Then there was a knock on the door.

Thinking that Pei Yang had forgotten to bring his keys, Shen Mingzhu opened the door and saw that it was Pei Wenping. She couldn't hide her surprise: "Sister? Why are you here so late?"

The street lights clearly reflected the worry on Pei Wenping's face. "I just came back from the airport. I waited all night for Chen Yi but no one answered the phone. Nothing happened, right?"

Shen Mingzhu didn't know what was going on, so she let Pei Wenping go in first.

Just when he was about to call the Chen family's elder couple to ask about Chen Yi's whereabouts, Pei Yang came back.

"My brother-in-law told me that there is a severe thunderstorm in Shanghai today. All flights at the airport have been suspended. I guess I won't be back until tomorrow."

After learning that the flight was delayed, Pei Wenping returned home with peace of mind.

After watching the taxi drive away, Shen Mingzhu turned to look at the man beside her, "What's going on?"

"My wife is really amazing. She can't hide anything from you."

Pei Yang put one arm around her waist and walked back home, explaining, "The flight was indeed delayed due to the heavy rain, but you also know how Chen Yi feels about me. Knowing that I have changed my mind, he wishes he could grow wings and fly back."

"He couldn't leave Shanghai, so he went to Hangzhou instead. He's probably on the plane now. He didn't let me tell my sister, saying he wanted to give her a surprise."

midnight.

Ding-ling-ling——

A rapid phone call broke the silence of the night.

"Wife, wake up."

Shen Mingzhu opened her eyes and met the man's panicked gaze. She suddenly felt as if she had returned to the night when Qin Jinlian died.

…

"Big sister."

Seeing the couple coming to her house late at night, Pei Wenping looked puzzled. "Why are you here? It's the middle of the night. What happened?"

Shen Mingzhu said: "Let's go in and talk."

After entering the door, under Pei Wenping's suspicious gaze, Pei Yang took a deep breath, "Sister, be prepared, Chen Yi is in trouble."

Pei Wenping was stunned for two seconds before she reacted: "What happened to him? Is he injured? Or is he sick?"

"He was in a car accident."

Knowing that Chen Yi had a car accident on the way to Hangzhou in order to rush back to meet her, Pei Wenping was angry and anxious: "Didn't you say he would be back tomorrow? If anything happens to him, I will not forgive you!"

Pei Wenping regretted the moment she said it.

Going to Hangzhou was Chen Yi's personal decision, and he could not blame his younger brother in any way.

She was about to open her mouth to make amends, but she heard her brother's sad voice: "Sister, please accept my condolences."

"What the hell are you talking about!?"

Her eyes were about to burst, and her gaze seemed to want to eat Pei Yang.

Shen Mingzhu couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat.

God really plays tricks on people. This happened just when Pei Wenping was about to open up her heart and get back together with Chen Yi.

The taxi Chen Yi was riding in lost control and rolled down the hillside due to the slippery road caused by rain.

The driver died on the spot, and Chen Yi was seriously injured and despite rescue efforts, he still could not escape death.

Pei Wenping obviously couldn't accept the sight of the hospital bed covered with white cloth.

She refused to go forward to see Chen Yi for the last time, "No way, it can't be him, don't play this kind of joke on me, it's not funny at all!"

Chen's mother, who was originally supported by someone, suddenly rushed over and grabbed her, "Are you happy? Are you satisfied? It was just a trivial matter, but you kept harping on it for so many years. He never got your forgiveness until his death. Now that he is gone, what are you still doing here?!"

Mother Chen was quickly pulled away by others, but every word of her accusation was like a sharp knife stabbing Pei Wenping's heart.

She stared at her lover covered in white cloth who was so close to her. Her eyes were hot and red.

Finally, longing overcame fear, and she slowly uncovered the white cloth with trembling hands.

Chen Yi's face was the same as she remembered, but also a little different.

The man in front of him had his eyes closed, his face was pale, and his forehead, eye corners, nose bridge, and chin were covered with wounds of varying sizes.

The tears that I had been holding back burst out.

"sister."

Hearing Pei Yang calling her from behind, Pei Wenping turned around mechanically, feeling helpless and bewildered: "It really is your brother-in-law."

Pei Yang stepped forward and supported her, "Sister, please accept my condolences."

These words seemed to have hit a switch in Pei Wenping's body, and she suddenly became furious.

"Why should I mourn?"

She turned around abruptly, rushed to the bedside and shook Chen Yi's body vigorously: "Get up! Don't lie here pretending to be dead! Do you hear me?"

She fished out a ring from her body and put it on her finger while saying, "Isn't this a proposal? I agree, let's go get the certificate right away."

"Why don't you say anything? Do you regret it? Chen Yi, you liar! You lied to me again!"

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"Didn't you say you wanted to start over with me? If you don't keep your word, are you still a man?"

Looking at the man lying on the bed without any response, Pei Wenping finally couldn't help but lean over him and sob:

"Chen Yi, please don't leave. Don't abandon me and the child, okay?"

"I'll listen to you, forget all the unpleasantness in the past, and start anew as a family of four."

Unable to bear the sad atmosphere of separation of life and death, Shen Mingzhu turned around and went outside to get some fresh air.

She always remembered a sentence: One cannot have both youth and the feeling of youth at the same time; some things can only prove their value by disappearing.

When you are thirty, it is meaningless to buy the things you wanted at eighteen or go to the places you wanted to go at twenty.

There is not so much time left, only the impermanence of life.

There will always be something better, and cherishing the present is the best.

Taking into account Chen Yi's social and work circles, the funeral will be held in Shanghai and Fengcheng.

The number of guests who attended the memorial service was far greater than expected, which also indirectly proved that Chen Yi has developed quite well in the Shanghai Stock Exchange in recent years.

He was willing to give up everything in Shanghai and return to Fengcheng to spend the rest of his life with Pei Wenping, which showed his deep love for her.

At least, that's what it looks like to outsiders.

But as the saying goes, belated love is cheaper than grass.

…

On the evening of the last day of the funeral, a young woman in a black dress and black hat slowly walked into the mourning hall.

"Guests, please stop."

"A bow..."

"The family expressed their gratitude."

After the ceremony, the young woman took the lead and walked up to Chen's father and mother.

"Uncle and aunt, please accept my condolences."

Mother Chen nodded with tears in her eyes, "You are thoughtful."

Just as Shen Mingzhu was trying to figure out the identity of the strange woman, Pei Yang beside her suddenly whispered in her ear: "She is Zhang Xiaomeng."

Shen Mingzhu turned her head in surprise: "How do you know?"

Pei Yang snorted: "The person who destroyed my sister's family, I naturally have to find out who she is."

Shen Mingzhu looked at him: "When did this happen? Why haven't I heard you tell me about it?"

"When my sister had just divorced."

As he was talking, Zhang Xiaomeng suddenly came over here. (End of this chapter)