Chapter 197 Step by Step

As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Qinghe immediately turned his head to look over. At this moment, the crowd surged, and Ji Shu's slender figure was pushed and staggered by the flow of people.

Pei Yanzhi pulled her to his side, holding Pei Qinghe firmly with one arm and wrapping his other arm tightly around her waist, protecting her in his embrace.

A warm touch came from her back, and Ji Shu shifted uncomfortably.

Pei Yanzhi's breathing became heavier, and he whispered in her ear, "Don't move around. Or do you want me to pick you up?"

Ji Shu was stunned for a moment, then remained silent, watching the performance of breaking a large stone on one's chest with the father and son.

Afterwards, Ji Shu took out a silver ingot from her bosom and threw it into the tray in front of her.

Pei Qinghe smacked his lips, still savoring the memory. Now, seeing his father come looking for them, he happily held up the rabbit lantern in his hand: "Father, look, this is a lantern that Mother bought for me."

Pei Yanzhi took the lantern and couldn't help but lift it up to look at it. For some reason, the image of the two of them buying lanterns at the market in Chongzhou that year came to mind.

At that time, he only regarded himself as Pei Xingjian's father, but he had already developed inappropriate thoughts about her.

Four years later, he finally found her and she gave birth to his son, even though she still harbored resentment towards him.

Seeing him staring at the lanterns in silence for a long time, lost in thought, Ji Shu thought to herself: Is this man thinking of some wicked idea again?

Pei Qinghe was unaware of her parents' thoughts. She simply cherished the lantern, took it from her father's hand, and skipped ahead, holding her mother's hand.

After a long silence, Pei Yanzhi finally spoke: "These lanterns remind me of my time in Chongzhou..."

Ji Shu paused slightly, then said in a low voice, "Why dwell on the past?"

Then, realizing that this person was the culprit, he stomped on his foot hard.

If it weren't for him, how could he have ended up unable to return home and forced to hide in Ganzhou?

Despite the sharp pain in his foot, Pei Yanzhi only frowned slightly and did not get angry.

He took her hand and whispered, "If the past is still vivid in your mind, and you want to go back and visit it in the future, I'll go with you, okay?"

Ji Shu did not answer him again. Looking at Qinghe running ahead, she quickly followed him as if fleeing.

Pei Yanzhi twirled the ring in his hand and followed him away.

After the initial excitement subsided, the child fell asleep on Pei Yanzhi's shoulder. The Sheng residence wasn't far from the main street.

Su An drove the carriage and arrived in less than a quarter of an hour.

After the three of them got off the car, Qinghe woke up groggily and found himself in his mother's fragrant room.

Suddenly remembering his father's words, telling him to trick his mother into going to his father's room later, he immediately sat up in bed.

She kept calling out, "Mother, Mother."

Ji Shu has come to realize this over the past few days: when his father is not around, things are fine, but once he appears, he will definitely be on his mind.

But it's understandable, since Pei Yanzhi had been with him for the first three years.

After Ji Shu finished changing and came out of the bathroom, she walked to the bedside and said softly, "What's wrong?"

Pei Qinghe said, "I just had a dream that my father was eaten by a big tiger. I want to go see my father, okay, Mother?"

What mother can resist seeing her child looking at her with teary eyes?

"Okay, Mother will take you there now."

She pulled the cloak over him, carried him, and walked towards the side garden. By this time, it was already past dusk.

The candles were still lit in Pei Yanzhi's room, indicating that he was not asleep yet. Ji Shu did not knock on the door, but pushed it open and entered.

But as soon as he entered, the room was empty, except for the outer robe he was wearing that day, which was draped on the screen shelf.

The faint sounds coming from the bathroom suggested that he was probably taking a bath.

He whispered to the child, "Your father is taking a bath. Shall we wait for him?"

Before she could finish speaking, Pei Qinghe got off her and rushed inside without looking back. Ji Shu sighed and sat down on the stool.

Oh well, he's still his own son.

The bathroom was filled with steam. After entering, Pei Qinghe called out crisply in his ear, "Father—"

Pei Yanzhi, who was resting with his eyes closed, was startled and looked up to see the child clinging to the edge of the bucket, staring at him with bright eyes.

He couldn't help but chuckle, his wet hand gently stroking the child's nose: "You little rascal, what are you doing here?"

Then he asked, "Did your mother come too?"

"Mother is outside." Pei Qinghe blinked his big eyes. "I want to sleep with Father and Mother tonight, okay?"

Pei Yanzhi's Adam's apple bobbed slightly as he thought to himself: Of course I would love to have it... but it has to be your mother's consent.

"Then let your mother in. I'll ask her. If she agrees, we'll sleep together tonight. If she doesn't agree..."

He waved his hand, indicating that there was nothing he could do.

Pei Qinghe immediately said, "Father, please tell Mother properly. My royal uncle said that all women in the world need to be coaxed. Father, you can definitely do it."

Then he ran out quickly with his short legs, and before he even left the house, his voice could be heard, "Mother, Father says he needs to talk to you."

Pei Yanzhi raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but smile.

When Ji Shu saw him come out, she asked, "What's wrong?"

Pei Qinghe tried to pull her up, but he was too big for her to lift. He could only puff out his cheeks and say, "Father said that there is something very important that he must tell you in person."

Helpless, Ji Shu picked him up and carried him to his large bed. After bending down and placing him on the bed, she said, "Then you sleep first. Your father will come to keep you company after he has finished washing up."

The child was already so sleepy that his eyelids were drooping. After hearing this, he yawned widely and nodded obediently.

Seeing that he was very sleepy, Ji Shu covered him with the blanket before turning around and walking towards the bathroom.

The door was ajar. She walked to the doorway, stopped, and asked, "Qinghe said you wanted to see me? Go ahead!"

Seeing that no one answered for a long time, the silence inside was particularly unsettling. She turned around and prepared to leave, but was pulled back inside by a strong force.

The door slammed shut, and Pei Yanzhi's strong and tall body easily pressed her against the door, then he casually bolted the door shut.

The moisture from her shower wasn't completely dry, and it was still dripping down her underwear. Ji Shu panicked; Qinghe was still coming out.

Ji Shu was pinned down by him and couldn't move. She cried out urgently, "What are you doing? Let me go..."

Pei Yanzhi looked at her beautiful face and slightly parted lips due to the atmosphere, his eyes suddenly becoming deep and terrifying, like an unfathomable abyss.

He lowered his head and began to bite her moist red lips hard, holding her tongue tightly and nibbling at it, then biting down along her neck, which exuded a strong, sweet fragrance.

"hiss--"

This person is sick!

As Ji Shu raised her hand, intending to slap him hard, it was as if someone sensed her thoughts. A hand with ten fingers slipped through her, lifting her arm and pressing it against the door again.