Time passed like water, and Pei Sichen's birthday soon came.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Shen Xiao stretched and yawned.

She has been working at her desk for seven consecutive hours.

When the alarm on her phone rang, she immediately got up in a hurry, went to the office, changed into a casual dress that had been prepared, put on light makeup, and then got on the elevator.

Tonight is the birthday party she and Pei Sichen arranged.

The situation at the Shen Group is imminent. Although the workers have been calmed down by her in the past two days and have not caused any more trouble, this is only temporary.

If Huayue continues to sue, the workers will not get enough compensation, the contractor will go on strike, and Shen will still be doomed, so she must prepare well for tonight's birthday party.

At the door of the office of the president of Pei Group, Shen Xiao waited patiently. Pei Sichen's familiar tall figure came out and glanced at her impatiently.

"Let's go." He didn't bother to say more.

Shen Xiao knew what was going on and led the way. The two of them got into the car one after another, and the car drove quickly to the Jindingmen Revolving Restaurant.

Jindingmen Restaurant is the most upscale restaurant in the city and the place that best suits Pei Sichen's appetite.

The Rolls-Royce stopped in front of the Jinding door. The corners of Pei Sichen's cold lips seemed to be slightly raised. He did not speak and followed Shen Xiao quietly.

The waiter had already come to greet him. Shen Xiao smiled and gestured to him: "Excuse me, Tianzi private room."

"Okay, please come this way."

The waiter smiled skillfully and led the two of them to the private room.

The decoration of the entire private room is luxurious but not vulgar. White candles are burning quietly on the silver candlesticks. The dining cart brought is filled with Pei Sichen's favorite meals. His favorite roasted pigeon with red wine is placed in the middle.

There is an exquisite birthday cake next to it, with red candles burning on it, and the atmosphere in the entire private room is quiet and beautiful.

"Si Chen, I wish you a happy birthday."

Shen Xiao said softly, bowed and poured him a glass of red wine.

Her waist was slightly bent, which accentuated her bulging chest. The red wine rippled gently in the glass. Pei Sichen's eyes swept across her fair face, and his mouth went dry.

"good."

His voice was low and cold, tugging at Shen Xiao's heartstrings.

"Shen Xiao, if you deliberately wanted to please me tonight, then you succeeded."

Hearing his words, Shen Xiao's heart flashed with sadness.

Is that all?

She sniffed gently and quickly dissipated the mist that had just risen in her eyes. She glanced at Pei Sichen with a smile, put the wine glass away, and stood up straight again.

"Si Chen, this is the birthday gift I prepared for you."

She took out the beautifully packaged watch that she had prepared a long time ago. Pei Sichen's eyes lit up, but he deliberately suppressed himself and took it casually.

The gift was beautifully packaged, just the pastoral style he liked. Inadvertently glancing at Shen Xiao's expectant eyes, he slowly opened the gift box.

An exquisite Swiss watch lies quietly inside.

The dial is black, the hands are pure white, and the strap and case are also pure black. It seems that if you look at it one more time, you can suck in the soul of a person.

It was his favorite watch in high school.

The luster on the dial was dim, and Pei Sichen breathed out softly, raised his eyes to look at Shen Xiao sitting opposite him, and the look in his eyes gradually became blurred.

"Brother Sichen, if you like this watch, then when I have money, I will buy it for you."

"Um."

"It's so expensive. It seems I may not have saved enough money this year."

Shen Xiao, who was young in high school, followed him, pouting and looking at the watch on the counter, with a look of reluctance on his face.

At that time, this watch was undoubtedly extremely expensive for those who were just in high school.

But now, she still bought this watch and delivered it to him personally.

The corners of Pei Sichen's mouth turned up slightly, and he put the watch on his wrist in front of Shen Xiao.

"good."

It was rare that he didn't insult her and looked gentle.

Shen Xiao was stunned for a moment. The dull pain in his chest reappeared. How long had it been since he had seen such a gentle person?

Enduring the pain in her chest, she smiled warmly and served Pei Sichen some food. The atmosphere between the two seemed to have returned to the tenderness and beauty of their high school days, which was fascinating.

Looking at her skillful movements and gentle smile, Pei Sichen paused and said softly: "Actually, I have always wanted to ask you something."

"What's the matter?" Shen Xiao looked at Pei Sichen seriously, his voice was as soft as sugar, "Sichen, tell me."

"Why did you suddenly start avoiding me when you were in high school?"

Pei Sichen frowned and looked at her. At that time, Shen Xiao was clinging to him and following him every day. Although he said he was annoyed by her, he still liked this follower in his heart.

It was that kind of love that kept him from driving her away.

But then she suddenly stopped following him, and whenever she saw him, she would hide away with a pale face. However, after Shen Rou rescued him, her relationship with him gradually improved.

Why?

The atmosphere tonight was good, and Shen Xiao was so gentle. He took this opportunity to speak out, and maybe he could solve the mystery in his heart.

But what he didn't expect was that Shen Xiao's face suddenly turned pale.

Her lips also lost color, as if they were transparent. Pei Sichen didn't expect that this question would irritate her so much, and he frowned even more.

What happened that year?

"Shen Xiao, I'm asking you."

Pei Sichen said in a deep voice again: "Say."

The short word was more like an order. Shen Xiao suddenly took a sip of red wine to suppress the sourness in his chest.

"I told you."

Her eyes were wandering, as if she saw herself in embarrassment back then. Darkness and despair surrounded her again, and her smile became more and more bitter.

She really told Pei Sichen at that time, but he didn't believe it.

He only said that she was jealous of Shen Rou and wanted to take away Shen Rou's achievements. Whatever she said, he stubbornly believed that she was framing Shen Rou. She was desperate and stopped mentioning it.

Shen Xiao's eyes were extremely hollow, which made people feel inexplicably distressed. Pei Sichen frowned and spoke, his voice cold, but with a different kind of tenderness: "Say it again, I will listen carefully."

"real?"

As if hearing something unbelievable, Shen Xiao's eyes lit up, "Do you really believe it?"

"Um."
Chapter completed!