"It's cold outside, why didn't you wear a coat?" Jiang Qingyuan took a coat and draped it over Pei Zhi's shoulders.

Pei Zhi looked up: "I just want to see the moon."

Jiang Qingyuan stood beside Pei Zhi, and the two of them quietly watched the moonlight on the balcony.

"Has Cheng Xuelin's mother come to see you?"

"Who told you that?"

When Pei Zhi heard that Jiang Qingyuan did not deny it, she realized that her guess was correct.

Cheng Xuelin's mother went to the village to look for her parents.

They shouldn't have gone to the school to look for Jiang Qingyuan.

Jiang Qingyuan and Cheng Xuelin were in the same university and the same department. It would be much easier to find Jiang Qingyuan than to go to her parents' village.

Why didn't you tell me?

Pei Zhi couldn't quite understand what Jiang Qingyuan was thinking.

After Cheng's mother approached Jiang Qingyuan, Jiang Qingyuan acted as if nothing had happened.

By following her, Jiang Qingyuan discovered that she visited Du Lei at the hospital every day, and Jiang Qingyuan was able to pretend not to know.

Pei Zhi used to think that Jiang Qingyuan was quite easy to understand.

It's really hard to figure out now.

"She came to me and talked nonsense. I don't need to tell you those things and upset you."

"nonsense?"

Even without Jiang Qingyuan saying it, Pei Zhi could guess what Cheng's mother would say.

It was probably what she said in front of her parents.

No, it's very likely it will sound even worse.

Pei Zhi asked incredulously, "You trust me that much?"

"You and Xue Lin must have had a relationship before."

Pei Zhi pursed her lips and remained silent, signaling Jiang Qingyuan to continue.

"Later, I don't know why, we broke up."

Jiang Qingyuan looked at Pei Zhi and said, "You and him happened before we met, so I don't need to care."

When Cheng Xuelin's mother approached him and said those things, Jiang Qingyuan wasn't truly unmoved.

Jiang Qingyuan also hesitated, wondering whether he should ask Pei Zhi.

In the end, Jiang Qingyuan chose to pretend he knew nothing.

It's all in the past, why should he care about it?

"Since you know that I had a past with Cheng Xuelin, why did you still brazenly bring him home for dinner?"

Jiang Qingyuan raised an eyebrow and said, "Am I not allowed to show off a little as the victor?"

“Permission granted.” Pei Zhi nodded.

"Zhizhi."

"Um?"

Jiang Qingyuan reached out and tucked the stray hairs from Pei Zhi's forehead behind her ear. "Before I met you, I had no family."

"To me, you are not just a wife, but even the only family I have in this world."

Therefore, there are many things that Jiang Qingyuan is unwilling to delve into.

Cheng Xuelin's mother came looking for him, so of course he could come back and question Pei Zhi.

But the consequences were something he couldn't afford.

He didn't want to argue with Pei Zhi, and he was also afraid that if he had a conflict with Pei Zhi, others would take advantage of the situation.

Pei Zhi went to the hospital to visit Du Lei, and Jiang Qingyuan didn't want to ask any more questions.

Because Pei Zhi only needs to say one thing—that Du Lei is her childhood friend—Jiang Qingyuan will lose completely.

Therefore, by not asking and pretending not to know, he could live his life happily with Pei Zhi.

"Then you'd better work hard to improve yourself, otherwise I might really kick you out."

"Be ambitious? How can I be ambitious? You're making so much money now, I really can't compete with you."

Although Jiang Qingyuan didn't interfere in Pei Zhi's business, he overheard snippets of conversation and knew that they were making a fortune every day.

The shop outside the school is already planning to close because the little money they can earn each day is not worth it compared to delivering goods.

"It's best to focus on academic research; you might even be awarded national prizes in the future."

Jiang Qingyuan asked in surprise, "You're quite confident in me, and you even received a national award? What kind of contribution must you have made?"

"My man will definitely be fine."

"Qingyuan, no matter what happens, you must pursue an academic career and contribute to the country."

Jiang Qingyuan was a little confused. "What you're saying sounds a bit strange."

It's like something's going to happen.

Pei Zhi shrugged, a bright smile spreading across her face. "It's nothing, just something that suddenly came to mind."

Pei Zhi had been in this world long enough, and Du Lei was determined to stay in the army.

Cheng Xuelin has now become Jiang Qingyuan's assistant, and they should work well together in the future.

If she continues to exist, it might even affect the relationship between Cheng Xuelin and Jiang Qingyuan.

Jiang Qingyuan is currently pretending not to care about Cheng Xuelin, but as time goes on, he will inevitably start to feel resentful.

It will probably be difficult to get them to cooperate wholeheartedly by then.

To avoid them going their separate ways, Pei Zhi decided to leave this world.

This time, I can't leave like I did in the last world, saying goodbye and then suddenly disappearing.

She is currently married to Jiang Qingyuan, and if she disappears, Jiang Qingyuan will definitely look for her.

Not only Jiang Qingyuan, but also Du Lei and Cheng Xuelin, they all frantically searched for her.

Therefore, in this world, she can only die.

She's perfectly fine now. If she were to suddenly fall ill and die, it would not only delay things considerably but also cause a lot of trouble.

Cheng's mother essentially delivered herself to his door.

Pei Zhi's decision to send Cheng Xuelin home was a provocation against Cheng's mother.

Pei Zhi pondered, judging from Cheng's mother's courage, how many days did she probably have left?

The things Pei Zhi said to Jiang Qingyuan tonight were not said on a whim.

Rather, she hoped that after her death, Jiang Qingyuan would recover from his grief and be able to pull himself together.

Pei Wang was delivering goods home when he was hit by a small stone while passing through an alley.

Pei Wang jumped up immediately, thinking that the child in the yard was playing with him.

"Lei Zi, what brings you to the city?"

Pei Wang saw Du Lei and his eyes lit up with joy: "Is your injury any better? Why aren't you resting at home? Why are you running around everywhere?"

Du Lei handed the things he was carrying to Pei Wang, saying, "I came to the hospital for a follow-up check-up and stopped by to see you all."

Pei Wang took it, opened it, and said, "Why did you buy so many strawberries? They're ridiculously expensive."

"Zhizhi likes it."

Pei Wang curled her lip and rolled her eyes rudely, "Why don't you go upstairs? Your apartment is right above ours."

Du Lei lowered his head and smiled slightly, "I won't go up, lest someone see me."

“What’s wrong with that…” Pei Wang suddenly realized what Du Lei meant.

Their house was downstairs from Du Lei's. Du Lei was worried that if he went upstairs and bumped into Jiang Qingyuan, or his older brother and sister-in-law, it would cause trouble for Pei Zhi.

Pei Wang sighed, "You didn't have so many ideas before."

Du Lei also admitted, "I was thinking of poaching her from someone else's house before, but I can't do that now. I can't cause her any trouble."

Pei Wang knew that Du Lei's behavior was a good thing.

Pei Wang couldn't help but ask, "Why isn't it working now?"

Du Lei is perfectly fine, with no missing limbs, so why is he suddenly so discouraged?

Du Lei gave a bitter laugh: "Why would I provoke her now? What if I die someday and she becomes a widow?"