"This... this script isn't right, is it?"
Su Zhiyi realized she had spoken her thoughts out loud and quickly raised her hand to cover her mouth.
"What script? Why isn't it right?" Pei Yan's handsome brows furrowed.
The top button of his navy blue shirt was undone, the collar falling open to reveal his firm chest muscles and the scattered red marks on them. Even his exposed forearms had faint, long red scratches.
They were clearly bite marks and scratch marks.
Standing before her was such a pleasing, mature, fatherly muscular handsome man that it was really hard to resist, but she managed to hold back.
Compared to Pei Yan's good looks, she was more concerned about the fact that she had slept with Pei Yan, and now Pei Yan wanted to take responsibility for her.
Seeing Su Zhiyi keep her mouth shut and refuse to speak, Pei Yan seemed to realize that such an incident was hard for a girl to accept.
He had just gone out to make a phone call for nearly two hours, also to tell his family that he had a girl he liked, and because he had made a mistake, he needed to take responsibility for the girl he liked.
After his parents learned that the girl Pei Yan liked was Su Zhiyi, who was always tangled in negative publicity, they didn't have much objection. They were just relieved that he had finally fallen in love, otherwise they really thought he would spend his whole life with acting.
They told him to find a time to bring Su Zhiyi home, so the two families could meet soon and discuss the wedding date.
"I'm not a playboy. I will take responsibility for what I've done."
"I just called my parents and told them. They said to bring you home early so they can meet you, and for you to meet them early too..."
Pei Yan paused, seeing that Su Zhiyi looked bewildered and dazed. He realized that his family background was too well-protected in the entertainment industry; only the Gu siblings knew about it.
Since they would be family from now on, it was fine to tell his future wife.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Pei Yan, 32 years old, registered in the capital, and a local of the capital."
"My father is a director, my mother an actress. They're both retired now and manage the family business. We have seventeen properties in the capital and twenty-six cars."
"My personal assets are A11, and the total family assets are A12. I have no siblings, my parents have a harmonious relationship, and I myself have no bad habits like smoking or drinking."
Pei Yan earnestly listed all his personal information.
"My idea is this: in a few days, when I wrap up my scenes and your workload also lightens, we'll find a time for both families to meet, discuss the wedding date, and then go get the marriage certificate."
"Then during this time, I won't have to be on set, so I'll prepare the wedding. Once your scenes are done and you wrap up, we'll get married."
Seeing how seriously Pei Yan wanted to marry her, Su Zhiyi realized there was still a chance to turn things around.
She wasn't done yet; she could still continue the mission in this world!
Su Zhiyi immediately activated her flawless acting skills in front of men.
She dejectedly put the plate back on the bedside table, then tightly gripped the blanket with her fingers to cover her body.
In less than ten seconds, her fair face flushed red, tears welled up in her eyes, and tears fell like broken pearls, her nose turning as red as if she had applied blush.
A girl's tears still left Pei Yan somewhat at a loss.
He had never seen a girl cry so pitifully, and it was because of him...
No, it was because he had forced her to cry.
Even though Pei Yan had experienced the ups and downs of the entertainment industry, played countless classic roles, and could handle various emergencies,
seeing Su Zhiyi's tears made him forget all his prepared words, standing there dumbfounded.
"You..."
At this moment, Emperor Pei's line delivery was extremely poor, his voice stiff as if squeezed out of his throat.
"Is there something you're not satisfied with?"
Su Zhiyi cried with tearful eyes, as if she had suffered immense injustice.
She raised her hand and wiped her tears with the blanket, her cheeks flushed, the blanket damp.
"Satisfied? How do you want me to say the word 'satisfied' against my heart?"
Her voice was soft, choked with sobs: "You never asked for my opinion..."
"I'm just an actor who wants to act well. I never thought this would happen. It's so hard for me to accept..."
"I imagined what plays I would perform in the future, what roles I would play again... My career has just started. If this gets exposed, my acting career will be completely ruined. Wuwu..."
Pei Yan was stunned for a moment, guilt growing as Su Zhiyi cried.
Tears seemed as heavy as a thousand pounds.
With every tear Su Zhiyi shed, his guilt increased by one point.
"I'm sorry, I didn't think it through. I didn't consider that aspect."
"Then..."
He took a deep breath and gently asked Su Zhiyi's opinion.
"What do you think? I respect your opinion."
Seeing that a few tears had already fooled Pei Yan, Su Zhiyi began to calculate how to use Pei Yan's guilt to take a good bite out of him.
Marriage was impossible.
If news of her marriage got out, who knows how many anti-fans would dig up her identity.