Chapter 276 What's Your Charm?
Pei Muye and Qu Jianhang exchanged a glance.
Pei Muye dared not say anything.
Qu Jianhang also knew that he couldn't count on him.
She could only pull Lin Xiyin aside and say to her, "Mom is indeed worried about your health, but Ruanruan, have you thought that if your body can't handle it and you go for two days and then rest for two days, it will disrupt your colleagues' plans?"
Lin Xiyin is now pregnant, and her previous teaching schedule has been suspended; another teacher is taking over her classes.
The main reason is that the projects she's currently working on can't be stopped.
In fact, Lin Xiyin knew that Qu Jianhang was right.
"Besides, even though you've been very careful, we all know that some instruments do emit radiation. When you go to school, Mom is on tenterhooks all the time."
Lin Xiyin fell silent.
Pei Muye stood beside him, not saying a word.
Qu Jianhang can say these things without any problem, but if he says them, Lin Xiyin will bite him.
Lin Xiyin said, "Mom, when I was pregnant with Youyou, I was busy abroad until I gave birth."
“I know,” Qu Jianhang said. “You were healthy enough back then, but what about now? If you’re not feeling well, don’t push yourself. Since we chose to have this child, we have to be responsible for him. You don’t want him to be born weak, do you?”
Lin Xiyin certainly didn't want to.
But to be honest, she felt that Qu Jianhang's words were a bit alarmist.
She knows her own body well, so how did it get to such a serious state?
Just keep up with your prenatal checkups on time; it shouldn't be that serious.
Since things had come to this point and Lin Xiyin still hadn't given in, Qu Jianhang couldn't say anything more.
In families like theirs, Lin Xiyin could completely avoid going to work while pregnant.
But if she likes it, there's nothing they can do about it.
On Monday, Pei Muye took Lin Xiyin to school on time.
Qu Jianhang had said everything he needed to say, so Pei Muye didn't say anything more to avoid upsetting Lin Xiyin.
But he said, "If anything happens, call me anytime. Tell me what you want to eat, and I'll go buy it."
"good."
He hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, and then watched her go upstairs.
Upon arriving at the company, Pei Muyi kept checking his phone while handling official business, afraid of missing any messages from Lin Xiyin.
When his phone finally rang, he quickly picked it up, only to find that it was a message from Lu Zuofan.
He asked Pei Muye if he was free.
Pei Muye didn't have time to type a reply, so he made a phone call directly.
"Are you free? Let's go out for a drink."
Pei Muyi glanced at the time, utterly bewildered: "Are you out of your mind? It's morning, Monday, don't you have to go to work?"
"What's the point of me making so much money? It's completely useless," Lu Zuofan said. "Are we still brothers? If we are, come out and have a drink with me!"
Pei Muye knew that he had been troubled by love lately.
Pei Muye had advised him about this matter.
But Lu Zuofan seemed determined to keep going until he hit a wall, stubbornly refusing to come out of this dead end.
Or rather, they can't get out.
He had no choice in the matter.
Pei Muye gave a few more instructions about his work before going to keep the appointment.
Regardless, he and Lu Zuofan still had a brotherly bond.
Lu Zuofan is currently troubled by love, and he hopes he can help him as well.
“If you’ve come here to persuade me to let go, then shut up,” Lu Zuofan said. “Just drink.”
Pei Muye said, "I can't drink alcohol."
"Then what are you doing here?"
My wife is pregnant.
Lu Zuofan paused for a moment before saying, "Congratulations."
"Look at yourself now," Pei Muyi frowned. "Where's your former dashing self?"
"Don't I want to be carefree?" Lu Zuofan smiled bitterly. "Do you think I want to be like this?"
He never expected that a young girl would steal his heart.
Now things have come to this mess.
The last time he saw Qu Jingyou was at Pei Muye's wedding.
However, Qu Chongyou kept a close eye on her, and Qu Jingyou had no intention of communicating with him at all, so he only saw her but didn't even have a chance to say a word to her.
After returning to China, he tried to create a chance encounter, but when he actually saw her, Qu Jingyou turned around and left without saying a word to him.
Lu Zuofan was annoyed by his family's renewed pressure to get married, so he called Pei Muye out for drinks.
Unexpectedly, Lin Xiyin is pregnant again.
In comparison, he, a single dog, is exceptionally pitiful.
Pei Muye said, "You and Qu Jingyou are not a good match, and the Qu family will never allow her to marry you. You should give up on this idea as soon as possible."
Lu Zuofan said, "You're trying to persuade me like this now, but why were you so persistent in your feelings for Lin Xiyin back then?"
“Our love is mutual,” Pei Muye said, “but it’s different from yours.”
"But you didn't know back then that Lin Xiyin liked you."
Pei Muye said, "But when I pursued her, at least she responded. What about you? Does Jingjing even acknowledge you?"
"You call me that so affectionately!"
Pei Muye said, "She called me brother-in-law, but now she's my sister."
Lu Zuofan looked at him pitifully: "Really can't you help me?"
"Am I out of my mind?" Pei Muye said, "Although you are my brother, my wife is definitely more important. You know how much my wife dislikes you."
"Isn't it enough that I apologized to her? There was a misunderstanding before... wasn't there? She forgave you, so why would she hold a grudge against me?"
"She forgave me because she loves me. What about you? Why should she forgive you?"
Lu Zuofan said, "I'm already like this, can't you say something nice?"
"Does saying nice things work?" Pei Muye said, "What can I do if she doesn't like you? I'm Jingjing's brother-in-law now, and I have to take responsibility for her."
"What do you mean? You're still questioning my sincerity towards Jingjing?"
“I have no choice but to accept it, since you’ve never truly believed in sincerity before,” Pei Muyi said. “She doesn’t like you, so why insist on going down this path?”
“I didn’t want to leave either,” Lu Zuofan said, “but I couldn’t control myself. If I had known that I would encounter something like this in my thirties, I would never have…”
“What’s the point of saying all that?” Pei Muye said, “Although I don’t approve of your actions, I respect your way of life. It doesn’t make sense that just because you enjoyed the good life of having two women in the past few years, you can suddenly decide to be devoted to one woman and expect a girl to be moved by you and stay with you forever.”
“Yes, you’re right,” Lu Zuofan said. “I deserve it, okay?”
"You shouldn't drink anymore either." Pei Muye took the bottle from his hand. "If drinking were effective, I'd drink with you to my heart's content today. But it's completely useless; you'll only feel worse when you sober up."
"Then do me a favor."
Pei Muye said, "I can't help."
Now that Lin Xiyin is pregnant, he dares not do anything to upset her.
If he were to miscarry, he would be filled with regret.
"I just want to see her once," Lu Zuofan said. "I want to talk to her and make things clear. You help me arrange a meeting with her, and I'll just see her once, okay?"
“She doesn’t even want to see you,” Pei Muye said. “What are you even saying to her?”
"I don't know, but I want to see her, even if... it's just the last time, and once we meet, it will be over completely. Even if she says something unpleasant, I still want to try."
Seeing him like this, Pei Muye couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted.
"I... I'll ask around for you," Pei Muye could only say, "but I can't guarantee that Jingjing will agree to see you."
"Help me arrange a meeting with her."
"You mean you're keeping it from her? That's impossible!" Pei Muye said, "Don't get me into trouble!"
"Pei Muyi, do you have any self-respect?! Is it really necessary to be this afraid of your wife?"
"Men who are afraid of their wives are the ones who love their wives. There's nothing shameful about me loving my wife."
Lu Zuofan smiled wryly: "I also want to be afraid of my wife, but she won't give me that chance."
Pei Muye really didn't expect Lu Zuofan to change so much.
He asked, "Can you guarantee... that you'll be good to her for the rest of your life?"
Lu Zuofan looked at him: "Because of my criminal record, none of you believe in my sincerity. And you, can you guarantee that you will love Lin Xiyin for the rest of your life?"
"I can."
“I know that even if I say I can, it won’t be very credible,” Lu Zuofan said. “No matter what I say or do, no one will believe me.”
"I'll try my best," Pei Muye said. "I'll tell Jingjing, but I won't hide it from her. Whether she wants to see you or not is her business."
"good."
Pei Muye added, "I also need to tell Yinyin about this."
“Tell me,” Lu Zuofan said, “Leave it to fate, I won’t blame you.”
“Loving someone doesn’t mean making yourself miserable,” Pei Muye said. “If you’re like this every day, Jingjing will look down on you even more.”
Lu Zuofan was taken aback.
Pei Muye said, "What attracts women is a charming man. Look at you now, smoking and drinking heavily, what charm do you have? What woman would like a man who drinks, smokes, and smells bad?"
Lu Zuofan pulled open his collar and took a sniff.
Does it stink?
Pei Muye said, "Jingjing is such a sweet and lovely girl, do you think she would like the smell of alcohol on you?"
Lu Zuofan fell silent.
"Especially in broad daylight, are you an alcoholic? Hiding here drinking like an idiot!"
Lu Zuofan stood up: "I'm going back to take a shower and change my clothes. Don't say anything more!"
Pei Muye said, "Look at yourself in the mirror. Who could like you like this?"
"knew."
On his way back, Pei Muye sent a message to Lin Xiyin.
Lin Xiyin was busy and didn't reply to him.
It was almost midnight when Wu Xinyue stopped her from cooking and asked her what she wanted to eat, offering to order food for her.
Lin Xiyin quickly said, "No need to bother, your brother-in-law has already ordered it, he'll have someone deliver it over in a bit, we can eat together."
Wu Xinyue immediately chuckled and said, "Then I'm in for a treat."
It was only at this time that Lin Xiyin saw Pei Muye's news.
She had been busy all morning and was indeed a bit tired. Not wanting to type, she called him instead.
Pei Muye answered and asked, "Just finished?"
Lin Xiyin hummed in agreement and proactively reported to him, "I'm feeling fine, nothing's wrong. I'll eat soon. What about you? Where are you eating?"
Pei Muye said, "Let's eat at the cafeteria. By the way, I met Lu Zuofan this morning."
"You see him all the time?"
“I haven’t seen him in a long time,” Pei Muye said. “Yinyin, he wants to see Jingjing and asked me to help him.”
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