Chapter – 28
Does President Pei Know That Young Lady Just Now?
Pei Nianâan took a deep breath and said:
âYu Zhi, tell me why. Why does Brother Chengnian always protect that bitch? Iâm the one whoâs engaged to him! How dare Wen Ying steal him from me? Iâll never let her get away with it!â
She grabbed Yu Zhiâs hand desperately.
âYu Zhi! You have to help me!â
Yu Zhi asked cautiously, âPei-jie⌠youâre not planning to get someone to beat Wen Ying up again, are you?â
Pei Nianâan thought for a moment, then shook her head.
âBrother Chengnian doesnât like it when I fight. Fine, I wonât fight. But that bitchâshe loves pretending to be so innocent. Iâll make sure everyone sees what she really is!â
Her eyes flashed with spite, and Yu Zhi could already tell something ridiculous was coming. Sure enough, Pei Nianâan said viciously:
âOn Monday, when you go to school, find a toad for me. Put it in her backpack! I want her to be humiliated in front of everyone in class!â
Yu Zhi: ââŚâŚâ
Yu Zhi was speechless.
This young ladyâs revenge plans were⌠remarkably childish.
Seeing Yu Zhi stay silent, Pei Nianâan frowned tightly.
âWhat? You donât want to do it? Yu Zhi, whose side are you on?!â
Yu Zhi instantly replied, âYours, of course!â She smiled weakly. âBut, Pei-jie, Iâm⌠afraid of toads.â
Pei Nianâan gave her a sidelong look.
âCatch a toad for me and Iâll give you ten thousand yuanâno limit.â
Yu Zhi: â!!!â
Yu Zhiâs eyes lit up.
âPei-jie, Iâm on it! A toad? Please! I can catch a hundred if you want! Iâll throw Wen Ying straight into a swamp of toads if thatâs what you need!â
Pei Nianâan lifted her chin proudly, grabbed her purse, and stood up.
âThen Iâll be waiting for good news!â
Yu Zhi saluted playfully.
âDonât you worry!â
Just a toadâno big deal. Besides, Wen Ying was the heroine; a toad wasnât going to scare her to death. Worst case, Yu Zhi could compensate her a hundred yuan per toad. Win-win!
After all, who gives up money for the sake of dignity?
Since Pei Nianâan was too angry to go home, Yu Zhi had no choice but to take her to a five-star hotel.
When they arrived, Pei Nianâan waited in the car while Yu Zhi went inside to check in.
The hotel lobby was bustling. When Yu Zhi reached the counter, the receptionist smiled apologetically.
âHello, miss, please wait a momentâour front desk service is quite busy right now.â
Yu Zhi nodded and went to sit in the lounge area.
After a few minutes, a man and a woman sat down near her. The woman asked softly:
âYouâre sure Pei Yanci is here?â
âAbsolutely. Heâs attending a banquet tonight.â
The woman took a small paper packet from her purse.
âGood. Book me a room laterâtonightâs the night it happens.â
The man chuckled meaningfully.
âRelax. Once he drinks this, heâll be the one begging to sleep with you.â
The woman smiled with satisfaction.
Yu Zhiâs eyes widened.
Good grief. As expected of a trashy romance novel worldâpeople really did drug others like it was nothing!
Apparently, the concept of the rule of law didnât exist here.
She felt a twinge of pity for the poor guy who was about to fall into their trap.
Still, she didnât think much of it. The front desk finally opened up, and she went over to finish checking in.
Once she got the room key, Yu Zhi texted Pei Nianâan to come in.
Pei Nianâan sent back a voice message saying she and the driver were in the underground parking lot and asked Yu Zhi to meet her there.
Yu Zhi pocketed the key card and headed to the elevator.
Ding.
The elevator doors opened, and several men in suits stepped out.
Yu Zhi automatically stepped aside.
Among the group, the man in the center stood outâtall, elegant, and breathtakingly handsome.
Yu Zhiâs eyes widened in shock.
Her first thought: Thatâs the super handsome model guy!
Her second: Wait, thatâs Pei Nianâanâs brother!
Inside the elevator, the assistant held the door and gestured politely. Pei Yanci walked out, indifferent and imposing.
Then Yu Zhi suddenly remembered the conversation from earlierâ
Pei, hotel, tonight, âbeg to sleepââŚ
Everything clicked in her mind.
Just as Pei Yanci was about to step past her, Yu Zhi made a snap decisionâ
She didnât enter the elevator. Instead, she stepped back and raised a hand to block his way.
Immediately, her system voice shrieked in her head:
ăAHHH! Yu Zhi, what are you doing?! Do you even know who he is? Youâre crazy to stop him!ă
Yu Zhi blinked.
Sure, she didnât know his role in the novelâbut he was Pei Nianâanâs brother.
Sheâd taken so much money from Pei Nianâan; how could she let the poor guy get drugged tonight? Her conscience wouldnât allow it!
The system groaned.
ăYouâre digging your own grave. Donât come crying later!ă
At the elevator.
Pei Yanci frowned, clearly impatient. He looked down at her.
Their eyes metâand he hesitated.
She looked vaguely familiar, though he couldnât place where heâd seen her before.
Noticing his irritation, Yu Zhi gave an awkward smile.
Then she glanced toward the couple at the front deskâwho were now walking toward them.
Quickly, she opened her phone and typed a note:
[That couple at the front desk is plotting against you. The woman plans to drug you. Got it?]
She held up her phone for him to see.
Pei Yanciâs assistant stepped forward instinctively, but Pei Yanci lifted a hand to stop him.
He narrowed his eyes, read the message, and glanced toward the couple briefly before turning back to Yu Zhi.
Yu Zhi smiled, pocketed her phone, and blinked meaningfully.
You got it, right? Donât say I didnât warn you!
As the couple approached, Yu Zhi quickly slipped into the elevator.
Sheâd done her good deed for the dayâwhatever happened next wasnât her problem.
Watching the elevator doors close, Assistant Xu Fei turned to Pei Yanci.
âPresident Pei, do you know that young lady?â
Pei Yanci shook his head.
Heâd met plenty of women trying to get his attention with their looks.
When this one pulled out her phone, heâd assumed it was another trickâ
but it turned out to be a genuine warning.
His eyes flicked to the approaching couple. He gave Xu Fei a look.
Xu Fei understood immediately.
Meanwhile, in the underground parking lotâ
Yu Zhi handed Pei Nianâan the room key, then, exhausted, hailed a taxi home.
To keep herself awake in the car, she chatted mentally with the system.
âHey, System,â she asked, âwhat did you mean earlier when you said Iâd regret it?â
The system sighed deeply.
ăDo you even know who that man you stopped was?ă
ăDo you know what kind of character he is in this book?ă
ăYouâre doomed, girl. Havenât you ever heard the sayingââIgnore your system, and youâll suffer instantlyâ?ă