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Chapter 332 Extra 2

"What's wrong? Who upset you?" Xie Zhaoyuan tilted her head, looking tenderly at Pei Xingzhi in the video.

Pei Xingzhi propped his phone up on the table, then suddenly pulled out an A4 sheet of paper from the side and shoved the freshly printed photo into Xie Zhaoyuan's face.

"Who is this man?"

"..." Xie Zhaoyuan was dumbfounded.

The photo on the A4 paper was a copy of the picture she had just posted on her WeChat Moments, which only a few people could see. But now, Pei Xingzhi had enlarged the photo, printed it out, and circled the man's head with a red annotation pen.

The interrogation was very strong.

"Pei Xiaohua, what are you doing?" Xie Zhaoyuan was stunned for a few seconds, then laughed.

But Pei Xingzhi couldn't laugh at all. He held up the A4 paper to the camera, as if it were evidence of Xie Zhaoyuan's crimes: "Who is this man? Why did he only look at you when taking the picture?"

Xie Zhaoyuan took a breath and found a small corner to sit down.

She knew Pei Xingzhi was just being jealous and throwing a tantrum, so her smile deepened instantly: "He's one of the clients. The photo was taken after we signed the contract. He offered me a price far above the market rate for this collaboration, and I only agreed to take a photo with them and post it on my WeChat Moments because of the money."

"But only you, me, and a few others can see that circle of friends."

Xie Zhaoyuan explained very earnestly and in detail, but Pei Xingzhi was still extremely annoyed. He was annoyed that the man had looked at his wife with that kind of gaze.

"Then why didn't he look at the camera when taking pictures, and why did he only look at you with that ambiguous gaze?"

"I don't know either, I wasn't even paying attention to him at the time," Xie Zhaoyuan said honestly.

Pei Xingzhi adjusted his glasses and finally put the A4 paper down.

"I'm a man too, and I know best what men are thinking. A man wouldn't look at a woman with such ambiguous eyes for no reason, so I'm sure he has ulterior motives towards you."

"Huh?" Xie Zhaoyuan was a little surprised, but she did not deny Pei Xingzhi's words.

After everything calmed down, Pei Xingzhi did indeed become more temperamental and liked to act childish towards her, but he wasn't the type to act impulsively or say things he didn't mean. His childishness was limited to flirting between the two of them and he was determined not to cause Xie Zhaoyuan any trouble in her work or social life.

Since he was certain that the man had no ill intentions, he must have his reasons.

Xie Zhao was willing to believe him and respect his unhappy mood. After all, he was her husband, and she had no reason to go against him because of another man.

"Really? How did you figure that out?"

“Hmph,” Pei Xingzhi sneered, his analysis sound and logical.

Xie Zhaoyuan listened attentively to what he said, and would occasionally give some feedback.

She only seemed to understand after he finished speaking.

"Hearing you say that, I suddenly remembered a few things he did to me today."

"What is it?" Pei Xingzhi frowned deeply, his expression tense.

Xie Zhaoyuan: "In the afternoon, he jokingly asked me to go to the beach, but I thought it was too cold, so I didn't agree. Then, not long after, he said he had ordered barbecue and crayfish and wanted Jiang Mian and me to eat in his room. But Jiang Mian was sleeping at that time, so I could only go by myself. I felt it was not appropriate, so I refused."

"And just now, after we signed the contract and had dinner together, he asked Jiang Mian about my preferences, saying he wanted to get to know me better."

"What did Jiang Mian say?" Pei Xingzhi's face darkened instantly.

Xie Zhaoyuan: "Jiang Mian said I'm a love-struck fool, my mind is only filled with my husband." Pei Xingzhi raised an eyebrow, his expression immediately softening: "And then?"

Xie Zhaoyuan looked at him with a smile: "Then he asked me what my hobbies, special skills, and special likes were. Jiang Mian said that her hobby was her husband, her special skill was to pamper her husband, and her special likes were also her husband."

"Hmm?" Pei Xingzhi sensed something was off. "Jiang Mian really said that?"

“No.” Xie Zhaoyuan shook her head. “Jiang Mian didn’t say that. I did.”

"What?" Pei Xingzhi was a little confused.

Xie Zhaoyuan extended her index finger and tapped his eyes through the screen: "He didn't ask Jiang Mian those questions. What I just said was all from the bottom of my heart. Don't worry, Pei Xingzhi, I really am a love-struck fool, all I can think about is you."

"..."

Okay, Pei Xingzhi admits he's been appeased.

He pursed his lips, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn upwards. However, the next second, his sense of crisis surged back.

"How long is this dinner going to last?" He sent Ye Ci a WeChat message on his computer, asking him to buy him a plane ticket.

Xie Zhaoyuan was completely unaware: "The contract was just signed, and everyone has only just started eating. I estimate it will take at least three or four hours to finish eating."

Three or four hours... that's still enough time!
"Alright then, you go eat first." Pei Xingzhi pretended to pick up his notebook, "I have to go to a meeting now, I need to hang up the video."

"Mm." Xie Zhaoyuan nodded.

"Kiss." Pei Xingzhi kissed her eyes through the screen and hurriedly hung up the video call.

Xie Zhaoyuan put away her phone and smiled helplessly. Just then, the man who had taken a photo with her came out of the private room and called out to her with a smile, "Xie Zhaoyuan, come back for dinner!"

Xie Zhaoyuan stood up and dusted off his backside: "Now."

The man walked beside her and asked casually, "Who were you talking to on the phone? Why did it take so long?"

Xie Zhaoyuan said directly, "I'm video chatting with my husband. I miss him, so I'm checking in on him."

“…Oh.” The man nodded, his expression revealing his disappointment.

Pei Xingzhi's meeting lasted for more than four hours, and Xie Zhaoyuan's dinner party ended around the same time.

Pei Xingzhi was right; that man really did have a thing for Xie Zhaoyuan.

He kept probing into Xie Zhaoyuan's private life, even going so far as to serve her food, and on several occasions he even boldly put his hand on her shoulder.

Xie Zhaoyuan resisted throughout, but to no avail. Now, having finally endured the end of the dinner, the man insisted on taking Xie Zhaoyuan back to her hotel.

"Mr. Zheng, no need."

Jiang Mian had long seen through Zheng Yijian's intentions. Seeing that he was still up to no good, she quickly stepped forward to protect Xie Zhaoyuan behind her.

"I drove here. Zhaoyuan can come back with me. It's getting late, Mr. Zheng, you should go back and rest first. We can talk about the rest of the work tomorrow."

“That won’t do.” Zheng Yijian’s gaze was fixed on Xie Zhaoyuan. “I have something to discuss with Zhaoyuan alone. You take the others back to the hotel first. I’ll take care of Zhaoyuan.”

He pronounced "Zhaoyuan" so fluently that Xie Zhaoyuan couldn't bear to hear him and was about to warn Zheng Yijian. But unexpectedly, a familiar male voice suddenly rang out behind her the next second.

"No need to trouble Mr. Zheng, I can take my wife back myself."