bayedsolid Chapter 204 Feeling Nauseous
Chapter 204 Feeling Nauseous
Both the An and Pei families were completely stunned by this sudden news.
None of them had ever heard of Xuan Rui and Pei Jinhao's affair.
Xuan Rui and Pei Yuansi have been married for nearly thirty years. During this time, there have been occasions when she met Pei Jinhao, but basically, like today, she was with her family.
In their memory, the two of them never said anything beyond polite small talk, and no one could tell that they had such a relationship.
Just when the An and Pei families thought this blow was big enough for Pei Yuansi, An Ling's heartfelt words dealt him and the entire Pei family another devastating blow.
[Even... on their wedding night, her uncle got too drunk, and Xuanrui spent the night with Pei Jinhao...]
Pei Yuansi abruptly released Xuanrui's hand, staring at his wife in disbelief, feeling a wave of nausea wash over him.
Their relationship continued until after her cousin was born, because Xuanrui realized that she seemed to have really fallen in love with her uncle and didn't want to continue betraying her family, but she was actually not sure who the two children were.
She herself wanted to escape reality and didn't dare to do a paternity test at all; in fact, she deliberately tried to avoid thinking about it.
[But because of the incident involving me and An Rui pretending to be rich and powerful, Xuan Rui started to panic, and she began to doubt again who her cousins' biological father really was.]
The Pei siblings stared blankly at their mother. Pei Mingyu almost wanted to confront her directly, but Pei Jiyue pulled her back to her senses.
[So, the reason my aunt asked me about the paternity test is because she wants to get one done for my cousins!]
No! She already did it a while ago, but because she didn't dare to pull out their hair directly, and the aunt cleans the room every day, she had to collect a few strands of hair after a long time.
The sample was sent for testing, but they said it was substandard. No wonder she asked me what kind of sample I had!
[And when she went to get a paternity test, she happened to run into Pei Jinhao, who then learned that Xuan Rui suspected the child was his.]
Therefore, Pei Jinhao's desire for Xuan Rui's help wasn't a pipe dream; he planned to use his past with Xuan Rui to blackmail her into doing so.
He deliberately brought up the An family's affairs just now, his purpose being to remind Xuan Rui that he had something on her, so that Xuan Rui would speak well of him.
Clearly, he has achieved his goal.
Xuan Rui actually took the initiative to speak up for him and try to reconcile them.
And so, everything makes sense.
Pei Jinhao wasn't out of his mind to think of drugging someone; at least in his view, Xuan Rui was likely to help him.
As long as Xuan Rui, the mother, is willing to get involved, the success rate of his plan is still very high.
The An and Pei families fell silent, their feelings now extremely complex.
Especially for Pei Yuansi and his siblings, everything they learned tonight was like a bolt from the blue.
On one hand, it concerns his wife and mother; on the other hand, even the identity of the siblings' biological father is still in doubt. To make matters worse, they cannot show any emotion lest An Ling discover something amiss.
The three of them are now like a pressure cooker with its vent blocked, on the verge of exploding and about to collapse at any moment.
The silence lasted for a long time, but Xuan Rui and Pei Jinhao's family assumed that others were hesitating, which meant that things might take a turn for the better.
Pei Jinhao started to back down again, tearfully recounting his fond childhood memories with Pei Jinwen and their group of siblings, trying to evoke Pei Jinwen's affection for him. He even slapped himself, apologizing that his words were like a dog barking and asking Pei Jinwen not to take them seriously.
He even said that he was willing to kowtow and apologize if Pei Jinwen would forgive him.
The unsuspecting security personnel, seeing him like this, assumed that Pei Jinhao was genuinely repentant, and unconsciously loosened their grip so as not to interfere with his kneeling.
However, the An and Pei families, who knew the truth, understood that his current humble and subservient behavior was only a pretext to harm the Pei siblings later. They couldn't help but feel a chill at his two-faced actions.
It's not the open attacks that are scary, but the hidden ones. If it weren't for An Ling, would Pei Mingyu and Pei Jiyue have been able to escape the assassination attempt by their uncle, Pei Jinhao?
Thinking of this, Pei Jinwen felt both angry and scared, and her body trembled slightly.
"What are you all standing there for! Throw these people out right now!"
The security personnel were startled by the old lady's angry tone and hurriedly grabbed the four people and dragged them out.
But they were stopped again after taking only two steps.
"Wait a moment."
This time, it was Pei Jiyue who spoke.
"Grandma, why don't we listen to Mom and let it go for now? Let's sit down and finish our meal together. Since Uncle wants to stay here with his family for a few days, let's let them stay."
Pei Jiyue's words made it even more incomprehensible to the others.
She can hear An Ling's thoughts, and An Ling herself is Pei Jinhao's target, so why would she say such a thing?
"Grandma, don't worry, I know what I'm doing," Pei Jiyue said softly to Pei Jinwen.
Pei Jinwen gave his granddaughter a deep look, completely unaware of what Pei Jiyue was planning.
But trusting her granddaughter, she sighed and listened to Pei Jiyue, letting the security personnel release Pei Jinhao and his family.
Pei Jinhao was surprised that Pei Jiyue, who usually had the worst temper, would speak up for him. He breathed a sigh of relief but also laughed at Pei Jiyue's foolishness in his heart. He would not let her off the hook just because of a few words.
"Yes, yes, Jiyue has really grown up and become sensible. She knows that harmony is the most important thing among relatives. Your uncle really did not spoil you for nothing."
Pei Jiyue rolled her eyes and decided to ignore him, otherwise she was afraid that she would start cursing as soon as she opened her mouth.
[Cousin, you're so foolish!! How could you let a wolf into the house?!]
An Ling was so anxious that she kept slapping her thigh. She had thought that Pei Jinhao and his family would definitely be driven away today, but she never expected that the chain would fall on Pei Jiyue.
[What should I do? What should I do? If I just tell them Pei Jinhao's plans directly, will they believe me? I feel like I need to find some evidence first...]
An Ling discovered that Pei Jinhao had already sent a message to Xuan Rui before he arrived, asking her to come to the innermost room on the top floor at 8:30 to discuss matters. He would then tell Xuan Rui the real plan and threaten her to help drug the Pei siblings.
Pei Jinhao will go to Xuan Rui to bring this up later. It would be great if the whole thing could be recorded and shown to others, but there are no security cameras in the room.
She couldn't possibly install a surveillance camera in that room right now; it was already 7:30, and she didn't have much time left to come up with a solution.
"Grandma, I'm full."
An Ling suddenly stood up, said a few words, and ran upstairs.
"I didn't sleep well last night, so I'm going upstairs to sleep first. You don't need to worry about me."