Seeing his younger sister being so obsequious, the pent - up anger in Pei Ying's heart dissipated instantly. Well, she was the sister he had doted on. What else could he do but continue to spoil her?
He silently sat down and sipped the congee mouthful by mouthful. As soon as the congee touched his lips, he knew it must have been made by Huo Qizheng. The taste was extremely familiar.
Was he actually willing to let him have some?
This man was extremely petty. He was only good to his younger sister and always reserved the best things for her. Had the sun really risen in the west one day?
Just then, Zhu Shuangyao whispered, "Mr. Huo is taking a shower. Brother, eat quickly."
Pei Ying:...
Sure enough, it was his sister who had secretly smuggled it to him.
Pei Ying gulped down the remaining congee in one go and took the bowl to the kitchen to cover his tracks. He specifically took a look at the congee in the pot and calculated that there was just enough for one person left. It must have been reserved for Xingxing.
This silly younger sister. She still thought that bastard surnamed Huo was really that stingy? Every time he would make enough so that Yaoyao would beg him later, and then he could take advantage of the situation.
Pei Ying spat in his heart. How sinister!
Thinking of what she had discussed with Cheng Lu today, Zhu Shuangyao quickly took out the USB flash drive and handed it to Pei Ying. "Brother Ying, this was given to me by Aunt Cheng Lu today. She said she wants to cooperate with you and hopes you can help her get out of the Pei family."
Cheng Lu?
That Cheng Lu from the Pei family?
Pei Ying didn't take the USB flash drive. Instead, he realized something from this incident. Someone from the Pei family had secretly approached Yaoyao behind his back. Didn't he know the nature of those people in the Pei family? Yaoyao must have suffered a lot.
Pei Ying suppressed the anger in his heart and took the USB flash drive from Zhu Shuangyao's hand. Without showing his anger on his face, he smiled gently at Zhu Shuangyao and asked, "How did you get in touch with Cheng Lu?"
Zhu Shuangyao had no idea that Pei Ying was trying to get information from her. She was always defenseless around people she was close to. When Pei Ying asked this question, she just blurted out everything. "At first, I actually didn't know she was from the Pei family. I thought she was from the Lu family..."
Pei Ying frowned. What did this have to do with the Lu family? As Zhu Shuangyao continued her narration, Pei Ying's eyebrows furrowed deeper and deeper, almost tight enough to pinch a fly.
"... And then I met Shen Zhong. At that time, Shen Zhong originally wanted to send me away, but I don't know what was wrong with those playboys. They were watching so closely that he couldn't find a chance to send me out. So he had to hold me all the time and pretend that I was drugged."
"Who held you?"
Before Pei Ying could say anything after hearing this, a deep and magnetic male voice came from behind Zhu Shuangyao. Zhu Shuangyao's eyes lit up. "Mr. Huo, are you done showering?"
"Yes." Huo Qizheng smiled slightly. He sat down beside Zhu Shuangyao in his home clothes. "Yaoyao really had a hard time today. Shen Zhong also went to a lot of trouble today. Yaoyao, tell me what Shen Zhong did today. I'll go and thank him properly."
Zhu Shuangyao sensitively realized that Huo Qizheng's attitude was not right. Although he pretended very well, looking like someone who just wanted to thank the person who had saved his family member, BUT! Zhu Shuangyao just knew that he was probably not very happy now.
She glared at him and whispered, "Don't bully Shen Zhong!"
Huo Qizheng immediately changed his mind. Alright, he definitely wouldn't bully him. At most, he'd change from beating him to death to beating him half - dead. With new and old grudges piling up, Huo Qizheng had long wanted to teach him a lesson.
Sitting on the side, Pei Ying finally digested the huge amount of information in his sister's words and immediately seethed with rage.
What were the Pei family up to! Yaoyao had nothing to do with them at all. It seemed that they had been living too easily. He immediately took out his phone and was about to call his grandfather and father.
Just then, Su Nianying and Xingxing opened the door and came in. Since Xingxing started working part - time at Su Nianying's place, she had been going out early and coming back late every day. Although it was hard, her life was very fulfilling and she liked it very much.
Although Xingxing now had the intelligence and emotional quotient of a 25 - year - old, Su Nianying still treated her like a child and would always send her back before leaving every night.
She saw Pei Ying looking a bit out of sorts and whispered to Zhu Shuangyao, "What's wrong with him?"
Zhu Shuangyao remembered how angry and gloomy Pei Ying had looked when he heard her story. She guessed that it was because someone from the Pei family had secretly come to find someone behind his back, which had enraged him.
But the Pei family's affairs were after all Pei Ying's private matters, so Zhu Shuangyao didn't say too much. She just explained a few words in a low voice. As soon as Su Nianying heard it, she knew what was going on. "The Pei family again?"
As soon as this sentence came out, Zhu Shuangyao's eyes immediately became strange. She sized up Su Nianying from head to toe and a look of satisfaction appeared in her eyes.
Su Nianying looked at her strange eyes and subconsciously touched her face. "Is there something on me?"
Zhu Shuangyao quickly said, "No, no. I just suddenly thought that you, senior sister, are really beautiful. I just discovered your beauty today."
The beauty that matches my brother!
Brother Ying even told senior sister about the Pei family's affairs. Isn't this enough to show something! Su Nianying will definitely be her future sister - in - law! Ninety - nine percent chance!
Zhu Shuangyao poured a glass of water for Su Nianying and called out to Xingxing, "Xingxing, there's congee in the pot. Go and get it yourself."
Hearing this, Xingxing immediately beamed with joy and happily went to the kitchen to eat the congee. Su Nianying never ate such late - night snacks. She was extremely self - disciplined. She not only exercised every day but also controlled her diet. She never ate anything after a certain time at night.
"By the way, were you okay today?" Su Nianying sized up Zhu Shuangyao. Not seeing any wounds on her and seeing Huo Qizheng holding her in his arms in a domineering way, she already had an idea in her mind.
"No, no." Zhu Shuangyao shook her head. "The one who might have had a problem should be another lady. But I just met her by chance and didn't have much communication with her. But when the policewoman was comforting her, it seemed that her situation was okay, not too bad."
"That's good. I was so worried when your brother told me about it today." Su Nianying really liked Zhu Shuangyao. She was a very nice girl with a good and gentle personality, a kind heart, and a sense of propriety. The two had gotten to know each other because of Xingxing and often went out to play together. Now they were good friends. Of course, she didn't want anything to happen to Zhu Shuangyao.
Pei Ying was very efficient. Just as Su Nianying and Zhu Shuangyao had said a few words, he had finished his business and sat back down. But then he remembered something.
This matter still needed to be handled carefully. He first confirmed, "Yaoyao, I'm asking you, do you have a grudge against the young master of the Gong family?"
Zhu Shuangyao said in surprise, "How did you know, Brother Ying? I don't remember telling you..."
Su Nianying was also very surprised. "The young master of the Gong family? Is it the Gong Group that spans dozens of industries?"
"Yes." Zhu Shuangyao admitted. It was indeed that Gong Group.
Pei Ying originally didn't know about this, but he didn't expect things to be so coincidental. The little celebrity Zhang Minxing they had saved today turned out to be the substitute that Gong Wushang was looking for!
Pei Ying said, "First tell me how you got into a grudge with him."
Zhu Shuangyao glanced at Pei Ying, pursed her lips, and then said, "... Because of Yingying..."
The root of the matter was that Gong Wushang had fallen in love with Luo Yingying at first sight, but Luo Yingying was unwilling. So a tug - of - war had begun. In the end, Gong Wushang had lost but still didn't give up. It might even have implicated the Huo family...
After sorting things out like this, Zhu Shuangyao suddenly felt that it was her fault. If it weren't for her, the Huo family wouldn't have suffered such an unwarranted disaster.
Pei Ying didn't expect there to be such a thing. His already bad mood flared up even more. The young master of the Gong family was impulsive and arrogant in the circle. Everyone didn't say much because of his strong ability and the support of his father.
But they all despised his private life. Everyone cared about their reputation. Few people were like him, saying that he had someone he loved but still putting his mistress in the open.
To be honest, they didn't discriminate against little celebrities. In this day and age, being a star was also a profession, and there were stars who had married into wealthy families. But these two people were just... hard to describe.
After hearing Zhu Shuangyao's words, Pei Ying's face looked extremely ugly. Zhu Shuangyao looked at Pei Ying nervously. In fact, she knew that it was very dangerous for an ordinary civilian to go against a big force. Although it was a society ruled by law now, there were still a lot of invisible darkness hidden in dirty corners.
But Zhu Shuangyao didn't think that just because they had power, they could bully ordinary people. Although it was indeed very dangerous, if you didn't stand up and I didn't stand up, the world would never get better.
She just thought that her parents had been building overseas all year round, her brother's family had the ability to fight against the Gong family, and Huo Qizheng was no ordinary person either. They all had the ability to protect her, so she firmly stood by Yingying's side.
But if her relatives and friends were all ordinary people, she might not have had the courage, even though Yingying had grown up with her. She was just an ordinary person after all.
Pei Ying rubbed the space between his eyebrows and said, "Do you know that the girl who was kidnapped with you today is Zhang Minxing, a top - tier star who has just become extremely popular in the entertainment circle. But..."
He paused for a moment and then continued, "But she has another identity, that is, Gong Wushang's mistress."
Zhu Shuangyao looked at Pei Ying in shock, unable to believe the news her brother had brought. She asked again, "Brother Ying... could you... repeat what you just said?"
"I said that Zhang Minxing is Gong Wushang's mistress." Pei Ying repeated it again.
Zhu Shuangyao looked as if her three - outlooks had been shattered. "But... but doesn't he only love Yingying? Last time... last time he even went to the hospital and used Aunt Luo's illness to force Yingying to be with him..."
Pei Ying:?
How could there be such a thing! This was just... hard to describe...
Looking at his sister's shocked expression, he said with difficulty, "Actually... in our circle, although there are quite a few people who get married for true love, there are also quite a few who just do their own things."
He tried to explain the messy relationships in their circle euphemistically, but Zhu Shuangyao had already recovered. "Okay, I know. Brother Ying, you don't need to say anymore."
After all, she was a top student in the Department of Literature. She had read all kinds of heavy - duty literature on the school forum and had a strong ability to accept things. The reason she was so shocked was that she didn't expect such a person to actually appear in her life!