"Zongrui, when are you coming back? I told you yesterday about going to Harbin. Are you ready? I'm leading the team at three this afternoon. You're one of them. I hope you don't slow us down."
Pei Zongrui had no desire to go to such a place and pretend to be crazy.
"What? What did you say? I can't hear you! It's too noisy here!"
"Auntie, don't nag me every chance you get. I'm busy. I'll call you back later!"
In that instant, Pei Kexin truly didn't want to manage anything anymore.
Whether the Pei Corporation would live or die, how far it could go, she didn't care!
She worked herself to death alone, but couldn't even prop up these useless good-for-nothings.
Having such descendants was the old man's own fate.
She returned to her office in a foul mood. Her assistant brought her coffee.
Just as she was about to relax, Pei Zongrui, for once, kept his word and called her back.
Pei Kexin answered with her eyes closed: "Speak."
Pei Zongrui on the other end chuckled sinisterly: "Dear Auntie~"
"Are you done?"
"Don't mock me. I'm not busy. How could I be as busy as you~"
He suddenly became very sweet-mouthed.
"Hehe, Auntie, but no matter how busy you are, you have to make time to care about your nephew, right? When you're not scolding me, you're still my good auntie. I still like you."
"..."
"I drank too much. Aren't we going on a business trip later? Come pick me up."
Pei Kexin was too tired to even complain about him drinking so much early in the morning.
What could you expect from such a good-for-nothing?
"I don't have as much free time as you. Take a taxi yourself, or have the driver pick you up. You want me to go personally? Do you know my hourly wage?"
Pei Zongrui continued to act spoiled: "I'm your nephew, you know. I never ask you for anything. At a crucial moment, you're actually talking money with me? Auntie..."
Pei Kexin was unmoved.
"Stop the nonsense. Send me the address when you're done, and I'll have the driver go."
"Not firing you today is my greatest mercy. Don't push your luck."
"I knew I couldn't communicate with a cold-blooded woman like you! The gentler I am with you, the more you don't know your place!"
Seeing that being soft didn't work, Pei Zongrui simply resorted to being unreasonable.
"I'm not going back. Pei Kexin, if you don't come pick me up personally and coax me today, I will never go back, and I won't come to work anymore!"
"You already dislike me and want to kick me out. I'll give you what you want!"
"Don't say I didn't warn you when I starve to death outside, beg for food, and embarrass the Pei family! It's all your fault!"
"You want to force us all away so you can monopolize the family business! Pei Kexin, if I don't ruin your reputation and let everyone know you're a wicked woman, I swear I'm not human!"
Saying this, he was about to hang up. Pei Kexin sensed something was wrong.
"Wait. Where are you now?"
After hanging up the phone, Pei Zongrui winked at someone in the private room, his face beaming.
"How is it? Did it work?"
The man was satisfied and slowly raised his glass to clink with him.
"Not bad. If she comes today, you'll have merit."
Pei Zongrui bowed and scraped.
"Thank you, Brother Zhuo. You jest. She was supposed to come anyway. It's her good fortune to make Brother Zhuo smile."
The young man was good with his words. Brother Zhuo chuckled dismissively and rubbed his head as if playing with a dog.
The waiter had already received instructions and was waiting in the lobby. Pei Kexin was directly led to the private room upon arrival.
Pei Kexin thought it was a simple friends' gathering during the day, where they would drink and have fun, and it got a bit out of hand.
To her surprise, when she pushed the door open, there were only three people inside.
The lights were bright, and the luxurious, spacious coffee table was laden with drinks.
White spirits, foreign spirits, red wine, beer, everything was there.
The three men were all impeccably dressed, and none of them were drunk.
She knew Pei Zongrui, and she also recognized the other two.