Chapter – 28
Does President Pei Know That Young Lady Just Now?
Pei Nian’an took a deep breath and said:
“Yu Zhi, tell me why. Why does Brother Chengnian always protect that bitch? I’m the one who’s engaged to him! How dare Wen Ying steal him from me? I’ll never let her get away with it!”
She grabbed Yu Zhi’s hand desperately.
“Yu Zhi! You have to help me!”
Yu Zhi asked cautiously, “Pei-jie… you’re not planning to get someone to beat Wen Ying up again, are you?”
Pei Nian’an thought for a moment, then shook her head.
“Brother Chengnian doesn’t like it when I fight. Fine, I won’t fight. But that bitch—she loves pretending to be so innocent. I’ll make sure everyone sees what she really is!”
Her eyes flashed with spite, and Yu Zhi could already tell something ridiculous was coming. Sure enough, Pei Nian’an said viciously:
“On Monday, when you go to school, find a toad for me. Put it in her backpack! I want her to be humiliated in front of everyone in class!”
Yu Zhi: “……”
Yu Zhi was speechless.
This young lady’s revenge plans were… remarkably childish.
Seeing Yu Zhi stay silent, Pei Nian’an frowned tightly.
“What? You don’t want to do it? Yu Zhi, whose side are you on?!”
Yu Zhi instantly replied, “Yours, of course!” She smiled weakly. “But, Pei-jie, I’m… afraid of toads.”
Pei Nian’an gave her a sidelong look.
“Catch a toad for me and I’ll give you ten thousand yuan—no limit.”
Yu Zhi: “!!!”
Yu Zhi’s eyes lit up.
“Pei-jie, I’m on it! A toad? Please! I can catch a hundred if you want! I’ll throw Wen Ying straight into a swamp of toads if that’s what you need!”
Pei Nian’an lifted her chin proudly, grabbed her purse, and stood up.
“Then I’ll be waiting for good news!”
Yu Zhi saluted playfully.
“Don’t you worry!”
Just a toad—no big deal. Besides, Wen Ying was the heroine; a toad wasn’t going to scare her to death. Worst case, Yu Zhi could compensate her a hundred yuan per toad. Win-win!
After all, who gives up money for the sake of dignity?
Since Pei Nian’an was too angry to go home, Yu Zhi had no choice but to take her to a five-star hotel.
When they arrived, Pei Nian’an waited in the car while Yu Zhi went inside to check in.
The hotel lobby was bustling. When Yu Zhi reached the counter, the receptionist smiled apologetically.
“Hello, miss, please wait a moment—our front desk service is quite busy right now.”
Yu Zhi nodded and went to sit in the lounge area.
After a few minutes, a man and a woman sat down near her. The woman asked softly:
“You’re sure Pei Yanci is here?”
“Absolutely. He’s attending a banquet tonight.”
The woman took a small paper packet from her purse.
“Good. Book me a room later—tonight’s the night it happens.”
The man chuckled meaningfully.
“Relax. Once he drinks this, he’ll be the one begging to sleep with you.”
The woman smiled with satisfaction.
Yu Zhi’s eyes widened.
Good grief. As expected of a trashy romance novel world—people really did drug others like it was nothing!
Apparently, the concept of the rule of law didn’t exist here.
She felt a twinge of pity for the poor guy who was about to fall into their trap.
Still, she didn’t think much of it. The front desk finally opened up, and she went over to finish checking in.
Once she got the room key, Yu Zhi texted Pei Nian’an to come in.
Pei Nian’an sent back a voice message saying she and the driver were in the underground parking lot and asked Yu Zhi to meet her there.
Yu Zhi pocketed the key card and headed to the elevator.
Ding.
The elevator doors opened, and several men in suits stepped out.
Yu Zhi automatically stepped aside.
Among the group, the man in the center stood out—tall, elegant, and breathtakingly handsome.
Yu Zhi’s eyes widened in shock.
Her first thought: That’s the super handsome model guy!
Her second: Wait, that’s Pei Nian’an’s brother!
Inside the elevator, the assistant held the door and gestured politely. Pei Yanci walked out, indifferent and imposing.
Then Yu Zhi suddenly remembered the conversation from earlier—
Pei, hotel, tonight, “beg to sleep”…
Everything clicked in her mind.
Just as Pei Yanci was about to step past her, Yu Zhi made a snap decision—
She didn’t enter the elevator. Instead, she stepped back and raised a hand to block his way.
Immediately, her system voice shrieked in her head:
【AHHH! Yu Zhi, what are you doing?! Do you even know who he is? You’re crazy to stop him!】
Yu Zhi blinked.
Sure, she didn’t know his role in the novel—but he was Pei Nian’an’s brother.
She’d taken so much money from Pei Nian’an; how could she let the poor guy get drugged tonight? Her conscience wouldn’t allow it!
The system groaned.
【You’re digging your own grave. Don’t come crying later!】
At the elevator.
Pei Yanci frowned, clearly impatient. He looked down at her.
Their eyes met—and he hesitated.
She looked vaguely familiar, though he couldn’t place where he’d seen her before.
Noticing his irritation, Yu Zhi gave an awkward smile.
Then she glanced toward the couple at the front desk—who were now walking toward them.
Quickly, she opened her phone and typed a note:
[That couple at the front desk is plotting against you. The woman plans to drug you. Got it?]
She held up her phone for him to see.
Pei Yanci’s assistant stepped forward instinctively, but Pei Yanci lifted a hand to stop him.
He narrowed his eyes, read the message, and glanced toward the couple briefly before turning back to Yu Zhi.
Yu Zhi smiled, pocketed her phone, and blinked meaningfully.
You got it, right? Don’t say I didn’t warn you!
As the couple approached, Yu Zhi quickly slipped into the elevator.
She’d done her good deed for the day—whatever happened next wasn’t her problem.
Watching the elevator doors close, Assistant Xu Fei turned to Pei Yanci.
“President Pei, do you know that young lady?”
Pei Yanci shook his head.
He’d met plenty of women trying to get his attention with their looks.
When this one pulled out her phone, he’d assumed it was another trick—
but it turned out to be a genuine warning.
His eyes flicked to the approaching couple. He gave Xu Fei a look.
Xu Fei understood immediately.
Meanwhile, in the underground parking lot—
Yu Zhi handed Pei Nian’an the room key, then, exhausted, hailed a taxi home.
To keep herself awake in the car, she chatted mentally with the system.
“Hey, System,” she asked, “what did you mean earlier when you said I’d regret it?”
The system sighed deeply.
【Do you even know who that man you stopped was?】
【Do you know what kind of character he is in this book?】
【You’re doomed, girl. Haven’t you ever heard the saying—‘Ignore your system, and you’ll suffer instantly’?】
