C18

In a place like Cloud City, where one could see the magnificence of a place by standing on tiptoe, Xin Yi could not have guessed wrongly.

She only glanced at it briefly before withdrawing her gaze and returning to the carriage.

He stopped the car and turned around. Soon, the red sedan drove back to the road they came from.

Pei Luoyi leaned her elbow on the window while holding her head on the back of her hand. Her eyes were unfocused as she gazed at the scenery outside the window, which was moving backwards and backwards.

Even though Xin Yi was focused on driving, he could still feel the depression that emanated from her body.

"Yiyi, these few days …"

Halfway through her words, she didn't know what to say. How to ask?

What happened to you these days? Why did he suddenly hang up on her?

Xin Yi could see that the woman was in a bad mood, but she wasn't sure if these questions would only worsen the situation, so she carefully observed the woman's expression and did not finish her sentence.

Pei Luoyi's line of sight was still fixed on the window, but the focal point had already returned. The wind blew her hair back from her shoulders, making it seem as if she was looking at the scenery.

She was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Last time, you said that your family forced you to go on a blind date. How is it?"

She asked the question casually, as if they were both joking.

Xin Xin didn't know why she suddenly asked this. She was stunned for a moment, then smiled helplessly, her hands steadily holding the steering wheel. "What else can I do?" "You know who my mother is, too. If I don't go, can you count on her to stop?"

"Compromise doesn't seem like your style. I thought you would fight to the end."

Pei Luoyi slowly turned her head. Her indifferent gaze focused on Xin Xin's face, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.

Xin Yi sneered and turned his head to look at her. "Even if you don't want to, but she's my mother, there's always one who has to compromise."

Compromise...

Pei Luoyi pursed the corner of her lips into a bitter smile and looked out of the window once more, her eyes filled with confusion.

Xin Qianzhong no longer spoke, and there was no longer a smile on her face. She frowned, and after hesitating for a while, she still asked, "Yiyi, these past few days … What happened? "

"I didn't receive you when I went to the airport that day, and your phone couldn't get through, so I went to your house, but your aunt and uncle said that you didn't go back …"

When Xin Yi thought back to it carefully, she felt that something was amiss. When she asked about Pei Luoyi's whereabouts, the two elders reacted much more calmly than an outsider like her.

"Nothing, there are some things I'll tell you when the time is right."

Right now, she was also in chaos.

Xin Xin nodded, but didn't force it. "Alright, we'll talk about it when you want to."

The car had already arrived at the city center, and Pei Luoyi got Xin Yi to drive her straight back to the Pei household.

Ever since she returned from studying abroad, Pei Luoyi had moved out of the Pei household and rented a small apartment nearby to live alone. Although they didn't live together, they still returned home once a week, and the relationship between them was quite harmonious.

The familiar door in front of his eyes suddenly became unfamiliar. It was obvious that he had only been away for a few months, but everything seemed to have changed.

Pei Luoyi's eyes darkened as her fingers subconsciously gripped the tight bag on the side of her body. Still, she pressed the doorbell.

The person who opened the door was a familiar face. She had been a servant of the Pei household for over 20 years, Mrs Li.

Seeing her, Mama Li seemed very surprised, "Little Miss, you …" "You're back?"

Pei Luoyi paused for a moment, then nodded his head and forced a smile, "En, are mother and father at home?"

"Madam is here. Mister has gone out."

"Yes, Mother Li. There's no need to cook my food. I'll find my mother first and then go back."

After she finished speaking, Pei Luoyi walked straight into the hall and familiarly changed her shoes.

"Little miss, wait a moment …" "Inside …"

Hearing her mother's words, Pei Luoyi straightened up. Her slightly narrowed eyes were filled with doubt. She looked at her and asked, "What's wrong?"

Before Mama Li could reply, a familiar voice came from behind.

"Mother Li, who's coming?"

The voice stopped abruptly.

Pei Luoyi slowly turned around, and her calm gaze fell upon the woman.

Under the woman's confused gaze, which gradually turned complicated, Pei Luoyi's gaze shifted from her face to her feet before she once again lifted her head to meet her eyes.

"Sis."

It was an ordinary word, but it was as if a heavy stone had smashed into a woman's heart. She even staggered back a small step, her face extremely pale.

"Yi Yi …" When did you get back? "

Pei Jingman forced a smile and pretended to be happy because her acting skills were too clumsy.

Her fingers were twitching uneasily, and her whole body was trembling to a degree visible to the naked eye.

Pei Luoyi smiled. The coldness in her eyes was as if she was looking at a stranger and not her older sister, who had lived together for more than twenty years.

"You came back a long time ago, your leg …" She looked at the two long, straight legs. She stood firmly on the floor, her eyes barely discernible as they swept across the gloom. "How's your leg coming along?"

"Yes, I've almost recovered."

Pei Jingman bit her lips and spoke as if she thought of something. Then, she hurriedly turned around to leave, "You still haven't told Mom about this when you came back, right? I'll tell her you're back. "

"Sis!"

The woman stopped abruptly and turned back stiffly, her pale face still carrying that uneasy smile. "What's wrong?"

Pei Luoyi leisurely walked in front of her. Her distinct black and white eyes calmly stared into hers, "You don't have to avoid me like this. I don't blame you for your relationship with Yushu."

As if she had hit a sore spot, Pei Jingman lowered her head in embarrassment, her white teeth biting hard on her captivating red lips.

After a long while, when she raised her head again, her eyes were already filled with tears. "I'm sorry."

Pei Luoyi watched as she wept bitterly, but her heart was still calm. Perhaps all her feelings towards the two of them had disappeared into thin air with the night that had pierced into her heart.

There was no longer any feeling, no matter whether it was hatred or resentment.

"No need to apologize to me. I said I wouldn't blame you, but the person who betrayed me was him. It has nothing to do with you."

"I'm sorry …" The woman lowered her head and apologized.

Pei Luoyi did not stay any longer. The purpose of her return today was not to investigate the past, but to investigate the past.

She saw that the woman did not seem to be stopping, so she frowned and walked past her.

In the living room, Luo Yun leaned his head back against the sofa. His face was covered with a face mask. When he heard the commotion, he opened his eyes.

It was as if he was surprised to see his daughter, and the mask on her face dropped the moment she stood up.

Pei Luoyi took in the shock and panic on her face and calmly said, "Mom."