A week had passed. Pei Yifei was away on business for a long time this time. Qi Zao Zao called last night and said he would be back today. It happened to be Saturday. Qi Zao Zao woke up early in the morning, cleaned the room, and then took a walk in the garden at the back.
"Is Yifei coming back today?" Pei Qiwei asked while standing on the balcony on the third floor.
Qi raised his eyes early and blocked the sunlight with his hands, "Yeah, he said he would be back today!"
"Look how happy you are. Isn't this what a short absence makes a new marriage better than a new one?"
Qi Zao Zao blushed, "No, I just have nothing to do..."
Pei Qiwei put her hands on the balcony and said, "Your belly is so big, have you been to the hospital for a check-up?"
"Not yet. Let's go together when Yifei comes back and has some time!"
Pei Qiwei nodded slightly.
However, the corners of his mouth curled up with a bitter arc, "That's great."
Qi Zaozao looked at Pei Qiwei's expression and her smile slowly faded. It was the first time she saw Pei Qiwei with such a bitter smile. She not only thought of Pei Xiaobei, but she had not heard of Pei Xiaobei's father until now.
Pei Qiwei suddenly burst into laughter, "What's that expression on your face?"
"Well-"
"Okay, okay, I'm just kidding. Are you curious about who Xiaobei's father is?"
Shaking her head, that would be a lie. Qi Zao Zao nodded, but she was very curious why they had never appeared, and why Xiaobei took his mother's surname
Pei Qiwei leaned her back against the balcony railing and said slowly, "I have been staying in Singapore for five years. Others are rebellious in their teens, but I am still rebellious even though I am almost 30 years old..."
The rebellion she was talking about should be related to the Pei family, right
Sister Qiwei hates Xu Yan so much, probably because she doesn't want to return to the Pei family. From the following words, Qi Zao Zao understood why Pei Qiwei smiled bitterly.
This is a very dramatic thing.
At that time, Pei Qiwei met a man who had just graduated from university in Singapore. They were inseparable and almost wanted to be together every day. "Can you imagine that I was a little gangster at that time?" She chuckled.
She is a woman who has no job and only knows how to eat, drink and have fun.
But she loved that man very much. Just when she was trying to do her duty as a good woman for him, he told her that he liked another girl who was a very good girl. Just like that, Pei Qiwei was dumped.
But she almost felt that the whole world had turned black. Before this, she had wanted to bring him back to the Pei family and wear a white wedding dress for him, but she didn't expect it to turn out like this.
She was unwilling to accept this and went to find out the reason, but what was funny was that he was actually dating the daughter of his company's boss. At that time, he was planning to start a business, and he told her that in the future he would make a lot of money and take her around the world.
"It's ridiculous, isn't it?"
"I confronted him about this and he said yes, he was going to use that woman to get on the road to success!"
A sarcastic smile appeared on Pei Qiwei's face.
Qi Zao Zao was silent. Do you want to take her around the world
Pei Qiwei never told him that her family was not small in City A, her father was very strong, and her brother was very powerful.
When they first met, she only said that she was an orphan. Just like that, the two people who were in love were separated because of financial reasons, and this was exactly what Pei Qiwei lacked the least.
She was born into a prominent family. When her biological mother was alive, she was the princess of the family. Even after her biological mother passed away, she was still the queen of the family. She just didn't expect that the most unforgettable relationship for her would end with such a reason.
Qi Zao Zao thought about it and suddenly asked, "Did he know in the end?"
Pei Qiwei laughed, "In fact, I wanted to hit him in the face with the money, but in the end I didn't. I left and returned to China in a cowardly manner. At the time, I didn't know I was pregnant, and I gave birth to the baby even after I knew it."
"... ..."
Pei Qiwei shrugged her shoulders. "So, don't look at me as being so strong. I also have my weak moments!"
Qi Zao Zao wanted to laugh, but she couldn't. In fact, Pei Qiwei was very sad, right? She liked that man very much, otherwise she would not have given birth to Pei Xiaobei.
Pei Qiwei sighed at this time, "It's been a long time, forget it, let's not talk about this, do you want to make dumplings?"
“Making dumplings?”
Xu Yan was not at home, so Pei Qiwei called Qi Zaozao to help make dumplings. There were various fillings, and you could make whatever you liked. Qi Zaozao liked celery, so she made a big pot of celery and meat filling.
"Yifei also likes to eat celery. This young wife is really good at making it."
Qi Zao Zao felt a little embarrassed by Pei Qiwei's teasing, "I like to eat too, so—"
"Okay, stop explaining, I understand!"
"Mommy, I want to play too!"
"OK!"
Pei Xiaobei ran down from upstairs, and Pei Qiwei's face changed, "Walk slowly, don't run, understand?"
"Okay!" Pei Xiaobei was really obedient and immediately walked down in an orderly manner.
Although there is no fatherly love, such a mother is also very happy.
They kept making dumplings until almost noon. Qi felt sleepy early in the morning, so she went upstairs to take a nap. She slept until about four in the afternoon, becoming more and more sleepy.
She looked at the schedule and saw that it was still a little early, so she lay down on the bed again, woke up, and fell asleep again in a daze.
When she got up again, it was already eight o'clock in the evening. She got up and went outside, but it was dark everywhere in the Pei family's house. She felt the handrail of the stairs and went down. She was actually a little scared. The Pei family was so big, but she had never seen no lights on at night. It seemed particularly deserted for a moment. At this moment, she paused and looked behind her. At the same time, she was severely frightened.
"What are you doing here?"
It was Xu Yan's voice that suddenly came from behind her, and Qi Zaozao was so frightened that her face turned pale in an instant.
Xu Yan turned on the light and raised her eyebrows, "What's wrong?"
Qi Zaozao shook her head with a pale face, and then she did not go to the hall, but went back to her room first. Xu Yan looked at her back and a sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
It's already eight o'clock in the evening, but Pei Yifei hasn't come back yet. According to the time, he should be here by now.
Qi called Pei Yifei early in the morning, but he said he couldn't come back today and would have to wait two days.
I don't know why, but Qi Zao Zao felt a little disappointed. "Why should I stay for two more days? Isn't the matter done?"
Pei Yifei on the other end raised his eyebrows, and Pei Ruohan beside him was looking at him.
"Ruohan is in the United States, accompany her for two days."
Qi Zao Zao didn't say anything. She knew it. She knew it. "Even if you are in the United States, why didn't you call me in advance? I have been waiting for you to come back."
Qi Zaozao's tone was a little harsh, even questioning Pei Yifei, and Pei Yifei's face looked a little ugly, and he didn't say anything.
Seeing Pei Yifei didn't say anything, Qi Zao Zao was stunned, and immediately explained: "That's not what I meant, I mean-"
"That's all. I'll call you when I get back."
The person on the other end of the phone hung up, and Qi Zao Zao felt as if all the strength in her body had been drained away. She felt like she was now like a sensitive woman, afraid that her husband would cheat on her, afraid that her husband...
What is this
Qi Zaozao's hands were deeply buried in her hair, pushing the hair on her forehead back, and she felt very annoyed.
Although he told her directly, Qi Zao Zao felt very annoyed.
On the other side, “Brother, will my sister-in-law be angry?”
Pei Ruohan lowered her brows and said with a little fear and sadness.
Pei Yifei didn't say anything, but when he thought of Qi Zaozao's face, his brows slightly frowned. Pei Ruohan wanted to say something, but Pei Yifei looked at her straight in the face and said, "I'll let Xiao Li stay with you for two days. I'll go back to China first."
Pei Ruohan was a little bit unbelievable, and widened his eyes, "Brother... you—"
"I'm going to the airport first. I'll ask Xiao Li to pick you up later."
Pei Yifei turned around, and his tall figure was getting farther and farther away from Pei Ruohan.
But after a few seconds, his body stiffened, and someone hugged his back. It was Pei Ruohan's white hands. Pei Yifei was stunned, and then he heard a choking sound from behind, "Brother, why do you treat me like this? In fact, I just want to have a good time alone with you. Why did you leave first? Didn't we agree on this? Why do you want to go back on your word?"
Pei Yifei had a headache, "Can you let go first?"
"I don't want it!" Pei Ruohan's emotions were a little out of control at this moment, and her voice became louder. "I don't want it. Why did brother go back on his word? Why did he treat Ruohan like this? Actually, my wish is very small, brother!!!"
She cried very sadly, and Pei Yifei felt upset.
"Brother, do you know? Actually, it was Dad and Mom who lied to us!" Just when Pei Yifei was about to pull Pei Ruohan's hand away, Pei Ruohan suddenly said this.
Pei Yifei was stunned, "What do you mean?"
"Brother, I knew it a long time ago. I knew it a long time ago. It was Dad and Mom who lied to us. They said we were biological children, but we were not. Because Dad didn't want to see us together anymore, Dad believed that even if we were not biological children, we were still siblings in name. So, I'm sorry, brother, I'm in pain. It's really painful for me to hide this in my heart—" I'm sorry, brother, actually I lied to you, but there was nothing I could do. Seeing you rush back early for Qi and let Xiao Li accompany you, I felt really sad and jealous. Why wasn't that person me!
Forgive me, brother, I lied to you!
Pei Yifei's expression changed, and he suddenly turned around and grabbed Pei Ruohan's hand, "Is everything you said true?"
Pei Ruohan's face was full of tears. "Really, really, brother, it's all true! If you don't believe it, we can go for an appraisal!!!" The last sentence was almost shouted at the top of her lungs.
Pei Yifei looked deeply, trying to see something on Pei Ruohan's face, but what he saw were her sad tears and extreme pain.
"I have endured it for so long. My brother is right in front of me, but I can't get close to him. Brother, do you know how painful it is? My brother has a wife, but what about me? What do I have to endure every day? I have to endure so much. The happier I was before, the heavier I am enduring now. I can't bear it anymore, I really can't bear it anymore. In fact, I just want my brother to accompany me alone for two days, just two days, but you refused so cruelly—"
He looked at her. Pei Ruohan was crying so sadly that she could hardly hold back. She slowly squatted down, hugged her knees, and buried her head in tears. Pei Yifei was extremely upset at this moment.
He squatted down, "Why didn't you say it earlier?"
"I don't want to make my family sad. I don't want to make my father sad. I don't want to disappoint my mother. I don't want my brother to bear so much. I don't want to—"
"Silly girl!"
These three words made Pei Ruohan burst into tears, but the next second she threw herself into Pei Yifei's arms.
Qi Zaozao felt a little uneasy, particularly uneasy. She wanted to sleep after dinner, but she couldn't fall asleep. It was not until one or two o'clock in the morning that she felt a little sleepy, but after falling asleep, she was awakened by a nightmare.
She dreamed of Pei Yifei and Pei Ruohan. Pei Yifei hugged Pei Ruohan and said to her, "Let's get a divorce. The person I love most is her, not you—"
Then the scene turned to Pei Qiwei. The dream was very chaotic, but Qi Zaozao's heart was so cold that it couldn't be colder. Even when he woke up, he could still feel the pain. He said to her, the person I love most is not you, but her. This was completely sending her to hell!
She got up very early and received a call. Xiao Wang, who was on duty, suddenly fell ill. She wanted to see if Qi Zaozao had time to cover her shift. Today was the weekend, so Qi Zaozao went to cover her shift anyway.
After being busy from morning until four in the afternoon, Qi Zao Zao was able to leave work early. He felt very tired. His mind kept thinking about Pei Yifei and Pei Ruohan, and the dream he had last night, and he was not in a very good mood.
His steps when walking are also very erratic.
"Be careful!" A hand grabbed Qi Zaozao from behind.
Qi turned around early and for a moment thought it was Pei Yifei, but when he looked clearly, it was Ji Chengen.
A car sped past her.
"Thank you."
"What were you thinking? You weren't looking at the road in the street? Don't you know you're pregnant?"
Qi Zao Zao didn't say anything.
Ji Chengen was stunned. "What's wrong? Why do you look so listless?"
Qi Zaozao didn't know why, she felt a little wronged and wanted to cry. Maybe pregnant women are like this, sentimental, even her usual strength and stubbornness seemed to be gone. "I'm a little sad?"
"Why?"
"Let's not talk about it for now. Let's find a place to sit. Standing on the street is not a good idea." Ji Chengen added.
After she told him about her sadness on a bench in the park, Ji Chengen fell silent. But after a moment, Ji Chengen said, "It's nothing. No matter what happened in the past, it was in the past. Besides, aren't you very clear in your mind? It's impossible! Don't make trouble for yourself. Pregnant women should be happy."
"I understand." Qi Zao Zao paused, "But I just can't help thinking about it."
Ji Chengen looked at her from the side. Her face looked a little bad and her spirits were not good. Her appearance made people feel a little distressed. He sighed silently and said, "You should be better to yourself. Let me give you an example. If one day, we can't be together anymore, wouldn't you go crazy at that time?"
"Will it?"
"I can see from the look of you that I will, but I will stand by your side, whether it is now or in the future." It sounded like he was talking to Qi Zao Zao, or also like he was talking to himself.
"Thank you."
Qi Zaozao lowered her eyes slightly. What would happen if, as Ji Chengen said, they could no longer be together one day
It turned out that she had fallen so deeply without realizing it.
I have forgotten the reality. (To be continued)