Soft-centered strawberry cake

Chapter 65: Just keep denying it to the death.

The sky was overcast all day, and before we knew it, it was time to get off work. Before the rain started, people chose to hurry home.

The elevator descended floor by floor, eventually reaching the underground parking lot.

"Excuse me, miss, could you wait a moment?"

A man's voice came from behind her, and there was no one around. Mingwei turned around to look, trying to figure out if the man was calling her.

When the man saw that Ming Weiyi was looking at him, he quickly stepped forward and asked her in a friendly manner, "Hello, beautiful lady, are you from the planning department, section one?"

"Yes, who are you?" Ming Weiyi's face remained expressionless. She thought it was just a man from the opposite sex in the company trying to strike up a conversation with her.

"I'm Tang Zhe from the sales department. Didn't Qi Fei from your department come to our sales department for an exchange today? I still have a question I'd like to ask you."

"Oh, I see. Then feel free to ask me any questions." Since it was a work-related matter, Ming Weiyi's expression softened a bit.

"I have some things to take care of at home. How about I add you on WeChat? I'll send you the questions and suggestions from several people in our sales department later." Tang Zhe deliberately pretended to be in a hurry to go home, so that Ming Wei would be more likely to believe what he said.

"It seems your sales department still has quite a few misunderstandings about our planning department." Ming Wei didn't take out her phone; she wanted to continue probing their motives.

"Personally, I think that even if there are frictions between the planning department and the sales department, we can communicate them privately and let's not take it to President Pei like last time and hurt our relationship."

Seeing that Tang Zhe's words made some sense, Ming Wei asked again, "So your sales department sent you here to privately discuss cooperation matters with our planning department?"

"That's right, I've only been with Ming's Group for less than a year, so of course they'd leave these kinds of small things to me to run errands." Tang Zhe spoke very sincerely, and if he continued, he might even start to believe his own lies.

"Okay, then please raise any questions you have as soon as possible so that our planning department can follow up."

Tang Zhe felt the time was right, so he took out his phone, opened WeChat, and then used the scan function.

"Then we'll discuss the details of the collaboration privately."

The person in front of her didn't seem to have any problems with what he said, and he was also representing the sales department. Out of consideration for their shared company and frequent collaborations, Mingwei took out her phone and opened his WeChat QR code.

The phone showed that the friend request had been added. Tang Zhe knew when to stop, so he politely waved to Ming Weiyi, "Then I won't bother you anymore, goodbye."

Ming Wei nodded slightly and walked back to her car.

Tang Zhe also turned around to look for his car, but as he walked, he sent a WeChat message to each of his colleagues from lunchtime: "I have already gotten Ming Weiyi's WeChat in person."

The first step has been successful, so now it's time for the second step. It's just about pursuing girls; as long as you put in a little effort, there's no one you can't win over.

It was getting dark, the wind was picking up, and a rain was about to fall.

Looking out from the floor-to-ceiling windows in my home, the sky outside is gloomy and oppressive.

He heard the sound of the door opening and closing inside the house. Pei Ming, who was standing in front of the French windows, turned around. He knew that Ming Weiyi had returned.

"Why are you back so early today?" Ming Weiyi had just walked through the entrance hall when Pei Ming appeared in front of her.

Along with Pei Ming came the aroma of food wafting from the kitchen. "I've been a bit tired these past few days, so I wanted to go home and rest early today." Pei Ming had no intention of telling Ming Weiyi that he was deliberately waiting for her to eat at home so he could start testing her.

"I'm starving. Let's see what delicious food Auntie made today." Following the aroma from the kitchen, Mingwei walked to the dining table with anticipation.

Before long, the housekeeper placed the two's dinner on the table, and then served Pei Ming and Ming Wei each a bowl of hot soup.

"Why were you suddenly unhappy last night?" Sitting across from Ming Weiyi, Pei Ming racked his brains to find a topic to talk about.

"Premenstrual syndrome." How could Ming Wei possibly be honest with Pei Ming about her feelings? So she just made up an excuse.

"What?" Pei Ming had no idea what Ming Wei was talking about; he was completely bewildered.

Mingwei didn't know how to explain this lame excuse either. She said indifferently, "If you don't understand, just Google it."

To Mingwei's surprise, Pei Ming actually picked up the phone on the table and started searching on Baidu.

This made Mingwei feel a little embarrassed, so she picked up the hot soup in front of her and slowly took a couple of sips to ease the awkwardness.

After searching on Baidu, Pei Ming understood what Ming Weiyi was talking about. He put down his phone and asked Ming Weiyi with concern, "Are you feeling unwell anywhere today?"

Ming Wei shook her head. This was just something she made up anyway, so why would she feel uncomfortable?

Judging from Ming Weiyi's demeanor and tone of voice, Pei Ming could tell that she was in a good mood. Therefore, he could say what he wanted to say.

"Weiwei, there's something I didn't tell you last night."

"What did you say?" Ming Wei also looked at Pei Ming curiously.

“My cooperation with President Meng is going very smoothly. She said that if there is an opportunity, she would like to meet with you and get to know you.”

Meng Ran did say that, but Pei Ming didn't take it seriously at the time. However, it's perfect to use this sentence to test Ming Wei now.

Mentioning Meng Ran, Ming Wei immediately thought of what Qi Fei had told her earlier that day. She had told Du Lian that Meng Ran had taken a liking to Pei Ming, and that she herself knew about it.

"Did Du Lian say anything to you today?" Ming Wei also put down her chopsticks and looked into Pei Ming's eyes.

"Du Lian? What else can he tell me besides work-related matters? Are you hiding something from me?" Pei Ming pretended not to understand what Ming Wei was saying. As long as he denied it to the death, that was enough.

Ming Wei also withdrew her gaze from Pei Ming, muttering to herself: Could Du Lian really have kept his promise to Qi Fei? Did he really not tell Pei Ming the gossip Qi Fei had told him today?
"Are you really hiding something from me?" Seeing that Mingwei remained silent, Pei Ming continued to pretend he knew nothing, thus immediately seizing the initiative.

"What are you thinking about? What could we possibly be hiding from you? It's just that something suddenly came to mind. Don't you think Du Lian and Qi Fei get along quite well?"

After Mingwei finished speaking, she couldn't help but admire herself in her heart, wondering how her mind could work so quickly!
Knowing that Ming Wei was also changing the subject, Pei Ming continued to play dumb, "Does he know Qi Fei?"

"It seems he only sees you as his boss." Ming Wei said, then gave Pei Ming a look that said, "You figure it out yourself."

"Leaving aside Du Lian, do you agree with what I just told you?" Pei Ming wouldn't let Ming Weiyi steer the conversation off course, so he kept the topic on Meng Ran.

(End of this chapter)