"You...it really is you...it's you." Ye Zi clutched her chest, staring incredulously at the handsome face she had dreamed of a thousand times, and those blue eyes, tears welling up in her eyes.
“You are…” Pei Zhichi squinted at the beautiful woman in front of him, and only after Ye Pei called out “Mom” did a sudden realization flash in his sharp blue eyes.
"Zi'er, come here!"
Pei Zaiyu shouted from the other end, unable to bear that his son had mistaken his father for someone else, while his woman was staring intently at another man. Even if that man was his brother, and even if they looked exactly alike, why didn't he come and look at him instead?
“Pei—” She turned around, but was caught in a dilemma and remained rooted to the spot.
"Mommy, look, I look just like Daddy!" Ye Pei said happily. Meanwhile, a little hand tugged at the fake daddy's clothes when no one was looking.
"Shut up! I'm the one who's yours..." Pei Zaiyu was so angry he was almost going crazy.
“After that night, I sent people to look for you.” Pei Zhichi’s words immediately caught Ye Zi’s attention. “But you left too few clues, so I’m sorry, you’ve suffered all these years.”
"No, it's okay, I understand." Ye Zi finally burst into tears of joy, while Pei Zaiyu's handsome face darkened with anger.
What nonsense is Chi spouting? Seven years ago, he clearly broke his leg in a car accident, stayed in Switzerland to recover, and incidentally abducted their handsome younger brother, Pei Jifeng—who is now Xia Jifeng. He witnessed their intimacy with his own eyes back then, which is why he ran back in a fit of anger and met Zi'er.
Moreover, given Yi Chi's fastidious nature, Pei Zaiyu was certain that after having Feng Hou, he wouldn't even glance at a woman, let alone touch her.
He was thinking... Pei Zaiyu suddenly calmed down. He glanced at Xia Jifeng, who was too calm beside him, and secretly made a plan in his mind.
“If you’re willing, I hope you can come back to England with me. I will take care of everything for you and our son, with the best of everything.” Strangely, Yu seemed to have stopped being angry.
"I..." Ye Zi turned to look at Pei Zaiyu, unable to make a decision.
"Zi'er will marry me. She won't go back to England with you, brother!" Pei Zaiyu said calmly as he stepped forward and embraced Ye Zi.
No matter what Chi is up to, he is confident that Zi'er will choose him because she loves him! From the moment she agreed to give birth to his son until yesterday... he firmly believes that she loves him.
Brother? So they... are brothers. No wonder she almost mistook Pei Zaiyu for him when she first met him.
But fate is so cruel, making her meet her brother first, fall in love with him, and have a son with him. How can this mess be untangled?
"What's your decision?" Pei Zhichi asked softly, his gaze involuntarily drifting towards Xia Jifeng, who had remained silent.
"I... I need some peace and quiet."
As she spoke, she pulled away from Pei Zaiyu's arm, her mind in a daze, and she took the elevator alone.
"Huh, that's it?"
"It seems that's how it will be."
The two quietest characters throughout, exchanging questions and answers, their tone revealing a sense of regret that their roles weren't particularly exciting.
These two are Fang Weiyang and Feng Zi.
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General Manager's Office.
"You'd better give me an explanation!"
Pei Zaiyu's suppressed anger finally erupted. He glared at his brother and roared in a low voice.
"Sorry, it wasn't me." Pei Zhichi shrugged, completely oblivious to the concept of apology, sipping his coffee with one hand while holding Xia Jifeng with the other, and casually feeding him a small sip—mouth to mouth.
"Isn't that enough, you lot?"
Seeing his elder brother and younger brother being affectionate in front of him, Huo Dadi felt like anyone's blood vessels in their brains would burst.
"If it's not you, then who is it? The wind?"
"Your son!"
Without any attempt to conceal the mastermind, Pei Zhichi was happy to have some peace and quiet. "He invited me here, so naturally I'll go find him."
"Hey, my dad who's never meant to be with me!"
Ye Pei, who had been eavesdropping outside the door for a long time, was pushed in by two black hands of different sizes, who greeted him with a smile.
Dad is Dad, why add "no affinity" to that? This brat deserves a beating!
"Give me a reason." He stared at his son, both angry and proud.
"Okay!" He readily agreed, then sat down next to Xia Jifeng, stole a kiss, and said with a grin, "About two months ago, I stumbled upon your picture online, and I was naturally very surprised. So I couldn't help but look it up and try to contact you. Anyway, after a lot of hard work, I confirmed that my long-lost father is you, so... that's it."
"Did you plan all of this?" Pei Zaiyu didn't know whether to be grateful for having a genius son or to be furious.
"That's right!" Ye Pei readily admitted, still smiling, "I just wanted to confirm whether Mom truly loves you. If she does, then all is well. If not, then let's part ways. I'll continue being Ye Pei, and you can continue being my father whom I have no connection with."
"By the way, do you know why your mother refuses to acknowledge you?"
"She...always remembered me?"
"Because of your black eyes, while in her memory, my dad should have had blue eyes."
"Damn it!"
That stupid woman, doesn't she know that contact lenses exist?!
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Who to love, or rather, who to choose.
Like a wandering soul, Ye Zixian drifted to a small park not far from Ouni, and sat for a long time under the shade of a tree in a secluded spot, still not knowing where to go or what to do.