Chapter 126 Stop Calling Me Cousin

Xu Wanxin was standing by the mirror. When she saw Pei Jian coming in, she looked innocent and self-blaming, "Cousin, is Nianxi angry?"

"It's all my fault. I only wanted to bring food to my cousin, but I was tongue-tied and said things that were offensive. Cousin, please don't be angry with me, okay? Or, I can go and explain to Nianxi."

She apologized aggrievedly, tears welling up in her eyes.

It seems extremely innocent and harmless.

"I queued up to buy this plum blossom soup cake for my cousin. I didn't dare to delay it because I was afraid it would get cold."

She seemed very anxious, and suddenly she started coughing while talking. However, she was weak, so even when she coughed, it was soft and light, like an innocent and weak kitten.

It inspires men's sympathy all the time.

The maid beside Xu Wanxin stroked her back and said, "Miss, you just recovered from your illness, but you queued for such a long time in the wind just to buy soup cakes for Pei Langjun. Who could have expected that Pei Langjun would have guests here? Miss, don't blame yourself anymore, and take care of yourself."

"I'm fine," Xu Wanxin raised her eyes and looked at Pei Jian with tears in her eyes, "I just hope my cousin won't be upset with me."

Pei Jian stared at the master and servant acting in front of him.

He had never cared about Xu Wanxin's thoughts before.

"Are you following me or her?"

Xu Wanxin's expression froze.

"Cousin, what are you talking about?"

Pei Jian's expression remained unchanged, and there was no trace of anger on his cold and calm face, but his intimidating aura and cold tone made people feel terrified for no reason.

"I passed by the class building today and remembered that their signature dish is plum blossom soup cake. I remember that my cousin likes it, so -"

Pei Jian interrupted, "Stop calling me cousin. You and I don't have a proper cousin relationship."

As soon as these words came out, the smile on Xu Wanxin's face immediately fell apart.

Her lips moved, her complexion became paler, and she tried to calm herself down and put a smile back on her face, "Cousin, stop joking."

"I am your aunt—"

Pei Jian interrupted again, "Are you following me or her?"

Pei Jian is actually a very "independent" person.

He only cares about the people and things he cares about, and he never takes other irrelevant things to heart.

So when Xu Wanxin met him again and again, he never doubted it.

Until today, she barged into his mansion and said some ambiguous words in front of Nianxi.

If Nianxi was really only sixteen years old, she would definitely misunderstand the relationship between herself and Xu Wanxin.

He and Xu Wanxin had been engaged in the past, and there were many rumors in the capital that Xu Wanxin was obsessed with him.

However, Xu Wanxin miscalculated. She didn't know that Nianxi no longer cared about him.

Suddenly, Pei Jian's expression changed.

What about the previous life?

What about when Nianxi still cared about him and loved him?

If she heard Xu Wanxin's confusing words, what would she think?

Pei Jian knew Nian Xi's temper too well.

She looks gentle, tolerant, and casual, but she is actually a very proud person. When it comes to relationships, she demands the other person to be loyal to her, and she can tolerate anything without limits, except relationships and lovers.

When they were newly married, she lay in his arms, eyes slightly closed, a smile on her lips, and said to him, "My husband, you must love me and only me for the rest of your life."

He held her slender fingertips and made a promise to please her, "Okay."

Nian Xi felt that it was not enough, so she stood up and hung above him, "If one day you have someone else in your heart, tell me as soon as possible, so that I can take my heart back."

She said this with a smile, but her clear eyes were full of seriousness.

Nian Xi has always been a serious person when it comes to relationships.

Pei Jian looked at Xu Wanxin again with a scrutinizing gaze.

For the first time, I took a serious look at the person in front of me.

He was absolutely certain that Xu Wanxin's visit today was no coincidence.

In his previous life, Pei Jian was able to sit in a high position and was better than anyone else at calculating people's hearts.

But as for Xu Wanxin, she was too insignificant.

In Pei Yan's eyes, she is more like a period of time than a person, carrying his memories of his parents' love and his peaceful and happy childhood.

As for the conceited Pei Jian in his previous life, he would never spare the slightest effort to guess the deeper meaning behind the words and actions of a weak woman.

Now, he has learned to reflect and think from a different perspective.

Living a new life, except for him and Nianxi, Xu Wanxin is still the same Xu Wanxin.

If she could barge into his mansion today out of worry, what about her previous life?

What had she done when he couldn't see her?

At the age of eighteen, Xu Wanxin couldn’t conceal herself very well, so what about at the age of twenty-eight?

What about thirty years old?

Xu Wanxin, who was 30 years old and whose husband had just died, knelt in front of him, holding her son, crying and begging him to take her in, saying that her in-laws had treated her harshly and asked him to protect her for a while.

And he really took her back to his mansion!

Pei Jian felt a chill run down his spine, and cold sweat instantly soaked his underwear.

Xu Wanxin was frightened by the stare of those dark and cold eyes.

She refused to admit that she had followed Nianxi. Tears welled up in her eyes, about to fall. Her lips were bitten until they turned pale and she stammered, "I didn't."

"surface--"

She only said half of her words when she met Pei Jian's sharp look and stopped talking abruptly.

The maid had already been frightened by the situation and hid away.

Xu Wanxin no longer needed to worry about anything. She tried to look Pei Jian in the face and walked lightly to him, still speaking in a lingering voice:

"I won't do it again. Please don't be mad at me, okay?"

Pei Jian felt that he was truly blind.

Why couldn't he see Xu Wanxin's feelings?

He thought he was agreeing to her and being her shield, which caused rumors all over the city.

He is truly ignorant and insensitive to the extreme!

In my previous life, I was lucky to live to the age of thirty.

No wonder Nian Xi ignored him.

If he were a woman, and had a "cousin" like this by his side, he would never be able to pay even a little attention to her!

He was out from the start.

"From now on, you are not allowed to appear in front of me or enter my house again. Even if we meet, we will just be strangers."

The words that came out of Pei Jian's mouth were sharp and pointed, just like his indifferent eyes at the moment, which instantly pierced through Xu Wanxin's disguise, causing her lips to sink inch by inch, and for a moment she even forgot to cry softly.

The final state is between fear and jealousy.