Pei Yanzhou had originally planned to come and wake her up, but when he opened the door, he saw that she was already awake, lying on the bed holding her phone and making a video call.

A white silk nightgown draped loosely over her body, outlining her slender waist and graceful back curves. Her long hair cascaded down her back. Her calves swayed gently in the air, and the nightgown, due to her posture, slipped up, just covering her pert buttocks and revealing two long, gleaming white legs.

Just then, because of her posture, the camera lens of her phone wobbled slightly and shifted, inadvertently glancing at the bedroom doorway.

Chi Yuchu's laughter stopped abruptly, and her eyes widened instantly.

Pei Yanzhou, dressed in black loungewear, stood tall and relaxed against the doorframe, arms crossed, watching the room with an air of nonchalance. Clearly, he had been standing there listening for a while.

Chi Yuchu reacted quickly, suppressing her laughter and deliberately lowering her voice as she continued to ask, "Baby, seriously, is President Pei... fierce?"

Shu Hua was completely unaware of the man behind her, still immersed in the embarrassment and a little bit of pride from before. Upon hearing this, she subconsciously replied, "Wow, that's impressive..."

"How intense is it?" Chi Yuchu continued to fan the flames.

"Anyway... it's the really, really intense kind!" Shu Hua was getting a little annoyed by the questions, and was too embarrassed to describe it in detail, so she could only give a vague answer, "Oh, please stop asking!"

As soon as she spoke, Pei Yanzhou at the door raised an eyebrow, a half-smile curving his lips.

Chi Yuchu knew she couldn't keep teasing him, so she suppressed a laugh and said, "Baby, there's someone behind you."

"Who is it?" Shu Hua turned around blankly.

When she turned around, she almost died on the spot.

Pei Yanzhou remained leaning against the door frame, but this time, he lowered his arms, raised one hand, and gently scratched his temple with his slender fingers, the movement casual and lazy.

Eyes facing each other.

The man's deep eyes stared intently at her, like he was eyeing his prey, with a playful smile.

Shu Hua was completely devastated.

She turned her head stiffly and looked at her phone screen again—that traitor Chi Yuchu had hung up the phone sometime earlier!

The screen now only displays the words "Call ended".

"..." Shu Hua now wished she could bite off her own tongue or just lose her memory.

What do you mean, seven times a night? What do you mean, "very intense"?

She didn't say that! She never said that at all!

That rascal Chi Yuchu! She came here specifically to ruin her!

It's over! It's dead! Utterly dead!

Shu Hua's face turned bright red, the blush spreading from her ears all the way down to her neck. She was so embarrassed that she could dig a whole Pei Group building out of her toes; she had absolutely no idea how to face Pei Yanzhou.

Getting up is not an option, and not getting up is also not an option.

Get up? What did you say? How do I explain this? Don't get up? Are you expecting me to just lie on the bed pretending to be dead?

Then, under the extreme embarrassment and social shock, she made an incomprehensible decision—

He buried his face directly in the pillow.

It stopped moving.

The person who just spoke wasn't me; it was a hallucination, all of it...

Pei Yanzhou was amused by her ostrich-like behavior. He lifted his foot and walked in slowly.

"Aren't you going to get up yet?" He stopped by the bedside, his voice still carrying a lingering smile.

Shu Hua pretended to be dead and didn't respond. She silently thought to herself: I'm asleep, I can't hear you. Anyway, she was too ashamed to face anyone.

Pei Yanzhou sat down on the edge of the bed, the soft mattress sinking in. Shu Hua felt his approach, her body stiffened, but she chose to continue playing dead.

Immediately afterwards, she felt a light tap on her buttocks, accompanied by a man's teasing voice above her head:

"Seven times a night? That's impressive?"

Shu Hua's head was still buried in the pillow, and a muffled voice came out: "What? I don't know what you're talking about..."

She absolutely cannot admit it!

Anyway, she has amnesia! She doesn't remember anything that just happened!

Pei Yanzhou chuckled softly, leaning closer to her, his warm breath brushing against her sensitive earlobe: "Thank you for the compliment, Mrs. Pei. I will continue to work hard and make sure you are satisfied."

"..." Shu Hua wished she could disappear into the ground immediately.

He continued! He kept talking!

This man did it on purpose!

Seeing her flushed ears and slightly trembling shoulders, Pei Yanzhou knew she was shy and didn't tease her any further. He reached out and ruffled her hair, softening his tone, "Alright, I won't say anything more. Don't keep yourself cooped up."

Shu Hua remained motionless.

"Sweetie, get up." Pei Yanzhou pulled her up. "If you stay in this stuffy environment any longer, you'll really suffocate."

Shu Hua was already feeling suffocated, and upon hearing this, she hesitated for a moment before reluctantly lifting her face off the pillow.

Her hair was a little messy from her movements, with a few strands sticking to her forehead and cheeks. Her nose and cheeks were flushed with a cute blush, and her lips were slightly pouting, giving her a look of both grievance and embarrassment.

Pei Yanzhou's heart softened involuntarily.

He reached out and gently brushed the stray hairs from her cheek, smoothing them out, and carefully pulled the straps of her nightgown, which had slipped down to her arm, back onto her rounded shoulder.

"Want to come out for dinner with me tonight?" he asked.

Shu Hua blinked, still not fully recovered from the shock of the social incident: "Eat?"

"Yes. My brother-in-law has been transferred back to Huacheng. He just landed last night. We invited Jingqian and Zexu tonight as a welcome-back dinner," Pei Yanzhou explained.

Shu Hua thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay."

Although I was a little nervous about meeting his family and friends, I had met them at the wedding and they all had a good impression of me.

-

At 7 p.m., in a private room at the rooftop restaurant of Lanxi Hotel.

The private room was decorated in a Chinese style, understated yet luxurious, with huge floor-to-ceiling windows offering a view of the dazzling nightscape of Huacheng. When Shu Hua and Pei Yanzhou entered, several people were already inside.

"Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law are here!" Ji Zexu was the first to stand up, still in his flamboyant manner, wearing a burgundy shirt with the third button undone, revealing his collarbone.

Zhou Jingqian, dressed in a simple dark suit, exuded a cool and aloof air. Beside him sat a beautiful, slender woman in a champagne-colored dress—his childhood sweetheart and current girlfriend, Yun Yi. Their relationship was well-known, marked by numerous breakups and reconciliations over the years, but they seemed to be currently in a "reconciled" state.

Yunyi has a cheerful personality and is the head of a talent agency, which manages many top-tier artists. Her eyes lit up when she saw Shuhua.

"Hello everyone." Shu Hua smiled and nodded politely, then sat down next to Pei Yanzhou.

He led Shu Hua to her seat, and naturally took her Hermes bag, hanging it on the back of his chair.

This series of actions was so smooth and effortless that Ji Zexu clicked his tongue twice and said, "Look, married men are different. I've never seen Third Brother serve someone like this before. Now that he has a wife, he knows how to take care of her."

Zhou Jingqian rarely smiled, but he did: "Of course. How could Third Brother not care about his own wife?"

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