CEO's Ugly Flash-Marriage Wife Hides So Many Identities
Chapter 50 Indifferent Attitude

Chapter 50: Chapter 50 Indifferent Attitude

Pei Liyan cast a sharp glance.

He Zheng smiled, "You’ve chosen quite an interesting girl, much to my surprise."

Pei Liyan curled his lips slightly, "So you decided to deliberately tease her?"

He Zheng replied with a light smile, "I didn’t expect her to speak of you that way."

Pei Liyan’s cold face also carried a touch of irony as he scoffed lightly, "Huh!"

He Zheng looked at Pei Liyan and raised an eyebrow, "Does it bother you to be mistaken for a playboy?"

Pei Liyan snorted, "Her few words aren’t enough to affect me."

"Yeah, sure, she also said you went out to handle some affairs with Qiao Xiang, making it sound like you two went to a hotel room together." Now that He Zheng thought about Qiao Rui’s expression, he felt that was what she really meant.

This girl was really quite entertaining.

Pei Liyan naturally thought of the words she said at the Qiao family’s doorstep.

Anyway, whatever was said, once it reached Qiao Rui’s mouth, seemed to take on a different flavor.

Pei Liyan thought about how in the Qiao family, Qiao Rui’s sharp retorts against Elder Qiao also had a strange flavor to them.

He wasn’t sure if Qiao Rui was being forthright or did it on purpose.

Pei Liyan sat down, his handsome face serene, "Qiao Xiang convinced me!"

"Seduced you into it?" He Zheng asked with a smile. "So you really went to a hotel?"

Pei Liyan cursed, "Fuck off!"

He Zheng laughed. "I thought you guys really had something going on, what did she convince you of?"

"To invest five billion in the Qiao family," Pei Liyan said gravely.

"Didn’t you want to use Qiao Rui as a shield to reject the Qiao family? How come you were persuaded by Qiao Xiang?" He Zheng was a bit puzzled.

Pei Liyan said, "I plan to invest in the Qiao family."

"And you still want Qiao Rui to act as a shield?" He Zheng felt it was a bit unfair to Qiao Rui.

"Otherwise why would I choose her?" Pei Liyan spoke coldly and ruthlessly, "To choose her just to disgust myself?"

He Zheng looked at Pei Liyan and was silent for a while.

At that moment, upstairs, Qiao Rui leaned against the wall, mocking herself with a wry smile.

She knew she was nothing but a pawn.

She walked into her room, gently opened the door, locked it behind her, lay on the bed, and stared at the ceiling, trying to empty her mind.

Downstairs.

He Zheng hesitated, then spoke up for Qiao Rui. "Qiao Rui is just a helpless country girl in the Qiao family, already pitiful enough; don’t bully her."

Pei Liyan frowned, his voice cold, "You chatted with her for a few minutes and think she’s so good?"

He Zheng was speechless, "I just feel, for the sake of fairness and justice, it should be this way, and besides, apart from being a bit ugly, she really has a good personality."

Pei Liyan’s brow twitched, casting a cool glance at He Zheng, questioning, "A good personality?"

"Yes!" He Zheng nodded earnestly, his expression serious, "She doesn’t even mind if you cheat!"

Pei Liyan sneered, "She’s not qualified to mind!"

"That’s not something you can say, she’s very clear-headed," He Zheng sighed lightly, clicking his tongue, "At least I think she hasn’t lost herself to your supreme good looks to become infatuated, and that’s quite rare."

Pei Liyan felt a twinge in his heart, realizing Qiao Rui was indeed like that, seemingly very lucid.

She had registered their marriage with him, yet she showed no infatuation toward him at all.

Seeing his expression, He Zheng teased, "Wouldn’t you be more annoyed if she were infatuated with you?"

Pei Liyan snorted, that was indeed true.

If Qiao Rui were infatuated, he definitely wouldn’t have returned here.

He would never allow a woman to be so infatuated with him that she lost her sense of reason.

He Zheng continued, "So, I think your sudden change in attitude, you should at least inform Qiao Rui, out of basic respect."

Pei Liyan’s cold eyes swept upstairs and he said, "Go to my study."

"Alright." He Zheng rose and ascended the stairs with him.

The two reached the second floor and did not see Qiao Rui.

He Zheng exchanged a glance with Pei Liyan.

In fact, both of them suspected Qiao Rui was eavesdropping, but when they came up, they found no one. It seemed they thought too ill of her.

Once inside the study, He Zheng said, "She may be ugly, but it’s innate, nothing can be done about it."

Pei Liyan sneered, "Don’t comfort me; she won’t be my wife for long."

He Zheng nodded. "When the time comes, after the divorce, find someone good for her, don’t mistreat her."

"You’re overstepping," Pei Liyan said still displeased. "Why keep talking about Qiao Rui? Let’s discuss serious matters!"

"Okay!" He Zheng responded, turning serious.

The two then talked business about the project, and Pei Liyan decided to invest in the Qiao family.

He Zheng left at a little past five.

Dinner.

Qiao Rui did not come downstairs; Mrs. Feng came to call her.

Qiao Rui rose to open the door.

"Madam, the master asks you to come down for dinner."

Qiao Rui said, "Oh, Mr. He has left?"

"Yes."

Qiao Rui nodded, washed her hands, and went downstairs to eat.

Pei Liyan watched her come down and glanced at her.

Qiao Rui greeted him indifferently, "Good evening, Mr. Pei."

Pei Liyan nodded, "Sit down and eat."

"Okay." Qiao Rui sat down, stayed silent, and quietly became a devoted eater.

Pei Liyan watched her a few times, not sure if it was an illusion, but he always felt something was off with Qiao Rui.

He asked, "Did you take a taxi back today?"

Qiao Rui nodded, her expression indifferent and detached. "Mhm."

Her aloofness caused Pei Liyan to hesitate and he tentatively said, "I left in a hurry, didn’t have time to see you off."

"It’s all right, Mr. Pei doesn’t have to worry," Qiao Rui responded, continuing her meal.

The atmosphere became instantly silent in the dining room, seemed so quiet that even their breathing could be heard.

After Qiao Rui finished eating, she put down her chopsticks and said lightly, "Mr. Pei, I’ve finished eating, I’ll go upstairs."

With that, Qiao Rui left those words behind and prepared to head upstairs.

Pei Liyan’s frown deepened, feeling there was something wrong with Qiao Rui’s attitude.

He watched her retreating figure and asked, "Qiao Rui, what happened?"

Qiao Rui stiffened, halted her steps, and said calmly, "Nothing."

Pei Liyan still frowned.

Qiao Rui had already gone upstairs.

Watching her slender back, he noticed she hadn’t eaten much today, at least a lot less than usual. Her attitude, so distant, contrasted sharply with her talkative behavior at the Qiao home earlier.

Qiao Rui was well aware that she was merely a pawn.

She had thought she might become friends with Pei Liyan, but it turned out to be wishful thinking on her part.

Now, she was clear-headed—the words he had exchanged with He Zheng made her realize she truly needed to stay lucid and not entertain too many fantasies.

Back upstairs, Qiao Rui called Jiang Jinfeng, "Help me buy a new computer tomorrow."

"Sure, shall I bring it to you?" Jiang Jinfeng asked.

Qiao Rui thought for a moment and said, "No need, I’ll pick it up. Wait for my call tomorrow."