Strive for equal emotions: 118

  Bai Jincheng's mood at this time can only be described with one word: "cool". Han Qiyang, that guy, didn't leave a good impression on him the first time they met.

  Go to Haicheng?

  What's the point of going to Haicheng? The company is clearly based in G City, and if you want to leave, just leave. Do you really think you're some kind of young master? If not, then go back to Haicheng and be a young master there. You want to take advantage of G City but also have the freedom to return to Haicheng?

  What kind of reason is this?

  Also don't look at which online game company is spending money, can't help it, who let Pei Jincheng be the real big boss?

  What?

  Xun can come and go freely, why can't Han Qiyang?

  Is it possible?

  One is the boss's wife and the other is a business partner.

  The boss's wife is gone but the boss is still here, otherwise the cooperative merchant would also go find a boss's wife to take her place.

  Huh.

  Pei Jin Cheng was conquered by this idea of his own.

  Just thinking about it makes me feel relieved.

  Didn't Xuan say so?

  They were still husband and wife until they got divorced one day.

  Let's wait until she comes back from Haicheng before we talk about anything.

  A powerful armored off-road vehicle roared out of the parking lot with pride.

  Bai's residence

  Like a small palace.

  Every courtyard is independent and does not interfere with each other, and the servants between each house are absolutely not shared.

  Like a feudal mansion with strict hierarchy, although it emphasizes human rights and the new society outside, once people return to this house, they all have their own rules. There are things that cannot be done, and things that cannot be inquired about. After explicit and implicit warnings, they absolutely cannot be violated.

  Along the road of Hu Zhai River, it is an asphalt road. Not all courtyards can have a special asphalt road leading to the gate like Wutong Courtyard.

  Most courtyards are parked on the main road, and after getting off, they can only be reached by walking a short stone path. For example, the wives of each house and the young ladies are all like this, only the young masters have the treatment like Wutongyuan.

  So this house is full of male dominance everywhere.

  The scenery in Pei's residence is beautiful and varied, with each courtyard having its own unique features. If it were the first day someone came here, they would probably think this place was a tourist attraction and want to explore every nook and cranny.

  But the people in Pei's house all need to have a delicate and discerning mind, some places can be visited, some places cannot be visited, regardless of whether they are masters or not.

  Everything has its novelty period, after a while, people will naturally lose interest in it.

  But some things, the longer they last, the more people are deeply attracted by their mystery.

  There is a road, which is a forbidden road.

  This forbidden road is swept by only one servant, including the courtyards leading to the bottom of the forbidden road.

  Outside the road, it is almost completely covered by dense layers of trees.

  Bai Jinrui strolled along the main road and walked to an inconspicuous T-junction.

  The trees at the intersection of Dingzi Road are lush and unlike any other intersection, belonging to the freely growing kind, and not like other intersections, there are no special gardeners pruning them.

  There seems to be a kind of magic at this intersection that makes him want to walk in and explore every time he passes by.

  But the Pei family was no ordinary family, with a strict hierarchy and rules. If someone else were to accidentally see him enter, who knows what kind of trouble would ensue.

  Inside, a faint "dang dang dang" knocking sound had started, and he was trying to figure out what kind of sound it was, a wooden fish?

  In this house, only Grandfather believed in Buddhism. At the moment, Grandfather was still in his study brewing tea. Who else could be striking the wooden fish?

  His curiosity was like an invisible force that deeply attracted him, pulling him back and forth, he gritted his teeth, and when he mustered up the courage in his heart, it seemed as if even his heart was racing out of his chest.

  As soon as he relaxed his jaw, he let out a breath and stepped inside. The bushes on both sides of the path grew thickly, and he pushed aside the branches with his hand. His heart had already flown in, but his feet felt heavy, like they were filled with lead, making every step difficult as he walked further in.

  Someone patted him heavily on the shoulder, "Jin Rui."

  Pei Jinrui was already on the edge of extreme tension, yet he endured it, like a wall of ice that had frozen and condensed. This sudden shout was like a heavy hammer, almost shattering the wall he had forcibly frozen! When he turned around to see Pei Jincheng with a slightly curved lip, his face looked a bit pale in the dimly lit small road.

  With a faint, enigmatic smile playing on his lips, Pei Jinrui slowly calmed down his emotions, his smile stiffening. "Big brother is back."

  "Yes." Pei Jin Cheng spoke casually, his eyebrows slightly raised as if it was a matter of course. "If I had come back a few hours later, who knows what punishment Jin Rui would have received? Looks like I've done another good deed."

  Pei Jinrui didn't want to be caught off guard by Pei Jincheng, and even if he wanted to cover it up, he couldn't hide the faint look of panic. If this got out, Old Master would blow his top, no need to say. "Thanks, big brother, just now, I thought..."

  Pei Jin Cheng's eyebrows rose again, carrying his unique confidence, with a hint of arrogance and pride. "Jin Rui thought that there was a stray cat that suddenly rushed onto this road, wanting to save the stray cat's life, so he risked his own safety and rushed into the forbidden path to rescue it?"

  Pei Jinrui's eyes cooled slightly, his fist clenched tightly at his side, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

  "In our mansion, there shouldn't be any stray cats. The cats raised by the masters and mistresses, young lords and ladies are all extremely precious, born from high-class parents, how could they possibly become stray cats? Right?" Before Pei Jinrui could respond, Pei Jincheng slightly shrugged his shoulders and continued, "Could it be that Jinrui saw some ignorant servant running in and, with a kind heart, chased after them?"

  Pei Jin Cheng used the stray cat and the reckless servant to satirize Pei Jin Rui, and then turned himself into that great philanthropist. He preemptively suppressed the lie that Pei Jin Rui wanted to cover up at will, and for a moment, he couldn't find any reasonable reason to explain, and could only say with an embarrassed expression, "Big brother is so humorous."

  Pei Jin Cheng turned around and walked out of the alley, Pei Jin Rui glared at that proud yet slender back view for a moment before following after him.

  Pei Jin Cheng stood on the asphalt road, waiting for Pei Jin Rui. He had a faint smile on his face, but it was unclear what he was smiling about. As he watched Pei Jin Rui emerge from the small path shaded by dark green leaves, he let out a slight snort and said slowly, "Second brother says I'm humorous, but I don't think I'm a humorous person. I'm just... stubborn."

  Pei Jinrui's height was generally the same as Pei Jincheng's, neither of them had an advantage over the other. Although they were on an equal level, their expressions were different, and somehow, one of them seemed to have a more powerful aura, which made Pei Jinrui feel increasingly uncomfortable. He spoke up lightly, "Oh? Big brother, your words are profound, but I don't quite understand."

  "Pei Jin Cheng let out a soft, cold snort. 'Jyun Yue is your hotel, we Pei family members have all gotten used to it. Fattened water doesn't flow into outsiders' fields, but even if you're coveting Shen Xuan, why must you make me see it?'"

  A hint of surprise flashed in Pei Jinrui's eyes, and he was delighted that Pei Jincheng cared about this matter. However, he argued, "I think big brother has misunderstood."

  His mouth curled up with a hint of sarcasm, and his eyes also contained a hint of disdain. "You think you're good, my secretary called to book a room at Jun Yue, and you left another private room for Shen Xuan's appointment on the same floor. What other time could be so coincidental? After I paid the bill, you timed it well with Shen Xuan leaving the room, even if I saw it, you would just wipe the surveillance clean on the surface, but secretly, it would become a case of 'the thief shouting to catch the thief'. This kind of behavior is exactly what you want, right? You want me to investigate thoroughly and make a big fuss until everyone in the Pei family knows about it?"

  Pei Jinrui's surprise was just about to be expressed, but Pei Jincheng's way of speaking made him unable to even utter a sentence like "I think big brother has misunderstood". He deliberately deleted the surveillance footage, Junyue is his hotel, deleting surveillance footage is easy as pie, this is something anyone in the Pei family can do.

  This behavior of secretly monitoring him and Shen Xuan is not simple.

  He doesn't admit to having any intimate relationship with Shen Xuan, and neither does she. However, Pei Jin Cheng saw it, and if the matter gets out of hand, they will have to confront each other. Reviewing the surveillance footage is a procedure, but he deleted it, what does that represent?

  Isn't this just "there is no silver in this place, three hundred taels"?

  Although no one knew about Xia Shenxuan's affairs, his thoughts were seen through by Pei Jincheng, making him feel particularly uneasy.

  "Look at you, Pei Jinrui, your face has changed color. I'm too lazy to check the surveillance footage, it's all been deleted anyway. What's the point? Not only did you fall into my trap, but you also ruined the reputation of the main house. When Grandfather gets angry, who knows how many innocent people will be affected? You see, your plan has failed again, are you sad?"

  "Big brother is overthinking, there's nothing between me and Ah Xuan."

  "Hmm, I've been thinking a lot. I'm telling you this because after some thought, I feel like I'm the older brother and it's only natural for me to care about my younger brother." Pei Jin Cheng patted Pei Jin Rui's shoulder and said with a heavy heart, "I just think that you're always waiting for me to dig up your surveillance, waiting for me to cause trouble, waiting for me to make a big deal out of this until Grandfather Qin finds out. You're so anxious and worried, it pains me to see you like this every day. Ah, look at you, you're my younger brother by blood, how can I just stand by and watch you wither away like this?"

  In a tone of deep ridicule, Pei Jin Cheng let out a sigh and slowly released his grip on Pei Jin Rui's wrist. He patted his hands together, blew into his palm, and then pretended to dust off his sleeves. "Alright, I've told you not to wait anymore. You should be relieved now. Go back and get some rest." With a satisfied stretch of his arms, he arched his back in a languid yawn and began to stroll leisurely towards the direction of Wutong Garden. After walking about ten meters away, he seemed to sense the piercing gaze behind him and called out loudly, "Second Brother, don't go where you shouldn't. Curiosity kills the cat."

  He thought, today's mood is not bad, it turns out that making others unhappy is such a delightful thing.

  Bae Jin-cheng had already disappeared into the distance on the asphalt road, Bae Jin-rui was still standing in his original position, his fist never loosening, as if tightly clenched.

  He calculated every step, just because he was worried that "Shen Xuan" would take too long to come out and reveal the flaw, so he used such a short time to flash in front of Pei Jin Cheng, although this point succeeded, and the provocation also succeeded, but unexpectedly did not make Pei Jin Cheng make a big fuss.

  This is something he can't figure out no matter what.

  Logically speaking, Pei Jin Cheng shouldn't have deep feelings for Shen Xuan, and he must still harbor some resentment. Such an incident would surely enrage him, bringing out all the dissatisfaction he had accumulated before, just like that night, drawing everyone in the Pei household over.

  He stood there, wanting to see how Pei Jin Cheng would make a big deal out of this and tell the old master about it. Anyway, he had already denied any involvement in the monitoring, refusing to admit it even if it killed him, so what others thought didn't matter.

  But what happened that night was really disappointing for him.

  The only consolation is that Shen Xuan had a falling out with Pei Jin Cheng for his sake.

  He thought that after flipping, there would be a turning point, but unexpectedly Pei Jincheng didn't make any move at all. It wasn't until now that he realized Pei Jincheng had seen through his thoughts and deliberately did the opposite!

  Pei Jin Cheng woke up and let Pei Jin Rui experience defeat again and again.

  Not just the status at home, but also the intangible sense of feeling formed in the mind.

  He turned his head back and took a glance at the quiet and deep little path, but he couldn't muster up any courage to walk in anymore.

  Xu Xuan and Xin Kai had just left the hotel and were starting the car when Han Qiyang's phone call came, shouting in a hoarse and resentful voice, "Little Xuan! Save me!"

  "What's wrong?" Shen Xuan asked anxiously.

  "I want to go back to Haicheng with you, but it seems like we can't leave immediately. What's the reason for this?!"

  Shen Kai snatched Shen Xuan's mobile phone and pressed the hands-free button.

  Xu Xuan glanced at her brother and thought, "Are men also so bored with gossip?" Eavesdropping on someone's phone call, looking so self-righteous. She put the phone card in the phone holder on the dashboard, stepped on the accelerator, turned the steering wheel, and said, "The public test phase was pretty good, how did it go wrong again?"

  Han Qiyang's slap on the table was transmitted to Shen Xuan's end through the receiver, and Shen Kai, sitting in the deputy seat, had his hands clasped behind his head, listening with raised eyebrows, even the corners of his mouth twitching along.

  "It's not that something has happened, it's just that the head office sent down a notice saying that from now on, all expenses for managers and above must be signed by me personally, this is clearly trying to tie me up."

  Shen Kai burst out laughing after hearing this, "Kid, I'm telling you, you've been had."

  "Huh?"

  Shen Kai asked again, "When you left our private room today, did you run into someone?"

  "Oh?" On the other end of the line, Han Qiyang's voice was fierce again, accompanied by the sound of a palm slapping the table, "That's right! I ran into Pei Jincheng, that guy! It must be him!"

  "Have you provoked him?" Shen Kai said this while glancing at Shen Xuan who was driving, and asked the person on the phone with a smile.

  "I, I, I." Han Qiyang said hesitantly, "I just mentioned that I have to go back to Haicheng tomorrow."

  "See, his wife is going back to Haicheng, and you're also going back to Haicheng. Next time be more careful. If you want to steal someone's corner, don't do it so openly. In a harmonious society, you should pay attention to the influence, this isn't good."

  "Shen Kai, what nonsense are you spouting!" Han Qiyang shouted out a step ahead of Shen Xuan, who let out a sigh of relief.

  Shen Kai said lazily, "You little brat doesn't know the difference between old and young, you're so arrogant. Why don't you just stay in G City and sign your name? But since you're a big young master, why bother doing anything at all? If it fails, it fails, after all, the money isn't yours to begin with, if there's any loss, it'll be Pei Jin Cheng's problem. Let's go back to Hai City and live a carefree life."

  Shen Xuan turned her head, with a very serious expression, scolding Shen Kai, "Shen Kai! What nonsense are you teaching?! When doing things, one should have a beginning and an end. It doesn't matter if it's the young master or who spent the money! A man should not do things halfway. Not to mention that men shouldn't do things like this, but as someone with normal values, when doing things, they should have a beginning and an end! This online game company was built by me and Qiyang over three years, every character, storyline, equipment, task, and scene design, from internal testing to public testing, to later operations, which one wasn't achieved through hard work and sweat?! I really want to kick you out!"

  Han Qiyang heard Shen Xuan's words and said somewhat reluctantly, "Hmm, Xiaoxuan is right, I'll go over when I have a double rest."

  Shen Kai shrugged indifferently, "Fifth Princess, calm down, I know I was wrong."

  Shen Kai's words were light and casual, but he used his faint gaze to size up Shen Xuan. He had no idea that his own sister would become like this now. The former wastrel of the family, Xiao Wu, who only knew how to cause trouble and accept pampering from home, was simply a little rascal.

  Little rascal who makes people grit their teeth.

  Been apart for more than three years.

  Three years is nothing for ordinary people. It's not even enough time to finish a four-year undergraduate degree.

  But he felt that Shēn Xuán had spent more than three years, not only finishing a bachelor's degree, but also completing her master's and even getting a Ph.D.

  It may be that I was too doting on this younger sister, so I ignored the strong sense of responsibility in her bones.

  The corners of his mouth were slightly despondent and lonely, what more reason did Old Master Pei need to not let people go?

  Perhaps Pei Li had already seen this quality of Shen Xuan more than three years ago?

  This day was exhausting for Shen Xuan, she only slept for two or three hours last night after such intense exercise, and then ran around all day today. As a result, this scattered sleep really couldn't be woken up from. When she returned to Wutongyuan, she just wanted to quickly climb up to the third floor, wash her face, take a bath, snuggle into bed, and sleep soundly for a long time. After waking up, she would rush to catch the plane at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning.

  But just as she had calmed down and gone to bed, she discovered that something was missing. The phone call from Han Qiyang last night still had a great impact on her. Did Pei Jincheng really care about her?

  If it's like this...

  Xuan jumped out of bed and left the room, going to the second floor.

  Climbing onto Pei Jin Cheng's bed, the man seemed to be awake as well and immediately woke up, "Shen Xuan?"

  "Uh-huh." Xuan replied softly, stretching out her arms to hug him, her body soft and clinging to his. "I'm going back tomorrow, so I came over to sleep with you one more time, but we won't be sleeping separately tonight, it's fine as long as I'm holding you."

  Think about it, how long will we be unable to hug each other, if a snowfall really comes?

  What about after it snows?

  Can she take it lightly? Then sign the divorce agreement with a calm and peaceful mind?

  She actually thought, maybe after Haicheng finishes a snowfall, she won't have to suffer like this anymore?

  She is such a selfish person, she can't bear her own suffering, how can she let him live a good life?

  It would be good if he could remember her for even a moment.

  If he can recall her at that moment and feel a tenth of the pain she felt, it would be good.

  In fact, she is really not a kind woman. She and those martial arts women who were hurt by men and want revenge are the same, ruthless, right?

  The man turned around and was hugged by her, slightly stiff at first, but when he hugged her back, his movements slowed down a bit. "Mm, go to sleep early, tomorrow, do you want me to send you?"

  She felt his hug and her heart warmed up, heard his question and her heart ached, shook her head, "Don't."

  Better not send anything then, what would you send?

  There's someone seeing me off, it really feels like a farewell.

  Some goodbyes have reunions, what about some others?

  Farewell is a two-character word that exudes infinite sadness, which she dislikes.

  Jin went alone to the public toilet. Just like when she left Haicheng for the first time, she didn't like it.

  Worrying about this kind of thing is really annoying, hopefully this mood will gradually weaken, don't know if I can hold on.

  Brother said, Xiao Wu, if two people really have no feelings for each other, and he can't let go of the past hurt in his heart, you will never be happy for the rest of your life. It's better to calm down this time and take care of yourself. You need to look at some things more lightly. Your relationship is not equal, do you know that?

  Brother came for just two days and already saw the unequal emotions between them.

  Never been equal.

  But she also wants equality.

  Brother said, Xiao Wu, equality is something that needs to be fought for. Sometimes, in order to fight for equality, war may even be necessary. Perhaps love is the same way.

  Perhaps love is the same, if this is a war, she is already at a disadvantage, how can she win?

  His lower jaw was pressed against the top of her hair, his palms were inserted into her hair, and his fingers pinched and rubbed her hair, feeling a bit numb. The numbness spread along the nerves to the heart, "Okay, tomorrow before I leave, I'll let Xiaoying wake you up later, so you can sleep in for a while."

  "Mmm." She buried herself in his arms, nodding gently, her hands circling around his neck, her body leaning against him slightly more, her mouth touching the base of his throat. "Jin Cheng, do you still remember what you promised me yesterday?"

  We haven't divorced for a day, and our marital relationship is still legal. You said that if you touched me, you wouldn't touch Bai Shuang.

  "I remember."

  "Uh-huh, don't forget."

  "Uh-huh, I remember."

  Her arms around his neck tightened, and a crystal drop fell from the corner of her eye.

  Although today's update is a bit late, my 6,000 words are enough, you guys can check the directory word count, don't say things like there's only one more and it's too little.