When the sunset covered the mountain, Shi Yunshu went to Pei Ruoqing's residence. Pei Ruoqing was sitting in front of the window with a book in her hands. She was very engrossed in it. The setting sun shone on his body, as if Shi Yunshu had accidentally entered an extremely beautiful painting.
"Ruoqing."
Pei Ruoqing was obviously stunned when she saw Shi Yunshu." Young Master Shi, why are you here?"”
"I already said that you can just call me by my name. Why are you still calling me Young Master Shi?”
"Why isn't Yunshu eating?" Pei Ruoqing was silent for a moment before she changed her tone and asked.
"Isn't it time for dinner? I came to see if a certain child had forgotten to eat again.”
Pei Ruoqing was speechless.
Seeing Pei Ruoqing's unnatural expression, Shi Yunshu found it funny." You're up now. Come with us."”
Two days later, An Su came to Yunquan Temple after settling some matters.
Hence, Pei Ruoqing's solo trip became a four-person trip. Even if he went out for a walk, he would still bump into Shi Yunshu. Occasionally, he would go to the back of the mountain to read a book under a tree and even bump into Shi Yihong. Thus, reading became playing chess.
Occasionally, he would become the principal of Yunjing University and give him, An Su, and Shi Yunshu Chinese studies classes. Pei Ruoqing was a little suspicious. Was he not here to relax? Also, as the principal of the number one university in Country H, was he so free?
"Little Ruo, if you continue to be distracted, you will lose this game of chess.”Shi Yihong held a chess piece and placed it on the chessboard. He looked at Pei Ruoqing, who was wandering in the sky, and reminded her with a smile.
Pei Ruoqing returned to her senses and looked at the smiling Shi Yihong. She could not help but tremble. Old fox.
After spending some time together, Pei Ruoqing understood that the principal of Yun Jing University was a smiling tiger. Because of this, Pei Ruoqing almost got a lot of information out of him.
At the thought of this, Pei Ruoqing was a little puzzled. She could tell that Shi Yihong did not have any ill intentions towards her. However, he seemed to be more interested in the Pei family's matters.
Pei Ruoqing did not quite understand. He placed a chess piece on the chessboard. Shi Yihong looked at the situation that was not friendly to him in an instant and threw the chess piece down in amusement.
"Little Ruo can win even if she is distracted. Her chess skills are superb.”
"No teacher."
Shi Yihong raised his eyebrows and did not ask further. After all, this child was very vigilant.
"Young Master An, thank you for letting me win." Shi Yunshu said with a smile. Pei Ruoqing turned around and looked at An Su and Shi Yunshu. The two of them were bored watching her play chess with Shi Yihong, so they set up a few rounds. Hence, the four of them started playing chess in the monastery. If others saw this scene, they might suspect their purpose for coming to the Cloud Spring Temple.
An Su was a restless person and did not mind that she had lost. She stood up, stretched her arms, and complained," Little Ruo 'er, when are we going back? It's so boring here. There's no internet and I'm a vegetarian every day. I'm not a rabbit."”
Pei Ruoqing found it funny." Didn't I say that you don't have to follow me? I'll be fine by myself.”
An Su sat next to Pei Ruoqing and supported her head with one hand." That won't do. We agreed to come together. Besides, it's so boring for you to be alone. Besides, Little Ruoruo, you're so pretty. How can I not protect you?"”
"Don't make fun of me." Pei Ruoguang glanced at An Su.
Shi Yihong looked confused while Shi Yunshu was a little disappointed.'Little Ruo and An Su are so casual and natural when they interact. Is this something I haven't seen in so many days, or is it because I've known them for too short a time?'
"Who's making fun of you? Am I wrong? Little Ruoruo is already very pretty.”
Shi Yunshu looked at An Su and felt that this sentence was very accurate. Pei Ruoqing's beauty was indeed something that few people could match. In the future, many girls would fall for her.
"Let's go back tomorrow. I'm starting school soon.”
An Su was very happy to hear this. He could finally stop eating grass.
Pei Ruoqing had been enjoying herself in the Cloud Fountain Temple for the past few days. On the other side, Pei Yuanshao was about to go crazy from anxiety. He called Pei Ruoqing, but his phone was switched off. Although Pei Ruoqing had already said that he would not be able to contact him on his phone, he was really worried that such a young person would be gone for half a month.
"Don't worry. Did Xiao Ruo tell you where he went?"”Song Yuyan poured a glass of water and handed it to Pei Yuanshao.
Song Yuyan had not seen Pei Ruoqing since she returned from her business trip. When she asked Pei Yuanshao, she found out that Pei Ruoqing had not been at home during this period of time.
Pei Yuan Shao then remembered that Pei Ruoqing had said that he had gone to Yun Quan Temple. Hence, he immediately rushed to Yun Quan Temple and asked Song Yuyan to wait at home.
When Pei Yuanshao followed Pei Ruoqing's location and found her, he saw the scene of these few people getting along harmoniously.
After so many years, Pei Yuanshao had mixed feelings when he saw that familiar person again. Shi Yihong was stunned when he saw him from the corner of his eye. He looked at Pei Yuanshao again and the corners of his mouth curled into a cold smile.
A moment later, it was as if he did not see anything and continued to play chess with Pei Ruoqing. An Su felt that it was boring to play chess with Shi Yunshu, so he sat at the side and watched Pei Ruoqing play. Shi Yunshu could only watch from the side.
An Su had already seen Pei Yuanshao when he arrived. However, he did not have a good impression of his good friend's father, so he did not remind Pei Ruoqing.
To prevent disturbing her little friend's mood, An Su was a little angry on behalf of Pei Ruoqing. This Pei Yuanshao, not only did he not care about Little Ruoqing, but he also always wrongly accused Little Ruoruo. What's more, he married a stepmother for him without Little Ruoruo knowing. Fortunately, Little Ruoruo had a good temper and was polite to his stepmother. If it were him, he would definitely turn the world upside down.
Although his stepmother was more concerned about little Ruoruo than her own, but, alright, no buts, An Su thought to himself with some melancholy.
Pei Ruoqing looked at the distracted An Su and her eyes softened. It was hard to imagine that someone with such a lively personality would be willing to accompany her. Following An Su's gaze, Pei Ruoqing was a little stunned.
"Dad, why are you here?" Pei Ruoqing asked in surprise.
Pei Yuanshao walked to Pei Ruoqing's side and did not answer her question. He bowed slightly and respectfully called out to Shi Yihong," Brother."”
The person who was called elder brother was calm and still had the mood to continue playing chess. On the contrary, the expressions of the juniors were somewhat interesting.
Shi Yunshu remembered who the person in front of him was. Four years ago, he had seen this person at his aunt Shi Yuting's funeral. Logically speaking, he should have called this person uncle.
However, no one in the Shi family acknowledged him after his aunt died. From then on, they had completely cut off contact. He looked at Pei Ruoqing with a complicated expression. He knew about this child but had never seen her before. Now that he took a closer look, there was indeed a shadow of his aunt.
When her uncle's family left the capital, Pei Ruoqing was only half a month old. From then on, for some unknown reason, the two families no longer contacted each other. Her uncle's family never returned to the capital, and she had never seen Pei Ruoqing. As for this uncle, she had only met him once at her aunt's funeral, so she did not have a deep impression of him.
Pei Ruoqing was slightly flustered and at a loss. He looked at Pei Yuanshao and then at Shi Yunshu.
He only knew that Shi Yihong was alone. He had never seen his mother's family since he was born. Because of what happened back then, his father had an irreconcilable conflict with the Shi family and the Pei family, which was his grandfather's family.
He didn't know much about it in his previous life, and he didn't have the time to understand the grudges between the two families. Now, he didn't want to, nor did he have the mood to understand the truth of that year.
Although he knew how difficult it was for his father to live without the understanding of his grandfather and the Shi family, he did not even know if he had a future to understand.
Also, if Shi Yihong and Shi Yunshu were really from her maternal grandfather's family whom she had never met before, then in her previous life, did Shi Yunshu already know her identity? That was why he treated her so specially and had higher expectations of her, which was why he was even more disappointed in her and why he hated her even more after what happened later?
Pei Ruoqing could not hold the chess piece in his hand. He tried his best to hide his loss of composure. He looked at the calm Shi Yihong and lowered his eyes. It turned out that he must have recognized him, which was why he had that expression when he saw him. He even wondered when the principal of Yunjing University had become so approachable.
He was actually a little resentful towards this uncle whom he had never met before. He knew that there were some misunderstandings and unspoken words between his father and Principal Shi, which led to them not having any contact for so many years. Sometimes, he would also think that if his mother had more relatives to accompany her, she would not be depressed and fall ill. However, what if?
Looking at Pei Ruoqing whose expression had turned cold, Pei Yuanshao was a little puzzled. Didn't Ruo 'er always want to see Yuting's family? Why did he seem unhappy now?
An Su could tell that Pei Ruoqing was in a bad mood and he roughly knew why. He knew a lot about Pei Ruoqing. He wanted to speak but was stopped by Pei Ruoqing's gaze. An Su opened his mouth but did not say anything. He did not want to see Little Ruoruo unhappy, but he also did not want Little Ruoruo to be in a difficult position.
Shi Yihong threw down the chess piece in his hand and looked at Pei Ruoqing, whose expression had turned cold. He instructed Shi Yunshu," Yunshu, bring your brother and Xiao An out for a walk.”
Shi Yunshu was stunned for a moment. He understood that his father and uncle had something to say, so he stood up and pulled Pei Ruoqing." Ruo 'er and Ansu, come with me for a walk."”
Pei Ruoqing looked at her father who was in a daze and said to An Su," Let's go. The scenery of the waterfall at the back of the mountain is not bad. I'll take you there to take a look."”
Without waiting for Shi Yunshu and An Su to react, he turned around and left. Shi Yunshu and An Su looked at each other and quickly followed.
" Have a seat." Shi Yihong picked up the teapot at the side and poured two cups of tea. He pushed one of them towards Pei Yuanshao.
"This place is simple and crude. It's best if Director Pei doesn't despise it. Oh, wait, you should be promoted now, right?”
Pei Yuan Shao felt awkward for a moment and called out unnaturally,"Elder brother."
"People like us who have no power and influence can't climb up to a high branch like you. Please don't randomly acknowledge your family.”Shi Yihong showed no mercy at all, and the mockery in his tone was very obvious.
"I'm sorry." Pei Yuan Shao didn't explain anything and lowered his attitude.
Hearing Pei Yuanshao's apology, Shi Yihong was stunned for a moment. He looked up and carefully sized up the person in front of him. Time had not left any obvious marks on him, but his eyes were as deep as the ocean and as heavy as Mount Tai. Under the calm and tranquil atmosphere, there were layers of heavy burdens.
Under Shi Yihong's threatening gaze, Pei Yuan Shao lowered his head first. One was standing while the other was sitting. The situation was not equal from the start. Pei Yuan Shao was silent for a few seconds before breaking the deadlock."You recognized Ruo 'er."
Shi Yihong paused as he sipped his tea." Ruo 'er is very similar to Yuting.”
"…I haven't taught Xiao Ruo well all these years.”
"Didn't teach him well?" Shi Yihong raised his eyebrows and asked.
Pei Yuan Shao didn't know what to say. In the past few years, the child was still young, and he had lost his mother. He didn't want to be harsh on him, so he taught him a lesson whenever he encountered something, and turned a blind eye when he didn't. In the end, he had developed an arrogant and rebellious personality.
Every time he tried to teach the little brat a lesson, the little brat would rebound even harder, but he couldn't do it with a heavy hand every time.
Seeing the worry on his face, Shi Yihong stopped making things difficult for him." Alright, sit down."”
This time, Pei Yuanshao did not decline. He pulled out a chair and sat down beside Shi Yihong. Shi Yihong poured away the tea that was about to get cold and refilled his cup." Try it."”
Pei Yuan Shao still didn't move. He stared at the teacup in front of him, his eyes unclear as he asked hesitantly,"Your cup is…?"
"Hah." Pei Yuan Shao smiled. Was it different?”
Pei Yuanshao sat upright and did not look at Shi Yihong. His voice was low and slow as he said," It's different. Welcoming tea represents that I'm a guest, and quenching tea represents that I'm family.”
"Then which one do you want?" Shi Yihong asked casually.
Pei Yuan Shao's eyes flashed with a trace of ripple and he lowered his eyes,"You already know, why ask when you already know?"”
"Heh, so what if I know? If I know you, I can avoid what happened back then? Pei Yuan Shao, don't blame me for saying this first. If you don't give the Shi Family an explanation, then don't ever enter the Shi Family's door, and don't even think about worshipping Father's grave.”Shi Yihong's voice was not loud, but every word he said was cold.
Pei Yuan Shao had already stood up when Shi Yihong was angry. It was not because he was afraid, but because of his elder brother's dignity. When you grow up, you will be taught, and when you are young, you will listen. Although Shi Yanjie had been dead for more than ten years, he did not dare to forget his master's teachings for a moment.
Shi Yihong was not Shi Yanjie's biological son. He was a child that Shi Yanjie had picked up in the countryside when he was young. At first, he was just a student. Later, he realized that this child was talented and hardworking, so he adopted him.
The reason why he became Shi Yanjie's disciple was because Shi Yanjie was his postgraduate supervisor during his university days. Shi Yanjie valued talent and admired the head of the Pei family, who was a veteran of the Red Army. Hence, he took Pei Yuanshao in as his disciple.
And all the grudges started when he became Shi Yanjie's student.
Shi Yihong was so angry that he smashed the table when he saw that Pei Yuanshao was keeping his mouth shut. The loud sound of the table slamming also shocked Pei Yuanshao. He immediately took two steps back and slowly knelt down.
Shi Yihong was even angrier when he saw his actions. This person might explain and argue with you about trivial matters, but when it came to matters of principle, he would shut up and could not be pried open no matter what.
It had been so many years. He was not angry about what he had done back then, but that he had not said anything after the incident. He had taken everything on himself and stubbornly guarded his bottom line and principles. Even people like them, who were known as family, could not break through at all.
Back then, he was not angry, but deeply disappointed and defeated.
"It's been so many years and you still don't want to say anything?”Shi Yihong rubbed his brows and asked tiredly.
"I'm sorry, brother. Now…the time isn't right!”Pei Yuan Shao's eyes slanted downwards, a little pained.
Before he could finish his words, a teacup flew over, carrying tea that had yet to cool down. The target was very accurate. It hit Pei Yuan Shao between his eyebrows. However, a red mark appeared on his forehead after a while. The warm tea slid down the bridge of his nose, adding to his embarrassment.
Pei Yuan Shao's back was still straight and he did not even frown. He raised his hand to wipe the water off his face and said in a low voice,"Next year, on Yuting's memorial day, Pei Yuan Shao will come to beg for forgiveness.”
Shi Yihong seemed to be powerless to talk to him. He waved his hand and said,""You can leave."
"Elder brother?" Pei Yuan Shao suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with sadness." I have no intention of hiding it from you. I only made a promise."”
The corners of Shi Yihong's lips twitched as he mocked himself.""That's right. You made a promise to others. If I force you, I'll be bullying you. I, Shi Yihong, don't have the power to make you break your promise.”
"Brother!" Pei Yuan Shao cried out, his breathing was irregular and his eyes were a little red. His deep voice was mixed with a strong sense of oppression." Why do you have to stab my heart with a knife?" The hand hanging by his side slowly tightened." Please…give me a little more time."”
" Next year, next year's Yuting's death anniversary. I'll tell you everything you want to know. Now…"
On the other side, Pei Ruoqing walked in front, not caring if the two people behind her could keep up.
"Little Ruo."
Shi Yunshu called out to Pei Ruoqing. When he saw Pei Ruoqing stop there, he quickly chased after her with An Su.
"Young Master Shi, what's the matter?”Pei Ruoqing turned around and looked at Shi Yunshu with a gentle smile on her face.
"Why are you calling him Young Master Shi again? How many times have I told you not to call him Young Master Shi? It's too distant. Also, are you still not going to call him brother now?”Shi Yunshu rubbed Pei Ruoqing's head and said with a smile.
Pei Ruoqing was stunned by Shi Yunshu's actions. He looked at Shi Yunshu." Aren't we going to walk around? What are you still doing here? Ah Su, don't just stand there. Let's go."”
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