Ji Ze looked at Lin Man with dark eyes, and there was a darkness in his eyes that was impossible to understand.

He asked, "Do you regret it?"

Lin Man was carrying her bag and sitting upright on a chair. Hearing this, she looked at Ji Ze.

Their eyes met, and Lin Man did not speak for a moment. She did not know how to answer this question.

After coming out of the Pei family's old house and talking to Pei's mother, she did regret it, but she only regretted involving Ji Ze, and did not regret divorcing Pei Yan.

After some consideration, Lin Man smiled and said, "Mr. Ji, thank you for your help, but I don't want to drag you down."

In the past, she didn't know the connection between the Ji family and Pei Yan. Now that she knows, she can't just think about herself.

If Ji Ze helps her, it is equivalent to standing on the opposite side of Pei Yan. Ji Ze is willing, but are Ji's family willing? Rather than making Ji Ze feel embarrassed, it is better not to drag him into the water before things get out of hand.

Ji Ze stood up and walked to Lin Man, his white shirt stained with ink at some point.

"If I am willing to be dragged down by you, then what about you? Are you willing to..."

Ji Ze's voice became weaker and weaker, and a dark light flashed in his eyes. Lin Man didn't hear clearly, so she asked again.

"Mr. Ji, what did you say?" What does she want?

"fine."

But in just a moment, the darkness in Ji Ze's eyes disappeared, and his face regained that lazy and tired look.

"Have you got a meal yet?"

"not yet."

Lin Man looked at Ji Ze's red eyes and asked worriedly, "Mr. Ji, are you okay?"

"Your eyes seem a little red, have you not had enough rest recently?"

Ji Ze took out a card from the drawer and walked out with Lin Man.

"It's a bit tiring. Ah Yan called back all the employees of Pei's company. A heavy burden suddenly fell on me, and it's a bit strenuous to do the work."

Lin Man originally thought that Ji Ze was sending her out, but unexpectedly he brought her to Ji's cafeteria.

It was lunchtime and the cafeteria was full of people. Ji Ze took her to an empty seat and made her a bowl of noodles.

Many people recognized Ji Ze and stood up to greet him. At the same time, they looked curiously at Lin Man who was sitting opposite Ji Ze.

I'm curious about the background of this woman who can have Ji Ze personally serve her meals.

Lin Man listened to the noise around her and asked, "Boss Ji, isn't that too much of a fuss..."

Ji Ze naturally pushed the dish in front of Lin Man, "Is this ostentatious? I thought Madam Pei had seen a lot of things."

Lin Man raised her eyes and felt a little depressed after listening to Ji Ze's words. She put down her chopsticks and was about to speak, but she saw that the dishes Ji Ze pushed over were all her favorites.

She closed her mouth again, picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

Thinking of Ji Ze's teasing just now, Lin Man, who had eaten the meat, was not idle with her mouth.

She raised her eyes and looked at Ji Ze jokingly, "I didn't expect that someone of Mr. Ji's status would also eat food in the cafeteria."

Upon hearing this, Ji Ze did not even raise his head and continued to use a spoon to make soup for Lin Man.

"I am just a human being, not a money printing machine. Every bit of gold and silver is hard-earned. Although the cafeteria is simple, the food is delicious. I hope you will come and enjoy it, Madam Pei. Please don't despise me."

Ji Ze pushed the soup in front of Lin Man and placed the spoon for her. From beginning to end, he watched Lin Man eat while his hands were busy all the time. The table was filled with various dishes, which were no less delicious than those in the restaurants outside.

Lin Man's appetite had never been very good, but today she suddenly ate a lot and felt a little bloated.

Seeing that Ji Ze was about to get up to serve the dishes, he quickly grabbed his hand to stop him and waved his hand.

"Boss Ji, I don't mind, but I really can't eat anymore."

"Okay, once you're full, I'll have my secretary take you out."

"It's troublesome."

Lin Man smiled faintly. She really didn't know the way out.

After watching Lin Man leave, Ji Ze did not go upstairs, but went to the monitoring room and saved the surveillance footage in the cafeteria on his mobile phone.

He cut out the extra images. In the huge cafeteria, there was only a man and a woman sitting at the table eating. The man was serving food to the woman, and the woman had a gentle expression on her face. Her fair face looked like a blooming crabapple.

Ji Ze looked at that frame of the picture, reached out and touched the long and smooth hair, with deep attachment in his eyes.

...

After coming out of the Ji Building, Lin Man went home, quickly changed her clothes, and went out again.

She looked at the time agreed upon with the principal and came to Tianhaiju.

Trying hard to ignore the memories that were surging in my mind, I pushed the door and entered the box.

When the principal saw Lin Man, he smiled and said, "Hurry up and sit down."

Lin Man smiled and handed over the gift bag in her hand. "My mother-in-law bought some specialties abroad, and I just brought them here for you to try."

The assistant behind the principal stepped forward, took the gift bag from Lin Man, walked out and closed the door. For a moment, there were only two people left in the huge box.

Principal Pei smiled deeply, picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it all, "You, you! You and A Yan are worthy of being husband and wife, both of you are like foxes, very clever and cunning.

You are not giving me a gift, you are clearly reminding me of your identity."

Having her thoughts exposed, Lin Man was stunned for a moment, then she smiled gently, with a hint of sincerity on her face.

"Principal, actually..."

Before Lin Man could finish her words, she was interrupted by the principal.

"There is no principal here today. Since you reminded me that you are from the Pei family, it is not too much to call me Uncle Pei."

"Uncle Pei."

Lin Man readily followed suit, not feeling the slightest bit uncomfortable about being exposed. After all, she had not had much contact with the principal before. If she told him her name, he would have to think twice if he had bad intentions.

"How is Madam Cheng these days?"

Lin Man was startled for a moment, then she realized that the old lady Cheng the principal was talking about was her mother-in-law, and nodded.

"Good health."

The principal nodded, as if recalling something.

He refilled his glass with wine and sighed, "Time flies so fast. So many years have passed in a flash."

His eyes seemed to be missing someone.

Lin Man sat aside and listened quietly, occasionally agreeing with a word or two, but would not easily express his own opinions.

The principal said for a while and then smiled, "You are so calm, kid. Aren't you curious about why I called you here?"

Lin Man smiled and said, "Anyway, you have your intention. You will say it when you want to. If you don't want to say it, I can't ask you."

The principal smiled and drank the wine in the glass. Even though he was old, time seemed to have forgotten this man and had never left any traces of frost on his face. It seemed that all the people in the Pei family had this characteristic: at the same age, they looked much younger than others.

He said, "The school has not been doing well in recent years. The money that should have been given by the higher authorities has not arrived yet. The building is old and there is no money to renovate it. We hired famous teachers but there is no money to pay the bills. I took advantage of my relationship with the Pei family and went to ask for investment and funds from President Pei."

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