activa-t Chapter 207 At worst, I'll just take you down with me.
Chapter 207 At worst, I'll just take you down with me.
Chapter 207 At worst, I'll just die with you.
"You're dreaming!" Xuan Rui slapped Pei Jinhao, trembling, then opened the door and ran away.
She had no thoughts at the moment, because her mind was so chaotic that it couldn't function properly. All she wanted to do was escape from here and find a place to hide, as if that would allow her to avoid all the consequences.
An Ling, who was hiding in the closet, secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
Fortunately, Xuan Rui ultimately held firm to her principles.
As she listened to Pei Jinhao's words from inside the closet, she couldn't help but marvel at how good he was at deceiving people.
He lied throughout his conversation with Xuan Rui, which lasted for more than ten minutes.
First of all, those two pills were not simple sleeping pills at all, but a drug that could make people lose strength and had an aphrodisiac effect.
Secondly, he said he would let the other party go as long as Xuan Rui helped him this time, but in reality, he was just saying it. How could he use such a useful handle only once?
Finally, there was the biggest lie he ever told.
He did indeed conduct paternity tests on the Pei siblings.
Xuan Rui suspected who the Pei siblings' biological father was, and Pei Jinhao would naturally have the same suspicion.
Back then, he wasn't married yet, and he would often return to the Pei family, giving him ample opportunity to spend time with the two children.
Back then, the Pei siblings were still young, and Pei Jinhao didn't have to worry about being exposed by them like Xuan Rui does now.
However, the paternity test results showed that neither Pei Mingyu nor Pei Jiyue were his children, which is why he readily agreed when Xuan Rui proposed ending their relationship.
He just said that to intimidate Xuan Rui. Anyway, Xuan Rui is not going to do a paternity test tonight, so whatever he says goes.
As long as he achieves his goal tonight, who cares whether Xuan Rui will verify it later? Even if Xuan Rui discovers that he lied to her, it will be too late.
An Ling knew all this, but Xuan Rui was completely unaware.
So when Anling saw Xuanrui refuse so decisively, she breathed a sigh of relief. At least it showed that Xuanrui was responsible for her child, so she didn't make another mistake.
When my older cousins find out about this later, they might be a little less pained.
But Pei Jinhao was stunned by the slap. How come things were completely different from what he had imagined?
He was unwilling to give up so easily, so he could only sit on the bed with his face covered and start thinking about what to do next.
I thought everything was ready except for the final push, but that final push turned out to be the most crucial one.
If Xuan Rui doesn't help, what other way does he have to get the Pei siblings to take the medicine?
No matter how hard Pei Jinhao thought, he couldn't come up with a better solution.
He was so anxious that he wanted to go all out and make his relationship with Xuan Rui public, showing that he was unhappy himself and didn't want others to have an easy time either.
An Ling, who was hiding in the closet, was also getting anxious. The conversation had already ended, so why hadn't Pei Jinhao left yet?
If he sits on the bed all night, is she supposed to stay in the closet all night?
Just when the two of them were in a state of panic, the door to the room was opened from the outside again.
Because of the angle, An Ling couldn't see who opened the door. She would only be able to see who it was when they walked to the center of the room. But Pei Jinhao's expression suddenly brightened, and he had already given her the answer.
"Xuanrui?"
Pei Jinhao was somewhat surprised, but when he saw that Xuan Rui's expression was no longer as excited as before, he was overjoyed, knowing that things might have taken a turn for the better.
"What? You've changed your mind?"
"Let me tell you, if you had come back even a minute later, I would have already told my third sister and nephew everything. By then, even if you changed your mind, it would have been too late."
"No, don't tell them," Xuan Rui said softly as she walked in, closed the door, and lowered her head. "I... I can promise you."
Upon hearing this, Pei Jinhao immediately revealed a smug smile, as things had finally returned to the track he had envisioned.
He stood up, walked up to Xuan Rui, and reached out to pat her shoulder, but Xuan Rui instinctively dodged away.
Pei Jinhao didn't mind, and just smiled and said:
"That's right, why didn't you say so earlier?"
Don't worry, if you help me this time, I promise I'll never make things difficult for you again.
Xuan Rui lowered her head, her hands tightly gripping the hem of her clothes, her voice weak: "You...you really will let me go?"
Pei Jinhao inwardly mocked Xuan Rui's naiveté, but his expression remained sincere:
"Of course, I keep my word. As long as you help me give them the medicine tonight, I promise I will never mention this matter again."
Xuanrui bit her lip, as if making a final struggle.
She looked up, a pleading look in her eyes: "Could you... grant me one request?"
"Go ahead," Pei Jinhao said, trying to suppress the joy in his heart.
"Could this medicine be given only to Mingyu?" Xuanrui pleaded.
Pei Jinhao's expression changed instantly.
"You think you're playing me? Pei Mingyu only cares about his piano. In the future, the Pei family will most likely be handed over to Pei Jiyue. Do you think I'm stupid?"
“No, that’s not it,” Xuan Rui’s voice sounded full of pain. “Ming Yu is a girl, what you’re trying to do is hurting her too much! I absolutely cannot allow that to happen!”
"Anyway, all you want is the Pei family's assets, right? Mingyu also owns a lot of shares in the Pei family, which is more than enough for your family. Just let Jiyue go! I'm begging you."
"No way!" Pei Jinhao said decisively.
When Xuan Rui realized that her pleas were ineffective, she tried to persuade Pei Jinhao and the others from their perspective.
"But if you do it this way, and the same thing happens twice in one night, the Pei family will definitely become suspicious, won't they?"
Kong Xinyu is a girl, so it's understandable that she'd be found in Mingyu's room tomorrow. Things might go as you expect, and Mingyu might end up marrying her.
But Ji Yue is a girl too. If you let Lu Anbo into her room, even if things are discovered tomorrow, the responsibility will definitely fall on Lu Anbo.
Seeing that Pei Jinhao's expression softened, she added:
"Besides, you know Ji Yue's personality. She'd rather die than live in dishonor. She would definitely choose to call the police than marry Lu Anbo as you wish!"
After hearing these words, Pei Jinhao also felt that they made sense.
If Pei Jiyue really calls the police, wouldn't they have ended up losing more than they gained?
If Pei Mingyu's deal falls through, that's a minor issue; the real problem is that all of them might end up in jail.
Pei Jinhao felt increasingly frightened as he thought about it. How could he have overlooked Pei Jiyue's personality? He almost made a terrible mistake.
It would be better to take care of one of them first, and then come up with a better solution for Pei Jiyue's problem later.
Anyway, once Kong Xinyu marries Pei Mingyu and moves into the Pei family to become Pei Jiyue's sister-in-law, it won't be difficult to create opportunities for Lu Anbo afterwards.