Chapter 15 Pei Jian's self-esteem was hurt

Nian Xi turned back subconsciously.

His eyes met Pei Jian's.

Pei Jian has a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes, with the tails slightly upturned, which always gives people the illusion of deep affection when he looks at people intently. Even though his face clearly shows indifference, the more extreme the contrast, the more people become addicted, like moths to a flame.

She looked away, and in the gap between her brother's chatter, she whispered, "But I just like the type that refuses to do that."

Wen Qingheng suddenly suffered a heart attack.

Pei Jian also frowned, and his eyes couldn't help but fall on Nian Xi's face again.

Nian Xi wore a light grass green snow silk long skirt today, a hairpin of the same color to cover her temples, and green jade pendants on her ears.

When she looked up and talked to Wen Qingheng, her earrings would sway gently, and the spring sun would reflect rays of light that would ripple on her fair skin, swaying and fluttering.

Pei Jian had never noticed what kind of jewelry Nian Xi wore before.

He couldn't even remember whether he had ever given his wife any gold, jade, or jewelry.

He is always busy, like a tireless horse, with endless things to do. He doesn't know how to enjoy life and ignores the people around him.

I remember when I was the Minister of Revenue, the war broke out urgently and the entire Ministry of Revenue worked non-stop for several days before finally completing the allocation of grain and fodder for the Northern Expedition.

Qin Lang blushed and asked for leave. "My wife's birthday is today. I haven't been home for a few days. She is a stingy person. She must be crying secretly again."

Pei Jian was unbelievable.

He had met Qin Lang's wife before. She was more talkative than Qin Lang. How could she wipe away her tears secretly?

"I miss her, okay?" Qin Lang stiffened his neck. After all, they were classmates, so he was less cautious than others in front of this cold-faced leader. "I don't believe you don't miss your wife."

Pei Jian was stunned by his question.

Pei Jian had never understood Qin Lang before, and he found it boring to talk to him. It was not until this moment, when Nian Xi's jade earrings swayed and rippled, like a stone thrown into a peaceful lake, that he realized that he had missed a lot.

Nianxi said she likes this type of job.

He was stung by the words.

After being reborn, he had already planned his future and excluded Nian Xi.

Of course he knew that she would meet someone else and be with someone else, just like they did back then.

But it was not until Nian Xi said it clearly, and "that person" became concrete, and even his good friend, that Pei Jian suddenly felt a sense of pain in his heart.

Coupled with the evening when Nianxi said she wanted to divorce him, the pain of no longer loving him came over her exponentially.

It turns out that people's perception of pain is delayed.

After such a long time, the length of past and present lives, Pei Jian felt a suffocating and sharp sadness.

And also anger.

She actually fell in love with someone else. Because of a chance encounter, she rejected all the feelings that should have belonged to him.

Nian Xi wanted to divorce him, but he thought it was just her empty talk and she couldn't leave him.

And he didn't want to leave Nianxi.

Unfortunately not.

Nian Xi doesn't have to be with him.

Even without him, Nianxi would love others wholeheartedly.

Although Pei Jian knew that the fifteen-year-old Nian Xi in front of him was not his wife who had been with him for many years, he still couldn't control the irritability in his body.

Pei Jian's self-esteem was hurt.

For a man at the pinnacle of power, he may be disdainful of love, but deep down, his wife will continue to love him as much as she has for ten years, even if he does not respond, even after a lifetime, even if he has given up.

This is the hidden deep inside him.

Nian Xi's transference of feelings made him feel embarrassed.

From the moment he first met her yesterday until just now, his mood had been stable. He thought that those losses were nothing more than a man's dark possessiveness, and he just hated the malicious joke of fate.

Until Nian Xi admitted it herself, at this moment, all the negative emotions came over him like a tsunami and almost crushed him.

Wen Qingheng was still standing here, there were some things he couldn't say.

Pei Jian pursed his thin lips into a straight line, his jaw tense, and left the Wen Mansion before losing his mind.

Nian Xi didn't release her sweaty palms until he left. No one saw the deep nail marks inside.

…

Nianxi did not go to the Treasure Pavilion that day.

After all, her mood was affected, and until Gu resigned from the office and came to find her, Nian Xi felt a little listless.

Gu Ci's heart was on her, so he could tell that she was distracted. "Why are you unhappy? Are you feeling unwell?"

Nian Xi shook her head and said vaguely, "A little bit."

Gu Ci has three older sisters, and he is not as slow as other men to understand women's emotional changes. Seeing that Nianxi was unwilling to elaborate, he came up with a plan.

"Thank goodness I had my fortune told before I left the house."

Nian Xi knew that he was teasing her, so she said "Oh" in a supportive manner.

Gu Ci stroked his nonexistent beard and said calmly, "It turned out that there was a young lady from the Wen family on Yiqiao Street today. She..."

He deliberately prolonged his tone, and a pair of phoenix eyes squinted over. Nianxi was amused and urged, "What's wrong?"

Gu Ci took out a pouch like a magician and handed it to Nian Xi, "I calculated with my fingers, this Miss Wen must be greedy."

The bag felt quite heavy in her hand. Nian Xi did not open it yet, but asked with a smile, "What is it?"

"Pine nuts."

It was his first day on duty today. In the alley outside the government office, an old woman was selling pine nuts. The nuts were full of nuts. Thinking that Nianxi liked to eat them, he bought some more.

"It's not worth anything."

Nian Xi's heart was moved. She refused the jewelry yesterday because it was too expensive. Today he gave her pine nuts and emphasized them.

Thinking of this, she looked up and asked softly, "Do you really want to give me a gift?"

Gu Ci blushed in an instant when he was stared at by those watery eyes. After a moment, he cleared his throat somewhat unnaturally, his long and thick eyelashes drooped slightly, and his evasive gaze became firm again.

Their eyes met.

He said, "I always think of you in my heart, and I want to give you everything I see."

Nian Xi's heart softened. She lowered her head to open the bag and was stunned for a moment when she saw that it was full of peeled pine nuts.

Gu declined, "I washed my hands three times with soap before peeling, and they were clean."

Nian Xi asked softly, "Such a time-consuming task, did it take a long time?"

"Yesterday at my house, I saw you eating a few. I guess you like them." Gu Ci said without taking credit for himself. "If you eat too much of this, you'll get a sore throat. Eat it first, and I'll peel it for you after you finish."

Strange emotions flowed in her heart, and Nian Xi raised her head and looked at him again. There was a pure smile on that handsome face, and his eyes were full of her.

How long has it been since you were loved so wholeheartedly?

Because of an action, I always think about her and just want to make her happy.

The heart that had withered because of Pei Jian was gradually coming back to life.

Refusal is her nourishment.

Nianxi suddenly felt a little sorry. She shouldn't have let a "stranger" affect her mood. Cherish the person in front of you. What she should do most is to abandon the past and enjoy the present.

Until this moment, the complicated emotions of meeting Pei Jian again were completely smoothed out.

Suppressing the heat in her eyes, Nian Xi ate a pine nut and smiled gently, "Okay, peel it for me again."