Shen Zhiyi was stunned.
If not President Pei, then what should I call him?
She paused for a moment before coming to her senses.
Pei Ji was an outsider who was appointed to the company, so he certainly wanted his employees to be more comfortable with him.
Being closer makes you feel more at home.
So she tentatively said, "Old..."
Pei Ji raised his eyes.
Shen Zhiyi: "Boss?"
Pei Ji: ...
"I'm not involved in organized crime."
Shen Zhiyi chuckled.
"Then let's call him 'boss'."
"People sometimes call General Manager Jiang that too."
Pei Ji's face remained expressionless: "That's what everyone calls you, not yours."
Shen Zhiyi: ...
She suspected that Pei Ji was deliberately picking a fight.
But there is no evidence.
Pei Ji saw her brows furrow, a faint smile curving her lips as she leaned back in her chair.
"Call me by my English name, Carlo."
His eyes were deep and unfathomable.
Like an amber-colored vortex, it held her firmly in its grip.
"Now, let's hear it."
Shen Zhiyi immediately nodded, "Okay, Carlo."
Pei Ji rested his elbow on the side of the chair, his fingertips lightly tracing the gold rim of his glasses, and said casually, "Not very skilled."
"Call it a few more times."
Shen Zhiyi didn't notice anything wrong and readily shouted twice more.
"Carlo, Carlo, Carlo."
A sweet voice echoed in the office.
Like a small brush with feathers, it brushed across Pei Ji's heart.
The wound that had just been caused by her unilateral termination of the agreement began to heal slightly at this moment.
He slightly lowered his gaze.
On her innocent and naive face, she freely admired her own darkness.
His name isn't Carlo at all.
However, Carlo sounds similar to the Spanish word Caro.
It means "dear".
A tiny, unyielding desire to be close to her emerged in an irresistible way.
Pei Ji slightly curled the corners of his lips.
"Um."
"Go out."
Shen Zhiyi turned and left.
As Pei Ji watched her retreating figure, a growing desire to possess her again rose in his heart.
It's been seven days.
He never touched her.
A simple kiss cannot satisfy a hungry beast.
Instead, this small taste of sweetness stirred up memories of past indulgences, making him restless and unable to find peace.
He thought.
Only meat can be eaten.
Only then will all these conquests temporarily cease.
*
Shen Zhiyi ordered tulips for everyone.
Each bunch is a different color, placed at the company entrance for everyone to choose from.
She carried a bunch of light pink flowers herself.
As soon as I got back to my workstation, I put the flowers in a vase.
Pei Ji was in his office, watching her lower her head to smell the flowers, then a faint smile bloomed on her face, delicate and bright, more beautiful than spring itself.
His eyebrows lifted slightly as well.
But after a short while, he stopped laughing.
Several male colleagues passed by Shen Zhiyi and placed the tulips they were carrying on her desk.
Before long, her workstation was piled high with bouquets of flowers.
Red, white, green, and yellow.
His expression was just as interesting as Pei Ji's.
A snap.
The nib of the fountain pen broke off.
The document was covered with thick black ink blots, like rapidly spreading dark clouds.
He clenched his large hand.
He slammed the pile of papers into the trash can.
This bunch of lowlife trash.
Using flowers he bought with his own money to please his woman?
Pei Ji was so angry he almost ground his teeth to powder.
After a while, Shen Zhiyi got up and left.
I don't know where they went.
The colleagues in the secretariat were discussing it excitedly.
Has someone confessed their feelings to Zhiyi again?
"Could it be Xiao Zhang from the finance department this time? He's been bringing food to Zhiyi for three days straight."
"Hmm, it could also be Kobayashi from the Ministry of Justice."
“I heard that last time it rained, he wanted to drive Zhiyi home, but Zhiyi didn’t agree and only took his umbrella.”
"No, no, I guess it's... President Pei?!"
One of the secretaries saw Pei Ji standing behind them with a gloomy face.
Startled, he stood up.
"President Pei? How could it be President Pei?" Some colleagues were so engrossed in gossip that they not only didn't notice but were also quite shocked.
"He's taken a liking to Zhiyi too?!"
"Hiss—it's not impossible, after all, Zhiyi is loved wherever she goes."
After saying that, he turned around and saw Pei Ji.
I was so scared I almost fell off the chair.
"Hello, Mr. Pei!"
After he finished speaking, everyone fell silent.
"Where is Shen Zhiyi?" Pei Ji tried his best to make his voice sound calm and even, but the cold glint behind his glasses could not be hidden.
"Call her to my office."
After he finished speaking, he was about to leave.
The colleagues exchanged bewildered glances, their hearts still uneasy, when Pei Ji turned around with a gentle smile on his face.
"I heard you're having dinner together tonight?"
The secretaries nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, Mr. Pei."
"The company holds team building activities every month."
However, bosses and executives generally don't go.
At least Jiang Chengbo has never participated.
Because they themselves know that nobody wants to see their boss after get off work.
That's not relaxation.
It was torture.
Pei Ji gently pushed up his glasses, exuding an air of noble elegance, and said, "I'm new here, I wonder if I can come with you?"
"I'll treat everyone to dinner."
"Hehe, hehe..." Everyone chuckled awkwardly. "Of course, you're welcome..."
Everyone was drenched in sweat.
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