Rebirth: Regaining Joyful Moments
Chapter 552 - 554 What About That Woman?

Chapter 552: Chapter 554 What About That Woman?

Pei Family, in the dining room, on the marble dining table, there were chicken, duck, fish, and meat—everything that one could ask for—beautifully arranged on exquisite plates, the dishes fine and luxurious, steaming hot.

Pei Guozhong sat at the head, Wan Hongxing and his son Pei Yijian sat on the left, and Pei Yining sat on the right.

Pei Guozhong looked at the empty seat, and with a ’snap’, he slapped his chopsticks down on the table.

"Today is the Lantern Festival, come on, this glutinous rice ball with black sesame filling is your favorite," Wan Hongxing said, scooping up a bowl of it and handing it to Pei Guozhong.

Wan Hongxing’s gentle words and warm, approachable smile subdued the anger in Pei Guozhong’s heart, and he turned to Pei Yining and asked, "Where is your brother?"

"Brother, he..." Pei Yining’s eyes flickered as she said, "He’s busy."

Busy spending the Lantern Festival with his girlfriend—she had not lied about that.

"The final design draft for Xiyue was already submitted by him, so what could he possibly be so busy with?"

"He is indeed a busy man, busier than me," Pei Guozhong said sarcastically. His own son, not at home for the New Year, let alone during the new moon visits, and now not even for the Lantern Festival. If he hadn’t seen him at the construction institute, he would have really thought he didn’t have this son.

"Dad, recently, brother has been extremely busy with matters concerning Xiyue Hotel," Pei Yining explained on behalf of her own brother.

Pei Yiguo glanced at her and said, "Indeed busy, these past few days, he’s been going to the Medical University daily, and even driving people to Jilly Road?"

Pei Yining bowed her head and remained silent, muttering inwardly. Why doesn’t brother want to come back? Don’t you know why in your heart? Why must you force her to tell the truth?

"Go, call your brother and tell him to come back," Pei Guozhong ordered.

Pei Yining shook her head.

Today, her brother would definitely be spending it with Nianhua. If she called to find him, her brother would definitely not be pleased.

"Does your brother still care about this family, about his dad?" Pei Guozhong said, facing his favorite black sesame glutinous balls, losing his appetite.

"Dad, brother has never liked coming back, you know that," Pei Yining answered carefully, burying her head and quietly eating glutinous balls, drinking the chicken soup.

Pei Guozhong was so infuriated by her words that he sputtered and fumed. Before, Pei Yicheng had very little presence, especially after his leg got injured. Out of sight, out of mind.

But now, Pei Yicheng was in the architectural institute and had even taken on the shop design for Xiyue. Particularly, Pei Yicheng’s Liunian hand cream was making a name for itself in Ningbei. The more accomplished Pei Yicheng became, the prouder and angrier he felt.

Such a son to be proud of, yet he seemed to be an enemy to him.

"Isn’t this his home too?" Pei Guozhong, frustrated to the point of a headache, said, "Yining, you also talk to your brother, tell him not to get too close to that girl."

Pei Yining had intended to quietly continue eating, thinking why her father suddenly got angry, but upon hearing Pei Guozhong mention ’that girl’, she immediately furrowed her brows and said, "What do you mean by ’that girl’?"

"The woman who saved you," Pei Guozhong continued without noticing the darkening expression on Pei Yining’s face. "Yes, she saved you, and we have thanked her, but she shouldn’t cling to your brother just because of that. Your brother needs to..."

Before Pei Guozhong could finish, Pei Yining placed her bowl down heavily on the table, pursed her lips, and said unhappily, "Dad, what are you talking about? How has Nianhua offended you? What do you mean by clinging to my brother? She saved me, had it not been for her, I would be lying in a hospital now. What do you mean by ’we thanked her’?"