"Yo, Lanlan is here? Come, come sit down,"
Li Lanlan was the name Pei Kexin used before entering the Pei family. Not many people knew this name.
In all these years, no one had ever called her Lanlan to her face. She never expected Pei Zongrui to know.
It had only been a few hours since the old man passed away, and the family should have been in mourning. As the eldest grandson, he still had the mood to come for a drink and flirt with her. Pei Kexin couldn't find words to describe him.
"Why did you call me over? Just to remind me that I used to be called Li Lanlan?"
Pei Zongrui patted the seat next to him.
"Don't give me a long face every time you see me, and don't talk to me like an elder. You're only three years older than me, what makes you an elder?"
"Don't think you're my aunt just because the old man said so. At most, you're an elder sister."
"Be good, be obedient. I don't want to get angry today. Can't you just sit down when I ask you to, and we can have a good chat?"
He might think his sweet talk and efforts were meaningful, but Pei Kexin only felt like throwing up.
"Now it's your grandfather, alright, even if not, it's your Pei family, a critical moment to maintain your reputation. As a grandson, if you can't bring honor, at least don't bring shame, right?"
"Pei Zongrui, at a time like this, aren't you afraid that people will think you're crazy if word gets out?"
Pei Zongrui gritted his molars, then gritted them again. He looked down at the wine in front of him and suddenly kicked all the wine on the table to the ground.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Be good, Pei Kexin. Isn't it better to just sit down when I ask you to? Do you have to make me angry? I've been patient with you for a long time, don't push me."
Who was pushing whom?
Pei Kexin had no interest in his outburst. "So what exactly did you call me here for? To watch you go crazy, or to watch your performance?"
"To be my woman!"
He stood up abruptly, gritting his teeth.
"Don't you know? I've had this idea for more than a day!"
"Pei Kexin, I like you. Last time, the incident in Harbin, considering we grew up together, I won't hold it against you. After all, you're a woman, so I'll assume you're just being coy!"
"But from now on, you must listen to me! The old man is gone, and no one in the world will protect you now. Don't mention that freeloader to me, he's nothing!"
"I've wanted you since I was a teenager. As long as you're with me, I'll protect you. Not only can you continue to work at Pei Corp, but you can also be a glamorous vice president..."
He, who had called her aunt for over ten years, had actually...
He was shameless enough to say it, and Pei Kexin was too embarrassed to listen. Goosebumps rose all over her body, and she almost threw up on him.
"Pei Zongrui, I'm impressed with you. You're simply... just say it directly, what are you going to do if I don't agree?"
Pei Zongrui picked up a stack of A4 papers from the table and threw them at her.
"This is from the company's finance department. Take a good look. You signed off on it. Where did the money go?"
"You've only worked at Pei Corp for a little over three years, yet you embezzled over five million yuan. You have quite the nerve."
So, it had come to this, accusing her of embezzling over five million yuan.
It seemed the Pei family wouldn't rest easy without ruining her.
Pei Kexin laughed bitterly at what he threw at her.
"So, you're determined to keep me, aren't you?"
"Zongrui, but where do you get so much money? You have to maintain cars, women, and all sorts of hobbies. Isn't it tiring?"
Pei Zongrui smiled triumphantly and lazily sat back on the sofa.
"Do you know why I specifically chose you? Pei Kexin, you're smart, and I like that intelligence of yours. Talking to you is effortless."
"How could I keep you? It's for free, understand? This is what you owe me. The Pei family gave you a life, and as you said yourself, you can never repay our family's kindness. Since that's the case, shouldn't you repay it in other ways?"
Pei Kexin truly couldn't say another word to him.
Compared to being extorted by such a scumbag, she would rather go to jail. At least it would be peaceful!
"Are you done? If you're done, I'm leaving. If you think the evidence is sufficient and you can send me in, then send me. Don't call me again to remind me. I can accept it."
"Some words, you don't find them dirty to say, but I find my ears dirty listening to them. With you? Pei Zongrui, to be honest, even if all the men in the world were gone and only you remained, I would never even glance at you."
"Do you know why? Weaklings don't count as men in my eyes. You, are not a man."
After saying that, she turned to leave. Pei Zongrui stood up in a rage.
"Pei Kexin, don't push your luck! If you don't accept the wine, you'll have to drink the punishment wine! Do you think I really wouldn't dare to report you?"
"I didn't say you wouldn't dare. If you're willing to report me, then go ahead. I'll accept it."
"You..." Pei Zongrui was furious. "Don't leave yet, I have another way!"
"It's not impossible for me to give up on you. That freeloader you had beat me up a few days ago is unforgivable."
"Bring him here now, and you two, kneel on the ground together, call me Grandpa ten times, and kowtow ten times. I won't hold you accountable for the five million yuan."
Pei Kexin realized Pei Zongrui had become insane to the point of madness.
Kneel down and call him Grandpa?
What normal human would even think of that?
But Pei Kexin still explained.
"After I hit you, I argued with him, and I drove him away. He's already abroad. Sorry, he can't come."
Pei Zongrui didn't believe her, of course.
"Pei Kexin, you're not being honest. You don't cherish the solutions I offer you. Tsk tsk, it seems you're beyond saving."
Pei Kexin took out her phone and said calmly.
"Believe it or not. If you don't believe me, I'll call you right now to let you listen."
As Zhan Jingchen stepped out of the elevator, his phone rang. He saw it was Pei Kexin.
Yao Junzhu was hooked on his arm. He didn't answer and instead turned the ringer off.
Yao Junzhu looked at his hand. "Why aren't you answering? Who is it?"
Zhan Jingchen said without changing his expression, "If I answer this, I won't be able to spend the evening with you. Forget it."
Yao Junzhu thought he had rejected a friend calling him out to play and happily tightened her grip on his arm.
As the three walked towards the private room, the phone remained unanswered. Pei Zongrui sneered.
"How pathetic. You found such a useless person as a husband, and he can't even be relied upon at a critical moment. Since that's the case, why bother protecting him? You might as well come with me."
Pei Kexin hung up the phone. "If I agree, how can you guarantee that you will destroy all this evidence?"
Pei Zongrui said, "As long as you're obedient and do as I say, and try your best to please me every day, I'll destroy it for you then."
Pei Kexin understood. "So, it depends on your mood. If you want to destroy it, you will; if you don't, you won't. I'll be at your mercy, right?"
Pei Zongrui looked at her.
"You're nothing right now, and I'm the future successor of the Pei family. It's your honor that I fancy you. Shouldn't you be grateful?"