Chapter 128: Close to the face and open up
Chapter 128: Close to the face and open up
Pei Zhiyu called out helplessly: "Dad..."
Father Pei: "Since you already have a girlfriend, bring her home to have a meal together some other day."
"Also, I will help you reject the marriage proposal, but what are you going to do with the little daughter of the Shen family?"
In fact, Pei's father also doesn't like Shen Ni. He always feels that her intentions are impure.
Old foxes like Pei's father, who have been immersed in the business world for many years, usually have a very accurate eye for people.
And like today, a girl named Shen Ni suddenly came to visit and said that she was representing the entire Shen family to form an alliance with their Pei family. Pei's father would definitely not agree.
Putting aside whether Pei Zhiyu himself is willing or not, Shen Ni's behavior alone is enough to make people feel uncomfortable.
Shen Ni came here completely uninvited. If this were to be spread by someone with ulterior motives, they would probably spread rumors about the Pei family!
Pei Zhiyu thought for a moment and said, "Dad, let's contact the Shen family first and ask for their advice."
"If she was sent here by the Shen family, then we will entertain her first. If not, then let the Shen family come and take her away!"
If it weren't for the cooperative project on hand, Pei Zhiyu would have wanted to break off relations with the Shen family.
I didn’t expect that just a business trip would lead to such a big trouble.
Moreover, the Shen family is far away in Fengdu. Even if they want to come to Shangjing City to pick up Shen Ni, it will take some time.
Pei Zhiyu now just wants to leave the Pei family as soon as possible to prevent Shen Ni from following him.
After the father and son had settled the matter, they left the study and prepared to go downstairs.
As luck would have it, as soon as Pei Zhiyu opened the door, Xu Zhongtao, who had been squatting outside the door and eavesdropping, was caught on the spot.
Xu Zhongtao felt guilty, smiled awkwardly, and said flatteringly: "Brother, you guys finished talking so quickly?"
Pei Zhiyu glanced at him, then turned around and said with a smile: "Dad, I think Zhongtao and Miss Shen are a good match, why don't we let them get married?"
How could Father Pei not know what Pei Zhiyu meant by this? He deliberately said seriously: "Xiao Tao is indeed not bad. He is not much different in age from Shen Ni, right?"
Xu Zhongtao was horrified and said hurriedly, "Dad! No, with a playboy like me, how can I be worthy of the noble daughter of the Shen family?"
Seeing him trying to shirk his responsibility, Father Pei snorted coldly, "Then you should be more obedient, so you don't have to hang out outside all day long!"
Although Xu Zhongtao is only Pei's father's stepson, their relationship is still very good, almost no different from that of biological father and son.
What's more, Pei Zhiyu, his biological son, has already moved out to live on his own. The house would be much quieter without Xu Zhongtao.
Pei's father deliberately used the marriage to scare Xu Zhongtao in order to make him control his temper.
After being frightened, Xu Zhongtao promised Pei's father that he would be obedient in the future. In addition, he had been working so hard during this period that his changes were also noticed by Pei's father.
Father Pei then told him that he was actually joking.
Xu Zhongtao felt that his young heart had been struck...
downstairs.
Seeing that Pei Zhiyu hadn't come down for such a long time, Shen Ni began to get restless.
Wen Wanqiu saw her anxiety and just advised her to wait a while, perhaps because they had too much to talk about.
The implicit meaning of these words was to stop Shen Ni from rushing upstairs.
Only then did Shen Ni realize that she had lost her composure. After all, this was the Pei family, and it would be impolite for her, an outsider, to barge in like this.
Fortunately, at this time, Pei Zhiyu and the others came down from the stairs.
When Shen Ni saw Pei Zhiyu, she was like a wolf seeing its prey, and she didn't care about her girlish modesty at all, "Brother Zhiyu!"
Xu Zhongtao was so embarrassed that he laughed softly, "Brother, how did you end up offending this woman?"
Pei Zhiyu: “…”
Pei Zhiyu himself was also helpless, but he couldn't embarrass Shen Ni in front of his family elders.
After all, Father Pei pays great attention to the upbringing of his own children.
Father Pei invited Shen Ni to stay for dinner.
Hearing this, Wen Wanqiu took the initiative to leave the living room and went into the kitchen to busy herself.
Not long after, Pei's father also found an excuse to go into the kitchen, saying he wanted to help cook.
There were only three of them left in the living room.
Xu Zhongtao probably felt that the atmosphere was too awkward, so he simply lowered his head and started browsing his phone. Unexpectedly, he happened to see a message on the Internet, and the audio was still playing out loud...
This is really embarrassing!
He was so scared that he quickly turned off the sound.
Shen Ni took the opportunity to speak: "Brother Zhiyu, do you know all the news circulating outside?"
She was deliberately testing Pei Zhiyu's attitude.
Pei Zhiyu felt a little strange, and he corrected in a cold voice: "Ms. Shen, please call me by my name. I am a sensitive person and cannot stand such cheesy names."
Shen Ni's smile froze: "Okay, okay."
Xu Zhongtao started gossiping again and asked Shen Ni directly: "So, why did you suddenly come to visit our house?"
"You are a girl, but you are so eager to chase my brother, and you even say that you are the little daughter of the Shen family. Is this how your family raised you?"
The elders were not there at the moment and there was no one to restrain Xu Zhongtao, so he didn't care and just fired at Shen Ni's face.
Shen Ni's face suddenly turned ugly. She bit her lip pitifully and looked at Pei Zhiyu, as if she wanted to ask him for help.
Pei Zhiyu simply pretended not to see it and just said to Xu Zhongtao, "Be more restrained."
Xu Zhongtao smiled: "Brother, am I not helping you?"
Pei Zhiyu ignored him and turned to inform Shen Ni: "Ms. Shen, I have contacted Shen Shou and he will come to pick you up soon."
This is a notification, not an inquiry.
Shen Ni had sneaked to Shangjing City. When she heard Pei Zhiyu's words, her face suddenly turned from ugly to pale.
If she was caught, she would definitely be scolded!
"Brother Zhiyu, can you..."
Pei Zhiyu didn't even want to hear her finish her words and directly rejected her mercilessly: "No."
Shen Ni felt even more aggrieved.
It was not until the Pei family had treated Shen Ni to a meal that she took the initiative to leave.
The Pei family did not stop them.
After they left, Wen Wanqiu finally breathed a sigh of relief and said to Pei's father: "It seems that this little daughter of the Shen family looks down on me..."
She knew that it must be because Shen Ni knew that she was Pei Zhiyu's stepmother.
Father Pei held her hand and comforted her for a few words. Pei Zhiyu also said, "Aunt Wen, you don't have to take Shen Ni's matter to heart. We will not get married."
Wen Wanqiu is a very good person, Pei Zhiyu knows this very well, even though he has never called her mom.
But after all, Wen Wanqiu is also his family, and he will never let outsiders bully his family.
After hearing what Pei Zhiyu said, Wen Wanqiu didn't feel so sad anymore, and she took some homemade cakes for him to take back.
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