The man’s hand stiffened. This time, the two words were heard clearly.
—From now on, only I can call you “baby,” got it.
—President Pei, hello, I’m Shu Yi.
The voice in his mind almost overlapped with the voice of the woman before him, especially the unique scent on her body, lingering in his breath…
“I thought President Pei was really as indifferent to women as the rumors say, but now it seems…” Wang Bin’s lecherous gaze swept over Shu Yi from top to bottom, finally settling on her slender legs. “With President Pei indulging in pleasures every night, you’re truly blessed. Since you haven’t had your fill yet, I’ll wait a bit longer. After all, a woman like her is just something to be passed around…”
At those words, the pressure around the man dropped to a terrifying level. “If I hear another filthy word come out of your mouth—”
“I don’t mind letting you leave this door horizontally.”
Wang Bin felt a chill run down his spine under that stare. Cold sweat instantly soaked his back, and he sobered up completely. His wrist, which had just been gripped, still throbbed with pain. He had heard of Pei Yanli’s methods before.
He hurriedly stepped back, his voice trembling. “Sorry, President Pei. I shouldn’t have had improper thoughts about your person. It’s… it’s just that she was the one who seduced me under the table first. I lost control for a moment, so…”
Pei Yanli stood there, looking down at the shorter man. “If President Wang doesn’t know how to discipline his son, I don’t mind doing it for him.”
At that, President Wang’s legs nearly gave out. He grabbed Wang Bin. “P-President Pei… my son clearly drank too much and is talking nonsense. Please be magnanimous and don’t lower yourself to his level… Hurry up and apologize to President Pei’s woman.”
“I’m sorry, I really didn’t mean it. President Pei, please be magnanimous and spare me.”
But Pei Yanli had already lost interest in him. Grabbing Shu Yi by the wrist, he walked toward the door.
Shu Yi’s mind was hazy. Being pulled along by Pei Yanli, she didn’t even know where she was going. “You… slow down, I can’t keep up…”
The man in front suddenly stopped. Shu Yi’s burning forehead bumped into Pei Yanli’s chest. Covering her forehead, she looked up. The figure before her was tall and upright, just like in her memory.
“Pei Yanli.”
Before she could finish speaking, the phone in her pocket suddenly vibrated.
She reached for it, but didn’t hold it steady. The phone fell to the ground at Pei Yanli’s feet.
She crouched down to pick it up, but her feverish fingers grasped at empty air. The man had already grabbed her wrist first.
The moment his palm touched her burning temperature, Pei Yanli’s expression darkened.
Her wrist was held tightly. Shu Yi’s mind cleared for a brief moment. She tried to pull her arm back, but the man’s grip only tightened.
The phone vibrated again on the ground, the screen displaying “1.”
Shu Yi struggled to answer it, but was lifted and pressed against the fire cabinet.
The metal edge dug into her, making her let out a muffled groan, but Pei Yanli wrapped his coat around her trembling body. “You’re burning like this, and you’re still messing around.”
Shu Yi didn’t respond. Her dizzy head fell straight into his arms.
The man froze for a moment, faintly catching that familiar scent from her body, and sensing his own heart beating wildly.
“Sir, do you need help?” A waiter’s voice rang out at an inopportune moment.
Pei Yanli glanced at Shu Yi’s flushed cheeks. It was over an hour’s drive to the hospital from here.
“Go to the pharmacy and buy a box of fever… fever patches.”
“Alright, please wait a moment.”
In a private club like this, all kinds of services were available—buying fever patches was nothing difficult.
Soon, the waiter returned with them.
“Sir, please hold your wife steady. I’ll help apply it.”
Wife.
The man’s eyes darkened slightly, but his hand still settled on Shu Yi’s waist.
“Sir, your wife seems quite hot. It’s better to take her to the hospital soon. The patch only treats the symptoms, not the root cause.”
“She’s not my wife.”
“Ah, my mistake. Sorry.” The waiter hurriedly left.
At that moment, the phone vibrated again. Pei Yanli glanced at Shu Yi and answered it.
Before he could speak, a child’s soft, babyish voice came from the receiver.
“Papa… baba…”