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Pei Jingman's words were stuck in her throat. She looked at the man and swallowed it back with difficulty.

Seeing that she didn't pick it up, Jia Yu Shu's gaze fell on her and his brows faintly creased. "What's wrong?"

"It's fine. If you have something to do, you can go back first. I'll call my friend over."

Pei Jingman forced out a smile and hesitantly took the bank card from his hand.

In the instant that he lowered his head, the smile faded.

She gripped the card, her knuckles white, and felt a surge of irony.

The man seemed to have forgotten that he had promised to spend the afternoon with her on the phone in the morning.

He had just gone to the washroom and changed his mind.

It was difficult for her not to guess if he had come up with an excuse, but in reality, he had followed the figure to the second floor.

However, seeing that he seemed to be in a daze upon his return, it was likely that he wasn't mistaken … Something unpleasant may have happened during this period.

Jia Yu Shu didn't pay much attention to the woman in front of him, his mind was entirely focused on the shock that he could not digest for a moment.

Thus, he didn't notice the change in the woman's expression.

He looked down at his watch, said something hastily, pulled back his chair, and left.

Pei Jingman did not turn around to look at his departing back. Her slender fingers picked up the goblet on the table, and with a hint of dejection in her voice, she placed a mouthful of wine down her throat before heavily placing the goblet back on the table. Watching the glaring sun outside the window, her red lips formed a bitter curve.

"..."

A lunch ended in an atmosphere that was not very pleasant.

When Pei Luoyi followed Gong Yan out of the restaurant, Shen Cui had already been waiting outside for a while.

On the way back, just as they passed a newly opened shopping mall, Pei Luoyi, who was leaning against the window, had an idea. She shouted for Shen Cui to stop the car by the roadside.

"I want to go shopping with my friends in the afternoon, so I won't be going back with you."

Pei Luoyi said as she unfastened the safety belt on her body.

Before he could fully untie it, he heard the man beside him say lightly, "Call me after you're done strolling around."

She stopped what she was doing and turned her head to look. It was unknown when the man, who had been resting with his eyes closed all this time, had lifted his eyelids. At this moment, his gaze was quietly and indifferently resting on her face.

Pei Luoyi was stunned for a moment before reacting to his words, "No need, I've always wanted to drive here. I'll have her drive me back to my apartment later."

As she spoke, she did not bother to look at the man's reaction. Her hands had already unbuckled their seatbelts and were about to open the car door.

Gong Yanying's eyebrows were slightly furrowed. Seeing that the woman was about to open the car door and get out, his long and clean knuckles naturally took out a wallet from his pocket and took out a black card.

He said it naturally because he did it subconsciously. He even took out the card from his wallet and was stunned. He realized what he was doing.

Today she had a small black bag with a chain that she had held in her hand since she had left the house in the morning. Thinking that she might have to take a lot of things to do when she went shopping, and that it was inappropriate to do so, she put down the chain and slung it over her shoulder.

Just as she was about to turn around, the window of the car that had just been pushed open slid down, revealing a man with a handsome and cold face.

Pei Luoyi looked over and saw a black card between his slender fingers. He was holding it out to her.

He did not look directly at her, but slightly tilted his cold face, and his thin lips formed a straight line.

Pei Luoyi naturally understood what he meant. Seeing his arrogant appearance, she couldn't help but laugh.

She laughed, "No need, since it's an arranged marriage, I have no reason to use your money. You can take it back."

"You think I care that you spend my money?" Seeing that she didn't accept, the man turned his head to look at her. His brows furrowed into the shape of a 'chuan chuan', and he was clearly displeased.

Pei Luoyi raised her eyebrows and maintained the arc of her smile, "You don't care, but I do. Besides, I'm not without money myself. Let's just leave."

Saying so, without waiting for the man to continue, the delicate figure turned around and walked away with light steps.

Gong Yan looked at that butterfly like back view as he walked away. His fingers subconsciously rubbed the black card, and his chest seemed to be filled with frustration. He couldn't even tell what he was doing.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the pair of eyes reflected in the rearview mirror in the front row.

"Cough, cough …"

Suddenly encountering his own Boss' terrifying eyes, Shen Xiao couldn't even catch his breath and almost coughed to death. He waited for his heart to calm down before starting the engine and driving the car out.

"..."

When Pei Luoyi saw Xin Yi enter, she had already finished a cup of iced coffee at a café near the shopping mall.

Ye Zichen waved towards the door, and soon, the woman saw where she was and walked over.

This time, it was most likely due to the lack of time. When Pei Luoyi called, she was still in bed having her weekend nap and received a call from her. She had put on a pink silk blouse with a white lady's trousers and came over.

"The weather is really hot, I'm going to die from the heat."

Before she could even sit down, Pei Luoyi heard the woman mumbling to herself.

Pei Luoyi propped up her chin with one hand and pushed another cup of iced tea, which she had already placed on the table, to the side. "Well, luckily I have some foresight. I'll give you some."

Xin Yi did not stand on ceremony. He thanked her and picked up the glass.

After taking a sip of the ice-cold and relaxing tea, she let out a heavy breath, then fell back against the back of the chair, one hand on the armrest. Only then did she tilt her head and look at Pei Luoyi, "I say, you disappeared for almost a month, why did you suddenly pop out again, ah? "You're really heartless, Pei Luoyi. How many times have I called you? You actually didn't reply at all."

She got angry when she talked about it.

For several weekends, she had wanted to ask her out to see him. Her phone was either off or out of service. If she didn't know that Ye Ci was acting weird these days, she would definitely go to the police station to register her missing person.

Of course, she didn't plan on letting him off that easily. If he didn't let her obediently explain what she had been doing for the past few days, then she wouldn't be surnamed Xin!

Pei Luoyi faced the woman's questioning eyes, and the sweet smile on her face stiffened. Under the woman's threatening gaze, she looked away guiltily, "Cough cough, this …"