Pei Xianglong asked his question, his eyes fixed on my face, as if forcing me to answer. But I didn't want to answer.

Hiding things wasn't good, but I had done it to present a better version of myself to Pei Shiyu.

"Old Pei, let's not bring up the past. Don't be so serious..."

"It's not me being serious, it's Pei Shiyu who cares about this." Old Wang's words were interrupted by Pei Xianglong without any consideration.

"Which office is Shiyu in? I'll go talk to her."

"It's no use looking for her. Otherwise, she wouldn't have called me in the middle of the night last night."

"I'll ask her myself. If they can stay together, they should try. Lin Che, you come with me." Old Wang said decisively, which was rare for him.

I immediately walked to the door and said, "Why don't I go talk to her first and see what her attitude is."

"That's good. We'll wait here." My mom agreed with my idea.

I started striding towards Pei Shiyu's office again. Actually, I wasn't confident at all. I had just been rebuffed.

Going back to her so soon would probably be in vain. The only reason I was stopping Old Wang from going was that I didn't want anyone else to get involved in our private affairs, including my mom.

I bypassed the elevator and went straight up the stairs. The moment I pushed open the door, I saw there was a guest inside. I was a bit torn.

Because I saw that Pei Shiyu was very unhappy with my sudden intrusion...

"Sorry, I have something to say to you." I said awkwardly, stating my purpose directly.

"Then, President Pei, I'll leave first. If you agree, we'll have a long-term partnership." The other party immediately stood up to say goodbye, knowing what to do.

"I'll consider it. I'll call you when I've verified everything on my end."

"Okay, I'll go then."

As soon as that person left, Pei Shiyu stared at me and asked, "Why haven't you left yet?"

"Your dad called Old Wang over, and my mom's here too. Do you think I can leave?"

"Is that all you're capable of? Can't even leave when I tell you to."

"Don't you know your dad's personality?"

"You can leave now." Pei Shiyu finished and sat down in her chair.

"Will running away solve the problem? My mom's still here. Do you want me to just leave?"

"Just satisfy whatever requirements my dad has. Anyway, I've already given up. There's no point in talking anymore."

I was quite annoyed when I heard this, wanting to unleash the anger I had been suppressing since morning. I immediately started ranting, "Just because of that little thing yesterday? You want to break up at the drop of a hat. If that's the case, you'll get divorced quickly even if you get married. Breaking up now is definitely the best choice."

"Yesterday was a little thing?" Pei Shiyu looked at me blankly and asked.

"Someone I knew before I met you. Why are you so concerned about her? If I had known it was her, would I have let her see the house?"

"If I had known it was her, I wouldn't have seen your true colors."

"It's normal for a single man, right? Besides, this was many years ago."

"Didn't you see the way she looked at me and her attitude towards me?"

"I saw her attitude towards you. She thought you worked at the nightclub too. I didn't see her look, but do you need to care about her? If it wasn't for today, I would have already forgotten about this person."

"What I care about is your character. Haven't you always said that you've never had a girlfriend before? You don't even blink when you lie?"

"I didn't lie. I just met her when I was out having fun. Let's skip the past and I'll just ask you directly, do you want to break up completely?" I stared into her eyes, waiting for an answer.

"You think this is already in the past, but to me, this is a completely new understanding of you. It's completely different from what I thought, so this is my decision." Pei Shiyu's attitude was resolute.

I also realized that I couldn't change her decision no matter what I said, so I gave up hope for reconciliation and shrugged nonchalantly. "I respect your choice. The world keeps spinning without anyone. You should go tell your dad now that this is your decision, and we can discuss how to take responsibility together. Don't make things difficult for Old Wang and my mom."

"You don't have to take any responsibility here. If you can play around, so can I."

"Okay, then let's go over there now."

Pei Shiyu walked out of the office before me. I closed the door and silently followed behind. I realized that Pei Shiyu seemed particularly rational today.

Such a person looked scary and ruthless to me. If a woman is too rational, she will lose her innocence, and the chances of us being together are almost zero.

When we went in, the three of them were silent. My mom and Old Wang were sitting on the sofa. When my mom saw Pei Shiyu, she stood up first and asked, "How did it go?"

"She wants to break up. Let's discuss it now..."

"Shiyu, you still have feelings for each other. How can you just say break up?" My mom looked at Pei Shiyu excitedly and asked.

"I don't have any feelings anymore. There's no need to discuss it here. As for my dad's attitude, it has nothing to do with me. You can all leave."

Pei Xianglong immediately looked at Pei Shiyu and asked, "Have you thought it through?"

"Yes, don't worry about it. Let them go."

After Pei Shiyu finished speaking, she left. Everyone in the office stared at Pei Shiyu's departing back. Pei Xianglong's face had a sense of helplessness, while Old Wang and my mom had an expression of wanting to help but being unable to.

I started urging, "Let's go."

"Old Pei, this is such a pity. I can only blame myself for not taking good care of Lin Che when he was young, letting him venture out alone."

My mom said these words to Pei Xianglong before leaving, as a sincere apology. On the contrary, Old Wang didn't say a word and walked out of the office with me. When we turned the corner, he suddenly patted my shoulder, a gesture of comfort and regret.

I didn't say anything. I felt especially embarrassed by today's scene. I had a relationship with Pei Shiyu, and it even alarmed Old Wang. In the end, I felt like they were taking me home, so I was particularly annoyed inside.

When we were going down in the elevator, the three of us ended up in silence. Old Wang's car was parked at the door. Before getting in the car, he said, "Lin Che, don't think too much. It's just a relationship. A man should be more open-minded. Think about how Wang Rui still hasn't found anyone. You're much better than her."

I just smiled. I felt that it was better not to be comforted, because it would only make me feel more like a failure.

"What are your plans for the future?" Old Wang asked again.

"No idea." My answer was simple.

"Do you like going abroad?" Old Wang paused and asked.

"Do you think I'm suitable for going abroad?" I said in surprise.

"As long as you like it, go out and see more of the world. Only by constantly sublimating yourself will you know that there are many things in this world worth doing."

I continued to remain silent and looked up at the sky. It was covered in dark clouds, and it looked like it was about to rain.