Xu Jiayue lowered her head and continued eating her breakfast.

Pei Yang looked at her, wanting to say something more, but worried that she would ask what his sensitive secret was, so he remained silent.

The two didn't exchange many words afterward and ate their breakfast in complete silence.

Xu Jiayue went upstairs to change her clothes, picked up her bag, changed her shoes in the entryway, and said to Pei Yang, who was standing in the living room, "I'm going out."

Pei Yang looked at her and asked, "Are you coming back for lunch?"

"No, thank you," Xu Jiayue said, opening the door and leaving.

Pei Yang frowned slightly. Although the matter had been explained, she was still avoiding him. It seemed that their conflict was not just about Yan Yu.

The engine of Jia Yue's BMW could be heard in the courtyard. He stood in front of the French windows and looked outside. After a while, he saw the car drive away.

He stood there for a while, then turned around, went upstairs, and turned on his computer to browse documents.

Suddenly remembering something, I opened the bank's website, logged in, and clicked on the transaction details. This month, apart from the household water and electricity expenses and the salary and groceries transferred to Aunt Wu, there were no other expenses.

She was a pampered young lady of the Xu family since childhood. Although she wasn't extravagant, her spending was no different from that of other wealthy socialites in Yihai. Her daily expenses were not low; the bag she bought yesterday alone cost six figures.

He knew she had a lot of assets under her own name, including funds, shares, and real estate, enough to support her own expenses, but did she really need to be so calculating with him?

Pei Yang frowned deeply, then checked the bills from last month and the month before that, indicating that he had spent quite a bit. After seeing these, his brow relaxed slightly, meaning that she had only recently started to keep her finances separate from his.

What was she thinking? Was she afraid of his methods for dealing with Pei Yan?

But what does that have to do with her? He wouldn't use it on her anyway.

Pei Yang turned off the computer and thought of Yan Yu's words again. If Jia Yue couldn't even accept the little tricks he used to deal with Pei Yan, then if she knew anything else, she would run away from him like Yan Yu said.

She was like the midday sun, radiating intense light, while he had many dark sides. This was one of the reasons he had always hidden his feelings for her, fearing that if he got too close, she would discover them and then dislike him.

What should he do with her?

"Has the misunderstanding been cleared up?" Ni Sitian put a glass of water on the coffee table for Xu Jiayue, not quite understanding why she had come to her house so early in the morning.

"Well, what's going on between him and Yan Yu? I don't know what Yan Yu threatened him with, but he just went to resolve the matter," Xu Jiayue said calmly, picking up her glass.

Seeing that Xu Jiayue's expression wasn't too good, Ni Sitian said, "Are you still angry with him?"

Xu Jiayue shook her head, unsure how to describe her feelings to Ni Sitian. Seeing Xiao Tuantuan toddling down, she stopped thinking about anything else, got up, picked up Xiao Tuantuan, and gave her a big kiss: "Tuantuan, did you miss Auntie?"

Seeing that she didn't want to bring it up again, Ni Sitian didn't force her. Newlyweds always need to adjust to each other in various aspects, such as lifestyle habits and values.

Being around children makes it easy to forget your troubles.

After spending half a day on the island in the middle of the lake, Xu Jiayue's mood improved considerably, and she left with a smile on her face.

However, she had only driven off the island in the middle of the lake when she received a call from an unfamiliar number, and the voice on the other end sounded somewhat familiar.