Shen Mingzhu felt that this sentence was very suitable for the current situation, involving her and Pei Yang.

In fact, after meeting Dai Mingfang in the morning, her mood had calmed down a lot.

Asking Cui Lianying to buy groceries and going home early from get off work to cook dinner were all done to show her goodwill to the man and give each other a way out.

She felt torn.

She clearly wanted to reconcile in her heart, but the words she said were like a double-edged sword, hurting the man while also hurting herself.

The smooth sailing over the years has made her overconfident.

So much so that when there are the slightest flaws and problems in the marriage, the defenses break down uncontrollably.

Although she tried to downplay it, she was actually terrified when she saw Dai Mingfang's young and beautiful face that was as beautiful as a flower.

She could easily repel Dai Mingfang now, but what about ten years later? She would grow old day by day, no longer charming and graceful, but there would always be twenty-year-old girls as young as flowers, springing up like bamboo shoots after rain.

She felt discouraged when she thought about the possibility of being trapped in marriage and family in the future, competing with women who appeared out of nowhere, and using all means to repel rivals.

But there was another voice in her heart telling her: Don't waste your energy, everything you say now is irrational and unclear.

"Let's each calm down."

Pei Yang grabbed her hand as she was untying her apron, "I'm calm now. Let's talk it out today."

Shen Mingzhu looked at him, "But I'm not calm. I can't communicate with you calmly."

"Okay, how long are you going to stay calm?"

"I don't know. You can make dinner. I'm not in the mood."

Pei Yang let her go and said, "Go back to your room and have some rest. I'll call you when the meal is ready."

"No, I'm going out to eat."

Hearing her words, Pei Yang quickly grabbed her again and asked, "Where are you going?"

Shen Mingzhu was in a messy mood and said casually: "Let's go wherever we want. You don't have to worry about me."

How could I not care about you?

Pei Yang finally held back and didn't yell at her, even though he was almost pissed off by what she said.

"If you don't want to see me, I'll go out and you stay home."

Shen Mingzhu said nothing.

Pei Yang took her silence as a consent, angrily took off his apron, threw it on the shelf, and walked away.

The steps were big and fast, and the wind they created lifted Shen Mingzhu's hair.

After a while, the sound of a door closing loudly was heard from the living room.

Looking at the stove full of fresh ingredients, Shen Mingzhu lost the mood to cook and turned around to go to the living room to call Cui Lianying.

As soon as she turned around, she saw the brother and sister standing outside the kitchen door, looking at her silently and nervously.

Cui Lianying stood behind the brother and sister, a worried look on her face.

"Mother."

Pei Tang put his arms around her waist, put his face against her abdomen, and pleaded anxiously: "Mom, please don't quarrel with Dad, okay? If Dad makes you angry, I can scold him together with my brother."

Shen Mingzhu felt as if her heart was being tightly grasped by a hand, making it hard for her to breathe.

Through her daughter, she seemed to see her own childhood.

Her parents quarreled endlessly, the family fell apart, and she could only hide in her bed and cry helplessly.

She knew too well how torturous and painful such days were, and she didn't want her daughter to be affected by them, even if the price was for her to swallow ten thousand needles.

"Okay, Mom promises you that I won't quarrel with Dad anymore."

Pei Tang sniffed his little red nose and looked at her. His tear-washed eyes were purer and clearer than gemstones. "Will you divorce your dad? Fan Fangfang's parents divorced, and her father found her a stepmother. Her stepmother was not nice to her at all. She always scolded her and made her do a lot of work."

Shen Mingzhu was hurt by the uneasiness in her daughter's eyes, and she coaxed her softly, "No, Dad and I will not get divorced. We just had a little quarrel, just like you and your friends, and we will make up in a few days."

Pei Tang stretched out his little finger and said, "Make pinky promise. If you lie to me, you are a puppy."

"Um."

Shen Mingzhu stretched out her little finger and hooked it tightly with her daughter's. "If mommy lies to you, I will turn into a puppy and stay by your side for the rest of my life to help you guard the house."

Pei Tang burst into laughter.

Although he usually disliked Pei Yang, he was unwilling to have another stepfather.

…

In the bar with blurred lights and shadows, Pei Yang and Chen Yi sat in an inconspicuous corner of the bar.

"She actually didn't believe me. Am I that kind of person? She even said that I deliberately kept Xiao Dai in the company. Clearly, when I told her about this before, she agreed. Why did she say that to me? If she was really wrong, then she can't escape!"

After complaining for a long time, Chen Yi just smiled and sipped his wine. Pei Yang couldn't hold back his anger:

"What are you laughing at? Did I say something wrong?"

Chen Yi put down his glass and said, "We are sitting here like a poor person listening to the troubles of a rich person."

Pei Yang looked at him in a daze.

Chen Yi shook his wine glass and sighed, "You don't know how much I envy you. The fact that she quarrels with you proves that she cares about you. If she didn't care, why would she care how many opposite sexes there are around you?"

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"Then can she talk to me nicely and ask if losing her temper can solve the problem?" Her tone had softened a lot.

"If she can keep calm about this kind of thing, then you should be worried."

Even AK couldn't suppress the upturned corners of Pei Yang's mouth.

Chen Yi raised his cup and clinked it with his, "Drink it, and go home early after you finish drinking."

Pei Yang picked up the wine glass but did not drink it. Instead, he poured all the wine into the ashtray.

"Drinking is a hindrance to things, I won't drink anymore."

After pouring it, he said to Chen Yi: "To thank you for your guidance tonight, I will give you two pieces of news for free."

Chen Yi raised his eyebrows.

"My sister has not shown any signs of forgiving you yet, but she doesn't plan to find a man either."

…

It was almost twelve o'clock when Pei Yang returned home.

In fact, he left the bar at ten o'clock, but he was afraid that the smell of cigarettes and alcohol on him would make Shen Mingzhu angry, so he followed Chen Yi back to the staff quarters, took a shower, and had a midnight snack before coming back.

I didn't dare turn on the light when I entered the bedroom. I groped my way to the bed in the dark and lay down quietly.

Shen Mingzhu was not asleep, and she could hear every move of the man, including his breathing, clearly.

Silence spread infinitely in the darkness.

Suddenly, there was a rustling sound beside me.

Amid the slight vibration of the Simmons mattress, Pei Yang got up and got out of bed.

Click.

As the bedroom door opened and closed, silence returned to the room.

Listening to the noise coming from the guest bedroom next door, Shen Mingzhu slowly turned over.

The next day, Shen Mingzhu got up a little late.

When she got dressed and walked out of the bedroom, a steaming hot breakfast was already on the dining table. She knew it was wontons just by the smell.

The brother and sister sat in their respective seats, waiting for Pei Yang to help.

"Good morning, Mom."

"morning."

Shen Mingzhu and the brother and sister greeted each other.

"Wife, wash your face and eat wontons stuffed with shepherd's purse."

In the cold winter, most of the fields are covered with snow, and it is not easy to eat fresh shepherd's purse.

Shen Mingzhu loves eating wontons, especially those with shepherd's purse filling. Pei Yang got up early in the morning to make this, obviously trying to show weakness and curry favor with her.

"I have an appointment to go out for morning tea."

After saying that, Shen Mingzhu picked up her bag and went out. (End of this chapter)