Chapter 15 He is actually Shang Heng's uncle

The day of breaking off the engagement.

In the lobby, Jiang Xinzhi, who had just returned from France, was chatting with two elderly people.

Master Pei: "How have you been doing overseas these years?"

The corners of Jiang Xinzhi's mouth were pulled up by an invisible thread: "Not bad."

Madam Pei: "You can stay at home for a while when you come back this time."

Jiang Xinzhi glanced at Pei Yunzhi, who was sitting calmly and taciturn, and smiled and refused: "Thank you for your kindness, but I have a lot of things to do abroad, and I will leave on the afternoon flight."

Pei Jinyan only glanced at his ex-wife when he entered the door, and then kept his head down and remained silent the whole time.

All the members of the Pei family were there, except Pei Yuning who was still upstairs.

Outside the window, two servants were whispering to each other as they watered the flowerbed.

"It turns out that the eldest lady's appearance is inherited from her mother. She is so beautiful." The servant was still recalling the glance that Jiang Xinzhi had given him earlier. She had a pair of affectionate eyes, eyebrows as dark as distant black, lips like cherry blossoms, and was so beautiful that it was beyond words.

The older servant shook his head and sighed, "What a pity she is such a beautiful lady."

"What do you mean?"

That incident was no secret, so the older servant told her: "When the eldest daughter was four years old, she was almost strangled to death by her mother. If the eldest master had not returned in time, the consequences would have been disastrous. It was because of this incident that the master divorced her and married the wife behind."

"...Oh my God! There is such a cruel mother in this world." The maid was so scared that she covered her mouth with her hands. The kettle fell to the ground with a sharp sound. She quickly picked it up and looked up at the beautiful woman with a sweet smile in the hall again.

Pei Yunzhi glanced at the time on his watch, stood up from the sofa, and said to the two elderly people: "Grandpa and grandma, I'll go upstairs to see if Ningning is ready."

The air in the hall seemed to stagnate for a few seconds, and then slowly began to flow again.

Jiang Xuanzhi lowered his eyes and picked up the teacup on the table.

Master Pei nodded: "Well, go ahead."

Madam Pei said meaningfully: "Girls who love to be pretty need to spend more time dressing up. If she is not ready yet, don't rush her."

Pei Yunzhi: "Yes, grandma."

When Pei Yunzhi reached the bedroom door on the fifth floor, he was about to knock when the door was opened from the inside.

Pei Yuning was almost startled: "...Brother."

Pei Yunzhi looked at the faint red at the corners of her eyes, reached out and pulled his sister into his arms: "Don't cry, Ningning, your brother is here."

"?" Pei Yuning was stunned for a few seconds before she realized who was sitting in the hall downstairs. Noticing the slight shiver coming from Pei Yunzhi's arm, she reached out and gently patted his shoulder, "Brother, I'm not crying. It's been so long. I don't care anymore, really."

"But your eyes are red." Pei Yunzhi thought she was just showing off.

"What? This is the spring peach makeup I put on." Pei Yuning began to question her makeup skills for a moment. She hesitantly came out of Pei Yunzhi's arms and stepped back to the floor-length mirror to carefully check her eye makeup. "It's such a tender pink color, where's the red in it?"

Pei Yunzhi's eyes fell on her face and scanned it, and Pei Yuning let him look at her without caring.

"It's really okay." Pei Yuning took his arm and said, "Let's go, let's go to the merchant house to cancel the engagement. Don't be late!"

When I went down to the lobby on the first floor, everyone looked over at me.

Jiang Xuanzhi's fingers trembled slightly as he put down the teacup, and then returned to normal: "Ningning, long time no see."

Pei Yuning's expression was very indifferent, and he had no intention of paying any attention to her.

Second Auntie stood up to smooth things over, holding Pei Yuning's hand, and said with a smile: "Our Ningning has a good figure, and this cheongsam looks really good on her. Next time, let that Su Xiushi come over and make a few more for you."

Pei Yuning was wearing a light white camellia cheongsam today. The acetate satin fabric was lustrous and sparkling like a pure and clean moon in the sky. The clasp was adorned with an ice-blue emerald butterfly placket. Her jet-black curly hair was half-tied up with a magnolia hairpin, making her look pure and elegant, full of charm.

Madam Pei agreed: "Of course, the things of our ancestors are the best."

On the way to Tanjing Mansion, three young people took a car.

Pei Yuchen tried to ease the depressing atmosphere that had been heavy for the whole morning by joking, "Ningning, tell me next time you make a cheongsam and ask Qingshu to come along. I'll make cheongsams for the two of you and Tang suits for me and my brother."

Pei Yunzhi held the steering wheel and said "hmm" without any emotion.

Pei Yuning: "Brother, you are such a wimp. Sister Qingshu hasn't accepted your proposal yet."

Pei Yuchen said silently in his heart: This is my biological sister, this is my biological sister, this is the only sister in the family, there is only one, really only one.

"Women in the new era are all like this, focusing on their careers." Pei Yuchen tried to save face, "I understand and support her, it's good, it's good like this."

Pei Yuning: "Brother, this is already the fourth year you two have been dating. There are many handsome guys in the entertainment industry. You have to be careful. After all, liking the new and disliking the old is also a good tradition of women in our new era."

Pei Yuchen laughed wantonly and contemptuously, dragging his tone in a very narcissistic way: "But brother, I always see new things."

Amid the elementary school-style bickering between the two people in the back seat, Pei Yunzhi drove to Tan Jing Mansion.

Mr. Shang and Shang Heng's parents were waiting at the door, greeted each other, and walked in to greet the Pei family.

Previously, Master Pei had scolded Master Shang on his phone to the point of utter blood and agony.

When the two old men met, Mr. Shang was very humble, so Mr. Pei didn't care about it anymore. After all, if you really think about it, it really can't be blamed on his old friend.

A group of people entered the tea room. Amid the mist of tea, a man in a light grey suit stood with his back to the crowd, pouring tea into the neatly placed teacups on both sides of the table in an elegant and leisurely manner.

Pei Yuning felt that the back figure looked very familiar, and a guess instantly appeared in the depths of his mind.

The next moment, the conjecture was confirmed——

Mr. Shang said: "Yanci, I have come to see your uncle Pei."

Shang Yanci put down the teapot in his hand, turned around, and let his father introduce him to everyone and greet them.

He is actually Shang Heng's uncle? !

Pei Yuning looked at Shang Yanci in front of her, unable to tell what she was really thinking at the moment, but her heart was beating very fast.

Shang Yanci was as elegant and refined as ever today, wearing a well-cut light grey suit that made his shoulders broad and waist tight, his legs straight and slender, the ink-black tie around his neck tied in a Windsor knot style, and an exquisite butterfly brooch on his forehead, which was like the finishing touch, making people feel pleasing to the eye.

Finally, Mr. Shang introduced her to Shang Yanci and said, "Pei Yuning, the youngest daughter of the Pei family."

Then he said to Pei Yuning with a loving look: "Ningning, his name is Shang Yanci, he is grandpa's youngest son. You and Shang Heng are of the same generation, you can call him uncle."

Only then did Shang Yanci return his gaze to Pei Yuning, smiling at her, his tone very gentle, as if he was comforting a frightened fawn: "Miss Pei."

At this moment, Pei Yuning's mind was a mess, and he replied blankly: "...Uncle."