Soft-centered strawberry cake

Chapter 164 Breaking Up Due to Long Distance

On a bright summer day, under the scorching sun, another busy day begins.

Early in the morning, at the elevator leading upstairs from the underground parking lot, Mingwei unexpectedly ran into someone she hadn't seen for many days.

"Uncle Cai, you're back!"

Seeing Cai Haiyun, Mingwei was also somewhat surprised, but her eyes showed more joy.

Cai Haiyun was quite happy to see Ming Weiyi. He said with a smile, "With President Pei's permission, I have been on vacation for more than a month. It's time to come back."

"He must have said something to you, so you came back." Mingwei could easily guess that Cai Haiyun's sudden return to the company must be related to Pei Ming.

Pei Ming had mentioned before that Du Lian would bring out someone to follow her in the future, and now that person has appeared, and Cai Haiyun has also returned to the company.

Ming Wei also had a premonition that Pei Ming would soon leave the Ming Group.

"How are things going for you two lately?" Cai Haiyun didn't directly answer Ming Weiyi's question.

How Pei Ming and Ming Weiyi, this young couple who decided to get married on a whim, get along is the key to how Cai Haiyun should answer Ming Weiyi's question.

"pretty good."

Ming Wei had just finished answering Cai Haiyun's question when she caught a glimpse of Pei Ming walking over out of the corner of her eye.

The elevator hadn't come down yet, so she, Cai Haiyun, and Pei Ming could still exchange a few more words.

"Good morning, Uncle Cai."

Pei Ming remained very polite to Cai Haiyun.

Cai Haiyun looked at Pei Ming, who smiled gently, "President Pei, what a coincidence."

"Good morning, Mr. Pei. What a coincidence to run into you again." Ming Wei also greeted Pei Ming, and her smile was a little mischievous.

"What a coincidence, we just left together." If Cai Haiyun hadn't been there, Pei Ming would have said that they had slept in the same bed.

"Don't talk nonsense, or someone might hear you." Ming Wei quickly gave Pei Ming a look to shut up.

After that glance, Ming Wei looked at Pei Ming with a sweet smile, and Pei Ming also looked at Ming Wei with doting eyes and smiled slightly.

At his age, Cai Haiyun had seen it all. He could tell at a glance what these two were like. It seemed he had been overthinking things. Pei Ming simply wanted to return the Ming Group to Ming Weiyi.

Ming Group, 20th Floor

Pei Ming and Cai Haiyun walked out of the elevator one after the other. The administrative assistants working on the twentieth floor were all quite happy to see Cai Haiyun return.

Everyone greeted Pei Ming and watched him enter the president's office. They immediately surrounded Cai Haiyun.

"Uncle Cai! You're finally back!"

"Uncle Cai, I thought you had forgotten about us. We are so envious to see you on vacation!"

"..."

Everyone was chattering away, and although Cai Haiyun, at his age, was quite happy, he couldn't stand the young people's constant chatter.

"During the days I was away, you guys didn't cause me any trouble, did you?" Cai Haiyun asked with a smile.

"No, no, no, we won't embarrass you."

Cai Haiyun was very satisfied with this answer, and he continued, "From today onwards, you will still be under my jurisdiction. Assistant Du will be assigned to other positions."

"Oh...is he not working with us anymore?"

"No way, he's abandoning us?"

From the tone of his assistants and secretaries, Cai Haiyun could tell that Du Lian was quite popular during his tenure. Addressing their questions, Cai Haiyun explained, "President Pei assigned him a special task, so I came back."

Cai Haiyun's return not only allows Du Lian to have more energy to mentor his "apprentices," but also plays a more significant role in stabilizing the situation in the near future.

午间
Not far from the Ming Group, there is a restaurant where company employees eat every day. Although the company cafeteria is good, people need to change things up occasionally.

The restaurant is quite spacious and well-ventilated, with plenty of greenery and flowers, so it doesn't feel crowded or oppressive.

Anyway, Qi Fei and Du Lian have now confirmed their relationship, and they are sitting in the restaurant having lunch openly and honestly.

"My sister complained to me." Qi Fei picked up some food from her plate and looked at Du Lian.

"What did she say about me?" Du Lian immediately knew who Qi Fei's sister was.

"He said you were fierce, and he would often look at her without saying a word, like she was trash."

Du Lian finally understood why Qi Fei had asked him out for lunch today; it turned out someone had snitched on him to her.

“A strict teacher produces outstanding students. The fact that I chose her to follow me is enough to prove that she has potential. You should tell her to study hard.” Du Lian said, picking up a piece of food with his chopsticks and putting it in his mouth.

"She's a girl after all, so please try to be gentler and more patient with her, okay?" Qi Fei was only able to say this because she was asked to do so by someone else.

She didn't want Du Lian to ruin her connections in administration, causing her to become depressed and eventually resign.

Without even thinking, Du Lianxiang replied directly, "I would like to be patient, but time doesn't allow it."

When Qi Fei heard Du Lian say that time was limited, her heart skipped a beat. She guessed that Du Lian would be leaving soon.

"So, how much longer will you likely stay at the Ming Group?" Qi Fei stopped eating and asked the question she didn't want to hear.

Du Lian realized that what he had just said was somewhat inappropriate, but the words had already been spoken.

He didn't intend to hide it from Qi Fei. Looking into her eyes, he answered seriously, "I estimate one to two months."

"So...you're going back to the Pei Group, right?"

"Correct."

"Back to City C?"

"What are you thinking? President Pei has moved his businesses to Jiangcheng. Why would I go back to City C?"

Hearing that Du Lian wouldn't be returning to the Pei Group in City C, Qi Fei felt relieved and picked up her chopsticks again to put the food into her bowl.

Seeing that Qi Fei remained silent, Du Lian smiled and spoke again, "What, are you worried that if I go back to Pei's headquarters, we'll have a long-distance relationship?"

"I'm almost thirty, I don't accept any long-distance relationship, if it's long-distance, we'll break up." Qi Fei said calmly, but her heart was inexplicably pounding.

To be honest, if Du Lian really went back to Pei's headquarters for a while, Qi Fei would be reluctant to break up with him.

This is something I just got my hands on; it's a treasure no matter what.

"So you mean you want me to stay in Jiangcheng forever?" Du Lian said, a wicked smile playing on his lips.

Qi Fei understood the smile on Du Lian's face, and she deliberately replied, "If you don't want to stay, I won't force you, after all, you're not from here."

“If you’re with me with marriage in mind, then there’s no problem with me staying in Jiangcheng.”

Du Lian's words were very purposeful, and he made it clear that his decision to be with Qi Fei was not just for casual dating.

Upon hearing the word "marriage," Qi Fei's heart pounded even faster; she hadn't expected Du Lian to bring up this topic so early.

"Then you should stay in Jiangcheng."