That night, almost twelve o'clock, I received a call from Pei Shiyu. I figured the negotiations should be over by this time.

So I hadn't gone to sleep...

"Did I wake you?" Pei Shiyu asked with concern.

"I wasn't asleep, I was waiting for your call."

"I'm coming back tomorrow."

"Aren't you going to tell me the results first?"

"Take a guess." Pei Shiyu sounded a little childish at this moment.

"I'm guessing it was a success."

"Yeah, we talked for a long time today."

"You've worked hard, get some rest when you get back."

"I'll be even busier when I get back. What about you? Did you call your dad?"

"I asked him out for a talk today, but I didn't get a definite answer."

"He probably doesn't intend to leave it to you."

"Let's talk about it when you get back, or you can go talk to him."

"Would that be useful?" Pei Shiyu thought for a moment and asked.

"I'm not sure either. If he doesn't agree, we'll think of something else."

"Then what will you do?"

"I don't have the ability or any real business, so what else can I do? I'll just work for you long-term." I replied optimistically.

"Didn't your dad say why he doesn't agree?"

"He minds his wife, he said he'll talk about it after she's gone."

"Doesn't that mean waiting for her to die?"

"Let's talk about it when you get back. It's not like that's the only piece of land. Giving it to me would be all sneaky anyway, no fun."

"I'll talk to him about it when I get back, ask him to sell it to me."

"He said he's not short of money." I replied with a smile.

"Stubborn, there must be a reason."

"Are you sure you're flying to Hong Kong?" I changed the subject.

"Yeah, I'll probably need to stay in Hong Kong for half a day, I don't know if I'll be able to come back that day."

"Are you coming back with Shen Yi?"

"He's flying somewhere else."

The story Wang Rui told me about Pei Shiyu and Shen Yi was completely different from what Pei Shiyu said. In my heart, I trust Pei Shiyu more. I also feel that once a relationship is over, it's over, especially since Pei Shiyu isn't the kind of person to waver back and forth.

After analyzing myself, I said in a great mood, "Then I'll wait for you to come back, I'll go to the airport to pick you up."

"Okay, get some sleep early."

...

The next day.

I got up half an hour earlier than yesterday. When I arrived at the company, Pei Xianglong hadn't arrived yet. I checked the time, work starts at eight thirty, and it was already eight fifteen. I took the materials I brought back yesterday out of my bag and placed them on the desk. I noticed the desk was messy, and there was an open file on the surface, indicating that he must have left in a hurry yesterday. I took a brief look and it was also about some engineering projects.

Today is technically my first day of work, and I don't know what my job nature is yet. I'll have to wait for Pei Xianglong to arrange it. I began to carefully examine the office layout. Behind the swivel chair was a bookcase filled with various books. I wondered if this kind of layout was standard.

I opened the bookcase and randomly took out a book. I looked at the title on the cover, it was about business. While Pei Xianglong hadn't arrived yet, I sat down in his dragon throne and deliberately tested the chair's comfort. It was very comfortable, so I put my feet on the corner of the desk and began to flip through the first page in the most casual posture...

"Comfortable?"

Pei Xianglong's voice suddenly came. I immediately stood up in a panic, and accidentally knocked over the ashtray on the table with one foot. I froze for a moment, and immediately bent down to clean it up...

"So reckless, do you know how much this is worth?"

I said with a smile, "I'll buy it back tomorrow."

Pei Xianglong didn't answer me directly, but asked quite seriously, "How does it feel to be the boss?"

"Huh?"

"Is this chair something you can just sit on?"

I finally understood, so I replied apologetically and humbly, "No, it feels like a lot of pressure."

Pei Xianglong then grinned and pointed to the broken ashtray on the ground and said, "Clean it up quickly."

"Okay."

While picking up the pieces, I casually asked, "Don't you have an assistant?"

"If I had an assistant, why would I have you come to work?"

I stopped what I was doing and looked up at him blankly and asked, "Am I your assistant?"

"Not satisfied? Then be the boss." Pei Xianglong replied with a bit of humor.

"You should be the boss, I can't handle that title."

"Study hard, anything is possible." He replied very definitively.

"I'm more suitable to be by your side."

"I'm getting old, someone has to take over, right?" Pei Xianglong looked down at me, very seriously.

"By the time you're old, Xiao Long will be grown up too."

"Since you've come to work, you have to work hard, you have to be exposed to all aspects. Before, my son was in the company, so I didn't have to work so hard. Now we're short-handed. You were able to handle Pei Shiyu, so I believe your ability won't be bad either."

I felt a little guilty wearing this tall hat. I had never been exposed to such a big company, and I knew how much I weighed. The days I spent with President Li, I didn't learn anything except drinking.

Just as I didn't know how to respond, my phone suddenly rang. It was Lin Hai calling. I paused for a moment before answering: "What's the matter?"

"Does something have to be the matter for me to call?" Lin Hai retorted competitively.

"I'm at work."

"Then I'll make it short..."

Lin Hai paused without continuing. I didn't respond either, because I didn't dare to be too casual in front of Pei Xianglong.

"I thought about it all night yesterday. As for the company's direction, you can decide for yourself. I won't interfere with you anymore."

It was too unexpected. After only one night, Lin Hai changed his attitude so quickly. This was something I hadn't anticipated, so I lowered my voice and asked, "Why did you change your mind?"

"Your personality is like mine. I'm relieved to let you start a business. Besides, with the Pei family assisting you, what do I have to worry about?"

"Since you're giving me the company, do you have any requests?" I asked him sincerely.

"No requests, I just hope you don't fail my expectations."

I fell silent. I suddenly felt that as long as Lin Hai认可(renke - acknowledge/approve) someone, he was very easy to communicate with. Like now, he was completely like a慈父(cifu - loving father), but he was still too unfamiliar to me, because he had given all his love in the first half of his life to Lin Yang.

"Then let's meet another day and talk in detail. If you really want to rebuild, a lot of procedures require your signature."

"Okay, then go to work."

Lin Hai ended the call very decisively. Today is a good day for me. First, I received Pei Xianglong's affirmation, and then Lin Hai's approval. After wandering for so long, my heart really couldn't bear it. Thinking carefully, if Pei Shiyu's project starts construction, then doesn't that mean I can't stay by Pei Xianglong's side? If that's the case, it's better not to start now. It's not that I'm that important, but I'm afraid that Pei Xianglong will say that I'm not stable.