"Uncle Zhong, do you really have to speak up for her?" Pei Shasha's gaze turned icy. "Shouldn't you think about who you actually raised from childhood?"
Ah Zhong paused for a moment, then slowly turned his gaze elsewhere.
In terms of the closeness of their relationship, he was definitely closer to Pei Shasha, since he had kept her by his side since she was a little girl.
But there was always a hurdle he couldn't get over in his heart: Pei Nian.
That was also Pei Hong's daughter, the daughter of his savior.
“Uncle Zhong, after my mother had her last breakfast with me in Nanyang, she set off for Yangon. It was on the way back to Nanyang from Yangon that she was arrested by the police… Do you remember what she told you in prison?”
Pei Shasha knew this was Ah Zhong's soft spot, and she knew how to take advantage of it.
“Mom told you to take good care of me.” Pei Shasha gently held his hand. “Uncle Zhong, you always talk about repaying kindness, can’t you even do this one thing your mother asked of you?”
"Sister Hong asked me to take care of you, not to help you harm her other daughter!"
"You're wrong, Mom only has one daughter, me!" Pei Shasha's eyes began to turn crazed. "Between her and me, only one can live!"
"you……"
Pei Shasha sneered, shook off his hand, and walked back to her room.
Ah Zhong stood there for a long time, feeling like he was trapped in a dead end, unable to move forward or backward.
Since Pei Hong left, businesses in Southeast Asia have suffered repeated losses, and several bars and nightclubs are on the verge of collapse. The industry is highly competitive, and Pei Shasha is simply not cut out for business; she quickly spent all her money.
It was at this time that Ah Zhong thought of the Qin family in Yangcheng. His original intention was simply to use this relationship to get some money from the Qin family, but he didn't expect Pei Shasha to be so ambitious, actually wanting to take half of the Qin family's assets and even replace Pei Nian...
Ah Zhong sighed deeply.
But out of his love for Pei Shasha over the years, his emotions ultimately prevailed over his reason.
He decided to go find Pei Nian.
That day, Ah Zhong stood at the hospital entrance for a long time. Around noon, he saw a beautiful figure hurrying towards him from afar.
His gaze was fixed on her.
She does indeed have a face exactly like Pei Shasha's. They say twins are each other's twins in the world, and it seems that this statement is really true.
Ah Zhong steadied himself, picked up the cane he had prepared beforehand, and pretended to be unsteady on his feet, walking towards the middle of the road with the cane. Just as he was about to reach Pei Nian, he suddenly swayed and fell to the ground.
There were quite a few people around, and passersby all gasped in surprise.
"An uncle has fallen down here!"
"Hey, wait a minute!" someone advised others, "Helping elderly people is risky now, everyone be careful!"
Hearing him say that, everyone stopped what they were doing. Ah Zhong looked around; some people were taking pictures, some were recording videos, and someone was squatting down in front of him while recording, saying:
"Excuse me, sir, but I need to record this so you won't try to extort money from me later... Hey, everyone, look, I came to help him up, not to make him fall..."
Just as the man was rambling on, a small hand suddenly wrapped around Ah Zhong's arm and gently pulled him upwards.
Ah Zhong was stunned.
He smelled a faint fragrance, like the scent of camellias.
"Uncle, are you alright?" Pei Nian asked softly.
Ah Zhong turned his head and met her clear, watery gaze.
"Hey, little girl! How dare you?" The people around were getting anxious.
Pei Nian smiled helplessly, offering no further explanation, but looked at Ah Zhong with concern: "Uncle, did you hurt yourself? Where are you hurt?"
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