However, Pei Shi did remind Bai Tao that her aesthetic taste was just like that, but perhaps there was something in Pei Shi's bookcase that looked very profound
With this in mind, Bai Tao slipped into Pei Shi's study, and picked out an original foreign book from the bookcase that looked very impressive.
She jumped in front of Pei Shi downstairs with the book in her hand: "Husband! Can I borrow this book of yours?"
Pei Shi looked up at the book and said, "This is not in English."
Bai Tao knew it was not in English. She didn't read the main text anyway. On the contrary, the smaller the language, the more cultured she would appear. Now, she only needed to know the name of the book: "What book is this?"
"Madame Bovary." Pei Shi blinked and explained concisely, "This is the gift Pei Fei gave me on my fifteenth birthday. Don't lose it."
"No problem! I'll use it up tomorrow after get off work and bring it back to you!"
*****
Bai Tao successfully borrowed the book and stuffed it into her bag happily. Tomorrow, she decided to show off her prowess in front of Sun Jing.
Madame Bovary is a work by the French writer Flaubert. Wouldn't it be a good way to show off your own style if you take this original French book and read it quietly during your lunch break
Bai Tao naturally had not even read the Chinese version of Madame Bovary, but to be on the safe side, she prepared complete information overnight and almost memorized the story summary and the profound meaning of Madame Bovary by heart. What's more, the theme of the story was exactly what Bai Tao wanted to achieve!
During the lunch break the next day, everything went as smoothly as Bai Tao had expected. Sun Jing returned to his seat after lunch. At this moment, Bai Tao observed carefully and found that the anonymous whistleblower had indeed been secretly glancing at him - this was exactly the effect he wanted.
Bai Tao pretended to be unaware of Sun Jing's gaze. She took out "Madame Bovary" from her bag and started flipping through it. In order to show her involvement, Bai Tao frowned, then raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and then frowned, as if she was really following the ups and downs of her emotions in the story.
Her behavior of reading the original book really caught Sun Jing's attention. When Bai Tao put down the book and drank tea, Sun Jing approached her suspiciously and asked, "What are you reading?"
Bai Tao took a sip of tea and said calmly, "I'm just reading Madame Bovary." She smiled slightly, "Actually, I've read it many times, but I revisited it recently and still felt that Flaubert's writing was really profound. Moreover, the original French version allows people to appreciate the essence of the writer's choice of words and descriptions, and also allows people to appreciate the educational significance in it - cheating on your spouse and having affairs with other men will be punished by God. We young women must never do such things, let alone someone like me who can understand the original work."
Historically, invisible pretense is the most deadly!
"… "
After she finished speaking, Sun Jing was indeed shocked. She glanced at Bai Tao, then at the book in her hand. After a long pause, she finally interrupted Bai Tao reluctantly, with a look of pity on her face: "That... your book... is the Italian version..."
Bai Tao was originally planning to quote the profound meaning of Madame Bovary, but was completely stumped by what Sun Jing said: "...Ah? The Italian version?"
Sun Jing said expressionlessly: "My second foreign language in college was Italian, and yours is obviously Italian..."
"… "
Silence, silence is Cambridge tonight.
At this moment, even Bai Tao, who prided herself on being flexible and adaptable, was so embarrassed that she was speechless.
Invisible pretense is indeed very deadly...
Bai Tao cursed Pei Shi a hundred times in her heart. Why couldn't this man say a few more words to tell her that this was not the original French version, but Italian? ! What kind of Italian book is a 15-year-old boy reading! She shouldn't have taken this book! Can the gift from Pei Fei match her aura? ! Impossible!
The original intention was to create a cultured look, but Bai Tao didn't expect that it would fail so miserably...
She looked at Sun Jing and tried to save her dignity by saying, "Forget what happened just now, Sun Jing. It was just a dream..."
"Are you still moved after waking up?" Sun Jing seemed to be unable to hold back this time. She laughed sarcastically, and then her expression turned cold. "Fiona, it's impossible for a person to pretend to be someone else. Things that don't belong to you don't belong to you. Sooner or later, you will be exposed. There is no point in stealing other people's things and lives."
"My idol is Teacher Bai Tao. She is upright and has a noble character. She is as calm as a chrysanthemum and indifferent to fame and fortune. Most importantly, she is well-educated and has an aristocratic temperament. The comics she draws are full of girlishness. She has a positive outlook, sweet plots and a big imagination. She is a super talented woman, but her background is due to her family education and her nature. It is also something that others cannot imitate. Some people are just imitating others!"
After Sun Jing finished speaking, she glared at Bai Tao twice with hints, then left without looking back.
Bai Tao was not angry at all for Sun Jing's harsh words. Sun Jing was a very good person except for his poor eyesight. He was not only her die-hard fan, but also had a strong sense of justice. She thought Pei Shi was cheating on her and reported him to her even though she was in trouble.
After get off work that day, Bai Tao gave a passionate speech at the dinner table, describing the misunderstanding in a rhythmic manner.
Pei Shi quietly cut the steak, and finally understood Bai Tao's strange behavior on the weekend from her few words, and came to a few conclusions -
First, the woman in front of him actually thought that she was the kind of person who would cheat.
Second, Sun Jing is a traitor, so we need to find a reason to deduct his salary.
Third, she really couldn’t read Bai Tao’s popular novels anymore, otherwise she would make up more messed-up plots in her mind.
When Bai Tao came to this point, she tapped the table with her fingers: "So, after saying so much, do you know what I'm going to do?"
According to Bai Tao's vengeful personality, Pei Shi didn't even need to guess what she was going to do. It was nothing more than asking him to reduce Sun Jing's salary or transfer Sun Jing from her current position...
As a result, when Pei Shi was waiting for Bai Tao to scold Sun Jing, he heard Bai Tao's deafening words -
"Give Sun Jing a raise!"
Pei Shi was stunned for a second: "What?"
Bai Tao cleared her throat and repeated, "I admire Sun Jing very much! Although she scolded Fiona, it was out of love for Bai Tao. So when Sun Jing looked at Fiona, of course, she had a bad filter and naturally didn't like her at all! So, I need her to let go of her hostility towards Fiona!"
Pei Shi frowned slightly. He had a bad feeling in his heart. Seeing such an excited expression on Bai Tao's face, he always felt that something bad was going to happen.
Sure enough, the woman jumped over and took Pei Shi's hand: "Husband, so in the next few days, you will have to control yourself!"
"What?" Pei Shi was completely unable to keep up with Bai Tao's jumping thoughts, "I thought we were talking about Sun Jing?"
"That's right!" Bai Tao patted Pei Shi's hand lovingly, "I plan to change my image as Fiona in Sun Jing's heart! So next, husband, I'm going to have to work hard on you."
Bai Tao looked at Pei Shi sympathetically and said, "In the future, don't look at me with affection in the company, and don't always chase me with your eyes. Don't always treat me specially. Just work hard, and don't always have me in your eyes and heart. You know, if you love someone, your eyes will reveal it even if you don't say it. It must be because you always do this that you misled Sun Jing into thinking that I was a mistress..."
I don't…
Pei Shi subconsciously wanted to refute, but before he could open his mouth, he heard Bai Tao continue: "So in the future, be more restrained. I know this is difficult for you, but it's time for us to avoid suspicion. Husband, let's work hard together! You can do it! From tomorrow on, I will never respond to your loving gaze again. I hope you can prepare yourself mentally and keep your distance from me in the company in the future. Don't be too sad and disappointed and affect your work..."
Bai Tao said a lot of things in a flash. After she finished, she blinked and looked at Pei Shi, her face a little red: "But, considering your loss, it is not impossible to make some private compensation..."
Before Pei Shi could react, he was kissed on the cheek, and then Bai Tao ran upstairs as if she was fleeing from a crime.
It was a kiss that tasted a little peachy. Maybe she had just had a peach-flavored drink.
Pei Shi doesn't like peaches, but at this moment, the fresh and moist fruity scent has a hint of sweetness. Pei Shi actually thinks the peach tastes pretty good
As for Bai Tao's misunderstanding that he looked at her affectionately, Pei Shi felt that there was no need to correct them. After all, they were just harmless misunderstandings, not a big deal and did not cause any harm to himself. There was no need to be so serious in life.
*****
Since Pei Shi had been mentally prepared, Bai Tao started to do it with full force the next day.
To express your determination, what matters is not what you say, but what you do. Instead of explaining to Sun Jing that you are not a mistress, it is better to tell her with obvious actions!
Don’t be afraid, just do it!
Early in the morning, she followed Sun Jing to attend the Shilai Technology Exhibition Hall's explanation and training.
As an emerging big data company, Pei Shi spent half a year building an interactive AI exhibition hall with a strong sense of technology, presenting boring big data knowledge in an immersive interactive experience. Many icons and data are also presented in a more vivid form to make them easier to understand. It also spent a huge amount of money to shoot a very cool corporate promotional video.
"With this exhibition hall, when potential partners come to visit and negotiate in the future, we can first let them quickly familiarize themselves with our company's business areas in the form of the exhibition hall. The high-tech feel of the exhibition hall can also shock them and let them know the capabilities of our Shilai Technology. President Pei hopes that all employees can be familiar with the exhibition hall. First, they can understand our own company, and second, they can receive and explain when there are visiting groups, especially our administrative department responsible for logistics."
As the small leader of the administrative department, Sun Jing led the administrative department team to conduct training on exhibition hall explanation.
It must be said that although Bai Tao came to Shilai Technology for a period of time to "collect materials", she was doing odd jobs. In addition, large data companies require data confidentiality, so she can only "collect materials" superficially to experience workplace life. Not to mention that she does not understand the core business of Pei Shi Company, she is not even sure what Pei Shi is doing. Now, under the guidance of Sun Jing, she visited this exhibition hall and was shocked for a moment.
Will technology be so advanced in five years
Is Shilai Technology so awesome
Is your husband so awesome
"As you all know, Shilai Technology is a startup. Our CEO Pei did not rely on the protection of the family business, but chose to go against the tide and seize the trend of the times. He paid great attention to data security and invested in the big data research that the country urgently needs. The company has grown from an office area of more than 200 square meters at the beginning to its current scale..."
Sun Jing is considered an old employee of Shilai Technology. It can be seen that at this moment she is really full of affection for Shilai Technology and full of respect for Pei Shi.
Most of the people around Bai Tao are second-generation entrepreneurs. She knows how amazing and rare it is to choose to step out of the family's safety circle and forge one's own path, especially to grow a startup like this to such a scale in just a few years, to excel in technology and business, and to have remarkable team building and corporate culture cohesion. This is a combination of both hard and soft power.
In great astonishment, Bai Tao was also filled with admiration for Pei Shi. Although her cheap husband was a little lovesick and became irrational when he saw her, he was actually quite reliable in his career!
Surprise! Really surprising! It seems that a man’s love brain and career brain can coexist!
After finishing the exhibition hall talk, Sun Jing led the administrative department back to the company, and the opportunity that Bai Tao had been longing for finally came!
Pei Shi was walking out of the conference room, and at this moment he saw that he was about to meet Sun Jingbaitao and his group in a narrow corridor!
When Sun Jing saw Pei, he nodded and said respectfully, "Hello, Mr. Pei."
The other administrative staff behind Sun Jing also greeted Pei Shi as they passed by him, and Pei Shi nodded in response one by one, until...
Until it was Bai Tao's turn.
Under Sun Jing's gaze, Bai Tao not only did not say the sociable "Hello, Mr. Pei", but instead straightened his back, raised his head and chest, looked towards the ceiling, vividly interpreting the four words "eyes high above the top", and then walked past Pei Shi with a cold face, ignoring him as if no one was around.
"… "
As expected, when they passed each other, Pei Shi showed a stunned expression on his face. Bai Tao did not look any further. Although she had prepared herself mentally, Pei Shi, who loved her so much at this moment, must be hurt and heartbroken. There was no need to imagine how painful Pei Shi's face must be after she turned around...
Bai Tao endured the pain in her heart and still gritted her teeth and walked over.
Honey, I'm sorry! I have to let you down!
Thinking of Pei Shi's misery, Bai Tao almost burst into tears, but...
No matter what, I will definitely use my actions to prove to Sun Jing that everything between me and Pei Shi is clean and pure! I won't talk if I can! After all, it's rare to meet such a loyal fan. Even if I don't reveal my true identity, Bai Tao hopes that the other party will recognize me.
There will be many more opportunities in the future! Bai Tao seized them one by one! This made Sun Jing realize from all aspects that she and Pei Shi were really not familiar with each other!
*****
Pei Shi recently felt that Bai Tao was a little abnormal. First, she clocked in for work every day like a diligent commuter. She was not late or left early, and she did not slack off at work. She suddenly became down-to-earth and hardworking. He found her carrying and binding very tall and heavy documents several times. Second, her clothes became much simpler, the topics she talked about became more normal, and her spending became more down-to-earth. And most importantly, her attitude towards herself suddenly changed 180 degrees...
Not only did she no longer give me that kind of reverie and affectionate look, she no longer followed me around, no longer stared at my office, no longer tried to attract my attention like a young girl in love, and even suddenly...
Suddenly everything took a completely strange turn—
In the company, as long as someone is walking towards me, as long as the road is wide enough, Bai Tao will walk along the wall farthest from her. If there is another route to her destination, she will turn around and take a longer route. If there is no other way and she must walk towards me, she will raise her noble head and walk past me with her head raised as if to treat cervical spondylosis. Although she is shorter than me even if she raises her head, her line of sight will go directly past me and look up, as if she wants to fly through the ceiling above her head and fly towards the sun...
Could this be the "avoidance plan" that Bai Tao mentioned earlier
This is... too deliberate... too much...
Pei Shi has been quite busy recently, so when he has some free time, he calls Bai Tao over after dinner. He plans to have a good talk with her.
"I have no problem with avoiding suspicion, but the way you do it should be natural. Don't be too exaggerated, otherwise it will be suspicious."
But in the face of Pei Shi's tactful suggestion, Bai Tao's reaction was an expression of "I knew you couldn't stand my indifference". She smiled, then came over and hugged Pei Shi and kissed him on the left cheek, coaxing him in a delicate tone: "Okay, honey, I know you are not feeling well, so I will make it up to you at home, don't be angry."
Are you treating yourself like a dog
Pei Shi frowned.
However, at this moment, Bai Tao put her arms around Pei Shi's neck and kissed him on the right cheek. As if she was afraid that he couldn't be coaxed enough, the woman kissed him back and forth on the left and right several times. Pei Shi even forgot what he was going to say next. The only thing he could smell was the peach scent of Bai Tao.
The woman lay on his chest, her eyes dark and bright, her expression charming: "Don't be angry, husband, okay."
Pei Shi felt that Bai Tao was too close to him, or maybe the air conditioning temperature in the room was too high, so that he felt a little hot and suddenly forgot what he should say.
Forget it. If Bai Tao continues to be pretentious, it will be suspicious. But since he is the boss, he does not need to explain everything to the employees in the company, and other people's opinions do not matter to him.