Pei Zhiyu sat down next to Old Lady Qin and leaned over to look at the little boy in the photo album together.
The most eye-catching photo is the one in which he is being led by two people and then leaping into a puddle.
The second is right below, it is obvious that someone took this ugly photo while the boy was half asleep.
With just a quick glance, she could feel the happiness of the boy's family, and it even infected Pei Zhiyu across time.
She was very envious.
"Look at my eldest grandson!" Old Mrs. Qin touched the photo, with a hint of boasting, "He's been good-looking since he was young, just like me!"
Pei Zhiyu was amused by the playful smugness on the old lady's face.
Although the boy's face was not clearly visible in either photo, she nodded and joined in praising the old lady for her remaining charm.
The old man, who was originally smiling, suddenly changed his expression when he turned to the next page. He sighed and said with regret: "I was so happy when I was outside, but I started to suffer as soon as I got home..."
Following her gaze, Pei Zhiyu saw two family photos.
The photo of three people shows the boy and his parents holding hands, looking very happy; while the other photo has many people in it, so many that it is difficult to even find the boy if you don’t look carefully. He and his parents only occupy a corner of the photo.
Pei Zhiyu stared at the boy's clear face in the family photo, unable to move his eyes away. He always felt that he matched someone in his memory.
But she didn't dare to recognize him.
Doubts lingered in his heart for a long time, and when he finally spoke out, the words he had been holding back turned into another question: "What you meant just now is that he hasn't always been in the Qin family? Did he only come back after he grew up?"
Old Lady Qin did not answer immediately. Instead, she looked at Pei Zhiyu meaningfully, and then said, "That's right, his grandfather doesn't like him and his mother."
"When he was in elementary school, we had to bring him back because of various reasons." At this point, the old lady snorted coldly, even with a hint of disgust in her voice:
"That old man has been greedy for money and profit all his life in business, disregarding family affection. Even when he's dying, he's still thinking about asking my eldest son to take on his responsibilities. It's as if he's not even his own child!"
"For the sake of his own so-called authority, he allowed others to bully my poor grandson, even calling it training him."
"Bah!"
The old lady's words were filled with righteous indignation, as if she wanted to dig her dead husband out of his grave and whip his corpse to vent her anger. This shows how far Mr. Qin had gone.
It was obviously the time to comfort the other party, but Pei Zhiyu was unexpectedly distracted.
A thought that had popped up countless times but was strangled in the cradle by myself arose again, stronger than before.
Unloved by his grandfather, he grew up living away from home with his parents, and was bullied again after returning to his family...
even!
Both parents passed away in an accident, and the young heir of the Qin family went abroad to handle the funeral affairs and took on the heavy responsibility of completing the task for his parents.
Unfamiliar?
It's too familiar!
It was exactly like Qin Hezhou’s past experience——
Exactly the same.
Old Mrs. Qin was still telling her grandson interesting stories about his childhood, but Pei Zhiyu didn't hear a word.
The intricate details in her mind, which she had missed, emerged and connected them into a line.
The servants said that Wangfu rarely gets close to outsiders, but he is closer to Qin Hezhou than to the old lady.
Yes...reading
How could such a large family business suddenly go bankrupt? Even if it went bankrupt, wouldn’t it have any accumulated connections?
With his education level, how could he be so poor that he has to work as a bartender or an agent?
The old lady said that she was an old acquaintance of her grandfather and also knew Aunt Yu, so she must know about her grandfather's will and her blind date.
Maybe even the blind date was arranged?
The more she thought about it, the more complicated and terrifying the whole thing became.
Even the old lady noticed Pei Zhiyu's absent-mindedness. Just as she was about to call her, she saw a figure walking towards her from a distance.
Qin Hezhou brought a plate of pastries and gently placed it on the table. He looked at Pei Zhiyu, who was distracted, and felt uneasy.
"What are you thinking about? Why are you sweating?"
He placed his cool fingertips on her forehead and wiped away the sweat. It was a very warm and normal interaction.
But when Pei Zhiyu raised his eyes, the inexplicable emotions surging in his eyes made Qin Hezhou's heart suddenly skip a beat.
He couldn't even utter the next sentence.
Did she know something?
Suddenly, the surroundings fell into silence, so quiet that it was terrifying, like a sharp sword hanging high above his head.
He could be killed with one blow at any time.
Old Lady Qin seemed to sense that something was wrong with the atmosphere and suddenly realized that she had said too much. However, after thinking it over again and again, she did not intervene. Instead, she made an excuse to leave first and returned the space to the two of them.
Pei Zhiyu looked at him like this for a long time, but never said a word.
Qin Hezhou didn't know what she was thinking. He wanted to explain, but he was afraid that he would make the mistake worse if he was not careful.
After a while, she finally looked away and her eyes fell on the plate of pastries on the table.
She picked up a piece and put it in her mouth. It was a dense and choking square cake, but she swallowed it whole.
Sure enough, he started coughing violently just after swallowing half of it.
"Why are you eating in such a hurry? Drink some water quickly." Qin Hezhou quickly handed over the prepared tea.
But Pei Zhiyu refused.
She swallowed it down, suppressing the pain in her throat.
When he spoke again, his throat was obviously uncomfortable: "I want to go to the hospital to see Zhong Yue."
"Huh?" Qin Hezhou was stunned when he heard that.
He was still waiting for the verdict, how come Zhong Yue was suddenly involved?
But he couldn't say no, so after agreeing, he hurriedly contacted Zhou Yanli to inform him about it and asked him to make some preparations.
When Qin Hezhou took Pei Zhiyu away from the Qin family villa, the old lady deliberately drove them out.
He originally thought that the old lady came to persuade them to stay, but she pulled Pei Zhiyu aside and whispered something to them alone.
Pei Zhiyu was obviously extremely surprised, and his expression changed again and again.
His intuition told him that the sword hanging above his head was even higher...
Especially when Pei Zhiyu treated him coldly the whole time, and didn't even let him get out of the car when they arrived at the hospital. He just said "Go away" and left without looking back.
Qin Hezhou was extremely panicked.
My hands were shaking when I opened the car door.
How could he leave with peace of mind after hearing such words?
He almost rushed over, grabbed Pei Zhiyu's arm and pulled her in front of him.
The two looked at each other.
Qin Hezhou was eager, while Pei Zhiyu was indifferent.
This time, she mercilessly shook Qin Hezhou off, took three steps back to keep a distance, and warned him: "Go back now and come to the hospital to pick me up on the day of the birthday party, but if you continue to follow me——"
"We can divorce early."
As the words fell, even the air froze.
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