Soft-centered strawberry cake

Chapter 154 Let me tell you how foolish you were back then.

At noon, it was raining heavily outside the window. As usual, after Mingwei and Qifei finished lunch, they walked together to the elevator.

There weren't many people along the way, and she didn't know many of them. Mingwei casually spoke up:
"You and Du are doing really well right now, you're just one step away from making that promise."

Ming Wei didn't speak loudly, but as long as Qi Fei could hear her, that was fine.

Qi Fei thought for a moment, "A few times he wanted me to pick up on his words, but I didn't. I pretended not to understand."

"Don't you think it's time?" Ming Wei smiled secretly.

"I know, I'm waiting for an opportunity."

"I can create opportunities for you anytime."

At the elevator, Qi Fei pressed the button for the double-decker elevator leading to the upper floor. She continued, "You're too familiar to him; you don't count as an opportunity."

"Then, the opportunity you mentioned might be hard to come by."

The elevator dinged, and as the doors opened, Ming Wei's eyes lit up.

The person standing in the elevator was Pei Ming, and standing next to Pei Ming was Du Lian.

However, both of them kept their heads down, looking at their phones, showing no intention of looking up. The things on their phone screens seemed to be very important to them.

Qi Fei ran into an old acquaintance in the elevator, and Pei Ming was there too. She immediately thought of the hickey incident involving Ming Weiyi.

As they stepped into the elevator, since no one was around, Qi Fei deliberately gave Ming Wei a mischievous smile and coughed twice, "Ahem... your husband."

Qi Fei's voice made Pei Ming and Du Lian look up almost simultaneously. When they saw Ming Weiyi, Pei Ming's eyes immediately softened.

When Du Lian looked at Qi Fei, his eyes held a hint of surprise at their chance encounter.

Ming Wei also deliberately glanced at Du Lian at Qi Fei, "Your boyfriend."

The elevator doors closed when no one was paying attention, and Qi Fei gave Ming Wei a speechless look.

She even casually pointed at Du Lian, saying, "Don't you know whether he's my boyfriend or not? You're just spouting nonsense because your husband is talking nonsense?"

Nonsense? This seems to be the first time Qi Fei has denied her relationship with Du Lian. Du Lian knows he's in the wrong, and he's also the one who's a little disappointed now.

Qi Fei denied it well, and Ming Wei wanted to applaud her, but she held back and continued, "Ah... but I feel like you two are dating."

"Serves you right for being such a jerk back then." Pei Ming picked up on Ming Wei's words and turned to look at Du Lian with a sly grin.

Pei Ming's words were understood by the other three people present, and this was Qi Fei's most embarrassing moment.

Moreover, Pei Ming's words were perfectly timed; now is the perfect time for Du Lian to admit his mistake.

Du Lian understood Pei Ming's intentions. He looked at Qi Fei with sincere eyes and said, "So I'm making amends now, and I hope it's not too late."

Qi Fei understood what Du Lian meant, but she chose not to respond.

She deliberately looked away, and in that one glance, she noticed that the elevator was about to reach the twentieth floor.

"Ming Weiyi! You didn't press the elevator button when you came in?"

Mingwei also reflexively looked at the upward-pointing numbers on the elevator screen. "Oh my god! I thought you pressed the button!"

Seeing Ming Weiyi and Qi Fei, this pair of lively characters, Pei Ming and Du Lian both smiled.

Pei Ming put his arm around Ming Weiyi's shoulder and said in a soft voice, "Since you're already here, why don't you come to my office and keep me company?"

A split second before the elevator doors opened, Ming Weiyi quickly shook off Pei Ming's hand. "Don't force me to hit you." Taking advantage of Ming Weiyi's inability to lay a hand on him, Pei Ming was at his most arrogant. "Go ahead and hit me, come on..."

Seeing that Pei Ming was still standing there, Ming Wei gave him a push, "If you're so tough, then don't go home tonight!"

Qi Fei, who always loved to join in the fun, said with a smile, "If he really doesn't come home tonight, then you'll be the one who's worried."

Du Lian chimed in, echoing Qi Fei, "Yeah, they'll come checking up on me again then."

The elevator doors closed after Pei Ming and Du Lian left, and Ming Wei immediately pressed the number 12 key.

As the elevator descended, Qi Fei spoke again, "I've realized today that your marriage was the right one. Pei Ming's love for you is just too obvious."

In just a few minutes, Qi Fei was deliberately observing Pei Ming. Pei Ming's attention was entirely on Ming Weiyi, and his gaze towards Ming Weiyi was always gentle and doting.

Mingwei also looked at Qifei upon hearing the sound. Qifei's smile was very pleasant, and it conveyed the warmth of a good friend.

"Obviously, you can understand how hard it was for me to coax him last time, right?"

When Ming Wei mentioned that she had spent most of the night trying to coax Pei Ming, Qi Fei couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Hahahaha... You can do it!"

20th floor, CEO's office

The rain was still falling outside the window. Du Lian followed Pei Ming's steps, and the two of them walked into the office one after the other.

With the office door closed, the atmosphere suggested that someone had something to say that couldn't be heard by others.

"How's it going with what Jia Ni asked for?" Pei Ming asked, then sat down in his seat.

"Just let her wait patiently until tomorrow morning." Du Lian stood in front of Pei Ming's desk. Now was the time to discuss serious matters, and he was still very mindful of the superior-subordinate relationship.

Pei Ming nodded slightly, gesturing with his eyes for Du Lian to sit down and talk.

Upon receiving Pei Ming's signal, Du Lian pushed open the chair opposite Pei Ming and sat down. He knew in his heart that Pei Ming must have something to ask him to do again.

Sure enough, Pei Ming spoke up: "By the way, isn't there a mid-year summary meeting for the sales department tomorrow afternoon?"

"Yes, they even invited you to listen, hoping you'd like to give them a compliment."

"You can go for me tomorrow."

Du Lian was completely dumbfounded. He pointed to himself and said, "Me? You want me to go in your place?"

"I have something to discuss with President Meng tomorrow afternoon, so there's a time conflict. Besides, what's wrong with you replacing me? You're the only one in the whole company who's most qualified to replace me."

Pei Ming looked at Du Lian seriously; his decision was final and would not be changed.

Du Lian knew Pei Ming well, so he asked directly, "The sales department has invited all the company's middle and senior management tomorrow. Don't tell me it's a time conflict; you're doing this on purpose, aren't you?"

"You know and you still ask?"

"I understand. You want everyone to guess that you want to avoid President Fu and let him steal the limelight tomorrow."

"You're so smart, how come you can't handle a woman?" Pei Ming affirmed Du Lian's words, but he also wanted to tease Du Lian in a cheeky way.

Du Lian was speechless. "I remember saying that to you back then, right? Are you bringing it up now to get back at me?"

Pei Ming smiled and said, "So, what goes around comes around, and no one escapes the wrath of Heaven."

Having finished discussing the important matters, Du Liancai didn't want to stay in Pei Ming's office and be teased by him, so he made up an excuse and slipped away.