The obedient girl glances up, and the tyrannical tycoon kneels down to pamper her.

Xing Yanzhao then asked, "Where is the noodle shop?"

It took Luo Huai a while to come to her senses. She pointed him in the right direction, and the man glanced at her again: "Take me there, and I'll treat you to a bowl of noodles as payment."

It's somewhat like a forced sale.

Seeing that Luo Huai did not immediately agree, he couldn't help but frown, thinking to himself, "Is there really no problem with this?"

Little did he know that his fierce and menacing appearance, with a slight furrow of his brow, made him even more frightening, as if he could kill someone on the spot if things didn't go his way.

Luo Huai's heart pounded.

"Okay, okay."

Xing Yanzhao ordered a large bowl of beef noodles and tomato and egg noodles for Luo Huai. He held the bowl in front of her with one hand, tore off a disposable chopstick, and handed it to her.

"eat."

Luo Huai jumped again out of the blue, took the chopsticks with both hands, and ate in small bites.

As soon as the man opposite her sat down, she could hear his panting.

The man ate noodles with great gusto, managing to eat half a bowl in one bite.

Luo Huai looked up at him.

The man raised his eyebrows and asked, "What?"

Luo Huai shook her head; she dared not speak, and only ate in small bites, pursing her lips and chewing slowly.

Xing Yanzhao then said that she was eating cat food, and she was very polite. After saying that, he realized that Luo Huai had probably thought he was too rough because he was making too much noise while eating.

Xing Yanzhao couldn't help but click his tongue again, and started eating slower and chewing more gently.

The two finished their noodles without incident.

After finishing the hot and light tomato and egg noodles, Luo Huai's face regained some color, and he looked more energetic.

Xing Yanzhao received a phone call and left in a hurry.

Luo Huai breathed a sigh of relief, turned her head and saw Pei Yuanzhou standing there, looking at her coldly.

The color drained from her face.

“Was that your friend just now? He didn’t look like a good person just by looking at his back. You shouldn’t make friends with just anyone.” Pei Yuanzhou walked over, took off his suit jacket and put it on her, then touched her hair. “It’s still wet. Go wash your hair first.”

The suit had a faint woody scent, which Pei Yuanzhou loved, and he wore almost every piece of clothing with it.

Every time Pei Yuanzhou draped his coat over her shoulders, she would be enveloped in the woody scent, as if her brother Yuanzhou were gently embracing her, making her feel warm and at ease.

Now, however, it feels more like a shackle.

"Go back to the dorm to shower." Luo Huai felt a tightness in her chest, and her eyes reddened with distress.

Pei Yuanzhou: "You seniors are looking for internships, so you usually don't live on campus. You've already moved your things home, so you only have a few clothes and a bed left."

Pei Yuanzhou was the one who moved the things. He was wearing a well-tailored suit, and because he was moving things, he specially rolled up his sleeves and took off his tie and put it in her hand.

Her roommate also whispered to her, "If a man is willing to hand you his tie, it means he wants to be tied to your side."

She blushed as she spoke.

Luo Huai stood motionless, protesting silently.

Pei Yuanzhou released her wrist, seemingly impatient, and sighed, "Xiao Huai, I know this is very unfair to you, but there's nothing we can do. The Pei family and the Xing family have a very deep relationship, and we can't afford to have any unpleasantness. You are also a member of the Pei family."

“Youyou can’t take any more stress now. We’re all afraid she’ll die at any moment. Youyou was being willful. You’ve always been more sensible, more obedient, and better at talking than her. With Youyou’s personality, she’d probably start arguing with that real young master of the Xing family in just a few words and get bullied.”

"You're such a good girl, no one would have the heart to bully you."

That's not right.

It's precisely because they're well-behaved that they get bullied.

Now, Uncle Pei, Aunt Pei, Pei Youyou, and even Pei Yuanzhou are all ganging up on her. Luo Huai thought to herself.

Pei Yuanzhou: "Don't worry, once you're married, I'll warn that real young master of the Xing family not to touch you. I'll also visit you often, just like when you were in high school. I'll skip work to visit you. If you need anything, just call me. My phone is always on for you 24/7."

Luo Huai couldn't listen to it anymore.

Afraid that he would continue to pester her and say something even more hurtful, she said with tears in her eyes, "I will consider it."

She shook off his hand and ran towards the dormitory.

Luo Yuanzhou stood there, stunned, his hands suddenly feeling empty. This feeling was very strange.

……

dorm room.

Luo Huai pushed open the door and went in, tears starting to fall in large drops. Zhu Shuangshuang, who had just come out of the shower, saw this and immediately ran over to hug her.

"Baby! Who the hell made you cry! We'll tell your brother Yuanzhou, and he'll take his bodyguards and beat him up! I'll go and get justice for you!"

Zhu Shuangshuang is Luo Huai's best friend from university. She is a few months younger than Luo Huai, but always likes to call herself "sister".

Luo Huai thought for a moment and then told her, "It's the Pei family."

"That Pei Youyou?" Zhu Shuangshuang had a very deep impression of Pei Youyou.

Luo Huai's parents died, so he stayed at the Pei family's place, eating and using the Pei family's food... These words all came from Pei Youyou's mouth.

If it weren't for Pei Yuanzhou's intervention, there would probably have been even more unpleasant rumors circulating at the school.

Luo Huai said, "All of them."

Zhu Shuangshuang was shocked, "Including Pei Yuanzhou?"

"Yes." Luo Huai nodded, her voice choked with emotion.

"Damn it! Isn't he your boyfriend? Why is he ganging up on you?"

“No,” Luo Huai shook his head. “Never.”

She was just deluding herself all along.

She misunderstood.

"No?" Zhu Shuangshuang was shocked again. "Then what has he been doing all these years? Playing with you! I knew it! How could someone as wicked as Pei Youyou have a good brother! Snakes and rats always share the same nest!"

Her blind protectiveness made Luo Huai laugh through her tears. She wiped her tears with a tissue and said, "I haven't told you what happened yet."

“Bao’er, you never have a clear understanding of yourself.” Zhu Shuangshuang shook her head with a pout. “You always say you’re okay in every exam, but you always get first place, you get scholarships left and right, and your credits are so high that it’s enviable. I hate you academic superstars the most.”

"And you always say you're not particularly good-looking, but do you know how precious it is in this day and age to be beautiful without makeup or plastic surgery? And your figure, it's not the skinny kind, it's got a butt, a waist, and a chest, I can't envy that."

Luo Huai didn't speak.

Zhu Shuangshuang pinched her cheek, "Tell me what the Pei family said."

Luo Huai told her, "Uncle Pei, Aunt Pei, including Yuan... Pei Yuanzhou, want me to marry the real young master of the Xing family who has just been recognized as a member of the family, in place of Pei Youyou."

"What the hell?!" Zhu Shuangshuang overturned the books on the table with one hand. "How dare they!"

"We've all seen the story about the fake young master of the Xing family online. He's a domestic abuser. We can't marry him, absolutely not!" Zhu Shuangshuang paced back and forth anxiously, cursing Pei Yuanzhou and Pei Youyou while trying to come up with a solution. "You have to find a husband before them!"

Luo Huai was taken aback.

She hadn't thought about that.

From the age of sixteen, she only thought about marrying Pei Yuanzhou, and for many years she believed that she would marry Pei Yuanzhou.

"What are you hesitating for? Rather than marrying an abusive man, why not marry someone you choose yourself, and make sure he's handsome!" Zhu Shuangshuang had already opened her phone. "Wait here, I'll arrange a gathering for you with a bunch of single, handsome men!"