She originally looked at me with disgust, but when she saw me greet her, the expression on her face changed awkwardly.

Then she pushed open the door and entered the office.

I went to find Pei Xianglong, and when I knocked on the door and went in, he was hanging up the phone. I went straight to him.

Pei Xianglong asked as he unbuttoned the top button of his shirt, "What's up with coming here so early?"

Actually, I came to inquire about him inviting me over yesterday, but I couldn't bring myself to ask, because I didn't have the funds to invest in this company. So I had to beat around the bush and said, "It's nothing. Didn't you say yesterday that the two families should get together? I already told my mom's side last night. Uncle Wang happens to be free this Sunday. What do you think?"

Pei Xianglong flipped through the notepad in front of him and replied after a while, "Then let's set it for that day. I had already made an appointment with someone, but it's not important. I'll cancel it later."

"Didn't you tell Pei Shiyu about this?" I asked deliberately.

"No, I almost forgot if you hadn't mentioned it."

"I just told her, and she seemed very angry, saying that she should have been consulted first."

"So what was her attitude?"

"Very unhappy, saying that she wasn't respected and wouldn't attend."

"I'll go talk to her later. Anything else?"

Pei Xianglong started packing the documents in his drawer, looking like he was about to leave. It seemed like he was very busy today.

"Nothing else, then I'll go back first."

"You came all the way over just for this?" Pei Xianglong stopped what he was doing and looked up to ask.

"Yeah, just for this." I replied, pretending to be calm.

"You could have just made a phone call. Isn't the restaurant busy?"

"It's okay, I'll go over there later."

"I thought you had figured it out."

"Figured out what?" I started playing dumb.

"Are you going to sell the restaurant or not? Did you ask your mom?"

He finally got to the point. I deliberately waited a few seconds before saying, "I asked. She said she's not selling. It's her business."

"So you're not coming over either, is that what you mean?"

"My mom won't sell it, and I don't have the funds to invest. How could I possibly come over?" I said directly.

"What's with all the money talk? You can just come over here and work. I'm going to Ningbo later. Why don't you come with me?"

"What are you going to Ningbo for?"

"There's a project we need to cooperate on. If you're free, come along. Just consider it your first day of work."

Pei Xianglong said it so readily, which was exactly what I wanted, but I felt that coming over today wasn't very appropriate. I still had to go to the nursing home later.

"I can't today, I have important things to do later."

"Oh, then forget it. You go back first. Give me a call in advance when you've made up your mind, and I can arrange a position for you."

"Understood. Then you should talk to Pei Shiyu first."

Just as I was about to leave, I heard the office door suddenly being pushed open. It was Pei Shiyu who came in, holding the document from the four-eyed assistant.

Pei Shiyu walked directly to her father, put the document on the table and said, "Sign this."

Pei Xianglong signed it without even looking at it, then looked at her and asked, "I heard you're not happy with our arrangement?"

"Should I be happy?" Pei Shiyu's tone was a little harsh.

"It's something you should be happy about, unless you want to break up."

"Stay out of our business."

"It's only natural for a father to interfere. With your personality, if I don't give you a push from behind, you'll still be standing still five years from now."

"Mind your own business."

Pei Shiyu left a little unhappily. Seeing this, I immediately said to her father, "I'll go check on her."

"Go ahead. I'm giving you such a good opportunity. It'll be a failure if you can't win her over."

"I'll convince her." I boasted and chased after her.

Their offices weren't on the same floor. Pei Xianglong's was downstairs, one floor lower than Pei Shiyu's, but Pei Xianglong's rank was clearly higher than Pei Shiyu's.

I went directly to the stairs, and when I turned the corner, I saw Pei Shiyu's figure. She was standing on the middle of the stairs with her hands on her hips, as if she was deliberately waiting for me.

"How did you know I would take the stairs?" I said ingratiatingly.

"You're only one floor away, why would you take the elevator?"

"That's true."

"You went to my dad just for this?"

"Not entirely. It's still mainly about wanting to work here." I didn't need to beat around the bush with Pei Shiyu.

"What did my dad say?"

"Your dad wants you to go to Ningbo to discuss business with him today."

"You're not going?"

"I have things to do today."

"You're really not doing the restaurant anymore?"

"Yeah, I like working with you. I originally wanted to go to Ningbo with your dad, but now I'm a little embarrassed to come over."

"Why?" Pei Shiyu was a little confused by what I said.

"My mom won't sell the restaurant. Your dad said before that he wanted me to sell the restaurant and invest in your company. Now that I don't have any money, how can I come over? Also, Lin Hai called me just now and said that my grandfather in the nursing home isn't feeling well. I'm going to see him this afternoon."

"Then you don't have to come over. I'll have some peace and quiet."

"It's not like we're in the same department."

"Keep running the restaurant." Pei Shiyu thought for a moment and said.

"If your dad hadn't said anything, I really wouldn't have had any ideas. When he invited me yesterday, I thought it would be pretty good, at least I'm more of an expert in engineering than in running a restaurant."

Pei Shiyu didn't dwell on the question of whether or not I was coming, and suddenly changed the subject: "I'm going to the hospital later."

"I'll go with you. The results will be the same whether you get a checkup or not. You're definitely pregnant."

"I want to get rid of it."

I didn't know if Pei Shiyu was telling the truth, but I was very angry. I immediately pointed at her and said, "If you get rid of the child, then our relationship is over. We're already talking about marriage, and you still have such thoughts. There's only one reason, you don't like my child, which means you have no feelings for me."

Pei Shiyu ignored my words, turned around and walked upstairs.

I stood there and shouted, "You're terrible, you have no compassion at all."

Even though my voice was loud, Pei Shiyu became particularly calm and indifferent, and didn't stop because of my words. She's been acting strangely lately.

I didn't follow her, took out a cigarette and lit it. Lately, I felt like she didn't want to break up, but she was also dangling me, making it a little difficult to figure out the situation.

She dropped a sentence like that out of nowhere, and I still couldn't figure it out after smoking a cigarette. I followed Pei Shiyu's route and went up. Her office door was open. I peeked in first. She was facing away from me. I coughed deliberately.

Pei Shiyu didn't even turn her head, as if she had expected it. I stepped through the door and asked, "You were joking, right?"

"About what?"

"What do you think?"

Pei Shiyu replied faintly, without putting down the work in her hands.