Jiang Jin opened her mouth in astonishment, but then fell silent.

Jiang Cheng's expression suggested that if she continued, he would really go to hell with her.

Jiang Jin is someone who knows when to back down, after all, Jiang Cheng is already a grown man.

Jiang Cheng glanced at her, turned around and walked into the bedroom, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes.

He would never go to hell with her; who does she think she is?

He wanted to live well, to live cleanly, and to live in a world where Pei Xi was.

But just now...

Thinking of Pei Xi's suddenly lowered eyelashes, Jiang Cheng felt a sudden pang of pain and panic in his heart.

He took his phone, put on his clothes, and walked quickly toward the door.

He couldn't wait to fix his phone and then explain things to Pei Xi.

-

At the Big Fish Internet Cafe, Zhu Yuangang made himself some instant noodles and added a sausage.

Just as the fork was stuck into the bucket, the glass door slammed shut. Before Zhu Yuan could even say "Welcome," Pei Xi walked in carrying a bag of things.

She placed the bag on the bar counter and asked Zhu Yuan, "This is fever reducer. If Jiang Cheng comes over later, could you please give it to him for me?"

Zhu Yuan was taken aback. "Brother Cheng has a fever? Why didn't you just give it to him?"

Pei Xi gave a faint smile, a hint of disappointment in his eyes, but more so, confusion. "He doesn't seem... very welcoming of me."

Zhu Yuan was taken aback.

Jiang Cheng doesn't welcome her? Then there's no one in this world he'd welcome.

In a flash, he suddenly remembered something.

"Oh right, I forgot to tell you, Cheng's mother is back and has been home these past few days." Zhu Yuan pouted, seemingly reluctant to mention her.

He asked tentatively, "You didn't run into her just now, did you?"

Pei Xi was taken aback, then shook his head.

Then she frowned, as if a string had clicked in her mind, and she suddenly understood something.

Why is Jiang Cheng so cold? Why does he want to get rid of her so badly?

That leaves only this one possibility.

Pei Xi's eyes lit up, and her previous disappointment and doubt vanished. She placed her hands on the bar and whispered to Zhu Yuan, "By the way, his phone is broken. If he comes later, please tell him that I know his attitude towards me earlier was just for his mother, and that he shouldn't worry, that I didn't misunderstand."

Zhu Yuan stared at Pei Xi's face for a long time, then opened his mouth but couldn't utter a single word.

This little princess is really smart; she understands things immediately.

Looking at the fever reducer on the table, and remembering the small bowl of pear soup from yesterday, Zhu Yuan felt really sour.

After a long pause, he whispered, "Now I truly understand Brother Cheng."

Pei Xi didn't hear her clearly, and asked with a puzzled look, "What did you say?"

Zhu Yuan scratched his head. "It's nothing, it's nothing."

He suddenly remembered asking Jiang Cheng one day whether it was really necessary to work so hard day and night.

Jiang Cheng replied to him like this: "Either you'll never have the right to say you like her and can only watch her be with someone else, or you'll risk your life for a chance to be with her."

Which one do you choose?

Zhu Yuan hesitated at the time.

To be honest, he really couldn't answer that.

He knew the little princess was good, and she was beautiful, but he honestly knew he couldn't work as hard as Jiang Cheng.

But now, he seems to understand Brother Cheng.

Such a wonderful girl, it's worth any sacrifice just to be with her.

Because there is no second one like it in the world.