"Dad, Mom, why did my second uncle and second aunt all leave?" Pei Mingxia's voice came before she arrived.
Soon, the family came in.
"Dad, Mom, what are you doing..." Pei Mingxia hesitated. The family was standing or sitting, no one was talking, and they even drove away all the relatives. What was going on?
She walked into the living room and saw Shen Yimei was there too. She passed by Lu Nong and Pei Ji'an, happily sat down next to Shen Yimei and said, "Sister Yimei, you're here too? Stay for dinner later. The food my sister-in-law cooked today is much better than what my mother cooks."
When she arrived at her parents' home, Pei Mingxia immediately had an attitude of turning the tables and becoming the master. Not to mention her step-sister-in-law Lu Nong, she didn't even pay attention to her second brother Pei Ji'an and eldest sister-in-law Feng Xiaoyuan. She implied that her eldest sister-in-law was the one who cooked for her.
Feng Xiaoyuan was speechless when she saw Pei Mingxia's clueless look. The Pei family had three children. The eldest and second oldest were both successful, but the third child, Pei Mingxia, was the youngest daughter and was spoiled by her father and mother. She was not only willful and selfish, but also didn't even know how to read a word.
Feng Xiaoyuan is now thankful that her parents don't like her, and also don't like the daughter she gave birth to. Otherwise, Xiao Su would have been raised by them and spoiled into a devilish person like Pei Mingxia, and she would have had no place to cry.
Pei Mingxia's husband Song Yeju knew what was going on. He coughed lightly and said to Pei Mingxia, "Mingxia, let's go upstairs and coax Qianqian to sleep. You see, Qianqian is already sleepy."
But Pei Mingxia's brain was really full of holes. Not only did she fail to hear her husband's hint, she even added fuel to the fire: "If you want to go up, go up first. I have something to say to Sister Yi Mei. It's said that people from the same family stick together. Sister Yi Mei and I get along well. In this life, I will only regard Sister Yi Mei as my sister-in-law..."
Song Yeju: “…” Are you a fucking shit stirrer?
Song Yeju really had a thousand curse words stuck in his heart that he couldn't utter. Fortunately, his parents, brothers and sisters were not in Beijing. It was hard to imagine what would happen to the family if his family was closer, with Pei Mingxia's personality.
"Some people should stop dreaming, thinking that they can really become a wife just by marrying into a rich family. My brother has been waiting for Sister Yimei for so many years, you know why he married you..." Pei Mingxia was still chattering.
Before Lu Nong could say anything, Pei Mingxia was stopped by an angry shout. Pei's mother and Shen Yimei were also startled.
“That’s enough!”
The wrinkles on Pei's father's forehead were deeply wrinkled. When he saw Shen Yimei sitting on the sofa and heard the second son and his wife whispering upstairs just now, he finally understood what had happened and felt ashamed and embarrassed.
Who should be blamed for this? Should we blame Yimei Xiaoshun for sending them some supplements during the Mid-Autumn Festival?
Or was it Pei Ji'an's fault for bringing his new wife? It was the old couple who personally called and asked him to come and meet the family relatives.
But Pei Mingxia's words touched the heart of the listeners. Pei's mother's expression changed when she heard it. Could it be that there was something behind Ji An's marrying a new wife?
Doesn't he really want to marry someone new?
Shen Yimei's face turned terribly pale after she saw Pei Jinan holding Lu Nong's hand. Until she heard Pei Mingxia's words, it was like a serious criminal being given a reprieve before his death, allowing him to live for the time being.
He looked at Pei Jinan with a look of grievance, fear and expectation.
For so many years, she relied on Pei Mingxia to constantly remind and tell her that Pei Jianan had not married because of her, that Pei Jianan loved her, he just didn't forgive her, and that one day she would be able to wait for Pei Jianan's forgiveness, and they would be together again.
If she was just using it to numb herself at first, after listening to it for more than ten years, she would have believed it without a doubt.
Even Song Yeju's face showed hesitation. Pei Mingxia had brainwashed herself, Shen Yimei and her family with the saying that "Pei Jinan is waiting for Shen Yimei" for more than ten years. After marrying Song Yeju, she brainwashed Song Yeju again, causing Song Yeju to begin to half-believe and half-doubt.
Probably the only people in the room who completely believed in Pei Jinan were Lu Nong, Feng Xiaoyuan and Pei Su.
Pei Ji'an scanned everyone's expressions one by one and revealed a very strange expression, a mixture of disgust, absurdity, ridiculousness and indifference, "I have waited for Shen Yimei for so many years... How come I didn't know it myself?"
If it weren't for today, he wouldn't have known that Shen Yimei still had such thoughts.
In the first few years after his divorce from Shen Yimei, Pei Ji'an's parents and the Shen family had always wanted him to remarry Shen Yimei, and even used their future to pressure him, just like they had used Shen Yimei's innocence and his future to force him to marry Shen Yimei.
After Pei Ji'an sneered, he made it clear that he would never marry Shen Yimei in his lifetime, and told her that anyone who wanted to threaten him could do so, and then he went to the battlefield.
After risking his life several times on the battlefield, as Pei Jian's military rank and position rose higher in recent years, the Pei family and the Shen family no longer threatened him to marry Shen Yimei.
He thought that was the end of it, and he did live a clean life for a few years.
Who would have known that in recent years they had taken a more conciliatory approach, and as if the two families had agreed upon it, they still addressed each other as in-laws, hinting to others that Shen Yimei was still Pei's daughter-in-law, and that Pei's second son and Shen's eldest daughter were a couple. Pei Jinan only found out about this afterwards.
Pei Ji'an is busy with work and seldom goes back to visit his parents in a year, but he always runs into Shen Yimei every time he comes back. After so many times, he guessed what his parents are planning.
Pei Ji'an found it absurd and ridiculous and gave up communicating with the Pei and Shen family, which made them think that his attitude had softened.
Perhaps thinking that the time was right, at the beginning of this year Pei's father directly asked Pei Ji'an when he would marry Shen Yimei.
Pei Ji'an was also very direct. He refused without any hesitation and immediately agreed to Gu Weiguo's last words and married Lu Nong.
The reason why Pei Jinan married Lu Nong was because he was entrusted by Gu Weiguo to protect Lu Nong and make her worry-free in this life. At the same time, it was mutually beneficial and Pei Jinan would be free from harassment from then on.
Since both the Pei and Shen families want him to get married, then he should get married and completely cut off the Pei and Shen families' thoughts.
He didn't expect that someone had secretly arranged a "romantic drama" for him, and was so confident about it. This was the second time Pei Mingxia said this in front of him without changing her expression. She couldn't fool herself while fooling others, right?
Pei Mingxia was shocked, "Second brother, what are you talking about? Have you forgotten about Sister Yi Mei now that you have your little fairy? She has been waiting for you for more than ten years, you can't do this to her!"
"Don't think I don't know. This little devil is Gu Weiguo's ex-wife. You married her because Gu Weiguo entrusted you with his care before his death. If not, you would never have been with her."
Pei Mingxia was like a mechanical warehouse, constantly outputting her ideas and making convincing arguments.
After hearing this, Lu Nong, who had been silent, felt genuine sympathy for Pei Jinan. No wonder Pei Jinan was too lazy to talk to Pei Mingxia. This guy just couldn't understand what people said.
Pei Ji'an had clearly stated that he didn't want to remarry Shen Yimei at all, but Pei Mingxia was still immersed in her own theories, as if she was obsessed with supporting a couple and didn't believe the truth told by others, but only believed the "truth" in her own imagination.
It is conceivable that if this kind of entanglement happens too many times, the parties involved will just feel numb and bored.
Pei Jinan calmed down at this time. He was extremely calm and patient. He answered all of Pei Mingxia's questions and got what she asked.
"I have said this many times. I will not remarry Shen Yimei and I have never developed any feelings for her."
"My marriage to Lu Nong was approved by the organization. No matter what the reason, I will spend the rest of my life with her. You have to call her sister-in-law."
The words "never developed any feelings" were too destructive. Not only did they deny Pei Mingxia's statement that Pei Jianan was waiting for Shen Yimei, they also completely denied the short marriage between Pei Jianan and Shen Yimei.
Shen Yimei's years of painstaking waiting almost became a joke.
"no!!"
Shen Yimei, who had always been elegant, finally exploded. She questioned and accused Pei Ji'an with tears in her eyes, as if Pei Ji'an was a scumbag who abandoned her: "I love you so much, why can't you see it? Can someone love you the same way for more than ten years? Can the woman next to you do it?"
She was jealous, jealous to the point of going crazy.
The lies Pei Mingxia told over the years were lies after all. How could Shen Yimei, the person who made the mistake, not know Pei Jian's true attitude towards her?
But Pei Mingxia's words and the fact that Pei Jianan never got married gave Shen Yimei a reason to dream. She thought that as long as she stayed quietly by Pei Jianan's side, did not fight or compete with him, was filial to his parents, and cared for his brothers and sisters and family, he would see her efforts.
Their marriage started so badly and ended so shortly, not enough for Pei Ji'an to fall in love with Shen Yimei. There was plenty of time after the divorce, if one year didn't work, then two years, if two years didn't work, then three years, if three years didn't work, then ten years.
One day Pei Jian will be moved by her dedication and persistence, he will forgive himself and truly fall in love with her.
"Why... can't you look at me." Shen Yimei choked and tears kept flowing. Her crying broke Pei's mother and Pei Mingxia's hearts. Even Song Yeju and sister-in-law Feng Xiaoyuan couldn't bear to see it.
Sometimes people are always moved by some deep feelings.
Pei Ji'an almost laughed out of anger. So their divorce more than a decade ago only meant something to him?
"Yimei! Are you okay?"
With a scream, two strange old men and Shen Yiming's family of three appeared at the door of Pei's house. They also heard what Pei Ji'an and Shen Yimei had just said.
"My dear daughter, stop crying. Your crying breaks your heart." Shen's mother quickly stepped forward and hugged Shen Yimei. "It's Pei Ji'an who is unlucky. It's the Pei family who is unlucky. Let's go. From now on, our Shen family and their Pei family will have no ties."
Pei's mother was anxious. She and Shen's mother were old comrades-in-arms for many years. Shen's father once saved Pei's father's life. How could the relationship between the two families be severed so easily?
She stepped forward and tried to hold Shen's mother's hand, "My dear, don't be angry..."
"Who are your relatives?" Mother Shen pushed Mother Pei away. "Your son and my daughter have already divorced. Even if our Shen family is not good enough, we will not let our daughter stoop to cling to a married man."
“更何況人家都說了，從來沒有對以梅産生感情，”沈母冷笑，“裴铮是從地裏長出來的？當初是我們逼着他毀我女兒清白嗎？說會負責，結果呢？才三年就非要離婚，這就是你裴寂安的負責？這就是你裴家的負責？”
沈母也是不過了，徹底撕破臉皮，一點不打算給裴寂安留面子。
陸濃驚詫，下意識擡頭看向裴寂安，裴寂安則下意識握緊陸濃的手。
“裴寂安！”沈一鳴有意無意把大家的注意力從沈母提到的話題上轉移到自己身上，他咬着牙根恨恨瞪着裴寂安，“你還有沒有心？我妹妹愛你至此，你連句愛過她、被她感動過的假話都不願意說，你的心是鐵做的嗎？”
裴母也适時候開口，“寂安，你說這話太傷人心，趕緊給你沈伯母和以梅道個歉。”
人人都用譴責的目光看着裴寂安，仿佛裴寂安不愛沈以梅，辜負沈以梅的深情是罪大惡極之事。
他們想看到裴寂安悔過痛苦。
陸濃輕輕回握裴寂安的手，其實她有時候不是很懂這個時代人的三觀，為什麽有人對你付出深情你就一定要回報？
“沈以梅和裴寂安已經離婚了，沈以梅對裴寂安再如何深情，關裴寂安什麽事？如果現在出現很多人都愛裴寂安愛的發狂，難道裴寂安要把些人都娶了嗎？”
陸濃一一回視在場人的目光，最後一錘定音，“這叫道德綁架。”
在場人聽了若有所思，宋業居詫異看了一眼陸濃，再一次對大舅子新娶的小妻子刮目相看。
陸濃主要想聽裴寂安解釋關于沈母說的裴寂安毀沈以梅清白這件事，按照現在她對裴家、沈家這群人的觀感，她不得不懷疑其中有什麽內情。
裴寂安異常平靜，對沈母那句質問生起興致，他靜靜對沈母說：“沈以梅的清白我負責過。”
裴寂安的目光像穿透迷霧的燈，直直刺入沈一鳴的眼中，“至于裴铮是怎麽來的，你們兄妹倆不是很清楚嗎？”
沈一鳴瞳孔皺縮，而沈以梅明顯緊張起來。
“我也想知道你請我喝酒把我灌醉，沈以梅為什麽會出現在你的房間，第二天早上我成了毀掉沈以梅清白的人。”
“有人給我下了藥。”
裴寂安輕嘲諷，當年他勢弱，父母兄妹對他的态度不如沈以梅這個外人，裴寂安不相信他們不懷疑沈以梅為什麽會出現在沈一鳴的房間裏，可是沒人在意他的解釋。
說到底所有人都覺得吃虧的是沈以梅。
這麽多年過去了，他不提起不是給沈以梅和沈一鳴留面子，只是他惡心，惡心自己也惡心沈一鳴這個所謂的好兄弟，在他最不設防的時候捅了他一刀。
之後不提，是為了裴铮，他不想讓裴铮知道自己的出生充滿設計與不堪。
很多年不結婚純粹是惡心而已，沒別的原因。
屋裏一時間寂靜無聲，裴家人震驚到說不出話來，而沈家人除了沈母以外，其他所有人都不意外。
裴明霞覺得頭暈目眩，沈以梅那個時候一直告訴她，她和哥哥兩情相悅，所以事情發生後她對父母也是這麽說的。
她信了這麽多年，現在告訴她，一切都是騙人的，這一切從最開始就是個騙局。
是了，哥哥說過的，說過他不喜歡沈以梅，可她覺得是哥哥不想對沈以梅負責。
沈一鳴臉色難看，已經是很多年前的陳年舊事了，大家心知肚明的真相，揭不揭開沒有什麽實際意義，但它畢竟是沈一鳴心上的一道疤，午夜夢回時，他往往在想，如果當初沒有鬼迷心竅做這件事，他和裴寂安還是生死相托的兄弟。
妹妹也不會瘋魔到現在這個地步。
一切都是他的錯，是他年輕氣盛，不知道有些錯事做了就要付出代價，他這輩子都要為妹妹的不幸付出代價——照顧她一輩子。
沈以梅終于停止了抽泣，內心絕望又恐懼，原來他從沒忘過，原來他從頭到尾都厭惡着自己。
恍惚間，沈以梅的眼前浮現出很多年來的畫面，第一次見裴寂安時，他站在一樹白梅花下，少年俊美清冷，拒人于千裏之外，沈以梅第一眼沉淪其中。
後來她知道這個人是和哥哥一起讀軍校的戰友，哥哥每次回家都會提起他，說他很強，說他如何招女生喜歡，說他從不多看哪個女生一眼。
裴寂安這個人，想愛上他容易，沈以梅也不例外，她總是找機會和他相處，央求哥哥邀請朋友回家聚會，只為了多看裴寂安一眼。
讓沈以梅開心的是，原來裴寂安是裴叔叔裴嬸嬸的孩子，之所以他們沒見過，是因為他一直被寄養在老鄉家，直到去年他自己考上了軍校才回來。
也就是說，如果裴寂安從小跟在裴叔叔裴嬸嬸身邊長大，那她和裴寂安就是青梅竹馬，沈以梅為這樣的緣分沾沾喜喜。
就這麽過了幾年，沈家人和裴家人都看出沈以梅喜歡裴寂安，兩家默許他們以後會結婚，沈以梅從媽媽那裏得到準确回複後，抑制不住自己的愛情，沖動之下向裴寂安告白了，裴寂安拒絕了她，并且告訴她他不會接受家裏的安排和她結婚。
沈以梅的愛情似乎從這一刻就注定結束，而一切又從這個時候剛剛開始。
她像着了魔一樣非裴寂安不可，最終做了一件得到裴寂安也永遠失去裴寂安的事。
和哥哥一起設計裴寂安，就像裴寂安說的那樣，利用他對哥哥的信任，灌醉他，哥哥了解裴寂安的為人，事情如果不做絕，裴寂安是絕對不會就範的。
兩個月後，沈以梅懷孕了，她如願以償嫁給了裴寂安。
可是婚後的日子并不好過，不論是生下裴铮前還是生下裴铮後，裴寂安再也沒有碰過她。
沈以梅也受不了的是裴寂安看她的眼神，那是一種看進她的靈魂裏，平靜審視她的龌龊，将她整個人都看透的眼神。
沒人喜歡被看透，沒人喜歡被審視，一切到糟透了。
她有時候覺得，裴寂安明明知道她愛她，但是卻對她的愛不屑一顧，她想要大喊，想要質問，可她不敢不能，因為做錯事的人是她，她只能把一切憋在心裏。
剛生下裴铮，裴寂安就請調離京，他寧願去戰場上厮殺，也不願留在她身邊，這就是沈以梅苦苦設計得來的婚姻。
沈以梅後悔了，她本來是個十指不沾陽春水的大小姐，結婚以後卻要帶孩子奶孩子，雖然請了保姆，可她還是不快樂。
直到一個男人的出現打破了她沉悶的婚姻生活。
沈以梅不敢再想下去，她垂下頭輕輕說：“媽，我們走吧。”
“為什麽要走？今天幹脆就把話說清楚吧。”大嫂馮小圓鄙夷地看着沈家人，這一家子到底哪來的臉，自己閨女和兒子做了壞事，到最後就因為裴寂安是個男人，倒打一耙，把一切錯都推到裴寂安的頭上，要他負責，還要他無論如何都心甘情願愛上沈以梅。
世上怎麽會有這麽無恥的人和事？
他們沈家閨女一身清清白白，竟然還做着重新和裴寂安複婚的美夢。
馮小圓差點吐出來。
既然已經撕破臉了，裴寂安索性把所有事都攤開，省的日後再糾纏，他面無表情地說：“至于為什麽離婚，我想沈伯母可以現在當着所有人的面問問沈以梅，她有什麽理由非離婚不可。”
“你這是什麽意思？”沈母沉着臉問，随後看向沈以梅。
沈以梅瑟縮身子，想逃避，被沈母一把扯住胳膊，“究竟怎麽回事？裴寂安的意思是當初先提出離婚的人是你！？”
“媽，你別問了，以梅受不了刺激。”沈一鳴不忍心母親逼問妹妹。
“你是不是知道？你知道不告訴媽，讓媽在他裴寂安面前像個潑婦一樣，沈一鳴，不然你告訴我裴寂安說得是不是真的？如果是真的，忠信禮義廉恥，你還認識這幾個字嗎？”
沈母震怒，從兄妹兩個聯合設計裴寂安，再到沈以梅離婚另有內情，她覺得自己被颠覆了，她自傲了一輩子的教養，親手養大的兩個孩子，反手給了她兩巴掌，用事實告訴她不過如此。
沈一鳴頹喪。
“我來說吧，”王紅棉擋在丈夫面前，“裴寂安說得都是真的，我的丈夫沈一鳴很多年前做下錯事。小姑子和裴寂安離婚，是因為她有婚外情，懷了那個男人的孩子，不得不離婚！”
一語石破天驚。