"If you lose, promise me one request," Shi Wu said.
"What about the last bet? You won against me. Have you thought about what you want?" Pei Yanzhi asked softly.
Shi Wu blinked, her eyes seemingly a little confused.
"I haven't thought about it yet, but we can play first. If I lose this time, maybe I'll use what I won last time to offset this one."
Pei Yanzhi's lips curved into a faint smile.
That makes things easier.
He couldn't let her lose.
"I heard, how about we play something different?" Shi Wu propped her chin with her fingers, her fingertips gently tapping her cheek.
Something different…
At the mention of that, Pei Yanzhi's interest was immediately piqued.
"What do you want to play?"
Shi Wu pursed her lips and looked out the window, pointing at the road downstairs.
"We'll bet on what color clothes the next person crossing the street will be wearing."
Pei Yanzhi was a little surprised, yet found it very interesting.
"Alright, ladies first."
Shi Wu thought for a moment and said, "The bet will start in half an hour. I choose white. What about you?"
"Blue."
His eyes were fixed.
His eyes only held Shi Wu; she was wearing blue, so he chose blue.
Half an hour later.
Ten people dressed in white stood on the street.
They crossed the road in unison.
Shi Wu watched for a while; everyone was wearing white clothes.
She was a little puzzled, as she hadn't even used her 100% win skill.
How could this be?
More than ten minutes earlier, Pei Yanzhi had secretly instructed his special assistant to block off the street.
Only those wearing white clothes were allowed to pass through there.
And the system had also informed Shi Wu of Pei Yanzhi's secret actions.
Her heart warmed.
Pei Yanzhi was quite cute.
"You won. What do you want?" Pei Yanzhi looked at her with expectant eyes.
Whatever she asked for, he would give it to her.
"I haven't thought about it yet; I'll save it for now," Shi Wu said, taking a sip of the drink in front of her.
"Mr. Pei, your drinks are really delicious."
Pei Yanzhi immediately invited her to visit his freezer, as if presenting a treasure.
Inside were fresh fruits imported from various countries, all of the highest quality.
But at this moment, the image of Pei Yanzhi as a child, locked in the freezer by his mother, flashed through her mind.
His mother, in order to make him inherit the casino, forced him to learn gambling techniques.
She even used a dice-rolling method, where he could only eat if he guessed the correct number.
Pei Yanzhi, only seven or eight years old, had an iron chain tied around his neck, curled up and trembling in the corner, shaking the dice cup with his frozen hands.
And his mother gently stroked his head, saying,
"Yanzhi, if you want to get what you like, you have to work hard."
Later, the person locked in the ice room became his mother.
It was his father who locked her up.
His father hugged him and said, "Yanzhi, Mommy wants to abandon us, father and son. We can't lose her, can we?"
"This way, Mommy will always be with us, and you'll see Mommy the first thing when you come home."
"You don't want Mommy to leave, do you?"
Pei Yanzhi, then about ten years old, nodded.
Iron chains could keep the people he cared about.
Later, a big fire broke out in the house. Before his father rushed into the flames, he told him, "This is great, we'll never be separated in this life."
With that, he rushed into the villa without looking back.
It turned out that Pei Yanzhi's actions towards Wen Yitong in his previous life were all traceable.
The demon in his heart had been planted by his parents since childhood, so he treated the person he liked in the same way, thinking that was forever.
Shi Wu, snapping back to reality, noticed that Pei Yanzhi's gaze towards her was a little off.
Perhaps the environment of the freezer had allowed the little demon inside him to grow wantonly.
"Mr. Pei, what is that?" Shi Wu asked, pointing to a box in the corner.
"That…"
Pei Yanzhi looked over, and he suddenly became a little nervous.
Inside the box was a specially made collar, which also had a remote control.
If the collar's position exceeded two meters from the remote control, the collar would release an electric current.
Buzz, buzz.
Pei Yanzhi's phone rang, and his expression immediately darkened.
Why did it have to interrupt him now?
Even if the sky fell, couldn't it be fixed? Did they have to call?
"It's so cold. Let's go out first," Shi Wu said, turning to walk out of the cold storage.
Pei Yanzhi closed the cold storage door while answering the phone.
He frowned tightly and said in a low voice, "You'd better have something important."
Otherwise, he could pack his bags and leave.
"Mr. Pei, there's a party tonight, organized by Weilike. You promised him you would attend."
"...You told me to notify you half an hour in advance."
The special assistant expressed his great grievance.
He followed instructions exactly as told, so why was he being yelled at?
Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger, absolutely true!
Pei Yanzhi: …
So annoying!
It ruined his mood.
Could he go back in time and beat up the Pei Yanzhi who agreed to the party?
"It's getting late. I'll leave first," Shi Wu said, turning to prepare to leave.
"I'll see you out," Pei Yanzhi quickly followed.
Time passed so quickly; he wished he had the ability to freeze time.
Or…
He wished she could stay by his side forever.
Inside the manor.
Wen Yitong, dressed in a server's uniform, finally managed to sneak in.
According to her memories from the previous life, Pei Yanzhi would also be at this party.
She absolutely couldn't run into him!
Thinking of this, Wen Yitong bit her lower lip tightly, as if having made a huge decision.
"Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and cut all these fruits."
The aunt next to her urged.
Wen Yitong glared at her, annoyed.
She secretly thought: When I marry Weilike, I'll be your master. How dare you yell at me? Just wait until I deal with you later!
"What are you looking at me for? If you don't cut them, then don't work," the aunt said, annoyed.
She didn't know why the butler hired this person.
Doing kitchen work, her hair wasn't tied up, and she had such long nails; she looked very unhygienic.
"I'll cut them," Wen Yitong said, annoyed, taking the knife and starting to cut the fruit.
Involuntarily, images from her previous life appeared in her mind, when Pei Yanzhi sometimes cut fruits into animal shapes to feed her, just to make her happy.
Wen Yitong: Wait, what am I thinking? Why am I suddenly thinking of that pervert!
Once she was with Weilike, what fruit wouldn't she be able to eat?
Snapping back to reality, she continued cutting the fruit, observing her surroundings out of the corner of her eye.
As soon as the annoying aunt left, she quickly carried the fruit platter out.
She had to seize this opportunity to get to know Weilike.
As she reached the front yard, a familiar figure appeared in her line of sight.
Pei Yanzhi!
The second before his eyes swept over, Wen Yitong dove into the nearby bushes.
That was terrifying!
She was almost seen by Pei Yanzhi.
"What are you doing here?" a voice rang out.