CEO's Ugly Flash-Marriage Wife Hides So Many Identities
Chapter 65 No, I’m thinking about you

Chapter 65: Chapter 65 No, I’m thinking about you

"I... what good do I have to say?" Qiao Rui felt panicked yet she tried hard to calm herself down and not be influenced.

She told herself it was okay, Pei Liyan definitely hadn’t recognized her.

Pei Liyan gave a slight smile and said, "You seem a bit flustered, Miss Rui, your name is even similar to my wife’s, she is called Qiao Rui."

Qiao Rui thought to herself, they were essentially the same person.

What the hell was this man playing at?

She didn’t think he had recognized her, but him speaking like this was incredibly torturous.

Qiao Rui tugged at her lips, saying, "Mr. Pei, you keep talking about your wife, do you miss her?"

Pei Liyan looked at her and suddenly said, "No, I’m thinking about you."

Qiao Rui froze.

She saw the man’s mature and deep features still handsome, almost godlike in nobility and mystery, yet that coldness and distance were so apparent.

Qiao Rui gave a casual smile, "Think about it, why do I resemble your wife?"

Pei Liyan then laughed.

Admiration shimmered in his deep eyes, and he complimented generously, "You are very clever."

He had been intentional just now, wanting to use ambiguous attitudes, and saying double-meaning words, but, the girl in front of him easily resolved this ambiguity.

Pei Liyan also felt it was only right to compliment her a bit.

Qiao Rui, being clever, clearly understood Pei Liyan’s intentions.

She glanced at the man, and said lightly, "Then, I should thank Mr. Pei for the compliment, and thank you on behalf of your wife for remembering her, I’ll surely meet your wife when there’s a chance."

"She probably won’t want to meet you."

"Why?"

"Because she’s too ugly. Seeing someone as beautiful as you would probably make her feel ashamed," he said so coldly and mercilessly.

Qiao Rui was glad she was sober, but hearing him say she was too ugly still made her heart ache a little.

She told herself, this man, cold and merciless, must be avoided.

Thinking so, she simply smiled, her eyes cool and detached, "Mr. Pei, your emotional intelligence is really low."

After saying that, she turned and walked away.

Pei Liyan followed behind her, saying, "Is it just because I said my own wife is ugly?"

"Isn’t that enough?" Qiao Rui didn’t even turn her head, her tone was cold, "I suddenly feel you should marry a monster, you only deserve a monster."

Upon hearing this, Pei Liyan laughed.

He seemed somewhat pleased, not angry at all.

Qiao Rui cursed inwardly: Lunatic.

She didn’t bother with the man behind her and continued walking straight ahead to where Song Muyu was, grabbed her, and pulled her forward.

Pei Liyan stopped his footsteps and didn’t follow.

Qiao Rui took Song Muyu and they took a taxi back to the hotel.

Pei Liyan half-squinted his eyes watching her disappearing figure, then suddenly picked up his phone and dialed Qiao Rui.

She had just walked a few steps when her phone vibrated in her pocket.

She was momentarily stunned, reached out instinctively to grab the phone, and was momentarily shocked to see that the caller was Pei Liyan.

She let the phone vibrate in her hand without answering.

Qiao Rui was somewhat glad she had set her phone to vibrate rather than ring, otherwise, the man behind her would definitely have noticed.

She quickly hailed a taxi.

Boarding the car, the vehicle headed straight for the hotel.

Only then in the car did Qiao Rui answer the call, her voice much lower, "Hello, Mr. Pei, is there something you need?"

"Where are you now?" Pei Liyan asked.

"Oh, I’ve reached the village," Qiao Rui looked at the streetscape outside and said casually.

"Is that so?" Pei Liyan’s tone clearly conveyed his disbelief, the brief two words carrying doubt.

Just then, a car horn sounded.

Qiao Rui felt a rush of panic.

Pei Liyan said, "So many cars in your village?"

Qiao Rui said, "Mr. Pei, the countryside has cars nowadays too, don’t look at things with such an outdated view."

"Is that so? I’ll definitely come to see sometime," Pei Liyan said casually, "How about tomorrow?"

Qiao Rui hesitated slightly before responding, "You are welcome anytime, Mr. Pei."

Pei Liyan continued, almost laughing, "Alright then, I’ll come tomorrow, wait for me."

"Really?" Qiao Rui was shocked.

"Of course it’s true. When have I ever lied?" Pei Liyan said and hung up the phone.

Fang Mo looked at him, "President, are we going back to the hotel now?"

"Let’s go back. Have someone keep an eye on Ruirui," Pei Liyan ordered in a deep voice, "and make sure she doesn’t notice."

"Yes!" Fang Mo hesitated slightly, "President, did you discover something?"

Pei Liyan didn’t respond.

He had just smelled a familiar scent on Ruirui, the same scent he had smelled on Qiao Rui.

"Are we really going to see the lady tomorrow?"

Pei Liyan chuckled, "We’ll talk about it tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Rui felt a layer of fine sweat on her back.

"What happened?" Song Muyu asked.

"Pei Liyan is going to the countryside to see me. I don’t know if it’s true or if he’s trying to test me," Qiao Rui wasn’t sure.

Song Muyu exclaimed, "Why would he think of doing that? Why would he go to the countryside to see you?"

"I don’t know," Qiao Rui shook her head.

The car soon arrived at the hotel.

They had just gotten out of the car when Huo Sinan came up to meet them, his face now bruised and swollen but apparently treated.

"Where have you been late at night?" Huo Sinan asked with concern.

"Just out for a stroll," Qiao Rui said, "Mr. Huo, you’re the injured one and need proper rest."

Huo Sinan felt awkward, realizing that his inability to overpower Pei Liyan might be brought up again.

Every time it was mentioned, he’d remember this painful memory.

"Miss Rui, I’m concerned about you."

"Mr. Huo, you should worry about yourself," Qiao Rui said indifferently, "I’m going to rest now, goodnight."

Huo Sinan was left in the lobby downstairs.

Qiao Rui and Song Muyu had gracefully left.

When Pei Liyan came back, he encountered Huo Sinan again.

The two met again, and Huo Sinan still couldn’t resist taunting, "Hmph, the jerk is back."

Pei Liyan glanced at Huo Sinan’s bruised face and chuckled lightly, "Want to get beaten up again?"

Huo Sinan scoffed, "It’s fine. I get protection from Ruirui. You’re just jealous, aren’t you?"

Pei Liyan raised an eyebrow, "Your shamelessness is kind of cute."

"Hmph, as if you’ve ever beaten Ruirui," Huo Sinan sneered.

Pei Liyan chuckled, "I’m different from you; I don’t need a woman to protect me."

With that, Pei Liyan smirked and went upstairs.

In the hallway, Song Muyu said, "Huo Sinan’s admiring look at you is really cute."

"He’ll gradually realize how unfortunate it is to admire me."

"That’s true; after all, you’re a married woman."

Qiao Rui was speechless.

Song Muyu laughed loudly, "Ruirui, Pei Liyan is tougher than Huo Sinan."

Qiao Rui nodded, "He really is. He might already suspect that I and his wife are the same person."

"What should we do?"

"We absolutely have to make a clear distinction."

"Can you manage?"

"I can." Qiao Rui became serious. "Let’s go to sleep. Tomorrow we’ll go to the Tea Factory and take a good look at their tea frying techniques."

"Stealing a trick?"

"Yep, especially the traditional manual tea frying technique."

"Understood."

The two headed to their respective rooms. Qiao Rui took a bath and lay in bed enjoying the rare silence.

Suddenly, her phone vibrated.

She glanced at it and found that Pei Liyan had sent a video invitation.