Pei Wang was also furious: "Whom did I do this for? If I had told you back then, wouldn't you have gone crazy?"

Pei Zhi had just left when everyone was in a very emotional state.

Given Du Lei's fiery temper, if he finds out, it's no wonder he'll seek revenge.

"That kind of person should have died long ago."

Pei Wang frowned. "And then what? You'll get arrested too. What will happen to your parents?"

"Also, does Zhizhi really want us to do this?"

After thinking about it, Pei Wang decided to tell Du Lei everything.

"To be honest, that's what I thought back then too. I can't let the culprit get away with it."

“After I sent you back to your unit, I drove back to the city the next day. I also brought a knife with me, intending to kill myself after stabbing you.”

Pei Wang cares for his younger sister Pei Zhi no less than he does for these men.

"Later, Xiao Jiang asked me, 'Does Zhizhi really want me to do this?'"

“Zhizhi lost her life to save someone, and the person she saved was killed by me. I would have to pay with my own life. In this way, Zhizhi’s death and Zhizhi’s choice became a complete mistake.”

Pei Wang muttered, "But Zhizhi saving people is a good thing. Besides, death is a relief. Only when people are alive can they escape endless suffering."

Pei Wang visited Cheng's mother during the years she was in the mental hospital.

The other person is doing very badly, and is mentally unstable; it can be considered retribution.

Du Lei snorted: "Yes, you're always speaking up for them. It seems that while I was away for the past few years, you've really become brothers with them."

“I know you also dislike Xiao Jiang and think that Xiao Cheng’s mother killed Zhi Zhi. Xiao Jiang doesn’t blame Xiao Cheng.”

Pei Wang sighed, "As I've gotten older, I've come to realize that Cheng Xuelin and his mother are both independent individuals."

“We cannot blame Cheng Xuelin for his mother’s mistakes. Besides, he has been atoning for his sins all these years.”

Pei Wang paused for a moment, then continued, "Xiao Cheng is actually quite pitiful. His father remarried the following year and had another child."

“My mother was in prison at the time, so he was all alone. Over the years, he has taken great care of my parents, which can be considered as fulfilling his obligations to Zhizhi.”

Du Lei was getting impatient. "Why are you telling me all this? If you think he's pitiful, then treat him well and stop wasting your breath on me."

Pei Wang sighed. It turned out that Du Lei hadn't listened to any of his earnest advice.

"Anyway, I only come back once a year. If I scold them a couple of times, what can't they, as grown men, take?"

Du Lei said in a deep voice, "In my opinion, they will always be held responsible for Zhizhi's death."

In Du Lei's view, Pei Zhi was living with Jiang Qingyuan, and the fact that Jiang Qingyuan didn't discover that Pei Zhi had been kidnapped is Jiang Qingyuan's problem.

As for Cheng Xuelin, he is guilty simply because he has such a mother.

Pei Wang was too lazy to say more. "Over the years, the higher your military rank, the bigger your temper has become."

Sister-in-law Pei, carrying a plate, called out that dinner was ready, and the group went inside to pull up a table and get bowls and chopsticks.

The Pei family has been living a good life these past few years.

Pei Wang's clothing business has won several design awards. The small clothing factory has now become a clothing brand and has hired many designers.

Even without Pei Zhi's design drawings, the company can still thrive.

The eldest son and daughter-in-law of the Pei family still do not have a child.

Fortunately, Pei Wang got married and had two children, and his sister-in-law treated them all as her own, taking good care of them.

Later, Pei Wang got divorced, and as a grown man, he became even less capable of taking care of his child.

Almost all the children stayed with Sister-in-law Pei, and when they argued, the two children were closer to Brother Pei and Sister-in-law Pei.

Now that Pei's mother has grandchildren, she no longer cares whether Pei's sister-in-law can have children.

At the dinner table, the group first toasted Pei's father before starting to eat and chat.

Pei's mother glanced at Du Lei, then at Jiang Qingyuan and Cheng Xuelin, and put down her chopsticks.

"Lei Zi, you're forty this year, aren't you planning to get married yet?"

Du Lei swallowed what was in his mouth before answering, "What's wrong, Auntie? Are you going to introduce me to someone?"

Hearing that there was hope, Pei's mother's eyes lit up. "Okay, tell me what kind you want, and I'll introduce you to someone."

"Pretty, with fair skin, hair that falls below shoulder length, big eyes, and exceptionally intelligent."

Du Lei seemed to be recalling something, "He also had a mole under his eye, was 1.65 meters tall, loved to look good, and was very good at dressing himself up."

"She has a terrible temper and gets angry at me all the time."

When Du Lei got to the end, everyone shut their mouths and said no more.

Du Lei was referring to Pei Zhi.

"Auntie, do you think we can find it?"

With tears welling up in her eyes, Pei's mother couldn't hold back any longer and punched Du Lei hard twice.

"You damn fool, why did you bring this up?"

Du Lei chuckled and said, "If my aunt hadn't asked, I would have thought I'd forgotten about her."

Madam Pei sighed, shook her head, and said no more.

Pei's mother didn't want to worry about Du Lei's marriage, but she had no choice. Du's mother came back a few days ago and asked Pei's mother to mention it.

Du Lei has been staying in the military all these years, all alone.

Du's parents had moved to the city years ago and lived a leisurely life.

But the people around them are all enjoying their grandchildren, and they want to too.

In the earlier years, it was fine, but we knew Du Lei couldn't forget Pei Zhi.

But Pei Zhi has been gone for twenty years, the Pei family has moved on, and Du Lei should move on too.

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