MFIMM Chapter 5

Ring

Ring

Pei Jiashu ignored Lin Xi’s words, leaning leisurely on the sofa. The manager, wearing white gloves, half-squatted in front of them, taking out the diamond rings one by one from the box and displaying them before Pei Jiashu.

“Show him.” Pei Jiashu gestured towards Lin Xi with his chin. The manager immediately presented the rings to Lin Xi. “If you like, you can try them on.”

The diamonds on these rings were all the size of pigeon eggs, emitting a dazzling light under the store’s lights. Lin Xi’s eyes were wide with amazement.

Until the appearance of one ring, the center was teardrop-shaped, surrounded byshards of diamonds, like warriors guarding the teardrop.

Lin Xi’s gaze lingered on it for a few seconds. As the manager was about to put it back, Pei Jiashu suddenly stopped her, “Wait, that one. Let him try it.”

“Yes, Mr. Pei.”

The manager held the ring and said to Lin Xi, “Sir, please extend your hand.”

Lin Xi looked at Pei Jiashu for help. He couldn’t afford this ring even if he sold himself. Pei Jiashu smiled indulgently, took the ring from the manager’s hand, and held Lin Xi’s hand. “You just had to have me put it on you personally? But I’d rather put it on you at the wedding.”

The heavy ring was put on Lin Xi’s hand by Pei Jiashu. Lin Xi’s fingers were slender and well-proportioned, like scallion roots. The ring was placed on the ring finger of his left hand. It was a little big, but it didn’t detract from the beauty of the diamond.

Lin Xi raised his finger, watching the diamond refract colorful lights under the store lights, and couldn’t help but sigh, “So beautiful.”

“Yes, this diamond suits you well.” Pei Jiashu stood up and said to the manager, “Just this diamond, customize it according to his size. Also, prepare a set of plain platinum bands.”

After speaking, he directly took out a black card from his wallet and handed it to the manager.

The ring on Lin Xi’s hand was taken off by the manager, and then the manager found someone to take them to measure their finger sizes. They brought a pair of plain rings. Pei Jiashu took one of them, which was slightly larger, and handed it to Lin Xi. “I just put one on you. Now it’s your turn to put one on me, right?”

Lin Xi took the ring as if possessed, grabbed Pei Jiashu’s hand. His palm was very wide and large. Holding it in his hand, he could feel the rough joints. Under the gaze of everyone in the store, he put the ring on Pei Jiashu’s ring finger.

The staff had long been accustomed to this situation, smiling and blessing, “May you have a hundred years of happiness together.”

This sentence suddenly brought Lin Xi back to reality. They were not the kind of relationship that could last a hundred years.

To avoid the situation just now, he quickly put the other ring on his finger.

Seeing his movements, Pei Jiashu chuckled and took Lin Xi’s hand, the two rings colliding together.

Lin Xi felt that there was something strange in his heart, like a cotton candy that had been blown up, sweet and greasy, but as soon as you took a bite, you would find that it was allempty.

As soon as they left the store, Pei Jiashu let go of Lin Xi’s hand. The smiling face just now was long gone. In fact, as long as you observed his smiling appearance more, you would find that the smile was just a facade.

He took off the ring and stuffed it into his pocket, not wanting to wear it for even a second longer. Seeing this, Lin Xi also quickly took off the ring, as if slowing down for a second would be admitting defeat to Pei Jiashu.

Neither of them was willing to give in.

After a long time, Pei Jiashu scoffed and asked Lin Xi, “When can you report for duty?”

“Anytime.” Talking about work, Lin Xi immediately smiled flatteringly at Pei Jiashu.

Pei Jiashu snorted twice. “Then that’s it for today. You report to the company on Monday. Just call me then and have Assistant Song take you through the process.”

“Okay, President Pei. Whatever you say.” The smile on Lin Xi’s face was much more sincere than when they were performing just now.

“Then prepare yourself to move into my house.”

Pei Jiashu suddenly dropped a bombshell, and Lin Xi was instantly stunned. Why did they have to live together?

At the thought of living under the same roof as Pei Jiashu, he didn’t know whether he should be happy or cry at this moment. The expression on his face changed several times until he blurted out and asked Pei Jiashu, “Why shouldn’t you move into my house?”

Pei Jiashu raised his eyebrows, looking at Lin Xi dangerously. After a long time, the corner of his mouth revealed a mocking arc. “According to my investigation, you don’t have any property under your name, and you’re living with your parents now, right? I can live anywhere, but do you want me to live with your parents?”

“No–” Lin Xi shook his head like a rattle drum, and could only reluctantly accept Pei Jiashu’s conditions.

But then he thought about it. During this period of time at home, his mother was watching him more closely than a thief. If he lived with Pei Jiashu, wouldn’t he be free from this kind of trouble?

He could finally play games all night long.

Pei Jiashu didn’t understand what Lin Xi was happy about now, and he didn’t expect that in two days, the person who should be unhappy would become him.

But this time, Pei Jiashu actually gentlemanly sent Lin Xi home.

On Monday, Lin Xi took a taxi to the building where Jiashang Media was located. It was situated in a quiet area in the city center. The design of the building was very avant-garde, and you could see many bloggers checking in and taking pictures here.

After Lin Xi sent a message to Pei Jiashu, someone came to pick him up and take him upstairs. The assistant was a young beta who looked very approachable. He took Lin Xi around the company.

As a new media company,anchors didn’t need to work on a fixed schedule, so there weren’t many people actually working in the office. But the equipment in the company was very complete, from theAnchor’slive streaming room to thestudio, everything was available.

It was also the first time that Lin Xi had seen so many professional things, and he excitedly looked around.

The assistant knew about the relationship between Lin Xi and Pei Jiashu, after all, their documents were printed by the assistant, so he was very patient with Lin Xi.

After Lin Xi finished touring, he took Lin Xi to the human resources department to sign the contract.

The contract was a thick stack in his hand. Lin Xi had heard before that many companies would bury many traps in the contract, so he wanted to read it carefully, but after only reading a few lines, he became drowsy. The words just wouldn’t go into his head.

The assistant seemed to understand his trouble and explained to him, “Mr. Lin, according to your contract with President Pei, all your income in the company is divided between you and the company at a ratio of 7:3. This is already better than the conditions of manyAnchors. If you have any questions about the contract, you can ask me directly.”

“Of course, if you don’t trust me, you can also find a lawyer.”

“Forget it, Assistant Song, I trust you.” After speaking, Lin Xi signed at the end of the contract. Pei Jiashu’s name had already been signed next to it. His handwriting was designed and written very beautifully.

He never thought that the two of them would have the opportunity to write their names together in this lifetime.

Of course, except for the wedding.

The assistant handed the document to the human resources department and then took Lin Xi to the conference room. It was a small conference room, with only a few people. Pei Jiashu was sitting in the middle.

The assistant asked Lin Xi to sit opposite those people. Only then did he see that the projection screen in the conference room was showing his self-media account.

“Mr. Lin, this is a professional team to analyze your account and your future development plan.”

Lin Xi nodded blankly.

At Pei Jiashu’s instruction, those people began to analyze Lin Xi’s account. Lin Xi’s account posted a variety of things, mostly makeup content and trivial daily thoughts at school. These people even insisted on clicking on each one.

Seeing his face appear on the big screen, especially with Pei Jiashu sitting in the closest seat, he felt his toes curling.

He couldn’t wait to snatch the remote control and cut off the video, but Pei Jiashu was watching attentively.

Then came a burst of analysis. Pei Jiashu was ruthless at this time, directly pointing out Lin Xi’s weaknesses, “Do you know why you have so few fans?”

Lin Xi swallowed and looked at Pei Jiashu. This Pei Jiashu was very different from the gentle person in his memory, but this was different from the two-faced Pei Jiashu he had seen these past two days.

He stood there like a strict drill sergeant, questioning his soul.

“Maybe it’s because my account is too messy?”

Pei Jiashu tapped the table. “Continue.”

“Because my content quality is low?”

“Continue.”

Lin Xi thought for a long time, almost demeaning himself into the dust. The others, like Pei Jiashu, were also looking him up and down, searching for his value.

Under these gazes, Lin Xi felt that every moment was a torment.

He pursed his lips. After Pei Jiashu said “Continue” again in an ambiguous tone, he finally couldn’t bear it anymore. He pulled open the chair and suddenly stood up, looking at Pei Jiashu across the table.

Those bright eyes, like a deer, were slightly tinged with red at this time. Lin Xi glared at Pei Jiashu. “Pei Jiashu, even if you look down on me, you don’t have to humiliate me like this, right? Then why did you sign me in here!”

Lin Xi’s emotions were a little agitated.

Pei Jiashu finally changed his posture, asking the assistant to appease Lin Xi.

He still spoke without mercy. “You’ve been running this account for half a year. Haven’t you noticed where you’re most popular? You’re not using such good conditions. No wonder you only have three hundred fans.”

Lin Xi’s emotions, which had just been calmed down by the assistant, surged instantly. “Pei Jiashu, Ixxxxx”

Pei Jiashu, who was being scolded, pinched his earlobe indifferently and said to the assistant, “Insulting the boss costs two hundred yuan. Calling the boss by his full name twice costs four hundred. Remember that.”

Lin Xi, who had been fined six hundred yuan for three sentences, was furious, but if he scolded again, he would be fined again, so he could only cover his mouth with his hands.

The assistant was sweating profusely next to him. Even if he knew that the two of them were in a fake marriage, it shouldn’t be this fake, right?

The analysis team, who had been silent on the opposite side, finally spoke at this time, “Mr. Lin, President Pei doesn’t mean that.”

“I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the videos with the most likes are the ones where you show your face. Frequently posting daily life will only divert the traffic. So President Pei is asking you to focus on posting videos where you show your face.”

Lin Xi was stunned for a while, and blurted out, “So Pei Jia… President Pei thinks I’m good-looking, but I don’t know how to use my face?”

The person on the other side looked at Pei Jiashu’s face darken and pursed his lips without speaking, but Lin Xi saw it himself.

He looked provocatively at Pei Jiashu, “President Pei, you don’t have to be so roundabout even if you think I’m good-looking, right? Will you lose a tongue if you admit my beauty?”

Pei Jiashu snorted coldly and didn’t speak.

The people on the other side observed the atmosphere between the two of them. There was a strange feeling that couldn’t be explained. Analyzing accounts was their job, and the president had never cared about these small matters. Could this newcomer have something to do with President Pei?