He suddenly abandoned his feelings for Ye Ningwan, as if discarding an unimportant chicken skeleton, and turned to a more delicious dish.
Pei Minghan looked at Ye Ningwan in front of him, his eyes filled with deep repression, guilt and remorse.
He had never faced himself in this light, in this despicable and fickle self.
But when he faced Ye Ningwan at this moment, he wished he could go back to many years ago, slap his past self hard, and question why he couldn't resist Ye Ruoxin's approach and why he was indulging in Ye Ruoxin's shallow concern and physical intimacy.
He was about to say something when Ye Ningwan coldly shook off his hand. Pei Minghan's image could no longer be reflected in her clear, watery eyes.
"Young Master Pei, I have to go now. My husband is waiting for me to come back."
She didn't look at Pei Minghan's ashen face, picked up her backpack, and turned to leave.
Ye Ningwan clenched the jade pendant in her palm. The Ye family mansion behind her receded into the distance, suddenly becoming dilapidated.
Ye Ruoxin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She quickly pressed herself against Pei Minghan, clinging tightly to his arm as if desperately grasping a precious treasure she was about to lose.
"Minghan, it's rare for you to come to my house. My parents aren't home. Let's go inside first. I'll make you a cup of coffee. I've been studying lately..."
Before she could finish speaking, Pei Minghan shoved her hand away.
The man left her side without looking back, chasing after the direction Ye Ningwan had gone.
"Wanwan, wait for me!"
How could Ye Ruoxin let him leave so easily?
She quickly caught up with Pei Minghan, spread her arms to block his way, and her eyes, which had been gentle before, now held a stern warning.
“Minghan, don’t forget, Ye Ningwan is now your ninth aunt. She’s married to your ninth uncle.”
These words struck Pei Minghan's heart like a hammer blow, instantly shattering it into a bloody mess.
He suddenly realized the truth, but what he faced was an even heavier pain.
He stared at Ye Ruoxin with bloodshot eyes, speaking each word carefully.
"I know! I made a mistake!"
However, he still wanted to apologize to Ye Ningwan.
Regardless of the circumstances, he longed for Ye Ningwan's forgiveness.
But Ye Ruoxin, without any politeness, reminded him.
"Although the Ye family proposed the marriage swap, it was with your and your mother's consent! You are both involved in this. Ye Ningwan hates the Ye family for scheming against her, but doesn't she hate you too?"
"Pei Minghan, perhaps right now Ye Ningwan hates you the most!"
Looking at the woman in front of him, all the tenderness and pity he had felt before vanished, and he suddenly felt that she was utterly repulsive.
He forcefully pushed Ye Ruoxin, who was blocking his way, away, no longer wanting to hear her utter a single word.
"Get out of the way!"
Caught off guard, Ye Ruoxin stumbled and was shoved aside by Pei Minghan.
"ah!"
Ye Ruoxin twisted her ankle and screamed as she nearly fell to the ground, but luckily Aunt Li caught her.
"Young Miss!"
Ye Ruoxin pushed Aunt Li aside and limped after Pei Minghan, but the sharp pain in her foot made her sit back down on the ground, her face pale with pain. Pei Minghan, however, did not look back at her once.
Ye Ruoxin gritted her teeth and glared hatefully in the direction where Ye Ningwan had disappeared.
"Ye Ningwan, you dare to steal from me! I'll make you wish you were never born!"
Aunt Li, looking disheveled, staggered forward and squatted down, tightly grasping Ye Ruoxin's hand, her eyes filled with determination.
"Young Miss, we need to get rid of that woman as soon as possible!"
The two looked at each other and saw unwavering resentment in each other's eyes.
...
Before Ye Ningwan had even left the villa area, Pei Minghan had already caught up quickly and grabbed Ye Ningwan's arm.
"Wanwan!"
Ye Ningwan paused, abruptly shook off Pei Minghan's hand, and glanced sideways at the man in front of her with bloodshot eyes.
"Is there anything else, Young Master Pei?"
Pei Minghan's head was slightly lowered, just like a primary school student who had done something wrong.
"sorry."
Pei Minghan uttered these words softly.
Looking at Pei Minghan in front of her, Ye Ningwan felt as if she were seeing Pei Minghan from her school days.
Back then, Pei Minghan would always make this face after making me angry, looking pitiful and apologizing to me, like a big puppy begging for forgiveness after doing something wrong.
And she would forgive this person every time.
But this time, Ye Ningwan no longer wanted to forgive.
She no longer cares and no longer likes this person!
Ye Ningwan tilted her head back, her eyes bright, but her voice was very soft.
"Ha, what's the use of apologizing now?"
"Pei Minghan, do you know what I've been through? Do you know how much I've suffered? Do you know how much hatred I harbor?"
"Where were you when I was misunderstood, bullied, kicked out of the Ye family, had my fiancé stolen, and was homeless, fighting with dogs for food? Now you think you can just casually say 'sorry' and let bygones be bygones? It's not that simple!"
Pei Minghan opened his mouth and spoke to Ye Ningwan in a hoarse voice.
"I'm sorry, I don't know."
Ye Ningwan chuckled.
"Yes, you know nothing. How easy is that? You can just say you don't know and that's enough to get away with everything, to shirk all responsibility, and to get forgiveness so easily?"
Pei Minghan grabbed Ye Ningwan's wrist and moved closer to her.
"I can...I can make it up to you..."
Ye Ningwan chuckled, glanced at Pei Minghan indifferently, and said with a cold smile.
"Compensation? How will you compensate me?"
"They're forcing me to marry a dying old man and make me die with him!"
"This is your compensation? This is your apology? Then I really should thank you!"
Pei Minghan was stunned.
His hands trembled slightly, and an indescribable remorse filled his bloodshot eyes.
But he didn't know what to say anymore, so he suddenly hugged Ye Ningwan tightly and kept whispering in her ear.
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."
Before Ye Ningwan could struggle, she saw Pei Minghan, who had been tightly holding her just moments before, fly backwards.
Pei Minghan's voice rang in my ears, and almost at the same time, a familiar, gentle voice also rang out.
“Baby, so in your heart I’m just an old man who’s about to die.”
Ye Ningwan suddenly turned around and saw Pei Fengzhi in the wheelchair looking at her with a smile. Although he was smiling, there was something dark and unfathomable flowing in the deeper and more profound part of his eyes, which made Ye Ningwan feel inexplicably startled.
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