Chapter 148 Men Understand Men Best
Nian Xi had originally prepared for the awkward silence, but Lu Wensheng's warmth and maturity resolved the awkwardness.
She could not respond to his love, but that did not prevent her from admiring this man; he was a gentleman worthy of praise.
After she had said everything, Nian Xi prepared to say goodbye, but she saw Lu Wensheng staring at somewhere behind her. She followed his gaze and saw Pei Jian standing silently opposite her.
Nian Xi was slightly stunned.
In fact, she had not thought about him for a long time since they parted unhappily that day.
They used to be husband and wife and had children, but became strangers due to misunderstandings and barriers. Even if they were not reborn, they would have divorced and led different lives.
Love and hate, joy and sorrow, Nianxi has already given Pei Jian everything she had in the past. In this life again, she doesn't want to go back to the old ways, nor does she need his regret or forgiveness.
Lu Wensheng noticed Nianxi's expression.
He was not clear about the relationship between Nian Xi and Pei Jian, but he had a subtle feeling that there was some unspeakable entanglement between the two that others could not know.
Her performance proved at least one thing: they knew each other and were familiar with each other.
Lu Wensheng certainly knew how beautiful and lovely Nian Xi was. He had experienced hostile looks from people like Gu Ci in the past, and Pei Jian and Zhou Yanli now.
Yet his experience had steadied him.
He was not likely to be jealous like a young boy, and although he had the desire to be exclusive to men in his heart, he hid it well.
He lowered his head and asked her calmly, "Do you know her?"
Nian Xi agreed that there was nothing to hide.
Pei Jian came over.
He put away his full attack, and even smiled on his usually cold face, "Nian Xi."
He didn't look at Lu Wensheng and said softly, "What a coincidence."
Rokujikan is located in a remote area and is not a good place to meet.
Nian Xi was too lazy to expose it.
She knew that Pei Jian had misunderstood the relationship between Lu Wensheng and herself, but he behaved relatively normally, calm and composed, and did not do anything annoying. In Nianxi's opinion, this was rare.
So she nodded and echoed, "What a coincidence."
Pei Jian then looked at Lu Wensheng.
They were both men, and they knew each other very well. Perhaps from the beginning, neither of them even thought about hiding it.
Chase, fight.
This is a man's battlefield, where men fight tit for tat and the outcome is fatal.
"Master Pei."
Lu Wensheng was the first to speak, politely and courteously, like a gentleman, "I'm surprised that we meet here."
Pei Jian had a cold expression. His dark eyes swept over Lu Huai who was quietly peeking through the curtain. His voice was neither salty nor bland, "It's not a surprise."
He looked at Nian Xi standing beside Lu Wensheng, clenched his fists under his sleeves, lowered his eyes, and spoke lightly, "Uncle said you were here."
His ambiguous attitude was already considered provocative to Lu Wensheng.
Men understand men best.
Lu Wensheng seemed oblivious. He remained gentle, frank and polite. He said to Lu Huai who was peering into the carriage, "Xiao Qi, let's go. Come down and say goodbye to Nian Xi."
With a considerate and calm attitude, he never makes people feel embarrassed.
Lu Huai also got off the carriage obediently, revealing a little child's obvious scheming. After glancing at Pei Jian, he said obediently, "Nianxi, let's make a deal. Next time, you have to go to Fenglelou with your father and me~"
Nian Xi could only smile and remain silent.
Lu Wensheng patted Xiao Qi's head, lowered his head and looked at Nian Xi, full of gentle concern, "It's getting late, go back early."
Finally, he nodded politely to Pei Jian, "Goodbye, Master Pei."
The tit-for-tat between men is something only they can feel.
Pei Jian pursed his lips and hummed in response.
After Lu Wensheng and his son left, Nian Xi glanced at Pei Jian, then turned and walked towards her carriage.
Pei Jian did not move.
He just stared at Nianxi's departing back with complicated eyes.
He is not a saint.
On the contrary, his heart was filled with sour and selfish thoughts.
He would never bless her to be with other men.
But Pei Jian didn't want her to be unhappy.
In this life, he hopes that Nianxi will always be happy.
He wanted her to be happy more than anyone else.
Pei Jian didn't know how much Nian Xi liked Lu Wensheng now.
Lu Wensheng is not a good man.
But will it help to tell her?
At that time he rushed to her recklessly and told her to consider the possible future and weigh the pros and cons, but what did Nianxi say?
She said: "I am with him because I like him. If one day we break up, it will only be because I don't like him anymore, there is no other reason."
She said she didn't care about the outcome.
She has always been a genuine person.
Or talk to her about politics and current affairs?
Let her know that Lu Wensheng and Prince Jing are inseparable, and that in the future Lu Wensheng will choose to marry the daughter of Fang, the governor of Shaanxi Province, for military power?
He had already made a mistake in his wording.
Nian Xi doesn't like to weigh her feelings in this way, and she will definitely be unhappy.
Pei Jian hesitated.
Because he and Lu Wensheng, apart from the factor of Nian Xi, are rivals in the court, fighting for the supreme imperial power, and are enemies to the death.
One day in the future, he will deal a fatal blow to Lu Wensheng.
But he didn't want to see Nian Xi get hurt.
What’s more, there is also Nianxi’s death.
Was Lu Wensheng involved?
Pei Jian opened his lips. Even though Nian Xi hated him and annoyed him, he still had something to say, "Nian Xi——"
"Miss!"
The maid Xingyue's voice rang out at the same time, and she asked in doubt, "Why is there... someone here?"
Pei Jian immediately rushed to Nian Xi's side, stood in front of her, and looked in the direction of Xingyue's finger. He saw a thin, lonely, disheveled woman hiding on the leeward side of the carriage.
After being discovered, he was so scared that he huddled up in a ball, holding his head and trembling.
I couldn't help begging for mercy in a low voice, "Please, let me go, let me go."
Nian Xi and Pei Jian looked at each other.
She walked out from behind him, took two steps forward, and whispered to the woman, "Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you."
Her voice was gentle, and she did not walk up to the woman rashly, but kept a safe distance from her so that the woman would not become frightened.
Sure enough, the woman slowly raised her head and looked at Nianxi. Her dull eyes gradually brightened up. Suddenly, she turned over and knelt in front of her, kowtowed several times, and cried:
"Miss, please have mercy on me, please save me."
It was freezing cold, and she was only wearing a thin vest. Her face turned blue from the cold, and she was swaying all over.
Behind him is the Rokuji Hall.
Nian Xi is not a kind-hearted person, especially since this woman comes from an unknown background, but she just can't bear to see a woman suffer.
So he said to Lanzhi, "Let's go to the museum and see if there's any cotton-padded clothes to keep out the cold."
Then he asked the woman, "Where is your home? Do you need a ride back?"
When the woman first heard about cotton clothes, her eyes lit up a little, but when she heard about her family, she suddenly became extremely scared and her face was ferocious, "I won't go back! I will never go back even if I die!"