“Growing up in that kind of environment, how could he not have his own methods?” Xiang Zhilan stirred his coffee and said calmly, “If he were to hold back, he would be the one to be eaten by wolves and tigers.”
“Yes, and Pei Yan was in the wrong to begin with,” Ni Sitian chimed in.
Xu Jiayue naturally knew that both of them were right. Ten days ago, after the shareholders' meeting, Pei Yan hired someone to drive a truck into Pei Yang's car as a provocation.
Pei Yang had said that day that he would handle this matter, but she did not expect that he would solve it in such a cold and decisive way. He sent Pei Yan's incriminating materials over the years directly to the police station in a secret letter. The materials included not only his embezzlement and misappropriation of huge sums of money from the company, but also various power-for-sex transactions and evidence of his crime of soliciting underage girls several years ago.
Pei Yang had held these incriminating facts in his hands for many years, but he kept them hidden until now. With all the crimes committed, Pei Yan will never be able to leave the prison for the rest of his life.
She always knew Pei Yang wasn't as simple as she thought, but she never imagined he was this complicated. If he had submitted the first piece of incriminating evidence against Pei Yan back then, Pei Yan might not have had the chance to commit so many crimes, and could have been released after a few years in prison. Instead, he waited for the festering sore to grow bigger, watching it slowly rot, before finally wiping it out completely.
Ten years ago, Pei Yang was only in his early twenties, yet he already had such profound thoughts.
Pei Yan is, after all, her half-brother. A few days ago, Pei Yang's father even called her personally to plead for him. She said something to Pei Yang, but Pei Yang still submitted more incriminating materials later.
"Jiayue, there's a cause for every effect. Don't overthink this." Xiang Zhilan rarely had time to go out for afternoon tea and shopping with them on a Saturday, so she felt the topic was a bit heavy and changed the subject, saying, "Why don't we think about what to go shopping for later?"
Xu Jiayue also felt that her suggestion was a bit of a downer, so she replied, "Let's go to the third floor first. I saw a bag I liked in a magazine last month, and it should be in stock now."
"Are you planning to have a different dish every day?" Ni Sitian teased.
"I'd love to, but there aren't enough nice bags." Xu Jiayue smiled. Besides jade, her biggest expense was bags. Luckily, she had invested in her brother's company years ago. Her brother was so good at making money that her year-end bonus was always substantial. If she relied on her meager salary from the research institute, she wouldn't be able to afford her hobby.
"Let's go now, lest your bag get stolen." Xiang Zhilan stood up and took Xu Jiayue's arm.
Xu Jiayue then pulled Ni Sitian along, and the three of them chatted and laughed as they went to the department store.
When Ni Sitian saw the price of the bag Xu Jiayue wanted to buy, she couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement: "It's a good thing Pei Yang can afford to support you."
Xu Jiayue smiled, did not refute, took out her wallet, and pulled out a card.
"Why not use this one? It seems to offer a discount." Ni Sitian noticed the other supplementary card in her wallet, her brow furrowing slightly before she suddenly understood: "You're not using the card Pei Yang gave you?"
She used to treat Xu Tingchuan the same way, but that was before they loved each other and trusted each other. Now she can't tell which card is hers and which one he gave her. She uses them all randomly. Anyway, she has a bad memory, so the passwords are all the same.
"I feel more at ease using my own card." Xu Jiayue handed the card to the cashier and bent down to enter the PIN.
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