activa-t Chapter 201 Cousins in Danger
Chapter 201 Cousins in Danger
Before Pei Jinhao could say anything more, Su Xiaowan's sarcastic voice rang out first.
"Alright, alright, Jinhao, haven't you understood what your nephew and niece mean yet?"
Su Xiaowan rolled her eyes to the side, her tone sharp and sarcastic:
"They clearly look down on Xiaobo and Xiaoyu. Well, the Pei and An families are both wealthy and powerful. How could they possibly look at poor relatives like us with no name or surname? You don't need to beat around the bush. Jinhao is straightforward and won't understand the hidden meaning in your words. Just say you look down on us. Are you afraid we'll cling to you?"
"How could that be? Don't talk nonsense."
Pei Jinhao immediately turned his head, seemingly blaming his wife, but in reality, it was like he was putting on a show.
"They're not like that. Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand."
"Yes, yes, they're not like that. I almost forgot you're a member of the Pei family too. How could you say that your own people aren't? I was just being nosy."
Su Xiaowan rolled her eyes to the other side again, her tone becoming increasingly harsh.
"If you want to blame someone, blame our family's reputation for being ruined by that burden. It's even caused Xiaobo to be dragged down and still not married. I must have owed you something in my past life to have to raise such an ungrateful wretch in this one. If you ask me, Mingyu should despise you. Who else should she despise if not you?"
Su Xiaowan's words became increasingly harsh and pointed.
Kong Xinyu buried her head in her hands, tears streaming down her face. Pei Mingyu felt as if she had committed some heinous crime, so she slowly moved back to her original position.
No wonder Kong Xinyu agreed to Pei Jinhao and Su Xiaowan's arrangements; she'd wanted to leave this family for a long time.
When Kong Xinyu's biological father died, she was still a minor, and Su Xiaowan became her estate administrator.
When her biological father was tricked by Su Xiaowan into writing his will, he listed the property that should have belonged to Kong Xinyu as her dowry, which would only be given to her upon her marriage, and the marriage partner had to be approved by Su Xiaowan. Therefore, not only does she not receive a single penny, but she is also being used as a tool for political marriage by Su Xiaowan.
She believed that as long as she married Pei Mingyu, she could become Mrs. Pei, and then she could completely get rid of Su Xiaowan and even dominate her.
With a loud "bang," Pei Jinwen suddenly slammed his hand on the table. The force was so great that the bowls and chopsticks on the table jumped for a moment, and the sound startled Su Xiaowan, directly interrupting her continuous output.
"Since you're here to eat, just eat properly. If you have time to say so much nonsense, it means my food doesn't suit your taste. If you don't want to eat, just get out."
When facing other people, Pei Jinhao and Su Xiaowan could still put on a bit of a seniority-based attitude, but when faced with Pei Jinwen's almost dismissive words, they finally fell silent and picked up their chopsticks to start eating.
But the group at the table was still worried because the two of them were behaving very strangely.
In the past, even if Pei Jinwen spoke up, Pei Jinhao would get so angry that he would throw down his chopsticks and leave. He was just taking advantage of the fact that he was Pei Jinwen's only brother, so he was somewhat fearless and thought that no matter what, Pei Jinwen would not completely ignore him.
But now they've quieted down after just one comment?
The Pei family couldn't help but glance at An Ling, and couldn't help but pray in their hearts that An Ling could investigate Pei Jinhao, otherwise they were really worried, fearing that the couple was going to cause some trouble again.
But instead of receiving An Ling's heartfelt message immediately, they were greeted by another guest.
"Aunt Pei, what's making you so angry?" the visitor asked with a smile.
The people at the table looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Zhuang Yi.
He wore a gentle smile, seemingly unaware of the slightly tense atmosphere that had just taken place.
"I heard you telling people to get out as soon as I walked in, and I thought you were trying to kick me out."
His slightly joking remark eased the atmosphere at the table a little, and Pei Jinwen stopped having a stern face and his tone became much gentler.
"Oh, it's Xiao Yi. What brings you here so suddenly tonight? Come on, sit down and have dinner with us."
The Zhuang and An Pei families are not related, but the Pei and Zhuang families are old friends. Pei Chuyao and Zhuang Yi are about the same age and have been childhood friends since they were young, and they have always had a good relationship.
Zhuang Yi has always liked Pei Chuyao, but Pei Chuyao's feelings for him do not go beyond friendship.
Since Wei Qinghui's accident, Pei Chuyao has refused to accept reality and has not given up searching for his whereabouts.
Over the years, Zhuang Yi has not dated or married. It is obvious to everyone that he is waiting for Pei Chuyao. Pei Jinwen has a good impression of Zhuang Yi and has repeatedly advised Pei Chuyao to let go of the past and look at the person in front of her.
"No, Aunt Pei, I've already eaten. I came here specifically to wish you a happy Lantern Festival." Zhuang Yi said to Pei Jinwen, but his eyes couldn't help but glance at Pei Chuyao.
Pei Jinwen smiled knowingly, "That's easy for you to say. I think you really came here specifically to see Chu Yao, but you're just pretending to wish me a happy Lantern Festival. I'm just someone who came along by chance."
Zhuang Yi replied somewhat embarrassedly:
"You really can see through everything. But it's nothing important. I was just planning to ask Chu Yao to go to the lantern festival in the south of the city today, but she didn't reply to my message, so I was wondering if she missed it..."
“I saw it,” Pei Chuyao said coldly. “My not replying means I don’t want to go. You can go back now.”
Upon hearing Pei Chuyao's undisguised rejection, Zhuang Yi's smile froze for a moment, his shoulders slumped slightly, and he visibly slumped.
"Is it because it's too late or you're too tired today? Actually, this lantern festival is going to last for three days. If you don't want to go today, how about tomorrow or the day after?" Zhuang Yi was still not giving up, his tone carrying a hint of pleading.
"I told you, I don't want to go." Pei Chuyao's tone remained indifferent, and she hadn't even given Zhuang Yi a glance yet.
Pei Jinwen felt helpless seeing his daughter's cold attitude.
She knew that Pei Chuyao wanted to completely reject any of Zhuang Yi's advances, but as a mother, she really didn't want to see her daughter spend her whole life heartbroken over someone whose fate was unknown.
She spoke softly, offering her advice:
"Chu Yao, you don't have anything else to do these two days anyway, and your sister and the others rarely come back, so just take them out for some fun."
“Alright, it’s settled then. Yu Ning, you just got back today, so rest well at home tomorrow. We’ll go to the lantern festival together the day after tomorrow,” Pei Jinwen said, afraid that Pei Chuyao would refuse again. “How about it, Xiao Yi? I’ll have to trouble you to accompany Chuyao as her tour guide.”
"Great!" Yan Yi visibly cheered up again.
After receiving a reply, he felt embarrassed to continue disturbing everyone's meal, so he arranged to meet again the day after tomorrow and left.
Seeing Pei Jinwen's gentle attitude towards Zhuang Yi, Su Xiaowan felt very uncomfortable and couldn't help but mutter:
"He's so cold to his own children, but quite affectionate to strangers."
"Say less!" Pei Jinhao glared at Su Xiaowan, then looked up and said with a forced smile, "She's just talking nonsense, don't take it to heart."
Su Xiaowan pursed her lips, feeling displeased, but didn't say anything more.
Now that they knew the couple's past behavior, the An and Pei families were even more puzzled. When did these two become so obedient?
[Oh no! We have to get Pei Jinhao's family out of here right away! Otherwise, my cousin and her sister are in danger!]
Pei siblings: ? ? ?