“No, I’m still young, I don’t have those thoughts yet.”
Lan Hui said.
Peng Kai nodded.
While they were chatting, they had already arrived at the school.
Once they entered the classroom, the two tacitly avoided talking about anything related to romance.
Lan Hui accompanied Zhang in S City for two days, and only sent her off at the train station on the second night.
Lan Hui had bought her a sleeper ticket, so after a night’s sleep, she would be home.
That afternoon, after dinner, Lan Hui was about to head to school for class when Peng Kai sent her a message, asking her to help bring a book to the shop.
Lan Hui replied directly, “I’ll just bring it to school for you.” No need to make a detour.
Peng Kai: “A customer brought me a small cake and milk tea today. Come over and eat it, the cake isn’t easy to take to school.”
After all, every time he went to school, class was about to start, and it wasn’t appropriate to eat in class.
“You won’t eat it yourself?”
“I don’t like sweets.”
Lan Hui was tempted. She was broke, haha, and hadn’t had a little cake in a long time.
“Alright, I’ll come over now.”
“Okay.”
Ten minutes later, Lan Hui arrived at the Peng Kai Auto Repair Shop, panting.
Peng Kai was already waiting at the entrance. When he saw her coming, he led her straight to the counter.
“Just sit here and eat.”
Lan Hui saw there was a slice of triangular Strawberry Mousse on the counter, along with a cup of pudding milk tea. Smiling, she said, “Kai-ge, you’re so generous, I won’t be polite then.”
Peng Kai laughed, “Take your time eating, I have to get back to work for a bit.”
“Alright, I’ll wait for you.” Lan Hui happily began to eat.
She hadn’t eaten cake in a long time, and even though she’d had dinner, she still finished the whole thing.
The sweetness was just right, rich milky flavor mixed with the scent of strawberries, the taste was especially good.
As Lan Hui was sipping her milk tea, a young girl came over to the counter and spoke to her, “Hey beauty, are you the boss’s girlfriend?”
Lan Hui shook her head, “No.” Her gaze sized up the girl—about twenty-four or twenty-five, around 1.65 meters tall, fair-skinned, and very pretty.
She was dressed fashionably, a long red coat paired with black Martin boots, her seaweed-like wavy hair casually draped over her shoulders, looking very bright and alluring.
She was a beauty as delicate as a rose.
The lady in red asked again, “Then are you the boss’s younger sister?”
She glanced over Lan Hui, who looked very young, just over twenty, skin like snow, almond-shaped eyes and peach blossom cheeks, with light makeup but extremely beautiful.
She wore a white cotton jacket, a blue scarf around her neck, and her long black hair like silk hung down to her waist. She looked full of spirit, clean and fresh, making people feel at ease.
She considered herself to be an outstanding woman, but had to admit that the girl before her was truly beautiful, like the perfect image of a man’s first love.
Lan Hui thought, since she had called Peng Kai “Kai-ge” for so long, she could count as his younger sister.
“You could say that.”
The lady in red smiled, “Let’s add each other on social media. Next time, let’s hang out together with your brother.”
Lan Hui instantly understood that this lady in red was interested in Peng Kai.
“Sure.” Lan Hui quickly gave her phone number.
She couldn’t miss this opportunity. The lady in red was beautiful and, judging by her outfit, came from a good background. In every way, she matched Peng Kai well.
If the two could hit it off, wouldn’t her mission be almost complete?
The lady in red was overjoyed, “So, when are you usually free?”
Lan Hui thought for a moment, “Thursday, Saturday, and weekend evenings are free.” They didn’t have class those nights.
“Alright, got it.” The lady in red was excited.
She had come to Peng Kai Auto Repair Shop several times for car washes, but every time the boss barely looked at her.
At first, she thought he was playing hard to get, but later realized he really wasn’t interested.
The more she came, the more she liked the boss and found him more manly.
He was attentive, patient, and his repair prices weren’t high. Once, she saw him repairing a car in a sweater, his muscles firm and his physique excellent, which made her heart flutter.
She’d asked for his contact once before, but he told her to add the chubby guy instead and ignored her.
Today, she came again and saw him personally go out to greet a girl—she was shocked and couldn’t resist striking up a conversation. She didn’t expect the girl wasn’t his girlfriend.
“By the way, beauty, what’s your name? So I can save your contact.” Lan Hui asked.
The lady in red replied, “Cao Xuan.”
“Alright.” Lan Hui smiled.
***
On Saturday night, Lan Hui took the initiative to message Peng Kai: “Kai-ge, are you free tonight?”
Peng Kai asked, “What’s up?”
“A friend invited me to sing at a KTV. If you’re free, come with me?” Lan Hui invited.
Peng Kai thought of the mixed crowd at KTVs, and with such a pretty girl, she might easily catch unwanted attention: “Alright, wait for me half an hour, I’ll go with you.”
Lan Hui was overjoyed, “Thanks, Kai-ge, you’re awesome!”
Peng Kai couldn’t help but laugh and cry.
At a little past seven in the evening, Lan Hui brought Peng Kai to Royal No.1 KTV. Seeing how luxurious it was, Peng Kai’s eyelid twitched, “Yue Fu, what kind of friends do you have?” They looked quite wealthy.
Lan Hui understood Peng Kai’s concern, “Don’t worry, Kai-ge, my friend is a pretty big sister.”
Only then did Peng Kai relax.
He was just afraid Yue Fu would run into one of those rich playboys with bad intentions.
The two entered private room No. 3, where five or six pretty girls and a few guys were sitting, the atmosphere lively.
Cao Xuan warmly greeted Lan Hui and Peng Kai.
“Little sister, Peng Kai, sit over here with me.”
Tonight, Cao Xuan was dressed hotly—a black low-V long dress with red high heels, the whole person like a night elf.
Any man would steal a glance at her.
Several men in the KTV couldn’t help but eye her.
Lan Hui nodded, “Alright.”
Peng Kai frowned, surprised that it was this woman who invited them.
Lan Hui noticed Peng Kai’s cold expression and quickly tugged his sleeve, leaning in to whisper, “Kai-ge, since we’re already here, let’s just give her some face and sit for a while, okay?”
Only then did Peng Kai sit down with Lan Hui.
Cao Xuan took the initiative to sit next to Peng Kai, their bodies touching. Peng Kai instinctively scooted closer to Yue Fu.
“Peng Kai, what songs do you like? I’ll pick for you? Or should we sing a duet?”
Cao Xuan was the center of attention in the room, passionately showing favor to a man, instantly causing a stir.
Someone immediately turned off the music and started teasing Cao Xuan.
“Miss Cao, who’s this handsome guy beside you? Aren’t you going to introduce him?”
“This guy looks unfamiliar. I don’t remember S City having such a talented young man?”
Cao Xuan smiled and confidently introduced him, “His name is Peng Kai, just returned from studying in M Country, and now he’s the R&D director at my father’s company”
” He works all day and doesn’t care about appearances. You’d never guess he’s a top earner making tens of millions a year, right?”
Everyone in the room gasped.
“Miss Cao, your charm is amazing. The handsome guy just returned and you’ve already snagged him.”
“By the way, who’s the beauty beside the handsome guy? Aren’t you going to introduce her?” One of the rich young men couldn’t help but ask. From the moment Lan Hui entered, he’d noticed this pure beauty.
Cao Xuan smiled, “She’s Peng Kai’s younger sister.”
The young masters got excited, “Little sister, do you have a boyfriend? What do you think of me?”
Peng Kai’s face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, barely restraining his anger.
If Cao Xuan wasn’t Yue Fu’s friend, he would have left immediately.
Lan Hui didn’t pay attention to the young men’s teasing; her eyes were on Peng Kai, and hearing Cao Xuan’s introduction made her feel uncomfortable.
Cao Xuan seemed to be praising Peng Kai, but in reality, she looked down on his job, thinking it would be embarrassing to tell the truth.
She originally wanted to matchmake the two, but someone who despised Peng Kai’s background—how much sincerity could she have for him?
She wasn’t worthy of Peng Kai.
And she certainly couldn’t be the one to untie the knot in Peng Kai’s heart.
Lan Hui couldn’t be bothered to pretend anymore. She immediately grabbed Peng Kai and stood up to leave.
Cao Xuan sensed something was wrong and quickly chased after them, catching up at the lobby entrance.
“Peng Kai, are you angry?” she panted, explaining, “Peng Kai, please understand, with my family background and status, if I found a boyfriend who runs a small auto repair shop, people would laugh at me.”
“As long as you’re willing to be with me, I’ll persuade my dad and have you work at the company next week as the R&D director, with an annual salary of tens of millions.”
“Even if you don’t know the job at first, I’ll have my dad find someone to teach you.”
She never once looked at Lan Hui. The moment Lan Hui pulled Peng Kai away, she started to dislike her.
If it weren’t for her meddling, Peng Kai wouldn’t have left, and she wouldn’t have lost face in front of her friends.
Peng Kai’s expression was calm as he directly refused, “Miss Cao, I appreciate your kindness, but I still prefer repairing cars and have no intention of changing jobs.”
He pulled Lan Hui to leave.
Cao Xuan’s face soured, and she directly called out to Lan Hui, “Little sister, do you really want to see your brother stuck in a shabby little shop fixing cars his whole life?”
“Ten or even twenty years later, he still won’t be able to buy a house in S City. You’re his sister, you should know what’s best for him, right?”
Cao Xuan was trying to get Lan Hui to persuade Peng Kai.
As soon as she finished speaking, Peng Kai stopped in his tracks, turned, and walked back towards her.
Cao Xuan’s face lit up, thinking Peng Kai… was willing to be with her after all?
Peng Kai walked up to Cao Xuan and explained, “Yue Fu is not my sister.”
Cao Xuan’s face changed, disbelief in her voice, “What did you say? She’s not your sister? Then why did she tell me she was?”
Cao Xuan felt a surge of suppressed anger, thinking Lan Hui was playing her.
Lan Hui was about to explain, but Peng Kai spoke first, “She’s the girl I like. I appear by her side as her ‘brother’ to get close to her, because I want to marry her.”
“Before, the timing wasn’t right, so I didn’t confess, but since things have come to this, I might as well be honest. I don’t want there to be any misunderstanding, Miss Cao.”
Lan Hui was utterly shocked, her mind a complete mess.
What did Peng Kai just say?
He said he liked her?
And wanted to marry her?
As soon as Peng Kai finished speaking, he didn’t say another word, pulling the stunned Lan Hui away quickly.
Cao Xuan was furious, but could only watch as Peng Kai left with Lan Hui.
“Peng Kai, you’ll regret this, you’ll definitely regret this!”
A girl with just looks—how could she compare to someone with a superior family background like her?
He chose Yue Fu now, but when they struggle for daily necessities in the future, he’ll realize how ridiculous today’s choice was.
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