Heartbroken?

  The moonlight is sparse, the night lamp is dim, it's obviously a warm and flowing light and shadow, but the atmosphere is surprisingly awkward and stiff.

  Three people stood, Xuan's delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed, everything around was so quiet it was annoying. Behind them, the water of the Huo Tai River flowed gently with a soft murmuring sound, small fish swam and jumped making splashing sounds, and in the grass, insects chirped softly.

  There was no sound of anyone speaking, as if besides her, there was a subtle and mysterious game being played out, with open and hidden eyes and breathing all revealing that there was something strange going on here, but looking again, it couldn't be seen where the strangeness lay.

  Because of her husband's smiling mouth, her second brother's expression was calm and peaceful.

  Unexpectedly, the most tense one became her.

  "Jin Cheng, what are you doing?" Unable to wait any longer, Shen Xuan could only take the initiative to speak up, or else she would be driven mad by the psychological warfare in these men's eyes.

  Pae Jin Cheng's smile was ambiguous, his eyes fixed on Pae Jin Rui, unwavering for a moment. "What am I doing? I just wanted to ask you two, what do you want to do?"

  "We just had dinner together tonight." Sheng Xuan's attitude also improved, and she didn't quarrel with him like in the car. She knew that this guy couldn't be reasoned with, and might even retaliate violently. As a weak and gentle woman, how could she be a match for such a rough man?

  This rough man grew up in the feudalistic Pei family's mansion, where from a young age he was thoroughly indoctrinated with patriarchal ideology, like the silent rain of March that seeps into the soil, even the earth beneath seemed to have been penetrated by this feudal rain.

  It's completely useless to reason with this kind of man.

  His logic is that he's the head of the household and everything has to be done his way. You dare to talk back, I'll deal with you.

  You dare to lift it, I'll take you down.

  If you don't obey me, I'll take disciplinary action against you.

  In short, I'll just forgive you. Aren't Southern men supposed to be considerate of women? How did it turn out that even the hoodlums in Haicheng are more considerate than you?

  Anyway, she was scared of him, just when he caught up with her, fortunately a large group of people arrived in time, otherwise it's really hard to imagine what he would do. Luckily, he didn't make a move, or else on this dark and windy night, if his temper flared up, there might be an accidental killing, oh no! Her glorious 25 years, her best years, would really be over.

  So, since he was in a bad mood after dinner, it's probably because there were plans to eat that weren't communicated to him. His logic is sometimes hard to understand - what else needs to be explained after just eating?

  But since he can't swallow this breath, then in front of Pei Jinrui, just follow him.

  At this time, Pei Jinrui seemed to have let out a sigh of relief. The breathing sound was obviously the release after tension, and it didn't hide at all, as if he had a guilty conscience, "Right, big brother, I and Ah Xuan had dinner together tonight, shouldn't there be anything that needs explanation?"

  Pei Jin Cheng's gaze was fixed on Pei Jin Rui's expression, and when he let out a sigh, he looked at him carefully. Were these two performing a duet in front of him? One mentioned eating, and the other immediately followed up. Trying to cover something up?

  "Jinrui, Shen Xuan didn't see me, has your eyes also gone bad?" Pei Jin Cheng's cool smile bloomed, and some cold刺 came out from his eyes, sharp and icy. When Shen Xuan entered the elevator, he hadn't seen him, but he had run past the corridor, Pei Jinrui turned around and saw him, seeing him and running away, what does this represent?

  Bai Jinrui's handsome appearance is very dignified, not frivolous or smiling, with a serious expression. When he smiles, it even feels like his smile doesn't quite reach his eyes. He is polite to everyone and treats everyone with courtesy, but somehow these actions seem to be following a predetermined pattern.

  Some people think that such a person is extremely cunning.

  But some people think such a person is honest and reliable.

  Look at what kind of person and what starting point, those who have not received his kindness think that this person's mind is deep, difficult to understand, and not easy to get along with.

  Those who have received his kindness will say that Mr. Rui is a man who doesn't like to show off, speaks little but does a lot, has a good heart, but rarely tries to make an impression on purpose.

  So people's character is just a matter of opinion, and everyone has their own yardstick.

  For example, now Pei Jin Cheng feels that his younger brother's city is getting deeper. Before, he thought this younger brother was a pretty down-to-earth person and didn't even like to talk nonsense. Now, every glance and smile revealed by this younger brother makes him feel that there are more profound intentions, with more profound city in secretly surging.

  Maybe it's an illusion, maybe it's true knowledge, or maybe I really lost my good impression of this younger brother after waking up, so I forcibly attached this feeling to Pei Jinrui.

  Pei Jinrui's tone was different from usual, and he seemed a bit casual, with a hint of sarcasm. "Big brother, I don't understand what you're saying. Are you saying that you don't trust Ah Xuan? If I were to say that the most important thing between husband and wife is trust, if even this can't be done..." He paused here, not continuing, but instead scanning the couple opposite him with a gaze that held a shallow, cool smile.

  Pei Jin Cheng cursed Pei Jin Rui, this little brat, for speaking nonsense with his eyes open. Who would trust him? In the evening, who would run away when they saw him? What he had seen with his own eyes, and yet he was asked to trust him?

  Xuan heard this and let out a soft sigh, trust?

  It's just two simple words, but it's hard to do, only she can feel it. She doesn't trust Pei Jin Cheng, and Pei Jin Cheng doesn't trust her either. The two of them are the typical representatives of mutual distrust.

  How to trust? Unconditional entrustment without reason?

  Even if she likes him, she can't do anything about it. The current her is more rational than Shen Xuan three years ago. This rationality makes people annoyed, annoyed by the clarity of everything, annoyed by getting to the bottom of things, and annoyed by seeing through all things.

  For example, his emotions and his marriage, he can distinguish very clearly, this matter she is clear.

  How can you trust in such a clear situation?

  When Pei Jin Cheng heard Shen Xuan's sigh, his eyebrows slowly gathered, thinking that Pei Jin Rui had nothing to say at this time. However, the man looked at him and smiled even more recklessly, his thick eyebrows raised as if provoking him, "It's better to be apart, isn't it?"

  Xin's heart skipped a beat. Is separation really good? Among the countless couples with some distrust, must they all end in divorce?

  Pei Jin Cheng suddenly froze, what's going on?

  Right, how could he have forgotten? This younger brother said in the elevator at that time, although I also like you, but you are my elder sister-in-law.

  What if it wasn't Big Sister?

  When it's a big sister, she can pretend to refuse for a while, what about when it's not?

  This provocative attitude made Pei Jin Cheng feel disgusted. He was never a person who would endure humiliation, if you want to wait, I'll let you wait, even if I don't want it anymore, I won't give it to you even if it's rotten!

  Pae Jin-seo looked at Pae Jin-cheong's expression that was about to erupt, and his heart felt a sudden pang of pain that spread throughout his limbs.

  What? You like Ah Xun now? Can't bear to divorce anymore? Heart aching? But it was your own wife who came to seduce me, what's the use of glaring at me? If you have the ability, go back and discipline your adulterous wife.

  What kind of mood is it when you feel like a green hat is about to be put on your head?

  Pei Jinrui's mouth corners rarely curled up with a smile of satisfaction, so Pei Jincheng found that such a smile was particularly dazzling.

  Pei Jin Cheng's conjectures were confirmed by Pei Jin Rui's gaze, which seemed to convey innocence and non-involvement. He appeared to be using his eyes to tell him that everything was unrelated to him, and it was Shen Xuan who had brought it upon himself, teaching his own woman a lesson.

  Pei Jin Cheng smiled in his heart, Jin Rui, is this what you've been waiting for?

  He let go of Shen Xuan, coldly saying, "Go wait over there for me, I have something to discuss with Second Brother."

  "Hey!" she shouted in a very bad tone, "Don't say 'get out' all the time! Have some manners!"

  "It's a waste of time to talk about manners with you! You're such an uncouth person from Haicheng!" Does she still have the nerve to mention manners? The way she speaks is really shameless, what kind of words did she use to scold him last night? She called him "get out" all night and didn't even let him say it back! Now she's just like an uneducated city woman!

  Xuan Shen responded strongly to this, "This bastard is actually making regional attacks! What's wrong with Haicheng people? Why are Haicheng people considered coarse?" He said with disdain, "You're just a narrow-minded person from G city!"

  Bai Jinrui heard this and felt a flash of embarrassment, he was also from G city, did Shen Xuan think he was narrow-minded? He felt uncomfortable in his heart but didn't dare to directly say that Shen Xuan's words were unpleasant.

  Regional attacks are very bad! Very bad!

  "Are all people from Haicheng like you? Don't they know what quality is?"

  "Are all men in this city like you, not knowing what it means to respect women, not knowing what it means to be a gentleman? You're so petty and narrow-minded!"

  "What kind of gentleman does a coarse and rude coastal city person like you need?"

  "You're just a narrow-minded person from G City, and you're only worthy of marrying someone as coarse as me from H City! As the saying goes, a good ship deserves a good sail, and you're just this level! You're only worthy of marrying a coarse woman from H City!"

  Pei Jin Cheng was furious!

  This round, Shen Xuan won. After winning, she threw her high heels to the ground, roughly lifted her foot and patted the sole, put on her high heels, raised her chin, snorted, and walked proudly towards the direction of the rest bench.

  Bai Jin Cheng was so angry with Shen Xuan one evening that his internal energy became disordered, almost causing his tendons and veins to rupture and his mind to go mad.

  Staring at Shen Xuan's back, he couldn't help but want to drag her back to Wutongyuan immediately and make her kneel on the ground to serve him tea! When he turned his head around, it was only then that Jin Rui's presence made him realize there were still things left unattended.

  Compared to Pei Jin Cheng's carefree nature, Pei Jin Rui is more like a steady and reliable older brother. He has always been serious and courteous, with impeccable manners, making it impossible for anyone to find fault or weakness in him. In the past, Pei Li used him as an example to educate their younger generation at home, telling them to learn from Jin Rui and not be so impulsive, arranging everything neatly.

  Bai Jinrui would never walk as slowly as Bai Jincheng does now, stretching his arms at will and climbing onto other people's shoulders. This is simply an action that lacks any gentlemanly demeanor.

  Pei Jin Cheng put his hand on Pei Jin Rui's shoulder, his suit and tie had long been thrown into Shen Xuan's car. Pei Jin Rui still hadn't taken off his suit, looking like a proud and noble prince, while Pei Jin Cheng looked like a carefree young master, with his sleeves rolled up and leaning against Pei Jin Rui's shoulder.

  "Jin Cheng walked with his second brother, chatting casually. "Jin Rui, have you noticed that Shen Xuan is actually a woman who lacks taste, doesn't understand gentleness and isn't good at understanding people's intentions?"

  Pei Jinrui took a light breath, walking with his eyes closed, the drips and drops of more than three years surging up in his mind. As for Pei Jincheng's blindness to his own brother, he could only respond with sarcasm.

  Shen Xuan is what kind of woman, he has been with her for three years, and he understands very clearly that Shen Xuan is the strongest, most progressive, least afraid of hardship, most considerate of the overall situation, kindest, and most capable woman he has ever met. As a rich family's daughter, he hasn't seen anyone like this before. If it were someone else, they would have long since been unable to bear the constant difficulties from their in-laws and divorced in anger.

  But she didn't, her sense of responsibility was heavy, when she married into the Pei family at such a young age, just like a college student, initially he was attracted to her because of her elegant and beautiful appearance, later on he had more understanding of her.

  Those who knew him were holding on to her, but he was selfish, he protected her, also wanting to get something in return.

  He knew she wasn't an ordinary girl, so he gave himself a time frame of five years, eight years or ten years, by which time she would be only thirty-two.

  It has been only three years now, and she is just twenty-five years old, while his waiting has already come to an end.

  After the light faded at night, he couldn't tolerate such a change.

  So, Pei Jin Cheng is destined to be a tragedy!

  Pei Jin Cheng heard Pei Jin Rui's faintly mocking laughter, and turned his head to see him closing his eyes, as if quietly savoring memories. In Pei Jin Cheng's heart, a mixture of jealousy and sourness was swelling up, and he took slow steps towards the riverbank, "It seems that Jin Rui still has many feelings for Shen Xuan."

  "Naturally." Pei Jinrui said these two words with confidence, having a sense of accomplishment that others couldn't understand. This sense of accomplishment was the result of emotions and understanding accumulated over more than three years, three years during which Pei Jincheng had been absent, three years that Pei Jincheng would never experience. In those three years, there were only him and that elegant and beautiful A Xuan.

  Pei Jin Cheng listened to Pei Jin Rui's tone, his eyes narrowing and opening, with a vague meaning. He wasn't clear what kind of life Shen Xuan and his younger brother had experienced that made Pei Jin Rui so indulged in that memory. What was Shen Xuan's emotional world like?

  Who is that little heart? Could it be Bae Jin-ri? Another private number?

  He continued to lean on Pei Jinrui's shoulder, moving forward slowly, and the two had already walked to the riverbank, where the cool air from the river was refreshing.

  Pei Jin Cheng pointed to the east of the riverbank, where there was a garden called Qin Garden, Pei Li's residence. "Jin Rui, Grandfather said that I will never be able to divorce Shen Xuan in this lifetime."

  Pei Jinrui seemed to have heard helplessness and despair in Pei Jincheng's tone, was Grandfather not allowing them to leave? So they just endured each other like this? He was moved by such a tone, turned around, stood in front of Pei Jincheng, "Big brother! Why don't you fight for it? The past is over now!"

  "Do you think I don't want to?!" Pei Jin Cheng suddenly flared up, and Pei Jin Rui was taken aback.

  Pei Jin Cheng's eyes were fixed on her, his voice not too loud, but every sentence was filled with resentment. "Do you think I want to spend the rest of my life with the woman who turned me into a vegetable for three years?" Pei Jin Cheng took a step forward, and Pei Jin Rui took a step back. He retreated one step, but felt that his hope had taken a step forward. It seemed as if he saw Shen Xuan running towards him, about to throw herself into his arms.

  "Are you kidding me? You think I'm comfortable? You've had a great time for the past three years, while I've been sleeping alone! Do you think I'm comfortable?" He took another step forward, as if resentful that Pei Jinrui was having a better life than him. "You're always dressed to the nines, with your birds and flowers, living it up! And me?" Another step forward! "Do you think I want to live with her?!"

  Bai Jinrui saw the hope like dark clouds about to be dispelled, with light just behind the dark clouds. His eyes could hardly conceal his excited delight. "Big brother! There's always a way out of everything!"

  Pei Jin's eyes suddenly lit up, and he burst out laughing. He took another step forward, glaring fiercely at Pei Jinrui, "Of course there is a way! Hmph!"

  “Splash!” The sound of water rose, and the water splashed everywhere. In the deep, dark sky above, a large, white crescent moon hung like an eyebrow. Although the moonlight was not as bright as it would be when full, the lights in the house before midnight were never too weak. So the water droplets sparkled like jewels, each one reflecting the light of the lamps and turning into colorful glass beads.

  A sudden burst of splendor in the night, yet a beautiful scene is wasted, with no one to appreciate it.

  Pei Jin Cheng shook his head and stood by the shore, as if someone was supporting him against the stone, he seemed to be about to step on someone's fingers.

  Although you're younger than me, you don't treat me like an older brother, what can I do?

  With eyes wide open, telling nonsense, wanting to dig a corner of your brother's wall, can't be done.

  The unrepentant provocation of your brother, nothing can be done.

  Still dare to reminisce about your past with your sister-in-law in front of your brother, can't help it.

  "Cool water is great for refreshing the mind, Jinrui. You should wash your face, take a bath and clear your head! Once your head is clear, you won't have wild thoughts anymore. But Jinrui, you're really something. As a grown man and CEO of a listed company, shouldn't we pay attention to our image and find a more suitable place to swim?" Pei Jincheng said without any warmth.

  Pei Jinrui didn't realize he had been deceived until he fell into the river!

  Pae Jin-cheng took advantage of what was in his heart and wanted to force him to react, causing him to retreat and stumble!

  "Pei Jin Cheng! You despicable little man!" Pei Jin Rui's head floated on the water surface, his hair wet and stuck to his forehead, still wearing a suit and tie, looking utterly disheveled from having fallen into the water.

  The icy water was chilling to the bone, but just as his hand was about to grab onto the shore, Pei Jin Cheng's foot lifted up.

  The water is only a little over two meters deep, but it can still completely submerge a man of about 1.8-1.9 meters tall, and you still need to tread water and float.

  The water is too cold, if you stay in for a long time, your muscles will contract and you may get cramps.

  Pei Jin Cheng lowered his head, gazing at his brother floating in the water, and with an air of a pedantic scholar, he said disappointedly, "Calling him by name, using abusive language, showing no respect for one's elder brother... Alas, the Pei family is indeed unfortunate!"

  Xuan heard the sound of water over here, and the high-heeled shoes sounded urgent and fast as they came over.

  Pei Jin Cheng picked up his pants and squatted down. In the summer, people in the river wouldn't freeze to death, he thought, at most they would just catch a cold, or get pneumonia, which was what they deserved.

  With his elbow resting on his knee, he looked relaxed and casual, as if chatting with an old friend by the river after dinner. "Second brother, your brother's wall isn't that easy to dig through, and the corner of your brother's wall isn't that easy to excavate either. Sometimes you may swing your hoe skillfully, but the corner is filled with steel-reinforced concrete, don't get your small hoe blade chipped... If you're capable, then hold onto that small hoe for the rest of your life and see if you have a chance to dig a hole in your brother's wall corner before you're carried into your coffin..."

  Pei Jinrui only felt the chill had already seeped into his bones. The water of Pei's family protective river was not like other places, it was clear and transparent, but also piercingly cold. This was the water from the mountain canal, which came from the snowy mountains in the southwest. Although he shivered with cold air entering his body, he still smiled happily, "Pei Jin Cheng, don't be complacent... Shen Xuan doesn't love you, you're just like that, as you said, your face and heart are not in harmony, you can't even achieve facial harmony!"

  Pei Jin Cheng shrugged indifferently, his refined face reflected the ripples on the river water, and his eyes sparkled as he said, "I'm not gloating, what do I have to be proud of? It's just... Hehe." He paused mid-sentence, then continued when he saw the complexity in Pei Jin Rui's eyes, "Just a bit more than you, that's all."

  Pei Jinrui crouched on the river wall by the shore, which was piled up with large stones. He could have swum to the opposite bank and climbed ashore, anyway it wasn't far to the other side. But he had a glimmer of hope in his heart, Shen Xuan must have heard the sound of the water, she heard it, she would definitely come over, she had feelings for him, only that she was not a woman who easily crossed boundaries.

  It's just... you're more pleased than I am.

  This is provoking him, satirizing him, and ridiculing him.

  "Jinrui!" Shen Xuan saw Pei Jin Cheng crouching by the riverbank and knew that Pei Jin Rui had fallen into the river.

  Pei Jin Cheng furrowed his brow, stood up and said, "If you want to lose face in front of Shen Xuan, just call for help! Shen Xuan will definitely think you're pitiful. A man being described as pitiful is really...". Pei Jin Cheng shook his head with a "tsk tsk" sound after finishing speaking.

  Turned around and hugged Shen Xuan to leave, "Let's go, let's go back. Jin Rui thinks that after swimming in the river, he feels strong and healthy!"

  Xun didn't believe his nonsense and slapped his arm. "Pei Jin Cheng! It was obviously Jin Rui who fell into the river!"

  "He just wanted to swim, what's the big deal about falling into the river?"

  Xuan had been feeling that the atmosphere between the two brothers was off since early on, how could it be just a simple swim, pushing away Pei Jin Cheng and going to the riverbank to try to pull Pei Jin Rui up.

  She had only taken two steps when her entire waist was firmly grasped by the man's powerful hands. With a jerk, she found herself tightly pressed against Pei Jin Cheng's waist, her body leaning back, while his face loomed larger and closer to hers. His smile grew more sinister and dark as he asked, "Shen Xuan, why are you so tense?" His index finger poked at the left side of her chest, over her heart, and he let out a cold "hmm" before continuing, "Does your... heart ache?"

  Today, 6,000 words are finished, and tomorrow will be a big update... Ah, Faye Wong is divorced. Ah, although Sister Fei is divorced, our votes should still be cast.