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

Pei Youyou clung to her mother's arm, nuzzling her head against her, and said in a spoiled tone, "Mom and Dad are just kind-hearted. It's because our two families have a good relationship."

She had heard her mother say that although the Luo family also lived in this community, it was a regular residential area. Regular residential areas and villa areas are not connected, and the entrances and exits are different.

It takes the Luo family generations of good fortune to be able to connect with the Pei family.

Luo Huai's parents bought the house here, but they didn't dare to get pregnant too early. They saved money for several years before Luo Huai was born.

I'm afraid the entire Luo family's assets combined don't even amount to her and her brother's pocket money.

Pei Youyou was really curious about the hidden story behind it all. No matter how much she cried and made a fuss, she couldn't stop her parents from adopting Luo Huai.

"Mom, please tell me! I'm your most beloved daughter!"

Pei Youyou's coquettishness always works.

Pei's mother said truthfully, "Actually, it's nothing. Luo Huai's parents are university professors after all, and the people they know are big names in certain fields. The Pei family needs to get to know such people, and the Pei Corporation also needs talented people to do things."

“Once Luo Huai’s parents got into trouble, the matchmaker was cut off. Those people were close to Luo Huai’s parents and were worried about what would happen to their friend’s daughter in the future. Let’s do them a favor and tell them that the Pei family will take care of Luo Huai from now on.”

"Oh, I see." Pei Youyou smiled. "You scared me to death! You should have said so earlier. If you had said you were just using Luo Huai, I wouldn't have cried so hard."

Mother Pei reached out and tapped her mouth: "Nonsense."

Pei Youyou quickly changed her tune: "It wasn't taking advantage of you, it was just something I did on the spur of the moment."

Pei's mother smiled.

“You have no idea how much trouble you caused us back then. Luo Huai was well-behaved and beautiful, and she was also a good student under the influence of two university professors. What family wouldn’t like such a child? So many people wanted to adopt her. If we hadn’t acted quickly and had money, Professor Luo’s family would have taken her away. Her daughter really liked Luo Huai.”

Pei Youyou pouted, feeling resentful when she heard her mother praising Luo Huai.

But I didn't want to contradict my mother at this critical juncture.

“However, Professor Luo’s daughter is in poor health, and raising another child would be a burden,” said Pei’s mother. “Luckily, our Pei family is wealthy, and it’s fortunate that Luo Huai listened to advice and knew that going to the Luo family would add to their burden, otherwise what would we do now?”

"You're going to marry the real young master of the Xing family." The thought terrified Pei's mother. "Isn't this going to kill me?"

Pei Youyou hugged her mother tightly again.

The father, who had been silent all along, reminded the mother and daughter to keep this matter to themselves and not to tell anyone else, as it would be bad if others found out.

Pei Youyou immediately agreed.

Luo Huai, standing outside the door, was stiff and cold all over.

Actually, she didn't remember much about what happened back then. She only knew that she would never see her living parents again, and she kept crying until her eyes hurt.

There are many people coming and going.

After the funeral was over, her uncle spoke to her alone, but before he could say anything, her aunt pulled him away.

Uncle Luo's family also came to see her, probably asking if she would like to live with them, and of course she agreed.

Later, Uncle Pei and Aunt Pei also came and said that if she went to the Luo family, it would cause trouble for Uncle Luo's family.

Finally, she came to the Pei family.

It wasn't because we had a deep friendship, nor because I pitied her, and it wasn't because I was really afraid she would be a burden on Uncle Luo's family.

It's scheming.

Luo Huai smiled bitterly.

She stepped inside.

The mother and daughter stopped talking abruptly when they saw her return.

Why did you come back early?

"Aunt Pei," Luo Huai called out to her.

Pei's mother immediately stood up, a kind smile on her face.

They're back! That's great!

"Luo Huai, my good child, you must be tired. Sit down and rest for a while. Have you had dinner? If not, ask Aunt Liu to make some." Madam Pei called Aunt Liu over and asked her to make two dishes that Luo Huai liked.

Aunt Liu agreed and went to do it.

Luo Huai didn't stop her and sat down on the sofa. Ever since she came to the Pei family, Pei Youyou had wanted to stay far away from her, so she got up and sat on the other side.

In the past, I would just tell her to sit further away, but now that I need something from her, I have no choice but to condescend to move to a different spot.

"You knew you were coming back?" The elevator doors opened, and Pei Yuanzhou stepped out, wearing only a blue shirt and dark brown trousers.

He unbuttoned one button, strode over with his long legs, and looked down at her.

“Xiao Huai, you’re getting bolder and bolder. You don’t answer the phone or reply to messages, you…”

Do you know how worried I am about you?

Pei Yuanzhou swallowed those words back and reached out to touch her forehead.

A burning hot palm pressed against him; Luo Huai was backed by a sofa, with nowhere to retreat.

"I am cured?"

Luo Huai felt all her strength drained away and didn't want to talk to anyone.

A silence spread between the two.

Pei Yuanzhou couldn't sit still any longer and blurted out, "Luo Huai, what are you up to now?"

Luo Huai looked up and stared straight at him: "I didn't say anything."

"Isn't your silence a sign of being upset? Not answering the phone is one thing, not replying to messages is another, and it's been three days." He held a grudge.

Luo Huai thought to herself, shouldn't she have emotions?

Shouldn't she have feelings about being forced to marry someone whom everyone dislikes and belittles in place of Pei Youyou?

The Pei family only took her in because of her parents' connections. Shouldn't she have feelings about it?

Luo Huai's heart was screaming.

My heart is almost torn apart.

Her grievances and anger were evident in her red-rimmed eyes as she stared at Pei Yuanzhou.

Pei Yuanzhou was startled and averted his gaze to look elsewhere.

He was afraid of Luo Huai's gaze.

There was also some panic.

After thinking about it, I decided to put the matter aside for now and patted her head reassuringly, "Eat first, we can talk about it tomorrow, and get a good night's sleep."

Pei Yuanzhou looked specifically at his mother and sister.

Pei's mother wanted to say something, but she had to swallow it back.

Pei Youyou followed her mother upstairs, and once they were a distance away, she began to mutter under her breath, "Brother is being biased again."

Pei's mother: "Your brother is biased towards you in this marriage arrangement."

Pei Youyou: "Otherwise what?"

Mother Pei: "It's just that Luo Huai is hard to persuade. We can't force him, or we'll be in the wrong. The Xing family is such a good match, why is Luo Huai so stubborn?"

Of course it's because I have someone I like!

She still prefers her brother.

Pei Youyou was inwardly cursing when suddenly a brilliant idea struck her—she knew how to get Luo Huai to agree to the marriage on her behalf!

After her brother went out on business and Luo Huai finished eating and returned to his room on the first floor, she slowly went downstairs and knocked on the door.

"Luo Huai, I need to talk to you."

The room was dark, and Luo Huai stood against the cold wall for a long time.

Darkness slowly eroded her.

She remained unmoved by the sounds outside the door.

dong dong!

"What happened to my brother is also related to you."

Luo Huai's eyes flickered slightly as he opened the door.

She only had a dim desk lamp on.

The room wasn't big; you could see everything in just a couple of steps inside.

The bed, wardrobe, desk, bookshelf, sofa... are all in one room, unlike Pei Youyou who has the entire fourth floor, with separate dressing rooms, jewelry rooms, shoe and sock rooms...

There are also music rooms and dance studios in the basement.

Pei Youyou looked disgusted and didn't even want to sit on the sofa. She cut to the chase and said, "You don't want to marry into the Xing family, is it because you like my brother?"

Luo Huai was taken aback.

"I saw it coming long ago," Pei Youyou scolded her. "You're like a toad trying to eat swan meat. My brother won't like you, much less marry you. You can't get into the Pei family, but you can get into the Xing family."

Luo Huai frowned: "What exactly are you trying to say?"

Pei Youyou fiddled with her phone for a moment, then said provocatively, "Go check your messages."