Bai Tao has been in high spirits recently, and her relationship is going smoothly. As expected, there is nothing that husband and wife don't fight at the head of the bed and make up at the foot of the bed. Now she and Pei Shi don't sleep in separate rooms. Although this is a bit tiring, Bai Tao can see Pei Shi every morning when she opens her eyes. She actually feels that all the hard work is worth it!
She was in such a good mood that her inspiration was overflowing. She drew the sweet interactions between the male and female protagonists in the comics with ease. Her career was also booming. The number of clicks on the latest uploaded episode doubled compared to the previous one, and even many haters became her fans.
"It's so sweet! Every detail is so touching!"
"I used to hate Bai Tao, and I always felt that the sweetness between the male and female protagonists in Bai Tao's comics was artificial and exaggerated. Now I deeply repent, and I feel that it is so sweet to the heart! Woohoo, I love Bai Tao teacher, and the three deep-water fish-thunder represent my apology for hating you in the past!"
"Although I used to think that Bai Tao's paintings were very sweet, but for some reason, after watching the latest update, I feel that the current ones are sweet and soulful? Is it my illusion?"
"The tension between the male and female protagonists is so strong that it makes me blush and my heart beat fast qaq"
…
Bai Tao proudly read through the comment section and felt quite proud.
After all, I am a talented person. Even if I travel through time five years later, won’t I still be able to focus on both career and love
Look, not only has he and Pei Shibing reconciled their differences and are now inseparable, but he has also continued his comic series, and it's even better than the original one!
This is definitely a fulfillment of my mission. Even if I were to swap places with myself five years later, I would be able to deliver a satisfactory answer, right
But soon, Bai Tao discovered that there was still a historical problem - her ex-boyfriend Zhong Xiao, whom she had found for some unknown reason.
When they were on the island, Pei Shi mentioned in a rather sarcastic way that she had a famous ex-boyfriend who was on a variety show. Bai Tao was afraid of getting into trouble, so she changed the subject at the time, but she was still very nervous inside. She and Pei Shi had been married for less than a year, so how many ex-boyfriends did she have before marriage? Could there be others besides Zhong Xiao
It was only after she returned to Rong City that she secretly checked which famous ex-boyfriend it was.
As a result of this investigation, Bai Tao almost died of anger on the spot.
She watched those variety show clips and felt like cursing.
What the hell
Do I have such a relationship with Zhong Xiao
vomit.
And they really were flying kites and looking at the stars and the moon? How come they were exactly the same as in those love news between me and Pei Shi? It was like they were mass-produced on an assembly line
The question is, what's wrong with me? Is it so old-fashioned and insincere to pick up a man? This shouldn't be the case.
No wonder Pei Shi was being sarcastic. After watching the interview, he was not making a fuss, just being sarcastic. He is already a good man who knows the general situation and has male virtues!
Bai Tao didn't want to pay attention to Zhong Xiao at first, but when she put herself in Pei Shi's shoes, she felt that it was unfair to him.
She didn't care much about these things in the past, but now she doesn't know what's going on. She seems to care more and more about Pei Shi's thoughts. Although Pei Shi didn't protest, this poor man has loved her for so long, and he has kept everything in his heart. Who knows if he is already in pain under his calm expression.
Bai Tao doesn't want anything to happen that might affect Pei Shi's mood even a little bit, nor does she want any element to become a potential threat to destroying her relationship with Pei Shi.
So Zhong Xiao must die.
Bai Tao thought about it for a long time and finally made up his mind.
Since traveling through time, Bai Tao has carefully sorted out her address book. In addition to some friends and comic partners, there is also a "Lawyer Jiao".
According to news reports, Bai Tao's comics were infringed by pirated booksellers two years ago, so she filed a lawsuit. I guess this lawyer Jiao was the one she knew at that time.
Although Pei Shi has a long-term lawyer, Bai Tao does not want Pei Shi to know about Zhong Xiao's matter, so she decides to do it herself.
As a lawyer who only handles intellectual property infringement, would he be good at dealing with things like Zhong Xiao's
Forget it, aren't all laws the same? Bai Tao decided to give Lawyer Jiao a call to find out.
The call was quickly connected. Lawyer Jiao on the other end was a little surprised, but his tone was quite familiar: "Miss Bai?"
"Hello, Lawyer Jiao, I have some legal matters that I would like to trouble you to follow up on..."
Before Bai Tao finished speaking, Lawyer Jiao said, "Are you going to continue with your previous divorce lawsuit? You didn't contact me to continue the process after such a long time, and I thought you had given up on the divorce. Although I don't know what the situation is now, if you want to continue with the divorce lawsuit, I will preserve all the evidence, but you need to confirm and sign a power of attorney agreement with us first..."
…
This is embarrassing. This guy is not an intellectual property lawyer, but a divorce lawyer...
I was a piece of shit before. Not only was I still thinking about Zhong Xiao after getting married, I even contacted a divorce lawyer and wanted to divorce Pei Shi in a formal manner!
I wonder if I am still a human being like this?!
If I hadn't traveled through time, Pei Shi would have been divorced and lived a soul-less, empty life. Without me, every day brought new pain. With his personality of keeping everything to himself, he might have suffered from depression and might even have jumped off a building and died young!
It’s so tragic.
Bai Tao suddenly felt like Pei Shi’s savior, so let her rewrite Pei Shi’s fate and the rest of his life!
So Bai Tao cleared her throat and said, "No, I won't get a divorce. Please forget about this."
She paused and said, "You lawyers are very tight-lipped, right? Although I don't want a divorce, I do have some other work that I would like to ask you to help me with."
She had to bring a lawyer and make a formal appointment with Zhong Xiao, then make him shut up and disappear from her and Pei Shi's lives.
After hanging up the phone, Bai Tao sighed deeply.
Well, maybe this is the reason why men don't love women who are not bad. Look at Pei Shi and Zhong Xiao. One has been secretly in love with me for many years. Even though there was an ambiguous relationship between her and Zhong Xiao, she still endured it for the sake of marriage. She loved him madly and almost lost herself; the other one, after so many years, is still thinking about herself as a married woman and can't get over it.
Men are so gullible. Men are so naive.
I am so charming.
Bai Tao thought with emotion that she was such a cruel and bad woman who turned her back on her loved ones. In order to make her new love Pei Shi smile, she had to execute her old love Zhong Xiao.
Alas, there is nothing I can do. Who can blame this new love for being so awesome
Let the old love die.
*****
"Today, it is officially announced that "Late Night Confession" will welcome the guest Zhong Xiao. This time, the show will focus on Zhong Xiao's first love and talk about those regrettable missed opportunities in the past..."
Pei Shi asked Yuan Mu to turn off the car radio with a sullen face, then loosened his tie in annoyance.
Pei Shi is not a person without tolerance. He can accept that Bai Tao has a past and an ex-boyfriend. He should not worry about Zhong Xiao. The past cannot be changed. Seizing the present is the key. Pei Shi understands all these principles, but he still can't help being irritated.
Zhong Xiao is really an eyesore.
Not only did he use the name Bai Tao to scam investments in the entrepreneurial circle, but he also doesn't know when to quit. After appearing on a variety show that brought him traffic and popularity, he even contacted other variety shows and seems to be preparing to start selling the persona of an affectionate first love.
Now the public opinion has not uncovered Zhong Xiao’s first love, but Pei Shi feels that he can no longer let Zhong Xiao go on.
He also needed to intervene out of protection for Bai Tao.
What’s more important is that Pei Shi found that he simply couldn’t bear it.
Every time Zhong Xiao recalled those beautiful love stories in the past, Pei Shi could easily get bored.
Fortunately, Yuan Mu spoke at the right time, which made Pei Shi feel a little better.
"Boss Pei, I have almost finished what you asked me to do last time."
After the last industry forum, Pei Shi asked Yuan Mu to investigate Zhong Xiao.
Yuan Mu's ability to handle affairs was indeed not disappointing. He reported to Pei Shi, "It was indeed Zhong Xiao who used my wife's name to solicit investment. My wife had never contacted him before, and they had only met once. As for the photo of my wife meeting him, it was also a trap set by Zhong Xiao, who specially hired someone to take the photo. He also recorded the entire conversation with my wife."
Pei Shi glanced out the window and said casually, "Did you get the audio? What did they talk about?"
"I definitely can't get Zhong Xiao's original audio recording, but I managed to get the surveillance footage from that restaurant. What a coincidence, the surveillance footage there has a recording, but the background noise may be a bit mixed." Yuan Mu glanced at Pei Shi in the rearview mirror, "As for the content of the recording, I didn't listen to it." He added, "I have already bought out the surveillance footage from the restaurant owner. Mr. Pei doesn't have to worry about it being leaked."
What a joke! Does Yuan Mu dare to listen to the boss’s private affairs
This looks like a love triangle.
A competent secretary should listen more, watch more, and do more, but must talk less.
But Yuan Mu couldn't help himself soon, because his boss asked him for the USB drive with the video copied while waiting for the red light, and then turned on the computer in the car, put on headphones and played it...
The return journey was quite long, the road was under construction, and there was traffic jam. The car stopped and moved, and the journey was slow and bumpy.
Yuan Mu held it in for a long time, but finally couldn't help it and raised his voice to ensure that Pei Shi, who was wearing headphones, could hear it.
"Boss Pei, this hurts your eyes."
"kindness."
Unfortunately, Pei Shi didn't even raise his head, as if he wasn't listening at all. He was very casual in his response and just stared at the computer screen intently.
Yuan Mu felt that President Pei had really changed.
There was a time before when Yuan Mu asked Pei Shi to sign a document that needed urgent signature in the car, but was rejected by Pei Shi with a stern face, with the reason being - it would hurt his eyes and be unhealthy.
That was when Yuan Mu first started working as Pei Shi's assistant, so he had a particularly deep memory of it. Over the years, he had carefully memorized many of Pei Shi's habits, but he did not expect that these habits were now being broken one by one.
This is the horror of love.
…
Pei Shi did feel that this section of the road was a bit too bumpy, but he still patiently looked at Bai Tao on the screen. She was wearing a wig and sat down as if she didn't want to be recognized. She never treated Zhong Xiao well from beginning to end.
Soon, Pei Shi heard the voice message that was recorded by Zhong Xiao and then spread out. Bai Tao asked him how much he wanted.
However, the subsequent development was completely different from what Zhong Xiao said—
"… Cheating is punishable by death. I hope you understand that you and I have said goodbye. Although we had a good time in the past, yesterday was like death. Have you heard this? You are no longer attractive to me now…"
The surveillance video quality was not very good and the background noise was very mixed, but by piecing together the information, Pei Shi could still roughly understand what Bai Tao was saying.
He was in a very upset mood, but when he heard Bai Tao talking about how much he loved her, and how he loved her so much that he would blind Zhong Xiao's eyes and let him do a blind massage, Pei Shi couldn't help laughing.
The road was still very congested, and the surveillance video quality was very poor, but Bai Tao's arrogant attitude towards Zhong Xiao made Pei Shi feel very good.
"Maybe I had a problem with my brain before, and my aesthetic taste was distorted, but now I am back to normal. I like people like Pei Shi..."
…
"What's more, he not only has a good face, a good figure, good taste, lots of money, and treats me well. He loves me so much that I almost lose myself. I don't know why I was so depressed before... In short, there may have been something wrong with my brain before, but now I am completely calm and sober. I will not divorce him, even if I die..."
Pei Shi converted this section into pure audio and sent it to his mobile phone.
Perhaps it was because they passed the congested road construction section, at this moment, Pei Shi felt that his mood was much more relaxed.
Bai Tao really had no other connection with Zhong Xiao. Bai Tao had never thought of investing in Zhong Xiao, and she didn't even know that Zhong Xiao was starting a business. She asked him how much money he wanted just to get him to get lost.
Pei Shi completely loosened his tie, looked out the car window with a smile on his face.
That's right, I don't need to worry too much. Zhong Xiao is just like Bai Tao said, in terms of wealth, looks, figure, and taste, how can he compare to mine
Bai Tao is not blind, and the only person she likes is herself.
Pei Shi moved the audio to the last part and played it again—
"I won't get divorced, even if I die..."
Pei Shi wanted to continue listening, but the phone cut off the audio playback on his phone. It was Pei Fei calling.
Pei Fei on the other end of the phone panted: "Brother! Brother! I caught him!"
After so many years, he is still so irritable. Pei Shi frowned: "What?"
"Caught an adulterer!" Pei Fei said angrily, "I just bought some dog food and wanted to send it to your little dog, but when I got to the door, I saw Bai Tao sneaking out, so I drove after her. Do you know what I found?! She was meeting Zhong Xiao with another old man!"
"Brother! If Bai Tao lives a good life with you, I will accept it! But she is really shameless. She even sneaked out to meet her ex-boyfriend! No matter what I said before, you didn't believe it. Today I will catch you a ready-made one..."
Pei Shi frowned: "Where?"
Pei Fei quickly reported the name of a restaurant, then lowered her voice: "Let's not talk about it for now, brother, I'm going in..."
Pei Shi wanted to warn Pei Fei not to cause trouble, but before he could open his mouth, Pei Fei hung up the phone and didn't answer it again. It seemed that he wanted to focus on "catching the adulterer".
Pei Shi rubbed his brows and felt a little headache: "I'm not going home." He gave the name of the restaurant, "Let's go here instead."
*****
Bai Tao decisively brought Lawyer Jiao and Zhong Xiao with her and went straight to the restaurant.
"So if I pay him the right amount, I can get him to sign a confidentiality agreement and not tell anyone about it, right?"
Lawyer Jiao nodded: "That's right. Personal privacy can also have a confidentiality agreement, and it can stipulate the other party's liability for breach of contract."
That's good!
When Zhong Xiao learned that Bai Tao had made an appointment with him, he was very enthusiastic on the phone. Now he had already sat aside and waited. When he saw Bai Tao, he immediately smiled and greeted her. Then he glanced at Lawyer Jiao who was following behind him and asked, "Who is this?"
Bai Tao was annoyed when she thought of Zhong Xiao's appearance on the variety show: "It's your father who is looking for you to collect a debt."
"… "
Lawyer Jiao coughed to break the awkwardness and briefly introduced himself.
"Lawyer Jiao? Are you the famous divorce lawyer in the industry? My friends have talked about you..." Zhong Xiao's eyes wandered back and forth between Bai Tao and Lawyer Jiao, and then he suddenly realized, "Bai Tao, you finally figured out that you want to divorce Pei Shi."
"Get off your head." Bai Tao became even angrier, "If you could shut up, Pei Shi and I are so good, how could we get divorced?"
"..." Zhong Xiao paused, "Then bring a lawyer..."
"To warn you and tell you to shut up." Bai Tao said sullenly, "If it weren't against the law, I would have poisoned you to silence you."
…
*****
Pei Fei wore a flamboyant hat and black-framed glasses to ensure that ordinary people would not recognize her, and sat not far from Bai Tao to eavesdrop.
There is a Japanese screen between the seats in this restaurant, so you can't see the person opposite you clearly. But because it is not meal time, the restaurant is quite quiet. As long as you get as close to the screen as possible and listen carefully, you can still make out the voice of the person opposite you.
Pei Fei had already made all the preparations. She had already turned on the recording function on her phone, waiting for Bai Tao to say something outrageous so that she could hand her brother over to wake him up. If Bai Tao and Zhong Xiao had any intimate behavior, she was ready to rush to the next door to take pictures for evidence.
Perhaps Bai Tao's evil deeds will eventually lead to her own destruction, because after a while, her brother also came.
But after he sat down with a sullen face, the first thing he said to Pei Fei was "Don't mess around."
Although it is tragic to see your wife cheating on you, the beatings and cruel tortures of society are necessary for growth.
Pei Fei kept her composure, ready to wait for Bai Tao to ruin her own future behind the screen. She had organized her words and was ready to jump out and insult Bai Tao and Zhong Xiao at any time.
only…
But things seemed to develop completely differently from what she had imagined.
Bai Tao behind the screen did speak, but—
"If I could travel back in time, I would strangle myself to death when I was in love with you."
"No, I'll take you away before I die."
Bai Tao's tone was quite cold: "How can I have such bad taste? I don't want a man as good as Pei Shi, but I choose someone as tasteless as you? You can even bring out the details of your past relationship to show off and rely on stepping on women to get to the top. You'd better not reminisce about it. A man, after so many years, is still reminiscing about the past. Are you in your seventies or eighties or about to die? There is nothing to brag about in the past, right?"
"You still claim that nothing is as good as the clouds on Mount Wushan and nothing is as good as the water you have seen, that you will never date another girlfriend after your first love? I think that is impossible for you."
"Don't brag about protecting me from sleeping. At my age, full of passion, who would be platonic in a normal relationship? I don't think you can do it."
"So don't beat around the bush. How much do you want? I brought a lawyer with me. Let's just sign a confidentiality agreement. I'll give you the money and you keep your mouth shut. Use it to buy some tiger penis and deer antler medicinal wine to treat it. I saw an advertisement for Jianguo Men's Hospital on the way here. They offer treatment for impotence and premature ejaculation. I took some photos and will send them to you later. Really, the sooner you see a doctor, the better. If you leave it too late, your function may be completely atrophied, and you won't be able to find a partner in the future. You can only suppress your mental perversion and go out on the street as an exhibitionist."
"Now I can still appear on variety shows, but in the future I will appear on social and legal news."
…
Pei Fei was completely stunned. The insults she had prepared seemed useless. When she turned to look at her brother, she found that Pei Shi, who was always cold, had a smile on his face.
Pei Fei felt quite suffocated. Her original intention was to destroy the relationship between her brother and Bai Tao, but now it seems that not only did it fail, but it also seemed to add fuel to the fire of their love...
On the other side of the screen, Zhong Xiao was greeted with such a barrage of insults, and was so angry that his voice was distorted: "Bai Tao, you..."
The lawyer accompanying him was also a little embarrassed: "Ms. Bai, you..."
Then there was the sound of a water cup being smashed across the street. Zhong Xiao seemed really angry, and mixed in the noise was the voice of a lawyer trying to stop the fight.
"Bai Tao, who do you think you are? You're so arrogant? Do you think Pei Shi loves you so much?"
Zhong Xiao said sarcastically, "Pei Shi? Ha? Do you think he's any better than me? He's probably lying to you. You're really crazy. You're really falling for a marriage proposal? When your brain gets better someday, you'll know that you've been sold out and are still counting money for others. Look at how you live your life day by day. Who gives you the courage?"
"elder brother?"
Before Pei Fei could react, Pei Shi stood up and walked towards the screen.
"I gave it to you."
"You used Bai Tao's name to defraud investment in the investment circle and gave investors wrong hints. I have completed the evidence collection and will send the materials to major investors one by one to help them avoid risks and allow the industry to develop more healthily. So I suggest that you stop recording those messy variety shows and first consider how to deal with the lawsuits that are coming one after another."
"As for my wife, you don't need to worry about how precious I am."
Pei Shi turned to look at Bai Tao: "Bai Tao."
"Um?"
He held out his hand and said in a cold voice: "Go home, the dogs at home are waiting to be fed, don't provoke the dogs outside again."
Bai Tao was a little nervous at first about being caught by Pei Shi, fearing that he would misunderstand her, but she didn't expect that she would be greeted by Pei Shi's all-round trust.
She walked over and took Pei Shi's hand: "Yeah!" She blinked, still not forgetting to be a bootlicker at this time, "Hubby, people only know how to cherish the right person after experiencing mistakes!" She completely ignored Zhong Xiao and said, "My ex-boyfriend died when we broke up! Now I only know that my husband is the best!"
Zhong Xiao: “…”
…
Pei Fei looked at her brother and Bai Tao and felt that it was all over.
She might really be forced to kneel down and sing "Conquer" by Bai Tao...
The Pei family's great cause was destroyed in an instant, and was finally about to be tainted by Bai Tao's garbage genes...