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Chapter 29 You Still Have a Mind

In Linjiang District, the sky, which should have been filled with stars, was now covered by colorful neon lights. The drinking party had ended, and Pei Ming, slightly reeking of alcohol, walked into the elevator.

Stepping out of the elevator, Pei Ming found himself at the front door of his new home. He placed his thumb on the unlock button, and the door opened with a ding.

Apart from the motion-sensor lights that turned on as Pei Ming entered, the rest of the room was pitch black. Pei Ming walked into the living room, and not far from his line of sight, the lights of the river view were flashing outside the 270° panoramic floor-to-ceiling window.

He casually turned on the living room light strip, and the exquisitely carved marble floor shone with a captivating brilliance under the light. The Kranblue murals inlaid on the walls complemented the crystal chandelier that cascaded down like flower petals, creating a bright and sophisticated atmosphere.

In the center of the living room was a minimalist curved sofa, paired with blue cushions and a simple blue armchair. Pei Ming put his feet on the blue and white carpet and then casually sat down on the sofa.

Today is Saturday, and Pei Ming thought that Ming Weiyi should have gone to the hospital to take care of Ming Hui. He wondered if Ming Weiyi would come back to this house today.

The alcohol made Pei Ming's head feel a little dizzy, and he leaned back on the sofa and took out his phone from his pocket.

After hesitating for a moment, Pei Ming opened the call log and dialed Ming Weiyi's number.

At the Ming family mansion, dinner, with everyone preoccupied with their own thoughts, had ended. Yan Jie and Ming Wei stood at the gate, politely seeing Fu Baiqing and his wife off as they got into their car and left.

Just then, Ming Weiyi's phone rang. She glanced at it and answered the call.

"Hey, is your dinner party over yet?"

In front of Fu Baiqing, Ming Wei deliberately spoke in a very gentle tone when she was talking to Pei Ming.

"Yes, I'm home now." Pei Ming was trying to figure out how to say the next sentence.

Through the phone's microphone, Yan Jie roughly heard what Pei Ming said. Before Fu Baiqing got into the car, Yan Jie immediately said to Fu Baiqing, "Baiqing, Weiwei has been drinking today and can't drive. How about we ask this designated driver to take Weiwei home on a detour?"

“No problem.” Fu Baiqing said as he opened the back door for Ming Weiyi.

Sitting in the back seat was Jiang Tian, ​​who was also curious about where Ming Weiyi was staying.

Mingwei was genuinely surprised that, even though she had already gone home for dinner and it was already late, she still had to go back to another home.

But Yan Jie had already said it, so Ming Wei could only say to the person on the other end of the phone, "I'm going back in my cousin's car now, it'll take about twenty minutes."

"Okay." Pei Ming responded softly. He was quite happy to hear that Ming Wei would be back in about twenty minutes.

But cousin, could it be Fu Baiqing?

As night fell, Fu Baiqing's car slowly drove out of the villa area around the roundabout.

Looking at the car's taillights, Yan Jie sighed. In order to stabilize the Ming Group and Fu Baiqing, her daughter was the one who had sacrificed the most.

In the living room, Pei Ming closed the curtains of the French windows, cutting off the outside light.

He had already showered and changed into comfortable loungewear. His half-dry hair looked casual, which also eliminated the smell of alcohol on him.

Just as Pei Ming took a bottle of water out of the refrigerator, the sound of a lock being opened came from the doorway.

Pei Ming knew that Ming Weiyi had returned, so he turned on the tap, took a sip of water, and walked out of the restaurant.

"You came back pretty quickly." Pei Ming didn't know what to say to Ming Weiyi, so he could only make up some conversation.

“There’s not much traffic at night now.” Only Ming Weiyi and Pei Ming were in the large house, and Ming Weiyi’s awkwardness was obvious. “You just said your cousin brought you back, was it Fu Baiqing?” To keep the conversation flowing, Pei Ming spoke again, though he was also a little embarrassed. He tactfully took another sip of water.

“Yes, I asked my mom to invite Fu Baiqing and his wife to have dinner at home.” Ming Wei also walked to the sofa and sat down, casually putting her phone and bag aside.

Seeing that Pei Ming remained silent, Ming Wei continued, "He didn't respect you at the board meeting, and he's been with the Ming Group for ten years. I hope my mother can make him understand his place so that everyone can peacefully do what they're supposed to do."

After hearing what Ming Weiyi said, Pei Ming walked to the armchair next to the sofa and sat down. "You're all worried about Fu Baiqing making me take over. You're afraid that Fu Baiqing will seize power, but aren't you afraid that I'll take over the Ming Group and merge it into the Pei Group?"

“Don’t worry, I trust my father’s judgment. When he was seriously ill, he would rather hand over the Ming Group to you than to Fu Baiqing. I understand why.”

“You still have a brain…” Pei Ming looked at Ming Wei and smiled gently.

"By the way, Fu Baiqing deliberately tried to trick me today. I said that you and I have known each other for a long time, and that you chose Jiangcheng as the location for Pei Family New Energy's business because you wanted to marry me. Our wedding was originally scheduled for next month, but it has now been changed to October..."

Mingwei also recounted to Pei Ming the story she had made up for Fu Baiqing that day, hoping that Pei Ming would remember it.

“Your story is plausible, I promise I’ll remember it all.” Pei Ming nodded, he really hoped that Ming Weiyi’s story was true.

“Fu Baiqing is a very suspicious person. He will definitely seize any opportunity to chat with you about everyday things.”

"Everyone has ambition. Everyone in the company knows about his relationship with the Ming family. It's normal for him to want to rise to the top. However, he is very capable, and I will make good use of him." Pei Ming said casually, as if everything was under his control.

"Today, my mother and I thanked Fu Baiqing for his contributions to the company over the past few days in various ways. I think the person we in the Ming family should thank the most is you."

After Ming Wei finished speaking, she looked at Pei Ming with great sincerity.

"You thanked Fu Baiqing simply by inviting him to your home for a meal, but you thanked me using your own marriage, so you don't need to thank me anymore."

Pei Ming spoke sincerely; she understood Ming Weiyi. In this marriage alliance that stabilized the Ming Group, the person who sacrificed the most was Ming Weiyi.

"Ah... is this the same thing?" Ming Wei was also confused, she didn't know what Pei Ming meant.

Pei Ming didn't want to explain too much; he felt the most important thing was to spend more time with Ming Weiyi.

"By the way, do you have any plans for tomorrow?"

"Yes, I'm meeting my best friend Tang Ying for shopping and dinner tomorrow. I owe my dad a lot of gratitude for her help with his hospitalization."

"Alright then...you should get some rest."

With no hope of getting Mingwei to go out for dinner together, Pei Ming had no choice but to give up.

"So what are you doing tomorrow?" Ming Wei asked casually.

"I had lunch with a few software engineers to discuss the intelligentization of new energy vehicles."

“Then you should rest earlier. You’re so busy every day.” Ming Wei also stood up, looking as if she didn’t want to bother Pei Ming anymore.

In her line of sight, Ming Wei quickly walked towards the master bedroom on the second floor, while Pei Ming then walked towards his own master bedroom on the first floor.

(End of this chapter)