Jiang Se said goodbye to Feng Nan with a smile, and several people showed their invited identities and entered the banquet hall. Feng Nan stood outside and could still feel everyone's eyes on him.
The people who came tonight were all celebrities from all walks of life, with both self-restraint and cultivation. No one looked at her with contempt, and no one whispered to her about the cold reception she had received from Pei Yi before.
But Feng Nan felt more annoyed than being pointed at by others. People came into the inner hall one after another, but she felt it was difficult to straighten her back with confidence.
There weren't many people in the venue at the moment. Xia Chaoqun looked at the time and generously gave Jiang Se and Pei Yi a chance to be alone.
Jiang Se was wearing high heels and had yet to attend social events, so she simply found a sofa in the corner and sat down.
There is a Steinay piano in the venue, located in the center.
Pei Yi touched her hand and asked her:
"Are you cold?"
She was wearing a sleeveless dress today, which was just below her knees, revealing a pair of beautifully curvy calves. Jiang Se shook her head, leaned her head on his arm, and spoke to him.
After chatting for a while, more and more people came, and Pei Yi held Jiang Se's hand and played with it in his palm.
Whether before or after her rebirth, her hands were well maintained, thin but not dry, with slender and cute fingers, white and tender, like tender bamboo shoots that had been peeled layer by layer, soft as if they had no bones, allowing him to knead them in his palms, with a faint fragrance.
As soon as he saw Jiang Se's hand, he couldn't help but laugh:
"Sese, do you still remember what I liked to pester you to play when we were little?"
She raised her eyebrows and looked up at him:
"Of course I remember."
He is active and was naughty and lawless when he was young. He is also the eldest grandson of the Pei family. He is the apple of the eye of Mr. Pei and Mrs. Pei and is very spoiled by his family.
When Feng Nan went to visit the Pei family for the first time with Feng Zhongliang, he broke one of his father's favorite antique ornaments and caused a big disaster. Afterwards, Pei Jinhuai was furious. The elders were suppressing him and they could not hit him, so they punished him by making him stand in a military posture against the wall for two hours at a time, leaning against the wall. Except for drinking water or talking, he was not allowed to sit or walk around, and he had to keep his head and chest out.
Such punishment seemed to be a death sentence for the young Pei Yi. He had a sad face and looked a little pitiful.
Pei Jinhuai had greeted everyone in the family, and no one dared to talk to him.
He must have cried by then, his little face was as red as a cat. Old Master Pei felt a little distressed, but also found it funny. When Feng Zhongliang asked about Pei Yi, he told him about the trouble Pei Yi had caused. The adults laughed, but the child looked angry.
At that time, he was not as handsome as he is now. His cheeks were chubby, similar to his mother's, and his eyes were like washed obsidian, surprisingly bright.
She felt a little sympathy when she saw him being laughed at.
When Feng Nan arrived, he had already been standing there for more than half an hour. Crying and making a fuss were of no use. When he got tired and leaned against the wall, Pei Jinhuai would yell at him.
She was also a child at that time, less than five years older than him, and had no experience in coaxing children. He had been spoiled since he was a child and had seen all kinds of good things. When she used things to tease him, he was not interested.
In the end, she chose to play with him, playing the simplest hand skill game.
This way, he would not disobey Pei Jinhuai's order not to move, nor would he stand stupidly in the corner alone.
He is not afraid of fighting and quarreling, but he is afraid of being alone and silent.
The two of them played the game of rock, scissors, and paper. He won every time, and gradually his anger turned into joy.
It was also from that time that he liked Feng Nan the most. He liked her very much and always wanted to keep her at home and not let her go back to the Feng family.
She was the only one who was willing to play this same repetitive game with him in the corner for nearly two hours, without any impatience or complaints, and always making him smile.
When Feng Zhongliang wanted to take her back, he rolled on the ground crying, pointing at Feng Zhongliang and calling him a "bad guy", which almost made Mr. Pei angry and he asked someone to carry him back into the house.
"Every time I play with you, I win." Pei Yi is still a little proud when talking about the past, "You always just like to play cloth." There has never been an exception.
He lowered his head, his voice was low and intimate.
Jiang Se looked up at him, and their eyes met. The deep affection in his eyes almost drowned her. His two rows of thick and long eyelashes cast a deep shadow on his eyes.
She saw the corners of his lips turned up when he smiled, and couldn't help but reach out to touch his chin. He lowered his head and rubbed his chin in her palm like a spoiled child, then lowered his head and kissed her gently.
"That's because you only like to use scissors every time."
From this point, we can see Pei Yi's character. He is not a passive person. He likes to take the initiative. When playing rock-paper-scissors, his favorite is always scissors. After playing two or three times, Jiang Se can almost understand his character. He can make this simple boy very happy by following his temper.
He didn't expect to hear such a sentence. He was stunned for a moment, and the look in his eyes gradually softened. Just as he was about to speak, Jiang Se noticed someone walking towards them from the corner of her eye. Before she turned around to look, the person had already walked in front of them and stood still. Then she heard a female voice calling:
"Brother Yi."
The smile on Pei Yi's face faded a little. Jiang Se raised his head and saw Pei Rui, who was wearing a goose yellow dress, standing in front of the two of them with a girl.
Before Jiang Se was reborn, he was familiar with the people of the Pei family. His relationship with Pei Rui was not very good, but it was not bad either.
But after her rebirth, she naturally couldn't visit the Pei family whenever she wanted. Pei Rui had only met Pei Yi once during the Chinese New Year when he brought her back to the Pei family, and the two were not familiar with each other.
She didn't seem surprised when she saw Jiang Se, and greeted him with a smile:
"Ms. Jiang."
The tone was polite and distant. Compared with Jiang Se's impression of Pei Rui a few years ago, she was undoubtedly much calmer and taller now.
She was wearing a goose yellow dress, showing off her slender figure. The color made her skin look very fair. Pei Rui had black hair tied into a ponytail at the back of her head and wore light makeup, which made her look playful like a girl, yet elegant.
The girl standing next to Pei Rui looked almost the same as her, also with a ponytail, healthy honey-colored skin, and nearly 1.7 meters tall. In such an occasion, she did not wear a dress, but a white T-shirt, paired with sports skirt and pants, looking particularly energetic.
She frowned and glared at Pei Yi, with her arms crossed over her chest, looking somewhat dissatisfied. (To be continued)