Pei Yan suddenly smiled and put his thumb into Lin Man's mouth, rubbing it back and forth.

"Sharp teeth and sharp mouths."

Lin Man pulled Pei Yan's hand away, feeling uncomfortable all over, and wiped her lips hard.

Pei Yan stared at her for a long while, then took her wrist and walked towards the door.

"etc…."

Pei Yan turned around and looked at her, his dark and deep eyes were indifferent.

That expression seemed to be saying that she had remembered something strange.

Lin Man twisted her wrist.

"Boss Pei, the whole Hai City knows that you don't like me. The Zheng family didn't send me an invitation letter. If you take me with you now, aren't you slapping yourself in the face?"

Pei Yan looked at her, seemingly having lost interest in answering her meaningless words.

Lin Man was pulled into the car by the man's wrist.

I muttered in my heart, what a bastard.

He tilted his head and looked out the window.

Pei Yan is such a person. For him, the most precious thing is time.

He was willing to spend time and effort to coax Lin Man because he wanted Lin Man to attend the cocktail party with him.

But after getting what he wanted, he lost interest in coaxing her.

Like the Si family, the Zheng family's foundation was destroyed in the financial crisis.

Now they have to rely on Pei's small projects that are enough to keep them from starving but not rich enough.

"Why did you have to bring me here?"

Pei Yan was handling official business the whole way and kept silent about Lin Man's endless questions.

Because to Pei Yan, these were all meaningless words.

She is his woman, and he brought her to the cocktail party and asked why.

As soon as Pei Yan's car drove into the Zheng family's winery, Gan Tian ran out with her skirt lifted up.

When she saw Lin Man slowly getting out of the car under the watchful eyes of everyone, her face was stunned and her expression was a little unnatural.

Pei Yan and Lin Man both got out of the car with sullen faces.

It makes people feel that this is a couple who are physically together but spiritually apart.

Many people came to tonight's dinner. The Zheng family, which was originally ignored, now has many media outlets desperately trying to get an invitation for tonight.

They all came for Pei Yan.

Pei announced that she would be attending with her family tonight.

President Pei has been married for a long time, and this is the first time he has brought his wife to an event. Everyone thinks this is first-hand news information.

Except for Lin Man who didn't want to come at all and had a cold face all the time.

Everyone had a smile on their face.

Gan Yu stayed behind Gan Tian the whole time, carefully supporting his sister.

Afraid that she would bump into something.

When Zheng Xu ran out and saw Lin Man, he was stunned for a moment, and there was no longer the hostility in his eyes.

He nodded at Lin Man.

Then he said, "Ayan, you are here."

"Go in quickly, I've reserved the best seats for you."

There was no expression on Lin Man's face. She didn't say anything and didn't look at Zheng Xu.

Her attention was on Ji Ze, who came out last.

He was holding a glass of wine alone, and there was no female companion by his side.

He changed out of his usual white shirt, which was a rare sight for Lin Man as she saw him wearing a suit.

She wanted to go up and talk to Ji Ze, but she was afraid that Pei Yan would go crazy, so Lin Man had to hold back and didn't say anything.

Pei Yan's low voice sounded, and he patted Zheng Xu's shoulder.

There was a hint of relief in his tone.

"Keep it simple. You are the host tonight."

Pei Yan created a lot of fanfare for Zheng Xu tonight because this was not just his homecoming banquet.

It was the day when he officially took over the Zheng family. Old man Zheng passed away a few months ago, and Zheng Xu's father decided to hand over the company and its assets to Zheng Xu.

Therefore, many of the people who came today are celebrities from the business and political circles.

Gan Tian walked forward and just as she spoke in a weak voice, she was pushed aside by the swarm of media.

If Gan Yu hadn't stepped forward in time to support her, she would have fallen to the ground.

Lin Man was almost unable to open her eyes due to the blinding lights from the media.

The next moment, a microphone was put to her mouth.

"Boss Pei, it's been rumored online that you and your wife don't have a good relationship. From previous news reports, we know that this is the first time you and your wife have been together. So, what is the reason that allowed you to attend this dinner together with your wife?"

Being said like this in public by the media reporter, the people standing by looked a little unhappy.

But there was no expression on Lin Man's face, and she looked indifferent, as if the person the reporter was talking about was not her.

He Sheng was about to arrange for someone to clear the way, but he heard Pei Yan's voice say calmly: "As you said, it was a rumor on the Internet."

He chuckled, "According to what was said online, I went bankrupt last month."

Pei Yan's handsome face, polite manner, and humorous answers made everyone feel that he was not difficult to approach.

The female reporter was stunned for a moment.

Lin Man smiled, acting like a human being.

Only she knows what Pei Yan is like in private!

The reporters behind him rushed forward, "Boss Pei, I heard that the young master of the Zheng family is your good brother. Did you bring your wife with you to help him expand the influence of this handover ceremony?"

Pei Yan didn't say anything, but He Sheng had already ordered people to go forward and start clearing the way.

The swarm of reporters dispersed, all blaming the female reporter in front of them for wasting too much time.

This was the first time Pei Yan answered a question in such an occasion. Even if it was just a few words, it could be exaggerated and promoted online.

After the bodyguards cleared the way, Pei Yan grabbed Lin Man's wrist and walked towards the banquet hall.

Zheng Xu looked at Gan Tian's red eyes and sighed. He didn't know how to persuade her, so he took out two small boxes from the gifts and tried to coax Gan Tian.

Gan Yu's eyes were dark, and his nails unconsciously dug into his palms as he looked at Gan Tian's appearance.

"Boss Pei, where are those reporters at the door from? I want a list."

This was the first sentence Lin Man said to Pei Yan since entering the venue.

He stopped and stamped out the burning cigarette between his fingers.

His deep eyes swept towards Lin Man, as if he was extremely satisfied with her obedient appearance.

The lights went out and his voice was a little hoarse.

"doing what?"

Under the dim light, Lin Man could no longer see the expression on Pei Yan's face.

She slowly said, "I see that those reporters are all very sharp-tongued. I lack such talents around me."

In the darkness, Pei Yan's ink-black eyes could see every little movement on Lin Man's face.

He sneered and didn't say anything.

Pulling Lin Man to sit in the front row.

A subtle voice reached Lin Man's ears.

"Manman, can I sit next to you?"

Gan Tian was holding her dress with a smile on her face.

Lin Man glanced at her carefully dressed face.

"Don't bother. I have no objection if you just sit in his arms."

"hiss…."

As soon as she said this, her palm felt painfully pinched!

Lin Man turned her head and glared at Pei Yan, but saw that he didn't even raise his head and was peeling a crab in his hand.

Gan Tian watched the actions of Lin Man and Pei Yan, her body stiffened a little, and she slowly sat down.

People kept coming to Pei Yan to chat.

As he spoke, his slender hands peeled the crab neatly and efficiently.

After a while, a crab leg was placed on Lin Man's plate.

Lin Man smiled coldly and was about to pick up the crab legs when she heard Pei Yan's slow and slightly warning voice.

"If you dare to throw it in the trash can, pick it up and eat it yourself."

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