five minutes later.
Pei Yi knocked on the co-pilot's door, the window was rolled down, and a puff of smoke came out from inside.
Through the thin mist, Pei Yi could clearly see the gloom in Li Yu'an's eyes, "Are you okay?"
"fine."
Sitting in the driver's seat, Li Yu'an was afraid that his friend would not get used to the smell of smoke, so he put out the unsmoked cigarette. He rolled down the car window and sunroof, and opened the full ventilation. "Are you going to come up? It might still be a little stuffy."
Pei Yi didn't care about the smoky wall feeling, opened the car door and sat in, "Sorry, I made my own claim just now."
Li Yu'an sighed, "No, if it weren't for you, I might never be able to ask questions or make a decision in my life."
Pei Yi understood the undiminished pain in his friend's heart, and explained the situation briefly, "I'll go in your car. I just asked Lao Fu to keep an eye on Ms. An's situation secretly, and come back after confirming that she is home safely."
After all, Anyang's condition has not been completely cured.
If she couldn't think about it for a while, was stimulated by those words to do something stupid, and if something happened to her on the way home, Li Yu'an would be even more miserable.
Li Yu'an understood his friend's kindness, "Thank you."
"I said, this kind of politeness is not needed between friends."
Pei Yi took out two bags of plastic-sealed miniature Xue Mei Niang from her jacket pocket, and handed them over, "Do you want it? This taste is quite delicious."
Li Yu'an took it slowly, "Why do you still carry this with you?"
Pei Yi blurted out, "Second Brother asked someone to buy it for me."
After he realized his inexplicable complacency, he quickly changed his words, "Then what, I usually design games with a lot of brainpower, so I like to eat something sweet."
"Although it's a bit childish, sweets do make people feel better, don't they?"
"Um."
Li Yu'an didn't deny it this time.
He opened the plastic packaging bag, stuffed the tiny mini Xuemei Niang into his mouth, and played with the edge of the plastic bag silently with his head down.
"..."
Pei Yi sensed the pain in the depth of this silence, and sighed softly, "Liyuan, don't hold back if you feel uncomfortable."
From the beginning to the present, Li Yu'an was not the wrong party in this incident, but was the biggest victim, none of them.
After all, he is also the wrong child, and Pei Huan's situation over the years has been much better than Li Yu'an's.
Li Yu'an didn't know what to eat, so he choked up a little, "Pei Yi, do you think all this is true? Could it be a mistake?"
After all, the current "authentication of the truth" is just one-sidedness of Anyang.
Knowing the established results in the original book and in reality, Pei Yi asked, "What do you think? Paternity test, do you want to do it?"
Li Yu'an shook his head, "I don't know."
Li Xiao and Anyang's only child, Li Yu'an's name bears his father's surname, mother's first name, and also bears the love between the couple at the beginning. He has lived with this external identity for twenty-five years.
From childhood to adulthood, Li Yu'an felt that he was never short of both material and spiritual abundance. He was grateful for his parents' upbringing and love. Before the accident at home, he had been living very proudly and confidently.
"Later, the company's business situation went from bad to worse. In order not to worry me, my dad never brought the real economic situation to me, and even tried to support everything I wanted."
Li Xiao didn't write much in the original book, but Pei Yi could tell from Li Yu'an's description that he was a caring and responsible father.
"It was only two months from the onset of my dad's illness to his death. The time was too short, so it was even more difficult to accept. I watched the whole day depressed, and realized that I should stand up and support the company and this family."
And Li Yuan did the same—
He gave up his favorite major, shouldering his studies, career, and his small family with Anyang alone.
Li Yuan learned to socialize, learn to drink, and learned to pretend to be a little shrewd in the smog. He let go of his self-esteem and pride, endured contempt and ridicule, and worked hard to support the dawn game.
The reason why Li Yu'an endured all this willingly was because of his parents' love for him, but what happened now has subverted his cognition—
As a "mother", Anyang knew everything a long time ago but did not report it. Together with this maternal love that he was proud of and supported, he secretly transferred it to other people.
"The paternity test can have results, but it can't be exchanged for true feelings." Li Yu'an looked at Pei Yi, as if looking for some answer, "They should love Pei Huan very much, right?"
"..."
Pei Yi understood what his friend meant.
Twenty years of companionship and affection, just give up?
If it wasn't for Anyang's successive news of her husband's death and her son's wrong embrace that made her sick, how many parents in the world could really be so cruel?
Now Anyang can give up his affection for Li Yu'an because of his own son, but the Pei couple may not be able to achieve such a smooth emotional transfer.
Pei Yi still remembers that in the plot description of the original work—
Even though the two returned to their identities, Pei Ruzhang and Deng Xiuya did not abandon "Pei Huan" and ignored them, which to some extent caused "Li Yu'an" dissatisfaction.
Li Yu'an is willing to be honest with his friends, "I want to know the exact result, but I don't want to have any interaction with them."
He wanted to ask himself for peace of mind, but he didn't want to have unnecessary entanglements with the Pei family.
Pei Yi hesitated for two seconds before giving a suggestion, "If you really want to know, can I ask my elder brother to do a genetic test with you?"
Li Yu'an didn't react for a while, "Brother?"
Pei Yi called by name, "Grandpa Pei's grandson, my cousin, Qin Yishun."
If he remembers correctly, it seems that cousins can do a kinship test? It's just that the accuracy rate is not as high as the paternity test.
"..."
Li Yu'an was taken aback for a moment, then smiled unexpectedly.
So many things happened one after another, he almost forgot that Pei Yi is also a member of the Pei family! .
Pei Yi was helpless, "What are you laughing at? I'm trying to find a way for you."
Li Yu'an realized later, "If Pei Huanzhen and I make a mistake, will I become your cousin?"
Pei Yi coughed sullenly, "It's like this in name, if you need it, you can tell me anytime."
Li Yu'an raised his eyebrows, and suddenly felt that it wasn't that bad, "Suddenly I have a younger brother, which seems good."
"..."
Pei Yi threw her unopened Xue Mei Niang into his hands, "I'm worrying about you for nothing, just drive as soon as you have nothing to do, so as to save sister Yang and the others from waiting too long."
Li Yu'an finally showed a light and sincere smile, "Pei Yi, thank you."
If Pei Yi hadn't firmly chosen to cooperate with him at the beginning, perhaps the current Liming Games would have ceased to exist long ago, let alone the ywy studio representing the new generation.
If there is no support from his career, if there is no encouragement from Pei Yi as a friend, I am afraid that he will only live a worse life now, right?
"You're welcome."
Pei Yi raised her lips slightly, and snatched Xue Mei Niang back from him, "I'm starving to death, I want to pad my stomach."
Li Yu'an cheered up, started the car, "Fasten your seat belt, and go to Sister Yang's house for dinner."
…
Lou Yang and his parents don't live together, but rent a well-decorated suite to live alone, and only go back to his parents' house for a short stay on weekends.
When Pei Yi and Li Yu'an arrived at their destination, Lou Yang was busy in the kitchen.
Xiang Nansheng, who was helping to unpack the courier, saw the two of them, and rarely took the initiative to signal, "You guys are here at the right time, come and help me."
Xiang Nansheng was older than them, so he called his job title in private.
Pei Yi was curious, "What?"
Lou Yang came out of the kitchen and explained, "The main lights in the living room and the cloakroom are out of order. I bought new lights online. I originally planned to change them myself on the weekend, but now—"
Her eyes wandered between the three of them, she felt at ease, "Leave it to you boys."
Xiang Nansheng took out a new lamp, "Just another person to help."
Li Yu'an volunteered, "Let me do it, I changed it at home before."
When Lou Yang heard this, he immediately took Pei Yi who was alone as his younger brother, "Then Pei Yi goes into the kitchen and helps me?"
Pei Yi was completely new to cooking, and was confused, "Huh?"
"What? I can't eat free food here." Lou Yang smiled and grabbed his wrist, commanding like a sister, "Come in, choose a dish for me first."
Pei Yi entered the kitchen, only to find that Lou Yang had bought a lot of ingredients, and many of them were hard dishes that required cooking skills.
"Sister Yang, why did you buy so much?"
"With the three of you together, how can your appetite be so small?" Lou Yang handed Pei Yi the vegetables that needed to be picked, and demonstrated to him again, "Are you meeting?"
Pei Yi nodded, "Yes."
Lou Yang entrusted him with this simple task, and picked up fresh shrimps non-stop, skillfully handling the shrimp threads.
Pei Yi was curious while helping, "Sister Yang, who did you learn to cook from? Uncle or aunt?"
"no."
Lou Yang shook his head, and recalled the past flashed across his eyes, "When I was studying abroad, I ate fried food and fast food every day, and my stomach couldn't bear it, so I was admitted to the hospital."
"I... my ex-boyfriend blamed himself. He felt that he didn't take good care of me, so he started to study recipes from then on, and made delicious food for me in different ways every day after class."
Love is mutual and should never be a unilateral effort.
"I was afraid that it would be hard for him to do it alone for a long time, so I followed suit and learned to cook. Later, the two of us transformed from complete novice Xiaobai to chefs who can cook a table of dishes."
Lou Yang returned to reality, confident, "You will know if you try my cooking skills tonight."
Hearing Lou Yang's narration, Pei Yi turned his head and glanced unconsciously.
He remembered that the other party said that the reason why he was willing to resign from a high-paying foreign job and choose to return to China for development was firstly to accompany his parents in China, and secondly because he needed to change the environment after breaking up with his ex.
"Sister Yang, you and your ex..." Pei Yi swallowed the words.
"If you want to ask, just ask, I have nothing to say." Lou Yang chuckled and took the initiative to share.
She met Lou Yang's predecessor when she was studying abroad. The two entered work from campus, studied and made progress together.
"I talked with him for nearly nine years, from his early twenties to his early thirties." Lou Yang stopped his hands and sighed, "Looking back now, it was indeed a long period of youth."
"..."
Pei Yi nodded silently, but there was inevitably a subtle connection in her heart—
almost nine years?
That's longer than the time Dad and the others have been together.
Pei Yi asked cautiously, "Sister Yang, why did you break up?"
Lou Yang didn't show much sadness, "Because we've known each other for too long, not only in life but also in work, and we haven't been separated almost all year round."
Pei Yi is not sure, "Love has become family?"
"Maybe it's not love at first." Lou Yang said bluntly, and started to deal with the fresh shrimp in his hand again.
"I discussed this issue with him. Back then, we were the only two foreign students from China in our school's major."
It's like people who are huddling together to keep warm in an unfamiliar environment, and they feel that they are together when they feel suitable.
However, both of them have mature and rational personalities, and the usual quarrels between lovers rarely happen to them.
Pei Yi thought of his father Rong and father Yan again, and felt emotional, "Sister Yang, will all the feelings disappear in the end, either to separate or to settle down?"
Lou Yang heard the pessimism in Pei Yi's tone, and frowned slightly, "Why do you think so?"
Pei Yi hid the past, "No, just talk about it."
Lou Yang soaked the processed fresh shrimps in water, and replied earnestly, "You, don't think that love is unreliable when I broke up after talking for so long in my previous relationship."
"We must know that everyone has different needs for love. Some people prefer vigorous, some people are used to slow water, some people lower their standards for money, and some people become excellent for love."
"I needed stable companionship at the beginning of studying abroad, and now I want to take care of my career and my parents. My predecessor's life plan is different from mine, so it is normal for us to part ways."
An inappropriate separation is better than wasted time.
Lou Yang and her ex broke up peacefully. Of course, the withdrawal reaction after the breakup is inevitable.
"Whether a relationship is good or bad depends on what you need in the final analysis, and whether your significant other can give you in time and keep pace with you. You have to believe that there is love in this world that is compatible and will not be compromised."
Pei Yi nodded thoughtfully, and understood the general idea.
Seeing his obedient and confused appearance, Lou Yang couldn't help asking, "Xiao Yi, I don't really understand the rules of rich families like you, but you and Bo are always lovers?"
Pei Yi chose Cai's hand to stop, "No, no."
Lou Yang had an intuition, "That means he is pursuing you, but you didn't agree? Is that right?"
"..."
Pei Yi got stuck, and really underestimated the accuracy of Lou Yang's sixth sense.
Lou Yang saw through his embarrassment, and continued easily, "I think Mr. Bo is pretty good, why didn't you agree to try it? Because his eyesight is not convenient?"
When Pei Yi heard the second half of the sentence, she immediately retorted, "Of course not."
He would never have the idea of staying away because of Bo Yueming's physical inconvenience, otherwise he would not have agreed to the marriage from the very beginning, not to mention that the other party's eyes would have been fine.
Seeing Pei Yi's reaction, Lou Yang recalled his argument about love just now, and suddenly understood something, "Xiao Yi, in fact, very few lovers can predict their whole life from the beginning, grasp the present, and only then can they create the future step by step."
"If you don't choose to start, if you don't try, how will you know the result?"
"You don't know the result until you start?"
Pei Yi's thoughts moved slightly, and the figure of Bo Yueming swayed uncontrollably in his mind.
Lou Yang definitely replied, "Of course, love is not a pre-set game program. It is more interesting to break through the level without knowing the ending. My last relationship was at most a failure in breaking through the level, but I am still willing to learn from experience and make persistent efforts."
"Maybe, the next person to accompany me through the barrier is the little wolf dog."
Pei Yi laughed when she heard the second half of Lou Yang's anticipation, "Little wolf dog? Sis, why do you love this one too?"
Lou Yang glanced at him and teased him jokingly, "Why, mature sisters are not allowed to like the next year?"
Pei Yi handed back the chosen Caixin, "How dare you? With the charm of our sister Yang, you can find anyone."
"Okay, stop talking!" Lou Yang looked at the time and urged, "We have to hurry up, otherwise dinner will become a supper."
"good."
…
After Xiang Nansheng and Li Yu'an installed the new lamps, they also rushed to the kitchen to help. The four of them worked together for a while, and finally made six dishes and one soup before seven o'clock, and ate to their heart's content.
Faced with Lou Yang and Li Yu'an's repeated invitations, Pei Yi, who knew her drinking capacity, only dared to take a sip or two.
Strange to say.
When Pei Yi stayed at home, even if he knew the risk of being discovered by Bo Yueming, he would dare to drink a glass and a half bottle, but tonight he had a legitimate reason to drink, but he learned to restrain himself and restrain himself.
The four of them chatted from game projects to life, and the dinner ended at nearly ten o'clock.
The happy Pei Yi picked up the phone that she hadn't looked at for a long time, only to realize that Bo Yueming had sent herself a WeChat message an hour ago—
"Have you finished eating? Drink less wine."
Pei Yi hurriedly typed a reply, "I just finished eating and didn't drink, so I'm going home."
Not long after the message was sent, Bo Yueming's message came back——
"Okay, I'll wait for you downstairs."
After Pei Yi got off work, she told the old Fu to secretly send Anyang home, and only later did she send Lou Yang's home address. It's not surprising that Bo Yueming knew the address.
Pei Yi took a tight breath, unexpectedly, Bo Yueming would rush over in person, "When did you come? Have you been waiting for a long time?"
Wouldn't it be there when the first message was sent? Wait an hour?
Bo Yueming turned back again, "Soon, don't worry."
Pei Yi stared at this line of text, and suddenly remembered Lou Yang's "family" remarks in the evening, and her fingertips moved faster than rational thinking: "I'm in the second room on the fifth floor, do you want to come up?"
Almost at the same time, Bo Yueming on the other side of the screen asked tacitly, "Do you need me to pick you up?"
Two WeChat messages with the same intention collided, and the replies were at the same time again—
"Um."
"good."
Pei Yi couldn't shift her eyes from the chat screen for a while, as if she tasted the honey from it.
"Mr. Yi, who are you chatting secretly with? The corners of your mouth are almost going to heaven."
Lou Yang's ridicule came.
Pei Yi, who was caught, panicked and turned off the phone in a hurry, "Ah? What did you just say?"
Li Yu'an smiled and threw an unopened courier box over. "Take it, the pin gift designed by Sister Yang, one for each of us."
Lou Yang's speech focused on the gift, "I designed it when I first established the studio, but I haven't been able to get together and give it to you. So I didn't even open the express box."
"Although it looks casual, but the heart is serious."
"Thank you, Sister Yang." Pei Yi hadn't received a serious gift for a long time, and was looking forward to asking, "Can I open it now?"
Lou Yang nodded, "Of course."
The sealing tape on the courier was so firmly attached that it was difficult for Pei Yi to tear it off with bare hands.
Seeing his clumsy appearance, Lou Yang casually took out a utility knife from the drawer, "Here, use this."
"—Stab!"
The engraving blade pulls out of the metal handle.
The usual slight sound fell in Pei Yi's ears, but it seemed particularly sharp!
He caught a glimpse of the slanted blade handed over, and the memory buried deep in his heart was cut open by the sharpness and cruelty, and the double tearing of the blade piercing the clothing and skin echoed in his ears.
"..."
Pei Yi's face froze, and the express box in her hand fell to the ground.
The invisible fear clenched his heart tightly.
Pei Yi's breathing suddenly became rapid, and she subconsciously grabbed the sharpened utility knife, "I, I don't need it."
An unfathomable blood slit was cut on his fingertip by the blade, and the courier box on the other hand fell down.
The three present saw this scene and realized something was wrong at the same time.
"Pei Yi?"
"What's wrong?"
Pei Yi threw away the utility knife in his hand, picked up the express box stiffly, tried his best not to tremble, "Sorry, I'll go to the bathroom first."
Just when the doorbell rang, Pei Yi didn't care about it.
He looked around the room aimlessly, and ran into the bathroom next to the living room with the last sliver of reason left.
— Shua!
The water rushed out suddenly.
Pei Yi didn't seem to feel the pain, and kept washing the bleeding wound. The blood smeared in the water, almost staining his eyes red, making his face pale.
Fragmented pictures emerged in his mind, and hoarse orders echoed in his ears—
"Xiaoyi, remember my lesson!"
"It's all fake! It's all a lie!"
"I want to make him regret it, I want to make him regret it for the rest of his life!"
—Boom!
The bathroom door was forcefully opened, "Pei Yi?!"
The familiar and eager voice broke through layers of hallucinations and brought back Pei Yi's last trace of reason. He raised his head cautiously and looked at the person behind him through the mirror.
As if not sure, he said, "Second brother?"
A simple sentence is enough to make Bo Yueming who rushed over feel extremely distressed.
At this moment, Pei Yi's face was pale, his forehead was covered with sweat, and his red eyes revealed a fragility, tension and fear that he had never seen before.
Bo Yueming strode up and brought Pei Yi back into his arms.
He carefully avoided the other party's injured and bleeding ring finger, and comforted in a low voice, "I'm here, I'm fine."
"..."
The familiar smell brought the sense of stability that Pei Yi needed most, and the emotion he was holding back in front of outsiders broke out instantly. He buried himself in Bo Yueming's arms with all his strength, tried his best to hold back but still let out a sob.
"Thin, thinner and brighter."
"I'm here, I'm here."
Bo Yueming stroked the back of Pei Yi's neck again and again, and gave the firmest promise with the most gentle force, "It's okay, with me here, you don't have to be afraid of anything."
Only under such reassurance, Pei Yi's rapid and trembling breathing finally eased.
"Second brother, I want to go home."
"Okay, I'll take you home."
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