I immediately went to greet her, but Pei Shi Yu didn't stop as she passed me, brushing past me directly. CEO Li followed and smiled at me, saying, "See her off. Don't argue."

"Okay, I'll go then."

"Go on, keep in touch."

"Okay."

I turned around and caught up with Pei Shi Yu in a few steps. From the side, I began to examine her. There were basically no signs of pregnancy. Pei Shi Yu didn't acknowledge me following her but walked straight to her car. Since she hadn't been drinking, she opened the car door, ready to get in. I quickly went around to the other side and pulled open the car door before Pei Shi Yu could, sitting inside. Only then did she stop outside the car.

After a slight pause, she held the car door and said, "What are you doing here?"

"Get in the car. I have something to say to you."

Although I got into the car without her permission, my tone was quite respectful. After Pei Shi Yu got in, she calmly said, "What is it?"

"I might be going abroad to study at the end of the month. Don't you have anything to say to me?" I asked tentatively.

"Say what?"

Looking at her composed demeanor, I really wanted to tell her that Pei Xianglong had already told me about the pregnancy, but after thinking about it, I changed my approach. "Please give me another chance. Let's start over."

"Reason."

"I've always loved you. I hope we can be together."

"Never considered it," Pei Shi Yu replied succinctly.

"Then consider it carefully. I'll be abroad for at least a few years. I hope you'll wait for me to come back."

"Why should I?"

"Putting everything else aside, you still have feelings for me, right?"

"Aren't you a little too confident!"

"Maybe. Whether you admit it or not, I've always trusted my feelings."

"Is there anything else?" Pei Shi Yu's tone was urging me to get out of the car.

"No, but you haven't stated your position."

"Get out of the car. For me, when many things end, they end."

"That might have been true before, but not now."

Only then did Pei Shi Yu realize something. She quickly turned her gaze to me and asked warily, "What did my father tell you?"

"Nothing."

Pei Shi Yu immediately picked up her phone to dial a number. I grabbed her hand and said, "Don't call. This is something we both have to face. If you can't accept me now, then let's take it slowly. Although you have reason to be angry, I don't think anyone is perfect. What happened was before I met you. Holding onto it will only ruin your future. You once said that you wanted me to be the best version of myself, and I've been changing myself. Don't magnify someone's shortcomings, or we'll both be miserable."

"We broke up a long time ago. What 'we' are you talking about?" Pei Shi Yu still refused to compromise.

"I hope we have a future," I said, looking at her firmly.

I felt that it was too difficult to persuade Pei Shi Yu. Her stubbornness made arguing exhausting. Even after saying so much, she remained unmoved. I suddenly gave up the idea of reconciling, but the moment my hand touched the door handle, I changed my mind again.

At that moment, the engine of a car parked next to us suddenly started. I happened to see a young mother holding a child, waiting to get into the car. Looking at this scene, I realized that in another six months, Pei Shi Yu would also become a mother. If she continued to stick to her own ideas, she would be raising a child shrouded in controversy.

As I turned my head back, just as I was about to speak, Pei Shi Yu urged me again, "Get out of the car. I don't want to argue with you."

"This isn't an argument. I still don't understand why we have to make such a fuss over this. Wouldn't it have been fine to just get rid of her that day…"

"Did you get rid of her?" Pei Shi Yu retorted angrily.

"If I hadn't, my apartment would have been rented to her long ago." My tone also started to become louder.

"You think that's the only reason things turned out this way? The owner of this nightclub hasn't changed, right? And she just happens to be someone I know. You haven't forgotten what you used to be like, have you?"

Pei Shi Yu's words were a bit aggressive and extremely disrespectful. I instantly became a little embarrassed and angry. I immediately got out of the car and slammed the door. I particularly hated it when people stabbed me in the back.

Before Pei Shi Yu started the car, I suddenly pulled open the car door again and shouted, "Pei Shi Yu, unless you don't give birth to this child, I will always be the child's father. So, you can forget about cutting ties with me. Also, I hate mean women who pry into other people's business and trample on my dignity."

After saying that, I immediately slammed the car door shut and started to walk away. After only a few steps, I heard Pei Shi Yu shouting behind me, "Who trampled on your dignity?"

"Your behavior just now did!" I turned around and retorted angrily.

"If you're innocent, can others trample on you?"

"Yes, I used to be like that, but since I met you, I've completely changed those bad habits. Why do you always use a magnifying glass to look at other people's shortcomings? Don't you have any shortcomings?"

Pei Shi Yu was suddenly choked by my words and couldn't reply. After hesitating for a moment, she retorted, "What's wrong with me?"

"You're a woman who never lets things go. Only my generosity can tolerate you and highlight your good side."

After I said that, Pei Shi Yu looked at me for a full minute. Perhaps she was disappointed with my attitude. I saw her get back into the car and immediately drive out of the parking lot. The only thing that struck me as different was that she was driving very slowly, unlike her usual style.

As I walked forward, I watched Pei Shi Yu's taillights, and then the car disappeared from my sight around a turn. Looking at her cautious demeanor, I didn't know why I was so impulsive. Perhaps I was angry that Pei Shi Yu had exposed a past I didn't want to face. My emotions were a little out of control, which just revealed my weakness. Trying to gain the upper hand was just a momentary release.

I also began to doubt my ability to handle things. By doing this, I had strained my relationship with Pei Shi Yu even further. After such mutual vilification and a parting on bad terms, the idea of reconciling became even more difficult.

As I was standing on the side of the road hailing a taxi, I suddenly heard CEO Li's voice, "Lin Che, where's Shi Yu?"

I replied sullenly, "She left."

He looked at my face and asked, "Did you argue?"

"No."

"No? Then why are you so angry?"

Only then did I reveal a slight smile and say, "Is it that obvious?"

"It's written all over your face!"

"She's as stubborn as a rock."

CEO Li didn't say anything else but just asked me, "Taking a taxi?"

"Yeah, I'll leave the car here."

"I'll have Xiao Liu take you back and drive the car back."

Then he immediately called over the boy who had been sitting next to me during the meal…