Chapter 491 Just like she could never refuse him anything.
Sheng Sheng was stunned, but she couldn't help but start thinking along with her words.
Appearance, character, talent, family background, demeanor—everything had to be outstanding, and it also had to suit her taste.
Sheng Sheng frowned, her fingertips unconsciously twisting the jade pendant tassel at her waist, muttering to herself, "Isn't my elder sister making things difficult for me? Where in the world is there such a perfect person?"
That's what I said, but for a fleeting moment, a figure seemed to flash through my mind.
It was so fast that no one could react in time, and they couldn't catch it.
Xie Yunjia chuckled: "Is that so?"
She drew out her words, with a hint of mocking laughter at the end. She reached out and pinched Sheng Sheng's burning earlobe, the heat from her fingertips making Sheng Sheng tremble violently.
Xie Yunjia leaned closer to her: "Who were you thinking about just now? Let me guess, sister, could it be... Pei Ji?"
Sheng Sheng's eyes widened, and she instantly broke free from her hand, hurriedly standing up: "Wow, Royal Sister, you, you, you, don't talk nonsense!"
"oh."
Xie Yunjia nodded, feigning agreement, but after finally calming down, she suddenly exclaimed, "Pei Ji! Pei Ji! Pei Ji! Pei Ji! Pei Ji!"
Sheng Sheng was startled for no apparent reason; she didn't know why she was frightened, but she was just scared.
After covering Xie Yunjia's mouth, under Xie Yunjia's teasing yet happy gaze, Sheng Sheng suddenly asked herself a question.
Wait, what is she feeling guilty about, what is she panicking about?
Xie Yunjia couldn't help but laugh out loud at her wonderful little expressions. She took her hand away, and after laughing enough, she said with a slightly strange expression, "Have you figured it out?"
He remained silent, blinking as he pondered.
Xie Yunjia figured that her little brain couldn't come up with anything, so she simply laid everything out on the table: "Think about it yourself, since you were little, you've always treated Pei Ji differently, haven't you? Trust, attachment, or something else. Hmph, Sheng Sheng, have you forgotten how special you are to him? From the beginning, you tried to help him get rid of those troubles targeting him, and now those few strings of gardenia bracelets that have long since withered, tell me, besides him, who else have you ever treated like this?"
A series of questions left Sheng Sheng completely bewildered.
Well, it seems she really can't refute these things...
"But, but that's because we're friends."
Being good to friends and trusting them, isn't that what we should do?
"Oh, friends. Hmm, why aren't childhood sweethearts friends?" Xie Yunjia smiled, continuing to act as her life coach. "Okay, it's alright if this isn't clear, let's think about it from another angle. What about Lu Chi? Lu Chi is your friend too, right?"
The Lu Chi that Xie Yunjia mentioned is Lu Yixue's younger brother. He is the young master of the Lu family who used to be Xie Yunqi's mortal enemy, but after meeting Shengsheng, he unilaterally became good brothers with Xie Yunqi.
Sheng Sheng nodded: "Yes, it's a friend's."
"Would you have the same feelings for him as you have for Pei Ji?"
“How can they be the same?” Sheng Sheng wanted to argue that the two of them were different, but she didn’t know how to refute it.
Xie Yunjia raised an eyebrow with a "I knew it" look on her face: "What's the difference? Aren't we all friends? Let me ask you another question. I heard that after Lu Chi found out that the young master of the Lin family confessed his feelings to you, he rushed to find you and also told you that he liked you?"
“…Uh.” Sheng Sheng was a little embarrassed. In her heart, Lu Chi was a friend, and because of his relationship with Xie Yunqi, he was considered a very close older brother.
So Lu Chi suddenly said he loved her and stuff...
It was pretty awkward.
Xie Yunjia could tell from her reaction that Lu Chi had no chance: "What about Pei Ji? If Pei Ji said the same thing to you, what would you say?"
Sheng Sheng was taken aback.
She opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word—neither like she could with Lu Chi, waving her hand and saying, "We're good friends, don't joke around," nor was she filled with resentment and annoyance.
Suddenly, Pei Ji's image appeared in her mind. He was wearing a moon-white robe and standing under the moon, handing her a bunch of gardenias. He was also holding a sword and protecting her. He had handsome features and a calm gaze. The two of them planted that pear tree together with tools.
The pear tree has grown tall, and the backyard that used to be full of various vegetables is long gone.
My heart felt like it had been gently bumped, and I felt completely soft and weak, even the tips of my ears felt hot.
What is that?
How could Pei Ji possibly have such feelings for her?
They are the best of friends ever!
Without saying a word, Xie Yunjia already knew her answer.
The little girl had never thought of it this way before, so she was a little confused. It was as if a small pebble had been thrown into her heart, causing ripples that were hard to describe.
Xie Yunjia found it amusing to see her acting so hypocritical. She reached out and ruffled her hair, speaking softly, "Silly girl, if you're just a good friend, would Pei Ji travel thousands of miles to come back once a year just to give you a birthday gift? Your elder sister seriously suspects that Pei Ji was never a good person to begin with."
"Think about it yourself. He is Pei Ji, who cleaned up all those miscellaneous people in the Song Kingdom in just a few years. I heard from the prince consort that when the news reached the Hanlin Academy, it was only a matter of time before Pei Ji became emperor."
Xie Yunjia reminded her, "He's not just the hostage Pei Ji who was living under someone else's roof back then. He now holds great power and has everything he wants. Why can he still be friends with you as always... uh,?"
He remained silent, but his expression grew serious.
That's right...
It seems that she really did overlook a lot of things from the very beginning.
They not only ignored Pei Ji, but also themselves.
If Pei Ji were to say the same things, she seems... to have no way of refusing him.
Just like she could never refuse him anything.
After leaving Xie Yunjia's princess residence that day, Shengsheng thought about it for a very long time.
Perhaps because she had confided in Pei Ji since she was five years old, she couldn't understand why what she had always thought was friendship had suddenly turned into...
And then there's Pei Ji, who is so upright and noble. She never imagined he would have such thoughts.
Sheng Sheng had no choice but to take out all the things and letters Pei Ji had given her over the years and read them over and over again.
Perhaps it was because her perspective and state of mind were different when she looked at it again, but those things that she hadn't noticed before, hidden in her words, seemed to suddenly emerge all at once.
My heart is beating a little fast.
A little incredulous, a little flustered, and a little sweet that's hard to describe.
In any case, she didn't have the same irritability she showed when facing other people.
Her fingertips brushed over a yellowed letter, which Pei Ji had sent three years ago on her birthday. At the time, she thought it was just an ordinary birthday greeting, but now, looking at it again, the last line, "May you be safe and sound every year, and may I be with you every year," revealed such tender feelings.
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