C26

At 5: 30 in the afternoon, Ye Wen's car punctually stopped in front of Pei family's main gate.

Ye Yan leaned against the car and looked outside lazily.

Ding Han's eyes suddenly lit up. "Madam has come out!"

A slim and graceful figure appeared on the steps leading to the main gate, with a tailored qipao wrapped around her beautiful figure.

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

The one with the light makeup was Pei Qingcheng.

Ding Han stared at the sight unblinkingly.

Ye Wen got off the car and opened the door for Pei Qingcheng.

Of course, his insolence was one in a million.

Pei Qingcheng bowed in thanks before sitting down on the seat. Ye Wen used his hands to block the roof frame, fearing that she would bump her head against it.

She seemed to be wearing a light dress and a dark purple bow tie to match her dress.

It was probably because Ye Xiwen's body was so tired and there were rarely more than three colours on his skin. That was why Pei Qingcheng gave him a second glance.

She was wearing a light colored camouflage dress, making her look 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 stared at him blankly, and only when her eyes met Ye Wen's, did she turn her head and look out the window.

Suddenly, the hand placed on his knee was wrapped up by Ye Xiu's tired hand. "Don't worry. If you don't like it there, we will leave after giving you a present."

Pei Qingcheng pursed her lips and declined to comment. As a member of a prestigious clan, she was used to big scenes, and would not be scared to the point of running away.

She smiled tiredly at Ye Xiu, "She should be able to hold on until the end. This is the first time I'm entertaining you, so no matter what, I have to give you face."

"It's not social." The deep light in Ye Wen's eyes enveloped her face, and she suddenly felt suffocated. "I'm going home."

Go home? She had no home.

Her family had once been in the quiet garden of the butterfly garden in Mo City.

Although it couldn't compare to Zhuang Shengxiao's dream of immortality and grandeur, it was still more filled with the aura of fire and smoke.

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 dreaming.

Ye Wen had made 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 Wen gazed at the side of Pei Qingcheng's beautiful face, as her lavender pearl earrings lightly swayed under her earlobes.

In order to match her accessories, Nightingale had intentionally tied a lavender bow tie.

Just to make them look closer.

However, the distance in the girl's face and the resistance in her eyes made Ye Wen feel that he might never be able to enter 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 was not sleepy and had been sleeping the entire afternoon.

She turned her face towards the window, trying her best not to look at him.

The car drove up the mountain. The Ye Family was halfway up Liuying Mountain, which was the landmark of the Mo City.

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.

The Ye Family's residence was built halfway up the mountain. It was a huge manor that took 15 minutes to get from the entrance to the magnificent six-story building.

This was Pei Qingcheng's first time coming to Ye Wen's house.

The Ye Family was decorated with lanterns and decorations, from the entrance to the mansion inside. The tree trunks on both sides of the road were wrapped with colored lanterns, and even taller trees were decorated with festive red lanterns and silver flowers.

It was only then that Pei Qingcheng knew that today was Madam Ye's fiftieth 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, and Nighteyes took her car by the hand and draped a coat over her shoulders.

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

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

A person who looked like a housekeeper walked up to them. Pei Qingcheng felt that he was very similar to the father and mother of the Hu Guan family.

"Young Master, you're back!" The butler took the jacket given to him by Nightingale and bowed deeply to Pei Qingcheng. "My greetings to you, Young Mistress."

How did this butler know of Pei Qingcheng?

Seeing how puzzled Pei Qingcheng was, Ye Wen explained: "He is Housekeeper Hu's older brother."

So it was the two brothers. They both worked for the Ye Family. No wonder they looked so similar.

Pei Qingcheng politely nodded her head, "Nice to meet you, Steward Hu."

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

Ye Wen held Pei Qingcheng's hand and walked towards the main hall. When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped and turned to face her.

"What is it?" He strangely stopped in his tracks, as Pei Qingcheng asked curiously.

Ye Wen suddenly stretched out his hand and adjusted the pearl necklace around Pei Qingcheng's neck. He then smoothed out her earrings, and tidied up Pei Qingcheng's soft hair.

"Very beautiful." Ye Wen suddenly laughed, his lips curved up in a strange smile, although it was fleeting, Pei Qingcheng could still see it.

Ye smiled sleepily, revealing his snow-white teeth, as if his smile had lit up the night.

Pei Qingcheng looked into his eyes and felt that her palms were drenched in sweat.

"Aunt." Shen Du, who was busy greeting guests, saw them and approached Madam Ye. He whispered, "Big bro's back."

Shen Lishan grew up in the family and lacked a large front tooth when he was young. When his aunt shouted "air leakage", she always called him "aunt".

And she called him "Brother".

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.

Madam 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.

He only had eyes for Pei Qingcheng.

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

Lady Ye knew that he had done it on purpose.

He purposely acted this intimate and gentle, letting all the guests who were gathered at the Ye Residence see the position that Pei Qingcheng had 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.

Her son had good taste, Pei Qingcheng was no ordinary woman.

Madam Ye took a deep breath. With a slightly rebuking tone, she said to Shen Li who was standing beside her, "You were the one who sent the qipao over, right?"

She knew that the person who knew her the best was Shen Kui.

Shen Li smiled and took Madam Ye's arm. "Since she will definitely appear, why won't she dress up so that you can see her happiness?"

"You little scoundrel." Madam Ye lovingly patted the back of her hand and the two walked towards them.

Seeing Madam Ye and Shen Lo walking towards them, Pei Qingcheng, who was used to seeing such big scenes, suddenly felt nervous.

Mrs. Ye's aura was very powerful, and Shen Kui was also beautiful in his tight white lace dress.

The most important thing was that Shen Lo had a dominating demeanor about him, causing Pei Qingcheng to feel slightly nervous.

She didn't know if her hand was shaking, but she felt it tighten around hers. She wanted to step back, but the other arm wrapped around her waist pulled her forward.

Pei Qingcheng could only maintain her generous smile, "Happy birthday, Madam Ye!"

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

Even if she knew that Madam Ye did not wish to see her, she still had to maintain the proper etiquette.

She was also from a big family, and now that the Pei household was out of steam, she had to hold on to her dignity.

Madam Ye was taken aback. She had never expected that Pei Qingcheng would prepare such a gift for her.

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

Before Pei Qingcheng could reply, 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.

For this gift, Mrs. Ye could neither hate nor like it.

Compared to Madam Ye's status, 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.

Thus, when compared to the previous one, the finger sized Guan Yin seemed very petty.

Madam Ye passed the box over to Shen Du and said politely, "Thank you for your consideration, Miss Pei."

"I carved it myself." Pei Qingcheng continued: "Every year, I would carve one for mother. It's an auspicious and loving sculpture, and it's the most suitable to be given to mother."

"Oh?" Madam Ye's eyes lit up, and she took it over to play with it. Although it was only the size of a finger, the expression on her face was clear, and her tone was not as perfunctory as before. "I didn't think that Miss Pei could carve jade."

"Fine arts from college." Pei Qingcheng said.

"Then I'll accept it."

At this moment, Ding Han appeared from behind, holding a large box in his hand. He bowed towards Madam Ye and said, "Wishing our beautiful and generous madam a happy new year with her present age. Every birthday, she will be one year younger."

Madam Ye smiled and let the butler take the gift. "I'm so poor that I'll give you a holiday today. Go find something to eat!" As he spoke, he cast his gaze towards Ye Wen. "Your Uncle Gong is here."

Ye Wen lowered his gaze as he looked at Pei Qingcheng.

Shen Li immediately walked over, holding Pei Qingcheng's arm and smiled, "I'll take care of your wife."

Ye Wen pinched Pei Qingcheng's palm, and said in a low voice, "I'll be right back."