Cheng Xuelin reached out and took off Pei Zhi's hair tie, then gently combed her long hair with his fingers.

"There are marks on my shoulder," Cheng Xuelin explained to Pei Zhi as he took back his breakfast.

Pei Zhi glanced sideways at her shoulder; now that her hair was down, the marks were covered.

After a moment's thought, Pei Zhi asked calmly, "You saw it yesterday?"

"Mm." Cheng Xuelin nodded gently in response.

Cheng Xuelin seemed to know what Pei Zhi wanted to ask: "Don't worry, Senior Brother Jiang didn't notice you weren't here last night."

Cheng Xuelin added, "No one else noticed either."

Pei Zhi said with a half-smile, "So sure? Did you keep watch at the door for me last night?"

Pei Zhi had meant it as a joke, but after seeing Cheng Xuelin nod, she fell silent.

Pei Zhi had some doubts about Cheng Xuelin's mental state.

Pei Zhi asked instinctively, "What do you want to do?"

He discovered her secret, but did nothing; instead, he helped her keep it a secret.

Pei Zhi didn't believe that Cheng Xuelin wasn't plotting anything.

Pei Zhi's eyes flashed with annoyance. She guessed that Cheng Xuelin would definitely use this secret to get her back together with him.

Pei Zhi hates being threatened, but for the sake of current stability, she might really have to compromise.

Cheng Xuelin hesitated for a moment before asking, "Did someone force you?"

Pei Zhi was somewhat taken aback: "What?"

Cheng Xuelin pressed further: "Did someone force you to do something you didn't want to do?"

"Of course not." Pei Zhi denied it without even thinking. She was the one who made the decision about how she started her relationship with Du Lei.

She took the initiative to marry Jiang Qingyuan.

"That's good."

Cheng Xuelin had been thinking all night whether Pei Zhi had some unspeakable reason for doing this.

If so, he will do his best to help resolve it.

From Pei Zhi's eyes, Cheng Xuelin knew that Pei Zhi was not lying.

Pei Zhi was completely bewildered by Cheng Xuelin's actions. "What do you mean by this?"

"As long as you're happy and it's what you want, I won't say anything."

On the contrary, Cheng Xuelin was willing to help Pei Zhi cover it up.

The reason why Pei Zhi did this had nothing to do with Cheng Xuelin, nor was he interested in it.

As long as Pei Zhi is happy, that's all that matters.

Pei Zhi followed Cheng Xuelin into the house in a daze, just as Jiang Qingyuan came out of the bedroom.

"Zhizhi, you're up so early today?"

Jiang Qingyuan woke up early in the morning and found that the room next to him was cool.

"Yes, little sister, I didn't see you leave just now."

The sister-in-law was also a little confused, as she had just seen Cheng Xuelin leave alone.

Cheng Xuelin quickly explained, "Sister-in-law, you were busy in the kitchen just now. I didn't know the way back, so I came back. Just then, Zhizhi got up, and she took me to buy it."

Pei Zhi stood there without saying a word, and Cheng Xuelin solved all her problems.

Pei Zhi glanced at Cheng Xuelin, she really couldn't understand what Cheng Xuelin wanted to do.

Even though Cheng Xuelin caught her cheating, he wasn't angry; instead, he helped her.

What exactly is going on behind the scenes?

With Cheng Xuelin's help, Pei Zhi successfully avoided spending the night at home.

Before we knew it, it was National Day.

Pei Zhi's clothing store and factory were bustling with activity.

Many places have holidays during the National Day holiday, which stimulates consumption.

In addition, it's the perfect time to prepare for the change of seasons, with summer clothes on sale and new autumn styles arriving in the store.

The Pei family worked for nearly ten days straight.

At first, Sister-in-law Pei would take time out at noon to rush back and cook a meal so that everyone could have something to eat.

Later, they were so busy that they didn't even have time to go out for a meal.

Later, Jiang Qingyuan and his teacher returned from out of town and cooked them several meals in a row, which saved them.

After the busy National Day holiday, the weather suddenly turned cold.

Pei Zhi was not particularly outstanding in her studies at school.

Taking the college entrance exam was not part of Pei Zhi's plan; she originally just wanted to keep an eye on Cheng Xuelin and Jiang Qingyuan.

Cheng Xuelin is very well-behaved now, following Jiang Qingyuan around every day.

Pei Zhi noticed that the two of them were spending more time together than she and Jiang Qingyuan were.

Therefore, Pei Zhi was mostly lax about her studies, treating the school almost like her own dressing stage.

I wear different clothes to school every day, staying at the forefront of fashion.

Despite this, Pei Zhi's spoken English was still among the best in the department.

Even the professors at the school don't have as good an accent as Pei Zhi.

It just so happens that the school is holding a National Day event and wants Pei Zhi to be the host.

The school has assigned Jiang Qingyuan as the other host.

Jiang Qingyuan spoke in Chinese, and Pei Zhi translated it into English. Then many other leaders would come over.

Pei Zhi figured she had nothing else to do, so she decided to go on stage as a host, which would be a unique way to promote her clothes.

Jiang Qingyuan was initially hesitant. He had been quite busy lately and didn't really like showing off.

Knowing that Pei Zhi had agreed, Jiang Qingyuan didn't want another boy standing next to her.

So, the decision was made that the two of them would host the event.

On the day the school held its National Day celebrations, Pei Wang and a few others came to watch the festivities.

The store isn't too busy right now; they only need one person to look after it.

Pei Zhi and Jiang Qingyuan are the two hosts, so they can easily fill a few seats.

After Pei Wang sat down, he looked around and said, "Wow, this is definitely a university; the atmosphere is completely different!"

Brother Pei nervously rubbed his hands, saying, "I never thought I'd be sitting with so many college students in my entire life."

Sister-in-law Pei blushed with excitement, "I never thought I'd actually get into university!"

It was the first time for the group to enter a university campus, and they were incredibly excited. Plus, being surrounded by university students and young faces made everything feel different.

"They're here!" Pei Wang excitedly pointed to the stage, where Jiang Qingyuan and Pei Zhi came up.

Pei Zhi was wearing high heels, a trench coat, and a long knitted dress underneath.

Pei Zhi took Jiang Qingyuan's arm, and the two of them went up on stage together.

The two walked hand in hand to the center of the stage, and the lights shone down on them; they were truly a perfect couple.

Sister-in-law Pei exclaimed, "They really are... a perfect couple!"

Jiang Qingyuan took the microphone and began hosting. Pei Zhi waited for Jiang Qingyuan to finish speaking before translating his words.

With two people hosting, the task is simply to announce the program.

When Cheng Xuelin arrived, the event had already begun.

Cheng Xuelin could spot Pei Zhi standing next to the stage with a single glance by standing on tiptoe.

Although she was surrounded by people her own age, Pei Zhi seemed to be someone different from everyone else.

She stood there, as if she were radiating light.

Cheng Xuelin was so engrossed in watching that he didn't come to his senses until someone tapped him on the shoulder.

Upon seeing the people behind him, Cheng Xuelin's expression changed drastically.