President's Scandalous Wife 102

  The 8th floor private room of Jun Yue, with an overall European style, has a rectangular four-person table, but only two intricately carved large chairs are placed opposite each other. The noble and delicate cups and saucers shine even more luxuriously under the crystal lamp. As soon as it's lit up, after the sky is completely dark outside, the city lights will be more dazzling than the starry sky.

  Out of politeness, Pei Jin Cheng arrived ten minutes early as scheduled, but the other party was already late for ten minutes according to the agreed time.

  The phone was placed on the right corner of the desktop, and the desktop was covered with a beautifully crafted white-based fine flower tablecloth. He frowned slightly, actually preferring a clean and simple desktop that could show off the quality of the wood.

  But now is follow the guest convenience...

  I met this secretary last time, and the place where we had dinner was not at Jun Yue. However, after finishing dinner, he mentioned, "The elegant rooms in Jun Yue have glass walls all around, with a very good visual effect."

  He heard the message, the information about their next appointment.

  He knew the secretary had a big appetite, and this appetite was still holding back before investigating the strength of the Pei family, but it had already been revealed last time that they wanted to take shares.

  Today's meeting is just laying one's cards on the table.

  Someone lightly knocked on the door, and the white carved double doors were pushed open. Two attendants walked in, followed by a man in the middle. Pei Jin Cheng slightly tilted his head, smiled and stood up, but did not take a step forward. He had the demeanor of a gentleman, but without any intention of fawning or trying to please.

  A man in a traditional Western-style suit and shirt, tall and slender, with bright and handsome features, yet looking elegant and refined. He politely thanked the waiter, the door was closed, his leather shoes stepped on the thick and soft carpet, but he could still feel the solid thud of his footsteps.

  The current young municipal party secretary of G City is Lin Zhiyuan.

  Pei Jin Cheng and others had already walked into the hall, only then did he move away from his chair, smiling as he went over, extending both hands, with the maturity of a businessman and the enthusiasm of a host, "Secretary Lin, you're so busy yet still able to keep our appointment, it's truly an honor."

  Lin Zhiyuan also smiled warmly, and when he stretched out his hands, the four hands clasped together, not just a gentleman's courtesy, but like old friends. "General Pei, sorry to keep you waiting, I really apologize, one meeting after another, can't get away."

  Pei Jin Cheng straightened his back and raised his head, furrowed his brow and said "Huh?", immediately denying it, and smiled, saying "Secretary Lin worries about the country and its people, a few minutes is nothing, what's the hurry? Please sit down."

  Lin Zhiyuan smiled politely and elegantly, "Thank you, Director Pei, for your understanding."

  Such hypocrisy and pretence, yet the two of them can perform it so thoroughly, truly a masterpiece.

  Junyue 8th floor private room

  Xun sat across from Pei Jinrui, after drinking a bowl of shark fin soup, she wiped the corner of her mouth and said contentedly, "Jinrui, I'm full, thank you for your hospitality."

  Pei Jinrui smiled, he hadn't seen Shen Xuan's face show any expression other than calmness in the past few years. Her current expression was quite rich and colorful. Although his heart skipped a beat, he controlled his eyes not to keep looking at her. He raised his hand to press the service bell, "Still waiting? Nowadays, there's hardly any chance for us to have dinner together."

  Xuan was taken aback for a moment, "What are you talking about? We're always eating together, aren't we? We even have breakfast together all the time."

  "Breakfast? In the past, we used to eat together. Now you're sitting on the left with Jinyue and on the right with Big Brother, when do I get a chance to eat with you?"

  The servant had just entered when Pei Jinrui stopped smiling and said, "Take the things away and bring tea."

  After the waiter left, Pei Jinrui looked at the woman sitting opposite him and raised his mouth slightly. "You're not always fond of fruit tea? Or is it iced tangerine, apple, or lemon?" He remembered that she loved drinking this.

  "Thank you." Shen Xuan smiled, her eyes curved, fruit tea after dinner, a pretty good life.

  Drinking hot tea in an air-conditioned room is very comfortable.

  The tea has a sour and sweet fragrance, very good.

  Pei Jinrui watched as Shen Xuan closed her eyes, holding the teacup and savoring the aroma, just like the cup was filled with top-grade pre-rain West Lake Longjing tea. She carefully took a sip, then another, treasuring every last drop of the amber-colored tea in the small glass cup until it was all gone.

  He couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the woman he loved was a seductress with a thousand faces, each one of which made him unable to extricate himself.

  Is it because Pei Jin Cheng woke up that she's become so carefree? Even her eating posture is different from before?

  Could she have really fallen for Pei Jin Cheng?

  But Pei Jin Cheng has just woken up for a few months?

  How many years have they been together?

  "Ah Xuan, you know about big brother taking a concubine and bringing her into the house, right?"

  It was still enjoyable to eat, but suddenly the man opposite said something like that, and the good mood for the whole night was gone. Although it was because of the kidnapping that Bai Jia's dog jumped over the wall, it was actually for her sake that he let Bai Xue in. Although yesterday he told her that he hadn't touched Bai Xue during this period.

  But it doesn't mean she can be calm and composed about what happened at the Bai family's house. "I know."

  Bai Jinrui saw her complexion change slightly, and he calculated in his heart. He found that she was so concerned about it, so he grasped the anxious meaning and said, "Although I know this matter shouldn't be advised by me, after all, we've been together for many years, I still hope you're doing well. You've always known this."

  Xuan nodded, looking at the man opposite her, with unreserved gratitude in her bright eyes. She was grateful to him for taking care of her all these years, which couldn't be described in words. Like Jin Yue, he had been helping her everywhere, but it didn't seem like he was going out of his way. He seemed to be very good to everyone.

  "Jinrui, all these years, thank you so much. If it weren't for you and Jinyue in the Pei household, I don't know if I could have made it through."

  "Nature will take its course, you see everything is fine now."

  "Uh, but thank you anyway."

  Pei Jinrui smiled and sighed, "No need to thank me, you're my sister-in-law, and you've taken care of my brother for so many years. Every member of the Pei family should be grateful to you instead. But after taking care of my brother for so many years, working hard like an ox, you ended up making a wedding dress for Bai Xue... it's really... heart-wrenching."

  "The Pei family also has its difficulties......" Xue Lian's eyes darkened, her hand unconsciously placed under the table, clenched into a fist. She was actually very resentful about being framed, but now she couldn't clear her name, it was really painful to be wronged like this. However, her grandfather and husband had already gone to such great lengths to prevent her from suffering in prison, what more could she say?

  "Hmph." Pei Jinrui shook his head, "Actually, it's not that scary. If big brother doesn't want to marry a woman, unless it's like you, marrying her without him knowing, when he's sober, who can force him to marry? In the past, he was determined to marry Bai Shan, and even had a huge argument with grandfather, in the end, grandfather compromised and gave the betrothal gift to the Bai family. Our Pei family has never had such a thing happen before, marriages are basically arranged by elders, who says children can just marry whoever they want? It shows that he... towards Bai Shan..."

  Bai Jinrui's words stopped here, his eyes gazed at Shen Xuan with a calm and gentle gaze.

  Xin Xuan struggled to restrain herself, and Bae Jin Rui's words undoubtedly pierced her heart like a knife. She even closed her eyes, not wanting to listen, but she heard every word.

  He wouldn't have wanted to marry a woman like her unless she was someone he didn't know well.

  He was unwilling to marry her and was forced to do so.

  If he were sober, how could he have married her?

  He will make a big fuss at home and go to marry Bai Shan, making the Pei family compromise. Didn't he also make a scene a few months ago?

  Pei Jinrui sighed, "Big brother always thought that Bai Xue was suitable to be a wife... I remember him telling grandpa that his wife should be like Bai Xue, a sunny and cheerful girl, like a doll, very considerate, never arguing with big brother about anything, whatever big brother said, she would agree and say it's good..."

  Her heart was already knotted into a ball, she bit her lip and forced herself to say, "It's all in the past..."

  "It's all in the past, but once Bai Shan entered the Pei family's door, she probably won't be able to leave."

  "Jin Cheng said it's not a real marriage, just cohabitation, without registering the marriage." Shen Xuan's fist under the table was trembling.

  "Hmm, the marriage of the Pei family cannot be divorced. I think Bai Xue should be fine as long as she can follow her brother, even if they don't get registered for life, because the main house of the Pei family has concubines. If the madam opposes it, this life will not be easy to pass. Perhaps they all think that registration or not is no big deal..."

  Behind, Pei Jinrui said something else, but Shen Xuan was no longer very clear. She didn't ask about the relationship between Pei Jin Cheng and Bai Shan, but how many people in a wealthy family could insist on going against their family to marry a woman?

  What does it mean?

  At first, for Bai Shan, he hurt her.

  They say she ruined his life.

  If Bai Shan enters the door, then who can guarantee that the intense emotions will be...

  Xin felt a chill in her heart. "Jinrui, I want to go back."

  Pei Jin Cheng raised his wrist to glance at the time, but instead of responding to Shen Xuan's words, he asked, "A Xuan, are you feeling unwell?"

  Xuan said listlessly, "A little bit."

  Pei Jin Cheng's movements were slow, cutting the steak in front of him into neat small squares. Lin Zhiyuan across from him was doing the same. During the meal, the two men only chatted idly, occasionally raising their high-stemmed glasses, the red wine swirling inside, the glass clinking out a crisp sound, followed by a series of reverberating echoes.

  "I didn't expect President Pei's requirements for steak texture to be the same as mine, what a coincidence."

  Pei Jin Cheng's knife cut off the last piece of meat connecting the steaks, and he raised an eyebrow with a smile. "Can Pei certain shamelessly use the phrase 'heroes see things similarly?' to bask in the glory of Secretary Lin?" The steak was elegantly sent into his mouth, chewing slowly.

  Lin Zhiyuan always thought that as a Confucian scholar, he was generally polite, but the light in his eyes from time to time could still make people feel his strong personality.

  "It's just that Lin has a good reputation, and don't call me Secretary Secretary, it's weird to distinguish between us, I'm several years older than you, if you don't mind...I won't call you Director Pei either."

  Pei Jin Cheng maintained a dignified smile on his face, but in his heart, he was carefully measuring Lin Zhiyuan's character. "So, Pei Jin Cheng will call you Big Brother Lin in private from now on?"

  Lin Zhiyuan nodded in satisfaction, "In that case, it's naturally good."

  Pei Jincheng's conversation didn't revolve around work until the end of this meal, and he hadn't mentioned the land by the sea. It wasn't until the last moment that Lin Zhiyuan spoke up, his eyes filled with worry, "Jincheng, I heard your company is doing the World Water Park project?"

  "Alright." Pei Jin Cheng smiled to himself, but his face was furrowed with worry. "Let's not mention these annoying things anymore, we've already suffered losses in our financial accounts."

  Lin Zhiyuan seemed incredulous, "Loss? This project is a big deal in the city, the government is very supportive, it's a symbol of the city's industry, and can bring huge benefits. It's not just an entertainment water park, but also drives the development of various industries in the city, such as surrounding tourism, hotels, cultural specialties, and so on. How could this possibly lose?"

  "Lin Ge doesn't know, but now it's probably impossible to build that land. I heard from a small source that the land has already been requisitioned for military use. Now we can only wait for the country to compensate us some money, and then we'll go compensate all our clients." In fact, Pei Jincheng was clear that Lin Zhiyuan couldn't possibly not know about the land situation; otherwise, he wouldn't have come out for this dinner meeting today.

  What would be Lin Zhiyuan's terms?

  Lin Zhiyuan stared at the man opposite him, who looked still quite young. If not for his formal suit and tie, he would have thought the man sitting across from him was only twenty-four or twenty-five years old.

  How can a 24 or 25-year-old man have eyes that are sometimes calm and sometimes sharp?

  How can one possess the skill of having such a circuitous conversation? Twisting and turning, with a focus, yet not mentioning the key point, but still managing to hit the nail on the head every time, making others feel annoyed.

  That person did not get flustered and was not panicked...

  The young master was quite generous, but it was the Pei family that kept surprising him one after another.

  For Pei Jincheng, he had investigated before he came. 9 years old, disappeared for three years, all the information in these three years was blank. The company was managed by a female deputy general manager appointed by Pei Li, and Jincheng Holdings used to be mainly engaged in real estate, but in recent years, it has slowly shifted its focus to fast-moving consumer goods, health products, and games.

  Real estate?

  It seems like the Pei family wanted to do it, but couldn't do it after all?

  Can the city be decided by these people now?

  "It seems that Brother Jin Cheng's news is more agile than mine, I didn't even know about it, but you already knew. If this is true, it's indeed a difficult matter, the military has taken over the land, and even the government can't control it." Lin Zhiyuan let out a soft sigh, his eyes, which had always been calm and gentle, suddenly narrowed, "But didn't the young master of the Qiu family sign the contract with you? How could he not know about this? This matter isn't that simple, is it?"

  Pei Jin's thoughts gradually cleared up, and he looked puzzled, saying, "Qiu Mingjun is from the capital city, I'm afraid he doesn't know much about our city's affairs. This news, I heard it from my brothers in our city."

  "Hmph." Lin Zhiyuan put down his knife and fork, dabbed the corner of his mouth with a napkin, and raised his red wine glass to clink against Pei Jincheng's simultaneously raised cup. He took a small sip, "Jincheng, when it comes to economic news, information from the south might be more sensitive, but when it comes to political news..." His refined eyebrows rose slightly, hinting at something, "Under the imperial city, could the news possibly be more blocked than in the distant G City?"

  Pei Jin Cheng pretended to be suddenly enlightened, but appeared to be unable to regain his composure, staring blankly for a long time before saying, "This time we were set up so badly, it's also considered a lesson learned, but who can blame us? The Pei family is currently weak in military and political power. In this era, the strong prey on the weak, and it's not like anyone can be blamed."

  Lin Zhiyuan still couldn't grasp Pei Jin Cheng's character, how much was true and how much was false? He shook his head, "Who says that in this era, only family-style government, business, and military have a way out? If you find the right partner, isn't any method the same?"

  Pei Jin Cheng's heart skipped a beat, partner? Was Lin Zhiyuan hinting at him? He still didn't know what conditions Lin Zhiyuan would set, he wouldn't ask because he couldn't determine Qiu Mingjun's intention yet, but one thing was certain, Lin Zhiyuan had an ulterior motive.

  Qiu Mingjun is not a politician, so there is no intense competition or mutual suppression. Another possibility is that Lin Zhiyuan's faction and Qiu's faction are two separate forces.

  A chill rose up on Pei Jin Cheng's back. If it were really so, he absolutely couldn't afford to provoke the enemy, otherwise, the Pei family would be doomed forever.

  Lin Zhiyuan's conditions may have changed, now he doesn't want to join forces, but wants to unite with the first noble family of G City and overthrow one faction?

  Lin Zhiyuan has the Premier behind him, Qiu Mingjun has the military bigwigs behind him, how did the Pei family get entangled in this situation?

  What's going on here?! How can this be resolved?!

  Pei Jin Cheng sent Lin Zhiyuan into the elevator and then turned back to the suite, took his things, and when he came out of the suite again, he saw two people at the elevator entrance, and was taken aback.

  "Eldest sister-in-law, you go back first, don't be like this!" Pei Jinrui pushed Shen Xuan, but Shen Xuan hooked his neck and made "mm" sounds as he sought a kiss.

  "Sister-in-law, you haven't even had a drink, don't go crazy!" Pei Jinrui slapped the elevator open and pushed Shen Xuan in, saying somewhat excitedly, "You're my sister-in-law, even if I like you too, you're still just my sister-in-law."

  The elevator door suddenly closed as Pei Jin Cheng rushed over at that moment.

  Pei Jinrui turned around and saw Pei Jincheng rushing over, hesitated for a moment, then turned back and quickly walked up the stairs, as if fleeing in a hurry.

  Bai Jin Cheng didn't have the mind to chase after Bai Jin Rui, the next elevator was already here and there were only three more floors left, could running the stairs be any faster? He had to catch Shen Xuan!

  She was still wearing the professional attire from daytime, with her hair styled as it was in the morning. Her high heels were the ones she had stood at the door and asked him which pair looked better, and he had simply pointed to the thinner one.

  Those high heels make her legs look especially beautiful, and he doesn't know if it's because they work for the same company, but he wants her to dress simply yet beautifully, not wanting others to see her, but he himself wants to see.

  Her hair was a bit messy, probably messed up during the tussle between the two of them.

  Xīn!

  Pei Jin Cheng exerted great force and pressed the triangular button of the elevator, but the elevator's ascent seemed slow.

  Finally heard the elevator "ding" sound, mobile phone in the elevator, still have signal, call over, Shen Xuan's ringtone is always a bit melancholy, medium-pitched woman's voice gentle, "Migratory birds fly how far, also miss the south, traveler's horizon, to the end is still home..."

  She's actually having dinner here, with his younger brother.

  She actually hung on his younger brother's neck and forcibly asked for a kiss.

  Xuan Shen can do such a thing, she can do it!

  She actually did it not just to him, but also to others!

  There's nothing worse than the current mood, even if Qiu Mingjun is losing money on this deal, his mood has never been so bad! At most, it's just a business deal, and besides, if Qiu Mingjun's deal was indeed a scam, someone else would have fallen for it too. Other companies taking on this deal would also fall into the trap.

  He didn't blame Shen Xuan, and even thought it was just an inevitable path.

  Feeling frustrated for a moment is just being annoyed when things are unclear.

  Nothing to do with being bad, but now he clearly knows those lines in his heart are really bad!

  He always thought it was just his brother who had designs on his wife, and he thought that as long as Shen Xuan didn't have any ideas, in a place like the Pei family where discipline and etiquette were strict, Pei Jinrui's kind of fantasy was simply a pipe dream.

  But Shen Xuan!

  On his left chest, he was suddenly hit by something, and he was caught off guard.

  The phone was picked up on the other end. "Hello." It was Shen Xuan's voice. He heard the sound of a car starting, it was her car starting, he had heard it before.

  "Where are you?"

  "Get out!"

  She didn't see him just now, but he saw her. What is he pretending to be? He loudly shouted, "I know you're outside! I'm asking where are you?"

  Xun Xinyi thought, why did he sound like interrogating a prisoner? She also responded unfriendly over the phone. "Junyue!"

  "What's wrong with you!" As the elevator stopped halfway and the doors opened and closed again, his elegant and refined face was reflected, but it had already been distorted by the bite marks on his face into a hard outline, and in those eyes, there was a fierce anger.

  "Underground parking!"

  "Wait for me at parking lot number several districts and several numbers! Don't leave!"

  Xuan is thinking, whether to turn off the fire or not. "C area 1 number."

  The elevator went straight to the first floor, and as soon as he got out of the elevator, he arrived at the underground parking lot. A black minivan drove past him, everything inside the minivan was invisible from the outside, but a professionally dressed beautiful woman sat inside, still looking frightened.

  Pei Jin Cheng's gaze went in search of the signboard and found C district.

  Her BMW is still parked there!

  Xuan Xuan thought about Pei Jin Cheng's attitude towards her, and her heart was filled with waves of sweetness. Last night when she got drunk, it was still fine...

  He can't be like this to Bai Shan, can he?

  Her face was filled with a mixture of anxiety and unease, when the car door opened, she turned her head slightly, and saw that man get in, his face full of anger and resentment.

  Xu Xuan didn't understand, "What's wrong? Are you also eating here?"

  Looking at the woman's expression, Pei Jin Cheng thought of taking a knife to dissect her and see how good she was at acting. He sneered and asked, "Huh, who are you having dinner with?"

  She looked at him with eyes that seemed to cut through her, the cold light inside making her flustered, yet she still said, "Jin Rui."

  Today's 6,000 words update is complete, quite early. If there are no unexpected events on Sunday, there will be a big update.