"Yicheng, how do you have time to come by today?" Xu Nianhua smiled with her eyes curved, after school started, Pei Yicheng was so busy every day that she couldn’t even catch a glimpse of him. Occasionally bumping into Pei Yining, she’d complain that Pei Yicheng almost turned the School of Architecture into his home.
Since she started school, she’s also been busy every day, whether with schoolwork, or the translation studio, or welcoming foreign guests at the Orient Hotel on Saturdays, and the books she’s translating—she thinks about these things from the moment her eyes open in the morning until they close at night.
Therefore, she very well understands the hardships of Pei Yicheng when he gets busy.
"I’m inviting you to dinner tonight, you can come with your brother." Pei Yicheng reached out and ruffled her ponytail, explaining: "The main building of Xiyue Hotel is about to be wrapped up, and I’m involved in another design. I’ve registered the company Liunian, Cheng Hao went to South City, and the company here requires my attention."
"Yicheng, even if you come to find me every day, I don’t have the time." Xu Nianhua chuckled lightly, raising an eyebrow, "When did you arrange to have dinner with my brother?"
Yesterday and earlier this morning, Su Lie hadn’t mentioned a word about this.
"It was too late last night, so I didn’t call you, but I set it up with your brother." Pei Yicheng naturally didn’t mention the 8:30 time when Su Lie wanted to hassle him; he understood, knowing that anyone thinking of taking his sister away would likely act similarly to how Su Lie did.
He’s satisfied that today Su Lie has agreed to let him drop her off.
"Did you call last night?" Xu Nianhua’s words carried a hint of regret, it was a shame she didn’t receive it yesterday, she said, "Yicheng, don’t just focus on work, don’t wear yourself out. Liunian’s perfume is selling like crazy at our school, I see many students talking about it."
"A new product should be out next month, take a look then and see how the new perfume smells." Pei Yicheng gripped the steering wheel, steadily driving towards the school.
"Sounds great."
Xu Nianhua cheerfully replied, suddenly exclaiming, "Oh no! I forgot to bring Xiaoxi!"
She pouted, lamenting, "I’ve been going to school with Xiaoxi for the past half month."
Pei Yicheng looked at the school gate right ahead: "..."
At the school gate, as Xu Nianhua just got off the car, Su Xi got out of Su Lie’s car.
"Xiaoxi, I’m sorry, I didn’t do it on purpose." Xu Nianhua confessed early, lowering her head, looking like it was all her fault.
"Choosing romance over friendship!" Su Xi murmured, she had long seen Pei Yicheng picking up Xu Nianhua and recognized it was his car. Over the past half month, though Xu Nianhua didn’t say it, she often thought of Pei Yicheng, frequently asking Pei Yining to remind him not to overwork himself.
"Xiaoxi, I truly didn’t mean it."
Xu Nianhua really forgot at the moment; once she saw Pei Yicheng, got in the car, it felt like there was endless talk, before she knew it, they were at the school; by the time she realized, they had already reached the school gate.
"Xiaoxi, I promise, next time I definitely won’t forget you." Xu Nianhua caught up with her, earnestly promising.
Su Xi glanced at her, asking, "Really?"
"Truer than true gold." Xu Nianhua affirmed.
Su Xi’s bright eyes twinkled, "Then let’s have dinner together tonight."
"Sure." Without thinking, Xu Nianhua agreed, since Yicheng said Su Lie would also join, she’d take Su Xi along too, wouldn’t it be livelier with more people?