ACBNHTS Chapter 9

Sheng Yiguang lowered his eyes. He returned to his workstation, and just a few minutes after sitting down, the design department manager came to announce that all personnel involved in the approved case were required to attend a meeting.

Sheng Yiguang took his things and entered the conference room.

This was the most oppressive meeting Sheng Yiguang had ever attended. No one said “start,” no one spoke; only Pei Du, sitting at the head of the table, flipped through the documents page by page.

The sound of turning pages was particularly clear in the deathly silent conference room.

It was nerve-wracking.

After Pei Du finished reading, the secretary beside him spoke, “We can begin.”

The people in the conference room breathed a sigh of relief, but their hearts tensed up again.

One by one, the people in charge of explaining the proposals went up and stood in front of the screen, elaborating on the details of each plan.

Sheng Yiguang knew every plan inside and out, so he inevitably drifted off.

He glanced at Pei Du a couple of times.

Who could have imagined that the person who couldn’t even be bothered to look at books in school would be sitting in a conference room listening to other people’s reports? And everyone was waiting for him to nod.

“Sheng Yiguang.”

Pei Du suddenly called out to him.

Sheng Yiguang’s heart skipped a beat, and he looked up to meet Pei Du’s dark eyes.

Everyone in the conference room looked over in unison, even the person giving the presentation stopped.

It was dead silent.

“Don’t drift off.”

Sheng Yiguang immediately felt ashamed and lowered his head. “Sorry.”

Two hours later, the meeting ended.

Out of six proposals, one was approved. Next came preparation and implementation.

The company employees finally had a chance to leave work on time.

Sheng Yiguang packed up his things and walked towards the subway station in the cold wind.

A car slowly slowed down, and the window rolled down. General Manager Xie, the company’s former boss, poked his head out.

“Sheng Yiguang, off work? It’s quite a distance to the subway station from here, and the weather’s cold. Let me give you a ride.”

Sheng Yiguang had no particular relationship with General Manager Xie, so why would he suddenly offer him a ride?

Sheng Yiguang involuntarily looked at the back seat.

He saw a blurry figure.

His heart missed a beat.

He took a step back, smiling politely.

“No need to trouble you. It’s not much of a walk.”

“Oh, don’t be so polite. Your face is all red from the cold. Get in.”

“No, no.”

“Go.”

A familiar, cold voice interrupted Sheng Yiguang and General Manager Xie’s exchange.

General Manager Xie froze, smiled at Sheng Yiguang, and then rolled up the window.

The car sped up and drove away.

Inside the car, General Manager Xie didn’t dare to breathe loudly.

The car was stopped by General Manager Pei, and the person was also intended to be taken by General Manager Pei.

It was normal for an employee to be reluctant to ride in a leader’s car. Saying a few more words might have convinced him, so why did he suddenly become unhappy?

“General Manager Pei, we are now…”

“Going home.”

“…”

Weren’t they supposed to go to dinner?

He wanted to take the opportunity to have more contact with General Manager Pei and flatter him.

But since General Manager Pei wanted to go home, he didn’t dare to say another word. He uttered a string of phrases like, “You’ve worked hard, you’re tired, you really should go back and rest well, you need to take care of your health,” respectfully and politely escorting Pei Du and his secretary back to the residential complex.

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Sheng Yiguang went to the kindergarten to pick up Sheng Tong. Sheng Tong, who had been going home by himself for several days in a row, jumped up happily when he saw Sheng Yiguang.

“Sheng Yiguang, you’re here to pick me up!”

Sheng Yiguang took his little schoolbag and led Sheng Tong home.

“Sheng, Yi, Guang!”

Sheng Yiguang turned around.

Zhang Yang, leading a child, strode forward menacingly.

“Your child can actually attend school here?!”

This kindergarten was upper-middle class in Lingang. The tuition fees were exorbitant, and you needed to have a corresponding school district property. It was impossible to get in without connections!

Sheng Yiguang shielded Sheng Tong behind him.

“What do you want?”

“What do I want? You’re living a good life now!”

After resigning, he had also heard about the company’s benefits and was filled with resentment.

Winter wasn’t a good time to look for a job. He couldn’t stay unemployed forever, so he was picking up and dropping off children for wealthy families to earn some pocket money.

Who would have thought he would witness Sheng Yiguang living such a glamorous life!

“All of this is clearly mine! You were the one who should have been kicked out of the company!”

“You were fired because you deserved it. It has nothing to do with me.”

As Sheng Yiguang spoke, he pulled Sheng Tong away.

“I’ll fuck your mother!”

Zhang Yang was filled with hatred and jealousy. He suddenly rushed forward and shoved Sheng Yiguang hard.

Sheng Yiguang was caught off guard. He only had time to let go of Sheng Tong’s hand before he fell to the ground.

Sheng Tong was startled.

“Sheng Yiguang!”

In the nick of time, someone rushed out from who knows where.

He was extremely fast.

Sheng Yiguang was pulled into his arms.

And he fell into the green belt.

Sheng Yiguang turned his head and met Pei Du’s gaze.

Pei Du’s expression was indifferent, as if he had just noticed it was him.

“Oh, it’s you. If I had known, I wouldn’t have saved you.”

“…”

The secretary who had rushed over: “…”

Why be so stubborn?

He had just run so fast he was a blur.

Anyone who didn’t know better would have thought Sheng Yiguang was about to fall into a pit of fire.

Pei Du pushed Sheng Yiguang away. “Aren’t you going to get up? Is lying on me so comfortable?”

Sheng Yiguang quickly got up and turned to check on Pei Du.

The grass was soft, so he shouldn’t have been hurt.

It was just that the grass had just been watered, and Pei Du’s clothes and pants were covered in mud, soaked in a large patch.

Pei Du seemed not to notice. He looked at Zhang Yang, cold and arrogant.

“If I remember correctly, I fired you.”

“You, why are you here? I know, you must have fucked—”

Pei Du raised his foot and kicked him in the stomach, sending him flying with one kick.

Zhang Yang fell on the cement ground, his tailbone about to crack.

Sheng Yiguang immediately covered Sheng Tong’s eyes, preventing him from watching the violent scene.

Pei Du’s face was frighteningly cold. He walked forward and stepped on Zhang Yang’s chest, grinding him into the ground.

“What did you just say? I didn’t hear you.”

“General Manager Pei, I was wrong, I was wrong, I’m sorry…”

Seeing Zhang Yang’s face turn white, Sheng Yiguang was afraid something would happen and spoke up.

“Pei Du, forget it.”

“Forget it? You let him insult you without retaliating, let him push you without fighting back, and now that I’ve got him pinned under my feet, you’re telling me to stop? Sheng Yiguang, are you made of mud?”

Pei Du’s harsh words reminded Sheng Yiguang of their school days.

There was a hooligan harassing girls near the school.

To solve the problem, Sheng Yiguang dressed up as a girl as bait, cooperating with the boys in the class to lure him out.

Who knew that the other party was cunning and almost lifted his skirt.

At that time, Pei Du was particularly angry, rushed up to fight, and ended up with a colorful face.

Sheng Yiguang was applying medicine to him. “Why did you have to fight?”

“He was lifting your skirt, couldn’t you feel it?”

“I’m not a girl, and I was wearing pants underneath. He couldn’t see anything.”

“So it’s okay to lift it? Why are you so soft-tempered? If you think it’s okay, then show me enough right now.”

He was indeed not as spirited, flamboyant, and dazzling as Pei Du, whose eyes couldn’t tolerate a speck of sand.

After his parents divorced and remarried, Sheng Yiguang no longer had a home.

This situation became even more obvious after his parents each had new children.

He was very aggrieved at that time.

Clearly, he was a child with a father and mother, but he was as if he had neither.

But what was even more aggrieved was that because he was taken care of by his grandparents, no one thought he could be aggrieved, only that he should know when to stop and be more sensible.

Sheng Yiguang didn’t want to cause trouble for the elderly either, so he got used to enduring a little more than others.

But showing Pei Du his skirt.

Exceeded the scope of enduring a little more.

Sheng Yiguang’s face flushed red, and he deliberately pressed down on Pei Du’s bruise a couple of times.

Pei Du cried out in pain, but he was smiling on his face.

“You’re only fierce with me? You’re something else.”

…

Now, Sheng Yiguang stopped speaking when he heard this.

Pei Du let go of his foot and said to the secretary, “Handle it. I don’t want to see this person in Lingang again.”

“Yes.”

“Also, the clothes, make him pay for them.”

Zhang Yang was uneasy. “How, how much?”

The secretary replied, “General Manager Pei’s pants are about fifteen thousand, and the jacket is seventy thousand.”

“Eighty thousand? You’re extorting me!”

Pei Du chuckled. “Who are you looking down on? Do you think I can’t afford it?”

“…But you’re so rich, do you care about this little bit?”

“I’m rich, not sick. If you think eighty thousand is too much, then just pay up.”

Zhang Yang shut his mouth.

Sheng Yiguang looked at the mud stains on the eighty thousand yuan and thought it would have been better to let him fall to the ground. He was about to thank Pei Du when a cold wind blew past, and he heard him gasp. So he changed his words.

“Do you have any clothes? If you don’t change, you’ll easily get sick.”

“No, I came here to find a friend, I didn’t bring any.”

The secretary, who knew that Pei Du now lived in this residential complex: “…”

“Then go have him wash them for you.”

“He’s getting on in years, how could I be so embarrassed?”

Secretary: “…”

“Then wear his.”

“I’m not wearing women’s clothes.”

Secretary: “…”

Does his General Manager Pei’s brain processor have 48 cores?

Turning so fast?

The air was silent for a moment, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

Pei Du laughed. “Sheng Yiguang, are you so resistant to me going to your house because you’re afraid I’ll do something to you? But…”

His tone changed.

“It seems like I should be the one who’s afraid?”

“…”

Seeing that he wasn’t speaking, Pei Du continued carelessly, “It’s okay, I’ll just go back home, it’s not far, only a dozen kilometers.”

Secretary: “…”

It wouldn’t be appropriate not to express an opinion at this time.

Sheng Yiguang opened his mouth. “Then why don’t you go to my place? I’ll wash them for you. Consider it a thank you for helping me.”

Pei Du reluctantly nodded.

“Oh, alright.”