Endless Fall

204 I’ll Wear It for You on Your Birthday

At night, red lanterns lit up at the entrance of the residences in the neighborhood.

The television station was broadcasting the Spring Festival Gala, transmitting the joy to every house.

In the television tower not far from the old city district, fireworks were set off at twelve o’clock. One only needed to stand in front of the window to see it.

“Jiaojiao.” Pei Zhi called Lin Jiao and looked at the fireworks in the distance. “Happy New Year.”

His affectionate voice entered her ears, as if he was murmuring beside her.

“Happy New Year.” Lin Jiao smiled and listened carefully. “Are you still watching TV?”

“Yes. How about you?”

“I’m preparing to go upstairs.”

“Then wash up first. We’ll talk after that.”

“Alright.” As soon as he finished speaking, he turned off the screen and lowered his right hand.

Pei Zhi returned to the living room and helped Pei Zhen, who was drunk, up the stairs.

Not long after they left, Pei Qisheng turned off the television and stood up to say to Pei Yilan, “Don’t stay up too late.”

“I know.” Pei Yilan put down the fruit plate and watched him disappear around the corner before going upstairs with Jiang Ye.

It was rare for them to share a bed. While Jiang Ye was showering, she changed into lace pajamas and waited for him to come out to be surprised.

The sound of water gradually stopped, and the steam accompanied his footsteps as he approached the bed.

Jiang Ye lifted the blanket and a hot figure entered his vision. Before his brain could react, she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him onto the bed.

He looked at the nymph in his arms in a daze, his back stiff. His throat was so dry that he could not even make a sound.

“Do I look good?” Pei Yilan sat up straight and pushed aside the hair on her shoulder, letting him see the exquisite design of this nightgown.

Jiang Ye did not answer. “Aren’t you cold?”

“Not cold.” She cupped his cheek, forcing him to look at her. “Don’t you want to look at me closely?”

“I’m sleepy.”

“Sleep after you take a look.”

He did not want to take a look at it at all.

Jiang Ye couldn’t take it anymore and wrapped her in the blanket, covering even her neck.

“You look good.” He clenched and relaxed his hands at his sides, his voice extremely hoarse. “Yilan, change back first.”

“Why?”

“You’ll get cold in the middle of the night. I’m afraid you’ll catch a cold.”

“Is there no other reason?” Pei Yilan moved into his arms, the smile on her lips becoming more and more sly.

Her approach made Jiang Ye feel even worse.

He tried his best to ignore the temptation and not give her a chance to mess around, but the veins on the back of his hand were getting more and more obvious.

He kissed her forehead and coaxed her to change. Pei Yilan could not bear to torture him anymore.

She sat at the end of the bed and changed into normal pajamas. “Can I hug you now?”

“Okay.” Jiang Ye stretched out his arms.

He put his arm around her waist and crawled into bed, no longer thinking about what he had just seen. “There’s another reason.”

“Is it what I think it is?”

“Probably.”

Pei Yilan raised her chin and kissed his lips. “I’ll wear it for you to see on your birthday.”

There were still three months before his birthday.

Jiang Ye chuckled. “Alright.” He reached out and turned off the night light, shrouding the room in darkness.

Pei Yilan, who was leaning in his arms, felt extremely at ease.

She closed her eyes and fell asleep with him when the fireworks outside the window stopped.

Early in the morning on the first day of the new year, children woke up early to play around in the courtyard. The barking of dogs mixed with firecrackers resounded everywhere.

According to the weather forecast, the temperature in Lin City had plummeted from six degrees to one. It was so cold that they had to put on more clothes.

After sending red packets to his niece and nephew-in-law, Pei Zhi got into the car and quickly drove away.

Most of the shops on the street were closed, and there were not many cars on the road.

He stopped at the mall behind the CBD and walked straight to the gift area on the first floor to choose a new year gift for Lin Jiao’s family.

Coincidentally, he bumped into two ‘acquaintances’.

“Tian, it’s enough.” Gu Quan glanced at the shopping cart full of stuff and stopped Su Tian from putting the tea into the cart.

“Is it enough?”

“We have plenty of tea at home.”

“It’s fine. Tea won’t expire.” Su Tian put the box of tea into the shopping cart and looked left and right at the shelves.

The fact that she insisted on buying unnecessary stuff gave Gu Quan a headache.

He looked away in frustration and noticed the man standing opposite him choosing wine.

“President Pei?” He had seen Pei Zhi’s interview in the financial newspaper and recognized him at a glance.

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Pei Zhi looked up.

He sized up Gu Quan indifferently, the oppressive aura he exuded making it difficult to approach him. “You are?”

Gu Quan spoke to him unflatteringly. “I’m the vice president of the Gu Corporation, Gu Quan.”

“What’s the matter?”

“I want to discuss a cooperation with you after the new year,” he said bluntly. “Can I have your business card?”

Pei Zhi picked up two bottles of wine from the shelf and placed them in the shopping cart. “You can find the number on the official website.”

“Can’t I talk to you directly?”

“I don’t have time.”

A trace of disappointment flashed across Gu Quan’s eyes.

He knew very well that with his status as the vice president, he wasn’t qualified to talk directly to Pei Zhi, so he could only give up.

“The tea here is not bad.” He stopped talking about work and said casually, “Take your time. We’ll get going first.”

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“Okay.” Pei Zhi did not look at him.

His god-like appearance and noble temperament made Su Tian curious about him.

She asked Gu Quan, “Who is he?”

“Sheng Heng’s boss.”

“The company that sells robots?” Her eyes lit up as she asked curiously, “He must be very rich, right?”

“I think he has a net worth of more than 60 billion.” Gu Quan could not remember the exact number. In any case, it was a height he could not reach at this stage.

“More than sixty billion?!”

“Probably even higher after the new year.”

Su Tian’s heart started to race when she smelled money.

“He looks so young.” She held Gu Quan’s arm. “Is Sheng Heng his family business?”

“No, he founded it himself.”

“That good?”

“Yes.” Gu Quan admired him. “He’s very famous in the industry. Many people want to get to know him but can’t.”

Su Tian thought for a second and asked, “Is he married?”

“No.” He walked to the cashier and took out the stuff from the shopping cart. “Quite a lot of women want to marry him though.”