Mr. Pei! Don't force yourself into circles you can't fit into.

Pei Shuli's life is not easy.

Since being kicked out of Beishan Villa, he hasn't even had a place to eat. He can only stay at home, but he's the kind of person who can't stay idle. So, these past few days, he couldn't wait to send messages to Shen Mingxiao.

Looking at the chat history above, which showed the time was from a few days ago, I sighed inwardly.

What terrible idea did Shi Jiaming give him?

Are you saying someone is the bottom one?

He actually believed it.

He tried to act tough and masculine while chatting with the other person. And what happened? The other person didn't even bother to send him money, let alone reply to his messages!

The poor guy is still wasting his time on the other party.

Look at these sent chat logs.

Zhi Shu hits you: [Brother~~ I'm actually not a tough guy~ I'm a delicate and pitiful little flower bud~]

Zhi Shu hits you: [I was just joking with you before~ #shy]

Zhi Shu hits you: [Brother~ talk to me, please.]

He felt a chill run down his spine when he looked at the chat history.

Uh ~

How disgusting.

do not care.

The fact that Shi Jiaming was able to use this trick to hook up with his second brother shows that it is effective!

But after waiting for a long time without receiving a reply, his patience gradually wore thin, and he couldn't help but type impatiently.

Zhi Shu hits you: [Damn it, I didn't ask you to go to a hotel! Would it kill you to reply to a message?!]

I felt a little better after posting it; this is more like his style!

Why call me "brother"? It's offensive.

They were planning to retract the message.

Unexpectedly, a location was sent from the other side very soon.

Leisurely Clouds and Wild Cranes: [**Hotel]

Pei Shuli was stunned. What... did this mean? Was it an implication? No, this was already an explicit indication!

Zhi Shu will hit you: [Now?]

Idle Clouds and Wild Cranes: [Okay.]

Pei Shuli: "..."

Just as I was about to refuse, the other party sent another message.

Leisurely Wanderer: [What do you want to eat tonight? I'll start preparing.]

Pei Shuli stared at the message above, hesitating. Eat? What's there to eat? If he wanted to eat, he would just stay home and not go out.

He needs money! Will Shen Mingxiao give him a lot of money, like his second brother gave Shi Jiaming?

Yes, we need to remind him, hint at it!

Zhi Shu hits you: "I want to eat RMB" I hadn't finished typing it when I accidentally clicked send.

He had no choice but to edit and resend it.

Idle Clouds and Wild Cranes: [This is a bit illegal, I can't do that for you.]

Zhi Shu will hit you: [Coin]

Idle Clouds and Wild Cranes: [...You want to eat it?]

Zhi Shu hits you: 【Hmm!】

Idle Clouds and Wild Cranes: [Well... okay then.]

Pei Shuli curled his lips. Sure enough, Shen Mingxiao was stingy. He was only reluctantly agreeing to do it, and he hadn't even asked for much yet.

And so, the arrogant Pei Shuli boldly went out.

...

Pei Shuli stood at the door of the hotel room, raised his hand to confirm the room number again, took a deep breath, straightened his collar, brushed the stray hairs from his forehead, and imitated Shen Jicheng's 'kind and friendly' smile.

He simply didn't realize that his world-weary face was completely unsuitable for smiling. Unlike Shen Jicheng, who possessed a captivating face that was alluring and beautiful when he smiled.

The smile seemed somewhat fake to Pei Shuli.

"Knock knock—" He raised his hand and knocked on the door.

Soon, the door opened.

Pei Shuli's carefully prepared smile froze instantly when he saw the face inside the door.

His lips were frozen in mid-air, neither up nor down, forming an extremely comical arc.

The person standing inside wasn't Shen Mingxiao at all. The face was younger, with less composure and more gentleness in his eyes and brows. A faint smile played at the corners of his lips as he slowly and deliberately examined him, as if he were scrutinizing an interesting object.

"...Shen Yanhe?" Pei Shuli's voice rose a half-tone, his expression shifting from expectation to anger in a blink of an eye. "How could it be you?!"

Shen Yanhe leaned against the doorframe, hands in his pockets, looking completely at ease. He stepped aside to make way for him, speaking slowly and deliberately.

"My older brother had something come up and couldn't make it, so he asked me to come in his place."

"This can actually be replaced?!" Pei Shuli was completely exasperated.

Shen Yanhe raised an eyebrow, not answering directly, but instead taking a step back and gesturing with her chin towards the room.

"Come inside? It's not appropriate to shout in the hallway."

Pei Shuli thought about it and realized that the corridor was indeed not a good place to talk. If someone saw them and it got back to his brother, that would be bad.

He gritted his teeth, lifted his foot, and stepped inside.

Shen Yanhe naturally closed the door.

Pei Shuli, utterly naive, sat down on the soft bed, facing Shen Yanhe with an aggressive demeanor that showed no sign of yielding.

"I need to speak with your brother! Get your brother over here. I'm not talking to you." Since the person he was meeting wasn't Shen Mingxiao, Pei Shuli didn't bother pretending anymore and revealed his true colors.

Shen Yanhe acted as if he hadn't heard, walking straight to the sofa and sitting down with a relaxed posture. He poured Pei Shuli a cup of tea and pushed it to the seat opposite him.

"What are we talking about? I know everything about what happened between you and my brother."

Pei Shuli's body stiffened slightly.

Shen Yanhe continued speaking at a leisurely pace.

"To be honest, my brother is very busy, so he often asks me to reply to his messages on his phone. So I'm really sorry for accidentally seeing your interesting chat history."

Pei Shuli's eyes widened instantly. He never expected Shen Mingxiao to be so perverted as to let others see their chat history. But then he thought about it and realized that he had also let Shi Jiaming see it.

He even asked him to help reply to messages, which he could understand.

After thinking it through, he spoke expressionlessly.

"Oh, I'm off then." How annoying, what a wasted trip.

Shen Yanhe spoke up at this moment, "Wait."

He pulled out several stacks of cash from his pocket and pushed them onto the coffee table, a gentle smile on his face. "Although my older brother was a bit rude, as his younger brother, I naturally have to take responsibility for him."

"I heard that Young Master Pei is currently short of funds, and I hope this money won't offend you. Of course, it's also a token of my own goodwill." He emphasized the word "himself."

Pei Shuli's eyes lit up the moment he saw the money.

He rushed over, exclaiming, "Holy crap! How long has it been since I've seen so much money!"

"This is much more generous than the stingy Shen Mingxiao!" He was reluctant to transfer even 10,000 yuan to her, and even bargained with him!

In comparison, the second young master of the Shen family is much more generous than the eldest young master of the Shen family!

His eyes darted around, and his face clearly showed an expression that said, "I'm about to start plotting against you."

"I remember you are... the vice president, right?" Vice president... is that the same as him? Just a title, but nothing in reality, all the power is in the hands of his second brother.

Shen Yanhe smiled gently, "Yes." He said regretfully, "Sometimes I really don't want to be this vice president."

"After all, having too much money can also be a source of trouble."

Pei Shuli's eyes lit up for a moment, but he pretended to be reserved and said earnestly,

I want to help you solve your problem.