Chapter 101 Is there another dog with my sister? !

As for Pei Jian, Nian Xi now thinks of him less and less.

For a long time, she was in a resentful mood, and even when she let go, it was a helpless compromise.

But as she came back to life, she came into contact with more and more people and things, and at the same time she began to reflect that the failure of a marriage was not just the responsibility of one person. At that time, she was negative and lazy to face everything.

Even she doesn't love herself like this, let alone Pei Jian.

She and Pei Jian have been married for ten years, and those years will not really disappear, but will affect them more deeply.

That is Nianxi's growth experience, and also Pei Jian's.

Nian Xi walked up to Pei Jian, her tone as gentle and calm as always, "Is there something you want to talk to me about?"

The bustling streets are now quiet.

Pei Jian looked at the young face, trying to compare it with Nian Xi in his memory.

Did she look like this back then?

I guess so.

At that time, she had a pair of bright and passionate eyes. Seeing him was like seeing the world, always brilliant and carefree.

She is still beautiful now, but the bright and innocent happiness in her eyes is no longer there. Instead, there is a kind of gentleness that comes from tolerance.

Pei Jian couldn't tell which one was better, but he became more and more confused, because he could see neither love nor hatred on her face.

As if they were no longer relevant.

Nian Xi waited patiently for him to speak.

Pei Jian tossed and turned last night, still unable to control himself. But now that he finally stood in front of her, he sadly discovered that apart from the past that Nian Xi didn't want to mention, he didn't even know what to say to make her happy.

"Thinking of the drinks you made in the past," he lowered his eyes, not daring to look into those calm eyes, and whispered, "I don't know how I ended up here."

"You wanted to open a soda shop back then, but I... stopped you. I'm sorry."

Nian Xi was slightly startled. She didn't expect that he still remembered that incident. She still smiled and said softly, "It's okay."

Pei Jian said in a harsh tone, "If you had opened a shop at that time, would your life have been happier?"

"Maybe." Nian Xi looked at him, "In fact, even if you open a shop, you won't be able to run it well."

Pei Jian raised his head and stared at her. They both knew the meaning behind Nian Xi's words. She was very unhappy at that time.

Almost subconsciously, Pei Jian wanted to apologize again. He was a proud man, but he always felt indebted to Nian Xi.

Nian Xi knew what he wanted to say, and said before he could, "It's all in the past, and I've let it go."

There was even some tenderness in her words, "It's time for you to let it go."

"In the last few years of my previous life, I didn't want to see anyone, so you built a theater in your house and hired actors to perform for me. For this, you were impeached by the historians. You had to deal with important political affairs every day and take care of your family. I know everything."

"So it really doesn't matter. I also made a lot of mistakes. It's not just your fault." Nian Xi looked at him calmly, "We will all become better versions of ourselves. All the things that happened in the past are in the past."

They had had good times, and she had never forgotten Pei Jian's kindness to her. It was just that having three people in the relationship was too crowded.

Regardless of whether Pei Jian is willing to let it go or not, she will not give any response.

"Please wait a moment. I'll ask the maid to bring you the drink when it's ready."

Pei Jian stood there in a daze. Nian Xi had already left, but he seemed to be frozen in place, motionless, like a sculpture.

I feel so confused and don't know where to go.

Until he accidentally met a pair of narrow phoenix eyes——

Zhou Yanli.

While he was talking to Nian Xi, Zhou Yanli had been standing in the dark watching them.

My intuition was confirmed; Zhou Yanli really had bad intentions towards Nianxi.

This should have been depressing news, but it gave Pei Jian another kind of confidence.

So what if we already knew each other?

Nian Xi had never mentioned Zhou Yanli in front of him, indicating that he was just an insignificant person.

He was also defeated by his men.

Whether in officialdom or in love.

Just like he could only stand in the dark and spy secretly, Zhou Yanli's evil thoughts would never get a response.

Pei Jian suddenly regained his courage.

At least, he once had it openly and honestly. He was much luckier than those bugs in the gutter.

There is a long way to go.

As for Zhou Yanli, Pei Jian would get angry whenever he thought about the fact that in the past ten years, there had been a wolf, no, a dog, staring at Nian Xi covetously.

I hated myself for being so blind that I couldn't see Zhou Yanli's evil intentions!

So he looked back coldly.

The two men, or rather the other one who was still a teenager, were standing at a distance from each other, neither giving in to the other, their eyes glaring at each other, back and forth for several times.

Not until Zhou Yanli looked away did Pei Jian pick up the food box brought by the maid and turn around and leave.

…

Qin Lang hasn't been to Pei Mansion for a while.

Ever since Pei Jian and Gu Ci had a fight on the night of the Chinese Valentine's Day, Qin Lang, as the victim, had to recover from his injuries for a long time and no longer wanted to get involved in the affairs of the two.

How innocent he is!

But I resigned and left——

Fighting on the battlefield, I don’t know if I can come back or when I can come back.

Qin Lang was depressed and lamented the impermanence of life, so he unilaterally forgave Pei Jian and generously came to him to drink and reminisce the past.

Who would have known that as soon as he arrived, he would see the food box of "Fu Sheng Ban He" at first sight.

This box is different from others. There is a crabapple flower from the Western Palace printed on the box body. It is the only one of its kind in the whole capital.

Qin Lang naturally knew.

"Are you a human being? Gu Ci just left, why couldn't you wait a while?" Qin Lang was filled with righteous indignation, especially when he thought of Gu Ci still fighting bloody battles in front of him while Pei Jian was blatantly prying at the corner of the wall, he became even more furious.

"Pei Shizhang, you have no heart!"

It is undeniable that Gu Ci is a good person. As a friend, he is righteous, generous, cheerful and open-minded. Most importantly, he is in a bad luck now, which makes people feel sorry for him.

Pei Jian didn't raise his eyebrows, and didn't take Qin Lang's words to heart at all. He said coldly, "Are you done?"

"No, I want to scold you for being so cold-hearted, inhumane, and disregarding brotherhood..."

Pei Jian suddenly raised his head and looked over with a pair of dull and calm eyes. Qin Lang immediately fell silent.

Pei Jian is indeed annoying.

But compared to his initial aloofness and coldness, which made people only look up to him but difficult to approach, he now has many more things that people can make fun of.

However, Qin Lang was still suppressed by his courage to lift half of his eyelids.

After all, he didn't finish his words, and added in a low voice, "You are not kind."

Pei Jian restrained his momentum and said in a tone full of world-weariness, "I never said I would give up."

"There's something wrong with you."

Qin Lang suddenly came closer.

Pei Jian turned his face away in disgust.

"You've already resigned and left. Now no one is competing with you. You even brought back their lunch boxes. Why are you still not happy?"

An expression that looks like he deserves a beating.

Pei Jian said nothing, his eyes were heavy, and his stare made Qin Lang feel creepy. He felt that in the next moment, Pei Jian would silently shed tears to the moon.

"Sister rejected you?" Qin Lang guessed.

He sat down by himself and asked the butler to bring wine glasses and serve dishes. Then he continued, "Isn't this the first time you've been rejected by your sister? Are you in pain? Tell me about it."

Pei Jian was still in a low mood, but that did not prevent him from looking at Qin Lang with a disdainful, noble, and condescending look.

"Where's your arrogance in front of Gu Ci? Where's your confidence when you keep saying you want to marry your sister? Where's your self-confidence?"

This time Pei Jian was willing to speak up. He said stiffly, "She doesn't like it."

Qin Lang asked, "What don't you like?"

Pei Jian poured himself a glass of wine and stopped talking again.

Qin Lang could only guess, "Don't like you being too confident? Don't like you going to see her often? Don't like you?"

Pei Yan raised his eyes and looked at him, then fell completely silent.

Qin Lang coughed lightly, "Well, reality is so cruel."

So, out of sympathy, he began to persuade her, "When you were in the Imperial College, you often had a cold face, but you were well-educated, calm and intelligent. We all admired you privately. When you stood there, you made people feel stable and reliable. I even asked for your advice when I was selecting officials after the imperial examination."

"Look at you now, Shi Zhang. To be honest, I almost don't recognize you anymore. If she can't respond to you, why make yourself live in pain? It's better to just give up. There are always better fish in the sea~"

Give up the thought?

It's impossible.

Pei Jian thought about compensating Nian Xi, felt distressed, and was filled with regret, but he never gave up.

He looked at Qin Lang with a serious look, and said seriously, "I will never give up on her, even if she is not by my side."

After hearing this, Qin Lang secretly rolled his eyes in his heart.

I thought to myself that you were just using open fire to pry someone under the wall, yet you spoke so affectionately.

He couldn't understand Pei Jian's feelings for Nian Xi. They had only met a few times, and to put it bluntly, he was attracted to her by her beauty. How could he be so unforgettable?

However——

"Then what are you depressed about?"

Pei Jian pursed his lips tightly. He was very reluctant to reveal his inner secrets, but his depressed mood was difficult to relieve.

After his initial confidence when he met Zhou Yanli, he began to become anxious and worried, and had all sorts of wild thoughts. Especially when he thought that Nian Xi might stand shoulder to shoulder with Zhou Yanli in the future, his heart ached.

Before his rebirth, he had too many things, so there were fewer things in this world that could satisfy him.

He is still ambitious about his career, but it is something he can't forget.

It is also the only expectation and desire.

"If Nianxi married someone else, I would be...very sad."

Qin Lang was calm after hearing this, "You are not used to stealing love. Keep working hard~"

When Gu Ci returned to the capital, there were some playboys around Nian Xi who were very attentive to him, which often troubled Gu Ci.

But my sister is not stupid, how can she not see through those things?

etc!

If it were just these people, they wouldn't be enough to make Pei Jian worry about gains and losses.

"You mean, there's a new dog next to my sister?! The same kind as you and Gu Ci?"

Pei Jian ignored the offense in Qin Lang's words and nodded stiffly.

Even he could hardly deny Zhou Yanli's excellence.

Qin Lang was no longer calm at this moment, he sat up and walked out, "No, I have to tell Jing He! He is someone's brother, and he is always so slow, how can it be!"

…

Nian Xi finally understood what Lu Huai meant when he said "Leave it to me".

That afternoon, a group of little kids suddenly rushed into "Fu Sheng Ban Cup". The oldest was no more than ten years old, and the youngest was about the same age as Lu Huai. Led by Lu Haohan, they rushed into the shop in a mighty manner.

Lu Huai waved his hand and said, "Everyone, please order whatever you want, drinks and snacks, all will be charged to my account."

The little kids responded one after another, and the shop was filled with crisp children's voices, which was a rare lively scene.

Before Nianxi could ask, Lu Huai had already walked over with his head held high. "Nianxi, is your seventh brother loyal enough? I've already told them that from now on, they will buy their food from you!"

Nian Xi was both angry and amused. She pointed at the children in the room and asked, "Are these all your friends?"

"That's not the case. I'm very particular about making friends." Lu Huai said calmly, "These are my classmates. They studied at my private school. My private school is well-known in the whole capital. They have to give me this face."

"You threaten them?"

"How could I, such a righteous person, do this? This is because they are sensible."

Nian Xi now realizes that although Lu Huai is young, he really has an evil nature.

She could never have imagined that a five-year-old child could force her classmates to show off for her, and even call it "sensible".

But his intention was very good and Nian Xi appreciated it very much.

"Thank you, but it's really not necessary."

Nian Xi looked at Lu Xiaoqi with clear and serious eyes. This child was so smart that he was almost a demon. She tried her best to speak to an adult and said, "If you force them like this, if someone tells their parents and the news spreads, will the reputation of "Fu Sheng Ban Lu" still be preserved? Are you trying to cheat a child out of money?"

"Besides, my cousin and I run a shop for women. If I open a shop for children someday, can you invite your classmates to come and support us?"

Lu Haohan was a person who would rather be soft-hearted than hard-hearted. Moreover, Nianxi spoke softly and rationally, and did not treat him like a child who knew nothing, so he was even more convinced.

"I didn't force them, they did it voluntarily!" He quietly defended himself, "Why not just let them go now?"

"That's not necessary."

Nian Xi smiled gently, and she found the little brats in the room interesting. "Seventh brother is so righteous, I will treat everyone today."

Lu Huai naturally refused.

After several fruitless refusals from Nianxi, she finally had to compromise.

Nian Xi thought that this matter was over, but who knew that the next day, Lu Huai's servant came to the shop, threw down a valuable banknote and ran away:

"This is the banknote that Master Lu has deposited in advance!"

Originally, depositing money in advance was a very common thing, and it could be found in all major restaurants and shops in Beijing.

What was unusual was that the person depositing the banknote was only a five-year-old child, and what was even more unusual was the amount on the banknote.

The shopkeeper and the maids looked at each other, not daring to do anything, and could only report the matter to her.

Nian Xi was holding the banknote, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Just from the money, she had deeply felt Mr. Lu's kindness.

What a great handwriting!

This amount is more than enough for him to eat from the age of five to seventy-five.

Nian Xi waited for several days but still did not see Lu Huai coming to the shop. She had no choice but to go to the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion in person and return the banknote to him.