After Playing the Fool and Marrying the Blind Villain [Transmigration] - Chap 83
Pei Yi took a small spoonful of white porridge and frowned. “Wu, it hurts.”
When Bo Yueming saw this scene, he simply dismissed Uncle Kai and the two servants. When they were the only two left in the dining room, he tenderly moved closer to his lover.
“Let me see, where does it hurt?”
“What doesn’t hurt?” Pei Yi spoke sharply, somewhat unable to open his mouth, and glared at him angrily. “It’s all your fault!”
As he spoke, he put the bowl and spoon back on the table. “This porridge is too hot.”
He couldn’t open his mouth and couldn’t eat!
Bo Yueming saw that he was fooling around and having a small temper, and took the bowl and spoon, stirring it to cool it down. “Didn’t you insist on doing it last night to try something new?”
“That — hiss!” Pei Yi’s cheeks were so swollen that he shrank back, blaming vaguely, “Then I begged for mercy later, but you, you wouldn’t stop, ah.”
A certain person was comfortable, but he was dead tired.
“Okay, okay. Blame me, blame me.”
Bo Yueming scooped up a mouthful of cooled porridge and coaxed it to his mouth. “Eat slowly, you’ll get used to it later.”
Pei Yi continued to act like a child. He took back the bowl and spoon from his lover’s hands and dug into the porridge.
Bo Yueming rubbed the hair at the back of his head and said. “It’s almost ten o’clock. Do you still want to go to the studio? Why don’t you stay home and have a good rest for a couple of days?”
Last night, he took into consideration that his lover would be tired after a four to five day business trip, and restrained himself in some intimate actions.
But his kitten was still a little wilted after waking up today, looking cute and pitiful.
“At most, I’ll just take a nap again.” Pei Yi shook his head and spoke a little more fluently. “I have to return Pear Garden’s cell phone in the afternoon.”
When he said that last sentence, his eyes lit up with obvious curiosity.
Bo Yueming understood perfectly. “Are you going there to return the phone? Or are you going to satisfy your curiosity?”
Pei Yi took a bite of soft cooked eggs and said confidently, “The former is supplementary and the latter is primary, isn’t that fine?”
Yan Cen and Li Yuan got involved without saying a word, which was beyond expectation!
No matter what, he should use the prying spirit of a gossip paparazzi to get more exclusive information without his friend giving him the cold shoulder.
Bo Yueming glanced at the time and said, “Then let me take you there later? I have a cross-country video conference at 10:30 and I really can’t spare the time. Can I pick you up in the afternoon?”
Pei Yi nodded as he filled his stomach. “En, you handle your business and I’ll go up and sleep for a while.”
Bo Yueming smiled and held his hand. “It just so happens that I need to go upstairs and get something. Can I carry you?”
Although it was only a few steps away, Pei Yi still hugged his lover’s arm unceremoniously.
After all, they didn’t do it a lot last night, but that didn’t mean they didn’t do it hard. Everywhere was sore.
. . . . . . .
— Ding dong.
The elevator doors on both sides opened simultaneously.
Pei Yi walked out of the elevator slowly, and happened to meet Li Yuan who was walking out next to him.
The eyes of the two met, and they were both a little surprised.
Pei Yi was the first to ask, “Pear Garden, you aren’t just getting to work at this time, right?”
Since the establishment of YWY Studios, his friend had practically taken root in the studio. Except for necessary work outside, he had almost never been late or left early.
“……”
Li Yuan was silent for two seconds, then asked, “What about you? Why are you coming to work at this hour?”
“……”
Now, the person who couldn’t answer became Pei Yi.
Why had he come to work at this hour?
Of course it was because he had gone too far the night before and couldn’t get up this morning.
Pei Yi murmured guiltily, “I didn’t sleep well those days we were on the business trip, so I slept a little deeper last night. Anyway, we came back a day early, so it’s not considered absenteeism today, right? Little boss Li?”
Li Yuan teased back, “You’re the boss, you have the final say.”
The two chatted side by side while walking toward the office.
Pei Yi and Li Yuan’s offices were connected together, with opaque frosted glass in the middle as a privacy barrier.
In addition to their respective normal entrance and exit doors, there was also a small archway in the middle to walk through.
—Knock, knock.
Li Yuan, who was sitting in front of the computer, raised his eyes and saw his friend’s figure reappearing in the arched doorway.
Pei Yi leaned against the wall, not stepping into his friend’s office without permission. “Little boss Li, are you free? I have something to return to you.”
Li Yuan was helpless. “Just come in, why are you being so polite?”
Pei Yi approached and handed back the cell phone in his coat pocket. “Here, you left it in the restaurant yesterday. When I found it, I tried to chase you down and return it to you, but…..”
Pei Yi thought of the brief scene he had seen in the parking lot. He feared his friend would be embarrassed, so he changed his words, “I thought you guys had already driven away, so I kept it for you temporarily.”
“Thank you.”
Upon seeing his lost cell phone, Li Yuan’s cold features filled with a smile. “I thought I accidentally lost it at the airport last night, and I was planning to go buy a new one after getting off work.”
Pei Yi simply sat down opposite him, his curiosity slowly igniting. “Pear Garden, do you think of me as a friend?”
Li Yuan charged up his phone. “Of course, what kind of question is this?”
Pei Yi didn’t fool around. “Then what’s going on between you and Yan Cen? I still remember that around the New Year, you said you wouldn’t have a relationship, but last night you guys…..”
He paused, changing his tune perfectly. “The atmosphere at the dinner table didn’t seem like ‘nothing.’”
Li Yuan was helpless. “I think you should change your career and become an entertainment paparazzi.”
Pei Yi randomly picked up a pen from the pen holder and used it as a microphone. “Mr. Li, what is going on?”
“Just, nothing happened.” Li Yuan didn’t know where to start. “I don’t know what to say.”
“Then let me ask you, after Yan Cen sent you home last night, did he stay or did he leave?”
Pei Yi directly confirmed the key point, and didn’t forget to add appropriately, “If you really don’t want to talk, then my ‘gossip interview’ will end here.”
Li Yuan had absolute trust in Pei Yi and felt that he could share emotional matters with him, a good friend. “H-he stayed.”
Pei suddenly pricked up his gossip ears. “You guys didn’t sleep together, did you?!”
When his friend’s eyes suddenly widened, Li Yuan was so frightened that he slapped the table and stood up. “No! We didn’t!”
“Yan Cen has had a cold the past two days and didn’t feel well. After dropping me off at my house last night, he couldn’t hold on any longer…..”
Li Yuan had initially just wanted Yan Cen to come upstairs and drink a cup of warm water for his dizziness, then find a driver to take him back, but last night was strange—
He couldn’t find a driver no matter what, so in the course of time, it became an overnight stay.
Not feeling well?
What about pressing someone against a car door and asking for a kiss?
If he remembered correctly, the “Yan Cen” written in the original text was a typical representation of someone who was gentle on the outside and black-bellied inside.
If Yan Cen deliberately tried to act weak and pitiful, then Li Yuan would become completely soft-hearted.
Li Yuan feared that his explanation was unclear, so he added, “I was only late today because I had insomnia last night, nothing else.”
It wasn’t until three or four o’clock in the morning that the incredibly nervous Li Yuan felt sleepy. But because his phone wasn’t with him and he couldn’t set an alarm, when he woke up, he found that he had overslept.
Pei Yi chuckled. “Why are you so nervous? Sit down and talk.”
Li Yuan coughed and sat down. “I’m not nervous.”
Pei Yi noticed that his friend didn’t seem resistant to sharing emotional matters, and asked, “Then what is the relationship between you and Yan Cen now? Anyone with a discerning eye can see that there’s something between you two.”
It would be inaccurate to use a business partner relationship as an excuse.
Li Yuan drank half a glass of water and replied a little faintly, “We’re just, just giving it a try.”
Pei Yi’s eyes lit up. “Giving dating a try?”
Li Yuan lowered his eyes slightly. “En.”
When Pei Yi received this expected answer, he was happy for his friend, but also couldn’t help but worry a little. “Pear Garden, have you really thought about it? Didn’t you have concerns before?”
“If you have any more worries…..”
Li Yuan hesitated to speak, his eyes filled with helpless and complicated emotions. “They’re nothing compared to him standing in front of me.”
Yan Cen was not a casual colleague he had met at work, but someone who had taken root in his heart since the first time he met him in freshman year.
Li Yuan was willing to accept his fate. “I thought about avoiding him, but I’m most afraid of having regrets.”
He might as well give it a try.
Even if the relationship only lasted a month, it was worth it for the unrequited love that had lasted seven or eight years or longer.
Pei Yi didn’t ask any more questions, and only sincerely expressed his stance, “Li Yuan, I’m not sure about emotional matters myself, and I can’t give you much advice.”
“But no matter what choice you make, I will stand firmly on your side and support you. Remember to tell me if you need anything in the future.”
Li Yuan felt warmth in his heart, and responded with a smile, “En, I know.”
Pei knew when to call it quits, and said, “Then you go ahead and do your work first. I’ll go down to find the technical team and ask about the skill point customizations.”
The first round of closed beta testing for The Last Fog was about to begin, and they must strictly control it.
“Okay.”
The two of them got busy, and were busy until they got off work.
The cell phone that had been serving as a decoration on the table suddenly vibrated, and the screen displayed a call from Qin Yishun.
Pei Yi answered the phone. “Hi, Brother.”
Qin Yishun’s voice was unusually solemn. “Xiao Yi, are you busy right now? Is Xiao Li with you?”
“We’ve been working, Pear Garden and I are both at the studio.”
Pei Yi sent the compiled documents to the work group with a bit of seriousness. “Brother, is there something urgent? Your tone seems strange.”
Qin Yishun sighed. “The old man is dying.”
“……”
Pei Yi’s expression changed slightly. He got up and walked to the next office. After signaling to Li Yuan with his eyes, he simply turned the phone on speakerphone.
“Brother, Pear Garden is next to me. Whatever you have to say, you can say it directly.”
“The old man is about to die. The hospital thinks it will probably happen in the next two days.” Qin Yishun explained the situation again.
He revealed a rare trace of hesitation when he asked, “Do the two of you want to go see him?”
Pei Yi glanced at each other silently, something indescribably subtle between them.
Since they talked everything out in the hospital that day, the two of them had pretty much lost contact with the Pei family. Old Mr. Pei was their nominal and biological grandfather—
But in fact, the relationship between them was that of strangers.
Qin Yishun didn’t force them. “You make up your own minds. If you want to go to the hospital, make sure to inform me at any time.”
“En.”
The call ended.
Li Yuan looked at Pei Yi and asked, “Do you want to go?”
Pei Yi thought about it for a moment and said, “Let’s go have a look. It’s just a matter of staying for a few minutes, we won’t lose anything.”
The reason he was willing to go to the hospital was not because of deep feelings for Old Mr. Pei, but purely because he was thinking about the original owner’s father, and visiting the old man again—
After all, no matter how cold-blooded Old Mr. Pei was, he had once truly loved and protected the original owner.
Pei Yi added, “Pear Garden, decide for yourself. You don’t need to go just because I am.”
Li Yuan picked up the phone and said, “Let’s go, I’ll drive you there. You’re right, it’s only one or two glances. Nothing will happen, not to mention Brother is there.”
Pei Yi nodded, taking out his cell phone to send a WeChat message to Bo Yueming explaining the situation.
“Then let’s finish early and go.”
“Okay.”
. . . . . . .
Half an hour later, Imperial Capital Central Hospital.
As soon as Pei Yi and Li Yuan arrived in the parking lot, Qin Yishun was already waiting, having received the news.
“Brother.”
“Da-ge.”
The two people who got out of the car greeted him one after another, and were shocked to see Qin Yishun’s stern expression turn into a smile.
Pei Yi looked at the sign above the inpatient department, and asked about the situation. “Brother, what is the old man’s condition?”
Wasn’t he pretty tough before?
Why wasn’t he able to get over this sickness?
Qin Yishun replied quietly, “What’s the use of his toughness in the past? Illness strikes like a landslide, and when you get older, you can’t prevent them even if you want to.”
Since he had a fall and was hospitalized a year ago, Old Mr. Pei’s condition had not improved. The load on his heart had gotten heavier and heavier, and cardiac failure had also caused various complications such as congestive cirrhosis.
“…..He barely managed to survive with half his life last night, and the doctors say he can only live a few days.”
Qin Yishun told them the general news he had learned. “My parents caught a flight back in the afternoon and have already seen the old man. They left just a few minutes ago.”
Li Yuan asked, “Is he still awake?”
Qin Yishun shook his head. “He’s lethargic and unconscious.”
Pei Yi glanced at Li Yuan and thought of something. “Are Pei Ruzhang and Deng Xiuya guarding the ward?”
Qin Yishun reacted simultaneously and stopped at the entrance of the elevator. “Xiao An, if you don’t want to go in, then don’t force it.”
Li Yuan understood the concerns and worries of the two, but also wanted to make clear, “They’re like strangers to me. There is nothing to hide from.”
Rather than hiding, it was better to face them calmly.
Soon, the three of them arrived at Old Mr. Pei’s floor. Since there was no need for further treatment, the old man was transferred back to the single intensive care unit.
As soon as Pei Yi and Li Yuan entered the ward, Deng Xiuya, who was guarding inside, stood up from her chair eagerly. “X-Xiao An?”
“Why are you here? Do you want some water? Have you eaten?”
Li Yuan was not used to such intimate care from her, and his wan appearance was tinted with a hint of avoidance.
Qin Yishun opened his mouth instead, “Uncle, Aunt, we’re here to see Grandpa. There’s no need for you to bother greeting us.”
“En.”
Pei Ruzhang’s expression was not good, and his eyes remained on Pei Yi.
Uncaring of the other person’s gaze, Pei Yi walked straight to the hospital bed—
Old Mr. Pei was wearing a ventilator. His exposed body was extremely thin, and his cheeks and eye sockets were extremely sunken. He was completely unlike the past energetic head of the family.
Compared to Cheng Yanshan, who was greedy for money and had nothing to show for his marriage, Old Mr. Pei had indeed been very talented and hard-working over the past fifty or sixty years, or he would not have accumulated such a large family fortune.
Pei Yi wasn’t sure if the man would hear it, but from the bottom of his heart, he wanted to ask a question on behalf of the original owner and his father. “Old man, do you know the word ‘regret?’”
In those years, he paid too much attention to family background and asked his biological son to cut off their relationship, and also blocked all ways for the other party to make sufficient money in the Imperial Capital!
Pei Ruye was forced to work day and night to seize any small opportunity to make money to support his family.
He died suddenly at a young age, having become ill from overworking himself, and everyone outside felt regretful when they heard this.
Later, OId Mr. Pei took away the original owner “Pei Yi” and cruelly prevented him from meeting Shu Wan and Pei Yuan.
He seemed to have made up for all his regrets he felt toward his son with the original owner, but was able to ignore the other party once he became “foolish,” and even tacitly agreed to use him as a pawn for profit and marriage!
If Pei Ruzhang and Pei Huan were the executioners, then Old Mr. Pei was the real murderer who acquiesced to everything behind the scenes!
“It’s a pity, ah. There’s no point in regretting it.”
Pei Yi leaned down slightly and moved closer to Old Mr. Pei on the hospital bed. His eyes were indifferent, and his tone was cold. “People should pay for their actions, don’t you think?”
Pei Ruzhang frowned and stopped him. “Pei Yi, don’t talk nonsense next to the hospital bed.”
“Did I say something wrong? The old man can’t answer, but what about you two—?”
Pei Yi glanced away and asked coldly, “You and your wife were afraid that ‘I’ would seize the family property, and suppressed ‘me’ overtly and covertly for so many years. What have you gained in the end?”
“Shouldn’t you stop with the pretenses? Haven’t you become a laughingstock for others at the dinner table?”
“…….”
Pei Ruzhang looked embarrassed.
And Deng Xiuya, whose eyes were constantly focused on Li Yuan, buried her head tearfully.
This, ah!
What did this couple get? Control of the Pei company?
But Bo Yueming, who became Chairman of Bo Group, was on Pei Yi’s side, and targeted the Pei family as early as a month or two ago. Now their capital chain might break at any time.
She and Pei Ruzhang were no longer young, and their biological son Li Yuan refused to recognize them and return home!
The couple seemed to have gained everything, but had already lost it all.
“It’s not your turn to question us!”
Pei Ruzhang was dissatisfied with being accused so openly by Pei Yi, and asked in turn, “You encouraged Bo Yueming to suppress our Pei family, right?”
“If I had known you were such a white-eyed wolf, I would have—”
“Enough!”
Li Yuan interrupted Pei Ruzhang and walked to the hospital bed. “Pei Yi, we’ve already seen the old man. Don’t pay attention to strangers. Let’s go.”
At this time, he finally understood Pei Ruzhang.
Such an unrepentant man who only found fault in others was not worthy of being his father!
Pei Yi had finished what he had wanted to see and say. He and his friend looked at each other in tacit understanding and walked out of the ward without any attachments.
Qin Yishun’s expression had turned completely cold. He looked at Pei Ruzhang, who had become increasingly unwilling to admit his mistakes, and could no longer care about their identities as uncle and nephew.
“Incorrigible!”
With that said, he walked out without looking back.
Mr. Pei lying on the hospital bed tried his best to lift his fingers, but then dropped them weakly, as if nothing had happened.
Deng Xiuya watched the children come and leave, and then couldn’t help but explode!
She rushed forward and vented all the pain she had suffered these three or four months.
—Pa!
The clearest slap hit Pei Ruzhang in the face, shocking him to the core.
Deng Xiuya no longer cared about being quiet in the ward, and shouted at the top of her lungs, “Pei Ruzhang! I want a divorce! I’ve really had enough of you!”
“What is the difference now between the current you and the old man in the hospital bed? What qualifications do you have to put yourself in the shoes of your elders?”
“Can’t you see it now? Pei Yi and Xiao An are good children who can distinguish between grudges and good and evil! You can only feel happy by driving them away, right?”
Deng Xiuya knew that she was not a good mother.
After learning the truth, she was full of regret and suffered day and night, hoping that one day her biological child would accept her.
It was undoubtedly a big surprise for Deng Xiuya that Li Yuan came to the hospital to visit the old man today.
She could tell that he was only willing to come along for Pei Yi’s sake.
Deng Xiuya had originally wanted to apologize to Pei Yi. Even if the child didn’t accept it, it would at least show that she was willing to admit her mistakes! Maybe Li Yuan would recognize her more!
The result?
Within five minutes of their arrival, Pei Ruzhang angered them into leaving!
Deng Xiuya choked up. “The children are right, you should suffer if you do something wrong!”
“My doting taught Pei Huan wrong and indirectly caused him to harm Xiao An. My selfishness almost harmed Pei Yi, and also made Xiao An unwilling to have more contact with me.”
“I know I was wrong, and I regret it. I will bear all the karma.”
Deng Xiuya looked in despair at her husband, whom she had been with for most of her life. “Pei Ruzhang, you and I cannot live together any longer. We will never live together again. You’re on your own.”
If she didn’t leave this selfish and narrow-minded husband, she feared that she would never regain any recognition from her son in this life!
Slam!
The door of the ward slammed shut.
Only then did Pei Ruzhang recover from the burning pain, and suddenly collapse to sit on the ground.
. . . . . . . .
Qin Yishun accompanied his two little brothers back to the parking lot, feeling a little guilty. “If I had known this would be the case, I wouldn’t have even made that phone call to you earlier.”
“Brother, it’s okay.”
Pei Yi patted his brother heavily on the shoulder. “I don’t care about Pei Ruzhang, he’s of no interest to me.”
Qin Yishun responded lightly, “Let’s not talk about such annoying things. Let’s go, I’ll take you to dinner.”
Pei Yi suddenly got stuck. “Ah? D-Dinner?”
Qin Yishun caught a hint. “What is it?”
As soon as he spoke, Bo Yueming appeared on the right side of the parking lot, clearly coming to pick up Pei Yi.
Pei Yi looked his older brother in the eyes and played the fool, laughing a couple of times. “Brother, Yueming and I made an appointment to have dinner together tonight.”
After saying this, he quickly hid behind Bo Yueming.
Qin Yishun had long been unable to do anything about them, and unconsciously turned his eyes to his other brother.
Pei Yi saw this and pushed Li Yuan half a step forward with his personal “brotherhood” code. “Hey! Brother, take Pear Garden to eat, he needs more nutrition!”
Bo Yueming saw the actions of his lover, and the corners of his mouth turned up unconsciously, and he held their clasped hands tighter.
“……”
Li Yuan was startled when Pei Yi pushed him out to take the bullet for him.
He met Qin Yishun’s focused gaze, and his eyes wandered a bit. “I, tonight I should, it seems, I can’t go either.”
With every word he spoke, it became clearer.
Before Qin Yishun could ask, Li Yuan’s cell phone rang.
There was a very obvious “Yan” on the unobstructed caller ID.
Qin Yishun suddenly realized something. His expression changed slightly, and he practically had the word “depressed” carved into his forehead.
He took a deep breath and said to Pei Yi and Bo Yueming, who had already tacitly accepted it, “You two go first.”
“Xiao An, you stay. Answer the phone first, and have him come here.”
