Chapter 8 Sending Your Little Bastard to Meet the King of Hell
The dark brown suit jacket was a color Pei Jingchuan had never worn before, so it couldn't possibly be his.
Pei Jingchuan felt inexplicably uncomfortable. He didn't love Xie Nanzhi, and he attributed his feelings to male possessiveness.
Xie Nanzhi is his woman; no other man should even think about touching her.
His deep eyes gazed once more at the sleeping woman on the bed, and Pei Jingchuan's suffocating mood made it even harder for him to breathe.
Pei Jingchuan wanted to wake her up more than once to question her about the origin of the coat, but after thinking it over, he gave up the idea.
Xie Nanzhi woke up at noon. She walked out of the bedroom, hungry. "Auntie, I'm hungry. Is there anything to eat?"
Instead of getting a reply from her aunt, she heard Pei Jingchuan's voice.
"Auntie has gone out. What would you like to eat? I'll make it."
Xie Nanzhi was visibly startled and silently looked in the direction of the voice. "What are you doing at home?"
Xie Nanzhi was indeed surprised by Pei Jingchuan's appearance. Logically speaking, he should be with Xie Xiyan, so why was he at home?
unless……
Xie Nanzhi had a bad feeling.
"I need to talk to you about something." Pei Jingchuan paused, "But before that, answer one question for me first."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xie Nanzhi heard Pei Jingchuan's footsteps until he stopped in front of her. "Whose clothes are these?"
Pei Jingchuan was carrying a man's suit in his hand, and Xie Nanzhi also remembered something.
However, why would Pei Jingchuan bother with such a trivial matter?
There's probably only one reason: he's become addicted to playing the part.
Xie Nanzhi didn't look well, and her answer was rather perfunctory: "This morning when I came back, the taxi driver kindly lent me the money, but I forgot to return it after getting out of the car."
Pei Jingchuan frowned, a cold glint in his eyes.
He had seen the coat before; it was from an Italian bespoke brand. How could a taxi driver possibly own it?
Pei Jingchuan's first reaction was that Xie Nanzhi was lying to her.
But he soon realized another problem: why should he care about these trivial things?
Moreover, Pei Jingchuan didn't believe that any powerful young master would be interested in a blind married woman.
Having figured this out, Pei Jingchuan took a deep breath and headed off to get down to business.
"Come with me to the Xie family's house."
Xie Nanzhi became wary and asked, "What do you mean?"
Pei Jingchuan casually tossed the suit onto the sofa, his hands in his pockets, his handsome features appearing particularly striking in the pouring sunlight.
“You pushed Xiyan down the stairs last night, you should at least apologize.”
Sure enough, that's exactly how it is.
Xie Nanzhi took a half step back, feeling as if she had fallen into an ice cave. Her already pale face became even more ashen. "I won't go. Forget about it."
Xie Nanzhi gripped her white cane tightly, wanting to go back upstairs, but Pei Jingchuan raised his hand to block her way.
Pei Jingchuan frowned, his eyes filled with impatience. "Xie Nanzhi, you did such a vicious thing, and Xi Yan forgave you and asked you to apologize to her. What are you still upset about?"
Yes, she was just unwilling to accept it. She didn't push the person, so why should she apologize?
Xie Xiyan's self-directed and self-acted tricks fooled everyone; they were willing to get involved, but she wasn't.
Xie Nanzhi said coldly, "Because I am this kind of vicious person. You've known me for a while now, haven't you?"
Pei Jingchuan was furious. "Xie Nanzhi, don't go too far."
Xie Nanzhi felt a dull pain in her chest, as if a crack had been forcefully pierced by a heavy hammer.
Who is really in the wrong?
Xie Xiyan was unharmed, but she was slapped by her husband, kicked by her brother, and verbally abused by her mother. She also almost miscarried.
Why should she apologize now?
With a tight, sore throat, Xie Nanzhi wanted to confront her husband, to ask him why he treated her this way, and whether she deserved to die.
But when the words reached her lips, Xie Nanzhi was overwhelmed by a sense of powerlessness.
In the eyes of the Xie family and Pei Jingchuan, she was always the one who was ignored.
They wouldn't feel sorry for her; they would only think she deserved it.
Xie Nanzhi suddenly laughed.
Xie Xiyan likes acting, doesn't she? Doesn't she always portray her as a vicious woman who bullies the weak?
Since we're about to leave the port city, we might as well grant Xie Xiyan's wish this time.
"Okay, I'll go with you."
Pei Jingchuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, she agreed. If Xie Nanzhi had insisted on not going, he really wouldn't have had a better solution.
I was complaining of being hungry before, but now I have no appetite at all.
On the way from the Cloud Top Villa to the Xie family home, Xie Nanzhi sat quietly to one side without saying a word.
Perhaps feeling the atmosphere was too oppressive, Pei Jingchuan eased the tension, "Nanzhi, if you do something wrong, you have to apologize. You are my wife, Pei Jingchuan's wife, so you have to take responsibility."
Upon hearing this, Xie Nanzhi found it laughable.
Pei Jingchuan had said such high-sounding words many times before, so why hadn't she noticed that he was such a hypocrite?
Xie Nanzhi remained silent, but Pei Jingchuan took the initiative to take her hand.
She instinctively tried to break free, but Pei Jingchuan held on tightly. "Nanzhi, it was wrong of me to hit you yesterday, and I apologize. But I was in a hurry at the time, and that's why I hit you accidentally."
Xie Nanzhi remained expressionless, her face completely calm. She simply asked casually, "Pei Jingchuan, if Xie Xiyan pushed me down the stairs, would you accidentally slap her?"
After he finished speaking, there was complete silence.
The silence at that moment was deafening.
Xie Nanzhi chuckled self-deprecatingly, closed her eyes, and turned her head towards the window.
The journey was smooth, and we soon arrived at the Xie family's house.
The maid disliked Xie Nanzhi intensely, speaking sarcastically, "How dare you come here? You won't rest until you've killed our young lady, will you?"
Xie Nanzhi, abandoning her usual submissive nature, sneered, "So smart, you've even learned to answer first."
The maid was stunned. Had she... taken the wrong medicine?
How dare you speak like that?
The maid, enraged and embarrassed, stammered, "You, you, you..."
Pei Jingchuan was displeased, his face darkening. "Enough. Nanzhi is here to apologize. Move aside."
The servants dared to mistreat Xie Nanzhi, but they dared not be impolite to Pei Jingchuan. They opened the door and let the two in.
As soon as he stepped into the Xie family's house, he heard Xie Xiyan's sweet voice, "Jingchuan, you're here. Come in quickly. I just finished painting a picture. Do you think it's good?"
Xie Xiyan took Pei Jingchuan's arm without any hesitation, and he was already used to it and didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Upon seeing Xie Nanzhi walk in, Xie Xiyan feigned surprise and shrank into Pei Jingchuan's arms, asking, "Jingchuan, why is Nanzhi here too?"
Pei Jingchuan patiently soothed Xie Xiyan's uneasy emotions, "Don't be afraid, Nanzhi is here to apologize to you."
Xie Xiyan said timidly, "I've already forgiven Nanzhi, she doesn't need to apologize. Jingchuan, let it go."
Pei Jingchuan objected, "How can this be? She did something wrong, and all she's being asked to do is apologize. That's already a great favor. Xiyan, I know you're innocent and kind, but you can't encourage her bad behavior."
What a wicked and evil trend!
Xie Nanzhi's heart was shattered. This was the man she had loved for three years, the man she shared her bed with. Ha, she never knew she had been so foolish.
They're hopelessly stupid and deserve to be bullied.
Okay then, she'll apologize "properly" today.
Xie Xiyan nodded and walked step by step toward Xie Nanzhi.
Xie Xiyan smiled brightly and took her hand. "Nanzhi, I forgive you. We're still best friends, right?"
As soon as she finished speaking, a sinister glint flashed in Xie Xiyan's eyes. She leaned close to Xie Nanzhi's ear and spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
"Xie Nanzhi, you've finally learned your lesson today. You actually know to bow your head and apologize to me."
"By the way, does your face still hurt? Your brother's kick wasn't light either. It's such a shame, if only that kick had landed on your stomach, your little bastard would be going to meet the King of Hell."
The next second, a loud "snap" echoed throughout the entire space.
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