Soft-centered strawberry cake

Chapter 39 Gentle and Beautiful Older Sister

The afternoon breeze was gentle, and the fragrance of flowers in the fields accompanied the charity auction, which proceeded smoothly.

Although this auction was the result of the Planning Department One, it concerned the honor of the entire Planning Department. In addition to personally attending and doing his best, Li Anwen also specially dispatched Ming Weiyi and Qi Fei, the most beautiful people in the Planning Department Two, to serve as staff members on site.

The charity auction was nearing its end, and Ming Wei and Qi Fei only needed to stand at the back of the crowd, watch what was happening in front of them, and chat quietly.

"The power of capital is really strong. Even a painter like the eldest son of the Ming family, who doesn't have any real fame, can have a painting sold for millions. The rich really know how to play the game."

"Cough cough..."

As soon as Qi Fei finished speaking, a man coughed softly beside her, as if reminding her not to speak carelessly.

Reflexively, Qi Fei looked up to her left at the man who had just coughed, and her heart skipped a beat. She wished she could just disappear on the spot.

Seeing Qi Fei's terrified expression, Du Lian calmly whispered, "There are so many people here, don't talk nonsense."

"Assistant Du... Assistant Du, could you please pretend you didn't hear what I just said?" Qi Fei was truly regretful; why hadn't she controlled her tendency to complain?

Du Lianke is the person closest to Pei Ming in the entire company, and he must know Ming Chengze. How come he heard my casual remark?
Ming Wei, who was standing next to Qi Fei, also witnessed what had just happened, and she smiled secretly.

In Qi Fei's eyes, Du Lian was Pei Ming's man and the one most capable of whispering sweet nothings in Pei Ming's ear. Qi Fei was sure that Du Lian would back down.

"Assistant Du, what are you doing here?" To ease Qi Fei's embarrassment, Ming Wei also looked at Du Lian and spoke up.

"I'll just wander around," Du Lian said, looking at Ming Weiyi as she answered her question.

"The proceeds from today's charity auction far exceeded the expectations of the Planning Department. Your CEO, Mr. Pei, must be very happy, right?"

"With President Pei's brother personally bidding here, it's hard to imagine the amount not exceeding expectations." Du Lian deliberately mentioned Pei Cheng in front of Ming Weiyi, wanting to tell her that the Pei family was now fully supporting the Ming Group.

"I also noticed that President Pei's brother intentionally or unintentionally stirred things up a few times, and his wife even used the excuse of liking it to bid the highest price of the day for the painting 'Green Rice' by the eldest son of the Ming family."

Qi Fei crossed her arms over her chest, mentally reviewing today's auction.

"Was Mr. Pei's brother invited by Mr. Pei?" Ming Wei also inquired with Du Lian about the reason why Pei Cheng had come here.

Du Lian shook his head. "President Pei's brother appeared here suddenly and gave President Pei a surprise."

“They truly are brothers,” Ming Wei said, then looked at Pei Ming and Pei Cheng, who were sitting in the first row.

The topic had already touched on Pei Cheng and Pei Ming, and Qi Fei unconsciously glanced towards the first row before offering her honest assessment:
"I have to say, the Pei family has really good genes. Both of the Pei CEOs are good-looking. The elder Pei CEO is more mature and manly, while the younger Pei CEO looks a bit cold and unpredictable."

Du Lian spoke again to Qi Fei in a low voice: "Have you forgotten what I just said?"

"I'm so sorry, Assistant Du, please just pretend you didn't hear anything." Qi Fei felt again that she just couldn't control her urge to complain.

Following the gaze of the three, those sitting on the left side of the first row, from left to right, are Fu Baiqing, Ming Chengze, Ouyang Xin, Tong Ziyan, Pei Cheng, and Pei Ming.

The painting that Ming Chengze had chosen, which Tong Ziyan had already acquired, had already been acquired by the Pei family, so she naturally started to daydream. Ouyang Xin had been sitting next to her the whole time, and she knew that Ouyang Xin must know Ming Weiyi, so she politely whispered to Ouyang Xin, "Honey, can I ask you a question?"

With such a gentle and beautiful older sister wanting to ask her questions, Ouyang Xin certainly wouldn't refuse. She looked at Tong Ziyan affectionately and asked softly, "Sister, what do you want to ask?"

"I want to ask, among all these people here, which one is Ming Weiyi?"

Upon receiving Tong Ziyan's signal that she wanted to inquire about Ming Weiyi, Ouyang Xin immediately scanned her surroundings, looking around from all angles.

She knew that Tong Ziyan was now Ming Weiyi's sister-in-law, whom she had never met, so it was perfectly normal for Tong Ziyan to want to know what Ming Weiyi looked like.

Finally, Ouyang Xin spotted Ming Weiyi in the crowd. She then gestured to Tong Ziyan to look behind her. "You must know my brother-in-law Pei Ming's assistant, right? The second one standing to his left is Sister Weiwei."

After listening to Ouyang Xin's description, Tong Ziyan successfully spotted Ming Weiyi, who was dressed in a black business suit. Her face had standard professional makeup, and her chocolate-colored hair was tied into a low ponytail. The bangs on her forehead looked even more playful and cute in the breeze.

"My sister-in-law looks so beautiful even dressed so simply and plainly. Pei Ming really has good taste." Tong Ziyan turned around and smiled with satisfaction.

"This also proves that the Pei family has good taste. Sister, you are so beautiful and gentle, and you have such a great temperament. You are just like a fairy." Ouyang Xin has never been stingy with her praise for beautiful women.

Tong Ziyan was very happy to hear Ouyang Xin's praise. "Then the Ming family has good taste. Pei Ming is handsome and talented, and you are even more beautiful and lovely."

“Sister, I think we get along quite well, how about we add each other on WeChat?” Ouyang Xin said, opening her phone.

"Okay." Tong Ziyan couldn't resist the sweet "older sister" address, especially since the other party was a pretty and cute girl. Tong Ziyan readily opened her phone.

Out of the corner of his eye, Pei Cheng saw that Tong Ziyan and Ouyang Xin had added each other on WeChat. He couldn't believe that Tong Ziyan and Ming Chengze's girlfriend had become friends so quickly.

Upon seeing Ming Weiyi's situation, Tong Ziyan's first thought was to share it with Pei Cheng, so she gently nudged Ming Cheng's arm with her elbow.

Upon receiving Tong Ziyan's signal that she wanted to whisper something, Pei Cheng skillfully turned his head towards her.

“I just saw your sister-in-law, Ming Weiyi.” Tong Ziyan’s tone carried a hint of smugness.

"Where is she?" Pei Cheng was also very interested in how his younger sister-in-law had grown up.

"Look behind you, the second person standing to Du Lian's left is Pei Ming's wife, Ming Weiyi." After saying this, Tong Ziyan turned her head back again.

Following Tong Ziyan's directions, Pei Cheng quickly found Ming Weiyi. Girls change a lot as they grow up, and Pei Cheng felt that Ming Weiyi hadn't changed much. She was still as beautiful as she was when she was a child, only now she looked a bit more mature.

Now that he had seen Ming Weiyi, Pei Cheng would certainly not miss the chance to tease Pei Ming.

He nudged Pei Ming's arm with his elbow, then whispered with a laugh in Pei Ming's ear, "No wonder you're willing to be someone's live-in son-in-law."

"what?"

Pei Ming was completely confused; he didn't understand why Pei Cheng would suddenly say something like that.

(End of this chapter)