218 218 — Chairman Li The Pervert

In the car, Pei Yueran was still thinking about the fact that the boys did not go back with them tonight. She had missed them quite a lot, and the fact that they would be going to school soon was even more depressing.

She stared at Li Chuanmo again. The air of indolence around him as one hand held the steering wheel, the sleeve of his shirt carelessly rolled up, only made him look sexy.

Not at all like the petty vinegar jar he was.

Li Chuanmo spoke without taking his eyes off the road, "Wife, I love the way you stare at me, but I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself and might turn into a beast if you keep at it."

Pei Yueran was just about to retort, but thinking about the fact that he would surely make do on his threat and she would be the one to suffer, she wisely kept quiet.

She had always known that he was not one to make empty threats. He was very feared in the industry, not because he was particularly ruthless in business, but because he always kept his word — whether threats or promises.

And if there was anything she had newly learnt about her husband, it was that he had boundless energy, enough to make his casual threat earlier turn into a reality.

So she calmly took her eyes away as she muttered, "Shouldn't you use that energy somewhere else?"

She heard his voice again, "What did you say? I couldn't hear you."

"I said shouldn't you be using your energy somewhere else?" She repeated fearlessly as she unlocked her phone. 'Think I'm scared of you?' She thought in her mind.

"By somewhere else, you mean on you? Like now?" Li Chuanmo's matter of fact voice didn't change at all as he added, "Sounds like a good idea actually. This car is spacious enough you know, and soundproof too."

Pei Yueran: "..."

"Just forget I said anything."

"Oh, and sorry I didn't hear you at first. It's because that's not the voice you use during our smegsy times, so do forgive me."

Pei Yueran choked. She just knew that this conversation was a bad idea. She didn't even know that a stiff CEO like him had the word "smegsy" in his vocabulary!

"Chuan, is there something at the corner of your lips?"

"If this is your way of tricking me to wipe my mouth clean and indirectly saying I should stop talking nonsense, then there's nothing."

Pei Yueran: "...."

Alright, he got her.

"You're not cute at all, Chuan. This is why I miss my little rascal."

"Unfortunately, your "little rascal" is not the one making you scream all night, every night." This was again said without any fluctuation in tone, eyes still in the road. Only the curve of his lips betrayed his current mood.

Pei Yueran: "..."

She really had not learned her lesson yet. She decided that she won't be provoked to say anything else again.

Her Chuan had certainly upgraded his smooth talking. He was just firing words like bullets from a machine gun!

She was still patting her cheeks when she noticed she had an email.

After reading it, she said in slight surprise, "Chuan, Gao Tinghua said he wants to schedule a meeting with me."

It was odd to be sure, but what was even odder was his polite tone. Even through the words, she could sense his politeness and caution.

What he wanted to say must be really important.

Li Chuanmo took his eyes off the road long enough to glance at her, "You don't want to see him?"

"Well, it's not that. The whole thing just seems strange, that's all."

Actually Gao Tinghua had already spoken to Li Chuanmo about it, but he redirected him back to Pei Yueran, asking him to talk to her. If he wanted to meet her, he had to ask her by himself.

"So what do you suggest?" Pei Yueran asked.

"I think you should go."

After thinking about it, she nodded. "Alright then, I'll tell him that I will be free. I wonder what's so important that he wants to see me tomorrow."

"The idiot should have known to contact you a bit later, since we just returned. But that's why he's an idiot."

To be fair though, he knew that it was most likely Mrs Gao that was making him do things so quickly. When he saw her at the wedding, she looked very anxious and emotional.

Pei Yueran: "..."

This Li Chuanmo who was expressionlessly firing words left and right was truly exasperating.

"You look like you want to beat me up." Another casual comment.

"Yes, seriously." Pei Yueran had already said she wasn't going to talk back, but she couldn't resist.

Li Chuanmo let out an uncharacteristic sigh, making Pei Yueran look at him suspiciously. What was he up to?

She didn't have to wonder for long.

"Fine, but be gentle. The scratches you left in the heat of yesterday haven't healed yet."

Pei Yueran: "..."

Pervert!

*****

Qiao Mingran could not stay still. One moment she was folding her handkerchief, the next, she was arranging the small spice bottles on the table.

The problem was that her hands were shaking, and it got worse as the meeting time drew nearer. Her hands were practically trembling by the time the long hand of the clock heralded the arrival of noon.

Gao Tinghua shook his head when he noticed. He stretched his hand towards her, "Calm down Mother."

Qiao Mingran nodded, only to be distracted by the door of the restaurant opening. Looking up, she saw a young lady coming in, followed closely by a man.

The man held her bag as she divested herself of the jacket she was wearing and looked around. In that moment, Qiao Mingran tensed up.

When Pei Yueran got inside, the warm air that hit her face was soothing, but she was a bit bothered by the meeting ahead. Since Li Chuanmo refused to give her even a hint of what the meeting was about, she was blank.

It wasn't a very good feeling.

Now looking around the restaurant, she quickly spotted Gao Tinghua sitting close to the window. Beside him was a middle-aged woman who Pei Yueran thought looked familiar.

At this time, Gao Tinghua noticed them and stood up. After they got to the table, he greeted them politely, puzzling Pei Yueran.

His behavior was too strange.

Gao Tinghua was still speaking, "You've met my mother before. Mother, she's the one we've come to see, and this is her husband."

Pei Yueran greeted Qiao Mingran, who could hardly stop her hands from shaking at this point. Li Chuanmo only nodded at them.

"This is not the place for a conversation, let's go in to the private room." Gao Tinghua announced before beckoning to a waiter.