Chapter 27: He is under great pressure
There was a red light ahead, so Pei Xingzhi stopped the car following the flow of traffic. He turned his head and looked at Qin Song's smiling eyes, and his nose suddenly felt a little sour.
"This is your sister-in-law's intention. If you refuse, she will be sad."
Hearing this, Qin Song glanced sideways at Pei Xingzhi, looked into his deep and gentle eyes, and was surrounded by his lake-like gaze.
He opened his mouth gently and said slowly, "She treats you as her own sister, so you don't have to be so polite. If you feel embarrassed, you can repay her when you make money in the future."
"Yeah." Qin Song nodded, his smiling eyes slightly curved.
"...Okay." Since the couple said so, it would be inappropriate for Pei Lingxuan to refuse. She took the money and said to Qin Song solemnly, "Sister-in-law, thank you."
"When I make money in the future, I will definitely repay you! I will buy you lots of brand-name bags and jewelry!"
"No need." Qin Song lowered his eyes, looked at his belly which was already showing, and said with a smile: "If you really want to repay me, just help me take care of the baby. I hate taking care of children the most, even if they are my own children, I can't take care of them at all."
Pei Lingxuan agreed immediately: "No problem!"
After a long time of trouble, several people finally had their meal today.
Pei Lingxuan didn't say much during the meal. Qin Song thought she was still worried about work, so he leaned close to her and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong, Xiaoxuan? Are you still worried about finding a job?"
Pei Lingxuan shook her head: "No, I was thinking about something else."
Qin Song: "Tell me about it."
"Hmm..." Pei Lingxuan put down the bowl in her hand, pursed her lips and organized her words carefully, "I thought I would be very anxious and stressed after resigning. I would lose my appetite, suffer from insomnia and irritability, and be dissatisfied with everything. But in fact, that's not the case."
"Not only am I not anxious, but I feel very relaxed, as if a heavy burden has been lifted off my shoulders."
"Yeah." Qin Song listened attentively and gave timely feedback: "And then."
Pei Lingxuan: "Then I understood that people really shouldn't make things difficult for themselves. I just lost a job, not my life is over, why should I force myself to be so uncomfortable? Yuncheng is so big, it's impossible that all companies have grudges against the Pei family, right? There will always be a few normal people who will put aside their prejudices and see my abilities. I don't need to trap myself. If one doesn't work, I can just find another one."
"Or, I can just change to another career direction! I don't have to stick to finance."
Qin Song smiled: "I hope you can think positively."
Pei Lingxuan picked up a shrimp and put it in her bowl: "My sister-in-law and brother take care of me so much, I must think positively!"
Qin Song sighed: "If you can help me take care of the baby after I give birth, then I can let it go."
Pei Lingxuan: "Hahahaha, take him! I will definitely take care of my nephew myself!"
After dinner, Pei's mother and Pei Lingxuan sat for a while and then packed up to leave.
The rental house is very small, with only one bedroom, so it can't accommodate many people.
"Thank you for your help." Pei Xingzhi sent the man downstairs and hit Ye Ci's shoulder lightly.
Ye Ci smiled indifferently: "You are still being polite to me. I have eaten so many meals with my aunt, isn't it my duty to send her and Xiaoxuan home?"
"That's right!" Pei Lingxuan agreed. "Last time this guy came to my house for dinner, he secretly ruined my last box of chocolates! I couldn't even bear to eat that box of chocolates myself, and he ate so much. He'll have to work as a driver for at least five years to pay it back."
"..." Ye Ci looked away, feeling guilty and not daring to say a word.
Pei Lingxuan got angry whenever she mentioned this matter, and she kept cursing.
Pei's mother had long been accustomed to the way these two enemies get along with each other. Now she even felt that they were a little noisy, so she just took a few quick steps and hid in the car.
The car turned on its headlights and drove out of the community in the blink of an eye. Pei Xingzhi turned around and said to Qin Song beside him: "Let's go, we're going home too."
Qin Song: "Yeah."
After a tiring day, Qin Song's eyelids started to droop as soon as he lay down on the bed. Tonight was the second night she and Pei Xingzhi slept in the same bed. She was still not used to it, so she slept soundly.
She was lying flat on her back, almost dreaming, when she suddenly heard Pei Xingzhi getting out of bed beside her.
She suddenly opened her eyes, turned to look at Pei Xingzhi's back, and asked nervously, "Where are you going?"
Pei Xingzhi looked back at her, his eyes unclear in the dim light: "Why are you awake? Did I wake you up?"
Qin Song didn't answer, but lifted the quilt and sat up from the bed, and asked again: "Where are you going?"
"..." Pei Xingzhi was silent for a few seconds, "I can't sleep, I want to go out for a walk."
He said this ambiguously, making it unsure whether he simply couldn't sleep because of insomnia or because he had something on his mind.
But Qin Song stared into his eyes and immediately determined the real reason why he couldn't sleep.
"Are you thinking about Xiaoxuan?" Qin Song moved closer to him and spoke as softly as possible.
The old and run-down house had poor soundproofing, and she was worried about disturbing others, and also afraid of upsetting Pei Xingzhi's troubled and fragile heart.
"Because of Pei's Group's bankruptcy, Xiaoxuan was targeted and bullied at work. You feel that you are the one who caused her trouble, so you blame yourself and hate yourself?"
"No." Pei Xingzhi shook his head. "I not only implicated her, but also implicated Mom, you and the child, and even Ye Ci. I will make you all suffer with me."
"The Pei Group went bankrupt because I didn't know people well enough and was easily tricked by others. It was because of my own uselessness that the people close to me suffered with me."
Perhaps it was because the late night made people automatically vulnerable, and Pei Xingzhi easily said out the words that had been suppressed in his heart for many days.
He took a deep breath, and the iron wall he had built in his heart was crumbling bit by bit. Every word he spoke afterwards seemed to draw some of his soul away.
"I thought I could protect you all your life, but I didn't expect to be slapped in the face by reality so soon."
"But, this is not your fault."
Qin Song stretched out his hand and gently placed his palm on the back of Pei Xingzhi's hand. She tilted her head, and stared at Pei Xingzhi with her bright, clear eyes without blinking.
"It's not that you don't know people well, it's Fang Bo who betrayed your trust. You did nothing wrong, he was wrong, don't take all the responsibility on yourself. Don't make it hard on yourself."
“……” Pei Xingzhi looked at her blankly and suddenly became speechless.
Qin Song: "I don't blame you, and neither will mom and Xiaoxuan. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. It's just bankruptcy, let's clean it up and start over. You're still young, and you have plenty of opportunities and courage to start over."
"When the Pei family was prosperous in the past, you were the one who protected us. Now that the Pei family is temporarily in decline, we can help and protect you in return. Don't make it too difficult for yourself, and don't fall into guilt."
As he spoke, Qin Song raised his hand and gently stroked Pei Xingzhi's cheek: "Don't think too much, don't feel stressed, the child and I will always be with you. You just need to concentrate on playing the game and don't worry about anything else."
"Qin Song..." Pei Xingzhi held Qin Song's hand and pressed it tightly against his face. But Qin Song suddenly took his hand away the next second.
"Xingzhi, you are just under too much pressure. I saw a method online that is said to be very effective in relieving your husband's stress. Should I try it?"
Although he was asking for Pei Xingzhi's opinion, Qin Song's fingers hooked open the waistband of Pei Xingzhi's pants as soon as he finished speaking.
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