Qi went to the hospital early to accompany Pei Xiaobei. Xiaobei was so sad. It was as if she saw her mother's smile yesterday, but today her mother seemed to have disappeared. Her eyes were red and swollen, and she didn't eat much. She lost a lot of weight in just a few days.
Qi Zaozao had a lot to say, but when the words came to her lips she didn't know how to say them.
Finally, she patted Xiaobei's head and said, "If your mom knew, she would be very sad. Xiaobei can't not eat. If you continue like this, your body will collapse..."
Xiao Bei's shoulders twitched and he rubbed his red eyes. "Aunt, they said Mommy won't wake up again. What should I do? I'm so scared, I'm so scared..."
Qi Zao Zao held Pei Xiaobei in one hand, resting her chin on her head, "No, absolutely not. Your mommy must want to see you very much, so she is also working hard. Xiaobei should also work hard. Don't give up. Don't give up, understand? No matter how much you cry or how uncomfortable you feel, you have to become stronger after crying..."
"Aunt—"
Qi Zao Zao heaved a long sigh of relief.
Around four o'clock in the afternoon, the servants of the Pei family mansion came to take Pei Xiaobei back, and Qi Zao Zao also went back.
She did not immediately stop a taxi to go back, but walked for a while. She felt thirsty and wanted to buy a bottle of water. She happened to see the owner of the shop watching TV. She saw Pei Yifei at a glance. It was a press conference, also a design press conference for EMC's jewelry company. Pei Yifei on TV was very stable, and there was no other strange emotion in him. He still looked so high and mighty, like an emperor, with a natural aura.
Such men are also the most attractive.
"That's Pei Yifei, right?"
The shop owner's daughter ran out and stared at the TV.
"You know him too?"
"Of course I know him. I've known him for a few years. Mom, you don't know how great he is. But I haven't heard from him in the past few years. He seems to have matured more!"
"Go do your homework. How old are you? What does maturity have to do with you?"
Qi Zao Zao didn't buy water, but stopped a car and went back.
An hour after the conference ended.
The sky gradually darkened, and as the weather was getting colder, it got dark earlier.
Pei Yifei untied his collar with one hand and went to the president's private elevator.
Since the press conference, his brows have been slightly furrowed and his expression is a little cold.
Before I even got into the elevator, I met a man walking towards me.
"Yifei!"
The man was in his forties, had a beer belly and a protruding head, but it was not difficult to see that he was quite handsome when he was young.
"What happened to Uncle Dong?"
"No, I just want to ask you about the press conference and the release of the-"
"Go find Anjou, I have something urgent to do."
Liu Dong was stunned for a moment, then the smile on his face deepened a little, "Okay, you go ahead and do your thing, I'll go find An Cheng—"
Just as Pei Yifei nodded slightly and was about to walk past him, Liu Dong suddenly said, "Yifei, I heard that Qiwei had a car accident? Is this true?" Liu Dong's brows were furrowed and his expression became very serious.
Pei Yifei responded.
Liu Dong was very worried. "What happened? Hey, this is really a sudden disaster. You know, when your father was alive, I watched you two children grow up, hey—"
Liu Dong started the business with Pei Yifei's father, Pei Fu, and the company was established by the two of them. However, before Pei Yifei took over, the company was not that big. It has been almost ten years, and basically the company can become what it is now thanks to Pei Yifei.
Pei Yifei was quite polite to Liu Dong, as he was his elder after all. However, he was not in a very good mood at the moment, so he just responded and left.
Liu Dong behind him was stunned.
His eyes narrowed slightly.
He snorted, "You have no respect for your elders!"
The sunset is so beautiful, but it is almost dusk.
The clouds in the sky were like pieces of silk, so beautiful, but Pei Yifei was in no mood at all. Looking down from the floor-to-ceiling glass, watching the city with people coming and going, his heart was so irritable, and his delicate brows were tightly furrowed.
Until the phone suddenly rang, pulling him out of his thoughts.
"Pei Yifei..."
It’s Qi Zaozao.
"Um."
Pei Yifei hummed but didn't say anything. Qi Zaozao didn't say anything either. The atmosphere suddenly became silent, so quiet that it seemed as if they could hear each other's breathing.
The atmosphere wasn't awkward, it was weird, but not weird either.
After a long pause, Qi Zao Zao finally said, "Xiao Bei has been taken back. You should spend some time with Xiao Bei..."
"good!"
There was silence again.
Qi Zao Zao said: "Then I'll hang up..."
"etc-"
"Anything else?"
Pei Yifei paused, "No."
Qi hung up the phone early but seemed absent-minded.
…
Qi Zaozao thought Pei Yifei would not come at night. Just when she wanted to go to bed, the door opened. She forgot to lock the door. She thought it was Shen Xiaofei. Did Shen Xiaofei have something to do so late? But when she looked up, it was not Shen Xiaofei, but Pei Yifei.
"… "
Pei Yifei took off his shoes and got into bed as if he was back home. Qi Zaozao was a little dazed.
Pei Yifei got into bed and did the same as before. He would not touch her and just held her in his arms to sleep, as if he could only sleep soundly by holding her. In fact, this was the case. Recently, he had not been able to sleep well. He could only sleep soundly when he was next to Qi Zaozao.
Qi Zaozao didn't drive him away because she was concerned that Pei Yifei was too busy and tired these days, but she didn't forgive him either, and the decision she made would not change.
Pei Qiwei's illness was confirmed, which made Pei Xiaobei very sad. Pei Yifei had to run between the Pei mansion and the company every day. At night, he had to act as a thief and sneak into Qi Zao's room to sleep.
Qi Zaozao has been in trouble recently.
Lin Mobai plans to bring Qi Zaozao home to meet Lin's father and mother. He has already told the two elders their decision. He plans to marry Qi Zaozao, but Lin's father disagrees. Lin's mother is in a dilemma. Then, Qi Zaozao has been receiving harassing calls from Ming Qianqian in the past two days. The content of the calls is nothing more than asking her to stay away and not get close to Lin Mobai. Lin's father will not agree, and it also involves Pei Yifei's matter.
"I think Pei Yifei dumped you because he saw through your true colors as a woman. And you still think that's not enough, so now you're trying to seduce Lin Mobai!"
With a click, Qi Zao Zao hung up the phone. She had blocked Ming Qianqian's number, but Ming Qianqian always harassed her using different numbers.
Shen Xiaofei came out of the kitchen, still holding a spatula in his hand, "Did that woman call you again!?"
"Yeah." Qi Zaozao was really helpless.
The phone was still ringing. Shen Xiaofei, who was even angrier than Qi Zaozao, answered the phone and started cursing Ming Qianqian without waiting for her to speak, making Qi Zaozao feel at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"I'm telling you, no matter who Lin Mobai likes, he won't like a woman like you. Not to mention you're his childhood sweetheart, even if you're his vegetable, he won't even look at you. You've already decided to marry Lin Mobai. That day, you'd better find a place to squat and wipe your tears!!!"
But Shen Xiaofei was stunned and hummed, "Sorry, I thought it was your childhood sweetheart—"
Qi Zao Zao was stunned.
Shen Xiaofei handed over the phone, "Pei Yifei!"
Qi Zao Zao was stunned again.
Shen Xiaofei's face was also a little awkward and unnatural. He patted his forehead and said in lip language: "You answer the phone first, I'm going to cook!"
Qi nodded early.
Pei Yifei's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Are you getting married?"
There was some nervousness and disbelief in Pei Yifei's words.
Qi Zao Zao did not answer immediately. After a moment, he hummed and said, "Yes, I'm getting married."
Then, Pei Yifei on the other end of the phone fell silent.
"Is there anything wrong?" Qi Zao Zao asked again.
Although he appeared calm, his heart was beating faster and faster.
"No… "
"oh."
After hanging up the phone, Qi Zao was in a daze. He didn't know why his mind was so confused and he felt a little irritated.
"What's wrong?"
Shen Xiaofei poked his head out and asked.
Qi Zao Zao shook his head, "I'm a little tired, let me go in and have a rest first—"
Shen Xiaofei originally said that they would eat soon, but when he saw Qi Zaozao's expression, he changed his words and said, "Go ahead—"
The other side.
Lin family.
"Get out of here and don't come into my Lin family again. My Lin family will pretend that we don't have a son like you!"
Father Lin's roar could be heard from far away.
Lin Mobai bit his lip tightly. "Dad, no matter what you say, I won't change my mind. I've also said that I won't marry anyone except Zao Zao!"
"What kind of woman is she? Pei Yifei's ex-wife, with two children. You let her marry into our Lin family. Aren't you slapping me in the face? Aren't you making people laugh at me?"
Father Lin’s face turned red with anger.
Lin Mobai was very determined, "Dad, can you please not be like this? What they think is their business. Are you going to shut out my happiness just because of this?"
"Happiness? Do you know what happiness is? You don't understand anything at all. In a society like this, you talk to me about happiness. When you have nothing, I wonder if you will still talk about happiness!"
Mother Lin was extremely anxious. There were quarrels all over the house these days and there was absolutely no peace.
Lin Mobai took a step back, his eyes firm and his expression unwavering.
"No matter what you say, Dad, I won't change. I will marry Zao Zao, I will!"
With such determination, Father Lin widened his eyes, looked at Lin Mobai for a long time, and finally uttered one word, "Get lost!"
Lin Mobai seemed to be about to turn around and leave, but Lin's mother grabbed Lin Mobai in time, "Mobai, wait a minute!"
"mom-"
"Why are you still holding him? Just pretend that we have never had this son. We don't have him in the Lin family!"
Perhaps these words were too harsh, and Lin's mother also exploded, shouting at Lin's father: "What do you mean by not having this son? Who is so stubborn? Mo Bai begged you for so long, and you couldn't soften your heart for a moment?"
Father Lin's eyes suddenly widened, while Mother Lin's eyes gradually turned red.
"Can you blame Mo Bai for being infatuated? That woman is pregnant with our Lin family's child, this is a fact. Now that things have come to this, you have to agree even if you don't agree! Otherwise, I will leave too!"
"Get out of here too!"
Father Lin was angry!
Mother Lin took Lin Mobai's hand and was about to leave, but before she had walked less than five steps, her eyes went dark and she fainted.
"mom!"
"mom!"
…
Qi Zaozao thought that Pei Yifei would not come again in the evening. Yes, the clock showed about eleven o'clock, and Pei Yifei did not come. She took a nap in the afternoon and could not sleep at night. She didn't know how long she sat there until she fell asleep. In a daze, she felt a warm embrace, so familiar, and the hand around her was so strong that Qi Zaozao couldn't help but move.
She had a dream in which someone was talking to her. She didn't see his face clearly, but she could tell it was Pei Yifei's voice. He said, "Sometimes I really want to strangle you to death. Even if I die, you must be mine... But how can I bear to do it?"
"It's really painful. My heart feels like a piece of glass has been smashed to the ground, bleeding. If possible, I really hope that time can go back. At that time, I will definitely hold your hand tightly and will not let go even if I die."
"Only at this moment do I feel that I am possessing you. If only... time could just stop..."
That dream was so clear and so sad, those words seemed to be echoing in her ears. It was also the first time she heard Pei Yifei say such sad words, so profound, as if he had used up all his strength to say these words.
When she woke up the next morning, she did not get up immediately. Instead, she stared at the white ceiling in a daze. She didn't know when she started crying.
The phone rang at this time.
Qi Zao Zao finally reacted, sniffed and touched the phone. It was Lin Mobai's call. Lin Mobai on the other end of the phone said, "Zao Zao?"
"Um-"
"Zao Zao, come to my house today?"
Qi Zao Zao was stunned. At that moment, her reflex was to refuse, but she stopped the words from coming out of her mouth, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, it's just my parents who want to see you."
"… good!"
"Then I'll pick you up in an hour!"
"Um."
After hanging up the phone, Qi Zao was silent for a few minutes before getting up.
She buried the words that whispered to her in her heart, as if she had put them in a box deep in her heart, sealed it up, and didn't want to open it again.
Don't let yourself regret the decision you have made.
Besides, Qi Zaozao, you should not have any chance to regret.
She quickly got herself ready, and after almost an hour, Lin Mobai arrived and took Qi Zao Zao to Lin's house.
She had met Lin's father and mother. Lin's mother's face seemed not to be very good and a little pale. Qi Zaozao quickly figured out what was going on and felt apologetic and uncomfortable.
Lin Mobai really did so much for her.
Lin Mobai took Qi Zaozao's hand and slowly sat down.
Father Lin said nothing, but Mother Lin smiled and said, "You are very pretty. How are you feeling lately?"
"Well enough."
"If you feel uncomfortable, just tell me, okay?"
Qi nodded early.
Mother Lin was a gentle woman. She took Qi Zaozao's hand and looked at her carefully. Qi Zaozao did not retreat at all and was very calm and composed. Although Mother Lin was not satisfied with the fact that Qi Zaozao had given birth to a child and was Pei Yifei's ex-wife, she liked her temperament and attitude very much and took it calmly.
Father Lin snorted coldly.
Lin Mobai frowned slightly.
"Let's eat here at noon. I asked the servants to go out and buy some food. I also asked Mo Bai what kind of food you like..."
How could Qi Zaozao refuse when Mother Lin said that? She nodded slightly with a smile on her lips.
She guessed that Mother Lin was on Lin Mobai's side, and Father Lin obviously disagreed, but there was nothing she could do, so this scene happened. In other words, now, her marriage with Lin Mobai was half successful. When she thought of this, Qi Zaozao felt a little empty in her heart, and an indescribable feeling was spreading.
Compared to Mr. Lin, Mrs. Lin was relatively enthusiastic and did not say anything extreme. However, Mr. Lin went upstairs after sitting for a while.
Obviously out of sight, out of mind.
Just when the food was almost ready, Father Lin slowly walked downstairs, still answering the phone, "Qianqian, come over for dinner?"
Qi Zaozao and Lin Mobai were both stunned. Lin Mobai's brows were getting more and more furrowed, but because Qi Zaozao was there, he did not get angry.
"Well, okay, the food will be ready soon, your aunt is fine, okay-"
Mother Lin is quite helpless. Why does this guy act more like a child as he gets older
She knew that it was Father Lin who deliberately asked Ming Qianqian to make things difficult for Qi Zaozao!
Qi Zaozao didn't react unusually, as if she didn't hear anything and was calm and at ease. Mother Lin was even more satisfied when she saw her. Although she had been married before, her manners and attitude were very proper. Although the Lin family was not an international wealthy family, it was not something that ordinary people could get in. To become the daughter-in-law of the Lin family, one must first be patient. Only those who are patient can accomplish great things. When she first got married, she was despised by her mother-in-law, but she endured it.
She will not be a wicked mother-in-law, nor will she hold grudges against her for past events (to be continued)