It wasn't until almost noon that Pei Su Cheng drove to the old Pei family mansion, bringing a few jars of good tea for his elder brother and playing a game of chess with him.

  Pei Ying sat on one side, using the mountain spring water that the butler had just brought to brew tea. "I even went to a tea art museum for a while, and this time the tea is absolutely top-notch."

  Pei Lin Chao and Pei Si Cheng played a game of Go, and Pei Si Cheng won.

  Pei Lin Chao shook his head: "This is a crushing defeat, Old Three. You really won without leaving any face for me."

  Pei Si Cheng smiled and said: "It's only right that Big Brother is being modest, otherwise I wouldn't have dared to win."

  "Alright, I know you're here for something. No one visits the Temple of Three Treasures without a reason." Pei Lin Chao lifted his teacup, used the lid to skim off the tea foam, took a sip, and said, "Speak."

  Pei Si Cheng glanced at Pei Ying with an expressionless face and smiled, saying: "I really don't have anything important."

  "Last time your girlfriend went to the hospital for a check-up, didn't she?"

  "Examined," Peis said. "But it's very strange."

  Bai Ying's movements in her hand suddenly stopped.

  Pei Linfeng raised his eyes and took a glance at Pei Sicong, "You're speaking halfway through, do you want me to continue for you? What's so strange?"

  "At first, I bought a pregnancy test stick and it showed that I was pregnant. Later, I went to the hospital for a check-up, but the doctor said I wasn't actually pregnant, it was just a false pregnancy." Pei Si Cheng smiled meaningfully. "Uncle, isn't that strange?"

  Finally, when he came out of Da Bo's study, Pei Ying also followed him out.

  "Third Brother."

  Pei Ying quickly walked two steps to catch up with Pei Si Cheng and said, "I have something to say to you."

  "Shall we talk here or go outside?"

  "Go tell them."

  In this way, Pei Si Cheng still took Pei Ying out of the old mansion, with Pei Ying following behind him, albeit extremely reluctantly and with her head hung low.

  On the car, Pei Si asked: "Where do you want to go for dinner?"

  Pei Ying smiled and looked at Pei Si Cheng, "Third brother, can I say that I don't want to go anywhere?"

  "No."

  As he spoke, Pei Si Cheng directly stepped on the accelerator.

  "That's it." Pei Ying snorted, "Third brother, you always say one thing and do another, you're just a petty person."

  Pei Si Cheng smiled and his eyes fell on the road ahead, slowly turning the steering wheel.

  Finally, Pei Si chose Liang Xiaoliu's newly opened private restaurant, ordered a small private room, inside was a table for four, and Pei Ying asked as soon as she saw it: "Is anyone else coming?"

  Pei Si Cheng had already pulled out a chair for Pei Ying, "You sit down first, let's order some dishes."

  Pei Ying didn't have the heart to order, so Pei Si Cheng ordered a few dishes according to what he knew of Pei Ying's taste. When the waiter brought up a bottle of wine, Pei Si Cheng filled both highball glasses and handed one to Pei Ying, "I remember teaching you how to drink."

  Pei Ying bit her lip, "Yes, Pei Ya was also taught by you." Bù yì jiàn hào.

  Pei Si put his hands on the table, looking at Pei Ying sitting opposite him and said: "Little sister, I always thought you were the same as Pei Ya. She is my own sister, and I also regarded you as my own sister."

  "Hypocrisy," Pei Ying snorted: "It's all the same, out of sight, out of mind. They just dumped Pei Ya abroad."

  "I am Pei Ya's third brother, and also your third brother..."

  Pei Ying directly interrupted Pei Si Cheng's words, "You don't even count as a third brother! Then why did you stand by and do nothing when Pei Ya was forced to have an abortion back then? It wasn't just you, even Big Brother was the same! Watching with their own eyes as Pei Ya's child was lost..."

  "How old was Pei Ya at that time? How old are you now? After eating a few more years of food and walking a few more years of road, don't you understand more human emotions?"

  Pei Si knew that Pei Ying was now intentionally diverting the topic to Pei Ya, so that she could temporarily put aside her own affairs.

  Pei Ying moved her lips, wanting to say something, just as the waiter outside was serving dishes. She pursed her lips, looking at the dish in front of her, her eyes reddening as she pressed her mouth shut.

  Pei Si Cheng raised his wine cup and said, "Come on, let's have a drink first."

  Pei Ying glanced at Pei Si Cheng, then picked up the wine glass in her hand. Because she had always called Pei Si Cheng "Third Brother", and some of the rules taught to her since childhood in the Pei family were absolutely strict about hierarchy, so even when clinking glasses together, the rim of her wine glass was slightly lower than Pei Si Cheng's.

  Both of them drank half a cup of wine and put down their cups. This time it was Pei Ying who held the red wine bottle to pour for Pei Si.

  "Was it you who gave Joe the pregnancy test?" Pei Shu Cheng asked.

  Pei Ying suddenly lifted her head, "How is that possible? Third Brother, don't talk nonsense."

  "Didn't you secretly swap the pregnancy test stick in Yujiao's hand when she wasn't paying attention?" Pei Si raised an eyebrow, "Yujiao was a false pregnancy, she wasn't actually pregnant, how could the pregnancy test stick possibly show one or two red lines? That pregnancy test stick only went through your hands."

  "Not that, it's been through your hands!"

  Pei Si Cheng: "......"

  "Maybe it's a problem with the pregnancy test stick..."

  Pei Si tapped the table: "Think it through this time, don't speak without thinking, and don't let others poke holes in your words. You should cultivate a more stable temperament."

  "I..."

  Even if Pei Ying had something to say, she was choked back by Pei Si's words.

  Pei Ying lowered her head and remained silent for a moment.

  Pei Si Cheng took a sip of red wine, then another, and picked up two dishes with his chopsticks. He also picked out a piece of sweet and sour fish that Pei Ying loved to eat.

  Put down your chopsticks, Pei Si Cheng said: "You're pregnant, little sister."

  "Fine, I'm pregnant, what's it to you? I'm having a baby, and now that I'm an adult, no one can force me to have an abortion, right?"

  "Is it easy to sink?"

  Pei Si Cheng's four words immediately calmed Pei Ying down.

  "After a long while, Pei Ying finally said: 'No.'"

  "Oh? Then who did you say it was?"

  "You can't believe it, my boyfriend is a graduate student at X University, Zheng Rong. Last month I just went to X University to visit him once, we opened a room and then I got pregnant. You also said that I'm an adult now, I take responsibility for what I do. Don't believe me if you want, go investigate, there's still my ID registration information at the hotel behind X University."

  This time, Pei Ying spoke very calmly, without any shouting.

  Pei Si let out a sigh and said, "Little sister, let's not talk about the truth or falsehood of what you told me for now. Just tell me, who is Shen Yifeng to you?"

  Pei Ying lowered her head and didn't say anything.

  "He's your sister's husband, no matter how much you liked him or cared about him before, he's now your sister's husband..." He looked at Pei Ying who was about to open her mouth to deny it, "Don't rush to say otherwise, I thought you had already moved on, but in the past half year, I just realized that you haven't. These are all things Xin Man told me, you have a good relationship with Xin Man, I know, we're both trying our best to pull you out of the abyss, but you want to dive headfirst instead, little sister, look at me and listen to what I'm saying."

  Pei Ying raised her head and looked at Pei Si Cheng. Her eyes were already brimming with tears.

  "What do you want me to hear?"

  "Look up and see the road, you can go further. Are you really limited to the Pei family, under the protection of your uncle? What about after your uncle's death? When your mother can't protect you either, what will you do?"

  Pei Ying lowered her head again, but tears were already falling down pitter-patter.

  Pais hesitated for a moment before continuing: "You still have to rely on yourself, little sister."

  "Third brother, don't talk nonsense with me, at worst I'll just give up all the family property later."

  Pei Si chuckled: "If you're stupid, then don't want it."

  Pei Ying started by silently shedding tears, but later, she buried her face in the dinner table and began to cry uncontrollably, wailing loudly. "Third Brother, I really like Shen Yi Feng! From when I was little until now, I've liked him for ten years. Third Brother, do you know? The first time I got my period, he helped me deal with it. Later on...I think it was when I was in my teens...there was a day when no one came to pick me up from home, and some hoodlums surrounded me on the street. I was so scared that I cried. It was Shen Yi Feng who saved me from those people..."

  Pei Si Cheng did not interrupt and quietly listened.

  He had heard her mention these things when Pei Ying was young and innocent, Pei Ying was not close to her two older half-sisters, but she was closer to Pei Si Cheng and Xin Man. However, at that time, both Pei Ying and Shen Yi Feng were still single.

  "He clearly said he would come to our home and marry me, so why did he end up marrying my second sister? I don't know, even now I still don't know. Was it a mistake? Tell me, third brother, was it a mistake?"

  Pei Si let out a sigh in her heart, but didn't say anything.

  When Pei Ying had cried enough, Pei Si handed her a tissue. "Yingzi, San Ge has one sentence for you: in this world, not only women can deceive people, men can too."

  Pei Ying wiped away tears from her face, sobbing, "Third Brother, you say... is there really no chance left? I'm not willing to give up..."

  Is there still a chance?

  Pei Si Cheng didn't know.

  He just knows that sticking to one feeling is really not easy.

  Pei Si Cheng was on his way to send Pei Ying back home when he received a call from Song Yu Qiao, "We are currently at the entrance of Walmart on XX Road, can't wait for the car, bought a bit too much stuff."

  "Ten minutes later, we'll be there," said Peisong.

  Pei Ying looked at Pei Si Cheng taking off his Bluetooth headset before asking: "Is it San Shu?"

  "Yes, she took Pei Huaiyu and waited at the entrance of Walmart for a ride that never came," said Pei Su.

  At the temporary parking lot of Walmart's west gate, Pei Su saw Song Yuqiao standing on the steps with a shopping cart through the car window. She had her hair tied up in a loose braid and looked particularly quiet.

  Pei Ying followed Pei Si Cheng's gaze and looked over, seeing Song Yu Qiao through the gap between the parked vehicles. He suddenly smiled: "Third Brother, let's make a deal, you tell me a secret, I'll also tell you a secret. This time, you speak the truth, I'll also speak the truth."

  Pais unfastened his seatbelt and asked casually, "What?"

  "Is Song Yuqiao Pei Hangyu's biological mother?"

  Pei Si Cheng had just opened the car door, his fingers paused for a moment, and he turned to look at Pei Ying.

  This matter, apart from a few close friends, he hadn't told anyone else about it. How did Pei Ying know?

  Pei Ying opened her mouth and smiled, "Third brother, your expression is confirmation enough... In return, I'll also tell you a secret."

  Pei Ying directly leaned on Pei Si's shoulder, covering her mouth with one hand and said: "Actually, I was never pregnant, but Shen Yifeng thought I was..."

  Pei Si turned his head sideways.

  "This is a secret," Pei Ying smiled and opened the passenger door to get out, then waved towards the entrance, "Third Aunt! Pei Xiao Huo!"

  Song Yuqiao had one hand on the shopping cart and the other holding Pei Hangyu, not letting him run wild. There were too many people here, and the little guy had walked a lot today, and they had been in the supermarket for over an hour. Now he was leaning against Song Yuqiao's hand, hugging her leg with his eyes closed. If it weren't for Song Yuqiao holding onto him, he probably would have fallen to the ground long ago.

  Song Yuqiao had thought that if Pei Su didn't arrive, he would pull Pei Huaiyu to the pizzeria next door and sit for a while. Then, he heard a voice from over there calling out "Pei Xiao Huo".

  Song Yuqiao patted Pei Haoyu's back, "Listen, is someone calling you, little fire?"

  Pei Hangyu puffed out his cheeks, his little head turning from one side to the other, and finally leaned back against Song Yuqiao's body. "No one calls me if I don't listen!"

  "Ah, little fire, you've been found!" Pei Ying clapped her hands and ran over, pulling Pei Huangyu out from behind Song Yuqiao. "Hiding when you see your aunt? Don't you want the toy gun that your aunt bought for you? Then your aunt won't buy anything for you anymore!"

  Bai Hangyu raised his eyelids, "I have Qiaoqiao buying for me!"

  Pei Ying directly pinched Pei Hangyu's small nose: "Typical, having milk to drink is being pampered."

  Bai Haoyu didn't quite understand what this sentence meant, but Song Yuqiao was a bit embarrassed. What kind of words were these?

  Pei Ying stood up: "Third sister-in-law, my third brother has come to pick you up. Earlier, my third brother told me a lot of bad things about you. Go back and serve the washing board! If not, I have one there!"

  Pei Si walked over and pushed the shopping cart out of Song Yuqiao's hands, saying: "Tired?"

  "It's okay."

  Pei Ying directly pulled Pei Hangyu, "This little light bulb is going with me, and I'll take you to eat delicious food and drink spicy things."

  Bai Haoyu turned his head directly, "I won't go with you, I want to go with Qiaoqiao!"

  Pei Ying directly messed up Pei Haoyu's messy hair, "Hmph, if I were to say it, you should shave your head bald, absolutely a 100-watt light bulb."

  Song Yuqiao pulled Pei Hangyu into the car, letting him sit safely in the back seat before opening the trunk. Turning around to look, he only saw Pei Si Cheng pushing a shopping cart over alone and couldn't help but ask: "Where's little sister?"

  "Pei said: 'She's gone, she said her boyfriend is coming back by high-speed rail this afternoon and she's going to pick him up.'"

  "Oh, I thought she was going home for dinner." Song Yuqiao said, and then started moving things from the shopping cart to the trunk.

  When Pei Si heard the extremely smooth "home" from Song Yuqiao's mouth, he raised an eyebrow.

  Pei Si Cheng looked at the many things in the shopping cart and couldn't help but lean over to nibble on Song Yu Qiao's earlobe: "Are you preparing for hibernation at home? Buying so many things."

  Song Yuqiao felt itchy on her ears and took a step back, "You move it yourself, I don't care."

  After finishing speaking, she directly got on the car and sat in the back seat with Pei Huai Yu.

  Bai Hangyu was originally leaning against the car window with his eyes closed, and when he saw Song Yuqiao get in, he directly snuggled up to her and rested his head on her lap.

  It's indeed a little kid, and Pei Hangyu got up before 6 am to have diarrhea, went to the hospital in the morning, and strolled around the supermarket, now he's so sleepy.

  "Has anyone asked about Little Sister's situation?" Song Yuqiao asked.

  "Uh-uh, it's not her," Paisley said, "there's a problem."

  "Why are there two red lines?" Song Yuqiao didn't understand.

  "She already has the ability to distinguish right from wrong, let her handle her own affairs."

  Restricted by the little guy's presence, the two of them automatically avoided mentioning the three words "pregnancy test" when speaking.

  It wasn't until they arrived at Hua Yuan that Song Yuqiao picked up Pei Hangyu and put him on Pei Sicong's back, following behind to prevent the little guy from falling asleep and toppling backwards.

  The door opened, and Pei Su Cheng carried the little guy upstairs. Song Yu Qiao changed her shoes at the entrance hall and heard the phone in her bag buzzing twice. She took out her phone from her bag while following Pei Su Cheng upstairs.

  Song Yuqiao took out her phone and saw a WeChat message.

  It turned out to be Lu Lu's WeChat!

  She slowed down her pace, and on WeChat, there was only one response from Lu Lu: "I've found someone to take care of the money issue, I'll be back in the country next week."

  Song Yuqiao hastily sent a voice message: "What's going on with the money? How can it be suspected of money laundering?"

  However, there was no response from WeChat.

  Song Yuqiao put away her phone and felt that she needed to go find Hua Zhen today, so the two of them could discuss what was going on.

  Pei Si Cheng had already put Pei Hang Yu on his small bed and came down to see Song Yu Qiao holding a mobile phone.

  Song Yuqiao said: "Luoluo replied to me on WeChat."

  She said, and handed her mobile phone over to Peis to take a look.

  Pei Si Cheng took a glance at the few words Lu Lu had replied, and then listened to the voice message Song Yu Qiao had sent her. She furrowed her brow: "I'll give Xu Shuo a call to ask."

  Confirmed results indeed brought out new evidence that proved this thing was not done by Song Yuqiao.

  Pei Si furrowed his brow.

  Yesterday, Elder Pei let Zhu Qidong start a thorough investigation into this matter, but today it's already nothing, is it because they're afraid of in-depth investigation?

  Song Yuqiao leaned against the railing, paying attention to the subtle expression on Pei Si Cheng's face. "Is there anything else?"

  Pei Si Cheng stood on the stairs two steps higher than Song Yu Qiao, suddenly bent down and wrapped his arms around her, with the stair railing behind them. "I was thinking, why didn't you approve my friend request on WeChat last time?"

  There's a draft on my face, it's a bit itchy.

  Song Yuqiao's face changed, "I don't know who this beer is? I thought it was some loser."

  Pei Si Cheng lightly laughed: "How did you know I was called Beer?"

  Fell into Pei's language trap again.

  Song Yuqiao had repeatedly warned himself from the start that when speaking with Pei Sheng, he must be highly vigilant and on his guard in order not to be deceived.

  Pei Sicheng nipped at Song Yuqiao's nose tip: "Daydreaming again? You have to be punished for daydreaming in front of me."

  Pei Si Cheng finished speaking and directly kissed Song Yu Qiao's lips.

  Song Yuqiao didn't know why Pei Shichen liked kissing her so much, and every time it felt different, each kiss making her feel like blushing and having a racing heart.

  Pei's arm, which was originally leaning on the handrail of the stairs, had changed to encircle Song Yuqiao's waist, with his palm pressed against Song Yuqiao's buttocks, as if savoring a delicious and exquisite dish that required careful appreciation to bring out its flavor.

  As the kiss ended, Pei Su lowered his head and looked at Song Yuqiao's rosy cheeks and lips that seemed like jelly. Their lips lightly touched again. "Yuqiao, I really fell in love with you. When did you fall in love with me?"

  Song Yuqiao was originally leaning weakly against the handrail of the stairs behind him, but as soon as he heard Pei Si Cheng's words, it was as if an electric current had passed through his skin, and all his limbs suddenly surged to his heart.

  "Why don't you let me hear your heart?"

  Pei Si Cheng finished speaking and had already leaned his ear against Song Yu Qiao's chest.

  If Song Yuqiao's heartbeat was just the speed of a bicycle earlier, it has now become the speed of a private car, or even a sports car.

  ………………

  Now that Song Yuqiao's danger has been eliminated, she can also stop staying at home and go to work.

  As the evening approached, Song Yuqiao first cooked rice and started making dishes. Since the doctor had instructed to have light food, Song Yuqiao searched online and finally made three dishes: mushroom celery, lotus root pork rib soup, and broad bean egg drop soup, all of which were characterized by less oil, less salt, and no spiciness.

  After Song Yuqiao finished cooking, she called Hua Zhen and talked about Lu Lu's situation.

  "Are you still at the police station?"

  Song Yuqiao took a glance at Pei Shicheng who was standing in front of the gas stove tasting the spare ribs soup and said, "Not here, I left yesterday."

  "Let's have dinner together, where are you now? I'll go pick you up."

  "No need, I'll take a taxi to find you."

  Song Yuqiao hung up the phone and suddenly felt a little guilty, as if she had really snatched away Huazhen's favorite person, which was not right.

  "You go call Xiao Huo up to eat later, I'll be going out with Hua Zhen for dinner tonight."

  "Want me to drive you?" asked Pei Su Cheng.

  At the entrance, Song Yuqiao had already changed his shoes and threw out a sentence "don't need", which was followed by the sound of the door closing.

  Pei Si nodded secretly and turned off the kitchen's exhaust fan. He walked out to grab his phone and dialed a number for Gu Qing Cheng.

  "Last time's paternity test, two copies, one for hair and one for saliva, give me another copy."

  "...... What about the previous one?"

  "I've lost it and haven't even had a chance to show it to Song Yuqiao," Pei Si Cheng said, "You must give it back to me within these two days, I need it urgently."