After Playing the Fool and Marrying the Blind Villain [Transmigration] - Chap 24
“…….”
Pei Huan was taken aback, and felt that Pei Yi’s greeting made people’s hearts tremble.
He looked at Sun Yelong, who had passed out in the room, and knew something wasn’t right—
The other person clearly tried to steal a chicken only to lose the rice he lured it with,[1] and after the plot was exposed, he actually suffered a loss himself!
Qin Yishun’s heart was softened by Pei Yi’s greeting, but in the blink of an eye, Pei Huan was scrutinized like never before. “Xiao Huan, I heard that you also know Chairman Sun?”
“Yes, I know him.”
Pei Huan met his dark eyes and got stuck.
Qin Yishun was five or six years older than Pei Huan and Pei Yi. Unsmiling since childhood, he was young and mature, and always loved to take care of the two younger brothers for the adults and elders.
One time, Pei Huan had done something wrong behind his back, and Qin Yishun caught him on the spot. After he repeatedly apologized and begged for mercy, the other party didn’t tell Old Father Pei or the other adults, but Qin Yishun still looked at him with a dark face in private for a while.
Since then, Pei Huan carried an indescribable fear of this nominal cousin.
He hardly dared to show his true emotions in front of the other party, and every time they met, he used a smile to cover up the unfamiliarity of their relationship.
Qin Yishun had moved to Yuncheng with his parents since high school, and could only go back to the Imperial Capital every summer vacation.
Later, the other party enlisted in the army. With his outstanding abilities, he passed the selection for the special forces, and he and his family had not seen one another for several years.
Pei Huan had heard Old Father Pei mention before that Qin Yishun would soon be discharged from the army—
Unexpectedly, in a flash, they met here by accident.
Pei Huan quickly returned to his senses and evoked his usual smile. “When did Cousin return to the Imperial Capital? Why not say something in advance, so that……”
“Young Boss Pei, now is not the time for you cousins to exchange pleasantries.” Bo Yueming interrupted and brought the topic back to the point. “As a distinguished guest invited by you, Chairman Sun knew that Pei Yi and I have a marriage contract, and even lured him into a room behind my back. Who gave him the courage?”
When Qin Yishun heard the word ‘marriage,’ he frowned in disapproval.
“…….”
Pei Huan’s smile stiffened slightly, and a trace of tension flashed deep in his eyes.
As a partner of Bo and Pei, he certainly couldn’t ignore Sun Yelong, but right now, facing Pei Yi and the protectors on his left and right, it might not be that simple for him to send that person to the hospital immediately.
At this thought, Pei Huan immediately donned a shocked expression and denied it. “C-Chairman Sun had such crooked ideas about Xiao Yi? I didn’t know about this, ah!”
“Second Young Master, Chairman Sun is indeed a guest invited by Mr. Bo and I because he is about to have a business partnership with Bo and Pei.”
Pei Huan seemed to feel that his explanation was not appropriate enough, so he hastily added, “Oh, and just halfway through the banquet, Chairman Sun said that he was getting older and couldn’t handle much alcohol, so Mr. Bo asked an attendant to open a suite and let him go upstairs to rest.”
“Cousin, Xiao Yi is my younger brother. If I knew that Chairman Sun had such thoughts about him, wouldn’t I have immediately put a stop to it?”
Pei Huan took a quick breath, mixing regret with happiness, “Fortunately, you found out in time that something was going to happen to Xiao Yi. I don’t even know how to explain it to Grandpa and the others.”
Pei Yi was amazed at Pei Huan’s guilt-ridden eyes—
The first sentence denied his knowledge.
The second sentence raised the relationship with Chairman Sun to the level of a business relationship between the two.
The third sentence was to blame the person involved and Bo Guancheng, who was not present when the room was opened.
The fourth sentence, he didn’t forget to end by playing the ‘family card.’
How could this be so ‘panicked and shocked’ that he couldn’t speak? This was clearly smooth, undrafted sophistry, ah!
It seemed that the original text had indeed beautified the protagonist shou’s behavior. The real Pei Huan was simply an egoist with a good disguise, a hypocritical white lotus!
There was a sudden sound of footsteps at the door, and the ambulance personnel on duty at the hotel came in and asked, “Is something wrong here? Where is the injured party?”
“Yes, yes, yes!”
The hotel manager, who had been silent the whole time, bravely stepped forward. “Gentlemen, why don’t you take the injured party to the hospital first? If this really costs a person’s life, neither me nor the hotel can afford it, ah.”
Pei Huan took the opportunity to continue “Second Young Master, Cousin, and Xiao Yi, I was negligent and didn’t take care of this matter, but Chairman Sun is the partner of Bo and Pei, after all. If something happens, it would be difficult for both of them to handle.”
Qin Yishun did not directly respond to Pei Huan’s enjoinder, but turned his attention back to Pei Yi with implicit concern—
Since he was a child, the other party had always been a soft-tempered person who was easily frightened. At this moment, the corners of his eyes and the tip of his nose were still red, and at first glance, he looked like a pitiful person who hadn’t recovered.
“Second Young Master Bo, Xiao Yi dared to hit a person with things, so it can be seen that Sun Yelong really did frighten him. I want to let him calm down first and deal with things slowly, so that he won’t be stimulated again. Do you agree?”
A deadly earnest tone, and the ultimate double standard.
Qin Yishun perfectly rationalized the blood-stained iron ornament Pei Yi held in his hand at first, and the big, bloody hole in Sun Yelong’s head.
In his heart, even if his little brother made a huge mistake, it was the other party who was shameless first!
“……..”
Ah?
It turned out to be like this?
Hearing Qin Yishun’s remarks about protecting his little brother with his filter fully turned on, Pei Yi promptly lowered his head with guilt.
This height of 1.7 or 1.8 meters, sandwiched between two men of 1.9 meters, it was more and more—
Weak, pitiful, but absolutely right!
Bo Yueming also feared that Pei Yi would be unable to recover, so he nodded in agreement. “En.”
Some accounts could be settled in private, not in front of the kitten.
Pei Huan saw that the two reached an agreement because of Pei Yi, but he couldn’t get half a sentence of approval after explaining for a long time, and his heart was once again filled with confusion as unexplained anomalies abounded.
He took a deep breath and quickly ordered the hotel manager and medical staff, “You’re still not hurrying up!”
“Oh, oh, yes!”
The group of people took a simple stretcher and carried out the half-awake Sun Yelong.
The wound on his forehead showed no sign of clotting, and blood soaked the half-open collar of the bathrobe along his cheeks. He looked at Pei Huan with eyes he couldn’t fully open, but still had the strength to point and curse with trembling fingers—
“You wait!”
After speaking, he lost his strength and passed out.
Pei Huan finally realized how seriously Sun Yelong was injured, and the anxiety in his eyes grew worse. He even had a terrible intuition—
Were the additional investment funds going to happen?
No, this big cooperation with the German Chamber of Commerce, a project with the early construction funds paid for in advance, was probably going to be completely ruined!
. . . . . .
Concerned about the project, Pei Huan bit the bullet and followed the others to the hospital. Soon, only Bo Yueming, Pei Yi, and the others were left in the suite.
Uncle Kai suggested, “Second Young Master, why don’t I have the driver prepare now, and we’ll take Little Sir back to talk about it?”
“Wait a minute.”
Qin Yinshun bluntly refused, but cast his eyes toward Bo Yueming with implied scrutiny, “Second Young Master Bo, I want to talk with you alone. Is that possible?”
It seemed like a friendly inquiry, but with a hint of force that could not be refused.
Bo Yueming naturally heard his meaning and understood who the other party would be speaking for, so he instructed, “Uncle Kai, go get some desserts and a hot drink to calm Pei Yi down.”
Uncle Kai agreed and quickly walked out the door.
Qin Yishun looked around the whole layout of the suite, then changed his tone 180 degrees for Pei Yi, “Xiao Yi, just sit on the small sofa for a moment, okay?”
Pei Yi looked at their two faces and nodded, walking to the sofa.
Don’t meddle when you shouldn’t meddle, keep silent when you should keep silent. Of course, you couldn’t be careless when it was time to make a move. This was his consistent style of doing things
“…….”
Sensing Pei Yi’s obedient departure, Bo Yueming frowned briefly.
In the next second, he heard Qin Yishun’s indifferent tone, “Let’s go to the inner room to talk. Second Young Master Bo’s eyes are not convenient, do you need me to help you in?”
Bo Yueming removed his guide glasses, and found Qin Yishun’s general direction through the changes in the increasing spots of light. “No need to take the trouble. Slow down a little, Mr. Qin, and I can naturally keep up.”
“Okay.”
In just a few sentences, Pei Yi on the sofa felt a sense of potential hostility.
He watched Qin Yishun and Bo Yueming walk to the back room, and quickly recalled the plot related to the two—
Qin Yishun played an absolutely positive role in the original text, and the description of him was very succinct and clear, “a big madman who was protective of his little brother, calm but with a double standard.”
He had been very protective of his cousin ‘Pei Yi’ since he was a child, and when he learned that the “Real Young Master” Li Yuan had returned to Pei Manor, he also gave him a short period of care. But the most centralized episode describing his character was after the original owner fell into the river and died unexpectedly.
Upon hearing this, Qin Yishun hurried to the police station. It turned out that his well-behaved cousin was soaked in water beyond recognition, and hatred and anger arose in his heart.
Then, he heard ‘Pei Huan’ and ‘Yan Cen’ mention:
Bo Yueming, who had blackened and gone crazy, frightened the original owner who lived under the same roof. The stimulated ‘Pei Yi’ ran out of Bo Manor secretly due to his fear, which led to a tragic end.
At that time, Bo Yueming had grown into a qualified villain, and started to deal with the Yan and Pei families. Knowing the “truth,” Qin Yishun decided to join forces with Yan Cen and Pei Huan to fight back in order to avenge his deceased little brother.
As for the ending, it was self-evident.
Naturally, the villain fell, and the good guys won a complete victory.
. . . . . .
Qin Yishun’s plot descriptions were in the middle and late stages, and today’s celebration banquet could only be regarded as an early plot, so Pei Yi was truly surprised by Qin Yishun’s early appearance.
After thinking for a long time, he only came up with one possibility—
The original text was written around the perspective of the male protagonist. In the same timeline, the fact that communication between some characters was not shown did not mean they didn’t communicate. It was only that those plots were not important, so they didn’t appear in the book.
Pei Yi looked at the closed room. He expected that the topic inside should be about himself. After some thought, he still couldn’t hold back his curiosity, so he got up and approached lightly, pricking up his ears to listen.
Inside the room.
Qin Yishun walked to the French window and stood still, then turned to face the silently following Bo Yueming. “Second Young Master Bo, I’ll just say something straight.”
Bo Yueming had a pretty good idea what it would be. “Mr. Qin suddenly appeared at the banquet today to look for Pei Yi?”
“Yes.” Qin Yishun was firm and unambiguous. “Not only to see him, but to take him back.”
“Where does Mr. Qin plan to take him back? To the Pei family?”
Bo Yueming’s bright eyes shifted slightly, and he revealed the truth, “It seems that Mr. Qin is still not clear that this marriage was decided by the two old men. Since Mr. Qin objects, why didn’t he step forward at that time?”
“…….”
Qin Yishun clenched his drooping hands for a moment.
He only officially retired a week ago, and because of the work and mission environment, he knew little about the outside world before.
Qin Yishun had originally planned to stay at home in Yucheng for a while and return to the Imperial Capital after making a follow-up plan. As a result, he belatedly heard about the marriage of ‘Pei Yi and the Second Young Master of the Bo family’ at the dining table last night.
Unable to sit still when he heard the news, Qin Yishun packed his things and bought a flight for this morning. At the same time, he also contacted friends in the Imperial Capital circle to inquire, so he learned of Pei Yi’s latest whereabouts when he got off the plane.
It was just that he didn’t expect to encounter such a situation as soon as he arrived.
Qin Yishun was regretful, and admitted his mistake, “It’s because I didn’t take care of Xiao Yi all these years.”
Bo Yueming didn’t expect Qin Yishun to blame himself so easily, and doubts arose in his heart again. “Mr. Qin, you and Pei Yi are just cousins, and there is a five or six year age difference. Why do you care about him so much?”
He paused and added, “Forgive me, I have been in contact with the Pei family during this time, and from how he acts and speaks, I can tell Pei Yi’s situation in the Pei family all these years. Almost no relatives treated him sincerely, and his life was not good.”
“Now you say you want to take Pei Yi away. Why should I believe you are different from the rest of the Pei family?”
Qin Yishun suddenly said, “I treat Xiao Yi as my own little brother, how could I treat him badly?”
Sensing his sudden change of mood, Bo Yueming raised his eyebrows slightly.
Qin Yishun quickly restrained his agitation, and simply didn’t hide it from the person in front of him, “My mother is the eldest in the Pei family and the first to get married. After she gave birth to me, the Qin family experienced financial fluctuations in the industry……”
At that time, the Qin couple were so busy that they couldn’t afford to take care of their son, who had just started kindergarten.
Qin Yishun clearly recalled, “When I was five years old, I was cared for by my uncle for a long time.”
The uncle he spoke of was Pei Yi’s biological father, Pei Ruye.
Qin Yishun couldn’t remember many things from when he was five or six years old, but he remembered that Pei Ruye would pick him up from school every day, take him home for dinner, and wait with him until the Qin couple finished work.
At that time, Pei Ruye had already taken his wife, Shu Wan, to set up his own family. Not only did they have a lovely daughter, Shu Wan also had a newly conceived baby in her belly.
In the heart of the young Qin Yishun, Pei Ruye and his wife were similar to his biological parents, and he also treated the unborn Pei Yi as his own younger brother at Pei Ruye’s joking instruction.
Later, Qin Yishun was taken to Yuncheng by the Qin couple.
“It took two or three years before I returned to the Imperial Capital and learned of what happened to my uncle’s family through talking with the elders.”
“After Pei Yi was born, I saw him at the Pei household for the first time when I was eight years old. At that time, he was only a little over two years old and walked crookedly. He had obviously never seen me before, but knew to call me ‘brother’ when he opened his mouth. His whole body was so white and smelled like milk……”
When Qin Yishun recalled this, a rare soft smile appeared on his steady and resolute face.
Bo Yueming imagined the scene for a moment, and the corners of his mouth loosened.
Qin Yishun continued to explain, “My parents arranged for me to study in the Imperial Capital, and I voluntarily lived at the Pei residence until the third year of junior high.”
Compared with Pei Huan, who had his own parents to take care of him, Qin Yishun and Pei Yi’s sibling relationship was obviously closer, with the latter following him all day long and continuously calling him “brother.”
Later, Pei Yi accidentally fell into the swimming pool at a birthday party, which was a well-known accident.
“After waking up from being in a coma for a few days, he was very similar to that memory, but not the same. He knew who I was, but didn’t want to talk much. Occasionally, he would cry and make a fuss if there was a big movement next to him, and he couldn’t stand any stimulation.”
“I tried to communicate with him again and again, and found that he was still willing to get close to me, and would also secretly whisper simple things to me.”
“It was only that I was studying at the time, and the days when I could be with Xiao Yi were not long. When I returned to the Imperial Capital later, I found that he had become increasingly timid and withdrawn, and was unwilling to talk anymore.”
When Bo Yueming heard Qin Yishun’s narration, the suspicion in his mind gradually came true—
Pei Yi, as a child, should have had the chance to be completely cured.
It was a pity that because of Old Mrs. Pei’s death, Old Father Pei’s contempt, and the duplicity of the Pei Ruzhang husband and wife, day after day, his sealed heart was aggravated.
Qin Yishun shelved his memories of the past, moving back to the topic, “Mr. Bo, one of my purposes for retiring at this time and moving back to the Imperial Capital is for Xiao Yi.”
“In the past, I was young and my abilities were limited, but now things are different. In the future, I will make up for my brotherly obligations as much as possible. Although I came a bit late and failed to stop the marriage before it happened, it was better than delaying longer.”
“Second Young Master Bo, you have always been outstanding. I can guess that this marriage was probably not something you wanted.”
Qin Yishun looked at Bo Yueming anew with enough respect and straightforwardness. “It’s only that Xiao Yi’s situation is special, and your eyes can’t protect him now.”
Although Qin Yishun was far removed from the disputes of the wealthy families, he expected that the interior of the Bo family was by no means simple, and he didn’t want the simple-minded Pei Yi to live in such a complicated environment.
“If this kind of thing happened once today, it can happen a second time under your nose in the future, and you may not always get there in time.”
“…….”
Comparing the false concern of hiding needles in cotton and having mixed feelings with Qin Yishun’s candid and respectful tone, Bo Yueming could fully understand and accept this, not to mention that he couldn’t deny—
Pei Yi’s experience today was indeed inseparable from his own negligence and carelessness.
Thinking that Sun Yelong might have had evil intentions from the first second he laid eyes on Pei Yi, but that as he was standing beside Pei Yi, he couldn’t perceive and avoid the danger in time, a trace of indescribable sourness condensed on the tip of Bo Yueming’s heart.
Qin Yishun continued, “Second Young Master Bo, in any case, the two parties have already completed their commercial partnership through ‘marriage,’ so just let me leave with Xiao Yi. What do you say?”
Bo Yueming’s expression was turbulent, but he couldn’t utter the word “Yes.”
Qin Yishun didn’t understand Bo Yueming’s hesitation, and asked: “Second Young Master Bo?”
Swish.
The closed door was suddenly pushed in.
Qin Yishun quickly looked that way, and Bo Yueming also turned toward the source of the sound, guessing, “Pei Yi?”
“Mm.”
Pei Yi pushed the door open and walked in, chewing rapidly with puffy cheeks and holding half of an unfinished cake in his hand.
Uncle Kai at his side was a little embarrassed, and had no choice but to explain, “Second Young Master, Mr. Qin, Little Sir has been standing at the door and refusing to leave, and I really didn’t want to force him.”
“…….”
Pei Yi, whose eavesdropping was exposed, pursed his lips and looked at the half piece of cake that he hadn’t finished eating yet, suddenly feeling a little guilty.
But if he didn’t rush in, Bo Yueming might take this opportunity to send him away.
Pei Yi didn’t want his plan to be disrupted, so he reluctantly stuffed the small cake back into Uncle Kai’s hand.
He walked to Bo Yueming’s side and mumbled, “You said, no driving me away.”
Bo Yueming understood the meaning of his words, and his expression relaxed. “I won’t drive you away.”
Qin Yishun frowned. “Xiao Yi?”
As an older generation, Uncle Kai clarified the thoughts of the three of them, “Little Sir, you don’t want to leave with Mr. Qin? You want to stay at the Bo residence, right?”
Pei Yi nodded definitively, and had some plans in mind—
For him, both Bo Yueming and Qin Yishun were people he met after transmigrating, and his impressions and judgements of these two people had nothing to do with the “pros and cons” established in the original text.
Compared with Bo Yueming, who he had been around for a while, Qin Yishun, who he had met for the first time, was even more unfamiliar to him.
Of course, Pei Yi believed that Qin Yishun’s kindness was all out of sincerity, but he was not the original owner, after all, so he was naturally not the one the other party really wanted to protect.
Going forward ten thousand steps, even if Qin Yishun could protect him for a while, could he protect him for a lifetime?
What if the other party met his other half that he liked in the future? He couldn’t continue to live with the other person, could he? Wasn’t this holding people up?!
Pei Yi had never thought of being attached to someone for a lifetime, and choosing to stay at the Bo residence now was only temporary.
That being the case, why bother to go back and forth?
Looking at Pei Yi, who was already standing beside Bo Yueming, Qin Yishun felt a long-lost disappointment, but he still asked patiently, “Xiao Yi, you don’t want to leave with Brother?”
Pei Yi looked at Qin Yishun with a vaguely lost expression, but still nodded heartlessly.
He thought, with Qin Yishun’s concern for Pei Yi, it was likely that a similar plot should have happened in the early stages of the original text, but since it was a “non-protagonist plot,” it wasn’t shown.
“…….”
Qin Yishun would never force Pei Yi to make an unwilling choice, but a hint of disappointment welled up in his perpetually firm eyes. “Xiao Yi, why don’t you want to leave?”
Pei Yi thought for a moment, and determined that Qin Yishun, who had decided to “sincerely protect his brother,” had to be provided a reason.
He looked at Bo Yueming beside him and thought of the simplest and most suitable reason. Then he suddenly grabbed the man and forcibly dragged him two steps forward.
Bo Yueming staggered because of Pei Yi, and grabbed him to stabilize himself. “Careful, slow down.”
Pei Yi was already accustomed to occasional hand-in-hand contact between the two, so he responded in a low voice, “Er-ge.”
Standing opposite, Qin Yishun heard this call, and inadvertently stared at their intertwined hands. A bit of sourness welled up in his heart before he could stop it—
Pei Yi, across from him, called out even more obediently, “Brother.”
Qin Yishun’s sourness faded away, and he restrained his buoyant joy. “En, that’s right.”
Pei Yi’s eyes turned back and forth between the two as he thought of cutting off the line of opposition between the two from now on, so he adopted a “loving family” tone and introduced them slowly.
“Brother, he is my husband.”
“…….”
Bo Yueming’s Adam’s apple rolled, and his unseeing eyes suddenly didn’t know where to look.
This was the first time he had been introduced as “husband” to the outside world. Unprepared, he actually felt a kind of reservedness he had never felt before, and unconsciously straightened his posture.
“…….”
Qin Yishun also didn’t expect Pei Yi’s reason to be so straightforward. When he reacted, his eyes were sharp, and he stared silently for a long time as if interrogating a criminal.
Facing Bo Yueming’s handsome features, Qin Yishun, who never liked to judge others by appearances, inwardly let out a cold snort—
That’s it?
Was he qualified to be his brother-in-law?
Why was it that the more he looked at the other party, the more unpleasant he seemed?
[1] If you steal a chicken only to lose the rice (偷鸡不成蚀把米), you try to gain an advantage, only to end up worse off. ⮐
