Missing you

  Xu Xuan had been a quiet and taciturn person since she married into the Pei family, knowing her position in this household.

  It's just like sitting at the dinner table eating a little less, even if her husband doesn't say anything, people from other rooms will sneer and say she's a scapegoat, picking faults everywhere, slowly she stopped being picky about food too.

  Sometimes when she's in a good mood and laughs, her mother-in-law would say "your son is sleeping on the bed like that, how can you still laugh? Are you gloating?" Gradually, she also stopped laughing.

  Sometimes feeling wronged, she would shed tears, and her father-in-law would say, "You're crying again. Isn't it enough that Jin Cheng is lying down? Do you want to cry him to death?" Gradually, she no longer wanted to cry in this home.

  But Pei Jin Cheng, I am your wife. Although I have hurt you, I took good care of you with all my heart. Can't that exchange for a little bit of sympathy?

  She looked at him, wanting to see a glimmer of trust and encouragement in his eyes, but what she saw was a faint darkness, she couldn't make it out, all she could see was his impartiality.

  When her lips were bleeding, even the smell of iron didn't disperse, she didn't ask him to believe her, she couldn't say it out loud, her throat was choked with grievances. Here, there wasn't a single one of her relatives.

  She is the sinner living in this house.

  The beautiful woman beside him had spread the news that Bai Shan was his mistress, and he couldn't tarnish her reputation.

  What about her reputation in this family?

  Does it no longer matter?

  Pei Jin Cheng's gaze swept over Shen Xuan's body and didn't linger, instead he lowered his head to look at Bai Shan. Bai Shan sniffled, two lines of clear tears falling down her pale cheeks, before she quickly wiped them away with the back of her hand and smiled at him, "Jin Cheng, I'm fine, just do as you all think... it's alright."

  The words were tactfully turned and resentful, as if they had exhausted all the grievances in their stomach that could not be told, Pei Jin Cheng let out a sigh...

  Xuan turned around, she blinked away the moisture in her eyes at the fastest speed, and looked at Pei Li on the left, "Grandfather, if you want to use family law against me for any reason, I won't resist, but this one thing, I don't accept!"

  "I didn't do it! I won't accept it!"

  "Ah Xun!" Pei Li Jiao was calm and quiet, but at this moment he also sternly scolded her.

  "Look, look, she's still so unreasonable!" Wen Zhu's face sank, pulling Bai Shan's hand, staring at her fiercely, as if staring at a useless person, "Others don't accept your feelings! Take you to the police station!"

  "Xuān! What else do you want?" Pei Jin Cheng grasped Bai Shan's hand tightly.

  "Jin Cheng, otherwise the family rules can be forgotten. I've heard that the Pei family's rules are quite strict. Ah Xuan is probably unable to bear it, after all she's still a woman." Bai Shan pulled on Jin Cheng's sleeve, pleading for Shen Xuan.

  Xu Xuan's words were so piercing to her ears, it was as if her eardrums had burst instantly. How could she bear such a thing? Her grandfather feared that she would go to the police station and there was evidence. Her husband also didn't want his reputation to be damaged because of what she did.

  Bai Shan actually begged for mercy on her behalf to reduce her punishment, and she could still put up with the rest.

  But Bai Shan's plea was something she couldn't accept no matter what.

  What did she become?

  Would she have to rely on her husband's first love to save herself? How could she sink so low?

  "It's okay, no need to worry, I'm fine." Shen Xuan took a deep breath.

  "Shen Xuan, you're just an ungrateful thing!"

  She clearly heard his disgust and dissatisfaction, that was his attitude towards her, well, got hurt, also lazy to appear in front of him again, after this time, he might as well openly hold Bai Xue's hand from now on.

  "Faintly said, 'How long are we going to drag this out? Let's get started.'"

  Pei Jinrui clenched his fists tightly, and Jin Yue had always been a lawless wild girl. At this time, she ran to Pei Li's side, kneeling on his knees, "Grandfather, sister-in-law is being wronged, don't you believe her?"

  "Jinyue! Get back to your position! Don't you know the rules!" Pei Xianwen was furious, his temples throbbing with anger. The main house had no discipline now, and they were going to teach people to gossip.

  "There is evidence." Pei Li said slowly.

  "Grandfather." Jingyue ignored her father's scolding and whispered to Pei Li's ear, "Tell the servants to hit lightly, okay?"

  "Get back to your position!" Pei Li glared at Jin Yue with a sharp and authoritative gaze.

  Jin Yue was startled by this glare, shrinking back a little, pouting and standing up, reluctantly returning to the right side.

  In front of Zhan Peijin, she said in a low voice with a huff, "From now on, I must marry a man who can protect me. A man who can't even protect his own wife, I won't want him!"

  Pei Jin's eyes darkened for a moment, but it was just a flash.

  The rules of the Pei family have not been enforced for many years, and now it is a society governed by law, so they will not owe wages to their employees. The servants in the Pei family are well-paid, so they naturally do things with a happy and careful attitude. Moreover, the family rules are strict, and no one dares to stir up trouble.

  So when those two dusty boards hit Shen Xuan's buttocks, everyone was shocked to the point of sweating.

  Kneeling on the wide bench outside the ancestral hall, the servants were hesitant to make a move. Ji Rong snatched the board and slapped it down with a loud bang!

  All that could be seen was the woman's body on the bench, her head raised and her snow-white teeth tightly biting her lip, with a thread of blood oozing out from the corner of her mouth, and she only let out a low hum.

  Bai Shan took a step back in fright, then again pulled on Pei Jin Cheng's sleeve, "Jin Cheng, forget it, forget it."

  Pei Jin Cheng gazed at the wooden board, his eyes deep and profound.

  Bai Shan went back to Bai Liwei's side, "Dad, just let it go with Grandpa Pei, I won't pursue it anymore, a man can't take it either."

  Pei Jinrui didn't even dare to breathe loudly, his eyes were bloodshot.

  When the second board fell, Shen Xuan stretched her wrist into her mouth and bit it hard. When the third board came down, there was another hum in her nose.

  Pei Li closed his eyes tightly and rubbed the Buddhist beads rapidly.

  The phone rang at this moment, that gentle song, with a hint of melancholy, "Migratory birds fly far away, also thinking of the south."

  A traveler's horizon, at the end of the journey is still home.

  The next stop still feels whether it's cold or warm, when the sky brightens I leave again...

  If I come back, is there anyone waiting?

  If I am lonely, will anyone understand?...

  Xun's mobile phone had fallen to the ground, Jin Yue was so frightened that she cried and rushed over to pick it up. "Sister-in-law, you answer the phone, maybe it's an important call. The Pei family has a lot of business, all taken care of by you. What if it's some important client?"

  Jin Yue spoke with a sob, somewhat pleadingly to Shen Xuan, "Sister-in-law, please answer it, please answer it. It must be an important client."

  Xun's wrist was pulled out of her mouth, and she let out a low "Uh!" sound. Her wrist had been bitten through, the tooth marks blurred by the bloodstains.

  "On screen it says 'older brother'."

  Xuan straightened up a bit. Xuan's nose suddenly felt sour and she almost shed tears, it was Friday today.

  How could she forget, today is Friday.

  Jin Yue raised her finger to her lips, signaling everyone to be quiet.

  These years, Shen Xuan has been managing the business of Da Fang, and everyone knows that she has many big clients in her hands. After being persuaded by Jin Yue, they didn't dare to speak out again. Those who sympathized with Shen Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, while those who wanted to take advantage of the situation felt it was too regrettable.

  "Use hands-free!" said Bai Liwei, "If it's a customer on the other end of the call, it'll save everyone from being cheated!"

  "It's either you're a customer or I hang up!"

  Xun's breath was weak, and she couldn't muster up much energy. She slid open the hands-free phone, and a man's voice came on, loud and clear, filled with excitement and some echo. There were also sounds of footsteps on the tile floor, like walking in an empty corridor. "Girl, I've already booked my ticket. After I finish this afternoon's meeting, I'll arrive at G City at 9 pm tonight. You should eat more today. Are you in the mood to take me out for a stroll now?"

  "Brother..." His breath was as weak as a soft silk thread.

  Shen Xuan called out "Ge" and even though they weren't customers, everyone fell silent.

  "What's wrong?" The man asked in a suspicious tone, as if he had suddenly stopped in his tracks.

  "I'm still sleeping, why disturb me." Shen Xuan lay on the stool, her eyes wide open staring at one corner of the stool, the water in her eyes already full and about to overflow.

  "Little lazy pig, Pei Jin Cheng woke you up and you're still so lazy?" The man's tone was full of endless pampering.

  "Brother, I'm still on a business trip, you go to G city in a few days."

  "Going out? Why didn't you tell me in advance? We clearly agreed that I would go over on Friday."

  Xuan let out a sigh, taking advantage of the brief pause to change her tone and complain, "You have no idea, in this world, Water Park is making everyone go crazy, I was up with the designer until 4 am last night, now I'm so sleepy."

  "Ah, little sister." The man listened to Shen Xuan's explanation and let out a long sigh of relief. "You've really grown up, I never thought you'd be managing the company. Although you only call home once every six months, your family knows it's tough for you and doesn't bother you, but your brother always checks up on your company online. Little sister, you've really grown up."

  "Brother, can you wait for me to vent my emotions after I've had enough sleep?" Shen Xuan felt like she was about to break down in tears.

  The man smiled and said, "You tell me where you are on a business trip, I'll go find you. I've handed over all the affairs to the vice mayor and took four days off. I won't go to G city then. Oh, grandpa has prepared many of your favorite snacks for you. I was afraid they would go bad, so I only made reservations. When we go to the airport at night, we'll pick them up from those stores. Are you very hungry? You must know what I've brought for you."

  "Do you think I'm still a kid forever? My taste has changed now."

  "Ah..." The man's voice suddenly choked, with trembling breaths coming from the receiver, as if he was trying to hold back sobs. "Xiao Wu, Grandpa told me that when he thinks of you, he remembers how mischievous you used to be, and how it made him want to hit you, but at the same time, he couldn't bear to hit you... Now when he thinks of you, he's afraid to see you, fearing that you've lost weight, and it pains his heart..."

  Actually today is 20,000 words, I don't know if I can finish typing it out. These two days I've had a cold and low fever, I'll do my best. The next update might take a while to type out.