My ex-boyfriend cheated on me with my sister, and I got married to him in a flash; he went crazy.

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Shutong realized that she should be on a business trip out of town.

Forget it, you can hide for a while, but you can't hide forever.

After organizing the reports she had prepared that morning, Jiang Shutong stretched, got up, changed her clothes, and went out.

She couldn't guess what Pei Zhengping wanted to do by inviting her to dinner alone.

That restaurant didn't seem too expensive; perhaps her father-in-law's spending habits have recently upgraded due to filming a short drama.

-

Inside a certain e-sports arena, there was a lot of noise, filled with the mixed sounds of rapid keyboard typing and mouse clicks.

Xie Chiye had a cigarette dangling from his mouth as his fingers flew across the keyboard.

He tilted his head and said lazily to his teammates on the other end of the headset, "Calm down, let me get a pentakill first, then we'll finish the game!"

The man had a smooth jawline and upturned eyes, giving him a slightly roguish and carefree air.

Suddenly, his phone on the table vibrated violently. He glanced at the caller ID but ignored it.

The phone rang until it was hung up, then started ringing again the very next second.

He clicked his tongue and pressed the answer and speakerphone buttons.

His tone carried a hint of impatience at being interrupted, "Dad, get to the point quickly, I'm leading Fei in the middle of something!"

A middle-aged man's furious voice came from the other end of the phone, "You brat, all you do is play games all day! Look at all the rich kids in Beijing, which one is as irresponsible as you? I'm ashamed to even talk about it!"

These are the same words he's heard so many times he's tired of them. Xie Chiye has learned to let them go in one ear and out the other. While his subordinates quickly led his teammates to deal damage, he gave a perfunctory "hmm" and said, "That's true. They're not as good at games as I am."

"You're getting all proud of yourself?" Xie's father on the other end of the phone nearly had a heart attack from anger. Remembering the purpose of his call, he didn't waste any more words and went straight to the point, "Stop playing that stupid game. I've arranged a blind date for you at noon, it's at 12 o'clock. Get ready and go right away!"

Xie Chiye stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, and said with little interest, "Blind date? Such an old-fashioned way to do things."

"You know my reputation in Beijing, so don't go around ruining decent girls' lives..."

Seeing the victory message on the screen, Xie Chiye casually took off his headphones, his right hand still moving the mouse, reviewing the game in his mind.

"This time is different..." Xie's father explained the situation of Jiang Shutong and the Pei family in detail.

After hearing this, Xie Chiye couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, you want me to be a male mistress?"

"What kind of 'male homewrecker' is that? Her marriage to Pei Yichen was a whirlwind romance, there was no love between them. The entire Pei family doesn't trust her and has kept Pei Yichen's identity a secret. You're just going to meet her as a rich young master. Chairman Pei said that she absolutely must get a divorce from Pei Yichen... As for whether you marry her afterward, that's up to you, I don't care anymore..."

In any case, given Xie Chiye's reputation, no prominent family in Beijing would be willing to marry their daughter to him.

Marrying Jiang Shutong would solve a major problem for Pei Zhengping, and they could also get benefits from Boyu Group.

And his unruly son might be able to reform himself and come back to manage the company properly after he gets married.

As for Jiang Shutong, he met her once that day. She was gentle, generous, filial, and sensible—the kind of daughter-in-law that every elder would like.

Although her family was poor, she could use her connections with Pei Zhengping, so it wasn't so bad.

"Chairman Pei said that as long as you get them divorced, he'll give the western suburbs project to the Xie family, and he'll give the Xie family priority in future collaborations..."

Xie Chiye scoffed, "You believe his empty promises? Now Boyu is the heir of the Pei family, in charge. If I compete with him for his wife, do you think the Xie family will have a good outcome?"

The father, Xie, was speechless for a moment, unable to refute his son's words. It seemed that his son's words made some sense. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Then how about this, you just take care of breaking them up and make sure you don't marry her in the end..."

Xie Chiye raised an eyebrow. "You mean I flirted with that girl, causing her to abandon her husband and children, and then I'm not going to take responsibility?"

Father Xie: "...When did you become so morally upright? You need to understand that their family backgrounds are too different, and they won't be happy together. You're just helping them get back on the right track... Here, I'll send you a picture of that girl. Take a look and see if you like her..."

Xie Chiye still wouldn't budge, saying with a look of disgust, "No need to send it. A male homewrecker wouldn't even be a dog."

With a "ding," a WeChat notification sound rang out, and he casually tapped to open the photo.

The woman in the photo is sitting quietly under a tree reading a book. She is wearing a light yellow dress, and her bright white teeth are visible. Sunlight filters through the trees and falls on her fair face, outlining her gentle eyebrows and delicate features.

The woman had a faint smile on her lips, like a clear, clean spring.

Xie Chiye's eyes were fixed on the photograph; he couldn't hear a sound, and the surrounding noise seemed to fall silent at that moment.

The impatience and nonchalant attitude on his face vanished without a trace. His Adam's apple bobbed. "I wouldn't even be a dog if I were a male mistress, but I would."

When Xie's father heard his son agree, he finally felt relieved. "Here's what you're doing. Remember to show off your only advantage: being handsome and rich. Although Pei Yichen is quite handsome, he plays the role of a poor boy, so you have to use money to win him over. Here's what I'll do: I'll transfer two million to you later. Take it and use it first. If it's not enough, just ask me for more..."

Come to think of it, he hasn't given his son any pocket money in a long time, and he doesn't know how his son has managed all this time.

Xie Chiye's tone was mocking, "Forget it, you can keep your little bits of cash for yourself. I have plenty of money..."

"Send me the address, I'm hanging up."

He put his phone back in his pocket, glanced down at himself, and saw that he was wearing a wrinkled hoodie. He had spent a week in the e-sports arena and smelled of cigarette smoke, looking like a teenager who had just come out of an internet cafe.

He quickly returned to his private lounge inside the e-sports arena, took a shower, changed his clothes, and sprayed on some cologne.

After cleaning himself up, he once again transformed into the aloof and handsome young master of a wealthy family.

His teammates, seeing his flashy outfit, whistled at him. "Hey bro, going on a date?"

He walked straight towards the entrance of the e-sports arena without turning his head, his back casually swaying. "Yeah, I'm going to go and find you guys a girlfriend!"

-

Jiang Shutong took a taxi to the restaurant Pei Zhengping had arranged, but she waited and waited and still didn't see Pei Zhengping.

Fifteen minutes had passed since the agreed time, so she took out her phone and called Pei Zhengping. "Dad, I'm here. Why aren't you here yet?"

Upon hearing that the other party hadn't arrived yet, Pei Zhengping muttered under his breath in dissatisfaction, "That brat is really unreliable..."

"Dad, what did you say?"

"Oh, it's nothing, just a bit of traffic, we'll be there soon."

Once Jiang Shutong confirmed that Pei Zhengping would be coming, she didn't say anything more and hung up the phone.

Five minutes later, a tall and upright figure sat down opposite Jiang Shutong.

She slowly raised her eyes and saw the man's handsome face with a hint of roguishness. She was stunned for a moment. "Excuse me, did you...?" She had sat in the wrong seat.

Before she could even ask a question, the man, his captivating eyes slightly upturned as he scrutinized her, casually said, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Miss Jiang."

He spent time getting ready, so he was late.

There's no way around it, first impressions are quite important, so he just dressed up carefully.

He wore a pink silk shirt with the top two buttons undone, giving him a languid yet dignified look.

His originally messy hair was styled into a fluffy and stylish look, with sharp brow bones and a straight nose, making him look like a sunny and handsome young man.

Upon realizing that he recognized her, Jiang Shutong quickly understood that this man was probably the blind date Pei Zhengping had arranged for her.

He's supposedly a rich kid.

Well, judging from his carefree attitude, he does fit her stereotype of a rich second-generation.

She spoke softly, "I'm sorry, if you're here for a blind date, then I'm very sorry, I'm already married, so..."

She didn't know if Pei Zhengping had told her that she was married, but she felt that the quickest way to end this absurd blind date was to tell him that she was married.

The man sitting opposite me merely raised an eyebrow, leaned back in his chair, and said lazily, "I know you're married. I'm not interested in married women."