Recently, the weather had become colder and colder. The temperature had dropped drastically. Even the thick down jacket could not block the cold waves.
Mr. Pei was wearing a black down jacket and a khaki scarf. This outfit was not uncommon in winter, but it looked better on Mr. Pei than anyone else. Mr. Pei was around 180 centimeters tall, and his body proportions were very good. Many models could not compare to him. This could not be covered by a thermal jacket or two down jackets.
However, this also meant that Young Master Pei was too thin. Young Master Pei's complexion was very bad, like a patient who had just been seriously ill and had not yet recovered. He had indeed just come out of the hospital.
Young Master Pei's health was getting worse and worse. The doctor said that he had a heart disease and that the medicine could only help. Moreover, he had been taking suppressive and sleeping drugs all year round. There were too many toxins in his body. He did not respect the doctor's advice and missed the best treatment period.
When Young Master Pei heard this, his expression didn't change. It seemed like he wasn't surprised by this result. He knew his body's condition very well. He even had a premonition that he wouldn't be able to survive this winter. This premonition was sudden but very strong.
His premonition had always been uncanny, and this time was no exception. After all, he looked like he was about to die.
Young Master Pei didn't feel any sadness or regret about his life that was about to end. It was as if he didn't care about his own life at all. In fact, he didn't really care. Otherwise, he wouldn't have ended up like this.
Young Master Pei's eyebrows and eyes were very beautiful, as if they were covered by the mist in the mountains. His entire face was favored by the heavens. There was nothing that was not exquisite, as if it had been carefully sculpted by Goddess Nüwa.
Young Master Pei's face was more classical. The corners of his eyes were slightly raised, and they were very good-looking. His eyes were very clear and clear, but his gaze was cold and indifferent, as if there was a layer of frost in his eyes. His porcelain white skin was sickly pale. His skin was so delicate that no pores could be seen even if one looked closely. His nose bridge was straight, and his originally red thin lips were only slightly pink because of his illness. Even so, it did not ruin his appearance. On the contrary, it added to the beauty of the jade.
Young Master Pei slowly stopped in front of a tombstone. The owner of the tombstone was a young lady. She was a very young and beautiful woman. Her eyebrows were somewhat similar to Young Master Pei's.
Young Master Pei was twenty-five years old this year. The woman on the tombstone was his mother. She had passed away when he was eight years old. If it weren't for his mother's photo on the tombstone, his mother's face would have faded from his memory.
His mother died of depression. His mother and father were childhood sweethearts. They respected each other and had a very good relationship, but it was only limited to kinship. Their relationship was an accident, and it was also because of his arrival. At that time, his father had no intention of getting married and treated his mother as a younger sister. His mother also had someone she liked.
His memories of his mother were very faint. In his memories, his mother had never smiled at him or hugged him. He never knew what it felt like to be hugged by his mother.
He had always known that his mother did not like him, and his father did not like him either. He also knew that his father had deliberately ignored him.
Young Master Pei was too sensitive to people's emotions. This was not a bad thing, but it was also not a good thing.
Young Master Pei was too smart, so smart that it was terrifying. This intelligence was not a bad thing, but Young Master Pei valued relationships too much. If the relationships he valued were rewarded, he would not let himself walk towards death step by step. Therefore, this was not a good thing.
Young Master Pei squatted down slowly, then carefully placed the osmanthus cake in his hand and placed a few plum blossoms beside the tombstone.
Young Master Pei's eyes softened." Mom, I…brought you osmanthus cakes. I wanted to make them myself, but I was afraid that you wouldn't like them, so I bought them from your favorite shop.”
Young Master Pei's voice was also very pleasant to hear. It was gentle with a hint of coldness, as pleasant as the sound of jade being struck.
However, this voice sounded a little lonely.
"It's just a pity that the flower shop doesn't have white plums. I went to a few flower shops but couldn't get any, so I had to buy red plums.”
Young Master Pei lowered his eyes and revealed a very faint smile. He hadn't smiled for a long time, and it seemed like he wasn't used to smiling like this." I probably won't come to see you again in the future. Will you be sad?”
Young Master Pei thought of something again." I don't think so. You probably don't want to see me. I know you don't like me.”
Pei Ruoqing was silent for a moment before she continued," I know about what happened back then. My birth was a result of a scheme and an accident. Furthermore, I had just arrived when I took away two of my father's closest relatives. You and father probably blame me too.”
Young Master Pei's eyes seemed to be red, but it also seemed like they weren't. He continued," I've investigated the matter of Grandfather being framed and obtained evidence. Unfortunately, it was too long ago. I only found evidence now. Will you blame me? However, no matter how late it was, I've investigated it, right? Grandfather didn't continue to die unjustly. Unfortunately, my grandmother really died in an accident. I really have no choice. I'm probably really an unlucky person. I took away both you and Father's closest relatives when I was born.”
"But I don't know what to do. Can you not…blame me, even if it's just a little, okay?”
Young Master Pei's voice was so low that it was almost inaudible. He seemed to not know what to say, and the air was silent again.
After an unknown amount of time, Young Master Pei smiled, but his eyes were red. He closed his eyes and slowly opened them again." I'm leaving. I won't disturb you anymore."”
Young Master Pei stood up with some difficulty and turned to leave. His figure was getting further and further away. The sky had darkened. The weather forecast said that there would be a heavy snow in the next two days, so it had been very cold these two days. Young Master Pei turned around and looked at the photo on the tombstone. He smiled brightly, and there was a relaxed look on his face.
"Young Master Pei, are you really not going to leave anything behind?”Lawyer Gu looked at the young man in front of him and couldn't help but advise him. He had been a top lawyer for so many years and had seen many strange things. Brothers fell out for money and fame, and fathers and sons became enemies. It was everywhere. However, this Young Master Pei had donated his family's wealth and divided it up. He didn't keep any of it for himself. It was really strange.
" No, let's just distribute it like this. This is the only property under my name. Someone will handle it when the time comes. The cash is a total of 272.8 billion. Of which, 50 billion will be the emergency fund if anything happens to the Pei family within a hundred years. I won't care about the more or less. As for the remaining 222.8 billion, 20% will be donated to the nursing home, 20% to the orphanage, 20% to the disabled, 20% to the poor students, and 20% to build schools in the mountainous areas. There's not much I can do. However, he hoped that these things would be implemented.”
"Young Master Pei is too humble. What Young Master Pei has done is something very few people can do. Don't worry, Young Master Pei, this money will definitely be put into practice.”Lawyer Gu said firmly.
Mr. Pei did not want to say anything more. He signed the contract quickly." Sorry to trouble you, Lawyer Gu."”
After sending Lawyer Gu away, Mr. Pei's house returned to silence. He went to the balcony. Mr. Pei had placed a tea table on the balcony. On it was a chessboard. Beside it were black and white chess pieces and a few cans of tea leaves.
Young Master Pei liked to drink tea, so he was very good at it. This was something that few people knew. Young Master Pei liked to play chess, and his chess skills were also very good. It was the kind that no one could beat him. When he was nine years old, he was invited to participate in the national Go competition. He was the youngest among the 209 participants, but he won first place.
In the room connected to the balcony, there were many musical instruments. On the left side of the table was a zither, and there was a zither hanging on the wall. Other than that, there were also erhu, pipa, guitar, flute, violin, and cello. Those who did not know better would think that this was a musical instrument shop. However, the musical instruments here were only those that Young Master Pei was proficient in, but few people knew about them.
Young Master Pei brewed a pot of tea and sat on a basket rattan chair that didn't match the decoration of the balcony. This was installed for him by Young Master An, the reason being that there should be such a chair on the balcony. Young Master Pei hugged the steaming purple clay teapot and curled himself up on the rattan chair.
Young Master Pei's hands were also very good-looking. They could satisfy the eyes of all those who controlled their hands. His fingers were slender and long, and his joints were distinct but not abrupt. It was a pair of hands suitable for brewing tea, playing chess, and playing the zither. At this moment, he was hugging a small teapot, looking like a beautiful scenery.
Young Master Pei liked snow very much. Looking at the snowflakes falling outside, he felt a little happy. It had been a long time since he had enjoyed the snow like this. The snow outside was getting heavier and heavier, like feathers. The green plants in the community were covered.
Young Master Pei revealed a very bright smile. He seemed to be a little tired, so he did not make things difficult for himself. He slowly closed his eyes, and the world seemed to have quieted down. They did not want to disturb this young master who had been tired for a long time. Only the light breathing of Young Master Pei was left in the air, and slowly, even the sound of breathing could not be heard.
The wind had started blowing at some point, causing the snowflakes to turn white. They fell on the glass and in the corners, making a whimpering sound as if they were crying.
Young Master Pei was sitting on a rattan chair. He was a small one, and his warm fingers gradually lost their warmth. The wind outside had stopped at some point. It came with great momentum and left silently. Before people realized it, it had already left.
Thus, the entire place fell silent for a short while. The air became cold, and even the last bit of temperature became cold. The silence in the room was terrifyingly cold.
The sky gradually darkened, and the night came early. It was not even six o'clock yet, and there was no light outside except for the reflection of the snow. Winter nights were always long. When there was no sound, it felt as if a century had passed.
The snow continued to fall for the entire night, and a thick layer of snow accumulated on the ground. The property management staff cleared a path for the children to play in the snow, and the place became noisy again.
The hour hand on the clock hanging on the wall had just reached eight when there was a knock on Young Master Pei's door. After waiting for a long time without anyone coming to open the door, Young Master An took out the key that Young Master Pei had given him and opened the door. The room was very cold, and Young Master Pei did not turn on the heater. Young Master An walked straight to the bedroom. When there was no response to the knock, Young Master An pushed open the door.
The quilt on the bed was folded neatly. Young Master An was inexplicably flustered. After seeing this scene, this panic became even more obvious.
He opened the door of the study room in a mess. Young Master Pei was holding a teapot in his hand and sitting quietly on the rattan chair as if he did not hear the commotion Young Master An made. However, Young Master An knew that Young Master Pei was a very light sleeper. Even if someone walked past him, he would be woken up.
Young Master An was a little exhausted. It took him a lot of effort to walk to Young Master Pei. When he touched Young Master Pei's cold fingers, he was extremely flustered. He placed his hand on Young Master Pei's wrist. When he could not feel any pulse, he trembled terribly. No one would believe that this was the youngest and most promising President An in the capital. He reached his hand under Young Master Pei's nose. When he could not feel his respiratory tract, his blood seemed to have coagulated. His fingertips instantly lost their temperature.
Young Master An's eyes were terribly red, and tears kept falling like water droplets, but he did not make a sound. He had always known that Young Master Pei's health was not good, but Young Master Pei had never let him know the details. Every time he asked, Young Master Pei would always avoid talking about it. He said that he was a business owner and not a doctor, so he could not see a doctor from afar. Moreover, he was not really sick, so there was no way to treat him.
He knew about Young Master Pei's matter. He also understood Young Master Pei. Once he decided on something, no one could change it.
He knew that Young Master Pei had no intention of living. He was just holding on to something. He could only watch Young Master Pei walk towards death step by step, but he was powerless. He had threatened to draw a clear line and sever ties countless times, but he could not change this outcome.
He and Young Master Pei had known each other for 19 years. They were each other's best friends. They were friends and brothers who could give up everything, including their lives, and trust each other unconditionally. He was five years older than Young Master Pei. He had just turned 30 this year, while Young Master Pei was forever stuck at 25.
The year he met Young Master Pei, Young Master Pei was only six years old. He was eleven years old. That day, his neighbor's younger brother was unable to pick up his child because his parents had important matters to attend to. He had asked Young Master An's father to ask the driver to pick up his child when he picked him up. Their parents were very close, so it was not a big deal. Therefore, his father immediately contacted the driver.
The rain was heavy that day, and it didn't stop for the whole day. The traffic jam was also very bad. The driver took a big detour before he arrived at the school of the brother next door. When they arrived, it was already two hours later. The sky was dark and there was no one at the school gate. He called the class teacher of the brother next door. The class teacher held an umbrella and sent him out.
The younger brother next door was a little unhappy when he saw him. After all, he was the younger brother that he doted on. Young Master An rubbed his head and explained that the rain was too heavy today. The car couldn't drive too fast and there was a lot of traffic. He also asked the driver to go home as soon as possible.
Young Master An looked at the rain that did not stop and felt a little annoyed. He did not like rainy weather.
As he shifted his gaze, he saw a small figure through the blurry window. He was holding an umbrella as he walked with difficulty in the rain. His body was covered in water, and the wind was so strong that even holding an umbrella was useless.
He called for the driver to stop. After the driver parked the car by the roadside, he got out of the car with an umbrella and walked to the sidewalk. He caught up with the small figure and held the umbrella over his head. After Young Master Pei felt the umbrella stop for a short while, he looked up at Young Master An and smiled." Thank you, Brother."”
I asked him,"Didn't your family come to pick you up?"”
He seemed to be a little disappointed. He shook his head and smiled brightly." They are very busy. They might have something important to do today." At that time, Young Master Pei was still too young and did not hide his emotions at all. It was obvious that he was lying.
At that time, it was the first time I met Young Master Pei, so I didn't ask much. Later on, I found out that his parents weren't busy, they just forgot about him.
I pointed at the car and said," I want to go home too. Can you come with me?" He looked at me and shook his head." Say thank you, brother. My clothes will get the car wet. Go home quickly. I'm almost home too."”
Young Master An sighed in his heart. It was 10 minutes away from the nearest residential area, and he was driving. How long would he take to walk like this? He was afraid that he would be drenched.
" Let the car dry," I said when I saw his hesitation." Are you worried that I'm a bad person because you don't trust me?"”
He immediately shook his head and said," I'm not.”
Then, she said hesitantly," Thank you, Brother.”
She was clearly young, but she was extremely obedient and sensible.
Later on, they gradually became familiar with each other. Young Master Pei was very smart and learned everything. He was also very good at taking care of people. He was a person who looked cold but had a very gentle temper.
He never brought his negative emotions to others. When he was unhappy, he always comforted himself, but he always gave people a feeling of desolation.
Such a person could never be kept. Young Master Pei was favored by the heavens, but he could not get the favor of his family. These were what Young Master Pei wanted. How sad.
He took the teapot from Young Master Pei's hand and almost dropped it when he touched Young Master Pei's cold fingertips.
There were a few more documents on the tea table that was originally clean and tidy. Young Master An picked them up and flipped through them. He felt suffocated again. Some of the documents were the hospital's diagnosis certificate, another was the distribution of the inheritance, and the other was the purchase agreement of the land. The purchase date was half a year ago. Young Master Pei had even chosen his own grave. He had long known about his situation, but he refused to tell him. He even deliberately sent him away.
"Young Master Pei, Young Master Pei, are you so sure that I will come today? What if I don't come back? What do you want?"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door. Young Master An was in no mood to think about why someone would come here. He casually wiped his face and opened the door.
The person who knocked on the door was a young man. When he saw that it was Young Master An who opened the door, he was stunned." Hello, is Young Master Pei in?"”
Young Master An frowned slightly." You are?”
"You must be Young Master An. I'm a staff member of the crematorium at Beiming Mountain. Three days ago, Young Master Pei contacted me and gave me 200,000 yuan and a phone number. He told me to come here every day to check on him. If he came to open the door, everything would be fine. If he didn't come to open the door, he told me to contact Young Master An.”
Young Master An was at a loss. He suddenly remembered that half a year ago, Young Master Pei had asked him to sign a guardian contract. With the proof just now, he could sign Young Master Pei's cremation document. It turned out that Young Master Pei had long been far-sighted and had even arranged his funeral.
Young Master An didn't dare to think about the things that happened after that. He was at a loss. When he came back to his senses, he was already standing in front of Young Master Pei's grave. According to Young Master Pei's wishes, there was no photo on the tombstone. There was no surname or name. If there was no need to write it, it would be the word 'Young Master'.
Young Master Pei wasn't actually called Young Master. His surname was Pei, so others liked to call him Young Master.
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