In the afternoon, Xu Zhe braved the danger of being choked at any moment and carried a basket up the mountain to pick oranges.
"Haven't I always emphasized that I'll follow you?!"
Xu Zhe felt confused. Why did Xu Zhengxi insist on making her pick oranges after she woke up from her afternoon nap?
Sending a wheelchair-bound person up a mountain to pick oranges? That's ridiculous.
"I'll have Pei Yun take care of you," Xu Zhengxi instructed. "Remember, you must stay with Pei Yun!"
Pei Yun is Xu Zhengxi's cousin, and is the only daughter of his powerful maternal uncle, Pei Li.
Xu Zhe: Thank you! You've arranged everything.
Then she took a basket and went up the mountain with Pei Yun.
"Pei Yun, when will we finish picking these oranges?" Xu Zhe asked.
Pei Yun smiled gently and placed two plump, golden oranges into the basket in Xu Zhe's arms.
"After my cousin and the others finished their meeting."
Xu Zhe looked at Pei Yun; her speech and demeanor were those of a well-bred young lady.
They didn't look down on her at all, unlike Xu Jinhan, who called her a stinking beggar all the time.
"Won't it be dark by then?"
Xu Zhe looked at the orange trees covering the mountains and fields; they were truly a perfect place to murder and hide a body...
"My cousin said it would last two hours, and it will definitely end in two hours."
Pei Yun's eyes were bright and sparkling with laughter.
Xu Zhe didn't believe it. How could a large family chat so enthusiastically, keeping track of the time so precisely?
But why didn't Pei Yun go? Xu Zhengxi's generation all went to attend the family meeting.
Xu Zhe refrained from asking, wondering if they could skip the restaurant for dinner, as Xu Zhengxi's grandfather was rather intimidating.
"Pei Yun, you're here~" Jiang Shuning walked up the winding mountain path.
She had changed into sportswear, presumably to pick oranges.
“Xu Zhe?” Jiang Shuning walked up to Pei Yun and then noticed the person in the wheelchair.
She paused for a moment, then quickly smiled again: "How's your stomach? Are you feeling any better?"
My dear sister-in-law is online, and she's starting her business while holding her nose!
Jiang Shuning was determined to solidify her image and position as a good sister-in-law!
After Pei Li called her away from Xu Zhengxi's room, she asked Pei Li:
"Is the relationship between Hsu Cheng-hsi and Hsu Che simply one of caregiving?"
Pei Li looked directly into her eyes without answering, and instead asked her:
"If not, what will you do?"
Jiang Shuning locked herself in her room and thought for a long time. She was unwilling to give up on Xu Zhengxi.
When you see someone so stunning, your eyes and heart can no longer see anyone else!
Until she went up the mountain, she had thought it through. With the support of the elders of both families and the common interests of both families, her marriage with Xu Zhengxi would only be more secure.
As for the other women, they were nothing more than a pastime for men.
It's just a toy, it'll never be respectable!
Xu Zhe felt a chill run down his spine as he watched Jiang Shuning's expression shift between light and shadow.
“Much better,” she replied.
"That's good. Zhengxi is in a meeting, let's pick oranges together."
As Jiang Shuning spoke, she picked up the basket from Xu Zhe's lap and led the two of them to the orange grove at a higher elevation.
Xu Zhe savored the phrase "Zhengxi is in a meeting," noting how affectionately she addressed him and how she even took care of her two "little sisters-in-law." What a thoughtful and caring sister-in-law...
The higher the three of them climbed, the denser the woods became, until they reached the highest point of the orange grove.
Jiang Shuning carried the basket the whole way, refusing to let Xu Zhe carry it. Although Xu Zhe was in a wheelchair, carrying the basket was effortless for him.
This "good sister-in-law" demeanor was observed by her two "younger sisters-in-law."
“There’s a tree over there with really big fruit!” Jiang Shuning called to the two of them, then picked up her basket and went over first.
Pei Yun saw that the path was too narrow for a wheelchair to fit, so she stood still.
"Go ahead, I'll wait here." Xu Zhe noticed her hesitation.
Remembering her cousin's instructions, Pei Yun shook her head and continued to stay by Xu Zhe's side.
"Go ahead~ Your territory has an exceptionally high level of security," Xu Zhe advised her.
Without even thinking, Pei Yun shook her head again.
Xu Zhe laughed, Pei Yun is really an interesting person. If there's a chance, get together with Liang Shile, Su Nan, and Bei Xiaoyu and have some fun.
"ah--!"
A scream shattered the tranquility of the orange grove.
"Is that Jiang Shuning's voice?!" Pei Yun jogged a few steps and looked in the direction Jiang Shuning had gone.
But he was still concerned about Xu Zhe and didn't go over immediately.
"Go and take a look!" Xu Zhe's heart was in his throat.
Such a huge mountain, and only the three of them could see it. Suddenly, they didn't feel safe in the Pei family's territory anymore.
Pei Yun turned and glanced at Xu Zhe: "I'll come over. Call me if you need anything."
“Okay!” Xu Zhe nodded.
Pei Yun glanced around at Xu Zhe before walking into the woods.
The orange trees here were planted very densely, and she had to walk around several trees before she finally found Jiang Shuning.
But she was sitting on the ground, her hands on her ankles, her face contorted in a frown.
"What's wrong?" Pei Yun rushed to her side.
"I missed a step." Jiang Shuning's forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat.
Pei Yun lifted her trouser leg, took off her shoes and socks, and checked her ankle: "It's okay, it's not swollen."
Jiang Shuning felt a little embarrassed by Pei Yun's care. She turned her ankle and found she could still move it, so she asked Pei Yun to help her up.
Pei Yun helped Jiang Shuning stand up, and then helped her brush the grass clippings off her pants.
"Can we go?" Pei Yun asked.
Jiang Shuning tried it and said, "It works."
"Let's go out then." Pei Yun was still thinking about Xu Zhe.
The two of them walked out of the dense forest, one step at a time, and onto the mountain path outside.
There wasn't a soul on the mountain road...
"Xu Zhe! Xu Zhe!"
Pei Yun's face turned deathly pale instantly.
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