Ni Sitian smiled gently. Fu Wenuan had just given birth last month, and they had visited her at the hospital.
Pei Yang was also there that day, chatting with Gu Chen in the corridor. As soon as they met, Ni Sitian noticed that Pei Yang and Xu Jiayue's expressions were not quite right, and their eyes were darting away.
Pei Yang and Xu Jiayue are both outgoing, and they've known each other for so many years, treating each other like siblings. The sudden strange atmosphere must mean something happened.
“Jiayue, although I’m younger than you, I’m still your sister-in-law. If you have any troubles that you can’t tell Mom, you can talk to me.” Ni Sitian reached out and held Xu Jiayue’s hand, speaking sincerely.
Xu Jiayue pursed her lips, feeling that this was not something she could easily say. She lowered her head and remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "Pei Yang kissed me."
Ni Sitian was surprised. She had heard Xu Tingchuan say before that Pei Yang felt he couldn't give Jia Yue happiness and didn't plan to get married, so he never thought about expressing his feelings to Jia Yue.
"It's not what you think. That kiss was during a game of truth or dare," Xu Jiayue explained. In early November, they attended a mutual friend's wedding; one of them was the groom's best man, and the other was the bridesmaid.
It was during a barbecue at a villa on the island in the lake that Xu Jiayue's best friend Meng Qingqing met Pei Yang's friend Ye Jinyan, and they got married in a flash.
Ni Sitian and Xu Tingchuan were originally invited to the wedding, since they met at their villa and were considered matchmakers. However, Ni Sitian was still suffering from severe morning sickness at the time, and because she hadn't recovered from the pain of Xiang Zhilan's departure, she didn't attend.
Ni Sitian only now realizes what a wonderful show she missed by attending; it turns out there's such a fantastic party after the wedding!
"Is it because of this kiss that you feel awkward seeing him?" Ni Sitian asked gently.
"He was the one who started it awkward. It was just a cheek bump, nothing serious, but he inexplicably started avoiding me, making it seem like I had assaulted him," Xu Jiayue said, still somewhat annoyed.
"He just kissed my cheek?" Ni Sitian thought it would be a long kiss like the one she shared with Xu Tingchuan.
"It's similar to the etiquette of meeting people abroad." Xu Jiayue had studied abroad for so many years and genuinely didn't think it was a big deal, but she now had a boyfriend, so she informed Han Shizhao that evening.
But from that day on, Pei Yang felt very strange. She couldn't figure out what she had done to offend him, and gradually she also felt that the kiss was awkward.
"You really don't know why he started avoiding you?" Ni Sitian thought that Xu Jiayue was so smart, there was no reason for her to be so oblivious to this kind of thing.
When Xu Jiayue heard Ni Sitian ask this, she lowered her eyes to look at her fingertips and pursed her lips tightly.
"You actually guessed it, didn't you? Otherwise, even if he was being awkward, you wouldn't have been." Ni Sitian looked at Xu Jiayue and understood somewhat. She probably had a vague answer in her mind, but she was unwilling to face it.
"You know too?" Xu Jiayue looked up and asked Ni Sitian in surprise.
"Knowing it wasn't long ago, Pei Yang was very good at hiding it. He even fooled himself. It's a pity that you can only deceive yourself about matters of the heart for a lifetime." Ni Sitian, after falling in love with Xu Tingchuan, seemed to have a very clear understanding of relationships.
"But, how could this happen?" Xu Jiayue frowned, her face full of distress. "I never thought this would happen."
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