Chapter 146 Pei Jian, Don’t Regret

Pei Jian came down from the mountain.

At the end of the year, officials were coming and going, and the front of Pei's house was bustling with carriages and horses. Even the number of people proposing marriages was much more than in the past.

Pei Jian was not seen at all.

I will gain a good reputation of being honest in front of Your Majesty.

On New Year's Eve, the whole alley was finally quiet. It was getting dark, the snow had stopped, and the sky was shining brightly, reflecting the silver on the ground, which creaked when you stepped on it.

It was like he was the only one left in the whole world.

What is the most terrifying thing in the world?

Pei Jian used to think that failure was the most terrible thing, but now he knows that loneliness is the most terrible thing. Especially when he is alone after a busy day, his heart cannot find a place to return to, and tranquility becomes torment.

He recalled the look on Nianxi's face when she said she wanted to celebrate his birthday. She looked at him intently, her sparkling eyes filled with admiration.

She had prepared such a big surprise for him.

But he was hurt by Xu Wanxin's clumsy lie.

And he was so blind and blind that he was kept in the dark.

He is too conceited.

Ignoring a woman's evil is sometimes more pervasive than a man's, and it is more annoying.

The three words "I'm sorry" sound too frivolous between him and Nianxi, and seem insincere no matter how you say it.

In fact, he saw tears in Nianxi's eyes that day.

After being reborn, he would smile and be full of joy almost every time he saw her. Even when she was facing him, she would smile most of the time.

But that day, at the gate of the Wen Mansion, he saw her tears. Although she tried her best to suppress her sadness, she found it difficult to suppress herself, and he even saw her trembling slightly...

The hand he stretched out in mid-air to support her finally fell down. He was not qualified to comfort her.

He just felt so heartbroken as if life had cut a big wound in him, and every bit of hurt inflicted on her would backfire on him.

The light in the lantern flickered in the dreary night, and Pei Jian walked back in silence.

The prince had mentioned many times that he wanted to give him a large mansion closer to the palace, but he declined every time. Nowhere is home, and she is not there, so what does big or small matter?

"cousin--"

Next to the stone lion, a human figure slowly emerged.

She must have waited for a long time, her face was frozen pale, but it did not affect her appearance at all, she was still frail and beautiful.

She called him softly, "Cousin, I've been waiting for you."

She turned her head and signaled the maid behind her to hand her the food box, then walked gracefully to Pei Yan, "Cousin, today is New Year's Eve, can you ask Wan'er to stay up with you? I did something wrong before, and now I know it's wrong. Look, this is the Danai cake I made specially. I remember that when my aunt was alive, she loved to make this for you."

"I also brought some wine, shall we go in?"

The reason why Xu Wanxin was waiting here was because Pei Jian had previously ordered her not to take another step into Pei Mansion.

Although she was angry, it was exactly what she wanted.

That time, she was too anxious. When she saw Wen Nianxi and her cousin returned to their residence, she rushed over without a second thought and missed the opportunity. Today, she simply revealed her feelings. On such a reunion festival, she didn't believe that Pei Jian would be so heartless.

Pei Jian looked down at her, his thick eyelashes covering his eyes. There was no smile on his face. With a cold and arrogant look, he asked, "You want to go home with me?"

Xu Wanxin's face turned red, like the finest rouge dotted on cream, instantly charming.

She looked up, her voice soft and tender, filled with endless love:

"My feelings towards you, cousin, have never changed. We are engaged, and we should be husband and wife for life. There is no one else in my heart, only you. Cousin, please let me love you."

As she spoke, she reached out to hold Pei Jian's hand, wanting to put it on her heart, her face turning even redder, "If you don't believe me, just listen. This heart beats for you."

Pei Jian took a step back and didn't let her touch him.

Xu Wanxin's face froze, and after a pause she continued, "I told my aunt that I would treat my cousin well for the rest of my life. I will never forget these words."

Pei Jian raised the corners of his lips slowly, his voice was clear and cold, like the sound of a jade chime, "Is my mother very useful?"

As soon as these words came out, Xu Wanxin's smile froze and she trembled as she asked, "What did you say?"

On his birthday that year, he was busy with official duties in the government office, and failed to live up to Nianxi's love. Xu Wanxin sent someone to invite him, saying that she remembered an old thing of Pei's mother and wanted to give it to him personally.

Pei Jian had no doubts.

But he was unable to leave due to official duties, so he sent the servant back, saying that he was busy.

However, he did not expect that it was he who personally handed the sword that hurt his wife to Xu Wanxin, giving her an excuse to make up a lie.

Pei Jian stared at Xu Wanxin's face and asked, "What about Mr. Xing?"

Xu Wanxin's face lit up, and she took another step forward. The two of them were very close. "That's just something I use to piss off my cousin."

Her tone was full of contempt, and the snow reflected the madness in her eyes. "How could I like that kind of person? I just want my cousin to see me. Cousin, for you, I am willing to do anything, as long as you see me, as long as you love me."

No wonder, in her previous life, she married that sickly guy despite everyone's opposition.

No wonder, as soon as her husband died, she knelt in front of him and asked him for protection with tears in her eyes.

No wonder she said Nianxi was lonely and advised him to adopt a child for Nianxi...

Pei Shizhang, ah Pei Shizhang, you are truly the number one fool in the world.

At this moment, Pei Jian felt cold from head to toe.

"How could I like someone like you?" Pei Jian had a dull expression and repeated Xu Wanxin's words in a cold voice.

"Do you think you are special? If I had known this would happen, I would not have had any mercy on you. Today I tell you clearly that even if my mother were still alive, I would not marry you, let alone love you."

The words that came out of his mouth were sharp and harsh, instantly piercing the smile on Xu Wanxin's face, causing the corners of her lips to sink inch by inch, and finally stop between half shock and half hatred.

She stared with her eyelashes trembling slightly. She looked up at Pei Jian and finally uttered after a long while: "Do you hate me so much?"

"Hate you? You don't deserve it."

For the things Xu Wanxin did, dying ten times would not be enough.

He had not originally intended to deal with the Xu family so quickly, but since someone was eager to jump out and seek death, there was no need to wait any longer.

Xu Wanxin was tortured by his words, and she felt so distressed that she wanted to die. Her chest felt suffocated. She almost gritted her teeth and said, "For Wen Nianxi, you don't even care about your mother?"

Pei Jian looked at her distorted expression and felt disgusted. At this moment, she was still using her mother as an excuse:

"When you get there, go ask my mother for her opinion in person."

Xu Wanxin paused for a few breaths before she realized that what he meant... was that he wanted her to die.

The man she had loved since childhood would one day tell her in person that he wanted her to die.

She felt extremely heartbroken, yet at the same time, she felt a sense of relief. She stared at him and said word by word:

"Pei Jian, don't regret it."

However, the only answer she got was his back as he passed by her without even turning his head.