Chapter 57 Secret Lover

Wen Qingheng escorted the two back along the same route.

Along the way, the three of them remained silent.

Almost at the moment when the corner gate was closed, Gu Ci and Pei Jian started fighting.

This time, without the restrictions of the venue and outsiders, both sides no longer had to pretend. They held their strength together, punched fiercely, and aimed at killing.

Mrs. Wang was watching from the crack of the door with fear in her heart.

Seeing that the fight was going to end in a fight to the death, she could no longer bear it and ran to the yard of the eldest lady in the back house and told her what had happened.

Earlier, Nian Xi sent Xing Yue to the front yard, and it was Wang Po who came to report that the old man had taken Gu and Pei to the study.

She knew Pei Jian's character and his insight into people's hearts. The 19-year-old Gu Ci was no match for him. Her father would definitely be under his control.

That's why I sent someone to pass the message.

But I didn't expect that in the middle of the night, the two of them would still start fighting.

Originally, I didn't intend to pay attention to it, but it would have been a good thing if I hadn't known about it. Now that I knew about the fight between the two men, I finally felt a little restless.

The early autumn wind has already turned cool.

Nian Xi put on a cloak and quietly went to the corner gate with Sakura.

There was complete silence all around, without any sound.

Nian Xi hesitated for a moment and signaled Wang Po to open the door.

It was pitch black outside the door, and there was no one around.

"Close the door."

Nianxi instructed Mrs. Wang and was about to go back. At this moment, a deep and familiar voice came from the corner of the wall, "Nianxi."

Someone was calling her in a low voice.

Then Pei Jian stood up from the corner and walked closer. He wiped the blood from his lips with his thumb and laughed lazily. His dark eyes seemed to be burning with fire. "You finally agreed to see me."

Nian Xi turned around and said to Wang Pozi and her daughter, "You go down first, I'll call you out later."

Because of Wang Po, Yingguo knew the inside story better than the two senior maids, Xingyue and Lanzhi. Upon hearing this, she put down the lantern and went into the gatehouse with Wang Po.

Pei Jianhou was standing by, and when he heard her giving instructions to the servants in a gentle voice, he felt happy. The last time he saw her was more than two months ago.

He had never realized before that her voice was so beautiful. When she spoke, the ending of her voice would unconsciously be prolonged, revealing a bit of tenderness and softness. He couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, accidentally pulling the bleeding wound, and secretly took a breath of cool air.

Just now, he was punched hard by Gu Ci.

He also threw a heavy punch, but this time he aimed at Gu Ci's body, leaving few marks on his face.

At the end of a fight, both sides are exhausted and have vented their anger, with neither side gaining the upper hand.

Gu Ci stood against the wall for a while, and Pei Jian thought he would say something, or say something harsh. But he said nothing, and just turned and left.

Gu Ci is also his best friend.

In his previous life, Gu Ci guarded the northern border alone and could never return to the capital. At that time, he was rising rapidly and had great power. He was surrounded by many people. They were his allies, subordinates, and confidants... but they were not his friends.

Pei Jian doesn't want to make friends anymore.

His only friend is far away in the north, protecting the peace and prosperity of Dajing.

Nianxi never knew how to say goodbye. Because in the years that followed, he never mentioned it to anyone again, but kept this person and their past in his heart.

Nian Xi chose to ignore Pei Jian's bruised face and said calmly, "Did you secretly do that thing that the Duke of Zhenguo found out about the Beiliang cavalry?"

"Surprised?"

Pei Jian chuckled and said sarcastically, "You thought I was waiting and waiting to see when Gu Ci would return to the North?"

Nian Xi listened to his strange words and was silent for a moment before saying, "Thank you."

Deathly quiet.

Pei Jian stared at Nian Xi, without a smile on his face. The light shining on his hard-lined face made him look even more gloomy.

"Why are you thanking me on his behalf?"

His eyes were dark, as if he was in the deepest darkness of the night. He almost gritted his teeth as he spoke, "I never did this for you or for your gratitude."

"I see."

After Nianxi finished speaking, there was another silence. In fact, the two of them had no interactions at all, and even apart from resignation, they had no other topics to talk about.

But Pei Jian would not want to hear this name from Nian Xi's mouth.

"It's getting late. Go back. Don't come to see me again."

Nian Xi turned around and left without any reluctance.

Pei Jian couldn't describe how he felt at the moment.

In the past, when he got off work late, he would secretly come to see her here. Nianxi was always reluctant to leave. They held hands and stood under the osmanthus tree. They didn't need to say anything. It was a warm and good time.

The fatigue of the day is slowly dissipated in the quiet solitude.

"Do you really want to marry him?" Pei Jian asked.

He never guessed what stage Nian Xi and Gu Ci's relationship was at.

At first, it was because he was too confident. He even thought that Nianxi and Gu Ci were getting along just to spite him. So he righteously asked Nianxi to leave Gu Ci.

Later, he didn't dare to think about it. He and Nianxi had been very affectionate before, and he didn't dare to think about her affairs with other men. Even if he occasionally met a man and a woman being intimate, he would subconsciously avoid them.

Don't look, don't think.

Cover your ears and steal the bell, just don't make your heart sad.

He was timid in front of Nianxi, not as calm and composed as he was in front of Gu Ci. He was afraid that Nianxi would really marry Gu Ci, and he was extremely terrified.

Nian Xi turned around and said calmly, "Whether I marry him or not, what does it have to do with you? Pei Jian, I once loved you and married you, so I can't like others in this life? Am I an object? Or have I left your mark? Or do you want to tell me that the high and mighty Prime Minister Pei now regrets it and suddenly falls in love with me and can't help himself?"

She paused and said calmly, "Pei Jian, stop making trouble. I don't have another thirteen years to be entangled with you. What's lost is lost. There is no point in regretting it."

"Besides, you're only regretting your own loss, and your sadness is the same, not because of me."

Pei Jian had done such a bad thing in the past, and his words were so empty that he could hardly prove himself, and he asked persistently, "Do you want to marry him?"

Nian Xi chuckled, "Is it because of my resignation that you reacted so strongly? If I liked Wang Wu or Zhao Liu today, you would be more accepting."

No, of course not.

Pei Jian did find it difficult to accept the fact that she liked someone else at first, but now, he has learned to accept it.

He was the one who made the mistake first and forgot that he loved her.

She could be angry with him, or even have a temporary relationship with another man, and it didn't matter.

As long as, that person is him in the end.

"Nianxi, don't get married so quickly. Please give me some time." Pei Jian's breathing became heavy. He suppressed his emotions, crushed all his self-esteem, and begged, "You can like anyone, and it doesn't matter who you are with. I just ask you to give me a chance to like you."

"I won't be impulsive again, and I won't let anyone find out, including Gu Que. Nianxi, I just want to be good to you." He spoke very quickly, afraid of being interrupted. "If you still don't forgive me and don't like me, I won't bother you anymore."

Nian Xi couldn't help but be surprised and couldn't believe it, "You want to be my secret lover?"

Pei Jian has always been a very proud person.

Pei Jian's second uncle snatched the title of Duke of Zheng from the first branch. Later, when he became successful, Pei Zhengsong wanted to ease the relationship and wanted to give up the title. Pei Jian refused to give him the slightest face, and suppressed the entire second branch to the point that it had nothing but an empty title and could never make a name for itself.

Now he is willing to do such things.

Pei Jian looked at Nian Xi's eyes that were wide open in surprise, and softened his tone, "Yes, please allow me to be your secret lover."