Fall in love with your enemy

Continuing from the last time, I can never go back to the way things were before after I dodged Zhizhi. It will be a hurdle in my heart for the rest of my life. Thinking about the situation in my last life, I was worried that he hated me. This life shows that it is an even more undesirable result.

After Jiang Yinan's death, I had no interest in love. I was with Gao Xinci because of the situation and our old relationship. I was destined to let him down.

After leaving the courtyard, Pei Zhen was already waiting for me. Tomorrow is my birthday and I need to socialize. My uncle is in charge, so he probably just wants to talk to me about these things. I didn't think much about it and got into Pei Zhen's car. Zhizhi didn't follow me. I opened the window and saw that there was another car not far away. It was his. The driver got out of the car and drove back to mine. I counted on my fingers and thought it was really a luxury.

"There are four of us in total and we are driving three cars? Why don't you three come together?" I tilted my head and looked at Pei Zhen.

The "old man" waved his hand and looked at Zhizhi with disdain: "There is a generation gap between him and me, and we don't get along well. It's better for us to separate."

"Generation gap?" I thought about it briefly, then got out of the car obediently and prepared to go to Zhizhi's place, but Pei Zhen grabbed my collar and pulled me back.

"I'm not talking about you! You actually look... quite mature." Pei Zhen smiled.

"You said I'm old?! I'm only twenty-three! I'll only be twenty-four after my birthday tomorrow!" I crossed my arms and was very dissatisfied. Pei Zhen scratched his ears and cheeks, unable to say anything. He could only hold my head and push me back into the car, slammed the door, hurriedly got into the driver's seat, stepped on the accelerator and drove away.

"My dear aunt, I have something to tell you."

"What?" I stretched lazily, and suddenly thought of something, so I quickly leaned over and said in a rather "flattering" way: "Isn't my uncle angry because I secretly went out on a date? Uncle Pei, we are definitely close friends! Otherwise, why don't you tell me quietly what expression my uncle has? Then I can run away..."

"What are you thinking? How old are you? Who can control your date?" Pei Zhen sneered and pinched my face, then sighed sarcastically, "Sometimes I really admire our eldest daughter. How can she be so likable? Your date has become an emotional release. Fu Mingyan was angry originally, do you know why he tried to divert his attention? Feng Shizhi took the blame for you."

"what?"

"Didn't you see the red marks on his face? Your uncle punched him! He was bleeding! This young man recovered well, but his brain is not normal. You said he liked you and kissed you, so just keep it to yourself. If there is any conflict, you two should resolve it yourselves. But he was so good. When you ran away, he jumped out and said it was his fault. He kissed you and scared you away. Even if your uncle didn't have a heart disease, he would have scared him. What if something happened in the middle of the night? Fortunately, the Gao family called early, otherwise your uncle would have beaten him to death."

"It's not that serious. I'm not a child anymore. Why would I hit him..." I felt a little uncomfortable. I always felt like I had hurt him. It wasn't until Pei Zhen made a "two" sign in front of me that I had to laugh! I pushed his hand away. "My second uncle called me. He knew about it as soon as I left. My younger uncle should be on guard against those guys guarding the door."

I also made the “two” gesture, and it was Pei Zhen’s turn to sigh: “What can I do? Your third grandmother’s twilight romance is almost going crazy——”

"So uncle really doesn't care?"

"How can I care? She's his biological mother. Should I be as ruthless as the second son? He can't do that." Pei Zhen shrugged: "Come on, don't worry about adults' affairs. I want to remind you not to fall in love too much. It's better to keep a distance from adolescent boys. I've been through that age and know best what men of that age think, especially those from a merchant family. They are very smart! They are also good at talking! Gao Xinci is good, but don't provoke him easily before you think it through. It's okay to have physical needs, but what if you get pregnant? First, Gao Xinci will not let you go, and second, the eldest branch of the Gao family will not let go of his family's first heir, who is born to you. How much assets do you have? How much help is there? You can't find such a cost-effective daughter-in-law with a lantern! If you get caught by accident and he finds out, you can't even think about having an abortion. He will bring his whole family to the door to ask for the person. If you don't agree or his son is injured, our family will be in big trouble!"

"Yeah, that sounds serious." I held back my laughter.

"Don't just listen. You have to remember that love or not is bullshit. The most important thing is your own body. Take protective measures, okay? If it doesn't work, you can coax him to get a sterilization." Pei Zhen rubbed my head and choked out the water I had just drunk with his words.

I leaned against the car window to enjoy the breeze, thinking of a dirty way to "retaliate": "Uncle, if you know so much about the relationship between men and women, why haven't you gotten married at such an old age?"

Pei Zhen hit me: "First of all, I'm not old. Secondly, I don't want to get married because I understand it too well. Not only do I understand it physically and mentally, but I also understand it rationally. I don't have the ability to be a husband, so I don't want to delay anyone's girl. Plus, it's annoying enough to watch your uncle and aunt fighting every day. We've been married for 17 years, and both the outside world and each other think it's a perfect love, but we still can't be of one mind and have to calculate. If this is marriage, I actually think it's ridiculous."

"How could that be? My aunt is so beautiful, a famous beauty far and wide, how could I feel annoyed?" I smiled bitterly.

"You can't live your life by your looks. If you say so, then your uncle is extremely handsome. People have always called him a vixen since he was a child, and I am the vixen's follower." Uncle Pei joked with a smile.

My gossipy nature came online again, and I leaned over and blinked my eyes: "Uncle Pei, you don't like my uncle, do you?"

"Do you believe that I will stop the car on the side of the road and beat you up?" Pei Zhen rolled his eyes at me.

"I'm wrong, don't be angry, I was just a little curious--" I pulled her sleeve, turned around and sighed, "Husband and wife, that's just like that, ordinary people fight for food and clothing, rich people fight for wealth and power, I've come to terms with it, sincerity is enough, sincerity is the most important, at least when it comes to a critical moment, we can share the joys and sorrows, advance and retreat together, and not be isolated and helpless."

Pei Zhen finally laughed out loud, and rubbed my face with the back of his hand: "Okay, you've been taught by a big girl, you've really grown up, right? There's a lot of truth in it. If I really have a chance to get married in the future, I will definitely find someone like you, who is very cute."

I shyly reached out to touch my hair. "Really? The people chasing me have climbed from Mount Everest to the Mariana Trench. How can I not be popular?"

"Okay, okay..." Pei Zhen was successfully amused, but then he became depressed again. He glanced at me helplessly and suddenly changed the subject: "Have you met your brother's girlfriend?"

I was shocked when I heard this. My brother has a wife and a child, so how can he have a girlfriend? What kind of deadly secret is this? After thinking carefully, I realized that I still have a brother. Why can't I use the abbreviation of Brother Qingyun? He seems to have a girlfriend, but unfortunately she is average looking and not very smart in speaking. I don't have much impression of her. If my brother likes her, I don't care. Just have less contact and more fake smiles. Being friendly is more important than anything else.

I nodded. "I've seen her. She was the one who went up the mountain with Brother Qingyun two months ago. She wanted to see Second Grandma, but she didn't open the door, so she came to my room, hugged Zhou Zhi and left. She probably thought I was a child because of the doll my brother brought me. She even brought a red envelope when she came. Later, she saw that I was not a child, but there were a lot of children in my room, so she opened the red envelope into eight pieces. What happened?"

Pei Zhen sneered before speaking: "Nothing, I just thought that they broke up recently and you and Xiao Gao got in touch again, so I want to remind you not to provoke your brother, especially don't show off your affection, and just be perfunctory with Fu Shuchen and your sister-in-law."

I thought to myself that this was a well-hidden warning. He clearly knew that my brother and I were having a quarrel and told me not to ridicule him because of Gao Xinci and to not completely break up. He took such a big detour that I almost didn't hear it. In fact, how could I not know my brother's difficulties? He was a single parent, raised by his second uncle, and was not familiar with most of his relatives. How could he not protect his father? He still protected me in the matter yesterday. We had already quarreled, so I naturally wouldn't hang around in front of him.

I had nothing else to do so I continued to ask: "Why did they break up so quickly? I saw that Brother Qingyun treated her well, what's the reason?"

"Have you contacted Xiangyang's family recently?" Pei Zhen changed the subject and asked with a strange smile on his face.

I've been very busy lately and neglected it. Xiangyang is also very strange. He rarely calls me as the month goes on. Aunt Wensu didn't contact me either. Even if she is really busy and can't take care of me, she doesn't want her own daughter anymore? It's also a good thing that Yanyan has been taken care of by me for a long time, so she won't be like Yaya who cried and shouted for her parents.

"You didn't say anything, did you? Let me tell you, when you go back to Linjiang, don't call, just go to your uncle Hou's office and take a look, and you'll know." Pei Zhen glanced at me meaningfully, shook his head and sighed, "I've also met Qingyun's girlfriend. Your uncle and I didn't have any objections to it, but I heard that your second uncle has already picked out a girl named Qiao from Yudu. Her family is in business, not too big, so they are a good match. The girl is pretty and smart. After you get married, give your brother an estate and let the young couple run their lives well. Who knows, they might even start a business." You want to build a career, but your brother doesn't want an arranged marriage, so he asked for a free love relationship. Your second uncle thought about it and let it go. After all, things are different now than before. Parents' orders and matchmakers' words may not necessarily make children feel relaxed. Let him pick someone he likes and be happy. But he ended up bringing back such a girlfriend. We don't have any requirements for her appearance and family background, let alone her education. She can't even speak clearly. The most important thing is that she is cunning and shrewd. Qingyun didn't believe it at first, so what can we do? Just deal with it coldly and wait for him to figure it out. Isn't this a problem? There will be trouble in the future."

"What's going on..." I didn't understand for a long time. Since I was not interested, I didn't ask. The cold medicine took effect and I felt dizzy. I said hello and fell asleep. When I woke up, I was already at the old house.

Pei Zhen was going to take me back to the courtyard, but he got a phone call and left. Breakfast in the house was over, so I would probably only be able to see my second uncle at lunch and show him the thing he least wanted to see. But before that, I had to face the creepy silence in the old house. It was usually bustling like a small town, but today it was empty in broad daylight. The owner of the house didn't come out for a stroll, and even the housekeeper didn't come out to clean. When we saw someone, he would lower his head and walk hurriedly, for fear of bumping into something. Zhizhi and I looked at each other, and he was also puzzled, so he simply grabbed the next person when he appeared.

"Miss, Mr. Feng." The man bowed.

"What's going on at home? Where are the people? Today is not the day for store inspections, and I see the cars are all in the yard." Zhizhi asked with a frown.

"They are all in the house. They dare not come out." The steward answered tremblingly, looking around in fear: "Miss, don't you know that there will be a wedding at home?"

"Happy event?" I was even more confused. How can happy events be hidden from people?

"I don't know either. The second master said that the bride was shy and told us not to come out to see her before the wedding... Miss, I have something else to do! I'll go back first..." The steward answered hurriedly and ran away.

I was still wondering when Zhou Zhi came running back and called me. When I turned around, the manager had disappeared. I didn't bother to care about him. I squatted down with a smile and waited for Zhou Zhi to jump into my arms. I wiped the dust off his face and said, "Why did you come out? You little rascal, why are you so dirty?"

"Aunt, I missed you. I've been waiting for you here. The wind was too strong today and I was blown into the bushes. Uncle Lan was so mean and he even laughed at me!" Zhou Zhi said angrily, pointing at Lan Lan behind him.

He couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing again: "Who knew you were so weak that you couldn't even stand a gust of wind? You should learn from your sister and ask for pork elbow in the middle of the night! How can a skinny boy grow taller with nutrition?"

"I will definitely grow taller than you! I don't eat because I don't want to be fat, but you're much fatter than before!" Zhou Zhi refused to accept the argument, and the two almost got into a fight.

I hurried over to persuade him, and just as I held Zhou Zhi in my arms and coaxed him for a few words, I suddenly heard the sound of suona, gongs and drums at a wedding. Normally, it should be a festive and joyful scene, but this one was not, for some reason. Maybe it was too quiet today? In addition, there was a little fog on the mountain, and it gave me goose bumps.

"What kind of wedding is this? We haven't even heard about it, and the bride has arrived? What time is it now?" I looked at my watch. It showed less than ten o'clock. Whose sedan chair would arrive at the door at this time? There were no guests to greet them, and the banquet halls at home didn't say they had to get up early to cook.

We looked at each other in bewilderment. Zhizhi was the sharpest one. He ran to a higher place to look for the source. Suddenly, he ran back in shock, pulled Lanlan and I aside, and whispered in my ear, "I saw a coffin. It was black, and there was a big "happiness" character on it."