Pei Ling had been taking exams for two weeks straight, and she was extremely tired these past two days.
She was taking a nap when her phone vibrated from the bedside table, and she suddenly opened her eyes.
She reached out and picked up her phone.
It was an unsaved number, but she knew who was calling at a glance.
His eyes, once his glasses were removed, were clear and black, yet now they resembled a whirlpool, so deep that one could not see the bottom.
She didn't answer the phone immediately. Instead, she casually stuffed the phone under her pillow, then slowly sat up, slowly put on her clothes, washed her face, put on her glasses, and only then took out her phone again.
The phone had already rang and stopped five times by then.
Pei Ling stared at the phone ringing for the sixth time, her eyes dark, before finally pressing the answer button.
The woman's sharp curses immediately reached my ears.
Pei Ling remained silent, her expression barely changing. Only after Qin Xuehua had finished her tirade did she slowly ask, "Is there something you need?"
Qin Xuehua snorted coldly and said sarcastically, "Now that you've climbed the social ladder by marrying into the Qin family, you don't want your parents or your brother anymore. Fine, I'll grant your wish. Just come back and sign the severance papers, and I'll pretend I never had a daughter like you!"
Pei Ling smiled, a cold and sarcastic smile playing on her lips, but her voice remained flat: "You think I'd believe you?"
"Who knows if you're planning to lure me back and then sell me off?"
Qin Xuehua choked, almost unable to react.
Fortunately, Pei Yongshou was right next to her and immediately reached out and snatched the phone from her hand.
His voice was slightly deep, but quite gentle, as he said, "Ling'er, I know that what happened last time broke your heart, but whether you believe it or not, I just want to tell you that it wasn't my intention."
"Think about it, what kind of family is the Qiao family, and what kind of family are we? If Qiao Yihan forces us to do that, do we have the right to refuse?"
“Moreover, Qiao Yihan said from the beginning that his target was Qin Sheng. Dad really didn’t expect that…” Pei Yongshou sighed softly and didn’t continue the topic. He changed the subject and said, “You were raised by your sister since you were a child. Considering this relationship, as long as we draw a line between ourselves and you, I’m sure she will be willing to take care of you a little.”
“The Pei family is completely finished. Your mother, your brother, and I have already packed our things and are preparing to go back to Zhangxi Village. After all, we are father and daughter, and I hope you can have a better life.”
"Come over here and sign the severance papers so that Qin Sheng can accept you and take care of you without worry."
Pei Ling sneered: "Just state your conditions."
Pei Yongshou chuckled and said, "You really are a smart kid."
He paused, then continued, "I have only one request: if you agree, I will set you free."
Pei Ling's eyebrows twitched slightly: "Speak."
Pei Yongshou: "After we return to Zhangxi Village and settle down again, I will find a way to let your brother have two children. Once the children are born, as their aunt, you must take care of them."
"I don't ask for much, but you have to cover all my future tuition and living expenses."
"So, will you agree or not?"
Pei Ling paused for a moment, then said calmly, "I'm coming now."
He hung up the phone as soon as he finished speaking.
On the other side, the Pei family.
Seeing that Pei Yongshou had hung up the phone, Qin Xuehua quickly asked, "Well, did she agree to come?"
Pei Yongshou curled the corners of his mouth slightly.
Qin Xuehua immediately understood and her face lit up with joy: "You really do have a way."
Pei Yongshou said calmly, "She's just a teenage girl. She's only good at studying. She hasn't experienced the harsh realities of life. No matter how smart she is, she'll believe any excuse she makes up."
Qin Xuehua nodded repeatedly, looking at her husband with eyes full of admiration.
*
Pei Ling's guest room was right next to Qin Sheng's room, so Qin Sheng heard the noise as soon as she opened the door.
After thinking for a moment, she put down the half-finished documents in her hand and went outside, where she bumped right into Pei Ling.
Qin Sheng nodded at her with his chin: "You've taken the bait?"
Pei Ling nodded: "Mm."
Meeting Qin Sheng's questioning gaze, she curved her lips into a smile and slowly said, "They said they would set me free, on the condition that Pei Yu have two children and I would take care of them."
Qin Sheng's brows and eyes were frosty.
Even though she knew this was just a pretext used by Pei Yongshou and his companion to deceive Pei Ling, a sense of unease still welled up inside her for no apparent reason.
I want to kill them.
She paused, then looked up and said, "I'll go with you."
Pei Ling wanted to say no, she could manage on her own, but when she met the girl's gaze, the words she was about to say stopped, and she simply said, "Okay."
Qin Sheng patted her head and went downstairs first.
When the two finished getting ready and went out, Mo Huang was already waiting.
Forty minutes later, the car arrived near the Pei family's residence.
Qin Sheng didn't get out of the car immediately, but let Mo Huang follow Pei Ling inside.
The Pei family.
The tattooed man and his accomplices had been waiting impatiently for a long time. They forced Qin Xuehua and the other woman to make several more phone calls to urge Pei Ling, but they couldn't get through.
Enraged, the tattooed man cut off another of Pei Yu's fingers.
Qin Xuehua's face turned pale. While pleading for mercy, she cursed Pei Ling in her heart, secretly vowing to teach her a lesson when the others arrived.
Just as the tattooed man was about to cut off Pei Yu's finger again out of impatience, the girl's petite figure appeared at the gate of the Pei family's house.
Qin Xuehua's eyes lit up, and she immediately rushed forward, grabbed Pei Ling, and dragged her into the house.
"You're not answering your phone and you've been dragging this out for so long. I think you're doing this on purpose!"
"You just want to get revenge on me, your dad, and your brother, don't you? You'll be happy when your brother's fingers are all chopped off, won't you? You heartless brat, I wasted my life giving birth to you!"
He muttered curses under his breath while instinctively reaching out to pinch her arm, but he couldn't manage it.
Mo Huang, who was following behind, kicked the man away.
Qin Xuehua struggled to her feet, staring at Pei Ling in disbelief: "How dare you hit me! I'm your mother!"
Pei Ling: "..."
Mo Huang: "..."
This person must be either blind or brain-dead.
Pei Ling ignored her and said directly, "Didn't I say I'd sign it? Where's the stuff?"
Pei Yongshou didn't look at her, but only at the tattooed man beside him: "What do you think?"
The tattooed man looked Pei Ling up and down, and after a while, nodded: "Not bad, even better looking than in the photos."
Pei Yongshou smiled: "Then this matter..."
The tattooed man waved his hand, and immediately one of his men brought over a pre-prepared contract: "You and your husband should both sign and put your fingerprints on this contract. Once you sign this contract, this girl will have nothing to do with you anymore."
"That IOU..."
"One item for another."
Pei Yongshou understood, gave Qin Xuehua a wink, and stepped forward to sign the document and press his fingerprint.
Pei Ling's face had turned completely cold. She looked coldly at Pei Yongshou and Qin Xuehua, who quickly tore up the IOU and helped Pei Yu up from the ground: "What do you mean?"
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