The next day.
Pei Shangyue and his group boarded a private plane back to Beijing.
From the moment she got on the plane, Song Fuxue was unusually quiet, her expression somewhat listless.
She only took one bite of her favorite strawberry cake before leaving it untouched.
She kept looking out the window, watching Hong Kong Island gradually shrink until it completely disappeared from sight. An inexplicable feeling rose in her heart.
Pei Shangyue noticed everything. He reached out and held Song Fuxue’s hand. “What are you thinking about?”
“Nothing.”
Song Fuxue shook her head and leaned against his shoulder. “Maybe I didn’t sleep well last night.”
That strange emotion came quickly and faded just as fast.
She soon returned to normal.
“Older Brother, when we go back to Beijing, are we staying at the Pei Family residence? Who are the members of the Pei Family? What are their names? What are their personalities? Are they easy to get along with?”
“I haven’t prepared any gifts for them yet. When we arrive in Beijing, let’s go pick out some gifts first…”
As she spoke, Song Fuxue finished the rest of her strawberry cake.
A bit of cream remained at the corner of her lips.
She licked it off and continued, “By the way, Brother, you said we don’t share the same surname…”
“Then we probably aren’t born from the same parents, right?”
“Are Older Brother’s parents and my parents both in Beijing? Should we buy gifts for them first? What do they like?”
“Having amnesia really isn’t good. I can’t remember anything. Thankfully, I didn’t forget Older Brother…”
“Mm—”
As she was sighing, her chin was suddenly gripped by Pei Shangyue, forcing her to raise her head and meet his gaze.
Pei Shangyue looked at her and used his thumb to wipe away the cream still lingering at the corner of her lips.
Song Fuxue froze. The warmth left at her lips felt burning hot.
“Bro?”
“You don’t need to buy anything.”
“What?”
“Our parents are abroad and rarely return. You’re not familiar with the other members of the Pei Family, so don’t go meeting them.”
“After returning to Beijing, we won’t stay at the Pei Family’s old residence either. We’ll live in a house near the company…”
As Pei Shangyue spoke, he suddenly paused. “In that house, there will only be the two of us…”
Song Fuxue was slightly stunned. “Only me and Older Brother?”
“That’s fine. I was worried that with my memory loss, I might embarrass myself in front of the Pei Family. Now I don’t have to worry.”
Deep down, Song Fuxue trusted Older Brother completely, without a trace of doubt.
“Then what about Older Brother? Do you want any gifts?”
She leaned closer to Pei Shangyue, her pure and beautiful eyes filled entirely with him.
A strange feeling stirred in Pei Shangyue’s heart, and he found himself unable to look at her directly.
Without hesitation, he covered the girl’s eyes.
“Bro? Why are you covering my eyes again?”
Song Fuxue was dissatisfied, but in the next moment, her waist was held, and she was pulled into his arms.
“You are the best gift.”
Pei Shangyue leaned close to her ear and spoke in a tone that carried an unclear meaning.
Song Fuxue was stunned for a long time.
Then she suddenly laughed.
“Bro, so you actually know how to coax people!”
“You got shy and blushed, didn’t you? That’s why you wouldn’t let me see?”
“Bro, I haven’t heard enough. Say a few more lines?”
“Praise me some more, coax me more—even if it’s a bit cheesy, it’s fine! I have thick skin, so you can praise me however you want. Bro, say a bit more…”
Song Fuxue laughed as she teased him in his arms.
Pei Shangyue sighed helplessly and grabbed her restless wrist. “Stop making trouble. You’re too noisy.”
“How am I making trouble? Bro, don’t think I don’t know—you act like I’m noisy, but actually you like me being like this, right?”
“Older Brother, Older Brother…”
Song Fuxue returned to her talkative and clingy mode.
Not long after, drowsiness set in.
She quickly fell asleep.
This time, she slept deeply and did not wake up even after several hours, when the plane had already landed.
Assistant Xu had long arranged for a car to be waiting.
Pei Shangyue did not wake her. Instead, he carried her into the car.
“Go to Yunqi Residence.”
“Yes, President Pei.”
This was Pei Shangyue’s usual residence. Originally, he had lived there alone, but starting today, this spacious standalone villa would have one more special presence.
The car drove smoothly away from the airport.
Song Fuxue woke up once midway. Seeing that Older Brother was by her side, she fell asleep peacefully again.
At the same time, a car from the He Family and a car from the Pei Family passed each other in opposite directions.
He Yichen seemed to sense something and looked toward the Pei Family’s car.
His secretary noticed as well.
Pei Shangyue’s low-key yet luxurious custom-made car, along with its consecutive-number license plate symbolizing wealth and power, was something anyone in Beijing’s elite circle could recognize at a glance.
“President He, that’s President Pei returning to Beijing. I heard he stayed in Hong Kong Island for a month this time.”
Thinking about how He Yichen had been so worried over the disappearance of his younger sister, Song Fuxue, that his hair was nearly turning gray, the secretary could not help but suggest,
“President He, about Third Miss’s disappearance… should we ask President Pei for help?”
“During the time Third Miss went missing, President Pei happened to be in Hong Kong Island. I’ve heard he also has connections there. Perhaps he could help us find some clues?”
He Yichen fell silent for a moment before quickly rejecting the idea.
“No need. The He Family and the Song Family of Hong Kong Island have no real connections with Pei Shangyue.”
“Moreover, someone like Pei Shangyue has never been one to meddle in others’ affairs.”
“That’s true.”
The secretary looked at He Yichen, who sat beside him with his eyes closed and brows tightly furrowed, and sighed.
Ever since learning that his younger sister had gone missing, President He had not smiled once.
He Yichen had already put aside all his work in Beijing to go to Hong Kong Island in search of his younger sister, hoping that everything would go smoothly…