That incident back then was just a few words I said to her out of spite, yet it made her feel like I was a man who would casually joke about his own body.

Pei Wu's words seemed to have touched his sore spot, and his voice turned cold.

"So what if I live alone, or not? Or do you, Mr. Pei, think I'm just a casual man? That any woman can come to my house?"

As he said this, Jin Wei raised his eyebrows slightly to conceal his expression, but still looked out the car window with his slightly reddened eyes.

"..." Hearing the other party's sarcastic tone, Pei Wu's heart tightened and she quickly said, "I didn't mean anything by it, I just wanted to talk to you more. I may be clumsy with words and have offended you." Her words were quite urgent.

Pei Wu immediately pulled over and parked the car on the side of the road.

He said earnestly, "I just... saw that you didn't look well, and I was worried that no one would take care of you at home, so I asked that. Don't you trust my character?"

Jin Wei pursed his lips tightly, looking at Pei Wu with a deeply moved expression. He had never seen Pei Wu so flustered by just one sentence from him before. But even so, he felt even more wronged and his eyes stung with tears.

But he still turned to Pei Wu and said stubbornly, "Pei Wu, remember this well, I, Jin Wei, am not such a casual person."

Jin Wei admitted that what he said back then was indeed a bit excessive, but did Pei Wu not know that Jin Wei was stubborn? Did Pei Wu not have any idea whether Zhen cherished her body or whether it was her first time?

However, after calming down, Jin Wei thought about it carefully. That day, although they had slept together... he couldn't remember exactly how many times... his mind was hazy afterwards... he only remembered the very first time clearly, but Pei Wu was... not in her right mind at that time... it was only later...

In other words, it's possible... Pei Wu doesn't even remember... whether he is... di.yi.ci.

"..." Thinking of this, Jin Wei felt even more frustrated and turned his head away, no longer looking at Pei Wu.

Pei Wu noticed the other person's reddened eyes and frowned slightly. An overwhelming feeling of heartache filled her heart. She wanted to reach out and touch the other person's face, but after remembering what the other person had just said and that their relationship was not as close as that with Shen Yu Nan, she curled her fingers and withdrew her hand.

"Since we've come this far... I'm not afraid to be frank with you." Jin Wei cleared his throat and then lowered his voice further. "That time with you was my... first time... I'm not a playboy who plays around..."

Although Jin Wei kept his voice very low, he enunciated each word clearly.

Since he intended to continue his relationship with Pei Wu, he had to make things clear; keeping things hidden would only make him unhappy.

Pei Wu's expression hardened as she listened to the accusations.

Jin Wei knew from the other woman's frozen expression that his guess was right. Over the years, she had truly regarded him as... the kind of person who was easy to get along with.

His anger surged, and after smacking his lips, he turned his head to the side again, his eyes red and sore.

"I apologize for my immature and wrong remarks." Pei Wu paused slightly before continuing, "However, I never expected that someone who has lived abroad for so many years would be so conservative in their thinking..." Pei Wu's blunt remarks were like adding fuel to the fire of Jin Wei's anger. "You..."

He raised his hand almost subconsciously, but then clenched his fists and dropped them abruptly, his head bowed, his expression unreadable.

"Are you deliberately trying to provoke me?"

Pei Wu shook her head and said, "What I mean is..." She hesitated for a moment, then pursed her lips slightly before saying, "I just feel... this isn't a standard for judging whether someone is good or bad. I like you simply because you are you, and there doesn't need to be any other conditions."

At this point, Pei Wu's smile deepened.

"..." Jin Wei's heart skipped a beat. "Do you really like it?"

Pei Wu nodded firmly and said, "I like you. I like you a lot. Although it's a bit late to say this, if I said I wanted to take responsibility for you, would you give me a chance?"

"You're so good at talking now... why didn't you..." Jin Wei belatedly realized what he had said and quickly shut up.

“You…” Pei Wu felt a flicker of joy upon hearing Jin Wei’s words. “What you mean by that is…”

Pei Wu didn't finish her sentence, but she caught a glimpse of Jin Wei's reddened ear tips, and she already understood.

Jin Wei's heart was pounding, and he instinctively avoided Pei Wu's gaze.

"In short, if you want to pursue a man, you have to show your sincerity; it's not enough to just talk about it."

"Okay, I understand."

Pei Wu escorted Jin Wei home and watched him enter the house before leaving.

Back home, Jin Wei couldn't calm himself down for a long time. Then, when it was completely dark outside, someone knocked on his door. It was a deliveryman; he brought a thermos and a lunchbox.

He had just received the thermos from the deliveryman when he received a WeChat message from Pei Wu.

"When I got back, I went to the supermarket and bought some ingredients. I made some soup for you; it should taste good. Remember to drink it while it's hot. My cooking style might be a little off, but it's light, which is perfect for this time of year."