No? Can I read the mind of my mortal enemy?

[Wife, who? When did this happen? Who is she?]

How come I don't know? Male or female? How many people? Alone? Where are they going? What are they going for? How long are they going? How long are they going to be back? I absolutely won't allow it to be past 6 PM!

Shi Qiao fanned herself away from the series of "household registration checks" that only she could hear, and walked towards the kitchen while flipping through her phone.

She took out the frozen milk and poured herself a glass, only to find that Xia Heng had sent her a message a little after nine in the morning.

She took a sip of her iced milk. "Hmm... sorry to bother you, I have an appointment at 6:30 on Saturday night."

Bai Shuwen's mind was filled with thoughts of "Xia Heng" from yesterday, so she chased him into the kitchen.

"Qiaoqiao, is it Youyou? I remember she also got into Victoria Harbour University."

Shi Qiao shook her head. "You don't know that person, it's me..."

hiss.

How should I introduce it?

After all, the way we met was anything but honorable!

Shi Qiao's gaze drifted uncomfortably for a moment, and she scratched her temple. "It's me... um, a friend I met in college."

She was originally quite good at lying, but she always felt a little guilty in front of her elders, and she started fidgeting more with her hands.

Lin Ya-hui stepped forward and put her hands on Shi Qiao's shoulders. "Pengpeng's friend? Boy or girl?"

She coughed lightly. "He's... a senior student."

Lin Ya-hui suddenly felt dizzy, clutched her forehead, took two steps back, and collapsed into Bai Shu-wen's arms, muttering "Oh no."

Bai Shuwen pinched Lin Yahui's shoulder, signaling her to cheer up.

"Qiaoqiao, it's fine if you eat dinner at 6:30. After you finish playing at the water park, you can go with Jingnian."

Lin Ya-hui, barely holding her breath, asked, "Is it... inconvenient for you and your brother to go to the restaurant together?"

"It's not very... convenient." Shi Qiao's voice trailed off as she avoided the gazes of her two elderly mothers.

Turning his head slightly, he caught a glimpse of Pei Jingnian, who had already quietly shrunk to the kitchen doorway.

Dark, murky eyes held a turbulent undercurrent, a sinister glint that sent chills down one's spine.

[Not very convenient? Why is it inconvenient?]

[We slept together last night, we didn't separate at all, when did you give someone else a chance?]

The menacing aura emanating from him was so strong that Shi Qiao quickly looked away.

Of course it's inconvenient!

Given the tense atmosphere between Pei Jingnian and Xia Heng yesterday, she was afraid that Pei Jingnian would actually assassinate her in the snack street.

The next day, the headlines throughout the city were all about the Pei family's young master going mad and committing murder, with blood spilled on the snack street.

To be honest, she only intended to go through the motions and never see Xia Heng again after this meal.

Besides, isn't her face also a matter of face?

If Pei Jingnian found out that he hired male models just to provoke him, wouldn't he be laughed to death?

She lowered her voice, "Don't worry, I'll just grab a bite to eat and be right back!"

"I won't be able to have lunch with you guys yet. I have a bit of a rush with my afternoon classes, so I'll be going now!"

She went back to her room to change her clothes, then grabbed her bag and ran out the door, so fast that Pei Jingnian didn't even have a chance to catch up.

Lin Ya Hui caught her breath and glared fiercely at her son.

She silently opened her phone, selected a video collection, sat down on the sofa next to her, and turned the volume up to the maximum.

"What kind of person doesn't deserve pity? They only realize their mistake and desperately try to win them back after they've lost them."

Why is it said that belated affection is worth less than grass?

"A country is not something that comes by waiting, but by fighting with your own hands."

Why are second male leads so popular in contemporary society?

"You need to understand, if you take the initiative, it might end badly, but if you don't, there will never be a story!"

Pei Jingnian was busy trying to figure out who this person was who had just happened to leave at the appointed time, and his ears kept buzzing.

I'm so annoyed.

Could it be that dirty duck?

He got up irritably. "Mom, you're getting old and your hearing isn't good anymore. I'll take you to the hospital for treatment."

"At worst, I'll buy you some headphones."

Lin Ya-hui took a deep breath and vigorously tapped the screen with her nail polish.

[Lin Ya-hui: Ah-wen, I really hate that my son is such a blockhead!]

Bai Shuwen coughed lightly, deliberately raising her voice, "Hey! Is this what our petite eighteen-year-old girl's thoughts are like?"

"I actually caught a glimpse of it yesterday, could it be that Xia something..."

"What was your name again? Oh dear, my memory is definitely getting worse with age."

Pei Jingnian's knuckles turned white from gripping the edge of the phone so tightly.

It really was that dirty duck.

He suddenly stood up, the stool scraping against the marble tiles making an unpleasant sound. He changed his clothes and went to the entrance hall.

Lin Ya Hui looked up, her lips pressed together, "Where are you going?"

Are you getting anxious? You're going to find Xiaoqiao now!

Pei Jingnian grabbed the car keys. "Find Lu Zhou."

Lin Ya Hui rolled her eyes.

[Lin Ya-hui: Stubborn and hopeless, she's ruined a winning hand.]

[Lin Ya-hui: Ah-wen, actually, a relationship between an older woman and a younger man isn't so bad. I'll try my best now; I'm only 18.]

[Bai Shuwen: To be honest, your son has been hanging out with that Lu family kid every other day since he was born.]

[Bai Shuwen: Lu Zhou seems like a playboy from childhood to adulthood, but he's never actually been in a relationship.]

[Bai Shuwen: Could it be that they...]

[Lin Ya-hui: ...I'm begging you.]

A minute later, she watched as Pei Jingnian applied perfume to her wrist again, and silently lowered her head.

[Lin Ya-hui: I'd better go get some traditional Chinese medicine.]

*

Pei Jingnian stormed into Lu Zhou's house, banging on the door so hard it nearly fell apart.

"Coming, coming!" Lu Zhou opened the door shirtless, his eyes barely open, his medium-length hair sticking up in a mess. "Are you in a hurry to be reborn, Lao Pei?"

Pei Jingnian wore a gentle smile, but the curve of his eyebrows made Lu Zhou shiver involuntarily.

My sleepiness vanished.

Lu Zhou silently covered his chest with both hands. "What...what are you doing? I'm not selling my ass."

Pei Jingnian walked past him into the room. "You told me before that you would handle Xia Heng's matter. What did you handle?"

Lu Zhou closed the door. "What happened to that guy again? I've already had Wu Hao fire him and notified all the male model shops."

"He's on the blacklist now, he can't even work as a waiter, no restaurant dares to hire him."

"Isn't this method more effective than beating up someone who's obsessed with money?"

Pei Jingnian leaned back on the sofa and said, "Did you, with your pig brain, tell him why he was fired?"

Lu Zhou choked, "Damn it, why did I waste so much time talking to him? The fact that he stole the boss is enough to get him kicked out of the male model store."

"Sleeping with business owners is a serious crime. You don't understand unless you're in our line of work, right?"

Pei Jingnian's face was so dark it could freeze into ink.

He had been wondering where Xia Heng got such a thick skin.

Now he knows.

So that dead duck thought he was fired because he was the boss of a private business.

Now that they have nowhere else to go, they simply cling to Shi Qiao as their only benefactor.

I'm not afraid of god-like opponents, but I'm afraid of pig-like teammates.

"Your method is indeed very practical..."

Lu Zhou, a little proud, cut Pei Jingnian off, patted his chest, and said, "That's right, you can trust me to handle things, brother."

Pei Jingnian couldn't hold back any longer and kicked Lu Zhou in the waist.

"Damn it... what are you doing? Can you be gentler? This is my family's wealth, which I've kept for twenty years."

Seeing that he still had the strength to speak, Pei Jingnian regretted kicking him too lightly.

"Get up, get dressed, and go to school."

Lu Zhou clutched his kidneys. "What are you doing?"

Pei Jingnian said coldly, "Go kill the duck first, then make some pig brains."