Chapter 1405: I Only Want You (103)
Xi Changzhi could not recover from the shock at all. He wrote his father a letter and requested the latter to look into the matter.
Mr. Xi informed him of the outcome when he visited Xi Changzhi in prison.
“I’ve already questioned Mu Caiyi’s parents, and they said that the person who ran her over back then is called Qiao Luo. Qiao An had indeed graduated from Northern Prefecture University. Mu Caiyi’s parents were shocked to find out that you’re still bearing a grudge even after so many years. They weren’t willing to divulge anything at first, but they conceded after hearing that you had been put behind bars because of this.”
Xi Changzhi could not believe that he had devised a plan for years and ended up exacting revenge on the wrong person. He found himself to be absolutely foolish. If only I asked Qiao An about it after I met her. If only I verified the truth and asked for a clear explanation from Mu Caiyi’s parents back then. Perhaps things wouldn’t have come to this and I wouldn’t have ruined my own future.
“Father, get a divorce. When Li Wanru was still married to Qiao An’s father, she once had an extramarital affair and eloped with another man. She gave birth to his child abroad and even sold the child for money. Given how cruel she is to her biological daughters, I doubt she’ll treat you well.”
“Why didn’t you tell me earlier?” Mr. Xi asked.
He remained silent.
“I’ll prepare a divorce agreement and hand it to her later when I get home.”
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It was the 4th of July. Mrs. Pei slipped into critical condition and was at her very last breath.
She was lying on the bed with an oxygen tube attached to her mouth, emaciated and gaunt. Her eyes were closed, and she was in a daze.
Pei Yi, Jing Chu, and Pei Ling were already accompanying her on her deathbed. Tian Tian had also rushed to see her for the last time, despite having divorced Pei Yi.
Regardless of what happened between her and Pei Yi, Mrs. Pei had long treated Tian Tian as her own daughter.
Hence, it would be inappropriate for her not to visit Mrs. Pei.
Although Pei Yi had already prepared himself mentally for Mrs. Pei’s death, ever since he learned that his mother had been diagnosed with cancer, he could not help but feel lost now that the day had arrived.
Mrs. Pei finally opened her eyes in the afternoon and regained consciousness. The doctor suggested that they remove the oxygen tube, for Mrs. Pei was already in her last moments.
“Pei Yi…”
“Mother, I’m here,” Pei Yi said with tears in his eyes, placing her hand on his face.
“I… no longer have any regrets. I just want you and Pei Ling to live happily and peacefully. That’s my greatest wish,” said Mrs. Pei, who was only concerned about her son and grandson. However, Jing Chu was not bothered at all since Mrs. Pei was already on her deathbed. Besides, Mrs. Pei did not exactly adore Jing Chu, despite having changed her opinion of her.
“I will. Jing Chu, Pei Ling, and I will live well.”
Mrs. Pei nodded and waved at Tian Tian slowly. “Tian Tian.”
Tian Tian hurriedly rushed forward and said, “Mother, I’m here.”
“Find a man who dotes on you and marry him. Don’t harbor any more feelings for Pei Yi. Listen to G.o.dma, alright?”
Tian Tian answered with a nod, “Yes, Mother. I heard you.”
Mrs. Pei smiled and pa.s.sed away without saying anything to Jing Chu.
Noticing that she had closed her eyes, Pei Yi said gently in a shaky voice, “Mother?”
He did not get any response.
After the doctor p.r.o.nounced Mrs. Pei dead, he proceeded to pull the plug on all the machines that Mrs. Pei had been attached to.
Tian Tian and Jing Chu helped her change into her shroud.
Pei Yi then carried his mother’s body out of the hospital.
He had already prepared the coffin and tombstone long ago.
The weather was warm, and the wake had to be held for three days before the burial ceremony can commence.
Hence, Mrs. Pei’s corpse was placed inside the crystal coffin that Pei Yi had prepared.
Pei Yi stayed awake for the first night of the wake, followed by Tian Tian on the second night. Lastly, it was Jing Chu’s turn on the last night. However, Tian Tian had also turned up on the last night.
“It’s not your turn tonight, what are you here for?”
“I was G.o.dma’s favorite when she was still alive. Why can’t I come?” Tian Tian knelt on the praying mat and glanced at Jing Chu in disdain. “G.o.dma didn’t even mention your name during her last few moments. She doesn’t even like you at all and yet you still have the cheek to be so thick-skinned and call yourself her daughter-in-law. Are you even fit enough?”
“It’s not up to you to decide if I’m fit enough or not. If you’re that deserving, why did Master Pei get rid of you? I really wonder who the thick-skinned one is. I’m Mrs. Pei now, you’re not,” Jing Chu retorted.
Tian Tian scoffed and sneered, “You’re acting as if I haven’t been Mrs. Pei before. Don’t think so highly of that position. You’re not going to be in it for long anyway. You may be Mrs. Pei now, but Pei Ling is still my son. Even if he calls you his mother from now on, I’m still the one who gave birth to him.”
Jing Chu smiled and stayed silent.
Thinking that she had successfully managed to shut Jing Chu up, Tian Tian beamed with joy and began playing with her mobile phone.
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Tian Tian no longer had an excuse to turn up at Mount Qingping after the funeral was over.
A bold idea popped up in Jing Chu’s mind. While Pei Ling was asleep, she sat opposite Pei Yi’s desk and said, “Let me ask you a question. Don’t think I’m jinxing you, though.”
“What is it?”
“Will we be attacked one day?”
Pei Yi looked up and answered, “I can’t be certain. Things have begun to get chaotic again. Several nations have also started working together against DK. The situation is tricky.”
Jing Chu’s heart scrunched up in shock.
The first thing that came to her mind was that she had to come up with a strategy to ward against the possible attack.
After some thought, she asked, “Are there forests in R Nation where reception is non-existent?”
“What’s the matter?”
“Let’s build a house there. When things get blown out of control, we shall seek refuge in the house we built.”
“…”
Pei Yi found her mindset to be ignorant yet adorable. “Where do you think we can run? Others will be able to find us there too. There are only two things that will happen to traitors who betray DK.”
“I know that one is death, for sure. What’s the other one?”
“One may leave after earning the approval of the chieftain, but on the condition that he accomplish a task that would benefit the organization greatly. To me, neither of the two is a feasible option because I know too many secrets of the DK Organization. Although I don’t know what my fate would be in the end, I can only continue working for them.”
Jing Chu’s heart sank to the bottom after hearing his words.
Shaking her head, she said eagerly, “No, there must be another way out. There definitely is. I’ll come up with a solution for sure.”
Pei Yi smiled and said, “Don’t bother. There’s nothing you can come up with that I can’t think of.”
“That’s not certain. You’re not G.o.d. Give me a detailed map of R Nation.”