Soft-centered strawberry cake

Chapter 62 Pei Ming, you bastard!

Time passed by, but the colorful streetlights made it difficult to perceive the passage of time.

After downing glass after glass of wine, the matters to be discussed finally came to a conclusion. With their backs to the restaurant, the group of six began their closing remarks for the day.

After seeing off the key personnel from the other two companies, only Pei Ming and Meng Ran remained standing at the restaurant entrance.

Pei Ming's car was parked not far away. Du Lian, who was inside the car, saw that Pei Ming must be going home, so he slowly drove the car to Pei Ming's side.

"You were playing the field the whole time at today's dinner party. Were you dissatisfied with President Du and President Li, or were you feeling unwell?" Meng Ran looked up at Pei Ming, a hint of a smile in her eyes.

Pei Ming shook his head. "Nothing."

"Your wife probably told you to drink less, didn't she?" Meng Ran smiled even more broadly, guessing that Pei Ming must be henpecked.

Pei Ming answered frankly, "Yes, President Meng, you really know how to guess."

"Once our cooperation is finalized, find an opportunity to bring your wife out so we can get to know each other."

Meng Ran was genuinely curious about what kind of person the eldest daughter of the Ming family was, that Pei Ming liked her so much that he gave up resources in City C for her and was willing to start a business in Jiangcheng alone.

"What is it about the Ming Group that President Meng has taken a fancy to?" Pei Ming assumed that someone like Meng Ran, who prioritizes business, must want to get to know Ming Weiyi because of the Ming Group.

"I simply want to meet your wife. I'm curious about what kind of woman she is that would make you, Mr. Pei, go to such lengths for her."

At this moment, besides feeling envious, Meng Ran was also very curious about Ming Weiyi.

When Ming Weiyi was mentioned, Pei Ming's expression softened considerably. "As long as our cooperation proceeds according to the expected goals, President Meng, you will meet her sooner or later."

"Okay, then I look forward to meeting her soon."

After saying that, Meng Ran walked straight to her car, and her driver very politely opened the back door for her.

As the night deepened, the number of vehicles outside the window gradually decreased, and people returned home one after another.

In the master bedroom on the second floor, Ming Wei, dressed in a white lace nightgown, walked out of the bathroom, her hand still fiddling with her freshly dried hair.

As she lay in bed, her phone rang. Mingwei bent down, picked it up, and opened WeChat. She saw that the door lock's official account had sent a message saying "Lock opened" at 10:39 PM. Mingwei had also noted Pei Ming's name on the fingerprint used to unlock the door.

Looking at the unlocked message, Mingwei fell into thought: Pei Ming is back, but what reason should I give to go down and talk to him now? Should I go down there just to tell him that you're back?
On the first floor, a few lights were still on in the living room. Pei Ming knew that Ming Weiyi had left them on for him. As usual, he walked into the kitchen area, opened the refrigerator, and then took out a bottle of water.

Pei Ming unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip of water. As he tilted his head back, his gaze fell on the direction of the master bedroom on the second floor. He knew that Ming Weiyi must have already bathed and changed clothes and was getting ready to sleep.

Although he really wanted to see Ming Weiyi one more time before going to sleep and say a few more words to her, Pei Ming also knew that it was already late and he shouldn't disturb Ming Weiyi any further.

Just as Pei Ming took a few more sips of water and was about to reach his room, footsteps suddenly came from upstairs. Pei Ming subconsciously looked up and saw that Ming Wei had already reached the glass railing on the second floor.

With her sharp eyes, Ming Wei immediately noticed the water in Pei Ming's hand. She quickly found a reason for her appearance: "I was just about to go downstairs to get some water. Since you're back, could you pour me a glass of warm water?"

"Okay." Pei Ming hadn't expected to be able to talk to Ming Weiyi again at this moment, and he was more than happy to do Ming Weiyi's request to pour him some water. Judging from Pei Ming's demeanor, he really didn't seem to have drunk much, and Ming Weiyi thought to herself with satisfaction: Looks like you've been quite obedient today.

In less than two minutes, Pei Ming carried Ming Weiyi's water glass up to the second floor. This was the first time he had ever gone up to the second floor, Ming Weiyi's area, at night.

"Thank you." Ming Wei also took the water that Pei Ming handed her. She had asked for the water herself, and now she could only force herself to drink a few sips.

"Don't thank me, it's too formal," Pei Ming said, leaning against the glass railing. Judging from his actions, he didn't intend to go downstairs immediately.

Seeing that Pei Ming had no intention of going downstairs now, Ming Wei leaned against the glass railing as well. "How did the collaboration you went out to discuss today go?"

Pei Ming turned to look at Ming Weiyi, "Not bad. I plan to take some time to visit their company in person and then sign a contract."

"It seems that the person President Meng found for you is quite reliable. You don't even need to compare several companies." Ming Wei also mentioned Meng Ran again, seemingly unintentionally.

"Du Lian had already done a thorough screening in the early stages; President Meng was just a middleman who facilitated the connection." Pei Ming also turned his body to the side so that he was facing Ming Weiyi directly.

“Du Lian does so much work for you every day, I really wonder if you have some deadly secret about him.” Ming Wei laughed as she spoke. Since Pei Ming had mentioned Du Lian, she would stop worrying about Meng Ran.

Pei Ming was amused by Ming Weiyi's words. "Uncle Cai has already asked me for leave. Starting tomorrow, Du Lian will be even busier."

"Huh? If I were Du Lian, I'd want this earth to explode."

From the perspective of a working person, Mingwei can really understand Du Lian. It's exactly the same as when Qi Fei is on vacation and alone, and Du Lian only has more to do than her.

"I plan to select one of the people Uncle Cai brought to help Du Lian. If Du Lian can mentor that person well, that person will become your assistant."

"You're thinking really far ahead. You're already starting to train my future assistant."

Ming Wei also turned her body so that she was facing the railing. She looked at the place where Pei Ming was not. She suddenly wished that Pei Ming would stay in the Ming Group so that he could be closer to her.

However, Ming Wei also knew that Pei Ming had his own path to follow, and the Ming Group was just an interlude in his life in Jiangcheng.

Pei Ming couldn't understand the meaning behind Ming Weiyi's words, so he continued, "The Ming Group will eventually be yours, so of course I have to pave the way for you before I leave."

"Then I really have to thank you properly."

There was no trace of gratitude on Ming Weiyi's face; instead, she forcefully shoved the water glass into Pei Ming's hand.

Immediately afterwards, Ming Wei walked into her room without looking back, and then Pei Ming heard the door slam shut.

Pei Ming was taken aback by Ming Wei's series of actions. "I didn't say anything I shouldn't have, so why does she seem unhappy?"

Inside the room, Ming Weiyi had barely entered when she began muttering under her breath, "Pei Ming, you bastard! Are you in such a hurry to leave or what?!"

(End of this chapter)