He hesitated for a moment, but then quickly answered the phone. He didn't dare not answer.
"Big...Big Brother..." The usually fluent and articulate Young Master Pei suddenly became incoherent, "What...what do you need me for?"
Xiao Anhe on the other end of the phone had neither the time nor the inclination to care about Young Master Pei's feelings, and said directly, "I would like to ask you for a favor."
As soon as Xiao Anhe uttered the word "please," Young Master Pei's legs went weak with fright. If he hadn't been sitting, he probably would have fallen.
His voice was thick with sobs, but of course it was fake, an act meant for Xiao Anhe. He said to Xiao Anhe, "Brother, it's not even night yet. Don't scare me like this. I'm easily frightened. What is it? Just tell me directly like you always do. Please don't use polite words like 'please' or 'excuse me.' I can't stand it."
Xiao Anhe sneered, "You dare to mess with a woman like Bai Lu? I thought you were so bold that you were invincible."
Young Master Pei discovered a serious problem: he would become inexplicably nervous whenever anyone mentioned Bailu in front of him.
This tension stems from an instinctive bodily reaction, completely beyond his control, especially in a certain part of his body, where the tension is almost unbearable.
It is evident how severe the psychological trauma caused to him by the White Dew solar term.
"Brother," Young Master Pei said, mustering his courage, "I'm already scared enough, and you're still scaring me!"
Xiao Anhe ignored whether Pei Hang was frightened and continued, "Go and find out at the paternity testing center why the results of the test that Xu Xiusen sent last night haven't come out yet."
Pei Hang let out a long sigh of relief and said, "Brother, so this is what you meant by asking me for help."
Xiao Anhe snorted, "Otherwise, what did you think it was about?"
Pei Hang pushed up his glasses. "Big brother, I don't really know anyone at the paternity testing center."
Xiao Anhe refuted his denial, "No, you know someone, someone you've known for many years. Think about it again."
Reminded by Xiao Anhe, Young Master Pei did indeed recall the paternity testing center and found an acquaintance there. However, this acquaintance was neither truly close nor completely unfamiliar.
Why do I say this? Because there's a romantic entanglement involving Young Master Pei in this matter.
It is said that Young Master Pei has lived with a playful attitude for so many years, and has played many different games. After all, he was young and innocent, and was once harmless and naive.
When he was a teenager just beginning to experience romantic feelings, following the trend of that era, he also had pen pals. He corresponded with his pen pals for a long time before finally deciding to meet them in person.
This reflects a common phenomenon nowadays: online friendships often end badly once they meet in person. The pen pals that Pei Gongzi made also ended badly once they met in person.
However, it was Young Master Pei who was heartbroken when he met his female pen pal in person, even though she fell in love with him at first sight.
Being pursued relentlessly by a woman—and, in Pei Gongzi's words, an ugly woman who redefined his understanding of the word "ugly"—didn't bring him joy, but rather disgust and a desire to escape.
Unfortunately, that woman acted as if she wouldn't marry anyone but Young Master Pei. What's more, after failing to contact Young Master Pei by letter and phone, she went to the school gate to chase and intercept him.
For Pei Gongzi, the thought of an ugly woman waiting for him at the school gate every day after school was not a source of joy or surprise, but rather a deep-seated fear.
Even more so, when Young Master Pei preferred to stay at school after class or climb over the wall to avoid her, she paid the vendors who originally set up stalls at the school gate to surround and intercept Young Master Pei around the outer wall of the school.
These vendors sell roasted sweet potatoes, fried chicken strips, stationery, ice cream, juice, and even do homework for others.
To put it simply, every vendor who appeared at the school gate that day was hired by Pei Gongzi's female pen pal to ambush him.
Young Master Pei was, after all, a scion of a prominent family who grew up in a high-class compound and had seen the world. Yet, on that one occasion, he was utterly humiliated by his female pen pal.
After hiding in the corner for a long time, he finally found a sweet potato vendor to go to the toilet and climbed over the wall, only to be seen by his female pen pal, who was more afraid of him than seeing a ghost, standing in front of him.
"Oh my god!" Young Master Pei screamed and turned to run away.
No matter how fast he was, he couldn't outrun his female pen pal, who was a sports specialist.
The female pen pal caught up with Young Master Pei in just a few steps, and the way she reached out to grab him was quite subtle.
She was grabbing onto Young Master Pei's pants, and she was already holding on tightly. Coupled with Young Master Pei's fierce struggle, there was a tearing sound, the sound of fabric ripping.
Men, even those who are still considered boys in terms of age, are different from women. If their outer pants are torn, they can still walk.
The key issue is that Young Master Pei was wearing bright red underwear that day, which made him stand out on the street and attract a lot of attention.
Back then, he wasn't yet a seasoned prodigy; he was still just a boy who would blush when talking to girls. So, when his trousers were torn, his first reaction was to cover his crotch with both hands, his face turning so red it was almost bleeding.
The past is too painful to recall. Ever since that bizarre female pen pal incident, Young Master Pei has never had another pen pal. As for his later pen pals, he would always ask them to send him photos beforehand.
This is what is meant by "once bitten by a snake, twice shy."
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