Lin Man was dancing on the stage in her dance dress, instantly attracting all his attention, including that of other men. That was the first time he wanted to hide this woman.

Lin Man was too focused and didn't notice Pei Yan standing at the door. She coughed twice, and Pei Yan frowned slightly, with a look of heartache in his eyes that even he himself could not detect.

Finally he seemed to compromise.

Pushing the door open, he said, "You're not off work yet."

Lin Man raised her head and saw that Pei Yan did not look surprised. "Well, there will be an investment promotion meeting tomorrow."

Even without Lin Man saying it, Pei Yan knew what the investment promotion conference meant.

Pei had also been through difficulties, and he had also come out of the storm, but now he was a little selfish, and he didn't want Lin Man to walk these roads, "Let's eat first."

"I'm not hungry, but I don't have time. I need to finish writing first."

Pei Yan is a person who is meticulous and rigorous to the extreme in his work. He should have been satisfied with Lin Man's answer, but now he felt inexplicably distressed.

"Even if you don't want to eat, I will. I helped you to promote the cooperation with the Cheng family. It's not too much to treat me to a meal, right?"

Pei Yan casually put his coat on the sofa. Lin Man paused, looked at the time, and got up to take two boxes of instant noodles from the cabinet. "It's just right. I haven't eaten either. Mr. Pei usually eats too many delicacies from land and sea. It's okay to change the taste, right? Do you want spicy or braised food?"

Pei Yan's face darkened. "You're just going to treat me to this?"

"Time is tight, so don't be picky about what you can eat. Or you can find a restaurant and I'll reimburse you."

Lin Man held two buckets of instant noodles in her hands and looked at Pei Yan as if waiting for his choice.

Pei Yan rolled up his sleeves with a gloomy look and took the instant noodles from Lin Man's hand, "I'll make some, but tonight's meal doesn't count. You have to invite me to your house some other day. I want to eat the meal you cook for me."

"Okay." Lin Man said perfunctorily.

Anyway, the next day is Monday.

When Pei Yan came back, Lin Man was still sitting in front of the computer desk. She had worked hard and was determined to do a good job. Pei Yan had seen many stunning women and had been amazed when he saw Lin Man, but he had never felt that she was as beautiful as her.

Pei Yan retracted his gaze, pushed the door open and walked in, holding two buckets of instant noodles in his hands, and asked Lin Man, "Which one do you want to eat?"

"Whatever." Lin Man remained calm and continued to look at the computer in front of her.

"Without this choice, are you addicted to eating anything you want?"

This woman talks about "casual" every day. She can be so casual, so why is she so resistant to him? Pei Yan is dissatisfied.

Pei Yan looked at the two bowls of instant noodles with disdain and handed the braised one to Lin Man. Lin Man was startled by Pei Yan's action. She quickly stood up and took the instant noodles off the table. "Don't put it here. What if it spills?"

Pei Yan's face darkened. It was the first time he served noodles to someone else, and this woman was disgusted.

"It's all gone. Given the current situation of the Ji family, no matter how nicely you write your information, we are not fools. No one will invest in a sunset industry that is about to become extinct."

Pei Yan opened the instant noodles and was about to take a bite, but suddenly caught a glimpse of Lin Man's expression. Her eyes were dark and her once bright face was full of fatigue. Pei Yan's words made her heart ache. She pushed the instant noodles in front of her away and said weakly, "Forget it, eat it yourself."

"Lin Man." Pei Yan frowned and spoke.

Lin Man seemed not to hear Pei Yan's words and stood up and walked to the desk.

Pei Yan looked at Lin Man's actions, and a cold expression on his face finally showed reluctance. "If you don't want Ji Ze to come back, just leave."

Lin Man stopped and looked at Pei Yan in confusion, but she didn't miss the look in his eyes, "What do you mean?"

Pei Yan's expression remained unchanged. He took out a mobile phone, typed a few words on it, and handed it to Lin Man. He looked at her with dark eyes and said in a low voice: "This phone can contact Ji Ze, but I only allow you to send him one message, which is to break up with him. I will let him come back safely."

Pei Yan's words rang in Lin Man's ears like a spell. She was afraid that she had misheard a word. Lin Man looked at Pei Yan in disbelief, "Did you really do this?"

Pei Yan didn't answer. Giving the phone to Lin Man was already his limit. He wouldn't explain too much to Lin Man, but Lin Man shouldn't have to bear the mess of the Ji Group and his, Ji Ze's, affairs.

Pei Yan's eyes were fixed on Lin Man. It would be fine if she really had feelings for Ji Ze, but now this woman was obviously making things difficult for herself out of guilt.

"It has nothing to do with me. Let him come back and explain to you himself, but now, I can let him come back alive."

Lin Man's heart suddenly froze. She stared blankly at the phone in Pei Yan's hand. She felt mixed emotions and a sour feeling in her heart, but she seemed to feel no emotions. Lin Man's hand stretched into the air was shaking a little, but Pei Yan did not move at all.

His voice rang out, "Don't even think about writing down the number. This is a virtual number from Italy. It can change to a hundred numbers in a minute."

Lin Man took a deep breath and calmed down. "Ji Ze is in Italy, right?"

"Yeah." Pei Yan glanced at Lin Man.

Lin Man felt very complicated, but it was like a heavy stone had finally fallen to the ground. She had been looking for Ji Ze for so long, and had thought that he was in the country of Italy. She had sent many people but couldn't find him. Now that she knew Ji Ze was safe, she seemed to have nothing to let go of.

Lin Man looked haggard and thinly dressed. Pei Yan frowned slightly and picked up the coat on the sofa and put it on Lin Man.

"I'm not cold." Lin Man didn't want to put on the coat.

Pei Yan's hand slightly pressed on Lin Man's shoulder, "Really? You're still not cold even if you're shaking like a sieve." Pei Yan looked at the wide open window, "It's up to you to decide whether to send him or not. He can come back after you send him, and you don't have to stay with the mess of Ji's family every day, forcing yourself to do things you're not good at every day."

Pei Yan hit the nail on the head.

Lin Man's mind moved slightly, "What if I don't send it?"

Pei Yan was almost so angry that he laughed. He had learned how to bargain after working in Ji's company for so long. "Even if you don't want to be sent home, I will send you home, Lin Man. I won't let you stay in this mess of Ji's company and make yourself so haggard."

"Why, don't you like me looking haggard?" Lin Man was suspicious, or did Pei Yan only like her face?

Lin Man looked at Pei Yan expressionlessly, but she felt a little excited in her heart. If that was the case, she would immediately stay up all night for three days and turn herself into a shrew.

Pei Yan was stumped by Lin Man's words, why?

The reason even made him want to laugh, why else?

"You are now filming a drama for Pei's company. If you become ugly, will anyone still watch the drama? My money is not blown by the wind. Do you want my investment of hundreds of millions of dollars to go to waste?"

"Capitalist." Lin Man was indeed right about Pei Yan.

"First day knowing me?" Pei Yan seemed to think that Lin Man was talking too much nonsense, and pushed the phone forward, "Send it or not?"

Pei Yan looked at Lin Man and felt a little relieved. This woman was more realistic than he thought. Knowing that Ji Ze would come back, she was not in a hurry to write the plan.

"Is Ji Ze okay? Did he suffer any pain?" What Lin Man actually wanted to say was, is his limbs healthy? But it seemed a bad idea to ask this, as if she was trying to find out the news in advance and then run away.

"How should I know?" Pei Yan glanced at Lin Man and pulled her off work directly.

Lin Man did not resist this time and followed Pei Yan out of the Ji Building.

In the underground parking lot, in front of the black Maybach, Lin Man tightened her clothes and said, "Pei Yan, aren't you afraid that I won't admit it after I post it? Besides, even if I post it now, I can still regret it after Ji Ze returns safely."

"You can try." Pei Yan's deep eyes contained danger, which made Lin Man shrink her neck unconsciously.

"If you dare to go back on your word, I will let him die on the street." Pei Yan's voice was low and serious.

"Are you crazy? Pei Yan, you are absolutely insane!"

Lin Man looked up in disbelief. It was really a headache to be entangled with such a man. Why did Pei Yan insist on holding on to her?

Looking at Lin Man's expression, Pei Yan said, "I'm kidding. I'm the heir of the Pei family. How could I let myself be tainted with unclean things? I will only make the Ji family bankrupt and make everyone in the Ji family homeless and begging on the streets."

Pei Yan's slender hands stroked Lin Man's face, and he whispered in a low voice in the woman's ear, staring at Lin Man with burning eyes. Lin Man looked up in disbelief, "Asshole..." She was only halfway through her words when suddenly her waist tightened and her lips felt cold. Pei Yan raised his hand to clasp the back of her head, and his other hand tightly grasped her slender waist.

"Well......"

Lin Man's eyes widened, and all the sounds were swallowed back in an instant. She raised her hand and slapped Pei Yan's face firmly, but Pei Yan easily held her wrist. After an unknown amount of time, Pei Yan finally released the hand that was restraining Lin Man.

Lin Man took the opportunity to push Pei Yan away, but he pulled her back and she fell directly into Pei Yan's arms, "Breathe." Pei Yan panted a few times, tilted his head and kissed her again.

The scent of tobacco and mint from Pei Yan filled Lin Man's nose. Her mind went blank. She closed her eyes and gave up struggling. God was indeed teasing her. The things she had sought every day in her last life, she could not get them in this life. She couldn't struggle free, so she simply gave up.

Feeling Lin Man's obedience, Pei Yan's strength increased instantly, as if he wanted to tear her into his stomach in one bite. His hot breath sprayed on Lin Man's face. She was a little exhausted and her legs went soft. Pei Yan's hands tightened, and he supported Lin Man's waist again, and let her go.

Pei Yan's fiery gaze was broken as Lin Man wiped her lips heavily.

His face darkened, but Lin Man continued fearlessly: "Pei Yan, even if I break up with Ji Ze, I will not be with you."

Her words instantly irritated Pei Yan. His voice was filled with anger, and he tightened his grip on Lin Man's waist. Lin Man took a breath, but Pei Yan kept pressing forward, his voice ringing in Lin Man's ears, "I've kissed you, I've hugged you, who else would want you if you're not with me?"

Pei Yan's provocative words made Lin Man want to slap him, "Did I take the initiative to kiss you? You forced me! Also, if no one wants me after a kiss and a hug, then how do you know I haven't kissed Ji Ze? Didn't you just say to me..."

Pei Yan's gloomy expression made Lin Man shut up subconsciously, and she dared not provoke the man in front of her who might go crazy at any time.

Lin Man avoided looking at him, but Pei Yan turned her head to face him, "Then I can also tell you clearly that no matter what you say, I will not let go. If I, Pei Yan, change my decision because of a few words from others, I am not worthy of standing here now, do you want to send it?"

Pei Yan lit a cigarette and handed the phone to Lin Man, "Lin Man, I will only be soft-hearted this time."

Lin Man glanced at Pei Yan and knew that what he said was true.

Now the Ji family is facing internal and external troubles, and only Ji Ze's return can stabilize the situation. Pei Yan put the opportunity in front of her. Lin Man knew that she had already made a choice in her heart. To be honest, this is good for both her and Ji Ze.

Lin Man took the phone and showed the screen to Pei Yan, "Is this it?"

Pei Yan stared at Lin Man with his dark eyes and replied in a low voice: "Yeah."

Lin Man didn't say anything, and directly edited a text message in front of Pei Yan

[Ji Ze, I'm Lin Man, let's break up, take care of yourself. ]

After sending the message, Lin Man returned the phone to Pei Yan, looked up at him and asked, "Is this ok?"

Pei Yan looked at the phone that Lin Man handed over with a deep gaze.

After a while, he reached out to take it. Lin Man saw with her own eyes that Pei Yan opened a secret compartment in the car and put the phone inside.

No wonder, the wallet he handed to Cheng Jiajia last time at the amusement park was empty. He had placed all the important things in it separately.

"Get in the car, I'll take you home." Pei Yan opened the car door.

Lin Man didn't say anything and got into the car silently. Pei Yan felt a little happy when he saw how obedient she was.

It was not until the car slowly drove into an extremely familiar road that Lin Man realized something was wrong. "This is not my home. Where are you taking me?"

Pei Yan's expression remained unchanged, and he didn't think anything was wrong. "I said I would send you home, but I didn't say whose home."

"You want to take me to your home?" Lin Man's voice rose slightly. Although she had calmed down a lot compared to before, it was still quite scary to hear Pei Yan say such words without any mental preparation.

"It's your home too." Pei Yan said and stopped talking.

Lin Man didn't waste her time struggling. Pei Yan wouldn't listen to anything she said anyway, and would only get even crazier.

As the car slowly stopped, Lin Man raised his head and quickly recognized where he was.

"Villa in the Far Mountains? You actually rebuilt it."

Lin Man's slightly rising tone of voice was not due to surprise, but rather to a feeling of being speechless.

"I never break my promise to you." Pei Yan turned off the fire.

Lin Man took a deep breath and did not respond to Pei Yan's words. She opened the door and felt a sense of destructive calm. She looked at the unchanging layout of the house. Even the bricks on the floor were still exactly the same as before.

Lin Man yawned, changed into slippers, went into the room and locked the door.

The next moment, Pei Yan pushed the door open and walked in.

Lin Man paused while taking off her clothes. Pei Yan looked at her chest intently. His Adam's apple moved. He looked at Lin Man's calm eyes and asked, "Aren't you afraid of sleeping in such a big room?"

Lin Man picked up a pillow and threw it at him, "Pei Yan, don't push your luck."

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