Chapter 120: Why did you not reply to my text?

The more Pei Ge thought about it, the clearer it became that the man Pei Shishi was in love with was Ji Ziming.

Connecting the dots, Pei Ge realized that they did not differ much in age and, at that time, she had heard her cousin mention her crush a couple of times.

A capable young man who is handsome, from an affluent family, and very outstanding… His family name seems to be Ji as well.

“Ge Ge, how did you become the CEO’s assistant so fast? I seem to remember you joining Chenguang Real Estate only recently. Did someone help you?” Pei Shishi smilingly teased her.

Pei Ge blinked and replied with a smile, “Yes. I’ve only been at Chenguang Real Estate for a short while. I actually decided to resign upon receiving the promotion to be the CEO’s assistant, thinking I was not qualified for the position, but I don’t know which devil…” Pausing for effect, Pei Ge smiled at Pei Shishi before continuing, “…posted on the company’s internal forum that I seduced your fiancé. In my anger, I decided to stay. I cannot let the devil have their way, after all.”

“Er…” The smile on Pei Shishi’s lips froze.

Zhou Zhuoyang, meanwhile, frowned at Pei Ge’s words.

“Oh, right. I would like to ask Cousin; do you think that I seduced your fiancé?” She innocently looked at Pei Shishi when she asked this with a depressed voice.

“No, how can that be.” Pei Shishi immediately shook her head and did not comment further.

“Then… Cousin-in-law, what about you? Do you think I seduced you?” Pei Ge looked at Zhou Zhuoyang coldly. Her tone was exceptionally sharp as she put heavy emphasis on the term ‘cousin-in-law’.

“…No.” Zhou Zhuoyang looked at Pei Ge with a complicated gaze. Frankly speaking, he was not even sure now if Pei Ge really cheated on him for money back then.

“It’s a pity I don’t know who that devil is, spreading those rumors and even posting your photos up,” Pei Ge turned her mouth down and said unhappily.

Zhou Zhuoyang felt unhappy at this and, in that rare moment, addressed her seriously without his usual mocking, “My former classmate is a lawyer now. If you want, I can introduce your case to him.”

“No need,” Pei Ge coldly rejected.

Zhou Zhuoyang was made uncomfortable by her blunt rejection of his offer.

When they were dating, she never used such a tone to address him.

Pei Ge saw that the two were in a daze and lowered her head to finish that last mouthful of noodles.

This was when the dishes Pei Shishi had ordered arrived.

“All your dishes have been served; if you need anything else, just call for me.”

After the waiter left, Pei Ge placed her chopsticks down, picked up a serviette on the table, and wiped her mouth with it.

“Cousin, Cousin-in-law, enjoy your meal. I am done with mine and will return to work now,” she lightly said to the two with a smile.

“Why don’t you eat some more? I remember you having quite a big appetite. How is it that one bowl of beef noodles is enough to make you full?” Pei Shishi tried to hold her back.

“I’ve really eaten my fill, cousin. My appetite is not really as big as you’ve said. If I’m not full from that big bowl of beef noodles, it’s either the boss here is cheating on the ingredients or I eat like a pig. But when I think about it, it’s neither.” Although Pei Ge had a smile on her face when she said this, Pei Shishi could detect the anger in her voice.

“Ge Ge, your words, they make me feel that I’ve said something wrong.” Her cousin’s smile faded.

“How come you feel that way? I’m just joking.” Pei Ge smiled and moved to leave.

However, Pei Shishi’s next words caught her off-guard and stopped her action.

“Oh, Ge Ge, I just heard from your friend that you resigned today.” Her cousin’s face was full of worry, yet her eyes revealed mirth. “Why did you resign again when you are doing so well? If Big Aunt found out about this, she would be worrying about providing for the family.”

Pei Ge stared intently at Pei Shishi, shocked by the latter’s words.

“Cousin, who did you hear this from? I’m really very curious. I didn’t even know that I’d resigned.”

Sure enough; Pei Shishi had indeed been in contact with Liu Yue. She could no longer find any excuse for her cousin at this moment.

Her cousin’s hostility toward her, she realized after today’s conversation, did not stem from Zhou Zhuoyang.

“I heard it from Liu Yue, your former classmate. We bumped into each other the other day and she recognized me, so we chatted for a while and even exchanged phone numbers.” Pei Shishi gave this reply, not bothering to conceal knowing Liu Yue.

Pei Shishi’s words unsettled her. However, this feeling of indecision was only because she did not want to see her second uncle’s family in a bad light.

“Oh, her…” Pei Ge lowered her eyes when she saw her cousin’s blank expression.

“Alright, you two said that the food here is good. I’m starving. Let’s eat first and talk about your work later.” Pei Shishi smiled as she lifted her chopsticks. She was about to pick up the noodles when she stopped.

With a turn of her head, she smilingly said, “Zhuoyang, I want you to feed me.”

Zhou Zhuoyang usually enjoyed Pei Shishi’s coquettish behavior, but, today, he only felt awkward about it.

“So many people around…” He cast a careful look in Pei Ge’s direction and felt bitter when he saw that the latter was not even looking at him.

“Hey, hubby, feed me,” Pei Shishi blinked and whined.

Without a choice, Zhou Zhuoyang lifted the chopsticks to gather some dish and feed it to Pei Shishi.

“I still want more.” Pei Shishi giggled as she continued to act spoiled.

“I want that, too.”

“I don’t want to eat that!”

Watching the couple’s intimate actions opposite her, Pei Ge curved her lips downward and only felt that sitting here was a complete waste of her time.

“Pui! Zhuoyang, the beef noodles here are not as good as you two claimed. They taste really disgusting.” Pei Shishi spat out the noodles.

Pei Ge looked at Pei Shishi’s antics and, not knowing why, felt that she was doing this especially for her to see.

“Zhuoyang, the noodles here are not delicious. I don’t ever want to come here again.” Pei Shishi gently pouted to Zhou Zhuoyang.

“How can that be?” He frowned and looked at her in a strange way.

“Disgusting! You cannot come here, too!” Pei Shishi fumed at Pei Ge’s smiling face.

Suddenly, she recalled the past Pei Ge – the little princess who acted all high and mighty.

She has nothing now; what rights does she have to be smug?!

Looking at the hate evident in her cousin’s eyes, Pei Ge was stunned for a moment. I don’t understand why cousin would look at me in this way.

“Wah! That man is so handsome!”

“Yes, yes! He looks so stylish! Is he a celebrity?”

Pei Ge, who was puzzling over her cousin’s hostile look, suddenly saw the latter’s expression change. Just as she was feeling confused, she heard a cold voice speak from above her head.

“Why did you not reply to my text?”