In the blink of an eye, it was the Mid-Autumn Festival. Su Yao's drama had wrapped up filming and was in post-production. Chu Dianlan had disappeared since the wrap-up. It was said that he was devoting himself to finding the bastard who had harmed him. Su Yao, on the other hand, stayed at home and played games against Li Yin. Su Yao's gaming skills had improved recently. Pei Yan was still busy with a case and would occasionally send some materials to Su Yao for her to analyze.
Li Lin wasn't so leisurely. As an agent, all he thought about every day was Su Yao's popularity, fame, and contracts. Li Lin had almost worn out his legs in the past few days dealing with Su Yao's contracts.
"Sister Yao, the contract will expire next week. Take a look and see which company you like. I'll contact them," Li Lin said, very concerned about Su Yao's next employer. The Wang Group was the company Su Yao had randomly joined back then to resist her brother's attempt to stop her from entering the entertainment industry. Over the years, she had relied entirely on her own efforts, but in the end, it almost got her banned.
So Li Lin had reminded Su Yao many times to be cautious when choosing her next company.
Su Yao remembered the company recommended by Yan Nuo called 'Yu Yan Entertainment'. It seemed quite good. She asked Li Lin to contact them and express her interest. Li Lin had heard of this company. It had produced many big - budget productions and had abundant resources. If they were willing to nurture Su Yao, it would indeed be a good thing. So he went to Yu Yan Entertainment.
On the day of the Mid - Autumn Festival, Pei Yan arrived at Su Yao's house early. He picked her up and took her to his own home. Pei Yan was originally the heir of Nanhuang Jewelry, so the Pei family had quite an influence in City C.
Su Yao had already invited her parents to spend the Mid - Autumn Festival at the Pei family's place. By the time they arrived, the parents of both families were already sitting together chatting animatedly, completely oblivious to whether the two of them were there or not.
So Su Yao and Pei Yan went to Pei Yan's room just like they used to do when they came home from school as kids.
Pei Yan's room was still the same. It seemed that nothing had changed after his marriage. Su Yao didn't want to bring up Pei Yan's divorce. Pei Yan had also kept silent about it recently. It seemed that he had encountered some difficulties and couldn't get divorced.
Pei Yan brought a glass of water for Su Yao. The two of them sat on the floor and talked about their childhood.
Although Pei Yan's family was very prominent and wealthy, his father, a successful businessman, suffered from mania. When the illness flared up, it was extremely terrifying. Once, he had broken Mrs. Pei's leg bone. Mrs. Pei's family wanted to take her back home because of this. Although Mr. Pei knew he was wrong, he loved his wife very much and firmly disagreed.
Su Yao knew about this because it was the Su family who had helped Mrs. Pei return home. So she also knew some of Pei Yan's family affairs. The first time she found out that Pei Yan also had this problem was one day after school. The two of them had agreed to go to the arcade, but on the way, Pei Yan suddenly became very strange. Su Yao took him home. Mr. Pei happened to be at home, and that's when she learned that Pei Yan also had mania.
Since then, Su Yao had been especially kind to Pei Yan. Apart from the fact that she liked him, she also felt more sympathy for him. In her opinion, why should a person like Pei Yan have such a troublesome problem? Su Yao still thought the same way to this day.
As for why Pei Yan had chosen to be a lawyer instead of going into business, it was because of that white - lotus, Miao Yue. Strangely enough, Miao Yue seemed to have never known about Pei Yan's family background. It wasn't because Pei Yan had hidden it from her, but because he had defied his parents, who had favored Su Yao, in order to marry her. His parents had disagreed with the marriage, so they had concealed it. Otherwise, Miao Yue would have thrown a tantrum like crazy.
The two of them recalled an incident from their junior high school days. Looking back now, it had determined the direction of Pei Yan's life. That's just how life was. Maybe it was an ordinary afternoon, just a normal day in your life, but it could determine your future.
On that day, Pei Yan met Miao Yue.
Speaking of Miao Yue, actually she wasn't a bad person and was a qualified wife. So every time Pei Yan thought about his cold attitude towards her, he was afraid that he would treat Su Yao the same way after marriage. The one with a real knot in his heart was actually Pei Yan. He himself couldn't explain why the love he had at first sight for Miao Yue had faded over time.
In junior high school, Pei Yan's piano skills had already reached level ten. On the way back from the piano exam, Su Yao left first for something. Pei Yan met Miao Yue, who was taking care of stray cats, on the roadside. Although Pei Yan wasn't a complete straight - laced man, he was still attracted to the soft - looking girl. He fell in love with Miao Yue's round face and big eyes with fluttering long eyelashes at first sight. Maybe it was because on that afternoon, Miao Yue was holding a little kitten in her arms.
The following plot was quite like a campus love story. Pei Yan waited for Miao Yue after school outside the school for several weeks in a row and finally managed to court her. The two of them had been together since high school, through college, and then got married.
"Yaoyao, did you choose to go abroad in your sophomore year of high school because I was with Miao Yue?" Pei Yan asked Su Yao guiltily after telling all this.
"Come on. Isn't Miao Yue the type of girl that you straight men fall in love with?" Su Yao's answer was off - topic. In fact, Su Yao had already told the truth when she met Miao Yue. But why was Pei Yan so slow? He clearly knew that Miao Yue had done something between them to get him. After school, Miao Yue and her best friend Liu Ai had cornered Su Yao and threatened her to let go. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been so disappointed in Pei Yan and gone abroad.
"Yaoyao, what happened to you after you returned to China is my responsibility," Pei Yan still felt very guilty. When Su Yao was sad and frustrated, he was entangled with Miao Yue. He had completely forgotten about Su Yao. Now that he wanted to be with her again, he felt even more guilty.
"Those things have nothing to do with you. Even if you were there, they would still have happened. And I've managed to get through them even without you," Su Yao still didn't want Pei Yan to take responsibility for the past. Su Yao thought of a tall and thin figure with a mischievous smile on his face.
"Pei Yan, how did Miao Yue end up marrying you back then?" Su Yao suddenly became curious about this. She also wanted to change the topic to avoid his question about why she had been so frustrated for so long.
"She was pregnant," Pei Yan replied briefly.
"Wow, Yan Yan, you're quite something," Su Yao's lack of filter kicked in again.
Pei Yan didn't say anything. He just pushed his glasses.
Next, Su Yao forced Pei Yan to share a whole glass of juice with her. Pei Yan knew that she would share it when she was unhappy, so he obediently drank the whole glass of juice.
Lunchtime came. The two families sat around the table. Su Jin and Su Que also came, which was a rare occasion. The Su and Pei families were all gathered together. The whole family was happy and harmonious. During the meal, Su Jin deliberately picked on Pei Yan. The parents of the Su and Pei families, who were unaware of the truth, thought the two were just joking. Su Yao's younger brother, Su Que, who didn't know the reason either, also picked on Pei Yan.
Su Yao buried her head in her food and pretended not to see. She thought that Pei Yan deserved it for being so blind and falling for Miao Yue.
Pei Yan knew exactly why the two brothers of the Su family were picking on him. Given that it was a rare occasion for the Su and Pei families to gather together, he just buried his head in his food.
Seeing Su Yao and Pei Yan acting so similarly, the Su and Pei families all nodded silently. The Pei family had always regarded the Su family as in - laws, so the relationship between the two families was very good. They knew each other's affairs quite well. But when Pei Yan married Miao Yue, the relationship between the two families had once been tense. Now, for some unknown reason, it had eased up again.