"I... what good do I have to say?" Qiao Rui felt panicked yet she tried hard to calm herself down and not be influenced.
She told herself it was okay, Pei Liyan definitely hadn’t recognized her.
Pei Liyan gave a slight smile and said, "You seem a bit flustered, Miss Rui, your na is even similar to my wife’s, she is called Qiao Rui."
Qiao Rui thought to herself, they were essentially the sa person.
What the hell was this man playing at?
She didn’t think he had recognized her, but him speaking like this was incredibly torturous.
Qiao Rui tugged at her lips, saying, "Mr. Pei, you keep talking about your wife, do you miss her?"
Pei Liyan looked at her and suddenly said, "No, I’m thinking about you."
Qiao Rui froze.
She saw the man’s mature and deep features still handso, almost godlike in nobility and mystery, yet that coldness and distance were so apparent.
Qiao Rui gave a casual smile, "Think about it, why do I resemble your wife?"
Pei Liyan then laughed.
Admiration shimred in his deep eyes, and he complinted generously, "You are very clever."
He had been intentional just now, wanting to use ambiguous attitudes, and saying double-aning words, but, the girl in front of him easily resolved this ambiguity.
Pei Liyan also felt it was only right to complint her a bit.
Qiao Rui, being clever, clearly understood Pei Liyan’s intentions.
She glanced at the man, and said lightly, "Then, I should thank Mr. Pei for the complint, and thank you on behalf of your wife for rembering her, I’ll surely et your wife when there’s a chance."
"She probably won’t want to et you."
"Why?"
"Because she’s too ugly. Seeing soone as beautiful as you would probably make her feel ashad," he said so coldly and rcilessly.
Qiao Rui was glad she was sober, but hearing him say she was too ugly still made her heart ache a little.
She told herself, this man, cold and rciless, must be avoided.
Thinking so, she simply smiled, her eyes cool and detached, "Mr. Pei, your emotional intelligence is really low."
After saying that, she turned and walked away.
Pei Liyan followed behind her, saying, "Is it just because I said my own wife is ugly?"
"Isn’t that enough?" Qiao Rui didn’t even turn her head, her tone was cold, "I suddenly feel you should marry a monster, you only deserve a monster."
Upon hearing this, Pei Liyan laughed.
He seed sowhat pleased, not angry at all.
Qiao Rui cursed inwardly: Lunatic.
She didn’t bother with the man behind her and continued walking straight ahead to where Song Muyu was, grabbed her, and pulled her forward.
Pei Liyan stopped his footsteps and didn’t follow.
Qiao Rui took Song Muyu and they took a taxi back to the hotel.
Pei Liyan half-squinted his eyes watching her disappearing figure, then suddenly picked up his phone and dialed Qiao Rui.
She had just walked a few steps when her phone vibrated in her pocket.
She was montarily stunned, reached out instinctively to grab the phone, and was montarily shocked to see that the caller was Pei Liyan.
She let the phone vibrate in her hand without answering.
Qiao Rui was sowhat glad she had set her phone to vibrate rather than ring, otherwise, the man behind her would definitely have noticed.
She quickly hailed a taxi.
Boarding the car, the vehicle headed straight for the hotel.
Only then in the car did Qiao Rui answer the call, her voice much lower, "Hello, Mr. Pei, is there sothing you need?"
"Where are you now?" Pei Liyan asked.
"Oh, I’ve reached the village," Qiao Rui looked at the streetscape outside and said casually.
"Is that so?" Pei Liyan’s tone clearly conveyed his disbelief, the brief two words carrying doubt.
Just then, a car horn sounded.
Qiao Rui felt a rush of panic.
Pei Liyan said, "So many cars in your village?"
Qiao Rui said, "Mr. Pei, the countryside has cars nowadays too, don’t look at things with such an outdated view."
"Is that so? I’ll definitely co to see soti," Pei Liyan said casually, "How about tomorrow?"
Qiao Rui hesitated slightly before responding, "You are welco anyti, Mr. Pei."
Pei Liyan continued, almost laughing, "Alright then, I’ll co tomorrow, wait for ."
"Really?" Qiao Rui was shocked.
"Of course it’s true. When have I ever lied?" Pei Liyan said and hung up the phone.
Fang Mo looked at him, "President, are we going back to the hotel now?"
"Let’s go back. Have soone keep an eye on Ruirui," Pei Liyan ordered in a deep voice, "and make sure she doesn’t notice."
"Yes!" Fang Mo hesitated slightly, "President, did you discover sothing?"
Pei Liyan didn’t respond.
He had just slled a familiar scent on Ruirui, the sa scent he had slled on Qiao Rui.
"Are we really going to see the lady tomorrow?"
Pei Liyan chuckled, "We’ll talk about it tomorrow."
After hanging up the phone, Qiao Rui felt a layer of fine sweat on her back.
"What happened?" Song Muyu asked.
"Pei Liyan is going to the countryside to see . I don’t know if it’s true or if he’s trying to test ," Qiao Rui wasn’t sure.
Song Muyu exclaid, "Why would he think of doing that? Why would he go to the countryside to see you?"
"I don’t know," Qiao Rui shook her head.
The car soon arrived at the hotel.
They had just gotten out of the car when Huo Sinan ca up to et them, his face now bruised and swollen but apparently treated.
"Where have you been late at night?" Huo Sinan asked with concern.
"Just out for a stroll," Qiao Rui said, "Mr. Huo, you’re the injured one and need proper rest."
Huo Sinan felt awkward, realizing that his inability to overpower Pei Liyan might be brought up again.
Every ti it was ntioned, he’d rember this painful mory.
"Miss Rui, I’m concerned about you."
"Mr. Huo, you should worry about yourself," Qiao Rui said indifferently, "I’m going to rest now, goodnight."
Huo Sinan was left in the lobby downstairs.
Qiao Rui and Song Muyu had gracefully left.
When Pei Liyan ca back, he encountered Huo Sinan again.
The two t again, and Huo Sinan still couldn’t resist taunting, "Hmph, the jerk is back."
Pei Liyan glanced at Huo Sinan’s bruised face and chuckled lightly, "Want to get beaten up again?"
Huo Sinan scoffed, "It’s fine. I get protection from Ruirui. You’re just jealous, aren’t you?"
Pei Liyan raised an eyebrow, "Your shalessness is kind of cute."
"Hmph, as if you’ve ever beaten Ruirui," Huo Sinan sneered.
Pei Liyan chuckled, "I’m different from you; I don’t need a woman to protect ."
With that, Pei Liyan smirked and went upstairs.
In the hallway, Song Muyu said, "Huo Sinan’s admiring look at you is really cute."
"He’ll gradually realize how unfortunate it is to admire ."
"That’s true; after all, you’re a married woman."
Qiao Rui was speechless.
Song Muyu laughed loudly, "Ruirui, Pei Liyan is tougher than Huo Sinan."
Qiao Rui nodded, "He really is. He might already suspect that I and his wife are the sa person."
"What should we do?"
"We absolutely have to make a clear distinction."
"Can you manage?"
"I can." Qiao Rui beca serious. "Let’s go to sleep. Tomorrow we’ll go to the Tea Factory and take a good look at their tea frying techniques."
"Stealing a trick?"
"Yep, especially the traditional manual tea frying technique."
"Understood."
The two headed to their respective rooms. Qiao Rui took a bath and lay in bed enjoying the rare silence.
Suddenly, her phone vibrated.
She glanced at it and found that Pei Liyan had sent a video invitation.
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