The words Pei Fengzhi was about to say to refuse inexplicably turned into something else entirely.

"Okay, if we could have one that cute, it wouldn't be bad to have one."

Old Master Pei was stunned again.

He stared at Pei Fengzhi in disbelief, a deep, meaningful darkness flashing in his eyes.

He never expected to hear such an answer from Pei Fengzhi.

He thought Pei Fengzhi would refuse, but to his surprise, he agreed.

"I didn't expect you to be so satisfied with Ye Ningwan."

However, Pei Fengzhi's response to Old Master Pei was still indifferent, seemingly nonchalant.

"good."

"She is beautiful and intelligent, so her genes must be good. Her children will be good too."

"Besides, didn't you calculate that she brings me good fortune? And that the children she gives birth to will also have very good destinies?"

Upon hearing these words, Old Master Pei finally felt a little relieved.

He nodded and spoke earnestly to Pei Fengzhi.

"It's good that you think that way. Don't forget what I told you."

"I'm leaving now. Since you've already made up your mind, stay here for a couple of days."

As he spoke, Old Master Pei patted Pei Fengzhi on the shoulder.

Just as he turned to leave, Pei Fengzhi's voice came from behind him.

"You don't need to send me anything. Just make sure it looks like you're doing it properly."

Old Master Pei was somewhat annoyed, so he left without saying a word.

Sure enough, no one came in until very late.

In the empty, dark, and cramped space, only Pei Fengzhi remained, sitting quietly, silent, without joy or anger.

He seemed to be a Buddha, already in deep meditation.

...

At night, after taking a shower, Ye Ning did not wear pajamas, but changed into a set of black casual clothes.

Then, she leaned against the bedroom door and listened.

The faint sound of footsteps could be heard occasionally from outside the door; those were the bodyguards that Old Master Pei had sent to guard the door and prevent her from leaving.

However, Ye Ningwan wanted to go out tonight.

Naturally, the main entrance is no longer an option.

Ye Ningwan placed her hand on the door, making a soft "thump" sound.

Even with such a slight sound, the bodyguards outside the door immediately became alert, and a calm voice rang out, asking Ye Ningwan inside the bedroom.

"Ninth Madam, the servants have prepared some sweet soup. Would you like some supper?"

Ye Ningwan stepped back a few paces and walked to the middle of the bedroom before calling out to the door in an annoyed tone.

"I'm not eating, I'm going to sleep, don't bother me!"

After saying that, she immediately turned off the light.

There was no sound outside the door, not even the sounds of people walking around.

Ye Ningwan breathed a sigh of relief, took off her shoes, stuffed them into her backpack, slung the bag over her shoulder, and quietly walked to the window.

The window opened, and Ye Ningwan climbed down through it, following the route she had scouted beforehand, jumping from the third-floor room to the balcony of the adjacent second-floor room.

Instead of going into the room, she climbed down the second-floor balcony and landed safely. She then clung to the wall to avoid the surrounding security cameras and slowly ran out of the Pei family's main house, following the path that the cameras couldn't capture.

The Pei family's main residence is located in the Qiyang Mountain villa area, at the highest point of the golf course, covering an area of ​​about 100 acres. Around the main residence, there are also some branches of the Pei family and families that are on good terms with the Pei family, all of whom have their own villas here.

Because of this, although the road is fully repaired, it is actually just an internal road of the villa complex. There are hardly any cars on it, let alone taxis or any public transportation.

Ye Ningwan walked quite a distance before reaching the main road outside, hailed a taxi, and headed towards the InterContinental Hotel.

Halfway through the drive, Ye Ningwan's gaze suddenly stopped on a row of shops on the side of the road, and she immediately gave instructions to the driver.

"Driver, stop the car!"

The car came to a sudden stop.

As Ye Ningwan opened the car door and got out, she gave the driver a few words of advice.

"Wait a moment, I'll be right back."

After saying that, he dashed into a second-hand luxury goods store.

At this hour, the streets were deserted with few pedestrians. A person sat in front of the counter, idly scrolling through Douyin on his phone. When he saw Ye Ningwan come in looking travel-worn, he immediately lowered his head and gave her a curt greeting.

"Look at whatever you like."

They clearly assumed Ye Ningwan was just a guest who came in to take a look and join in the fun, and had no intention of entertaining her.

Ye Ningwan walked straight to the counter without looking to either side, placed the bag in her hand on the counter, and took out the jewelry she had brought back from the Ye family that day and placed it on the counter.

"Selling a used item, can you give me an estimate?"

The man was clearly the boss. When he looked up and saw the pile of things Ye Ningwan had taken out, his eyes widened. He immediately put down his phone and stood up, his eyes flashing with light, but quickly returning to silence. He looked at Ye Ningwan with some wariness, sizing her up and down.

The boss asked hesitantly.

"Are all these things yours?"

Ye Ningwan took off the black mask she was wearing and said to the boss.

"It was a gift from my ex-boyfriend; we've broken up now."

Her tone was indifferent, conveying a cold and nonchalant attitude.

When the boss saw Ye Ningwan's face, he couldn't help but gasp. Although the woman in front of him was not wearing any makeup, her porcelain-white face was exquisitely beautiful, as if it were carved from jade. Her features were flawless, as if an AI-generated portrait was standing right in front of him.

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