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Chapter 103: Recklessly Testing Ming Weiyi's Minefield

On Friday, with two hours left before the end of the workday, all the staff at Ming's Group were doing their work as usual.

"Holy crap! Isn't that Xia Wanfeng?!"

"It's true! Xia Wanfeng actually came to our company!"

"Has the new spokesperson arrived at the company today?"

"Xia Wanfeng is so beautiful in person, she looks like a flower of wealth and elegance!"

Amidst the surprised gazes of the two receptionists, Xia Wanfeng greeted them warmly before following Du Lian into the elevator.

The elevator stopped on the twentieth floor. After the two stepped out of the elevator, Du Lian led Xia Wanfeng straight to Pei Ming's office.

Du Lian knocked three times on the office door, then opened it and gestured for Xia Wanfeng to come in.

"Pei Ming, it's only been a year, and you've become a live-in son-in-law?" Xia Wanfeng smiled freely as she sat down opposite Pei Ming without any politeness.

Pei Ming immediately retorted, "Can't you speak properly? If you can't speak properly, then read more books and learn something."

"Where is your wife? Can I see her today?"

What Pei Ming's wife looks like and what her personality is like is the thing Xia Wanfeng is most curious about during her trip to Jiangcheng.

"She went to arrange and set up the venue for your event tomorrow. Maybe we can get in touch with her later."

"Your wife already has you working here for her, why would she do this little thing herself?"

From Pei Ming's words, Xia Wanfeng initially concluded that Pei Ming's wife was a career woman, not a spoiled rich girl.

"Although she works at the Ming Group, very few people know her identity; she's currently working at the bottom."

As Pei Ming spoke, he picked up his phone to ask Ming Weiyi out.

"So you two pretend to be strangers at the company, but act like husband and wife at home?" Xia Wanfeng's eyes lit up; this was really interesting.

Pei Ming nodded. "Mm."

"How are you doing in Jiangcheng? My brother told me you moved your company here."

"It's alright. The market prospects in Jiangcheng are great, which is very suitable for my new industry." Pei Ming's answer was quite honest, and he didn't feel like he was leaving his hometown.

Xia Wanfeng mercilessly exposed Pei Ming's lie, "You're kidding me. Aside from your so-called market, you were originally planning to come here to pursue your sweetheart, weren't you?"

Pei Ming smiled frankly, "You already know, so why are you asking?"

"Speaking of which, she married you when the Ming family was in trouble, and she had no choice but to choose you. So, did she actually like you when she married you?"

Xia Wanfeng's question was really presumptuous for Pei Ming, so much so that Pei Ming stopped his hand from sending a WeChat message to Ming Weiyi.

"To be honest, she definitely didn't like me when she agreed to marry me. As for whether she likes me now, I really don't know."

Pei Ming wasn't sure if Ming Weiyi liked him now, but he believed that Ming Weiyi cared about and depended on him.

However, dependence does not necessarily mean liking; it may just be a habit.

"Do you want to know if she likes you or not?" An interesting idea suddenly popped into Xia Wanfeng's mind, and a mischievous smile appeared on her lips.

"Do you have some terrible idea?" Pei Ming could tell from Xia Wanfeng's smile that she must have come up with a plan.

"Just cooperate with me, and I promise to help you find out what your wife thinks of you."

"What if your test doesn't yield the desired results?"

"You're so good-looking and have no bad taste, yet you can't even please a girl you spend every day with. What's the point of your life? You're just wasting air." Xia Wanfeng looked at Pei Ming with disdain. This kid has always lacked confidence in the shadow of his brother since he was little. How come he's still so insecure when facing the girl he likes!

"Are there any spokespeople who criticize the client's boss?" Pei Ming said this, but he had already decided to listen to Xia Wanfeng.

"I almost forgot you were my client if you hadn't mentioned it. I promise I'll get things done for you." Xia Wanfeng gave Pei Ming a look that said, "You trust me."

"Don't mess this up, or I'll be in big trouble."

"As long as you cooperate well, you absolutely cannot break it."

Given their long-standing friendship, even if Xia Wanfeng didn't elaborate, Pei Ming could guess what Xia Wanfeng's idea was.

They looked at each other and exchanged a friendly, cooperative glance.

In a top-tier shopping mall, there weren't many people around on a Friday afternoon. A stage had been set up in the mall's prime location, with a huge poster of a summer evening breeze as its backdrop.

Soon, passersby took photos of the poster and posted them online, announcing that Xia Wanfeng would be attending an event there the next day.

The stage is almost set up, and the support items for Xia Wanfeng in collaboration with the Ming Group have all been arranged. Now all that's left is to rehearse the lighting and sound.

"Holy crap! Breaking news!"

As soon as Qi Fei uttered that surprised sound, Ming Wei also turned to look at her with a look of utter astonishment.

"What news?" Ming Wei also looked at Qi Fei's phone with curiosity.

"According to my colleague in administration, Xia Wanfeng went to the company half an hour ago, and Du Lian took her straight to President Pei's office."

Qi Fei didn't even look up; she continued preparing to dig deeper into the matter in her girlfriends' gossip group.

She already felt that there was more to the relationship between Pei Ming and Xia Wanfeng than met the eye, and today's incident only confirmed her suspicions.

"Didn't Du Lian say that the two of them are friends?" Ming Wei was also unhappy, but she could only pretend to be indifferent.

“My friend said that Du Lian personally picked Xia Wanfeng up from the airport and immediately took her to President Pei’s office.”

"Really?" Mingwei also hoped that it was fake.

"Guaranteed authentic, just a spokesperson for the company's products, but Du Lian personally picked her up at the airport. Who understands the significance of that!"

"Okay, okay... President Pei is so high-profile, isn't he afraid his wife will find out?" Ming Weiyi was gossiping with Qi Fei, but in her heart she had already cursed Pei Ming a thousand times.

"What if President Pei and his wife are really just in a marriage of convenience? His wife doesn't care who he likes outside, as long as he keeps the Ming family's company stable."

Every word Qi Fei said was relentlessly testing Ming Weiyi's limits, and where Qi Fei couldn't see, Ming Weiyi's fists clenched tightly.

"Let's say as little as possible about President Pei and his wife's affairs."

Mingwei didn't want to hear any more outrageous things from Qi Fei.

"You really know how to choose a spokesperson for the company. You picked a friend of President Pei." Qi Fei emphasized the word "friend," knowing that Ming Wei would understand.

"right?"

"No wonder President Pei went to the planning department that day to praise your choice of personnel. If it were me, I would have praised you too. Isn't this a free reunion?"

Ming Weiyi's emotions were remarkably stable; she didn't lose her temper or tell Qi Fei to shut up.

At this moment, Mingwei recalled the scene from the night before last. When she asked Pei Ming if he had something to hide, Pei Ming did not answer her directly, but instead kissed her.

Was he deliberately trying to distract me and avoid talking about it?

Pei Ming, you're really something! Looks like I've been underestimating you!
(End of this chapter)