Chapter 244 "There is no such thing as a clean break between her and me."
The largest restaurant in Luzhou is located in the most prosperous area in the center of Luzhou city.
The name is also very arrogant - Heaven on Earth.
In the private room at the highest point of Tianzi Pavilion, the door is heavily guarded. The owner here said that a distinguished guest has come to the restaurant today.
Private soldiers were guarding the door, and roars and curses could be heard from inside the room, mixed with the occasional sound of wine cups and teacups being smashed.
The private soldier cleared his throat a few times and pretended not to hear.
In the private room.
The table was filled with delicacies from land and sea. Two men sat opposite each other in front of the table. One of them had a calm and indifferent expression, while the other had his eyes wide open and his face cold.
Pei Huaifeng pointed at Rong Jianxue in front of him and said in a low and deep voice: "Rong Jianxue, I'll say this one last time, let my sister go!"
Rong Jianxue's eyes were cold when her name was called. She didn't even look at the man in front of her. She said in a clear tone, "I'll say this one last time. She will return to the capital with me and marry me."
"But my sister doesn't like you. You are now in power and a royal heir. Your ascension to the throne is just around the corner. Why are you forcing my sister?!"
Pei Huaifeng roared, veins popping out on the back of his hand.
Because of these words, Rong Jianxue's pupils trembled slightly.
Raising his eyes slightly, the man looked at Pei Huaifeng with a cold look in his eyes: "She likes me."
"You're kidding me! Has my sister ever said she likes you?!"
Her thin lips pursed slightly, and Rong Jianxue tightened her grip on the teacup a little.
"She likes me."
His eyes were cold, but he just repeated these words.
Pei Huaifeng sneered, his eyes reddened. "As agreed, I've helped you eliminate the remnants of Shen Huaichen and detained Bai Shutong. Now, you and my sister should be even!"
Rong Jianxue said in a cold tone, "There is no such thing as a clean break between her and me."
Pei Huaifeng said in a deep voice, "Rong Jianxue, I grew up with my elder sister. Although she looks weak and helpless, she is the most opinionated one. As long as she makes a decision, she will never look back, even if she is beaten and scolded by my father."
"Back then, my elder sister had a falling out with my father, and he cut off all her food, clothing, and other necessities. She relied on the three copper coins she had left and turned them into dozens of taels of silver within half a month."
"Sister said that unless she was truly dead, she would struggle to escape her fate even if there was still a glimmer of hope. No one had the right to make her give up, not even herself."
At this point, Pei Huaifeng's tone finally softened a bit: "I know that my sister lied to you for so long because of... because of many things, but she just wanted to survive. In order to survive, she could only hold on to you as a lifeline."
"The world is at peace now, and you will inherit the throne soon. Why do you have to hold on to her?"
Rong Jianxue's eyes were cold and he spoke each word with emphasis.
"She grabbed me," the man said in a hoarse voice. "There's no such thing as grabbing at straws and then letting go."
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Pei Jingxu felt that everyone was against her today.
She finally changed her clothes with great effort, and then she heard Jiang Hui's voice coming from outside the door.
"Who are you? How dare you trespass here?"
Through the door, Pei Jingxu could hear the sound of Jiang Hui's sword being unsheathed.
Pei Jingxu frowned slightly, and the next second, he heard a familiar male voice: "I am Chen Zhengbai, and I am here to see Miss Pei. I have something to say to her."
Chen Zhengbai?
What is he here for?
Jiang Hui frowned slightly outside the door: "My wife is unwell today and will not see anyone. Please go back first."
"I am sorry that I came here so abruptly today. I have been thinking about what happened yesterday all night and I still want to tell Miss Pei what is in my heart."
Jiang Hui said in a deep voice, "Mr. Chen, I told you that you can't go in."
"Of course I won't enter a girl's bedroom. I'll just stand outside the door and explain everything."
Pei Jingxu's legs were still sore.
Naturally, she couldn't let Chen Zhengbai in.
He was also very persistent and insisted on making things clear to her.
Sighing, Pei Jingxu sat on the bed in the bedroom and said softly, "Jiang Hui, let him talk."
Hearing Pei Jingxu say this, Jiang Hui looked at Chen Zhengbai again, but in the end he didn't say anything. He stood outside the door and didn't try to stop him.
Chen Zhengbai should have bowed towards her bedroom, his tone serious and solemn: "I would like to apologize to Miss Pei first."
"Yesterday... yesterday, when I heard what Miss Pei said, I was completely flustered and fled in a panic. It was truly inappropriate. I hope Miss Pei won't blame me."
On the bed, Pei Jingxu was playing with the Buddhist beads on his wrist bone. When he heard Chen Zhengbai say this, he couldn't help but curl his lips.
Although Chen Zhengbai is not very courageous, he is very sincere. He would not make excuses for his cowardice and panic. After he came to his senses, he even apologized to her and said that his behavior was inappropriate.
Such men are rare indeed.
"What Ah Xu said yesterday was extremely shocking. It's natural for Master Chen to be afraid. There's no need to apologize for it."
"That's different," Chen Zhengbai explained hurriedly from outside the door. "As a scholar, I've studied the Four Books and Five Classics since childhood. I know full well that no one is perfect, and I shouldn't judge others by absolute right and wrong."
"But just because you saw the girl doing charity and giving out porridge, you made unwarranted assumptions and arbitrarily attributed your own thoughts and ideas to her. This is disrespectful."
"Miss Pei said she had done many bad things and treated me sincerely, but I was frightened and rude to her. Thinking about it now, I still can't sleep or eat."
Pei Jingxu chuckled when he heard this, and rubbed the Buddhist beads in his hand with his fingertips without responding.
——She didn’t believe it before, but now she feels that Chen Zhengbai will be able to reach a high position in the future and have a bright future.
The voice outside the door continued, sounding extremely earnest: "If, if Miss Pei doesn't mind, I am willing to get to know Miss Pei again. Whether she is good or bad, right or wrong, I will never jump to conclusions again."
Pei Jingxu: "Master Chen, everything I said yesterday was true. I have slandered, framed, and even exploited others to survive. Even so, Master Chen, aren't you afraid?"
"If the young lady is truly such a person, I can tell for myself. But if the young lady has a reason for what happened and has her own difficulties, I... don't care about her past..."
As a scholar, he was destined to take the imperial examinations and become an official in the future. If Pei Jingxu had really done those things, they would have been a stumbling block for him and a stain on his road to success.
It is hard to imagine that Chen Zhengbai would say "I don't care" about such a "stain".
——Sure enough, she still didn’t quite understand what these kind-hearted people were thinking.
She didn't like Chen Zhengbai, and it was impossible for her to be with him in her current situation.
Pei Jingxu opened his mouth and was about to refuse when he heard Jiang Hui outside the door tighten his voice and say respectfully, "Greetings, sir."
Outside the bedroom.
Chen Zhengbai was wearing a dark robe today. The autumn weather was chilly, but he seemed to have a sense of warmth in him, like spring water in a mountain stream.
Seeing the guard in front of him bow, he turned and looked at the person who came.
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