"What?" Ah Zhong exclaimed alertly, "Huo Jingnan wants you to go to his house?"
"yes!"
Ah Zhong narrowed his eyes, realizing that this was not a good thing.
"Sasha, don't go with him!"
"What's wrong?" Pei Shasha took out the limited-edition dress from the shopping bag, held it up against herself, and smiled with satisfaction. "Uncle Zhong, do you know how much this dress costs? I saw it in Southeast Asia, and the designer only made clothes for the Southeast Asian royal family! But here, Huo Jingnan bought it for me without even blinking!"
Ah Zhong's worries about her grew stronger.
Pei Shasha wasn't very cunning; her venomous side and her greed were both on full display.
A few dresses and bags are enough to completely subdue her, just like back in Southeast Asia, when those underworld figures gave her a little benefit and she squandered all of Pei Hong's hard-earned wealth.
Ah Zhong sighed.
This was the child he had cherished since childhood. He treated her as his own daughter, unwilling to let her suffer any hardship or injustice. He built a magnificent crystal dome for her, wanting to isolate her from the treacherous world.
But they forgot that flowers grown in a greenhouse can do nothing but be blindly confident and wasteful.
“The Huo family is a prominent and powerful family, not an ordinary one.” Ah Zhong looked at her. “I’m afraid you’ll suffer if you get too close to Huo Jingnan.”
"Losing out?" Pei Shasha laughed and showed him all the "spoils" she had bought while shopping today. "Do you know how much money he spent on me today!"
“Sasha, you…”
"Alright, alright!" Pei Shasha waved her hand impatiently. "I know you're going to lecture me again, and say that I can't sacrifice the big picture for petty gains. But Uncle Zhong, Huo Jingnan is different! Since I'm going to replace Pei Nian, then from now on... of course I'll live with him forever!"
Ah Zhong's eyes widened in surprise. "Have you really fallen for him?"
Pei Shasha didn't answer, but her slightly flushed face had already given away the answer.
Ah Zhong clenched his fist and stared at her silently.
His worst fears came true.
How can people like them easily talk about feelings?
Besides, who is Huo Jingnan? He'll figure things out sooner or later.
When he finally discovered that they were the ones who had harmed Pei Nian... by then, only one of the twins could survive, but that one would definitely not be Pei Shasha!
“Sasha, you should listen to my advice,” Ah Zhong said in a low voice. “You need to be more wary of both Huo Jingnan and Lu Xiaoyou! Right now you’re in Pei Nian’s place in front of them, but you can’t be in Pei Nian’s place forever! The best option is for us to use Pei Nian’s identity to make some money off them and then hurry back to Southeast Asia!”
"Uncle Zhong!" Pei Shasha exclaimed in shock.
She originally thought that Ah Zhong would let Pei Nian fend for herself after capturing her, but judging from Ah Zhong's words, he actually wanted to release Pei Nian.
"Uncle Zhong, how could you do this? I told you, only one of us can live—me or that person!"
"Then let me tell you too!" Ah Zhong's face darkened, and his tone became stern. "Huo Jingnan is no pushover! He's been with Pei Nian for so long, he knows everything about her! You can imitate Pei Nian's voice and smile, but imitation is just imitation, you can never become her!"
"Sasha, wake up! If Huo Jingnan sees through your identity and angers the Huo family, do you think we'll end up badly?"
"Stop talking!" Pei Shasha screamed. "I don't want to hear it!"
"you……"
"In short, I'm determined to have Huo Jingnan!" Pei Shasha wouldn't listen to anything else right now. "And what you have to do is ask Pei Nian what she and Huo Jingnan usually do together. You have to get the truth out of her!"
Ah Zhong looked at her with anger and disbelief. After a long silence, he said angrily, "I've already pushed Huo Jingnan in front of you. I even arrested Pei Nian for you, which is already a huge betrayal of your mother! Do you expect me to teach you everything about relationships between men and women step by step?!"
After saying that, he turned and left, leaving Pei Shasha looking completely bewildered.
Pei Shasha was furious. She was about to throw her skirt on the ground, but she stopped mid-air and angrily slammed it onto the sofa.
*
She didn't carefully consider Ah Zhong's words, but chose to go her own way.
She called Huo Jingnan, making up an excuse that she wanted to spend more time with Qin Nuan that night and wouldn't be going back to her small apartment. Huo Jingnan paused, remained silent for a moment, and then told her, "Okay, please say hello to Nuannuan for me too. You should also take good care of yourself and get some rest."
"I see."
"By the way, Niannian," Huo Jingnan asked her before hanging up the phone, "come to my house for dinner tomorrow night. My mom hasn't seen you in a long time and has been talking about you."
Pei Shasha's heart skipped a beat, but she still smiled and agreed.
The next evening, she went home with Huo Jingnan for dinner.
Fan Yawen was very enthusiastic towards her. As soon as they met, she took her hand and put her little hand in the crook of her arm.
Pei Shasha wasn't used to this kind of contact with people and instinctively wanted to break free, but when she thought that Pei Nian might usually act this way, she smiled calmly and held Fan Yawen tightly.
Before dinner, Fan Yawen chatted with her: "Niannian, it's been so long since I've seen you, you seem to have lost some weight. What's wrong, did that brat Jingnan not take good care of you?"
"No," Pei Shasha chuckled and shook her head. "Jingnan treats me very well."
She glanced at him as she spoke.
The tenderness in the man's eyes made her heart flutter, but also fueled her jealousy.
That tenderness wasn't for her, but for Pei Nian... Whenever she thought this, she felt as if she were possessed by a demon, feeling uncomfortable all over and restless.
"Jingnan told me you went to DL yesterday?" Fan Yawen laughed. "Don't just browse without buying anything in the future. This brat's money is just sitting there anyway, might as well let you spend it!"
“No way!” Huo Jingnan interjected. “I bought her a lot of things. The dress she’s wearing was bought yesterday.”
Fan Yawen examined it carefully.
This dress is indeed uniquely designed and of excellent quality, but it's not Pei Nian's style.
Pei Nian never dressed up so elaborately when she came to see her. She was a very individualistic girl, and her inherent aloofness and pride couldn't be faked.
She will not change for anyone, nor will she try to please anyone by dressing up.
Fan Ya-wen smiled slightly, "I'm glad you bought it! If you like it, it's worth the money!"
"Thank you, Auntie." Pei Shasha pursed her lips. "Everything you bought is something I like."
"Yes, never wrong yourself!"
Pei Shasha was so immersed in the feeling of being pampered by Huo Jingnan and her future mother-in-law that she momentarily forgot her own identity and gave Fan Yawen a flattering smile.
"With such a wonderful mother like you, how could I possibly suffer any injustice?"
Fan Yawen glanced at Huo Jingnan without making a sound.
The mother and son exchanged glances, as if they had already confirmed something.
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