Chapter 88 Are you all show and no substance?
Pei Muye didn't actually want to say so much to Lu Zuofan.
But now, he doesn't even have anyone to confide in.
The only brother he felt compelled to confide in, and who also knew who he liked, was currently in the military, undergoing closed training, and hadn't been released yet.
The others are even less reliable.
Even Lu Zuofan was a playboy who didn't know anything about love and spent his days flirting with other women.
Everyone says he's rich and powerful, high and mighty, but he's full of bitterness now and doesn't know how to vent it.
The phrase "the higher you climb, the colder it gets" has a touch of Versailles about it, but it is a true reflection of his life.
Lu Zuofan also didn't understand what Pei Muye was worried about.
In his view, women are all people who can be summoned at will and can be appeased with money.
Pei Muye insisted on playing some kind of emotional game, and in the end, he became deeply involved and couldn't extricate himself.
He said, "If you ask me, you should just let it go. Lin Xiyin is indeed a good person, good-looking, and a top student. But there are plenty of beautiful and capable women in the world! Why give up the whole forest and hang yourself on this one tree?"
That's why Pei Muye was even more depressed.
Lu Zuofan was completely unable to empathize with him.
He would only think that Pei Muye was wasting his talents—with such a good background and good looks, it's a pity that he didn't become a playboy.
“Everyone is unique,” Pei Muye said. “You don’t understand.”
"You think you know everything, and then you've made yourself into this mess," Lu Zuofan said. "What are you going to do now?"
Pei Muye said, "I don't want a divorce."
"Lin Xiyin is determined to get a divorce... No, with your excellent qualities, why would she want a divorce?" Lu Zuofan looked him up and down: "Could it be that you're all looks and no substance?"
You've grown up for nothing!
"I don't know." Pei Muye's voice was tinged with drunkenness. "We were doing really well, but I don't know when it started..."
If Lin Xiyin heard this, she would probably sneer.
fine?
What does "pretty good" mean?
"What's wrong?" Lu Zuofan asked, "What happened?"
She suspects I'm cheating on her.
Lu Zuofan was silent for a few seconds, then burst into laughter.
Laughter echoed in the private room for a long time.
Pei Muye looked at him as if he were a lunatic.
Lu Zuofan finally managed to stop laughing.
He said, "You, Pei Muyi, have such a good reputation. You're not interested in women and you're chaste. But Lin Xiyin suspects you of having an affair? So, did you have an affair or not? You're quite clever. You even managed to fool me."
He finished speaking and then burst into laughter again.
After he finished laughing, Pei Muye said, "I didn't."
“I know your personality,” Lu Zuofan said. “You’ve grown up all this time, yet you don’t know how to make the most of what you have. If you ask me, once you’ve tasted other women, you’ll realize that Lin Xiyin is nothing special. What are you hesitating about? A divorce is just the right thing to do; there are countless beautiful women waiting for you out there!”
Pei Muye glared at him: "Stop talking nonsense!"
"Oh my, how did I, Lu Zuofan, end up as a friend? What era are we living in? Still so devoted and single-minded! It's embarrassing to even talk about it!"
Indeed, people of their status and position who are troubled by love are seen as fools by others.
Perhaps in Lu Zuofan's view, no matter what kind of woman, money can buy her.
If you can't buy it, it must be because you didn't pay enough.
However, thinking about it this way, Lin Xiyin is quite special.
Lu Zuofan can hardly estimate Pei Muye's net worth now.
How could Lin Xiyin be willing to abandon such a big tree that allowed her to lean against and enjoy the shade?
"Could it be a ploy to play hard to get?" Lu Zuofan asked. "Women's little tricks can only fool you."
Pei Muye didn't expect him to offer any advice, but he didn't expect that he would be completely useless.
In short, all they wanted to do was tell him to take it easy and they even offered to introduce him to girls.
“They’re all so young, so tender you could squeeze water out of them,” Lu Zuofan said. “Don’t worry, the ones I’m introducing you to are definitely clean…”
Pei Muye raised his leg and kicked out: "Get lost!"
"You!" Lu Zuofan dodged him. "How can you not appreciate kindness?"
"I told you, but you wouldn't understand."
“I don’t understand, what don’t I understand?” Lu Zuofan said, “You seem to understand, yet you’re here feeling so sad. Look at me, how happy I am.”
"No one... can compare to her."
"You've really gone...mad," Lu Zuofan sighed. "Alright, for the sake of our brotherhood, I'll help you. So, she wants a divorce now, but you don't, right?"
Adhering to the principle of "trying anything as a last resort," Pei Muye nodded in agreement.
"She suspects you of cheating, and I reckon she doesn't want a divorce either. After all, so many people are eyeing Mrs. Pei's position; why would anyone give up something they've already got their hands on?"
Pei Muye glanced at him and then said, "You're really no use at all."
Lu Zuofan felt very wronged: "I'm telling the truth! Do you understand women? I've been through countless battles, and I know women's minds better than anyone!"
"She really wants a divorce."
"That's why I say you can't see a woman's heart. Most of the time, they're very hypocritical."
How can I prevent her from getting a divorce?
Lu Zuofan scratched his head: "I'm so worried. I've been thinking, she doesn't actually want a divorce, but she brought it up anyway, so she must want something. Is there anything she wants that you haven't given her?"
"What does she want?" Pei Muye thought for a long time, then shook his head: "I don't know."
Lu Zuofan then asked, "Is there anything she likes? Let's cater to her preferences."
Pei Muye shook his head again: "I don't know."
Lu Zuofan was stunned: "You, you call this liking someone? Are you sure you like her? Then how come you know nothing about her?"
Before Pei Muye could say anything, he continued, "You're not even as good as me. At least I knew my last girlfriend liked designer bags, and this girlfriend likes jewelry. But you, you've been married for years, and you don't even know what Lin Xiyin likes. How dare you say you like her!"
Pei Muye remained silent.
Lu Zuofan asked, "What kind of life did you two lead together? If you liked her, shouldn't you be inseparable and sweet together?"
Pei Muye shook his head: "No."
Lu Zuofan was stunned: "My God!"
Pei Muye's lips moved, but he didn't say anything.
Lu Zuofan then asked, "Does she... know that you like her? And her? Has she ever liked you?"
For Pei Muye, these problems were all highly difficult.
He had no idea whether Lin Xiyin had ever liked him, nor did he know whether Lin Xiyin knew that he liked her.
Lu Zuofan was completely speechless: "You two are really... How could you two have been married for three years and know absolutely nothing! By the way, what about your sex life? Was it harmonious?"
Pei Muye knew the answer.
He nodded: "Very harmonious."
“I knew it,” Lu Zuofan said with an air of experience. “If this isn’t harmonious, you two won’t last many years. But I’m impressed that you two live your lives solely on this.”
“No.” Pei Muyi thought for a moment and said, “You know how busy I am. Most of the time, we are apart.”
There was even a time when he went abroad on a business trip and the two didn't see each other for more than a month.
"Is this how you feel when you like someone?" Lu Zuofan asked. "No relationship can withstand that kind of wear and tear after not seeing each other for dozens of days!"
Pei Muye said, "I was really busy back then. And I felt that being together all the time made her seem... impatient."
“This…” Lu Zuofan didn’t understand Lin Xiyin. Although he claimed to understand women, Lin Xiyin was clearly not an ordinary woman.
All he could say was, "If she can't even handle a man like you, I think she's sick in the head."
Pei Muye said, "No."
"You're still protecting her." Lu Zuofan clicked his tongue twice. "Aren't you really going to consider falling for someone else? Why don't you try what it's like to be with another woman? Maybe after you try, you'll open the door to a whole new world."
Pei Muye rolled his eyes at him.
Lu Zuofan said, "Speaking of which, I've never seen a case like yours before. What other rich kid lives such a miserable life?"
"If you have no other choice, then shut up and drink."
"Let me think about it," Lu Zuofan said. "First of all, we need to determine what Lin Xiyin's feelings for you really are. I'm truly impressed that you're not even sure about this."
Pei Muye hummed in agreement.
"What was her expression when she suspected you of cheating? Was she agitated?" Lu Zuofan said, "Only someone who doesn't love you at all would be indifferent."
She said that whether I cheated on her or not was none of her business.
"Oh no, she might really not love you." Lu Zuofan looked at him sympathetically: "Otherwise, she wouldn't be so calm."
Lu Zuofan realized he couldn't help at all and was very unwilling to accept it.
"Then what are you going to do? Are you just going to get a divorce?"
"I don't want a divorce." Pei Muye glanced at him. "You're so capable, aren't you? Do you have a way?"
“I’m not all-powerful either,” Lu Zuofan said. “Unless you use force, Lin Xiyin doesn’t have any background or connections anyway.”
Pei Muye looked deep in thought.
Lu Zuofan said, "You're really considering it? This isn't a plot from a novel. If you actually do that, the other person will probably not only stop loving you, but also hate you."
Lu Zuofan pressed down on the bottle: "Don't drink anymore, you'll get drunk if you drink any more."
"It's good to be drunk."
Lu Zuofan sighed: "I can't blame her for thinking you cheated. I always thought you liked someone like Lianyi or Qingwan. By the way, last time you said you were trying to coax someone, was it Lin Xiyin you were trying to coax?"
Pei Muye said, "If I don't comfort my wife, am I supposed to comfort someone else?"
"So, did you manage to appease them in the end? And how did it go?"
Pei Muye recalled what happened that day.
He recalled Lin Xiyin's brief happiness, and the disappointment in her voice after receiving the earring.
Furthermore, he made her give the earring to Ming Qingwan, and at that time, she already had no expression.
I didn't think much about it at the time, but now that I think about it, what he did seems a bit excessive.
Pei Muyi jumped up, startling Lu Zuofan: "What's wrong?"
As Pei Muye walked out, he said, "That's all for today, I'm leaving now!"
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