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

photo.

A photo of Pei Yuanzhou with other women.

"The first and second girls were girls my brother pursued in high school. He didn't tell you, did he? After all, he only pursued one for three days and the other for a week. Back then, he was the gentle, friendly older brother next door to you, so of course he wouldn't tell you."

“My brother is actually quite playful. When he’s in the mood for fun, he likes to do some outrageous things. But once the novelty wears off, he’s quicker to kick you to the curb than anyone else.” Pei Youyou narrowed her eyes and asked with a smile, “Has my brother never done anything to you that crossed the line?”

Luo Huai's face turned pale.

She thought of the kiss she had while drunk.

She had just started university, and Pei Yuanzhou had only recently taken over the company, so social engagements were inevitable, and drinking was unavoidable.

Pei Yuanzhou was drunk and refused to let his secretary help him. He insisted that his secretary call her over.

It was already 1 a.m., so she pretended to be sick to fool the dorm supervisor, wrapped herself in a coat, and ran to the roadside to hail a taxi. The autumn wind was biting, and she shivered from the cold.

As soon as she reached Pei Yuanzhou, he immediately hugged her, his warm body temperature enveloping her, and she instantly felt warm again.

"Xiao Huai, is that you?" Pei Yuanzhou's breath reeked of alcohol as he cupped her face in his hands and said, "It really is Xiao Huai."

His forehead pressed against mine.

They were closer than ever before, forehead to forehead, nose to nose.

Pei Yuanzhou leaned in to kiss her, but just as he was about to touch her lips, she turned her head away in a panic.

Finally, he kissed her on the cheek.

Just that one moment.

Her whole body turned red.

Pei Yuanzhou collapsed into her arms, and in the end, it was Pei Yuanzhou's secretary who helped him into the car.

"And this is my brother's former secretary, you've met her before." Pei Youyou pointed to another photo.

She was the female secretary who was watching Pei Yuanzhou kiss her cheek.

“My brother took her to race cars more than once. For a while, my brother’s friends called her ‘sister-in-law,’ and my brother didn’t deny it. The female secretary thought she was special and was eager to be my brother’s girlfriend. She didn’t do her job properly, so my brother fired her.”

Isn't this just another version of her?

Luo Huai's lips were pale.

Pei Youyou was very satisfied with her reaction.

That looks really pitiful.

She could have said it on her phone; there was no need to make this trip. Looking back now, it was definitely worth it.

“I won’t mention the others, you probably haven’t even met them. My brother has never taken you to any banquets, so of course you don’t know these rich young ladies.”

"I really don't understand, what are you still doing staying at my house? Are you waiting to see my brother marry a sister-in-law, and the two of them holding hands every day, kissing and cuddling every now and then, and then going back to the room together at night, closing the door, and kissing passionately? The next day when we go downstairs for dinner, my sister-in-law's neck is covered in hickeys, and my brother's neck is covered in scratches?"

Pei Youyou provided a detailed description.

The images rushed into Luo Huai's mind, swirling around in a chaotic frenzy.

My head is throbbing so badly it feels like it's going to explode.

Having achieved her goal, Pei Youyou leisurely departed.

Luo Huai slumped onto the sofa like a deflated balloon, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

She raised her hand to wipe it, but the more she wiped, the more it spread.

Luo Huai sat on the sofa all night.

As the sky began to lighten with the first light of dawn, the autumn wind whipped up fallen leaves, and a bright red maple leaf clung to the window.

She slowly moved and walked towards the window, reaching out to touch the red maple leaves, only to feel the cold windowpane.

Some things are destined to be seen but not touched.

When Pei Yuanzhou went out for breakfast, he had just returned from outside and hadn't had time to change out of his racing suit.

He walked straight toward Luo Huai: "So early?"

Luo Huai had cried and stayed up all night. Her eyes were swollen like walnuts and covered with blood vessels. When she responded with an "Mmm," her voice was hoarse.

Pei Yuanzhou quickly grabbed some ice, wrapped it in a towel, and raised his hand to apply it to her eyes.

"Brother Yuanzhou, I can do it myself." Luo Huai's voice was hoarse as she took an ice towel and gently applied it to her eyes.

The icy chill made her even calmer.

That feeling of panic returned, and Pei Yuanzhou's hand froze in mid-air.

Luo Huai has repeatedly refused his care recently, all because of the arranged marriage.

He was a little shaken.

"Xiao Huai, about asking you to go to the Xing family for the arranged marriage in place of Youyou, I didn't expect..."

"I've thought it through," Luo Huai said with her usual obedient smile.

Pei Yuanzhou's unfinished words, "If you don't want to go, then don't go," were stuck in his throat. He hesitated for a moment, then asked blankly, "What?"

“I said I agreed, I agreed to the marriage alliance with the Xing family, and I agreed to marry the real young master of the Xing family.”

She didn't want to live under someone else's roof anymore.

She wanted to leave the Pei family.

Stay far away from Pei Yuanzhou.

……

Luo Huai agreed.

The happiest people were Pei's mother and Pei Youyou. Even Pei's father, whose face was usually serious, showed a slight smile that lingered for a long time.

Only Luo Huai and Pei Yuanzhou looked unwell.

Pei Yuanzhou looked gloomy. He felt he should be happy for his sister, because she wouldn't have to marry that country bumpkin and wouldn't be bullied by him.

But he just couldn't be happy.

After a quick breakfast, I changed my clothes and went to the company in a suit and tie.

Once the person left, the Pei family breathed a sigh of relief; they hadn't seen Pei Yuanzhou so solemn and serious in a long time.

Pei Yuanzhou now manages the vast Pei Group and holds a firm say in the family. It's fine for them to argue occasionally, but if they see him with this expression at home, everyone will consciously keep quiet.

There was a long silence.

Pei's father asked Luo Huai again, "You really agree?"

Luo Huai nodded.

Madam Pei smiled kindly again: "Luo Huai, we will not mistreat you. From now on, you will be our own daughter, the real Miss Pei."

Pei Youyou chimed in, "That's right."

Anyway, Luo Huai won't be the Pei family's young lady for long; she'll be married into the Xing family at the beginning of next month.

Pei's father: "Feel free to make any requests you may have."

coming.

That's exactly what Luo Huai was waiting for.

"Uncle Pei, I do have three conditions."

The Pei family was taken aback, not expecting her to actually dare to mention it, especially three times.

It was just a polite remark, couldn't Luo Huai understand?

Luo Huai ignored the complicated expressions on the three people's faces.

"As Uncle Pei said before, my dowry should be the same as Pei Youyou's. The amount that Uncle Pei and Aunt Pei prepared for Pei Youyou is the same as mine."

The Pei family's marriage alliance with the Xing family makes them among the wealthiest and most influential families in Ningcheng. Pei Youyou's dowry includes shares, cars, houses, shops, jewelry, and more, totaling at least one or two billion yuan.

Pei Youyou was displeased upon hearing this.

Only a fool would give Luo Huai so much money for nothing!

She suddenly stood up, her wrist was grabbed by her mother, and her father was also giving her a look, signaling her to sit down.

This was what Pei's father had initially agreed to.

Luo Huai was not afraid.

She hadn't stayed up all night for nothing. The Pei family had been using her from the very beginning, taking advantage of her deceased parents. Pei Yuanzhou was just playing with her. Who else could she expect to help her?

Can't count on it.

Only by holding real money in her hands could she take a gamble, even if the Xing family was a treacherous swamp and the young master of the Xing family was a ravenous wolf.