Chapter 15 Is Self-Deception Meaningful?
No one spoke at the dinner table.
After a few seconds of silence, Pei Yaohai said, "She told me that she's been a bit busy lately, so she's been staying out."
Zhou Yusu said with dissatisfaction, "How busy are you? Can you be busier than Mu Ye?"
Pei Yaohai ignored Zhou Yusu and glanced at Pei Muye: "Go see Xiyin when you have time."
Pei Muye remained silent, his eyes lowered, revealing neither joy nor anger.
Ming Qingwan spoke up: "Brother Muye is so busy, how could he have time? Otherwise, I'll go see Sister Xiyin."
Zhou Yusu said, "Our Qingwan is still the most sensible. That Lin Xiyin..."
Pei Muye glanced over indifferently.
Zhou Yusu swallowed the rest of her words.
Five days before New Year's Day, Ming Qingwan went to the research institute.
Lin Xiyin came out to see her, her gaze cold: "Is there something you need?"
Ming Qingwan smiled at her and said, "Sister Xiyin, why aren't you going home? Your family is worried and asked me to come and check on you."
Lin Xiyin said, "There's no one else here, so you don't need to pretend anymore."
Ming Qingwan stopped laughing: "That makes no sense. What was I pretending for?"
"Get to the point." Lin Xiyin didn't want to waste time with her. "I'm very busy."
"Didn't you see my message?" Ming Qingwan smiled again: "Brother Muye bought me a lot of jewelry again. Here, return those little diamond earrings to you."
After she finished speaking, she took the jewelry box out of her bag, a smile playing on her lips, and handed it over.
Lin Xiyin didn't move: "I said, I won't take what I'm giving you."
"Why are you being so stubborn?" Ming Qingwan's eyes were full of pride: "It was a gift from Brother Muye after all. Although it was just a freebie from my necklace, it's better than nothing."
"Ming Qingwan, is that interesting?"
“Yes.” Ming Qingwan’s voice was filled with pride and arrogance: “Brother Muye is so good to me, some people must be feeling really bad. I’m so happy.”
"I have never offended you..."
Ming Qingwan touched the diamond necklace around her neck, her gaze suddenly turning vicious: "You haven't offended me? Lin Xiyin, do you know you've ruined my life!"
Her voice became shrill, and her entire appearance seemed different.
Lin Xiyin frowned: "What kind of talk is that?"
"If it weren't for you... I would have been the one to marry Brother Muye." Ming Qingwan's eyes were filled with jealousy and hatred: "Lin Xiyin, you are a shameful mistress!"
Lin Xiyin's gaze was cold and her voice clear: "Ming Qingwan, it was Grandpa who found me and asked me to marry Pei Muye. At that time, Pei Muye did not have a girlfriend, but now we are married. You are the third party who interfered."
"Does saying this make you feel any better?" Ming Qingwan scoffed. "Is it interesting to deceive yourself?"
Ming Qingwan adopted the posture of a victor.
Lin Xiyin could barely suppress the bitterness in her heart.
Yeah, what's the point of her saying all this?
In her presence, Ming Qingwan was the victor, high above all others.
Because Pei Muye's heart belongs to her.
What makes her comparable to the Ming and Qing dynasty women?
Seeing Lin Xiyin's face turn pale instantly, Ming Qingwan felt incredibly pleased.
"So what if you married Brother Muye? Does he even care about you? Does he love you? Lin Xiyin, you're just a thief who's usurping the title of Brother Muye's wife!"
Lin Xiyin's fingertips trembled slightly. After a few seconds of silence, she spoke: "Soon, it won't be like that anymore."
Ming Qingwan looked at her with hostility: "What do you mean?"
Lin Xiyin didn't answer, but looked at her with her dark eyes and asked, "Lele is dead, don't you feel any pain?"
Ming Qingwan was taken aback, then angrily retorted, "You dare mention Lele!"
Lin Xiyin curled her lips into a smile: "There's no one here. I told you, you don't need to pretend. Don't you have nightmares at night? Didn't Lele come looking for you?"
"Lin Xiyin!" Ming Qingwan's voice trembled. "I don't know what you're talking about! It's inexplicable!"
Lin Xiyin knew that she felt guilty.
Actually, Lin Xiyin had guessed from the beginning that Lele was actually killed by Ming Qingwan herself.
She had laid so much groundwork beforehand, saying that Lele harbored ill intentions towards Lin Xiyin and that Lin Xiyin should not lay a hand on Lele.
The goal was to make everyone believe that if something happened to Lele, it must have been Lin Xiyin who did it.
Or rather, Lele was simply a tool used by Ming Qingwan to deal with Lin Xiyin.
The truly ruthless person was Ming Qingwan.
That was a life!
Seeing Ming Qingwan's expression change, Lin Xiyin smiled again: "Don't worry, no one suspects you, and I won't tell anyone about this."
She was wronged and suffered injustice, so what?
No one would care.
Nobody cares.
Ming Qingwan quickly regained her composure, scoffed, and said, "I have no idea what you're talking about. No wonder Brother Muye doesn't like you; you look so calculating!"
Lin Xiyin didn't bother to say anything more to her: "If you don't have anything else to do, I have to go."
"Lin Xiyin, I hope you can recognize your own identity and status as soon as possible, and stop holding onto the title of Mu Ye's wife and delaying his life!"
"Delay him? How did I delay him?"
"Do you know how painful it is for him to be with you? You've wasted his youth, his marriage, and his feelings! A selfish woman like you, it's no wonder Makino hates you!"
Lin Xiyin could barely stand.
Pei Muyi didn't like her, and she was aware of that.
But the word "disgusting" coming from Ming Qingwan's mouth still pierced Lin Xiyin's heart.
Seeing her like this, Ming Qingwan felt even more smug: "Lin Xiyin, if you had any shame, you should stop bothering Brother Muye!"
After Ming Qingwan finished speaking, she threw the jewelry box directly into Lin Xiyin's arms: "After you leave the Pei family, you won't even be able to afford a gift like this anymore, so you might as well keep it."
After she finished speaking, she left with a smile on her face.
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Xiyin finally lowered her eyes to look at the jewelry box.
Without hesitation, she turned around and threw the things into the trash can.
In the afternoon, she received a call from Ji Mingtang: "The review has been approved, and there are no problems with the materials. The official website will release the exam information later. I will have your teacher's wife send it to you so you can prepare in advance."
Ji Mingtang had absolute confidence in his beloved disciple.
Lin Xiyin's professional talent was the best he had ever seen.
Given time, he will surely achieve success in his professional field.
Lin Xiyin felt a little better after receiving this news.
Looking at her phone, she suddenly gave a self-deprecating laugh.
Her emotions are easily influenced by Pei Muye.
This can only mean one thing: she still loves Pei Muye.
However, she should have let him go the moment she decided to divorce him.
From then on, she decided to love herself a little more.
I will no longer allow myself to be so humble, so... base.
She soon received a message from her teacher's wife, and stopped thinking about anything else, focusing solely on preparing for the exam.
At the research institute, she finally finished her work, handed it over to her colleagues, and returned to her rented apartment that afternoon.
New Year's Day arrived quickly. In addition to preparing for her exams, Lin Xiyin also went to work at the chemical plant for two hours every day.
My schedule is packed, leaving no time for sentimentality.
The day before New Year's Day, she received a call from Lu Xuemei, asking her to come home for dinner.
Come to think of it, it's been a long time since she's been home.
It wasn't that her family treated her badly, it's just...
Actually, her parents have always been very good to her since she was a child.
Everything changed when Lin Zihao's parents passed away and he moved into their home.
Lin Xiyin couldn't understand why, even though she was their biological daughter, they always favored Lin Zihao no matter what.
Lu Xuemei explained to her that Lin Zihao had no parents, so they should love him more.
In fact, Lin Xiyin was not an immature child; she also loved her younger brother who had lost both parents.
But Lin Zihao is really a troublemaker.
Before she married Pei Muye, Lin Zihao got into a fight and seriously injured someone.
At the time, the other party gave them two options: either put Lin Zihao in jail or pay compensation.
The Lin family was just an ordinary family; they didn't have that much money. In the end, they had to sell the house to resolve the matter.
After Lin Xiyin and Pei Muye got married, Lin Yiming fell ill and needed surgery. At that time, the family couldn't even afford the surgery fee, so Pei Muye paid for it.
Later, without Lin Xiyin's knowledge, Lin Zihao asked Pei Muye for another house.
A few days ago, Lin Zihao wanted to buy another house and asked Pei Muye for money.
Lin Xiyin was already ashamed in front of Pei Muye, but Lin Zihao dragged her down with him.
If Lin Zihao were her biological younger brother, she would accept it.
However, there was still a barrier between them, and Lin Xiyin couldn't help but feel uncomfortable because her parents were so obedient to Lin Zihao.
After returning from the chemical plant, she went straight home.
Pei Muye bought this house; the location, environment, and security of the development are all excellent.
If she and Pei Muyi are a loving couple, then this doesn't matter.
But the truth is, everything Pei Muyi did was like a thorn stuck in her heart, making her unable to eat or sleep.
It seemed to be a constant reminder that she was always inferior to Pei Muye.
Lin Xiyin stood downstairs for a few minutes, took a deep breath, and then went upstairs.
She didn't ask for the house key at the time, and after knocking, someone quickly came to open the door.
As the door opened, laughter and chatter drifted out from inside.
"Muye, try this tea, it's the same one you brought last time."
"Qingwan, please don't be so polite. It's our first time here, and I didn't know how to entertain you, oh dear..."
Lin Xiyin looked up in disbelief.
In the living room, Pei Muyi and Ming Qingwan sat on the sofa, while Lin Yiming and Lu Xuemei smiled with flattery.
Lin Zihao opened the door for her.
Lin Zihao called out to the inside, "My sister is back!"
Lin Xiyin, her face pale, met Pei Muye's gaze.
His face was expressionless, and his gaze was indifferent.
It's still that familiar... haughty look in his eyes.
Lin Xiyin felt a sharp pain in her heart.
What's Pei Muye doing here?
And then there's Ming Qingwan...
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