After finishing her meal, Song Yunzhi saw a man standing quietly smoking on the deck and ran back to her room without thinking.

Pei Xingzhou stubbed out his cigarette, strode over, and grabbed her wrist. "Song Yunzhi."

"what?"

"What happened this morning will not happen again," he said solemnly.

Song Yunzhi was skeptical, but she nodded nonetheless. "Yes."

"Don't be angry, that wasn't my intention." His voice lowered. "Don't be afraid of me."

Seeing that his "darkening value" had increased by two points, Song Yunzhi felt like crying.

I'm not afraid he's sick, I'm afraid he'll become more ruthless.

"I'm not afraid," she quickly said, giving him a sweet smile.

Pei Xingzhou's eyes brightened slightly, his emotions calming down as he asked in a gentle tone, "Shall I take you out to play?"

"Okay."

With her "darkening value" dropping to 86, Song Yunzhi agreed with a sense of relief.

No one mentioned what happened in the morning again. Pei Xingzhou seemed to have really returned to his normal self, meddling in everything and running away at the slightest provocation.

Song Yunzhi was used to it; as long as she didn't go hungry, it didn't seem to matter that he was a pervert.

After all, she's not a normal person either.

Who knows who will be afraid of whom in the future?

Fortunately, the corruption level stabilized, and the affection level rose to 89.

Three days later, the cruise ship entered the shallow waters, where there were many other cruise ships nearby.

Upon learning that it was a cruise ship belonging to the Pei family, Assistant Xu received several invitations.

One of them has a long-term partnership with the Pei family, and it's almost time for the next round of contract renewal.

The other party sent the gift well in advance, showing great sincerity.

Pei Xingzhou wasn't really interested at first, but then he remembered that he had a playful friend at home, so he got his assistant, Xu, to agree.

The old lady just called, repeatedly emphasizing that we should coax the young girl properly.

I guess Assistant Xu, that big mouth, said something.

"President Pei, everything is arranged. Young Master Xu will send a boat to pick him up."

"it is good."

The stylists were doing Song Yunzhi's makeup and hair when Pei Xingzhou stood outside the dressing room and lit a cigarette.

Knowing that Song Yunzhi wouldn't like it, he decisively extinguished it.

Assistant Xu handed over the ashtray and said in a low voice with concern, "President Pei, you rarely smoked before."

"Just throw them all away." Pei Xingzhou took out the cigarette case, his expression indifferent.

Since meeting Song Yunzhi, his emotions have been fluctuating greatly, especially these past few days, when he has lost control at night.

I haven't felt this way in many years; it's both strange and familiar.

Assistant Xu was stunned for a moment, then quickly reached out and took it.

The door to the dressing room opened, and Song Yunzhi came out in high heels.

The light blue strapless dress, adorned with dazzling diamonds on the hem, and the cinched waist design made her waist appear slender and graceful, while her beautiful collarbones exuded a delicate and feminine beauty.

Her long hair was tied low at the back of her head, revealing her fair and slender neck, making it impossible to look away.

"Pei Xingzhou." She looked at him with her clear, bright eyes, her voice soft.

Pei Xingzhou paused for a moment, walked over to support her, and looked at her feet, saying, "If you're not comfortable, don't wear this."

She doesn't like wearing high heels; she only wears flats because he keeps nagging her.

"It's beautiful."

Song Yunzhi straightened up and smiled at him with her eyes crinkled.

"Change it if it gets uncomfortable."

Pei Xingzhou offered his hand, and Song Yunzhi tilted her head. "What?"

"It's not like you have to be my date and hold my arm," the man said seriously.

Song Yunzhi lifted her skirt and walked over to take his hand.

The Xu family hosted a special cruise ship party, inviting many partners, and the cruise ship was bustling with activity.

Having received word of their impending arrival, Xu Shuming had been waiting on the cruise ship deck for some time. Upon seeing them approach, he immediately ordered fireworks to be set off and warmly greeted them.

Song Yunzhi was startled. Her ears were instantly covered by the man's warm, large hand, and the sounds outside became much quieter.

She turned her head and met Pei Xingzhou's gentle gaze, then smiled at him.

"Welcome, Mr. Pei. And this is...?"

Xu Shuming asked curiously, his gaze sweeping over Song Yunzhi.

Pei Xingzhou frowned, took Song Yunzhi's hand and tightened his arm around hers, "Female companion."

This protective stance suggests she's more than just a female companion.

Xu Shuming smiled knowingly and reached out his hand towards the cruise ship, "Welcome, welcome."

There were quite a few people on the cruise ship, eating, drinking, and having fun. Song Yunzhi listened to the two of them chattering away about some project development plan, and her head was spinning.

She tugged at Pei Xingzhou's clothes, met the man's steady gaze, and said softly, "Pei Xingzhou, I'm hungry."

"Let Assistant Xu accompany you shopping." Pei Xingzhou raised his hand to pat her head, then looked down at her high heels. "Don't wander off."

"I know."

She'd heard the threat of breaking legs for running around countless times, but it had no deterrent effect whatsoever.

Song Yunzhi got up and walked outside. Pei Xingzhou glanced at Xu Zhu beside him, and the other party immediately nodded and followed.

"President Pei treats Miss Song quite differently," Xu Shuming joked with a smile.

It is said that the head of the Pei family is indifferent to women and cold by nature, but now that I have seen him, he is quite different from the rumors.

Song Yunzhi strolled leisurely to the masquerade ball on the cruise ship. There was plenty of food inside. She picked out a golden masquerade mask, put it on, and turned around. "Assistant Xu, I want to go in and have some fun."

"Okay, I'll go with you." Assistant Xu quickly took a black mask and put it on.

Song Yunzhi wasn't interested in dancing, but she was interested in the food displayed on both sides. She ate as she walked, and even Assistant Xu ate quite a bit with her.

"Who is that?"

On the second floor, Reynolds leaned on the corridor railing and looked down, a look of amazement flashing in his eyes.

"It seems to be the female companion that Young Master Xu invited to accompany President Pei. I heard she is very beautiful."

“Of course, even though I can only see half of her face, I can already imagine how beautiful she must be under the mask,” Reynolds couldn’t help but praise, and started walking downstairs.

Knowing what kind of person Reynolds was, Lin Minghui opened his mouth and advised, "Mr. Reynolds, that's President Pei's female companion. It would be best if you didn't go up and disturb her."

“I just want to make a friend, how could I bear to offend her?” Reynolds narrowed his eyes slightly, a smile curving his lips.

Song Yunzhi felt she had eaten enough, and her feet, which were in high heels, were starting to ache. She prepared to go back with Assistant Xu.

A tall, imposing man walked towards us, blocking our path.

She paused, then stepped aside to walk around him.

Reynolds reached out to stop her and said directly, "Beautiful lady, would you mind having a drink with me?"

"Sorry, it's not convenient." Song Yunzhi looked up and replied in a cold tone.

The flippancy in the other person's eyes was very unpleasant.

Assistant Xu immediately stepped forward and said politely, "Sir, please make way."

"Then it seems we'll have to meet again next time. We'll see each other again." Reynolds shrugged with some regret and stepped aside to make way.

Song Yunzhi left without hesitation. When she came out, she saw Pei Xingzhou walking this way, so she simply stood still and waited for him to come over.

Pei Xingzhou strode over, touched her hand to see if it was cold, and looked down at her face. "Didn't you have fun?"

"My feet hurt." Song Yunzhi lowered her head and gently kicked his leather shoes.

Pei Xingzhou felt as if a feather had tickled his heart, and his breath hitched. He led her to sit down on a nearby bench and bent down to take off her high heels.

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