When Qu Fulan arrived at the hospital, she was quite shocked by the scene before her.
It wasn’t that her boss visited her mother without her consent, but rather—
The five-person team he previously sent to deliver breakfast to her was now in the hospital bringing als to her mother, and with great care.
Having soone deliver breakfast to your door naturally requires a proper thank you. At this mont, Mrs. Qu was thanking the butler, and upon seeing her daughter, she smiled and said, "It’s your boss who sent it. He is incredibly kind."
Qu Fulan squeezed out a smile as she saw them off, then told them not to co anymore. The kind butler said he wasn’t in charge, so Qu Fulan called her boss. First, she thanked him for his care towards her mother, then subtly reminded him that it wasn’t necessary, as it was rather abrupt, and she couldn’t explain it well to others.
She hadn’t planned to let him et her mother. He sent the butler to deliver als. Once or twice was understandable, but long-term? What kind of boss does that? It takes just a bit of thought to understand why.
Finally, her boss was persuaded by her. Even if he wasn’t convinced, it wasn’t his decision; it was her mother, after all. She had the final say.
It’s just that as they were about to hang up, his voice noticeably turned cold.
He was unhappy.
As the saying goes, taking makes one soft with others. Qu Fulan had eaten the food he sent, and it wasn’t only her; even her mother was looked after. Now, making him unhappy, she felt a bit guilty.
Feeling guilty made her want to do sothing to make ands.
She had originally planned to have a free, relaxing weekend, but now—
Qu Fulan agonized over it all afternoon, then called the assistant to ask what the boss was up to.
The assistant’s tone was a bit odd, as if choking on words, then said the boss was at the Pei Mansion, and said nothing else.
Not minding it, Qu Fulan was about to hang up.
She had thought maybe she could do sothing for him, but since he was busy, she’d let it go.
Then the assistant spoke again.
"Actually, a guest has co to the Pei Mansion, an old family friend of the Pei Family, hoping to arrange a marriage alliance..."
After hanging up, Qu Fulan was silent for a long ti.
At this mont in the Pei Mansion.
The family friend visit had Grandpa coming out to greet the guests. Seeing the family friend’s daughter was just a few years younger than his grandson, plus their intention of a marriage alliance, he was pleased.
However, such matters should be decided by those involved. Arranged marriages are a thing of the past, and Grandpa wasn’t the unreasonable type.
The girl’s na was Zhang Rongnuan, who had just graduated. Raised with a good family background and being pampered, she had a sowhat bold and spoiled personality.
A young lady, a true socialite, with good looks and always treated well wherever she goes. But now she ets soone handso and uninterested in her, sparking her desire to conquer.
The n who circled around her daily were too immature, nothing compared to the reserved, steady man before her.
Winning this kind of man would truly prove her allure.
The Zhang family ca over, so naturally, Pei Ji’an also returned to receive guests. But later, it was just Grandpa chatting idly with Zhang Grandpa, while everyone else wandered around, and Pei Ji’an went off to work.
Then Zhang Rongnuan boldly swaggered into the study, treating it like her own ho, looking here and there, occasionally asking a question or two to start a conversation.
To outsiders, it seed like a stable man and an adorable woman were a perfect match in terms of family background and appearance.
But in Pei Ji’an’s eyes, it was just irritating. He politely asked her to leave, which embarrassed her, and she refused to leave the study. The saying "a stubborn woman can’t be frightened by a persistent man" applies in reverse too, maybe even more so. Otherwise, why is there a saying about "chasing a man is like threading a needle"?
Pei Ji’an did remind about the differences between n and won.
Zhang Rongnuan found it extraordinary, thinking, isn’t this age too conservative? Is it interesting?
For the Pei Group’s president, shouldn’t won flock to him? Avoiding won like the plague, what does that an?
Did she lack charm?
This made her uncomfortable.
So it wasn’t that Zhang Rongnuan hadn’t seen a man in ages and was utterly smitten at first sight, but rather her ego was hurt.
Think about how she had won over various campus idols at school. Conquering the man before her shouldn’t be a problem.
But Pei Ji’an told her he had a girlfriend and asked her to stay away.
Zhang Rongnuan: "..."
They were all well-educated people who understood the basic moral bottom line. However, sotis rationality and competitiveness were separate matters.
So, Zhang Rongnuan spitefully retorted, "So what if you have a girlfriend? People divorce these days, besides, you’re not married."
Once the first nasty remark is made, others can follow.
With Zhang Rongnuan’s background, what filth hadn’t she encountered? A bit of thought was all it took.
"Your family doesn’t even know you have a girlfriend. She must be soone shady, right? In our circles, marriage isn’t a simple matter. It has to be a good match..."
Faced with such an entanglent, Pei Ji’an naturally wouldn’t stay in the study to work. Without expression, he moved to another place, only for Zhang Rongnuan to follow, accidentally knocking an antique off Pei Ji’an’s desk, shattering it on the ground.
Just a re antique, the Zhang family could afford to pay for it, but breaking soone else’s belonging made Zhang Rongnuan a bit embarrassed, and she repeatedly assured she would compensate.
Pei Ji’an wouldn’t make things difficult for her over an antique, but he simply stood there, silently watching Zhang Rongnuan, his eyes undisguised in disdain.
The Zhang family’s status was indeed not bad, and they were Pei Family’s old friends, so a marriage alliance with them would be a powerful union.
Most people in their circle would choose this path, playing around outside but ultimately marrying a socially equal wife, each living their own lives post-marriage.
Marrying a socially equal wife certainly had its advantages, but unfortunately, Pei Ji’an didn’t need it and even found it very disgusting.
Just like he despised the arrogant and conceited Zhang family girl now.
A freshly graduated young girl naturally had youth and vigor, which is why many n, regardless of their age, are fond of young won.
Unfortunately, besides youth and vigor, such girls also carried a kind of stupidity and ignorance, thinking the world should tolerate their unreasonable behavior simply because they were young.
In reality, how much younger was Zhang Rongnuan than Pei Ji’an? rely three or four years. It was just that Pei Ji’an’s experience made him stable and withdrawn, giving a mature impression.
In other words, when Pei Ji’an started striving in his teens, Zhang Rongnuan was still carefree, laughing and playing, not knowing what effort ant, hence unaware of basic social customs upon graduation.
Compared to her, the similarly aged Qu Fulan seed much more mature and sensible.
As it turns out, those capable of being big bosses had extraordinary vision, seeing through many things at a glance.
Zhang Rongnuan didn’t even know she beca one of the people Pei Ji’an despised in such a short ti.
She just felt she made a minor mistake, undeserving of such disdain. However, Pei Ji’an’s eyes, filled with aversion and impatience, made her very uncomfortable.
Was it necessary? It was just an antique, not like she couldn’t afford it!
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