Chapter 19: You don’t want to get close to Pei Yu, do you?

Pei Yu had just returned to China, and the long journey had added a bit of fatigue to his features. Even so, he did not turn down the social engagement, but had a cold attitude and did not want to talk much.

He had fair skin and the air of a noble and aloof person. When he frowned and coughed lightly, others dared not say anything and just welcomed him to sit down.

The organizer of the exhibition also had the surname Pei, and others respectfully called him "Mr. Pei." In name, he was Pei Yu's uncle, but the relationship was very distant, and he didn't dare to use this as a means of establishing a relationship - how many of Pei's direct descendants had a good ending?

Pei Yu gave him some face, "Third uncle, you don't have to be polite. I'm sorry that I'm late."

"No, no," Old Pei was flattered. He knew that this person should be in a good mood today, so his face became even happier. He took the opportunity to take on the role of the elder, "It's not too late at all. This is just the beginning. Thank you for your hard work, nephew."

After they were seated, the aroma of the finest Wuyi Mountain Dahongpao tea lingered in the air, rich and with a hint of orchid scent. Mr. Pei served the tea himself, regardless of seniority. Several people around him also sat down tacitly, thinking about finding a topic to talk about.

"I heard that Mr. Pei bought land in Perth, Australia and plans to build a resort?"

The man who was speaking was the president of an infrastructure company. He was well-informed and seized the opportunity to gather intelligence. He had long been eyeing the land in Perth, but unfortunately he was too slow to act, and the land had already been stamped with Pei's seal. Now he had to settle for the next best thing, hoping to get the infrastructure project on that land.

The tea was rich in aroma. Pei Yu took a sip and tapped the teacup with his fingertips. He said without any emotion, "Let's not talk about business."

As soon as he made his attitude clear, the atmosphere changed. Old Pei said with a smile, "My nephew is really considerate. He knows that I am too old to listen to you talking about work. I haven't seen you for a long time. Are you in good health?"

It was well known that Pei Yu was in poor health, but few people knew exactly why. All they knew was that he suddenly dispersed the power of the Pei family three years ago and went abroad to recuperate.

"It's okay."

If we don't talk about official business, then the only thing we can talk about is personal matters, but how many personal matters can this person mention?
One of them thought for a moment and said, "It's a lively place today, with many actors and models coming. I think quite a few of them look familiar."

As soon as he opened his mouth, several smart people followed suit and turned the topic to women.

This young man of the Pei family holds great power. As the youngest son in the family, he was able to fight against several brothers and sisters to become the final person in power. Everyone knows that he is cruel and powerful, but when it comes to women, no one has ever heard that he has ever been interested in anyone.

When it comes to raising canaries, there is no need for this person to hide it. No one has seen even the slightest hint of it, which means there really is nothing.

At this age, one should have a hobby, right? Everyone started the conversation with the intention of finding out more about it so that they could cater to his preferences.

Pei Yu was not interested in tea, and he was not an elegant person at heart. He just took a sip of tea and put down the cup, but his lack of interest did not mean that he did not understand.

In response to these people's obvious inquiries, he remained silent, his long eyelashes half-closed, as if he was absent-minded.

As long as he doesn't look unhappy, we can continue the topic.

"Actresses nowadays are not as charming as they were when we were young, but they are all very pretty. My son likes the one called Xu something, and says she is pure! I wonder if she is here this time."

"I think those with seductive looks are more attractive. The one who just toasted me is pretty good."

Men always seem frivolous when they talk about this kind of topic, but today's situation is special, so I have to be careful to strike the right balance so as not to be too vulgar and annoying.

Everyone listed all kinds of women, but that person didn't show any interest, and he didn't even raise his eyes the whole time.

Is he just pretending, or is he really not interested in women?

Someone couldn't wait any longer and asked boldly, "Mr. Pei, what kind of woman do you think is more to your liking?" This was an open inquiry.

The tea room was unusually empty. As soon as the distinguished guest came in, the place was cleared away silently, and all the outsiders avoided going to the private rooms or the chess and card room.

Pei Yu propped up his cheek, his eyes swept across the room indifferently. A figure was vaguely visible behind the half-folded screen, but it was too blurry to tell whether it was the one he was thinking about.

In response to everyone's inquiries, he just said something lazily.

"He who knows my intention tells me what I seek."

Everyone didn't know why.

What is his "intention" and what does he "seek"?
The rich aroma of tea filled the room. Shen Zhiyi could not hear any movement in the tea room, and even the figure of the person could not be seen clearly. Only the wisps of tea fragrance seemed to penetrate from the throat into the heart. Because he could not see or touch it, a dense itchy feeling arose in his heart.

She didn't know how focused her eyes were at the moment. Xu Zhouxing said a few words to her but got no response. Following her gaze, she saw only a few screens blocking her view.

"What are you looking at?"

Most of the people who were originally in the tea room crowded into the chess and card room, talking a lot. Xu Zhouxing naturally knew who the person who just came in was. Nowadays, there were not many people who could have such a grand ceremony. This person from the Pei family was so noble that even his father had to smile at him. He didn't even dare to think of going up to her to say hello.

Is Shen Zhiyi looking at that person?
"do you know him?"

Xu Zhouxing lowered his voice and took Shen Zhiyi to the side, so this time he could see the scene over there through the gap between the screens. The person sitting in the middle stretched his long legs leisurely, and was accustomed to the flattery of the people around him.

"He is the person in charge of Pei's family, and he is someone I dare not address casually."

Xu Zhouxing didn't feel embarrassed. The difference in level was too great. Even his father couldn't compare to him, so what was he?

On the contrary, he felt that this was a form of showing off, and was happy to tell Shen Zhiyi about these things, jokingly saying, "You can only refuse me, if it were this person——"

He came to his senses halfway through his speech and laughed at himself for talking nonsense.

There is no comparison. There is a huge gap between him and Pei Yu, and the same is true for Shen Zhiyi.

Xu Zhouxing brought the topic back to the topic, "Zhiyi, please promise me, I don't believe you can find someone with better conditions than me. You have seen that I have been pursuing you for more than three years, and I really like you."

From a distance, Pei Yu looked even sicker in Shen Zhiyi's eyes than when he left. She didn't know if he was still angry with her.

Her thoughts had already flown away, and she turned a deaf ear to Xu Zhouxing's words, not even looking at him.

Xu Zhouxing paused as he was speaking, noticing her unusual attention to that person, and an idea came to his mind.

He felt it was ridiculous and unbelievable, "Shen Zhiyi, you don't want to get close to Pei Yu, do you?"

She looked down upon herself and picked the most unlikely one instead?

(End of this chapter)