Chapter 277: Bystanders see more clearly, but those involved are more confused
On the balcony, the black tea in the cup had lost its heat and was beginning to cool down.
Pei Hanchuan looked at Chu Yue again, and asked with a sarcastic smile, "Chu Yue, after listening to such a long story, don't you think I'm scary? I have half of that woman's blood flowing in my body. Maybe I will become like her. Once I set my eyes on something, I will bite it tightly and won't let go until both of us are defeated."
This thing could be the Pei family or Chu Yue.
There was no fear on Chu Yue's face as Pei Hanchuan thought, and she didn't even have the slightest disgust towards Pei Hanchuan because of this story.
Pei Hanchuan mocked and belittled himself because of his identity as the "son of a murderer", but in Chu Yue's opinion, Pei Hanchuan was only six years old at that time, and it was his mother who did it. What does it have to do with a six-year-old child?
In other words, Pei Hanchuan is also a victim in this story. He is also unlucky to have such a greedy, cold-hearted mother.
Chu Yue took a sip of the cold black tea, which became very astringent. She frowned and said, "Pei Hanchuan, is it because of these things that you have become like this?"
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Pei Hanchuan was obviously stunned.
He couldn't imagine that Chu Yue would respond like this. Even if he didn't feel fear or disgust, he would at least feel a little defensive in his heart, or even be polite and hypocritical and say something false like "You are innocent too."
Chu Yue's reaction was to question.
Pei Hanchuan frowned and replied, "What's wrong with me being like this now? I'm the young master of the Pei family. I have everything I want. I live a life that many people would fight to live.
"Yes, your life is good. But where is your heart?" Chu Yue stared directly into Pei Hanchuan's pupils with her clear eyes and asked bluntly, "You live your life like a heartless person all day long. Are you really happy?"
Pei Hanchuan was originally smiling, but when he heard Chu Yue's words, the smile froze at the corners of his mouth.
The cynical Pei Hanchuan began to crumble into powder in his heart.
Chu Yue easily saw through his disguise. The real Pei Hanchuan was definitely not a carefree young man. He was still the dirty kid who hid in the bushes at the age of six, carefully looking at the beautiful house.
Since then, the real him has never come out.
Pei Hanchuan's lips twitched, then he pursed them tightly. "I'm happy. Why shouldn't I be happy? I own the Kai Sing Cake Shop. I hired a pastry chef from Shanghai, and we have frozen cream and the best imported butter flown in every month. No one else has even heard of these things. The cake shop loses thousands of yuan a month, but as long as I'm happy, Kai Sing Cake Shop can continue to operate. A few thousand yuan is nothing to me, Pei Hanchuan."
With every word he said, he tried to prove that as long as he was happy, he could do anything, even if it meant losing several thousand yuan a month, which was money that many people could not earn in ten years.
But there was a tension in these words that even Pei Hanchuan himself was not aware of.
The more he emphasizes something, the more it proves that he is guilty.
Chu Yue was afraid that provoking Pei Hanchuan further would make him desperate, so she did not continue the topic.
She then asked, "Pei Hanchuan, you said it was your sister, Pei Mingzhu, who brought you into the Pei family. Over the years, what do you think Pei Mingzhu treated you like?"
"Of course he treats me as his younger brother." Pei Hanchuan answered without thinking.
Although he didn't know why Pei Mingzhu chose to forgive Pei Hanchuan, after so many years of living together, Pei Hanchuan was confident in their sisterly relationship.
When he was called a bastard, it was Pei Mingzhu who stood up to defend him.
When he was disliked by Master Pei, it was Pei Mingzhu who touched his head and said it was okay, Dad was just in a bad mood.
When he was seven, it was Pei Mingzhu who took him to elementary school. When he was ten, it was Pei Mingzhu who took him, a nervous and trembling boy, to his first senior prom. When he was eighteen, he was admitted to a university in Shanghai, and it was Pei Mingzhu who accompanied him on the plane, saying she wanted to see where he would study, but in fact she was worried about him going so far alone...
Pei Hanchuan remembered every detail.
Pei Mingzhu is not a person who can pretend. She is straightforward. If she likes something, she likes it. If she doesn’t like something, she doesn’t like it. She will never force herself.
She truly cared for Pei Hanchuan and treated him like her own brother.
With Pei Mingzhu's care, Pei Hanchuan felt the warmth of home for the first time.
That's why Pei Hanchuan had the confidence to blurt out that Pei Mingzhu treated him as a younger brother without any hesitation.
Chu Yue nodded, and then asked another question, "Pei Hanchuan, do you think you have the responsibility to live up to the identity of 'Pei Mingzhu's younger brother'?"
Pei Hanchuan was stunned again...
Pei Mingzhu’s younger brother…is responsible?
He has been trying hard to be a good brother, not fighting or competing, cynical, a spendthrift, a prodigal son, and a man who can't afford to spend money... These are the personalities Pei Hanchuan gave himself.
Because only a young master of the Pei family like this can never shake Pei Mingzhu's position in the Pei family, and can allow her to sit firmly in the position of heir to the Pei family as a woman.
But Chu Yue is now asking about his responsibility.
What responsibilities does Young Master Pei have?
Chu Yue watched the confusion that flashed across Pei Hanchuan's face and reminded him, "Imagine if Pei Mingzhu had a brother with the same father and mother. What would they do? What would the brother do for Pei Mingzhu?"
"I may not be able to explain it specifically, but I am certain that the brother that Pei Mingzhu carefully taught and raised would definitely not be like you now."
"Pei Hanchuan, you said Pei Mingzhu treats you as a younger brother, but what about you? Do you really treat Pei Mingzhu as your real sister?"
After Chu Yue finished speaking, the balcony fell into a very long silence. Pei Hanchuan, who had been telling stories incessantly before, could no longer utter a word and fell into deep thought.
Does he really regard Pei Mingzhu as his sister?
Or is he a benefactor who needs to be repaid? Someone he owes something?
Isn't his long-term deliberate disguise a form of alienation from Pei Mingzhu?
Pei Mingzhu treats him sincerely, but what about his sincerity?
A bystander sees more clearly than a participant.
Chu Yue had only been with the siblings for a short time, but she immediately pointed out the problems between them.
According to Pei Hanchuan, Master Pei died of a sudden illness six years ago. At that time, Pei Mingzhu was 22 years old and Pei Hanchuan was 20 years old. The Pei family clan wanted to choose one of them to be the heir of the Pei family. Without the obstacle of Master Pei, everyone would choose Pei Hanchuan.
So what if he's an illegitimate child? At least he's a son! He still has half of the Pei family's bloodline!
That was the first time Pei Hanchuan realized that even if he did nothing and just existed, he was taking away what belonged to Pei Mingzhu and following in his mother's footsteps.
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