C26

At five-thirty in the afternoon, Ye Juan's car punctually stopped at Pei's's gate.

Ye Juan leaned against the car and looked outside lazily.

Ding Hann's eyes suddenly lit up: "Madam is out!"

A slim figure appeared on the steps leading to the front door. She was dressed in a tailored qipao, which wrapped around Pei Qingcheng's slender body.

It was rare to see her put on makeup. The rosy lipstick accentuated her cheongsam.

Pei Qingcheng was the most suitable candidate for heavy makeup.

Ding Hann stared at the screen without blinking. He was close to praising Ye Zichen.

Ye Juan got out of the car and opened the door for Pei Qingcheng.

Of course, his insolence was one in a million.

Pei Qingcheng bowed and got in. Ye Juan used his hand to block the roof frame, afraid that she might hit his head.

Today, Ye Juan seemed to wear a light color dress and a dark purple bow tie to match her clothes.

It was probably because Ye Juan rarely had more than three colors on his body, so Pei Qingcheng took a glance at him.

Ye Juan, who wore light color clothes, looked even younger than usual.

Originally, he wasn't that old either. He was only twenty-eight years old.

He wore a light color that made people feel a little bit more intimate, not like the feeling of being cut off from the rest of the world when he wore black.

Pei Qingcheng was stunned when she saw that. She only hurriedly turned her head to look outside the window when she saw Ye Juan's gaze.

Suddenly, the hand on his knee was wrapped by Ye Juan's hand: "Don't worry, if you don't like it there, we'll leave after giving you a present."

Pei Qingcheng curled her lips to the side and declined to comment. She was from a famous family and was used to big scenes. She wouldn't be scared to the point of running away.

She smiled at Ye Juan: "He should be able to last until the end. This is the first time that I'm entertaining you, so no matter what, I have to give you face."

"It's not social." The deep light in Ye Juan's eyes enveloped her face. She suddenly felt like she couldn't breathe. "I'm going home."

Go home? She had no home.

Her home had once been the quiet garden of the butterfly garden, where Mo City were worth every inch of money.

Although it could not compare to the majestic and celestial aura in the Zhuang Sheng's Dream, it was still filled with a fiery aura.

It was also where she grew up.

There was Dad, there was Mom, there was Big Brother.

Unlike now, when his father was in the sky, his brother was in prison, and his mother was in the hospital.

What about her?

She was in the Zhuang Sheng's Dream.

Ye Juan had created a prison for her.

Unknowingly, her fingers stiffened. She woodenly pulled them out of his palms and forced out a cold and official smile. "This past year, I guess!"

He did not admit or disobey, and even indistinctly brought up their year's agreement.

Ye Juan looked at the side of Pei Qingcheng-mei's face. Her lavender pearl earrings gently swayed under her earlobes.

In order to match her accessories, Ye Juan intentionally wore a light purple bow tie.

Just to make them look closer.

However, the distance on the girl's face and the resistance in her eyes, Ye Juan knew that he would never be able to enter into the girl's heart.

He placed a blanket on her knees and said, "Sleep for a while. It's a half hour drive."

Pei Qingcheng did not sleep at all. She had slept for the entire afternoon.

She turned her face to the window and tried her best not to look at Ye Juan.

As the car drove up the mountain, Ye Family was at the symbolic coordinates of the Mo City, halfway up the mountain.

This mountain, by early summer's night, was covered with fireflies, small blue insects that glowed on their buttocks.

Because they glow, they are particularly pleasing to the eye.

It was as if the stars could move and fly from the distant night sky to the mortal world.

Ye Family were cultivated halfway up the mountain. An enormous manor stretched from the entrance to the grand six-story building, which took 15 minutes.

This was Pei Qingcheng's first time coming to the Ye Family.

The Ye Family were decorated with lanterns, and from the entrance all the way to the big house inside, the trees on both sides of the road were intertwined with colored lights, and even taller trees had festive red lanterns hung on them, true fire trees and silver flowers.

It was only then that Pei Qingcheng realized it was Mrs. Ye's 50th birthday.

Suddenly, he remembered that this year, his mother was also exactly fifty. She was the same age, but she was too lacking.

Even if she wanted to celebrate her mother's birthday, she was probably the only one who would sing a birthday song to her mother while holding a birthday cake.

The car finally stopped. Ye Juan took her car and put a coat on her shoulders.

The sun had already set, and the Ye Family was already halfway down the mountain. The mountain wind was very cold, so cold that it was bone-piercing.

Most of the guests had already arrived. No one dared to be late for Mrs. Ye's birthday party.

A man who looked like a housekeeper came up to them. Pei Qingcheng thought he looked very much like Housekeeper Hu.

"Young Master, you're back!" The butler took the coat that Ye Juan handed to him and bowed deeply to Pei Qingcheng. "Hello, Young Mistress."

How did this butler know about Pei Qingcheng?

Noticing Pei Qingcheng's confusion, Ye Juan explained to her, "He is Housekeeper Hu's brother."

So it was the two brothers, both working for the Ye Family, no wonder they looked so similar.

Pei Qingcheng nodded politely to him, "Hello, Housekeeper Hu."

"Young Master, Young Mistress, the Madam and Mister are in the main hall."

Ye Juan held Pei Qingcheng's hand and walked towards the hall. When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped and turned around to look at Pei Qingcheng.

"What is it?" Pei Qingcheng asked curiously as he stopped in an inexplicable manner.

Ye Juan suddenly reached out his hand to help Pei Qingcheng straighten the pearl necklace on her neck and smooth out her earrings. Finally, he arranged Pei Qingcheng's soft curly hair.

"Very beautiful." Ye Juan suddenly smiled. The corner of his mouth curved up in a surprising way. Although it was fleeting, Pei Qingcheng saw it too.

Ye Juan laughed, revealing his snow-white teeth, as if his smile lit up the night.

Pei Qingcheng looked into his eyes and for some reason, she felt that her palms were covered in sweat.

"Aunt." Shen Tiaotiao, who was busy greeting customers, saw Ye Juan and the others. She approached Mrs. Ye and whispered, "Brother is back."

Shen Tiaotiao had grown up in the Ye Family and lacked a large front tooth when she was young.

And she called Ye Juan, "Bro".

Of course, it didn't have the meaning of a brother like brother and sister. It was a bit like how the female lead called the male lead, Oppa, in the Korean dramas.

Mrs. Ye looked towards the door.

His son hadn't been back for a long time, and he had almost forgotten what it was like for him to be standing in front of his house.

However, at this moment, his eyes were fixated on the girl in front of him. He was looking straight ahead, as if the entire world was not in his eyes.

There was only Pei Qingcheng in his eyes.

Ye Juan, who was naturally distant from others and didn't like dealing with others, was helping a girl to tidy up her jewelry and hair.

Mrs. Ye knew that he did it on purpose.

He intentionally acted so intimate and gentle, so that all the guests who came to Ye Family today could see the position that Pei Qingcheng held in his heart and beside him.

Yesterday, she had personally come to warn him, but the girl had still come.

She wore a proper qipao, which matched well with her. However, the low-key color forcefully suppressed the auras of the ladies in the hall.

His son's eyesight was not bad. Pei Qingcheng was not an ordinary girl.

Mrs. Ye took a deep breath, and said to Shen Tiaotiao beside her with a slightly rebuking tone, "You sent this qipao over, didn't you?"

She knew that the person who understood her the best was Shen Tiaotiao.

Shen Tiaotiao smiled as she held Mrs. Ye's arm, "Since she will definitely appear, why won't she dress up so that you can look at her comfortably?"

"You little scoundrel." Mrs. Ye patted the back of her hand lovingly as the two of them walked towards Ye Juan and the others.

Seeing Mrs. Ye and Shen Tiaotiao walking towards them, Pei Qingcheng, who was used to seeing such big scenes, suddenly felt a little nervous.

Mrs. Ye's aura was extremely powerful, and Shen Tiaotiao's white, tight-fitting lace dress was beautiful beyond compare.

Most importantly, the way Shen Tiaotiao was acting like a host caused Pei Qingcheng to feel a bit afraid.

She didn't know if her hands were shaking, but she felt Ye Juan's grip on her tightened. She wanted to take a step back, but Ye Juan's other arm, which was wrapped around her waist, pulled her forward.

Pei Qingcheng could only maintain her generous and decent smile. "Happy birthday, Mrs. Ye!"

She took a small box from her handbag and handed it to Mrs. Ye.

Even if she knew Mrs. Ye didn't want to see her, she still had to be polite.

She also came from a wealthy family, but now that her Pei Family was no longer effective, she still had to maintain her dignity.

Mrs. Ye seemed a little surprised. She didn't expect Pei Qingcheng to prepare another present for her.

Therefore, when she received it, she actually asked, "Can I look at it?"

Before Pei Qingcheng could answer, she had already opened the box.

On the purplish-red velvet cloth was a small jade sculpture of Guan Yin.

The carving was exquisite and the melody was vivid and lifelike, as if the sculptor had given it life.

Mrs. Ye neither hated nor liked this gift.

Compared to Mrs. Ye's identity, this gift was indeed a little thin.

Today, someone from the guests had brought over a man the size of a person and a carved Tian Yu, Guan Yin.

At this moment, the Guanyin was placed on the most conspicuous shelf in the hall.

Therefore, compared to the real one, Pei Qingcheng's finger sized Guan Yin seemed very petty.

Mrs. Ye casually handed the box to Shen Tiaotiao beside her and politely said, "Miss Pei, thank you."

"I carved it myself." Pei Qingcheng continued, "Every year, I would carve one of the Guanyin statues for my mother. Guanyin is the most suitable to be given to my mother."

"Oh?" Mrs. Ye's eyes lit up as she took it over and carefully played with it. Although it was only the size of a finger, her facial expression was very clear. Unknowingly, her tone was no longer as perfunctory as before.

"Fine arts from college." Pei Qingcheng said.

"Then I'll accept it."

At this moment, Ding Hann appeared from behind with a large box in his hand. He bowed towards Mrs. Ye and said, "Wishing our beautiful and generous madam a happy new year with today's present age. Every birthday she has to be one year younger."

Mrs. Ye smiled and asked the butler to take the gift. "Bastard, I'll give you a holiday today. Go find something for yourself to eat!" Saying that, he looked towards Ye Juan: "Your Uncle Gong is here."

Ye Juan lowered his eyes and looked at Pei Qingcheng.

Shen Tiaotiao immediately walked over to Pei Qingcheng and held her arm. She smiled and said, "I'll take care of your wife."

Ye Juan squeezed Pei Qingcheng's hand on his palm and whispered, "I'll be right back."