Soft-centered strawberry cake

Chapter 23 Purely for Teasing the Young Lady

The next day, around noon

Minghui, who had been bedridden, had visibly lost weight. He was still unable to swallow food on his own and could only receive nutrition through a feeding tube.

“Chengze has become much more sensible lately. Yesterday, Pei Ming’s assistant came to our house to talk to him about something, and he readily agreed.”

Yan Jie spoke softly, gently wiping Minghui's arm with a towel in her hand.

“Good…good…” Minghui squeezed out the two words through gritted teeth, and Yan Jie could see the relief in his eyes.

"However, in order to prevent those covetous people from eyeing our Ming family's assets, I have no choice but to sacrifice Weiwei this time." Yan Jie felt a pang of guilt when she mentioned Ming Weiyi.

Minghui remained silent, but gestured with his eyes for Yan Jie to continue.

“I’ve already asked Weiwei to move into that apartment in Linjiang District with Pei Ming in a couple of days. I know it will be very uncomfortable for Weiwei to live with a man she has no feelings for, but I have no other choice…”

Yan Jie looked worried. Ming Wei was her precious daughter, the apple of her eye. This time, she pushed Ming Wei out, hoping that Ming Wei wouldn't think she was an incompetent mother.

Minghui, who was on the bed, could see Yan Jie's worry. He slowly moved his left hand and then took Yan Jie's hand in his.

Minghui gazed tenderly at Yan Jie, as if comforting her not to overthink it, assuring her that Mingwei would understand her as her mother.

Speaking of Ming Weiyi, Yan Jie remembered Ming Weiyi's instructions to her, and she quickly picked up the phone on the table and made a call.

The contact name for this phone call was: Bai Qing.

The phone rang a few times before being successfully connected.

"Aunt, what made you think of calling me today?" Fu Baiqing put down his chopsticks. Yan Jie's initiative to call him was very important to Fu Baiqing.

"Bai Qing, at this time, I haven't disturbed your lunch, have I?" Yan Jie's voice was kind and friendly, befitting her status as her cousin.

Fu Baiqing glanced at the plate in front of him, but quickly denied it, saying, "No, no, I've already eaten."

"I'm glad I didn't bother you. I called you today to invite you and Tian Tian to have dinner at my house on Saturday. I heard from Weiwei that you've been working very hard at your company while your uncle was hospitalized."

He invited me to the Ming family's house for dinner? We rarely even eat together, so why is he taking the initiative to invite me to dinner today? There must be something fishy going on here.

Fu Baiqing thought to himself, but he couldn't refuse his cousin's invitation. "It's no trouble to do things for family! I just need to ask Tian Tian if she's free this Saturday. If she is, we'll definitely come."

"Okay, then I'll wait for your good news. See you all on Saturday, my family."

"Okay, Auntie."

Since they were already here, they figured they could definitely arrange a meal, so Yan Jie hung up the phone.

On the other end of the phone, Fu Baiqing opened WeChat and accessed the chat window with the contact named "Wife." He quickly typed a message and sent it.

"My cousin invited us to their house for dinner this Saturday. If you already have other plans, cancel them all."

After sending the message, Fu Baiqing picked up his chopsticks and started eating his lunch again. His sixth sense told him that the meal he had at the Ming family's house on Saturday was definitely not going to be good.

In the afternoon, after all the proposals from the planning department were cancelled, the entire department was idle, and everyone was waiting to see what Pei Ming would come up with. Just as everyone was getting a little sleepy from organizing their usual work, dozens of people walked into the planning department carrying all sorts of bags, full of various kinds of packaging.

Judging from the packaging, they are all items like milk tea, small cakes, and fruits.

The people in the planning department peeked out and saw Fu Baiqing hurriedly come out of his office. He then instructed his people to place all these things on several desks.

Less than three minutes after Fu Baiqing finished arranging these things, Pei Ming and Du Lian, who was following behind him, stepped into the planning department amidst Fu Baiqing's smiling welcome.

Pei Ming, who walked into the planning department, exuded an air of superiority.

"President Pei, it's so kind of you to come and visit our planning department and even prepare afternoon tea for everyone. I'm truly flattered!"

The title "President Pei" immediately made everyone in the planning department realize that the person in front of them was Pei Ming. Most of the people in the planning department had never seen Pei Ming in person before, and as they watched Pei Ming walk into the planning department, everyone stood up.

Sure enough, when they saw Pei Ming in person, the young women in the planning department couldn't contain their excitement.

As expected! President Pei really does have an outstanding appearance!
Holy crap! No wonder he was able to marry the eldest daughter of the Ming family and directly take power in the Ming family. If I were the eldest daughter, I would be willing too!
Right now, only Ming Weiyi was not on the same wavelength as the other girls. She muttered to herself, "Pei Ming's arrival was just in time; I was a little hungry."

"President Fu, I abruptly informed you yesterday that I had cancelled your planning department's proposal, which meant all your hard work was for nothing. It was my fault." Pei Ming's attitude was humble, but his expression gave off a somewhat aloof feeling.

"President Pei, to be honest, your decision really made our planning department work for nothing, but as the company's CEO, you must have your own reasons."

Pei Ming personally came to the planning department and admitted that he had indeed done something inappropriate, which was something Fu Baiqing hadn't expected. Moreover, Pei Ming even prepared afternoon tea for everyone in the planning department, undoubtedly trying to appease them.

Standing behind Fu Baiqing, Li Anwen and Su Qian simply greeted Pei Ming politely. With Fu Baiqing there, there was no need for them to speak up for the planning department at this time.

"I do have my own ideas, and I hope the planning department can cooperate." Pei Ming's gaze only lingered on Fu Baiqing for a moment, and then he pretended to inspect the planning department, looking for Ming Weiyi.

Fu Baiqing followed behind Pei Ming, saying, "Our planning department will definitely cooperate fully to meet your requirements, President Pei."

There were only seven or eight people in the planning department, so Ming Weiyi was easy to spot. Pei Ming immediately saw Ming Weiyi standing behind someone else.

Trying to avoid me? I'm not blind.

Pei Ming deliberately fixed his gaze on Ming Weiyi, and Fu Baiqing, Li Anwen and Su Qian also looked in the same direction as Pei Ming.

Sensing that Pei Ming was watching her, Ming Wei really wanted to disappear into the ground. She could only silently curse in her heart: Pei Ming! Please, don't cause any trouble!
Suddenly, Pei Ming raised his hand and pointed in Ming Weiyi's direction, which made Ming Weiyi's heart jump into her throat.

Everyone looked in the direction Pei Ming was pointing. Ming Wei had no idea what Pei Ming was planning to do, and she felt like she was about to break.

“That potted plant is quite pretty.” Pei Ming finally pointed to a potted plant behind Ming Weiyi.

Pei Ming's sudden remark finally calmed Ming Wei's heart rate, which had just soared to 130 beats per minute.

Li Anwen finally seized the opportunity to show off, "President Pei, if you like it, I'll send you one tomorrow."

"No need," Pei Ming refused outright.

At this moment, only Du Lian, who was closest to Pei Ming, secretly smiled. He thought what had just happened was really interesting; Pei Ming was just teasing the young lady.

(End of this chapter)