CEO's Ugly Flash-Marriage Wife Hides So Many Identities
Chapter 84 A Heart Set on Him

Chapter 84: Chapter 84 A Heart Set on Him

"I won’t look!" Qiao Rui huffed angrily, turning her face away to look at the side of the corridor, a bit irritated.

Pei Liyan smiled lightly and said, "Let’s go. Song Xun has personally taken your good friend back to Qingcheng and told us to go ahead without waiting."

Qiao Rui was astonished, "How do you know?"

"I just got a message." Pei Liyan showed the message on his phone to Qiao Rui.

Sure enough, the message was timely and punctual, arriving at five o’clock sharp, with the content: Brother Pei, I’m sorry, but please take Miss Rui and leave first. I have some things to do with my dear sister and will send her back personally later.

Qiao Rui looked at the message and was speechless.

She had not expected that she had been waiting in vain for over an hour.

Turning her head to look at Song Muyu’s room door, Qiao Rui was at a loss for words.

Was Song Xun so eager to be affectionate with Muyu?

"You’d better not disturb them," Pei Liyan reminded.

Qiao Rui glanced at him and countered, "Did you predict that Song Xun would personally take her back to Qingcheng?"

Pei Liyan shook his head, "No, I merely thought they might be late, but I never anticipated this."

Qiao Rui didn’t quite believe him.

She always felt that Song Xun and Pei Liyan had dinner together and it seemed like they had changed their minds.

It was deliberate.

Was it to give Pei Liyan a chance to get closer to her?

It seemed unnecessary to go to such lengths.

Typical of men.

Two peas in a pod.

She couldn’t help but look down on Pei Liyan, too, but she didn’t plan to change her mind; instead, she wanted to see what Pei Liyan was up to.

"So according to Mr. Pei, we should just leave now?"

"What else do you think we should do, keep waiting?" Pei Liyan retorted.

Qiao Rui walked toward Song Muyu’s room and was just about to knock.

Suddenly, her phone rang.

She glanced at the caller ID, somewhat helplessly; it was Muyu calling.

She had to answer.

"Muyu!"

"Ruirui, I’m sorry, but I’m not going back today. Song Xun will take me. You can leave first," Song Muyu said.

If it weren’t for Muyu’s pleading tone, Qiao Rui really felt the urge to kick the door open.

She said into the phone, "Okay, I got it. You take care of yourself."

"I know," Song Muyu nodded.

Qiao Rui didn’t intend to say more, but thinking of Song Xun’s actions, she added, "Don’t forget he’s a man with a fiancée, and yet he does this to you—I despise him."

Song Muyu gave an awkward laugh, not responding.

Qiao Rui continued, "I know he’s listening, and I said it for him to hear."

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Rui turned to see Pei Liyan looking at her and said irritably, "What are you looking at?"

Pei Liyan replied, "I thought those words were meant for me to hear."

"As long as Mr. Pei knows," Qiao Rui didn’t bother with pleasantries.

Pei Liyan shrugged and said indifferently, "Shall we go downstairs?"

Qiao Rui didn’t respond and kept walking.

Pei Liyan followed and said, "Do you realize that the seemingly provocative words you just uttered could cause fatal harm to your friend?"

Qiao Rui paused.

Pei Liyan caught up with her, walking side by side towards the elevator.

Qiao Rui thought she had been a bit rash and shouldn’t have meddled in Song Muyu and Song Xun’s affairs.

She remained silent.

Pei Liyan continued, "It’s easy to see that your friend’s heart is with her brother. No matter how frustrated you are, it’s futile; why bother?"

Qiao Rui stayed silent, looked down at her toes, her eyes filled with self-mockery.

Pei Liyan pressed the elevator button, and while they waited, he said again, "You should know that Song Xun isn’t the kind of man to be provoked easily."

"I know, I was too hasty," Qiao Rui replied softly.

Pei Liyan was taken aback, surprised by her easy admission of fault.

Seeing his odd look, Qiao Rui frowned, and just then, the elevator arrived. She entered.

Pei Liyan followed.

In the elevator, with just the two of them, the man stood beside her, tall and handsome.

"Song Xun isn’t the kind of man to hold grudges, either," Pei Liyan reassured her.

Qiao Rui sneered coldly, "I don’t care what kind of person he is, as long as he doesn’t take advantage of Muyu."

"What if he does bully Miss Song?" Pei Liyan asked with a smile.

Qiao Rui half-closed her eyes, her beautiful gaze sharp as she looked at Pei Liyan and said coldly, "That depends on what kind of price he’s willing to pay!"

"What can you do?" Pei Liyan suddenly became interested and was quite keen to know what she would do.

Qiao Rui glanced at him and coldly said, "If Muyu is willing, sterilization and confiscation of the tools used to commit the act are totally possible."

At those words, Pei Liyan’s brow twitched several times, a pain striking him—a sympathetic pain for Song Xun.

He looked at Qiao Rui hesitantly.

For some reason, he felt that this girl wasn’t joking but was deadly serious, no matter how extreme, and fully capable of following through.

"Are you using an indirect method to hope that I get sterilized?" Pei Liyan thought she might want him to suffer the same fate.

Qiao Rui admitted frankly, "If you insist on thinking that way, it’s not a bad idea."

Pei Liyan chuckled, seeming to mock her for biting off more than she could chew.

Qiao Rui didn’t bother to argue, simply saying, "In doing anything, everyone should hold back a bit and not go too far, so we can avoid awkward encounters in the future."

"It will indeed be awkward to meet in the future," Pei Liyan said playfully, emphasizing the words "in the future."

Qiao Rui tightened her eyes, feeling annoyed; perhaps he meant nothing by it and she was overthinking.

She hoped she was overthinking.

To avoid getting emotional, Qiao Rui decided it was best to talk less with this man.

Seeing her silence, Pei Liyan started, "By the way, have you made up your mind? Once we get back to Qingcheng, can our relationship progress further?"

Qiao Rui was startled; she hadn’t expected him to bring this up again.

She replied calmly, "Mr. Pei, let’s avoid any further contact."

Pei Liyan slightly raised his eyebrows and said, "Then you might want to think about it some more."

Just as Qiao Rui was about to speak, he added, "Don’t be in a hurry to reject me; we have plenty of time."

He had all the patience in the world.

Mainly because the feeling of being with her was rather nice.

He wasn’t Liu Xiahui, although he had abstained for years, he still broke his vow that night with Rui Qing. Now, with Ruirui, it felt like a good fit; he was interested in exploring a romantic relationship with her.

Of course, his current status was awkward, but his involvement with Qiao Rui was bound to end sooner or later.

When the time came, he wouldn’t shortchange Qiao Rui.