Chapter 41 The handsome man comes out of the bath
Pei Xingju calmly tightened the long scarf around his waist.
"Why is it you?"
"I came in because you asked me to."
Zhuang Wan obviously didn't expect to see a picture of a beautiful woman bathing when she came in. She was simply... too lucky!
Pei Xingju has a slender figure and appears thin, but you wouldn't expect to see so much underneath his clothes. He's the type who appears thin when dressed, but voluptuous when undressed. His body is firm and toned, with smooth lines, and every abdominal muscle is perfectly defined. Perhaps due to his years of wearing robes, his skin is very white, and even the muscles on his chest are very sexy.
Look at that waist again, it is not inferior to that of a flat model, it is thin and powerful, and it is obviously the result of years of exercise.
The only pity is that the long legs are hidden under the bath towel and cannot be seen.
Zhuang Wan secretly felt regretful, but then she heard him ask, "What are you doing here?"
"Oh oh..." Zhuang Wan quickly looked away, raised the lunch box, and smiled awkwardly, "I'm here to bring you breakfast. Have you eaten yet?"
She was a girl, but she had no shame and looked at it openly.
Pei Xingju felt depressed and disappeared behind the screen without a trace. Using the screen as cover, he quickly put on his undershirt and then his outer coat before coming out.
Zhuang Wan placed the breakfast on the table and said, "I heard you were at home on vacation today, so I made you some food."
Pei Xingju walked over and sat down.
On the table sat a slightly larger porcelain plate, upon which lay a multitude of food. There were golden fried eggs, two sausages, two bright red cherries, and a pile of sliced green things. Beyond the plate sat a vessel that resembled a bowl, yet wasn't quite, filled with porridge garnished with green vegetables.
Looking at it this way, it is quite appetizing, with good color, aroma and taste.
"What's this?"
"This is... a loving breakfast." Zhuang Wan smiled sweetly.
When Pei Xingju heard it, he felt that it was not a good word, so he stopped asking.
"You don't have to send breakfast anymore," he said.
"Oh." After Zhuang Wan set the dishes, she stood aside and watched him eat.
Unconsciously, her eyes shifted to him again. The stone-blue material wrapped loosely around his lean body, revealing only his neck and half of his collarbone.
I thought to myself, this guy is a clothes hanger. Even with a casual coat, he still has a fashionable and sexy beauty. If he debuts, with this face and figure, he might become a top star.
Her gaze was too direct, so Pei Xingju stopped eating.
"What's wrong?" Zhuang Wan asked.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Pei Xingju looked up.
"No more. I'll close the market after you finish eating."
"No need. Let the servants clean up and you can go back."
"Oh, then I'll go." Zhuang Wan didn't insist. She waved to him and went out.
Watching her walk briskly around the corridor, Pei Xingju was silent for a moment and couldn't help but smile again.
"What's so funny?"
At the door, Xue Gang suddenly appeared.
He turned his head to look at the end of the corridor, and just then a jasmine-colored figure disappeared, and he knew it was Zhuang Wan who had been there.
Xue Gang stepped inside and asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
Pei Xingju asked, "I heard that Duan Hongyuan has been sending people out of the city frequently recently. What is he looking for?"
"If I'm not mistaken..." Xue Gang sat down opposite him: "They should be looking for someone."
"Who?"
"I don't know yet, but it seems that Prince Liang is also looking for this person."
Hearing this, Pei Xingju stopped and thought silently.
Xue Gang picked up a cherry and ate it while chewing it, asking, "Do you want me to send someone to investigate?"
"No need. It doesn't matter who they are looking for. What matters is that we can use this incident to sow discord between Duke Xin and Prince Liang."
Xue Gang nodded. Duan Hongyuan was the Duke of Xin's man, and Prince Liang was the Duke of Xin's son. The father and son had their own thoughts, and it was obvious that there was some discord between them.
When he came to his senses, he saw Pei Xingju staring at him.
To be exact, she was staring at the cherry in his hand with dangerous eyes.
"What's wrong?" Xue Gang was puzzled: "I can't eat yet? I've eaten your Pei Mansion's breakfast so many times, and you still care..."
Thinking of something, he suddenly shut up.
Tsk, so stingy!
"But I've already eaten it. Otherwise...spit it out?"
“.........”
Pei Xingju said, "Have your people keep a close eye on it. If there's a chance, we can make some moves."
"Who are you provoking?"
"To provoke Duan Hongyuan is to provoke Duke Xin."
Xue Gang nodded: "Okay, I'll send someone to do it immediately."
After finishing the serious business, he thought for a while and then asked curiously, "How are you going to deal with Miss Zhuang's matter?"
"What to do?"
"She has been living in your house for quite some time. Do you still want her to continue living there in such a state of confusion?"
Pei Xingju remained silent.
Xue Gang continued, "Either you marry her, or you give her a name. Women care about this the most."
"She doesn't care."
"How do you know she doesn't care?"
"She once said..." After a pause, Pei Xingju suddenly asked, "When did you become as nosy as Chen Yi?"
“…”
Xue Gang immediately picked up another cherry and bit it off provocatively.
Pei Xingju: “…”
After a moment of silence, he said, "I feel like my memory is slowly returning these days. I can occasionally recall some things now and then. Perhaps I'll be able to remember everything soon."
"We'll talk about it when the time comes."
"But what if you don't recover in a year, or even two years? Are you going to waste the girl's youth?"
"I'm not meddling in your business." Xue Gang swallowed the cherry whole and said, "Actually, I think Miss Zhuang is quite nice. You actually told her your life story back then, so I guess she's very important to you. I, Chen Yi, will eventually leave after I accomplish my mission. You don't want to spend the rest of your life alone guarding your Pei family's mansion, do you?"
"Let's not talk about anything else, just look at your house. Before Miss Zhuang came, it was so cold and deserted. But after Miss Zhuang came, look..." He pointed to the sumptuous breakfast on the table: "How humane it is! This is how people live."
Pei Xingju ate his meal slowly and leisurely, his long eyelashes slightly drooping.
"I have no intention of marrying her now."
"What about the future?"
"In the future, I will find a way to compensate her."
"How do you want to make amends?"
Pei Xingju raised his eyes and said, "Return her identity and the love of her parents and brothers."
Xue Gang was surprised.
Pei Xingju continued, "You and I are both aware of Lord Zhuang's affairs. He was undoubtedly used as a scapegoat by the Hou Party."
"Wait a few more years," he said, "when the Hou Party falls from power, the country will be at peace and the country will be cleared, and Lord Zhuang will surely be vindicated."
And she gave him a dowry and a future.
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