In the Pei family's study, Old Master Pei frowned and looked at his eldest son who was standing behind the desk. He was wearing a white shirt with every button buttoned tightly, and he stood like a javelin.
He is self-disciplined and strict, and his hair length has remained the same for many years.
"I'm sorry, father." He pursed his lips and placed his hands on his legs. "I should have sent Chen Minshu to the plane myself."
After Pei Yi had a chat with Old Master Pei in the study, Old Master Pei asked Pei Jinhuai to send him back to Guangzhou.
It’s not that the Pei family can’t accommodate a guest, but Pei Yi really dislikes her, so Old Master Pei naturally doesn’t want to go against his grandson’s wishes.
Because Chen Minshu's father was an old acquaintance of Pei Jinhuai and they had some friendship, and when Pei Yi went to Guangzhou, Pei Jinhuai brought Pei Yi to visit him in person, it was reasonable for the Pei family to send Chen Minshu back.
Old Master Pei personally instructed Pei Jinhuai to handle this matter. He asked someone to book a plane ticket for Chen Minshu, who was supposed to return to Guangzhou on a flight this evening.
In order to express his apology to his comrade-in-arms for not being able to treat his daughter better, Pei Jinhuai also prepared extra gifts and asked someone to personally accompany Chen Minshu back and explain to his comrades-in-arms.
But before they set off, Chen Minshu found an excuse to slip away. The people arranged by Pei Jinhuai were still looking for him everywhere, and news spread that Chen Minshu ran into Century Galaxy and caused trouble.
Pei Jinhuai pressed his brows the moment he received the message.
He didn't expect Chen Minshu to be so willful. If this was his son, he would be able to scold him and clearly distinguish rewards and punishments.
In this study, Pei Jinhuai was rarely scolded by his father after he became an adult. But now that he is old, he is scolded like a child by old man Pei because of Chen Minshu.
When he came out, he had a stern face and a dignified expression. As soon as he opened the door, he saw his son leaning against the railing.
Pei Yi was wearing a white shirt and olive-colored trousers, with his legs crossed and his hands in his pockets.
In the past, Pei Jinhuai would probably have reprimanded him for his shabby and lazy appearance, but now he looked at his son and was speechless.
In the study, Mr. Pei was very dissatisfied with his ability to do things. He did not expect Chen Minshu to do things in such an ungirly manner.
The two father and son looked at each other. Pei Jinhuai had an ugly expression on his face. His anger was hidden in his restrained eyes. Pei Yi saw it clearly and suppressed his gloating.
"She refused to leave and insisted on seeing you."
He recalled how he was annoyed by Chen Minshu's pestering and beat her into the hospital. Afterwards, Pei Jinhuai scolded him, saying that he acted without rules and was not like a man.
Now it was Pei Jinhuai's turn to have a headache, and Pei Yi felt proud.
“Nonsense!”
Pei Jinhuai shouted and felt annoyed again.
Chen Minshu was sitting on the sofa downstairs. After the accident, she was quickly taken away from Century Galaxy by the Pei family.
There was no one else in the living room except Chen Minshu and the servants. Old Mrs. Pei had made an appointment with her daughter-in-law to go out and watch a play, so they were not at home.
When Pei Jinhuai went downstairs, she first glanced upstairs and saw Pei Yi standing at the railing on the second floor. She looked at him for a long time before she stood up and apologized:
"I'm sorry Uncle Pei, although I didn't do this on purpose, I will pay for her medical expenses."
Apart from this incident, as Pei Yi said, she refused to return to Guangzhou and insisted on taking Pei Yi back with her.
Her attitude made Pei Jinhuai a little unhappy. After talking for a long time, she still did not change her mind.
Pei Yi listened for a long time and became more and more annoyed. He remembered the promise he made to Jiang Se, but less than two days later, this woman ran to Century Galaxy and tried to cause trouble for Jiang Se.
Pei Jinhuai's method did not work for her. He listened to Chen Minshu chattering about taking her back and saying that her father had told her to take good care of herself. He remembered that on the day of the cocktail party, Jiang Se whispered that she didn't like other women around him. He bit his lower lip, and a fierce look appeared in his eyes, but he suppressed it in an instant.
He walked down the stairs slowly, "What did you go to Century Galaxy for today?"
This was the first time Chen Minshu spoke to him after he had a fighting contest with him and was beaten by him.
She raised her eyebrows, with pride on her face:
"Of course I'm going to take revenge." She raised one hand, clenched it into a fist and raised it:
"That day, that little celebrity named Jiang slapped me here. I don't like to suffer any loss, so I will naturally return the way she treated me."
Unfortunately, she did not see Jiang Se. The people of Century Galaxy refused to tell her where Jiang Se was. The imperial capital was not her territory, she did not know many people there, and she had been there for too short a time.
The staff of Medieval Galaxy were arguing and wanted to pull her out, but she threw them over her shoulder and they fell to the ground.
After hearing her words, Pei Yi lowered his eyelids to hide the sinister look in his eyes.
Fortunately, Jiang Se is not in Century Galaxy today. Although she is delicate and has a pair of long legs, she is an actress and a student. If she gets into a fight, she might suffer at the hands of Chen Minshu.
"She's my girlfriend."
His voice was low and full of hostility. Several ways of dealing with Chen Minshu flashed through his mind, but he rejected them one by one.
"Oh," Chen Minshu replied nonchalantly, "Then you can consider changing your girlfriend."
"She's not the right one for you." She shook her ponytail, turned her wrist, and moved her shoulder joints:
"I haven't had a chance to spar with you since the last match. Why don't we compete again and make a bet as usual."
Having said this, she looked at Pei Yi:
"If we fight again, I may not lose to you."
"What do you want to bet on?"
When Jiang Se said that Chen Minshu was interested in him, Pei Yi didn't believe it. Hearing this, he couldn't help feeling disgusted. He asked with disgust. Chen Minshu said, "Let's bet on this! If you win, I'll be your girlfriend, and if you lose, you'll be my boyfriend!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Pei Jinhuai frowned even more tightly.
He and his wife only had one son, but they did have a niece, and he had never seen a girl behave like this.
Chen Minshu has a bold and outspoken personality. She will try her best to get what she wants. She was raised by her father to be fearless. At this moment, she suddenly understood how Pei Yi felt when he beat her.
This girl is so clingy and stubborn, she won't give up until she achieves her goal.
He knew his son's personality. He had been a bully since he was young. How could he tolerate Chen Minshu's words
Pei Jinhuai knew very well how skilled Pei Yi was. Chen Minshu was definitely not his opponent, and using such methods on him would only backfire.
He was worried that Pei Yi would get angry and beat him up again. He was about to speak, but Pei Yi did not get angry as he imagined:
"If you want to compete with me again, you have to see if you are qualified." After he said this, Chen Minshu showed an unconvinced expression on her face. Before she could speak, Pei Yi continued:
"The school will have a real-life combat exercise in November. If you can stand out in it and participate in the subsequent battles, you will be qualified to talk to me about the competition."
Pei Jinhuai became anxious when he heard this. Just as he was about to speak, Chen Minshu said without thinking:
"Don't underestimate me, it's a deal!"
As Jiang Se said, she had feelings for Pei Yi, but she was too proud to ask him to agree to her pursuit, nor could she fawn on him, so she could only use this tough attitude to force Pei Yi to face her.
Before this, Pei Yi always ignored her. Now that he was willing to compete with her again, she naturally would not let go of this opportunity.
With Pei Yi's words, Chen Minshu felt much easier to deal with. After learning that Pei Yi also had to rush back to school to prepare, and after Pei Jinhuai asked someone to send her back to Guangzhou, she did not refuse and agreed to fly back tonight.
This bet seemed like a child's play. After having Chen Minshu taken out, Pei Jinhuai suppressed his anger and motioned his son to follow him out of the living room. As soon as he left the room, he said sternly:
"You want to kill her!"
"Yes."
Pei Yi did not hide his intention at all and admitted it readily.
Jiang Se is his life, no one can touch her, and he would not allow Chen Minshu to have such an idea.
In the evening, Jiang Se received a call from Pei Yi, who said that after talking with Mr. Pei, he had to return to school overnight.
His studies would be completed by the end of the year at the latest, and he called before leaving to express his reluctance to leave.
After deciding with Liu Lizhi on the jewelry design to be worn at the dinner the day after tomorrow in the afternoon, Jiang Se hesitated for a moment and turned the car around to go to Feng's house.
It was almost eight o'clock when she came over. Feng Zhongliang was in the garden, watering the clusters of roses. He was a little surprised when he saw Jiang Se coming over.
"You wanted to come over, but you didn't even call to let me know in advance." Feng Chunin wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Have you eaten yet?"
Jiang Se shook his head and told Wang Ma to prepare some food.
Feng Zhongliang takes care of this small garden alone and rarely asks others to help. He digs holes in the ground to bury fertilizer and then carries water to water the garden.
He was used to this way of watering and stubbornly believed that moving around could also help him exercise.
Jiang Se came forward to help him, and he did not refuse. The old and the young worked together. Jiang Se chatted with Feng Zhongliang for a while, paused, and suddenly asked:
"Grandpa, do you know what a real-life combat exercise is?"
She held a shovel in one hand, squatted on the ground, and without raising her head, she shoveled the soil and buried a few grains of fertilizer.
Feng Zhongliang paused in watering the plants and did not respond to her. Instead, he asked:
"How is things going between you and Ayi? Has he discussed with you when to get married?"
"I have mentioned it before, and I have this plan." She hesitated to speak, and Feng Zhongliang misunderstood: "Since you have plans, you should mention it earlier and make it early, so that you don't have to rush in the future. Have the elders in your family met each other? During the holidays, go to the Pei family more often, don't always be sullen, like my Feng Nan..."
He said this and sighed.
"The elders in the family should have seen it, right?" Jiang Se was moved when he heard this and glanced at Feng Zhongliang:
"I just hope that one day in the future, my loved ones can be by my side and hold my hand."
As she spoke, she became a little sad, not knowing whether that day would ever come, or how long it would take until that day came. (To be continued)