Shang Huai was suddenly hugged tightly by Pei Zhi, and he felt his throat tighten.

Shang Huai was completely caught off guard and didn't dare to hug Pei Zhi back.

Xiao Chengci, who witnessed the entire process, was now beyond just being black-faced.

He tried every means to get Pei Zhi into the North City.

He racked his brains but couldn't figure out how to get closer to Pei Zhi.

Let Pei Zhi not be wary of him, at least treat him as a friend.

As a result, as soon as Shang Huai appeared, Pei Zhi took the initiative to hug him?

Pei Zhi even said that Shang Huai was her fiancé?

Has Pei Zhi lost her mind from the beating?

When did Shang Huai become Pei Zhi's fiancé?

Xiao Chengci's hard work has now all gone to waste, which has benefited Shang Huai. How could Xiao Chengci not hate him?

Unfortunately, neither Shang Huai nor Pei Zhi had time to care about Xiao Chengci's feelings right now.

Pei Zhi asked, "Why aren't you hugging me?"

Shang Huai's fingertips trembled as he gently raised his hand and pulled Pei Zhi into his arms.

Shang Huai felt Pei Zhi's warmth, and he also felt that Pei Zhi was real.

This was not his dream; the people coming and going, the noise around him, none of them belonged to him.

Pei Zhi really appeared, and she was in his arms.

Shang Huai held Pei Zhi tightly, afraid that she would disappear in the next second.

Pei Zhi hissed, "That was a bit too much force."

"I'm sorry." Shang Huai said apologetically, but the force in his hand didn't change at all.

Seeing the two embracing each other as if no one else was around, Xiao Chengci overturned the tea table in front of him.

A loud bang finally separated the two.

Shang Huai reached out and shielded Pei Zhi behind him.

Xiao Chengci and Shang Huai stared at each other, Xiao Chengci's eyes filled with a look of hatred that seemed to want to kill Shang Huai on the spot.

How could Xiao Chengci not hate him?

He tried every possible means and finally managed to bring Pei Zhi to the north.

As a result, he finally met Pei Zhi.

Pei Zhi was still extremely wary of him, but when she met Shang Huai, she started throwing herself into his arms. What did that make him?

Is he considered the matchmaker between the two of them?

Looking at the furious Xiao Chengci, Shang Huai had a sudden inspiration.

Shang Huai suddenly understood why Xiao Chengci would go to such lengths to come to Beicheng.

Perhaps Xiao Chengci already knew Pei Zhi's whereabouts.

Xiao Chengci probably organized this food festival just to attract Pei Zhi.

Shang Huai also realized that Pei Zhi's memory was malfunctioning.

Otherwise, Pei Zhi wouldn't have thrown herself at him and called him her fiancé.

Regardless of the circumstances, Shang Huai has no intention of changing the situation that led to Pei Zhi's predicament.

Shang Huai was not exactly a virtuous gentleman.

"Zhizhi, I forgot to introduce you, this is my cousin."

“Your cousin will be your cousin in the future.”

Pei Zhi peeked out and looked Xiao Chengci up and down. "I met him in the capital."

"I never expected that he would be your cousin."

Pei Zhi recalled the scene of her first meeting with her cousin Shang Huai, "Has he seen me before?"

"He was so strange when he first met me."

Shang Huai explained, "You are my fiancée, it's perfectly normal for him to have met you."

"The first time I met him, I accidentally stabbed him."

At this point, Pei Zhi stepped forward from behind Shang Huai.

Pei Zhi bowed to Xiao Chengci, saying, "Since you are Shang Huai's cousin, then you are also my cousin. I hope you won't mind."

Xiao Chengci lowered his eyes and sneered. Just as Xiao Chengci was about to speak, Shang Huai spoke first.

"My cousin is very magnanimous and will naturally not hold it against you."

"Besides, you are his future sister-in-law. He is doing well now. It would be too undignified for him to argue with you about these trivial matters."

Pei Zhi nodded and echoed, "Cousin, you have a fine character."

Xiao Chengci was so angry he almost laughed. "Shang Huai, are you really going to continue being this shameless?"

Xiao Chengci feigned innocence: "What do you mean by that, cousin? I don't understand."

"You don't understand?"

A cold glint appeared in Xiao Chengci's eyes. "Do you really not understand, or do you simply not want to understand?"

"you…"

"Cousin, Zhizhi has finally returned. Let's not chat on the street. Why don't we go back to the manor for a chat?"

Although Xiao Chengci was unwilling, he was even more unwilling to get entangled with Shang Huai on the street.

The group walked directly to Shang Huai's residence.

Pei Zhi had so many questions to ask.

"Why are you in the north of the city, while I'm lost in the capital?"

This question stumped Shang Huai for a moment.

Xiao Chengci replied, "Of course, it's because your family is in the capital."

Pei Zhi asked curiously, "I have family?"

"Of course." Xiao Chengci nodded in agreement. "Your parents passed away one after the other last year due to illness, but you still have an older brother, your own brother."

Pei Zhi asked, "Then does that mean he treats me badly?"

Xiao Chengci countered, "Why would you ask that?"

"It looks like he's been missing for a while now."

Pei Zhi sized up Shang Huai and Xiao Chengci, "You two are dressed quite well."

"Since Shang Huai is my fiancé, I suppose my family background must be quite good as well."

Pei Zhi argued logically, "But I got lost, and my family didn't look for me. If they really cared about me, they wouldn't do this."

Shang Huai looked at Xiao Chengci, signaling for Xiao Chengci to explain.

Xiao Chengci was silent for a moment before saying, "Actually, we all thought you were dead."

"You were kidnapped by kidnappers, and we went to great lengths to find you."

"Then they found a corpse, and on the corpse were the jewelry you were wearing."

Xiao Chengci glanced at Pei Zhi and continued, "Later, we went through many twists and turns but still couldn't find you."

"There's nothing we can do but accept the fact that you're really dead."

Pei Zhi nodded after listening.

"Shang Huai, aren't you my fiancé? Why does my cousin know so much about these things?"

Just as Shang Huai was about to speak, Xiao Chengci spoke first.

"You agreed to marry Shang Huai, but it was because you were angry with me."

Pei Zhi frowned: "Huh?"

“Back then, we had a secret rendezvous. Because I angered you, you agreed to marry my cousin as a way to spite me.”

Xiao Chengci sighed dramatically, "I want to find an opportunity to explain to you."

“But you agreed to the marriage with Shang Huai in a fit of anger, and I was furious too.”

"After that, you were kidnapped, and all I could do was regret it."

Pei Zhi frowned the entire time she listened.

Pei Zhi just didn't expect her to be such a scumbag.

Pei Zhi then looked at Shang Huai, hoping to verify the truth of Xiao Chengci's words from him.

"If you don't believe me, you can ask your brother later. He just happened to come to the North City with me."

Xiao Chengci didn't give Shang Huai a chance to speak at all, and laid out the cause and effect directly.

Shang Huai wanted to argue, but he was worried that exposing Xiao Chengci would make Pei Zhi even more suspicious.