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

Xing Yanzhao was completely convinced.

He didn't say anything more.

Luo Huai looked up and said, "There's also something for Grandma. It's not a fragile or large item, so I brought it back with me."

"What is it?" Xing Yanzhao said, "The old lady is frugal. She doesn't wear expensive things, and she doesn't want things that are easy to get dirty. Kuangye and I buy her dark-colored things."

"I know." Luo Huai noticed it last time at the hospital, and later when they went to Binjiang Bay, the old lady didn't like everything in the house being white, saying it was ugly and wouldn't stay clean.

She took out the gift she had prepared for Old Mrs. Kuang and opened it.

"An ebony bracelet inlaid with gold, not much gold, and it has a fragrance."

Xing Yanzhao knew at a glance that the old lady would like it. He found that Luo Huai was really thoughtful and observant.

They care about the people around them.

"Put it away. We'll go back to visit the old lady when we have enough time." He then asked, "Do you want to teach Xing Yuru to make her own choices?"

“I wouldn’t call it teaching, but I feel that she should have the ability to make her own choices,” Luo Huai said, “instead of just doing whatever others say.”

Xing Yanzhao: "His family overprotects him; he's a complete idiot."

Luo Huai gently shook his head. "On the contrary, it's the children who aren't protected at home who are the ones who become foolish."

"How so?" Xing Yanzhao asked with a curious expression.

“I have two kids who are well protected at home. One is Pei Youyou, who is naturally arrogant and domineering. Such a personality is not likable, but she will not be easily bullied because of her good family background. She also has bodyguards and nannies, and a bunch of followers at school.”

"The other one is Zhu Shuangshuang. Although her parents only run a breakfast shop, she has been taught by her parents to be worldly-wise and good at handling people. She can get a bunch of people to respond as soon as she waves her hand."

"People who are not protected and educated by their families tend to give off a silly impression. Not all of them are like that, but Yu Rou is like that. Her indecisiveness is because her family has never let her make decisions. Either her parents or her brother make the decisions. So she will subconsciously ask others what to do and how to choose. She will also listen to this person and that person's opinion. She has lost her ability to judge."

Xing Yanzhao listened attentively, "Really?"

Otherwise, Pei Youyou wouldn't have started a fight and become rude to Luo Huai, and then awkwardly approached him again when she saw that Luo Huai and Pei Youyou were talking about different things.

"Brother Zhao, you really like your younger sister Yu Rou."

"She's annoying."

Luo Huai smiled, "You also say that Grandma is annoying, and you even call your younger brother a rascal and a brat."

On the first day he met Luo Huai, Xing Yanzhao realized that this little girl could spot him at a glance.

I saw him working to earn money to support his younger brother's education.

I can see that he still cares about Xing Yuru, his younger sister.

The honey from the locust tree has a sweet smell that you can smell even when you get close.

"Big brother, sister-in-law..." Xing Yuru's voice rang out at the door.

The two turned around, surprised to see her there.

Xing Yuru immediately explained, "I didn't mean to eavesdrop, your door wasn't closed properly."

"It's alright, come in." Luo Huai smiled at her.

Xing Yuru shook her head: "I can say it here, sister-in-law. I'm sorry to make you get scolded by Mom."

"I accept your apology, there's no need to blame yourself." Luo Huai had no intention of blaming her at all.

"Then I'm leaving." Xing Yuru turned around, then turned back and said, "Mom just called my second brother. He said he'll be working overtime tonight and won't be coming back. My sister-in-law is at her parents' house and won't be back until tomorrow because her eldest brother got drunk."

She thought her older brother and sister-in-law must want to know.

Luo Huai and Xing Yanzhao were thinking, what kind of excuse is it to be drunk?

That's just an excuse.

After all, if things go wrong, you're afraid of being scolded.

However, Pei Yuanzhou was indeed drunk. He used Li's phone to call Luo Huai because Luo Huai had blocked his original number.

The newly registered number was blacklisted by Xing Yanzhao.

After two beeps, the call connected.

Sure enough, you can't get through to his number.

"Hey?"

"Xiao Huai..."

There was a sudden silence on the phone.

"Xiao Huai, please remove me from your blacklist, okay? I sent you so many messages and made so many calls. I was wrong. I only just found out that Youyou did so many things to hurt you. What you said is all true..."

"I'm sorry, I promised to protect you but I didn't."

"I'm sorry, Xiao Huai..."

"Can you forgive me? I've already scolded Youyou, stopped her card, and warned her not to bully you anymore and to treat you better..."

"Dad also scolded Youyou and slapped Mom because of what she did. I... should slap myself too." Pei Yuanzhou actually slapped himself.

He wasn't quite drunk, just a little dizzy and his eyes were very red.

The person on the phone remained silent.

"Xiao Huai, say something. Let bygones be bygones. Can you forgive me?"

"Brother Yuanzhou..."

Upon hearing the familiar address, Pei Yuanzhou smiled.

The next second, the smile vanished.

"Since you say the past is the past, then so be it. Don't call me using other people's phones anymore. I'm going to take a shower and go to bed."

"Sleep?"

The phone hangs up.

Pei Yuanzhou gripped his phone tightly, and his assistant trembled with fear—it was his phone!

Fortunately, President Pei quickly returned it to him, picked up his own phone, and wondered who he was texting.

After sending the message, Pei Yuanzhou instructed his assistant to turn the car around and return to his own house outside, instead of going back to the Xing family's residence.

A large single-level apartment.

The living room lights were already on, and the sound of running water came from the bathroom.

He sauntered in, opened the bathroom door, and soon his tie, clothes, and pants were all thrown out and scattered on the floor.

The sound of water was mixed with the heavy breathing of a man and a woman.

Like a boat riding the waves.

Waves are higher than waves.

They don't stop even in the middle of the night.

The bathroom was moved to the bedroom.

In the pitch-black bedroom, all that could be heard was Pei Yuanzhou repeatedly asking, "Did you sleep with him?"

Why did you sleep with him?

"why?"

"Luo Huai, why..."

"You are mine, you are clearly mine..."

"Why should he!"

With a sudden force, the person beneath Pei Yuanzhou cried out in pain, but his mouth was quickly covered by a hand.

Don't know how long it has been.

Pei Yuanzhou opened his eyes. The curtains were drawn tightly, and the room was still dark. He pulled his hand away from the woman's grasp, got up, and went to get his phone.

It was already noon.

The woman on the bed woke up to the sound of Pei Yuanzhou dressing. Naked, she hugged Pei Yuanzhou from behind, whispering, "President Pei..."

Pei Yuanzhou pried the woman's hands away, his voice cold: "You've crossed the line."

"I just wanted to hug President Pei and let go quickly. I know President Pei doesn't like me. President Pei likes a woman named Luo Huai."

Pei Yuanzhou paused in fastening his belt, frowning. "What nonsense are you spouting?"

“I’m not lying. I didn’t know before, but in the past year, President Pei has contacted me eight times, and all eight times he called out Luo Huai’s name…”

Pei Yuanzhou suddenly opened his eyes wide.

As the belt clicked shut, it felt as if some switch in my mind had been turned on at the same time.