That should be impossible.

But what was Lu Xiuyuan's reaction?

Knowing that she had someone else outside, how could Lu Xiuyuan remain so calm?

Pei Zhi tentatively asked, "Don't you have anything to say to me?"

Lu Xiuyuan hesitated for a moment, then said, "I recently had a wedding dress custom-made."

Pei Zhi didn't understand, "Huh?"

“You married in a hurry back then, and I was penniless at the time, so I had nothing to give you. Let’s have a wedding banquet again.”

Lu Xiuyuan held Pei Zhi's hand in his own, "After the wedding banquet, let's live a good life together, okay?"

Lu Xiuyuan looked at Pei Zhi expectantly, hoping for a response from her.

"Did you already know this?"

Even if Pei Zhi was slow to react, she could tell that Lu Xiuyuan was not behaving normally.

Unless, Lu Xiuyuan had already suspected it.

"The past is no longer important; what I value is the future."

Lu Xiuyuan assured Pei Zhi, "I swear, I will treat you well and will never take a concubine in this life. I will only be good to you."

"I will do everything I can to be good to you."

Lu Xiuyuan looked at Pei Zhi and said, "So, can you give me a chance to be the person I spend the rest of my life with?"

Pei Zhi sighed inwardly, "But your mother shouldn't..."

"Don't worry about her. I'm a man, I'll handle these things and won't let you worry about them."

Pei Zhi couldn't bear to lie to Lu Xiuyuan. She could fool Shang Huai and disregard Xiao Chengci's feelings, but she couldn't deceive Lu Xiuyuan.

Pei Zhi declined, saying, "Let me think about it some more."