Pei Shi Yu hung up the phone in a few words, then she turned to me and said, "Aren't you going back yet?"

I felt helpless. If I persisted, it would seem like I was pestering her, so I quickly stood up.

I walked up to Pei Shi Yu and said, "Sometimes you don't give people face. You need to put yourself in other people's shoes. If you were in my position, could you leave so unreservedly?"

"Aren't you still here? Why are you acting like it's a matter of life and death?" Pei Shi Yu stared at me with some confusion and asked.

"The problem is you don't seem to be budging."

"I don't have the mind to deal with these things right now. The more you act like this, the more disgusted I become."

Pei Shi Yu had already made her decision clear. I immediately turned around, not even looking back, and said, "Then that's it. I'm leaving."

This time, I readily took the elevator straight to the first floor and left Pei Shi Yu's company in my car.

Pei Shi Yu's attitude made me feel helpless, and I also felt powerless. I couldn't persuade her, and she didn't want to face the problem with me directly. In short, it was very frustrating.

On the way back, I received a call from Lin Hai. It had been a long time since we last met, and he immediately asked with concern, "What have you been busy with lately?"

"Staying at home every day. What about you?"

"At the renovation company. I recently signed a deal."

"Li Zong told me yesterday that you contacted him?"

"Yeah, it's related to a new business."

"Changed careers?"

"Not really, just expanding some new businesses, doing renovations, custom-made. I'm going to try it out first."

"If you do well, it should be promising."

"I'm not sure if I can succeed, but I think it's worth a try."

"I won't interfere with this. You can explore it yourself first."

"When are you leaving?"

"It should be soon. I'll come see you before I leave."

"Do you have enough money?"

"You don't have to worry about money."

The relationship between Lin Hai and me had become very delicate since Lin Yang and his mother left. It seemed like everything had returned to the way it should have been. I no longer had to guess whether he was really concerned about me. Maybe we had already missed a lot of lost kinship, but at least at this moment, every word I spoke to him came from the bottom of my heart. Since I repaired my relationship with him, in such a short period of time, he lost his wife, and Pei Shi Yu and I had become like this. Maybe it was all due to the emotional loss that made us so empathetic.

Lin Hai was silent for a while, then asked somewhat cautiously, "Haven't you contacted Shi Yu?"

"How should I put it? I just came from her place."

"Are you reconciled?"

"No."

"Did she ask you to go, or did you go to her yourself?"

"It's the same. There's a rather tricky situation."

"What's wrong? Did her father cause you trouble?"

"Let's talk when we meet. You go ahead and get busy."

"Alright, if you break up, handle it properly."

"I know."

I didn't want to mention this to Lin Hai, just like when Pei Shi Yu and I first broke up. Since he didn't know, it was best not to say anything.

I drove straight to my mother's restaurant. It was still early for lunch, but Li Nv Shi seemed to be sticking to her post every day, rain or shine. As soon as I went in, I saw her directing the employees to move things.

When she saw me, she immediately stopped what she was doing and asked curiously, "How did it go?"

"Just like that, she wouldn't listen to reason."

"You're really breaking my heart. You're both sons, but look at You Xiang, I don't have to tell him what to do."

"You educated him well since he was little, unlike me..." I didn't finish the sentence.

"He went abroad when he was quite young too. He had to rely on himself for everything. You, on the other hand, only bring up those things."

"Don't mention it, or I'll really get angry."

"You often get angry. I'm used to it. I'm just comparing you two. I'm telling the truth." My mother continued to nag.

"Bad genes. Telling the truth is useless."

"You broke up when you broke up. Now you've made it so complicated. If she doesn't reconcile with you, who would want to get involved in your relationship if you have a child?"

"Lao Wang brought Wang Rui back then, didn't you get involved too?" I said mercilessly.

"Is that the same? We were both married with children. Comparing it that way is belittling yourself."

"Don't lecture me. If you had the ability, you could have said that to Pei Shi Yu this morning."

"She's also a strange person. She's very polite to your face, but she calls me behind your back."

"The reason she called you was to get you to kick me out." I didn't want to hide it.

"I've already been kicked out once, so you've completely lost face. It's so difficult to be in a relationship. If you don't reconcile now, will you be able to study properly once you go abroad? Have you thought about that?"

"I have. What do you want me to do? I can't just barge into her office over and over again. I don't want to become a shameless person. It'll be fine when she figures it out."

"By the time she figures it out, the child will be born."

"Even better, I can be a ready-made dad."

I didn't want to argue with her anymore. As long as Pei Shi Yu didn't budge, no one could do anything about it. Whether it was my fault or not, I had no other choice. Pei Shi Yu could ignore her father and refuse to see me. Going to her again would be of no use.

I walked into the kitchen. Xiao Wu had officially become a chef. He was wielding the wok shovel skillfully. In less than half a year, my mother had focused on training him. Staying in the kitchen in this weather was not an easy task. As soon as I went in, I wanted to get out.

I walked over and put my arm around his shoulder. When he saw it was me, he said loudly, "It's too hot here. You go outside. I'll cook whatever you want to eat myself."

"Forget it, I'll just eat something."

"It's been a long time since you came. Did you come to see me today?" Xiao Wu asked with a playful smile.

"If you think so, then yes."

Xiao Wu flipped the vegetables in the wok and continued to talk to me, "I heard from Auntie that you're going abroad?"

"Yeah, want to come with me?" I asked deliberately and seriously.

My joke made Xiao Wu suddenly stop what he was doing and said very seriously, "I heard that the salary for chefs is very high abroad. I'll take what you said seriously."

"It's burning... it's burning..." I said anxiously, pointing at the vegetables in the wok.

Xiao Wu immediately flipped the wok a few times, then turned back and said, "I'm serious. If we go together, I can take care of your diet."

"I don't think there's much hope. I haven't even left yet. I don't want to take on this job. If I really go, I'll have to wait until I get settled."

"Then I'll wait for your news."

I smiled and patted Xiao Wu on the shoulder and said, "I'm going out first."

"Okay, stay a little longer. Wait for me to finish up and we'll have a couple of drinks together."

"I'll wait for you."

After saying that, I walked straight out of the furnace-like kitchen, wiping my sweat while taking a can of drink and gulping down two mouthfuls.