Chapter 87: Heart knot untied, cat's verdict

The study door was pushed open again.

Pei Heng came back less than two minutes after he left.

He walked up to Shen Shi and stuffed the notebook and pen into his arms without saying anything. He looked very difficult to coax. "What did you originally intend to write in the secret letter you pretended to agree to send back to the East Palace?"

Pei Heng stared into Shen Shi's tearful eyes and said, "Write me a new one."

Chen Shi was stunned, looking up at him. All the gloomy paranoia and despair disappeared quietly the moment Pei Heng came back.

He lowered his head, looked at the notebook and pen in his arms, and wrote with trembling fingertips.

Su Muzhe suddenly felt that he was no longer needed here. If he stayed, he would only be a big light bulb. He quietly picked up his suitcase and walked out the door.

When I pushed the door open, I saw a few people hiding outside trying to eavesdrop.

Looking again, I saw a Ling Yue hanging on the window!

Su Muzhe: “……?”

"Butler Wen?" Su Muzhe said uncertainly.

Wen Desheng stood up gracefully, coughed lightly, and motioned Huo Xiao to save a seat for him. He lowered his voice and asked, "How is it? Did you have a fight?"

Su Muzhe: "...Uh, not really. Xiao Heng is asking Xiao Shen to write something."

Wen Desheng's eyes lit up, no need to chase her husband to the crematorium!

He guessed, "Guarantee?"

Huo Xiao boldly came over to join in the conversation, "Is it a love letter?"

There was also a sound coming from Huo Xiao's phone. Zhou Jingming whispered that it must be a love letter, "otherwise why would you say it at this critical moment!"

Su Muzhe: “…”

How come there are viewers on my phone too!

In the room, after finishing writing, Shen Shi took a deep breath and handed the notebook to Pei Heng.

Pei Heng took it and looked down.

The handwriting on the paper was clear and powerful. The content stated the reason for the feigned surrender, and finally begged for His Highness's trust and reminded him to put his own safety first.

Signature at the end: I hope Your Highness will promise to severely punish the Shen family after the matter is accomplished and forgive Yunqing for acting on his own initiative.

Pei Heng looked at the line of words, was silent for a few seconds, then picked up the pen and wrote two big words forcefully:

Not allowed!

After finishing writing, he slapped the notebook back into Shen Shi's hands, held up his face, forced him to look into his eyes, and spoke in a fierce tone.

"See? I said no!"

"You are not allowed to take risks on your own, you are not allowed to always choose to face things alone, and you are not allowed to take responsibility and then apologize. Do you understand?"

Shen Shi was in disbelief at first, but then, as if the clouds had parted and the sun had appeared, he burst into astonishing brilliance.

It seemed as if it was not until this moment that he truly broke free from that heavy nightmare and came back to life.

He held Pei Heng's wrist tightly, his voice trembling with excitement and sobs.

"I won't... never again. You forgive me, right? I... I was..."

Shen Shi's speech was incoherent, and his tears flowed even more violently, but they were tears of joy.

"You didn't kill me." Pei Heng said seriously, "We fell into someone else's trap. There was no perfect plan for the situation at that time. It's not your fault."

"We all made what we thought was the best choice under the circumstances, but...we were just unlucky."

Pei Heng paused, slowed down his voice, and hugged Shen Shi tightly in his arms again, lowering his head to kiss his wet eyelashes and cheeks.

“Chen Shi, it’s all in the past. We shouldn’t miss this life again.”

Shen Shi leaned in his arms and nodded vigorously, his tears soaking Pei Heng's clothes.

He put his arm around Pei Heng's waist, his voice was very gentle, mixed with the love of past and present lives, and rang softly in Pei Heng's ears, "I love you, Pei Heng... I love you."

The two of them hugged each other quietly, wanting to merge into each other's bones and blood.

Outside the door, everyone who was eavesdropping breathed a sigh of relief and smiled with satisfaction.

Wendsheng adjusted his clothes elegantly, indicating that everyone could leave after completing their mission.

Don't disturb the young couple inside who have finally resolved their misunderstanding.

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Pei Heng, however, gently pressed against Shen Shi's lips that he wanted to kiss.

Shen Shi: “?”

Pei Heng looked at his eyes which had become somewhat nervous again and began to pronounce the verdict.

"Given your previous life's misdeeds of acting on your own initiative and concealing your plans, and your attempt to conceal the truth in this life, which nearly caused a serious crisis of trust... I have decided to punish you."

Shen Shi's heart suddenly lifted up, and he looked at him eagerly.

Pei Heng continued to announce the punishment, "I've decided to go into a cold war with you for three days..."

It seemed that he felt that the punishment was not severe enough, so he immediately changed his mind and increased the sentence.

"No, a week, seven whole days!"

Shen Shi: “…”

The more I listened, the more bitter my face became.

This is extremely cruel.

After all, the coming week is not an ordinary week, but a week spanning New Year's Eve and New Year.

Pei Heng remembered being seduced by Shen Shi after the previous bet, and he didn't forget to add the details, "During this week of cold war, you can't hug me, you can't kiss me, and you can't climb into my bed and sleep with me without permission."

"But I can, because I made no mistake in this matter, and I have privilege."

Xiao Pei was very confident and obviously had his own set of cat logic.

After Pei Heng finished his verdict, looking at Shen Shi's pitiful appearance, the sadness and depression in his heart had almost dissipated.

He lowered his head again and kissed the inside of Shen Shi's wrist soothingly, feeling the lively beating of his pulse.

Shen Shi's fingertips trembled slightly.

The next second, Shen Shi's eyes lit up, and he leaned forward, sitting softly in Pei Heng's arms. He wrapped his arms around his neck, buried his face in his warm neck, rubbed it, and began to bargain.

"Tomorrow is Monday..."

Shen Shi raised her long, wet eyelashes, the corners of her eyes tinged with an alluring red. She hooked her slender, white fingers around Pei Heng's and gently shook them, "Let's start counting from tomorrow, okay? Husband... please..."

Pei Heng's heart softened, and he almost lost his composure.

He lowered his head and kissed the corners of Shen Shi's slightly red eyes. As if after careful consideration, he finally gave in reluctantly, "Okay."

"Well, in these few hours before the Cold War officially begins... you can kiss me."

He liked Shen Shi's kiss as much as Shen Shi was obsessed with his kiss.

Outside the window, the winter snow that had lasted for many days finally stopped.

The clouds dispersed, revealing a corner of clear sky.