When they met again, the boss' eyes turned red, kissed her and said sweet words to her

"I've seen every one of your paintings, except this one. I don't know when you painted it."

Ye Qingrou was silent.

This was the first painting she had ever made for him, and he had no impression of her at the time, so of course he had no idea.

Pei Muchuan looked at her deeply. "The square in the painting is near the First Academy of Arts in Country F. I sent someone to check my business trip records. I've been there on a business trip, and you were studying there at the time."

"I think I taught a ghost a lesson in that square and saved a... elementary school student?"

"..."

Ye Qingrou clenched the bag in her hand.

She had bangs and a bit of baby fat at the time, but she didn't look like an elementary school student at all.

I don’t know if there is something wrong with his eyes or his brain.

"What are you scolding me for?" Pei Muchuan put his arm on the back of her chair and stared at her expressionlessly: "Elementary school student."

Ye Qingrou felt embarrassed and turned to look out the window with a cold face.

"Little Snow White."

"So it's you, you've grown up so much."

"Become my wife."

The man's voice was deep and unhurried, and no emotion could be heard.

Ye Qingrou turned around to look at him, and was caught off guard by his eyes which were as deep as a cold pool.

Those eyes had more fine lines than before, but they were still bright, sharp, and charming.

Pei Muchuan stared at her with his eyes. She should have remained calm, but for some reason, she didn't have the courage to look him in the face.

"Ye Qingrou, it turns out that you have loved me all these years."

Yes. She had looked up to him for years, humbled to the point of being in the dust. Now, with this answer, he must be satisfied, right?

Ye Qingrou looked at it coldly and was stunned.

Those usually sharp and proud eyes turned red, with a noticeable glint of tears in their eyes: "How come I never noticed it?"

Pei Muchuan closed his eyes and rubbed his face vigorously. When he looked at her again, he was calm and angular again. "That time, the old man sent me to discuss a project, but it didn't go well. I'm sorry, I was in a bad mood at the time and didn't have time to talk to you more."

"But that night, my friends from Country F specially entertained me and took me out for some fun, and I met Cheng Yu..."

Ye Qingrou's fingertips trembled.

In other words, on the same day, he actually met her first and then met Cheng Yu.

"Blame me." Pei Muchuan seemed to be laughing, but his voice was faintly hoarse from sobbing: "If I had known this was going to happen, I would have beaten that foreigner half to death. Why would he keep pestering you..."

"Or do I need that dinner? Why the hell would I go to that dinner party?"

Ye Qingrou felt a tightness in her stomach. Unfortunately, who could predict the future? Fate always liked to play tricks on people.

"Qingrou, I brought you here today because I want to lay everything out."

Pei Muchuan took a deep breath, his handsome face showing a serious expression.

"At the beginning, I really misunderstood you. I thought you were no different from those women who used tricks to get into my bed..."

So he was very opposed to this marriage and wanted to marry Cheng Yu, but Cheng Yu broke up with him easily and advised him to take responsibility.

He was forced by his family to marry Ye Qingrou, and originally planned to live a neither-or-nothing relationship depending on the situation.

But when the news of Cheng Yu's car accident came, especially since he missed several calls from Cheng Yu before the accident, Cheng's parents told him that Cheng Yu regretted breaking up with him and wanted to go back to reconcile with him.

He suddenly became the indirect murderer of Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu's breaking up with him and her persuading him to take responsibility naturally became a sign of her consideration for him and her deep love for him...

Feelings of guilt, self-blame and regret hit him for a long time.

And Ye Qingrou, the woman who plotted against him, should naturally pay the price.

So he had no qualms about bringing all sorts of female companions to the cocktail party. Even though nothing happened, he still allowed rumors to spread. He didn't want Ye Qingrou to peacefully occupy Mrs. Pei's position...

However, five years later, Ye Qingrou was completely different from what he had imagined.

She was very quiet, always staying alone quietly, never asking him for anything. She kept the huge villa warm and clean. When she saw him, the little girl was gentle and reserved, like a beautiful kitten, and looked so well-behaved...

Pei Muchuan has met too many people and beasts in the business world.

He became more and more certain that Ye Qingrou was not the kind of woman who would use tricks and schemes to covet his wealth and power.

His mother's death was a turning point. He vowed to change his ways and from then on, he tried to return to his family and spend time at home whenever he could. However, the consortium was too busy with work, so he mostly stayed in his study.

Besides, Cheng Yu's death always stood between him and Ye Qingrou. It was the obsession of self-blame and guilt in his heart, so their relationship was always dull.

Except in bed, at first he was just fulfilling his duties as a husband, but later he became addicted and couldn't stop.

He could sense that Ye Qingrou was enjoying the same pleasure. He loved seeing her fair, elegant face blushing profusely as she begged for mercy in his ear. He loved hearing her moaning. He felt a surge of madness rushing through his blood from her...

But from some day on, Ye Qingrou began to refuse his requests for sex.

Her attitude towards him became increasingly cold, and she avoided him as much as possible as if he were a dirty thing.

He slept in the same bed with her, and if he even touched her finger, she would immediately get up and go to the bathroom to wash her hands, as if he was some kind of poison king covered in viruses...

Pei Muchuan was so arrogant, and the boss had a cold and hard temper. After being rejected by her several times, he put on a gloomy face and moved out of the bedroom neatly.

Pei Muchuan pretended to be casual and asked a few friends indirectly, and the answer he got was: normal. No marriage can avoid the seven-year itch.

Their marriage has lasted for more than ten years and has entered a cooling-off period. In short, Ye Qingrou is no longer interested in him.

A bad friend said that the child suddenly stopped eating the meals at home because he must have eaten too much snacks outside.

Pei Muchuan was almost furious. Did Ye Qingrou go out to find a man behind his back?