After listening to Pei Qiwei's words, Qi Zaozao stopped having wild thoughts. No matter what, life had to go on. She was pregnant with a baby, so she had to live happily.
Qi arrived at the Pei family mansion early, and Pei Xiaobei ran out immediately, hugged her legs, and called sweetly: "Aunt!"
Qi Zao Zao stroked Pei Xiaobei's hair, "Is Xiaobei good?"
Pei Xiaobei smiled innocently, "Xiaobei is very obedient and well behaved, but too bored. Is auntie here to accompany me?"
"Yes, do you like it?"
"I like my aunt."
Thinking that her own child would be like this in the future, Qi Zaozao felt very warm in her heart, and she went in holding Pei Xiaobei's hand.
Pei Qiwei, Pei Yifei and Xu Yan were all at the Pei family taking care of Old Man Pei. There was only one servant at home taking care of Pei Xiaobei. When Qi Zao Zao came, Pei Xiaobei seemed very happy and even took out his favorite toys.
"Aunt, when will you give birth to a baby for me?"
Qi Zao Zao smiled, "There are still six months left."
Time flies so fast, four months have passed in a blink of an eye. No one would have thought that four months ago, Qi Zaozao was still a person drifting with the working class. Four months later, everything changed.
Pei Xiaobei counted on his fingers, "Six months? In six months, Xiaobei can see the baby? Wow, I'm so excited. The baby must be as pretty as his aunt."
Qi Zao Zao's smile deepened, "Wouldn't it be great if you looked like your uncle?"
"Uncle!" Pei Xiaobei thought for a moment and tilted his head to look at Qi Zaozao, "But aunt, you don't know that when uncle gets angry, he can be very fierce and scary."
Qi Zao Zao chuckled, "I know, I know."
"So I have to look like my aunt and have a nice voice, even nicer than our teacher's. And my aunt has big eyes, Xiaobei also wants to have eyes that big."
Sometimes when you talk to children, it’s like this. Children are innocent and they will like whoever treats them well.
"Xiao Bei's eyes are beautiful too, aren't they?"
Xiao Bei pouted, "Aunt, let me tell you something. Xuanxuan from kindergarten said she likes girls with big eyes, and she said my eyes are not big."
Qi Zao Zao laughed even more happily, "Who is Xuan Xuan?"
"Xuanxuan is Xuanxuan. All the girls in our class like Xuanxuan. I like him too, but Xuanxuan doesn't like me. He always likes to pull my braids and says that my eyes are ugly and too small."
"How is that possible!" Qi Zao Zao held Pei Xiaobei's hand and looked at her puffy face and said, "Xuanxuan must have lied to you. Xiaobei has beautiful eyes, just like your mother's."
Pei Xiaobei was a child, but he sighed like an adult, "Aunt, but Xuanxuan doesn't like it. This makes me very distressed."
Qi Zao Zao couldn't close her mouth with laughter and hugged Pei Xiaobei, "No, Xiaobei is so cute, maybe Xuanxuan is embarrassed?"
"He always likes to pull my braids and always says I'm stupid!" Pei Xiaobei's pouting look is super cute and pink. Qi Zaozao thought again that maybe it would be a good thing if the baby in her belly was a girl.
"Are you hungry, Xiaobei?"
"I'm hungry."
"Then your aunt gave you something delicious?"
Pei Xiaobei nodded softly, "Okay!"
——
During the few days that Qi Zaozao was with Pei Xiaobei, she saw Pei Yifei very rarely. Every time she returned home, Pei Yifei was not there, or she was asleep. She didn't know when Pei Yifei came back. When she waited until the next morning, there was only trace of him coming back, as he had gone out early in the morning.
Moreover, even when the two met, Pei Yifei was very busy, either with company matters or with Mr. Pei's matters. Of course, she was not complaining, but she felt a little lonely in her heart.
Waiting for another person to come back home is a very long and lonely thing.
She also started working. The office was still the same as usual. There was a new colleague. Anna resigned. As for Feng Yuchen, she heard from Xiao Li that he confessed everything and was sentenced to five years in prison!
Five years is a bit heavy, but thinking about what happened in Beiqing that day, Qi Zaozao still felt a little scared.
She is still doing her job, but she speaks less in the office. Even though what happened last time is in the past, it doesn't mean that it never happened. She needs to be more careful. It's not that she is excluding others, but she doesn't want to cause any more trouble.
Shen Xiaofei found a very stable job in a pretty good company. I heard that she found another man and fell in love with him, so much so that he even called her less often.
That girl changes men just like she changes clothes.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
It was a hot summer, and Qi Zaozao's appetite had grown a little, and she was also sleepy. Fortunately, she had enough time for a lunch break, and she didn't have to work the night shift, so she managed to get through it.
After dinner, I returned to the studio sweating profusely. At this moment, Xu Ling came over and said, "Zao Zao, is your phone in the drawer? It's been ringing for a long time!"
Qi Zaozao then remembered that she didn't bring her cell phone when she went out to eat. She immediately went to get her phone, and saw several missed calls on the screen, five from Pei Qiwei and one from Pei Yifei.
She thought about it and called Pei Yifei back, but it was not Pei Yifei who answered the phone, but Pei Ruohan, "Sister-in-law?"
Qi Zao Zao's face changed, and Pei Ruohan's voice was a little sad, "Sister-in-law, Dad is gone!"
For a moment, Qi Zaozao was completely stunned.
Mr. Pei is gone
Qi Zaozao didn't have much conversation with Grandpa Pei. Although he lived in the Pei family for a while, they met very rarely because of Grandpa Pei's illness. But no matter what, he is Pei Yifei's father!
She was stunned and didn't say anything. The other end hung up the phone. She quickly called Pei Qiwei, and heard Pei Qiwei's crying voice on the other end of the phone, "She said her condition had improved, but I didn't expect her to have a sudden heart attack and die just like that!"
"Sister Qiwei, I'll be right there!"
The news of Mr. Pei's death also spread, and all the news websites reported it at once.
When she arrived at the hospital, the ward where Grandpa Pei had been previously was blocked by bodyguards, and there were some reporters wandering around. She explained her identity and was allowed to pass. She did not see Pei Yifei, but Pei Xiaobei's clear crying voice could be heard in the ward, calling for her grandfather.
"Grandpa, didn't you say you would play with me? Grandpa, wuwuwu-"
In the Pei family, although Pei Xiaobei is a granddaughter, Grandpa Pei likes this granddaughter very much and loves her very much. Every time Grandpa Pei and Pei Yifei are angry, Pei Xiaobei comes forward to comfort Grandpa Pei's heart. Although Xiaobei is still young, she knows that her grandfather will not play with her anymore. Thinking of this, Qi Zaozao feels a little uncomfortable.
"Mommy, please let Grandpa get up, Mommy!"
"Xiao Bei—"
On the other end, Xu Yan was wiping her tears, and the atmosphere in the entire ward was very sad.
Qi Zao Zao searched around before finally finding Pei Yifei. Pei Yifei was sitting on the stairs of the emergency exit, supporting his face with his hands. It was hard to tell what he was thinking.
"Yifei?"
Qi Zao Zao spoke slowly, calling his name, but Pei Yifei did not raise his eyes, nor did he say anything. He maintained that thing and was silent for a while.
Qi Zao Zao knew that even if she couldn't see the expression on his face, he must be feeling very bad at the moment. Even if they quarreled a lot on weekdays, they were still father and son. Qi Zao Zao walked over, squatted down, and hugged Pei Yifei.
She didn't say anything, and neither did Pei Yifei. After a while, Pei Yifei put his arms around her. His voice was low, and one could tell that he felt very guilty and sad.
"If I hadn't quarreled with him, maybe he could have lived longer."
He said this.
Qi Zaozao could feel his sadness and her heart ached. She didn't say anything, but just increased the strength in her hands.
At that time, Qi Zao Zao didn't know what Pei Yifei meant by this sentence. Later on, she finally understood...
At Mr. Pei's funeral, everyone who had some relationship with the Pei family came. The funeral did not take long, but to Qi Zao Zao it seemed like a very long time had passed.
The atmosphere in the Pei family was not very good. Pei Xiaobei and Pei Qiwei were both very sad, as was Pei Ruohan. Whenever Qi Zaozao saw her, she would cry and never say a word.
Although she felt relieved, Qi Zaozao still couldn't go forward to comfort Pei Ruohan.
"Mom, what should I do? It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, Dad wouldn't have died like this!!!" Pei Ruohan threw herself into Xu Yan's arms, feeling very guilty and sad.
Xu Yan sighed slightly, and did not speak immediately. Instead, she looked ahead without saying a word, her eyes never blinking.
"mom-"
"Okay, okay, it's not your fault!"
"But-"
"No buts!" Xu Yan suddenly raised her voice, which surprised Pei Ruohan. She looked at her mother, but Xu Yan looked directly at Pei Ruohan and suddenly said, "I was the one who pissed him off to death!"
"Mom?" Pei Ruohan widened her eyes.
Xu Yan's face was solemn. "It's time for him to die. There's no point in him living anyway."
"Mom, why?" Pei Ruohan took a step back, but Xu Yan grabbed her hand.
"Ruohan, listen carefully, this is not your fault, I was the one who pissed him off, and he's not your biological father!"
This sentence was like a bomb, making Pei Ruohan feel dizzy.
"Mom, do you know what you are saying?"
"I know what I'm saying. Listen, he is definitely not your biological father. I lied to him about what he said at the beginning. He also thought you were his biological daughter, but you're not!"
"Mom!" Pei Ruohan's thinking really couldn't keep up with Xu Yan.
He even felt that Xu Yan in front of him was a little strange.
Xu Yan was extremely calm and composed, even her eyes were a little sharp, "You don't need to blame yourself. Even if I'm sorry, it's me who's sorry to him. It's none of your business at all!"
"Even if that's the case, why did you do this, mom? Even if dad is not my biological father as you said, he is very good to us, isn't he?"
Xu Yan sneered, "Very good? Is that so? Then why did he hand over the entire company to Pei Yifei?"
"Mom, the company was in such a state at that time. If my brother didn't take over, who would take over? Besides, wasn't my brother doing better and better?"
"But there's no place for us, mother and daughter!"
Pei Ruohan couldn't believe it, "Mom, why are you-"
"Ruohan, don't be so naive while living in this world. Mom stopped you from being with Pei Yifei before because she lied to Pei Wenxuan that you were her biological daughter. He was still alive, so you naturally couldn't be with Pei Yifei. Now that he's dead, mom doesn't care what you want to do, and she will support you!"
"mom!"
“You have to work hard for your own happiness!”
"Mom, how can I accept what you said? Even if it's true, my brother already has—"
"That Qi Zao Zao won't last long!" Xu Yan narrowed her eyes, "How can I let them enjoy it? Ha, Ruohan, just do what you want. Mom knows that you have been struggling in your heart. I'm sorry. As for Pei Yifei, you must find a way to solve it yourself. Tell him that your father didn't want to ruin the reputation of the Pei family, so he lied and said that you are biological children, but you are not. Just tell him like this and find a suitable opportunity. Also, mom only has you now, you can't let mom down, okay?"
Pei Ruohan felt as if she had lost her life after hearing these words, and her head was in a mess.
She thought of many people, Pei Yifei, Qi Zaozao, her father, Pei Xiaobei, Pei Qiwei, Lu Changsheng, and everyone else. For a moment, she felt that the whole world was in chaos.
It's a complete mess.
In the past, when she and her brother liked each other, they told her that they were biological siblings and could never be together. But now, they told her that they were not biological siblings and that her father was not her biological father. Her mother was so angry that her father died.
what to do
what to do
What is she going to do
Pei Ruohan's mind was so confused, as was her whole body. Her hands and feet went limp, and her whole body felt powerless. The next second, her eyes went dark, and she fainted in Xu Yan's arms.
"Ruohan?"
"Ruohan?" (To be continued)