Chapter 95 There's always a reason why someone is pitiful.

"What's with that expression? What, are you feeling sorry for him?" Xiao Ruoyi asked.

Huo Xianyang quickly said, "Why would I pity him?"

Instead of wasting time, you might as well pity yourself.

No matter how pitiful Pei Muye is, he has been married to Lin Xiyin for several years.

Although they're now on the verge of divorce, they've been a proper couple for several years.

Unlike him, who is still an unofficial employee.

The last time they ran into a mutual friend, the friend saw them together and assumed they were dating.

As it turned out, Xiao Ruoyi said that Huo Xianyang was a part-time worker who came to her house to fix the water pipes.

He's a renowned lawyer who charges by the minute when he meets with clients, yet she said she was just a part-time worker.

My friend also looked incredulous.

They thought Huo Xianyang's law firm had gone bankrupt.

So why did he pity Pei Muye?

He is more pitiful than Pei Muye.

“Yes, don’t pity him. There’s always a reason why someone is pitiful,” Xiao Ruoyi said. “He’s not worth pitying.”

Lin Xiyin spoke up from the side: "You two can chat however you like, why are you talking about him?"

Xiao Ruoyi said, "Okay, let's not talk about that bastard."

Huo Xianyang strongly suspected that Xiao Ruoyi was also saying the same thing about him behind his back.

In some ways, Xiao Ruoyi saw him and Pei Muyi as the same type of man.

Sure enough, after the meal, Xiao Ruoyi told him to leave, "There's nothing for you to do here, go on."

He really is just a tool, used and then discarded.

He had no choice but to get up.

Xiao Ruoyi then said, "Can you deliver breakfast earlier tomorrow, around 7 a.m.?"

The next sentence was addressed to Lin Xiyin.

Lin Xiyin said, "There's no need to arrive so early. If we arrive at seven, what time do people have to get up? We still need to buy breakfast..."

Xiao Ruoyi said, "He doesn't sleep in late."

After saying that, she looked at Huo Xianyang and said, "You can go now. Be there at seven o'clock tomorrow."

After Huo Xianyang left, Lin Xiyin looked at her and said, "Don't treat her like that. She's so upset."

"What does his sadness have to do with me?" Xiao Ruoyi sat down on the edge of the bed. "Nobody asked him to come."

“If you have feelings for him, then treat him well,” Lin Xiyin said. “If you don’t like him, then don’t waste his time, and don’t waste your own. What are you doing now?”

"What's so special about him? He's lucky to have found a bed partner like me." Xiao Ruoyi still smiled. "Clean and sexy, isn't he secretly thrilled?"

"Yiyi!" Lin Xiyin exclaimed angrily, "This kind of relationship is abnormal!"

“Adult men and women, each getting what they need, what’s wrong with that?” Xiao Ruoyi said, “Don’t worry, I haven’t met a man I like yet. If I do, I’ll definitely break up with Huo Xianyang cleanly.”

"I'm afraid that when the time comes, it won't be so easy for you to cut ties completely."

"We were just bed partners, so if it's over, it's over. That's what we agreed on before."

Lin Xiyin fell silent.

She didn't want to interfere in Xiao Ruoyi's love life.

Even if the relationship is very good, it's not appropriate for someone who isn't involved to interfere in her feelings.

"Just don't get hurt."

This is Lin Xiyin's minimum requirement.

Xiao Ruoyi said, "Don't worry, I will never be the one who gets hurt."

Lin Xiyin sometimes envied Xiao Ruoyi's carefree and generous nature.

She seems unable to do that in relationships.

However, that was in the past.

Now, she was determined, and no matter what Pei Muyi wanted to do, she would not change her mind.

Pei Muye sent her a message, but she didn't even read it.

Later, my phone rang; it was Pei Muye calling again.

Lin Xiyin had no choice but to answer: "Is there something you need?"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask if you're feeling better? What would you like to eat tomorrow morning?"

"Much better," Lin Xiyin said. "Someone will bring you food tomorrow morning, so you don't need to worry about it."

"Soft..."

"I'm hanging up now if there's nothing else."

Lin Xiyin hung up the phone, and Xiao Ruoyi was silent for a few seconds before asking, "How are things at home?"

“I haven’t called these past few days,” Lin Xiyin said. “I had Lin Zihao write an IOU. He must have gone astray. If he can turn over a new leaf in the future, I’ll be at ease.”

“I’ll call and ask,” Xiao Ruoyi said. “It’s the friend who helped me look into this before.”

When she called, her friend said he had gone out of town on business and hadn't been paying attention to Lin Zihao these past few days. If Xiao Ruoyi wanted to know, he would immediately have his men take care of it.

Xiao Ruoyi asked him to check and then send her a message before hanging up.

"If you ask me, Lin Zihao is really bold, daring to go to places like that." Xiao Ruoyi said, "Your parents are the same, they can't tell right from wrong, they don't care about their own daughter, but they dote on their nephew like the apple of their eye."

Xiao Ruoyi spoke of this matter with great indignation.

Lin Xiyin remained calm: "Perhaps because... Lin Zihao is a boy."

In Lin Xiyin's memory, Lin Yiming treated Lin Zihao very well when he was very young.

The Lin family seems to have a long-standing tradition of favoring sons over daughters.

When her grandparents were still alive, they had told Lu Xuemei many times to have another child, but Lu Xuemei never got pregnant again.

They also often say things like girls have to get married sooner or later and can't carry on the family line.

However, at that time, Lin Zihao's parents were still alive.

Even if her parents are biased, Lin Zihao isn't at her house, so it's not that obvious yet.

Things only started to escalate after Lin Zihao's parents passed away unexpectedly and he came to her house.

Xiao Ruoyi said, "Even if it's a boy, he's not your parents' child! No matter how much you love him, you can't treat him more like your own daughter!"

Lin Xiyin smiled and said, "Never mind, let's not talk about them."

Lin Xiyin's symptoms improved somewhat tonight.

After a good night's sleep, when I woke up the next day, the feeling of the razor blade cutting my throat was much less intense.

The nurse came to take my temperature at six o'clock in the morning, and it was normal.

Lin Xiyin asked timidly if she could eat meat.

The nurse smiled gently and said, "Eat something easy to digest. Avoid anything too greasy for now."

Lin Xiyin was drooling with envy.

Xiao Ruoyi said, "Why are you so greedy? I never knew you liked eating meat so much."

"It's not that I want to eat it," Lin Xiyin said, both craving and aggrieved. "It's your godson and godson who want to eat it."

When Xiao Ruoyi learned that Lin Xiyin was pregnant, she told her that she wanted to be her godmother.

Xiao Ruoyi immediately waved her hand and said, "Once you're better, I'll treat you to a good meal! No one should go hungry, not my goddaughter!"

"You like goddaughters?" Lin Xiyin asked.

Xiao Ruoyi said, "Haven't you read the novels where the sons all look exactly like their fathers, like they were cut from the same mold? I don't want to be looking at a little Pei Muyi in the future; just thinking about it makes me not like him. So you'd better have a daughter, just like you; I'd definitely love that!"

A picture immediately flashed into Lin Xiyin's mind.

A tiny little boy with Pei Muye's face, looking serious, yet his chubby little face was particularly comical.

Lin Xiyin burst out laughing.

Xiao Ruoyi said, "Right? Just imagine that scene, isn't it hilarious?"

Lin Xiyin said, "Yes, I also like daughters."

The two of them happily settled on the matter.

At 6:30, there was a knock on the door.

Xiao Ruoyi smiled and went to open the door: "It must be Huo Xianyang. Not bad today, he's here quite early..."

Before he could finish speaking, he opened the door and saw Pei Muye.

Pei Muyi was still carrying the food box from yesterday. He looked down at Xiao Ruoyi with a pleading look in his eyes: "I'm here to deliver breakfast, then I'll say a few words to her and then leave."

Looking at the man's handsome face, Xiao Ruoyi felt a little soft-hearted for a moment.

There's no way around it, Pei Muye's face is just too handsome.

She's even better looking than Huo Xianyang.

Xiao Ruoyi almost lost control.

But she quickly shook her head: "No! Ruan Ruan will be in a bad mood if she sees you."

Pei Muye looked down and asked, "Is this the same stuff you had yesterday?"

"No," Pei Muyi quickly said, "It was made fresh this morning, you should have some."

Xiao Ruoyi finally softened and took the food box: "Leave the food here, you shouldn't go in. Go see Ruanruan after she gets better."

Whether Lin Xiyin meets Pei Muye or not is up to her to decide.

Pei Muye handed her the food box, his voice low: "Then, I'll trouble you to take care of her. How is she today? Is she still running a fever?"

"The fever has subsided," Xiao Ruoyi said. "The nurse came this morning and said I should be able to be discharged tomorrow."

"That's good."

Pei Muye never expected that he was the one who brought Lin Xiyin to the hospital, and now he was the one who couldn't see her.

Of course, he could force his way in.

However, he dared not think about the consequences of doing so.

If he wanted to start over with Lin Xiyin, he needed to give her enough respect and attention.

So he didn't press the matter further, gave Xiao Ruoyi a few more instructions, and then left.

Back in the ward, Xiao Ruoyi opened the food box. The food inside was exquisite and looked delicious.

“For a moment, I suddenly realized that Pei Muyi isn’t such a bad man after all,” Xiao Ruoyi said. “Putting everything else aside, he has a great physique. You slept with him for three years, so it wasn’t a bad deal.”

Lin Xiyin wasn't as open-minded as Xiao Ruoyi; she remained composed when discussing these topics.

Her face flushed slightly, and she changed the subject: "What's there to eat? I'm hungry."

"There's a lot, and it seems to be all your favorite foods! This jerk isn't so bad after all." After talking about Pei Muye, Xiao Ruoyi then scolded Huo Xianyang: "He's late again today! Huo Xianyang can't get anything done!"

Lin Xiyin said helplessly, "It's not seven o'clock yet!"

Xiao Ruoyi said, "Won't he arrive earlier?"

Lin Xiyin said, "Stop being unreasonable. Attorney Huo is so busy, yet he still helped deliver food. If you can't say a few words of thanks, at least don't curse him."

As the two were talking, there was a knock on the door. This time, it was Huo Xianyang who came.

It was only 6:45.

They arrived fifteen minutes early.

However, upon seeing the food Pei Muye brought, Huo Xianyang couldn't help but curse at Pei Muye.

Although Pei Muye had no intention of competing, he unintentionally caused Huo Xianyang to be scolded in front of Xiao Ruoyi.

Huo Xianyang dared not say anything in front of Xiao Ruoyi, but could only curse Pei Muye in his heart.

Lin Xiyin stayed in the hospital for five days and was finally discharged.

Xiao Ruoyi helped her pack her things, and Lin Xiyin said while changing her clothes, "I want to eat braised pork for lunch!"

Xiao Ruoyi smiled and said, "Okay, I'll eat a few less pieces."

The two were chatting and laughing when there was a knock on the ward door. Xiao Ruoyi went to open it.

Pei Muye stood at the door and said, "I've come to take Ruan Ruan home."