Oh no!
Xu Zhengxi felt like she was burning up, and even her usually clear mind was confused by the high temperature.
Her delicate, boneless hands were still setting fires everywhere, regardless of his life or death, and his rationality was about to snap!
“Xiao Zhe…” He grabbed Xu Zhe’s hand and used some force, “No.”
Xu Zhe raised his head: "Are you sure? You can't do it?"
Looking at his body, he clearly could...
Xu Zhengxi paused, then pinched his brow helplessly: "What I mean is, I've been working all night and have come back exhausted, and I still haven't..."
He stopped again, which was really annoying! He used to be the one in charge, but now he was acting shy and awkward in front of the little girl.
"Nothing's wrong? You haven't rested well, you don't have energy?"
"no."
"No interest?"
Xu Zhengxi sighed: "No, I'm taking a shower."
"Uh..." Xu Zhe didn't expect this. She moved closer and sniffed Xu Zhengxi here and there.
"It doesn't smell bad?"
It smells quite nice; a faint, cool pine scent blends into his natural body odor, which is rather pleasant.
Xu Zhengxi couldn't help but laugh. The little girl's audacity and initiative made him feel both cute and touched, as well as a little helpless.
"Xiao Zhe, it's not a matter of taste, it's a matter of hygiene," he patiently explained to her.
His little girl went from being clueless about the world to knowing how to proactively meet her own needs, all thanks to his teaching.
Only he can teach us about this health and hygiene issue.
"But..." Xu Zhe's face was flushed, her eyes still brimming with confusion and desire, "But the arrow is already on the bowstring..."
Xu Zhengxi chuckled, and after she finished laughing, she helped him recline in his seat: "Let me help you..."
...........
The nanny van was parked in front of the Xu residence. There was no movement in the back seat, and Mr. Wu did not dare to open the door without permission.
After a while, Xu Zhengxi pressed the car door switch, picked up Xu Zhe, and got out of the car.
When Butler Zhou heard that the young master had returned to Lingnan, he made a special trip from the Xu family's old residence.
"Young Master." He stepped forward to greet him.
"Xiao Zhe is asleep," Xu Zhengxi whispered, afraid of waking the person in his arms.
Reminded by the young master, Butler Zhou quickly changed to a light, airy tone: "Young master, Pei XX and Madam have arrived and are waiting for you in the living room."
Xu Zhengxi was quite surprised that his maternal uncle and aunt had come together. Their families had been arranged to marry, but they had been estranged for many years, only appearing together during important festivals of the Pei family. Otherwise, they lived separate lives.
The fact that someone would come all the way from Beidu to find him at this time must mean they first inquired about his itinerary and learned that he was in Lingnan.
Why are you in such a hurry to see him? What happened?!
"Have the kitchen make some easily digestible snacks and send them to the room so Xiao Zhe can eat them if he wakes up in the middle of the night," Xu Zhengxi instructed.
"Yes." Butler Zhou accepted the order and hurried off to prepare food for his young master's darling.
Xu Zhengxi settled her on the large bed and sat beside her, watching her for a long while. Seeing the blush on her face that lingered for a long time, he couldn't help but smile sweetly and contentedly.
Remembering that there were people waiting for him in the living room, he could only bend down and kiss the little one's lips before reluctantly leaving.
The living room of the Xu residence was brightly lit. Pei Li and his wife sat on either side of the sofa, with a long distance between them.
Butler Zhou came to refill the tea four times, but found that the two were still sitting on opposite sides, not exchanging a word, and not even glancing at each other.
The atmosphere in the hall was solemn and cold, with a barely suppressed anger.
"Uncle, Aunt." Xu Zhengxi arrived.
Butler Zhou finally breathed a sigh of relief, poured tea for the young master, and left the living room.
Only the three of them remained in the living room before Pei Licai spoke.
"Call Xu Zhe over here."
His tone was as calm and composed as ever, but Xu Zhengxi sensed something was amiss.
"Xiao Zhe is asleep. Are your uncle and aunt here to see her?" He glanced at his aunt's expression, which looked rather unhappy.
"Ask her something, ask her to come over," Pei Li insisted.
So what if she's asleep? An elder has come all this way to say a few words, and you're making things difficult for them?!
But Xu Zhengxi wouldn't dare wake her up. He wouldn't even let her eat something, let alone ask her to come out and be questioned! It seems that her uncle still doesn't understand him!
"I know everything about Xiao Zhe, just ask me!"
"Xu Zhengxi!" Pei Li was furious. He dropped his calm and composed facade and yelled at the brat!
"What's wrong with asking her to come out?! Your aunt and I flew here just to ask her a few questions, and you're acting like you're asking for your life?!"
Xu Zhengxi sat down on the sofa opposite Pei Li: "Uncle, you're right. I watch her more closely than my own life."
"You...!" Pei Lisheng was mocked by him. "A grown man who's almost thirty, and you keep talking about women as if they were your life! Aren't you ashamed!"
"Is this how the Pei family raised you?! Where is your spirit and ambition?! You're becoming more and more worthless because of a woman!"
Xu Zhengxi was scolded and only got home late at night. He had no idea what had happened and was suddenly caught up in this mess.
He was about to offer a reasoned rebuttal to his uncle's reprimand when his aunt, who had been sitting silently to the side, spoke up with a cold expression.
"It's right that Zhengxi didn't learn what the Pei family taught her!"
Pei Li frowned, glancing at his wife with great displeasure: "What are you talking about?"
"I'm saying that Zhengxi didn't listen to the Pei family and marry for the sake of maximizing their interests. He protected his true love and his beloved. That's what a man should be like!"
"You!" Pei Li was furious. His wife always talked back to him whenever she spoke, so he might as well not say anything at all!
"Me? What did I do wrong?! You only married me for the sake of your family's interests! You complain that I'm not as good at pleasing you as other women, and you also complain that I gave birth to a daughter!"
"You can't even count how many women you've been having affairs with, can you?! You even had two spendthrift sons with some random woman! This is your retribution!"
Pei Li was so angry that his hands were trembling. He grabbed the teacup in front of him and was about to smash it on the ground, but Xu Zhengxi took it away in time.
"Watch your words in front of the children!" Pei Li could only offer a mild warning.
"Are you afraid the kids will find out?! Everyone in this circle knows! Whether I'm a laughing stock in other people's eyes is irrelevant; what you're ruining is your own character and blessings!"
"Yes! I've squandered all my good fortune, so I deserve for my daughter to be a lesbian!"
Pei Li roared, and the living room finally fell silent.
His persistent wife finally fell silent and lowered her head to wipe away her tears.
"Uncle, what did you say?" Xu Zhengxi was truly confused. What was Pei Yun?
"Pei Yun is with a girl!" Pei Li slumped against the back of the sofa, his back sinking deep into the wall, looking utterly dejected.
"When did this happen? Who was the other party?!" Xu Zhengxi asked.
He cares more about what kind of person the other person is than whether they are male or female.
Pei Li replied irritably, "The other party? Humph! It's Xu Zhe's classmate!"
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