The main reason Yu Beiwang had set up this dinner was to get Xu Ye to talk Pei Youwei around. If YW moved to Shanghai, he'd get to spend a lot more time with her. He didn't want them living in two different cities after they were married. That wasn't the kind of love Yu Beiwang had in mind.

But Pei Youwei still had reservations, though she couldn't have said what they were.

When the meal was mostly over, Xu Ye nudged Zhao Ming's and Qin Zhiwei's feet under the table. They got the hint right away, stood up one after the other and said they had to head out.

Xu Ye had Qin Zhiwei give Wang Manning a ride back, then got up too, saying he'd see them out.

The moment he stepped out, Pei Youwei stood and said she needed the restroom.

Pei Youwei had followed him out, so Xu Ye skipped the entrance and fell into step beside her. "How are his parents?"

"They're nice."

"Then what are you worried about?"

"Honestly, I don't know." Pei Youwei and Xu Ye were pretty far apart in age, but there wasn't any generation gap between them. Since they'd gone into business together, she'd never treated him like a kid. Sometimes she even felt Xu Ye was the only person she could really open up to these days.

"It's just that everything's going too smoothly. Too fast. The morning after I first went to his house, when I got out of bed, I couldn't even tell if I was still dreaming. I know the point of tonight's dinner was for him to get you to talk me into moving the company to Shanghai, but…"

Xu Ye smiled. "You decided to be with Yu Beiwang, so you must think he's a pretty good guy. Have you ever thought about how he feels when he tries to do something nice for you and you keep hesitating?"

Pei Youwei said nothing. Standing at the restroom door, Xu Ye went on. "Put yourself in my shoes. If I'm good to you and you won't…