After a pause, he asked again: "Ali, do you not care about me at all? Even if, even if I want to marry someone else?"

Su Li's mouth stiffened and she looked up at him. Pei Ji also looked at her intently, with emotions surging in his eyes.

She sighed: "Pei Ji, why do you have to say these things? We have been like this for so many years. You don't like me, and I don't..."

"No, I like you," Pei Ji interrupted her, looking at her intently. His eyes, though naturally cold, seemed filled with tenderness. He repeated in a gentle voice, "I like you, A-Li."

Su Li was stunned for a moment, her heartbeat suddenly accelerated uncontrollably, and her face suddenly became hot.

To be honest, Pei Ji is perfect in both appearance and talent.

They have been together for so long, facing his incredibly handsome face every day, especially when he would show her affection from time to time with that face. She is not a saint without emotions, so it would be a lie to say that she has no feelings for him.

But having read the original novel, she knew clearly how he would like the heroine in the future, how he would fall in love with her at first sight, and how he would be gentle and loyal to her. When she thought of this, she would resist her little bit of liking for him.

As for the original owner, because she only appeared in Pei Ji's memory in the original novel, she sometimes couldn't help but wonder whether Pei Ji had ever liked the original owner. Was his revenge for her just out of responsibility, just like marrying her and raising children with her? Was the so-called love just because he was grateful to her for being kind to him when his leg was injured?

Seeing that Su Li didn't respond for a long time, Pei Ji didn't dare to press too hard and simply returned to the previous topic.

Afraid that Su Li didn't know that Princess Rongfu was the lucky star of the Great Jin Dynasty, he explained it to her in detail, and then recounted the whole process of her request for marriage. Then he said, "Princess Rongfu already knew that I had a wife, but she still insisted on asking the emperor for a marriage. It's clear that she is not a good person. Ah Li, if you meet her, you must be careful. If you really can't avoid her, remember to let someone tell me."

Previously, because of Zhang Yaoyue's incident, Pei Ji had to worry about Su Li, especially since Princess Rongfu had already taken such a move. He was afraid that she would be the "second Zhang Yaoyue", and a powerful "Zhang Yaoyue".

Su Li knew what he meant and was a little surprised. Compared to the previous time when he didn't explain Zhang Yaoyue at all, this time was an improvement. So she nodded: "I understand."

After a pause, she continued, "There's something I want to tell you..."

Since Pei Ji took office, he has hardly been at home, and she has never found a chance to tell him about his life experience. Now that he is finally free, she should tell him what she knows as soon as possible.

"What is it?"

Su Li asked, "Do you have that jade pendant with you?"

As soon as Pei Ji heard it, he knew she was talking about the jade pendant his mother left him, and without saying a word, he took out the jade pendant he always carried with him.

It was already dark and the lights were on in the room. Su Li took the jade pendant and placed it under the light, motioning Pei Ji to take a look at it.

It's not as clear under the lamp as it is in the sunlight, but you can still vaguely see the word "冀" inside the jade pendant.

Pei Ji was a little surprised. It was obvious that he had never noticed this before. In fact, there was nothing strange about it. Pei Ji didn't look like the kind of person who would hold the jade pendant under the lamp or sunlight for no reason.

He looked at Su Li with questioning eyes.

Su Li simply recounted what had happened: "Before, in Taohua Village, I rescued Ji Tingyou from being kidnapped. To thank me, he gave me his jade pendant and told me to ask him for help if I encountered any problems in the future. Later, you asked me to take this jade pendant to the capital, and I discovered that your jade pendant is exactly the same as the one Ji Tingyou gave me."

"I compared the two jade pendants and discovered the words inside. I was really confused. Remembering that my mother and your mother grew up together, I went back to Sujia Village and asked my mother... Pei Ji, you are not actually your father-in-law's child..."

Pei Ji frowned after hearing this: "Are you saying that I am a child of the Ji family?"

"Ah?" Su Li was confused. Although what he said was right, when most people first heard about this, shouldn't they be shocked that they are not their father's biological child?

Could it be that he knows?

"Do you know that you are not your father-in-law's child?"

Pei Ji nodded and said calmly, "Dad told me the day before I got married."

"What about the jade pendant? Did I tell you about it?"

"No, he only told me that the man never came to see mother..."

Dad didn’t seem to know about the jade pendant, and he always thought it was something mom left him.

Su Li understood that everyone who knew about the incident assumed that Pei Ji's biological father was a man who abandoned his wife after having fun with her. Therefore, even if Pei Ji knew about it, he never thought of looking for his so-called biological father.

She sighed and said, "I asked Ji Tingyou about this jade pendant. He said that only the legitimate sons and grandsons of Duke Ji's mansion can own it. Your jade pendant originally belonged to Ji Jingsheng, the eldest son of Duke Ji who died young."

Die young?

Pei Ji opened his eyes slightly, as if he thought of something. He looked up at Su Li with an expression of disbelief in his eyes.

Su Li continued, "Back then, your mother didn't wait for your biological father. It was also during that time that the eldest son of Duke Ji died trying to save him... I think the reason might not be what we think..."

"Of course, because the timing of the death of Duke Ji's eldest son is too coincidental, I am only speculating based on this that he might not have let your mother down. However, the truth still needs to be verified..."

Pei Ji was stunned for a long time, his heart filled with shock and confusion. He had always believed that his biological father, whom he had never met, had let his mother down. Therefore, after knowing that he was not his father's biological child, he never thought of looking for him. If the truth was really as Ah Li suspected, then he had misunderstood him...

He said absentmindedly, "I'll go check..."

Su Li nodded. She was only responsible for telling him about this matter. As for what to do next, that was left to Pei Ji to decide.

Another night passed.

On Jinxiu Street, the person who wrote blood words in the shop was still motionless. As usual, Su Li asked Xiao Mu to rest during the day and keep an eye on him at night.

In the evening, Pei Mingyue came to her house on time.

Today is the official opening day of Benyue Dance House. Pei Mingyue, who loves lively places, will definitely go and take a look at such a novel dance house. If she hadn't been busy with her second brother's wedding arrangements these days, she would have probably gone there during the soft opening a few days ago.

So early in the morning, she sent someone to deliver a message to her, inviting her to go to the dance hall together in the evening.

Su Li had originally planned to go, and since he had someone to go with him, he naturally agreed.