During the day, I sat alone at home and flipped through the newspaper of the day. Unexpectedly, the whole article was covered with my name.
After taking a closer look, it turned out that after his father passed away, the Pei family had been in constant turmoil, and the stock had fallen again and again. All major newspapers made a fuss about me and Lu Qingfan, and spared no effort to discredit the Pei family.
Some people even dug up my past and said that I never studied in the UK in the past four years, and was obviously kicked out of the house by my father and lived on the streets. Between the lines, it is implied that Lu Qingfan is fanning the flames.
Not to mention other blatant and shameless remarks.
I didn't finish reading a newspaper, and I couldn't help throwing it on the ground, my temples throbbing.
I rubbed my forehead with my hand, and I naturally understood in my heart that there must be someone operating behind the scenes for such a big mess. Lu Qingfan and I are not TV stars, so why did a little family scandal make such a fuss out of control.
Among them, He Li must have made great efforts.
Lu Qingfan must have been devastated and exhausted these two days. It's hard for him to say nothing to me and resist everything.
He has been like this all these years, dedicating everything to the Pei family, unable to get rid of his body and spirit, it has become a habit over the years, and he doesn't even know how to complain.
I sat for a long time, struggling with conflicts in my heart, and finally resigned to my fate and picked up the phone to call He Li.
He has great powers, I can't beat him, I admit defeat.
He Li answered the phone, "I'm He Li."
I held my breath, my heart seemed to be twisted, and I didn't say a word.
He Li was suspicious for a moment on the other side, and suddenly laughed softly, "It's you, Jiyu, it's you. I know you can't help but look for me."
I let out a long breath, calmed down my mixed emotions, and said to him, "It's me. He Li, do you have time today, let's come out and talk, the time and place are up to you."
He Li and I made an appointment at the nightclub where we met.
It was a bright daylight at this time, and it was still early before business hours, and the nightclub was empty. It was hard to imagine that when night came, there would be a bunch of red men and women here to get together and enjoy themselves.
He Li sat there alone and waited for me.
In a trance, there seems to be a singing voice sounding deep in the memory. There should be people dancing briskly on the dance floor in pairs, and everyone has a smile that never ages.
I am still the son of a rich family who unfortunately fell down once, hiding my identity and working as a waiter here, and I think I am bearing the burden of humiliation.
He Li smiled and waved to me, he said, "Come here, Pei Jiyu, let's listen to the song together."
So like a ignorant little animal, I was captured by him step by step.
I gathered myself together, drove away the trance scene in my mind, and walked towards He Li.
He smiled and watched me sit down opposite and didn't speak.
I had no choice but to speak first, "Please let the Pei family go."
He Li couldn't deny it, he poured a glass of wine from the bottle and handed it to me.
I glanced at him, hesitated for a moment, and took it. It was me who begged him, so I had to lower my posture.
He watched me down a whole glass of wine, and then he said, "Jiyu, your new hat is really ugly, I don't like it, recently you are getting thinner and your clothes are scribbled, it makes people feel distressed. "
I endured letting him criticize and judge without making a sound. I just knelt down in front of him and confessed—I was too slovenly to stain your eyes.
He has already given me the greatest insult, and now this little language is nothing. I can take it, I can take it.
I bowed my head to him, "I was kicked out of the house by my father in the past four years. I didn't mean to lie to you, nor did I mean to play with you."
"Oh, is it?" He Li didn't seem to care, he said, "I bought this nightclub yesterday, I'm not satisfied with it, I want to redecorate it, what do you think?"
He is grinding me on purpose.
I bit my lip and continued to endure.
"Thousands of mistakes are always my fault. Your lord has a lot of them. Forgive me for being young and frivolous and ignorant. The Pei family has been the hard work of several generations of my family. Please hold your hand high."
"Unreasonable?" He Li snorted coldly, "It's so easy to say, I have been fooled by you for four years, and you want to expose me for being young and frivolous. Everyone is happy? Pei Jiyu, you think so well."
"Pei's foundation is deep, you clearly know that you can't move it easily, why bother to show off for a while, when Pei's vitality recovers, you won't look good either." I couldn't help but say.
"Who can predict what will happen in the future, but now I just want you to pay a little price."
"He Li, you are making trouble for no reason!"
I stood up abruptly.
"I concealed my identity from you, and I want you to apologize. But I have a clear conscience with you, and I feel that I owe you nothing." I looked at him, "You don't love me, so I withdraw voluntarily. No more entanglement. What do you still think about me, I knelt at your feet and begged you to change your mind, is this how you are satisfied? "
He Li seemed to be shocked by me, and he didn't answer for a moment.
"He Li, you see clearly, I am a human being, I have feelings and self-esteem. I am not a pet in your palm, and you can reward love and affection according to your whim. I give love because I want to be loved in the same way, and you don't even know How to love someone."
As soon as I finished speaking, I sat down sadly again.
"I give you my heart, but you don't know what love is." I said sadly.
He Li's face froze.
There is nothing more to say between me and him, I stand up and prepare to leave.
But He Li grabbed me and yelled at me, "Don't leave! I haven't promised you to leave yet!"
No other words came out.
I was exhausted at the moment, and I said, "Everything that should be said has already been said, what else do you want?"
"You dare to leave! How dare you leave me again!" He seemed anxious and angry, but he couldn't find any other excuses.
I said to him clearly, "You have hurt me from the beginning to the end. You have played me enough for four years. Now you have won. I, an infatuated fool, can't beat you. I'm nothing but the body." Anyone who can't stand the toss, please, hold your hand high and let me live, okay?" I asked him desperately, "Do you really want me to die before you let me go?"
Unknowingly, He Li has gradually let go of me.
Enduring the pain in my body, I walked out the door step by step.
It is mid-winter outside the door, and the wind blows on the face, which hurts like a knife.