A fragment of the past

  Pei Jinrui looked at Pei Jincheng's trembling hands and lips, his pale face turning green, a flash of joy in his eyes, and then continued in a sorrowful tone, "In these years, Bai Xue has never given up on wanting to see you. But Grandfather's heart is made of stone, not giving her any chance at all. She still hasn't gotten married, nor will she interact with anyone."

  Pei Jin Cheng looked at the girl in the photo, Bai Shan...

  Suicide attempt?

  She would actually go so far as to commit suicide!

  He wanted to calm down, but his hand holding the photo was shaking uncontrollably, and his heart was being whipped mercilessly. He couldn't help but admire how good his younger brother was at stirring up emotions, every sentence he said grasped his heart tightly.

  Pei Jin Cheng put the photos into an envelope. His heart was still shaking violently. Some things, it's better not to mention them at all.

  He naturally knew that Pei Jinrui wouldn't be kind enough to let him reunite with his ex, and those ulterior motives, how could he not see through them? Pei Jinrui wanted to get Shen Xuan, this was certain, some thoughts, he didn't want to point out, it was for everyone's face. After a while, on the surface, finally calm, holding a lemon water cup, "Jinrui, I and Bai Shan have already passed."

  "Big brother, you're really heartless."

  "I'm doing this for Bai Shan's own good. I couldn't possibly let her follow me without a name or status. She should get married early and find a suitable family to settle down with."

  "Why must it be Bai Shuo who has no name and no status?"

  "Hmph! ~" Pei Jin Cheng smiled, as if the sadness and distress just now was just an act, and now is his true mood and expression. "Our Pei family's marriages all have requirements, no matter how much I hate Shen Xuan, she is my wife now, this life even if I hate her to death, she still is. The Pei family's marriage cannot be divorced, don't you know?"

  Pei Jinrui also smiled and said, "It seems that Bai Xue is also misplaced in her trust."

  Pei Jin Cheng clearly heard the sarcasm and irony in Pei Jin Rui's words, but such provocative methods had never worked on him. He smiled, his voice very calm and light, with a kind of detachment that saw through everything, "Bai Xue deserved a better man, and I missed her, this is a fact."

  Pei Jinrui didn't give up, pouting and shrugging his shoulders, still calm and serene. "The Pei family's ancestral rules do not allow for divorce. After all, the families that can marry into the Pei family are all powerful ones. The Shen family spent a huge dowry of 10 billion to keep Shen Xuan from going to jail. At that time, it almost emptied out the Shen family's wealth. Shen Xuan is considered one of the most valuable noblewomen in our southern region, right? If they were to divorce, would big brother be afraid of her taking away the main house's assets?"

  This sounded extremely unpleasant to Pei Jin Cheng's ears, but his expression remained unchanged. "Jin Rui, I think you should understand that when Shen Xuan married into the Pei family, no matter how much wealth she brought with her, I believe the betrothal gift given by the Pei family to the Shen family back then was not a small amount either. So there's no need to make it sound like the Pei family took advantage of the Shen family in any way. Moreover, in aristocratic marriages, those that are unrelated to love are numerous. To divorce because of a past relationship, I think there aren't many people who would set an example for me."

  Even if Pei Jin Cheng had countless thoughts of divorce, at this moment he absolutely did not want to let Pei Jin Rui succeed, this was a man's bottom line and dignity.

  "Jin Cheng, am I just a past to you... Must I be forced to accept it?" The conversation that was calm on the surface but tense inside was suddenly interrupted by the woman's low and sorrowful voice.

  Pei Jin Cheng grasped the lemon water cup and suddenly shook it violently!

  Eyes widened, head lifted instantly!