Pei Yuheng smiled. “He’s about to die!”
Pei Jue scanned Pei Yuheng’s calm eyes.
“You…?”
“Relax. I’m not foolish enough to hurt myself over that kind of scum. I still want to live well!”
Pei Jue sat down slowly, his gaze fixed on Pei Yuheng.
“And… Yu Yang?”
“We’ll have our own lives.”
Pei Jue couldn’t believe those words no matter how he thought about it.
“Don’t worry about me, I know my limits!”
“Limits? You’re so busy you’d need to split yourself into three, still running around Jiangcheng. The old master would love to install surveillance on you. And now you’re messing with DY Group in Jiangcheng? The more information others can’t find, the more curious they become! You know that, don’t you?!”
Pei Yuheng’s nonchalant attitude infuriated Pei Jue.
“And your engagement to He Fuyi… the old masters of both families had long agreed on it, yet you’ve dragged it out until now. Besides the engagement, nothing has happened. Do you think they’ll let you continue like this?”
Pei Yuheng knew it wasn’t possible, but right now, delaying was the best he could do.
“Also, Yu Yang went to Kyoto recently, and you couldn’t resist running over to Jiangcheng!”
“You’ve never been so willing to help with the Jiangcheng work before!”
Pei Yuheng’s lips curved slightly, almost imperceptibly, while his eyes deepened.
“Can’t I come here for a vacation?”
“Ancestor! Jiangcheng is in the rainy season! What fun could there be here? Come on, name one!”
“Pei Jue, don’t be so irritable!”
Pei Ju was speechless, but his good upbringing kept him from swearing.
“If the old master discovers what’s going on between you and her, you know what will happen to Yu Yang. You are the child born from the woman he claims to love most. You know how important you are to him—no need for me to say it!”
“He idealizes you because he can’t admit that someone like you could have flaws.”
“Back then, the old master, regardless of ethics, insisted on being with Aunt Yue, even destroying his best son, making him disappear from the world. Everyone in Kyoto knew the secret. In his eyes, you are second to him. He won’t let the world trample on you!”
Listening to Pei Jue, Pei Yuheng calmly stared at the empty glass he had unknowingly finished.
“I know. What you fear will not happen.”
Pei Jue wisely fell silent. From the first time he met Pei Yuheng, he knew this man was extraordinary.
Pei Jue poured himself another drink in frustration.
In the middle of the morning, they were both drinking.
Truly, two madmen in one place.
“I’ll handle the Xie Huaili situation. Actually, I was thinking of signing him too, didn’t expect you to bring it up first.”
Seeing the faint, bitter smile on Pei Yuheng’s face,
“If you want to relax here for a while, then rest well. After all, staying every day in front of that old nervous wreck is exhausting!”
“Absolutely. Thanks for understanding, President Pei!”
Pei Jue rolled his eyes.
Every day, he was either dying of anger at Pei Yuheng or walking that path.
A knock on the door.
Pei Jue hurried over, voice warm: “A’nuan, what’s the matter?”
The girl called greeted Pei Yuheng politely before looking at Pei Jue.
“Xie Huaili is here!”
“Good, let him come in!”
Xie Huaili felt nervous. Entering the room and seeing the two seated, he was at a loss.
He and these people had never been from the same world.
But for his own sake, he had to try.
Pei Jue did most of the questioning.
After an unknown amount of time, Pei Yuheng finally spoke.
“Why do you think we took the risk to sign you?”
“I believe the value I create is definitely higher than three hundred million!”
Pei Jue stared at Xie Huaili.
He loved people like this—actions and decisions full of personal style.
Pei Yuheng continued to watch Xie Huaili.
“We’ll send a professional team for the handover. Your next task is to think about your next project—choose the script.”
Xie Huaili was shocked, processing the words before realizing what they meant.
“Thank you!”
Pei Jue stared at Pei Yuheng.
“You should go submit your report now!”
Pei Yuheng didn’t bother arguing.
“Alright, I’ll leave the rest to you. I’m off!”
Yu Yang’s phone rang nonstop. Qin Nuo and Qiao Luoluo glanced at the notes on the screen, puzzled.
Who could have angered their sister enough for her to label someone a “Thousand-Year Bastard”?
Yu Yang cheerfully hugged the two assistants.
“What’s wrong with you two?”
Seeing Qin Nuo’s phone, Yu Yang ground her teeth.
“Oh, so it was that bastard calling!”
Pei Yuheng patiently waited for the other person to pick up.
Yu Yang impatiently barked,
“The matter’s handled! Don’t thank me.”
As she said “thank,” she noticed Pei Yuheng’s words behind her and realized the call had ended.
Looking at her phone, she nodded.
“Fine, fine, fine…”
Before she could react, the phone was snatched by the two assistants.
Seeing Qiao Luoluo protecting the “precious,” Yu Yang said,
“I really won’t break it!”
“Considering your history of harming phones, sis, wait a bit before holding your beloved phone again!”
Yu Yang sighed but had no choice.
Another forced way to save money.
Qin Nuo spoke cautiously:
“Sis, why are you so irritable today?”
Yu Yang looked at her, hesitated, and said nothing. She was afraid of being called crazy.
Thinking about someone she shouldn’t, she indeed felt… a little crazy.
After calming down, Qin Nuo returned the phone.
Yu Yang opened her chat with someone. She had deleted some messages.
Pei Yuheng, watching the screen from the corner, noticed the “typing…” under the name. He patiently waited until a message finally appeared.
【Thank you!】
Pei Yuheng felt a pang of jealousy seeing Yu Yang say thanks so politely because of another man.
After a moment’s thought, he retrieved the phone from the corner.
Yu Yang stared at the screen.
After a long time, the other side finally replied:
【Mm】
So brief, not even a punctuation mark.
Yu Yang stared at that single character repeatedly, then suddenly smiled.
“Fine, fine, fine…”