.
Lin Chaoyue was still somewhat shaken, and her breathing was still unsteady as she spoke: "Did...did I hurt you just now?"
"Don't you watch where you're going when you walk?"
"I saw it," Lin Chaoyue retorted.
Pei Shuwen raised his hand back to her eyes. The lines on his broad palm were clear, but there was a red patch on his palm. She hadn't had any support when she was hit, and half of her body weight had pressed down on him.
When Lin Chaoyue was in the wrong, she slid down her knees very quickly.
She lowered her head sheepishly: "I was wrong. I'll watch where I'm going next time and won't bump into you again."
"I promise." She even silently held up three fingers.
Pei Shuwen didn't say anything.
But where she couldn't see, a smile flashed in his eyes.
"Let's go."
This time, Lin Chaoyue was smarter and followed closely behind Pei Shuwen.
Someone is leading the way.
Even if she's completely distracted, she definitely won't bump into a wall.
And it's not her fault she was distracted; so many things have happened lately—pretending to be a couple with Pei Shuwen on the mountain, sleeping in the same bed, and just now witnessing such a dramatic scene. It's no wonder she's overthinking things.
Before she had taken more than a few steps, Lin Chaoyue's mind wandered off again.
This time she didn't actually hit a wall, because she plunged headfirst into Pei Shuwen's arms.
"Hey, why did you suddenly stop?"
With a "squeak," it didn't hurt much, but she uncontrollably pressed herself against him, the two of them even closer together than when they 'slept' together last night.
Lin Chaoyue bounced away directly this time.
Pei Shuwen laughed openly, humming twice with an unusually playful tone: "Let's see if you're watching where you're going."
The answer is, of course, no.
Her mind was in a mess; she wasn't in the mood to watch where she was going...
Pei Shuwen pressed the elevator button.
Lin Chaoyue touched her nose and hurriedly followed, saying, "Wait for me."
There were only her and Pei Shuwen in the elevator.
Lin Chaoyue pursed her lips. She had clearly been distracted twice, but Pei Shuwen hadn't asked her anything.
Aren't you curious why I was daydreaming?
Pei Shuwen didn't look at her, just gave a faint "hmm" and then said nothing more.
The elevator was slowly ascending, and as it was about to reach the designated floor, Lin Chaoyue finally couldn't help but speak again.
"Aren't you curious at all?"
When Lin Chaoyue asked this question, she was clearly nervous. Her hand, hanging by her side, kept shaking her fingertips, and occasionally her thumb and forefinger would pinch together. Seeing that he didn't answer for a long time, she stared at him intently, forgetting to blink.
"What are you thinking about?" Pei Shuwen finally asked, cooperating with the question.
The elevator doors opened, and Lin Chaoyue stepped out first. She turned around and stood face to face with Pei Shuwen.
Lin Chaoyue took a deep breath: "Are you really willing to marry into my family? You just said you could consider it, are you serious?"
Pei Shuwen countered, "Why wouldn't you?"
"So you're really willing? Or is it just to spite Mu Fenglin's unfortunate sister?"
"I am simply stating an objective fact; what they think is not something I can control."
In this kind of situation, saying "I can consider it" is the same as saying "I'm willing".
Li Cong was so infatuated with his elite older sister that he eagerly went to her house to do laundry and cook. People in the group joked that he should just marry into her family, but he refused more decisively than anything else.
Then there are the Mu sisters, who guard the family business and fight each other to the death, but they never thought of marrying out.
Although Li Cong said that Pei Shuwen was having a lot of trouble with his family behind the scenes, she still tacitly agreed that he would eventually return to the Pei family.
As far as she knows.
Pei Zhenye only had one son, Pei Shuwen.
Lin Chaoyue bit her lower lip and silently followed: "Then what did you mean by what you just said?"
Pei Shuwen: "You mean?"
"What you said before you left, how come it all came back to work again?"
Why bring up the issue of whether or not a man should marry into his wife's family?
Mu Fenglin was clearly still watching the excitement, but after the Jin Cong Bay project was mentioned, her eyes lit up as if she had heard some great news.
But she still can't figure out where the 'joy' comes from.
Pei Shuwen lowered her eyes: "I don't remember. Please repeat it for me."
Having thought about what to say the whole way, repeating it wouldn't be difficult, but Lin Chaoyue realized something was wrong as soon as she uttered a single word.
Others may have a bad memory.
But how could Pei Shuwen not remember?
She was initially a little guilty about what had happened that night.
But when she met his gaze again and saw the obvious teasing in it, Lin Chaoyue became somewhat 'annoyed'.
She pursed her lips.
Pei Shuwen swiped the door open, but she hesitated to follow, standing there with her arms crossed and a cold expression. She had no intention of going in.
"Not coming in? Planning to sleep on the street tonight?"
"I'm not going in," Lin Chaoyue said stubbornly. "Aren't there empty rooms next door? I'll go and book one myself later."
Pei Shuwen smiled and reminded him, "The suite next door is also a presidential suite. What, are you planning to sell me your vacation time next year?"
"Who said I had to spend my own money?"
“My mom gave you all your allowance, so you can pay. Of course, if you want to treat others and use your own card, I have no objection.”
She was unhappy.
I'm very unhappy!
The thought of Pei Shuwen playing riddles with Mu Fenglin right in front of her, and her trying to guess the answer the whole way without success, made her feel frustrated.
She likes to spend money when she's unhappy.
If he's sensible, she'll spend the money on herself; if he's not, she won't mind being unreasonable.
Lin Chaoyue felt a little better and turned to leave.
Pei Shuwen stopped her from leaving and tugged at her arm.
"Hey, why are you pulling me?"
Pei Shuwen: "You've been pondering this all the way, and you're leaving already? Aren't you curious anymore?"
Curious, of course she was curious.
But Pei Shuwen was clearly making fun of her, and she pouted, feeling wronged: "So, are you going to tell me or not?"
"You can say that."
“But take a guess first.” Pei Shuwen looked into her eyes. “You’re so smart, you’ll definitely be able to guess.”
A slap followed by a sweet treat is Pei Shuwen's usual tactic.
But Lin Chaoyue was very susceptible to this.
She didn't try to break free, letting Pei Shuwen hold her hand, and then lowered her head to think carefully.
"You just mentioned the Jin Cong Bay project. Before it was officially launched, the procedures weren't openly followed. Only after the project was secured did they remove the shell company that was actually affiliated with it. But Mu Fenglin already knew about this."
Not to mention Mu Fenglin, even Li Cong, who is far away in New York, knows about this.
What's there to be happy about?
"I know, but knowing is one thing, applying what you've learned is another."
"Why don't you think about it again?"
Pei Shuwen's tone was like coaxing a child.
Even Zhao Huai'an would say "I've never seen anything like this before" if he saw it, but only Lin Chaoyue was here. She was used to Pei Shuwen doing this occasionally, so she didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
He lowered his head and carefully pondered the four words "learning by doing".
Applying what you've learned?
Where is it used?
Mu Fenglin's younger sister's engagement party was ruined, and she's now determined to catch the adulterers in the act and get her revenge.
Mu Fenglin, on the other hand, was diligently studying how to collaborate with Pei Shuwen.
Lin Chaoyue glanced at Pei Shuwen in front of her, thinking it was a pity that this man was so stubborn. She figured it was pointless for Mu Fenglin to ask her for help; she'd be better off spending her time on someone else. If things went smoothly, they might even have a baby by next year.
etc……
Catching someone in the act of adultery, engagement, arranged marriage? Having a child?
Lin Chaoyue's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Weren't you just talking about the project? You were telling Mu Fenglin to secretly find someone to have a child with, and then, once everything is settled and the Mu family has an heir, then... abandon the father and keep the son?"
She blinked.
My sixth sense has never been so strong.
She had a gut feeling that this was the case.
"Hmm." Pei Shuwen looked at her with obvious approval.
That's really true!
Lin Chaoyue spoke quickly: "Aren't you afraid that Mu Fengyue will also find out? What if she gets ahead of Mu Fenglin... no, in the end she still thinks you two have a secret relationship and never thinks of this."
No wonder Mu Fenglin looked at her younger sister like she was an idiot later on.
Then everything makes sense.
Pei Shuwen: "Whether they can understand or how much they can understand is none of my business. My consultation fees are very expensive, and what I say and how I say it also depends on my mood."
Pei Shuwen crossed her arms: "Is there anything else you want to ask? I suggest you ask all of it at once. After I move you to the next room, it will be my private rest time."
"Who said I was moving?"
The phone was buzzing, and without even looking at it, I knew it was Mu Fenglin urging me to "get things done".
You can't easily break a promise you've made.
Lin Chaoyue's eyes darted around as she said, "You haven't had dinner yet, aren't you hungry? I'm tired of the hotel food, how about we go out for a meal? It's on me!"
Pei Shuwen raised an eyebrow: "You're treating? I'll pay?"
"If you have no objections, of course I can."
Lin Chaoyue grinned, showing her white teeth. The thought that all her hotel expenses over the past few days had been charged to Pei Shuwen's account filled her with indescribable joy.
But the man on the other side clearly wasn't going to continue being taken advantage of.
The action of turning around and closing the door was extremely fast. By the time Lin Chaoyue reacted, there was only a door left in front of her.
As Lin Chaoyue received her room key under the strange looks from the front desk guests, she once again marveled at how adaptable she was.
With a 'whoosh' the door opened, her face, which had just been flushed with embarrassment, was once again filled with smiles.
"Attorney Pei, with our relationship, I can get in even if you don't open the door. How about it? Would you do me the honor of joining us tonight...?"
What's the relationship?
A familiar voice came from the conference call, startling Lin Chaoyue.
"dad……"
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