Huang Qili froze, staring at him in horror.

Pei Yanzhou said languidly, "Isn't President Huang the one who loves drinking, especially making others drink? Coincidentally, I'm also in the mood today. I'll keep you company, isn't that sincere enough?"

Huang Qili was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He wanted to say something, but Pei Yanzhou stopped him with a look.

Pei Yanzhou turned his head slightly and gave Chen Yifei a wink.

Chen Yifei understood, and with a single glance, two tall bodyguards in black immediately stepped forward, one on each side, and lifted Huang Qili, who weighed at least 170 pounds, off the chair like he was a chick.

"President Pei! President Pei, I was wrong! I really know I was wrong! I was blind to your greatness! I was blinded by greed! Please forgive me this time!" Huang Qili was so frightened that his voice changed tone. He struggled desperately, but the two bodyguards' hands were like iron clamps, and he couldn't break free at all.

He was forced to kneel on the ground, his face tilted up, facing Pei Yanzhou.

Pei Yanzhou sat down, picked up the bottle of liquor that Huang Qili had forced Shu Hua to drink earlier, and opened the bottle cap.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, he stood up and walked up to Huang Qili.

He looked down at the greasy face and said, "Mr. Huang, please."

As soon as he finished speaking, he slightly tilted his wrist—

The entire bottle of liquor was poured directly over Huang Qili's head!

"Ah—!" The icy liquid poured over his face, causing Huang Qili to scream in pain and instinctively try to close his eyes and shut his mouth.

"Open your mouth." Pei Yanzhou's voice grew increasingly oppressive. The bodyguard's fingers gripping Huang Qili's chin tightened slightly.

Huang Qili could only painfully open his mouth again.

The liquor continued to pour down, running from his thinning hair to his forehead, his eyes, his mouth forced open, and into his nostrils. He coughed violently, his body trembling violently with fear and discomfort, his face and belly fat jiggling, making him look utterly pathetic.

Pei Yanzhou remained expressionless and unhurried until the entire bottle of wine was emptied, not a single drop remaining.

The empty wine bottle fell to the ground with a "clatter".

Pei Yanzhou took out a handkerchief from the inside pocket of his suit and slowly wiped his hands.

Elegant, so very elegant!

After wiping his hands, he casually threw the handkerchief onto Huang Qili's face, who was slumped on the ground, coughing and gagging incessantly, looking like a fat fish on the verge of death.

Then, looking down condescendingly at the disheveled people below, his voice returned to its previous calm:

"People from the Pei Group are not so desperate as to need to drink and smile to negotiate cooperation."

His gaze slowly swept over the group of Huang Qili's men opposite him, finally settling back on Huang Qili.

"If someone is foolish enough to try it..."

"Then I don't mind playing with him myself."

"Huang Qili, don't you think so?"

Mr. Huang was almost in tears, kneeling on the ground and nodding repeatedly, his voice trembling with sobs: "Yes, yes, yes! Mr. Pei is right. I, Huang Qili, was arrogant and ignorant, I deserve to die! I will never dare to do it again! Please, Mr. Pei, have mercy and let me go this time! We can continue our cooperation...we can discuss all the terms, all the terms!"

After all this commotion, who has the appetite to eat?

Pei Yanzhou asked Chen Yifei to arrange a car to take everyone back to the hotel.

Qiao Na, Lin Shiyu, and Li Cheng remained. The Pei family had other projects in Jiangcheng that needed to be coordinated.

The others went back to the hotel to rest first.

Yao Zhiyao was young and it was her first time entering the workplace, and she encountered such a terrible thing. Although Shu Hua protected her and she was not physically harmed, she was greatly shocked. After returning to her room, she was still emotionally broken down, trembling and crying.

Shu Hua was also holding back her anger. Huang Qili's greasy hands and lewd face made her feel nauseous, but she was more worried about Yao Zhiyao at the moment.

I stayed with her for a while, waiting until she calmed down before I went to wash my hair and take a shower. She had some alcohol spilled on her hair and body; it wasn't much, but the smell made her nauseous.

The thought of Huang Qili's face and his lecherous hands that wanted to touch her legs made her feel nauseous.

She washed for a long time, until her skin was red from rubbing, before the nauseating feeling subsided a little.

My phone vibrated as soon as I came out after getting my hair done.

It was a message from Pei Yanzhou: "Come up, room 2606."

Shu Hua replied: 【You're back too?】

Pei Yanzhou: [Hmm.]

Shu Hua: [Okay, I'll go up now.]

Shu Hua changed her clothes, putting on a light jacket over them. The hotel's air conditioning was on full blast, and she was afraid of the cold.

Yao Zhiyao, who was looking at her phone in bed, asked, "Sister Hua, are you going out?"

Shu Hua felt a pang of guilt and mumbled, "Oh right, I have a friend here too, I'll go meet him. You go to sleep first, don't worry, I'll come back to keep you company tonight."

Yao Zhiyao nodded: "Okay, Sister Hua, please be careful. Call me if anything happens."

"Um."

Shu Hua walked out of the room and gently closed the door.

The elevator was at the end of the corridor. She walked over and pressed the up button.

Shu Hua was stunned when the elevator doors opened.

Several people were standing inside. Chen Yifei, Qiao Na, Lin Shiyu, Li Cheng, and Pei Yanzhou, who was standing in the very center.

Everyone looked at her.

Shu Hua: "..."

Should she go in or not?

Pei Yanzhou didn't seem surprised to see her. He smiled slightly and nodded at her.

"Shu Hua?" Lin Shiyu was the first to react and greeted her, "Come in, what are you standing there for?"

Shu Hua forced herself to walk in and greeted them softly, "Hello, Director Qiao, Team Leader Lin, Team Leader Li, Assistant Chen..."

Finally, she looked up and met Pei Yanzhou's smiling eyes. Her heart skipped a beat, and her voice trembled with nervousness: "Pei... Mr. Pei."

Pei Yanzhou looked at her feigned composure, but her ears were actually a little red. His smile deepened, but he only gave a faint "hmm" in response.

Qiao Na asked, "Shu Hua, where are you going? I'll help you press the button."

Shu Hua casually gave a number: "22nd floor."

Then, feeling guilty, he explained, "Well... I happen to have a friend who's visiting here and staying at this hotel. We haven't seen each other in a long time, so we went upstairs to chat for a bit."

As soon as he said it, Li Cheng's expression became somewhat complicated.

He knew that Pei Yanzhou's room was on the top floor, and he also knew about the relationship between Pei Yanzhou and Shu Hua.

Now, Shu Hua says, "I'm going upstairs to see my friends..."

He lowered his eyes, a bitter feeling welling up inside him.

He should have known. How could a girl like Shu Hua belong to an ordinary person like him? Tonight's events were the best example. In that situation, with his abilities, he was simply not capable of handling it, much less protecting her.

Jona nodded, not thinking much of it: "Did tonight's events frighten you? How's Zhiyao?"

"I'm fine, thank you for your concern, Director Qiao. Zhiyao's emotions have stabilized a bit," Shu Hua replied.

"That's good." Jona sighed and instructed, "Get a good rest tonight. If Zhiyao is still not feeling well tomorrow, let her rest at the hotel. Don't force her."

"Understood, Director Qiao."

The elevator ascends floor by floor.

Soon, Qiao Na, Chen Yifei, and the others went out—their room was on the middle floor.

Only Pei Yanzhou and Shu Hua remained in the elevator.

The moment the elevator doors closed, Shu Hua finally breathed a sigh of relief.

I almost gave myself away just now, it scared her to death...

Before she could speak, Pei Yanzhou pulled her into his arms and held her close.

"Such a coward," Pei Yanzhou whispered in her ear, his breath hot against her sensitive earlobe. "Weren't you quite brave just now? So daring to throw wine at someone."

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