Third Master, please restrain yourself. Our marriage is a marriage of convenience.

Pei Jinhe didn't hide anything: "I was having dinner with friends, just the five of us."

Shen Huaiyu didn't say much: "Remember to call me when you're almost finished eating, and I'll come pick you up."

Pei Jinhe waved her hands repeatedly: "No need, I can go back by myself."

Shen Huaiyu lowered his eyes slightly: "Have you forgotten what happened last time?"

Pei Jinhe paused for a moment, then said, "Then let Xia Qing pick me up."

He sent the famous Third Master Shen to pick her up.

I can't handle it.

If they see it, their marriage will be exposed.

Shen Huaiyu said without changing his expression, "By the time you finish eating, Xia Qing will have already left work. Don't exploit working people."

Xia Qing said, "Isn't she on call 24/7?"

When will there be such a thing as leaving get off work?

How come she didn't know?

...

Ji Yuyan originally came to see if she could run into Pei Jinhe and find out if she had moved to Lanyuan. However, she didn't see Pei Jinhe, but instead saw Zhou Yuanche.

She touched her face.

The swelling has gone down, and with her makeup on, the marks on her face have been covered.

Ji Yuyan walked over with ladylike steps, and as usual, she took Zhou Yuanche's arm, her voice deliberately affected and pretentious: "Brother Che, what are you doing here?"

Zhou Yuanche's eyes were bloodshot, and the dark circles under his eyes were very obvious. His voice was hoarse: "Do you know where Jinhe is?"

Ji Yuyan stiffened, a fleeting hint of jealousy flashing in her eyes: "You're here to see my sister?"

Is Pei Jinhe trying to arrange a marriage or is she just being honest?

Zhou Yuanche, looking dejected, said in a hoarse voice, "I've been waiting for her here for two days, but I haven't seen her yet."

Since breaking up with Pei Jinhe, he hasn't had a single good night's sleep.

Longing gnawed at his bones like a poisonous insect, tormenting him to the point of wishing he were dead.

Losing Pei Jinhe was truly unbearable for him.

He had thought his relationship with Pei Jinhe was just because of a bet, but now he realized that he had truly fallen in love with her.

Ji Yuyan was so jealous she almost ground her teeth to powder, and her voice almost broke: "Brother Che, I have something to tell you, please don't be angry."

"What is it?" Zhou Yuanche asked absentmindedly, his mind filled with Pei Jinhe.

Ji Yuyan added fuel to the fire, smearing Pei Jinhe: "It seems my sister moved to Lanyuan next door, and I even saw her with a man."

"Impossible!" Zhou Yuanche said emotionally, "Jinhe might just be staying in her dorm!"

He didn't believe Pei Jinhe would be with another man.

He knew perfectly well what Lanyuan was.

Even the Zhou family might not be able to afford a house in Lanyuan.

Pei Jinhe is not someone who can be swayed by money.

No one knows this better than him.

Ji Yuyan insisted, "Brother Che, I really saw these things with my own eyes."

Although, according to her guess, Pei Jinhe's move to Lanyuan was most likely to be with Shen Huaiyu, other possibilities could not be ruled out.

After all, Shen Huaiyu is no good person, so it's normal for Pei Jinhe to be in a hurry to find a backer.

Zhou Yuanche was about to retort when he looked up and saw the figure that haunted his dreams.

It's already November, and the weather is quite cold in the evening.

Pei Jinhe wore a gray wool coat. She was tall and slender with delicate and beautiful features. Her skin was as white as snow, and her eyes were as clear as autumn water, sparkling brightly.

Zhou Yuanche's eyes seemed glued to Pei Jinhe as he strode over.

Ji Yuyan clenched her fists, her eyes burning with jealousy.

Damn it!

Why did they have to come at this exact moment?

Zhou Yuanche looked at the person he had been longing for day and night, and opened his mouth: "Jinhe, where have you been these past few days?"

Looking at Zhou Yuanche's disheveled appearance, Pei Jinhe curled her lips into a cold smile: "What does this have to do with you? What gives you the right to question me? My ex-boyfriend, whom I won over with a bet?"

Zhou Yuanche's heart was pierced by her ruthlessness. His eyes were bloodshot as he looked at Pei Jinhe: "Jinhe, I'm sorry, I was really wrong. I shouldn't have used the bet to deceive you. Jinhe, I really like you now, it has nothing to do with the bet. Can you give me a chance?"

The once arrogant young master of the Zhou family is now humbly begging Pei Jinhe to turn back.

Pei Jinhe remained completely unmoved: "No."

Zhou Yuanche met her eyes, which were covered by coldness, and felt a pang of pain in his heart.

In the past, when Pei Jinhe looked at him with these eyes, her eyes were always bright and sparkling, with a gentle smile.

But now, apart from a feeling of coldness, I can't find any other emotion.

"I just want a chance to pursue you again."

His eyes welled with pain, and his voice carried a humble plea.

Pei Jinhe's voice was cold and indifferent: "No."

"Jinhe, did you ever like me?"

Zhou Yuanche felt as if a knife had been plunged into his heart. His breathing became erratic, and his fingers clenched into fists as he tried to suppress the churning pain within him: "If you ever loved someone, why did you let go so easily?"

Pei Jinhe curled her lips into a mocking smile: "Then what do you expect me to do? Cry and plead, begging you to stay?"

"I let go so easily because I don't care for love that's mixed with insincerity, and I don't need anyone's pity or charity. I can't possibly stoop so low as to fawn over anyone."

She looked into Zhou Yuanche's eyes and said, word by word, "The more affectionate and considerate you were to me, the more disgusted I felt when I found out about the bet!"

When she was with Zhou Yuanche, wasn't she also wholeheartedly devoted to him?

But when she learned that Zhou Yuanche's kindness towards her stemmed entirely from a bet, she was completely heartbroken.

She can give love, and she can also take it back.

Zhou Yuanche opened his mouth, but it felt as if an invisible hand was gripping his throat, preventing him from making a sound.

The young girl's first stirrings of love were for him, but he didn't cherish them.

You only realize your regret after you've lost it.

Just then, a white car stopped beside them.

The driver's side door opened, and a man emerged wearing silver-rimmed glasses. He had a handsome face and a gentle demeanor, like a refined gentleman straight out of a book.

Chu Yunyan stood beside Pei Jinhe, a cold glint flashing in his eyes as he looked at Zhou Yuanche.

They've already broken up.

What does it mean that Pei Jinhe is still trembling?

Zhou Yuanche sneered repeatedly, pointing at Chu Yunyan and questioning, "Pei Jinhe, don't tell me this is your new boyfriend."

A man's intuition told him that this person definitely liked Pei Jinhe.

Chu Yunyan stepped forward, shielding Pei Jinhe behind him, and warned in a cold voice, "Sir, please watch your words."

Zhou Yuanche said fiercely, "I am the eldest young master of the Zhou family. If you know what's good for you, stay away from Jinhe."

Chu Yunyan asked calmly, "What if I don't?"