Chapter 353 The Phoenix Girl
Chapter 353 The Phoenix Girl
Although Su Chen had some prejudice against the other party because she was part of the Pei Family,
he couldn't help but admire her easygoing and detached demeanor at this moment.
"Alright, let's formally introduce ourselves," he said.
The woman in white extended her slender, fair hand with a smile,
"Pei Man."
"Su Chen."
Seeing that the girl had acted in such a manner, he couldn't very well remain standoffish, so he also extended his hand—though it was only a polite gesture.
However, as soon as his hand touched hers, he suddenly widened his eyes:
"You are? Pei Man?"
A look of utter disbelief spread across Su Chen's face, and he appeared very shocked.
"What? Mr. Su has heard of me?"
Pei Man tilted her head somewhat curiously, asking with a faint smile still lingering on her face.
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The few people from the Tang Family turned their gaze toward Su Chen, a hint of confusion on their faces.
"Miss Pei's reputation has indeed reached my ears," Su Chen said with a meaningful look, slowly uttering,
"Didn't Zhuge, that old charlatan, say something—'Shen Shao is a dragon, Pei Man a phoenix'? How could I be so ignorant as to not know about the illustrious Phoenix Lady?"
Upon hearing this, a tremor went through the hearts of everyone present!
Indeed, this saying, 'Shen Shao is a dragon, Pei Man a phoenix,' had been circulating in Yandu a long time ago, but it was only amongst the very upper echelons, the most elite circles!
How could Su Chen possibly know of it?
To tell the truth, this Pei Man was indeed a character wrapped in legends.
Many years ago, the third son of the Pei Family, who was also Pei Rou's third brother, went away, and for many years there was no word from him. Not only did others not know where he had gone or what he was doing,
but even the Pei Family members, including the Family Head themselves, had no idea what this son was out doing.
The Family Head came out and spoke with great respect, as he, being a man of his stature, was well aware of the old man's extraordinary origins.
"Nothing much, just to scold you Pei Family for being blind to a jewel!"
Zhuge Dongming said indifferently.
Upon hearing this, the Family Head was momentarily stunned, but he somewhat understood when he saw the girl that Zhuge Dongming was pushing.
"Is the treasure that Zhuge the Immortal speaks of this little girl?"
The Family Head asked uncertainly, as he, being the entire Pei Family's Family Head, naturally wouldn't pay too much attention to a disabled girl.
"At least you're not completely foolish."
Zhuge Dongming simply stated:
"This girl is a phoenix. Cherish her well, Pei Family!"
After saying this, Zhuge Dongming walked away with a flick of his sleeve...
From that day onwards, the Family Head kept the girl by his side and personally taught her.
After all, Zhuge the Immortal's reputation was such that his predictions never failed to come true.
The Family Head indeed gradually discovered the girl's extraordinary qualities, especially her intelligence, which was almost demonlike!
After several events, the Family Head couldn't help but lament that this girl was a great blessing from heaven to the Pei Family!
When the girl reached the age of fifteen, the Family Head even began to gradually delegate the family's power to her.
You should know, this was a treatment that none of his sons had received!
People naturally felt unconvinced, but under the guile of this teenage girl, it wasn't long before everyone went from feeling discontent to admiring!
Moreover, in the past ten years, all the decisions she had made turned out to be absolutely correct in hindsight.
This also allowed the Pei Family's power to grow steadily, securing the second seat among the great families in Yandu, and covertly challenging the number one family, the Shen Family!
In this process, the girl also established a prestige within the Pei Family second only to the Family Head!
It was precisely for this reason, that back in the hospital when she said "Agreed," everyone else fell silent...
And the facts that followed proved that her decision was once again absolutely correct.
Otherwise, it would be hard to say whether the old head of the family would be dead or alive right now!
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