Chapter 386: Luohong
Chapter 386 Luo Hong
She wiped her tears with her hands and said in embarrassment: "Pei Ziheng, you might as well not tell me! Don't let me know that the desperate situation in my previous life is actually not a desperate situation! You can marry me! It turns out... I can get this wedding... So what are the perseverances and hardships I endured before?”
As he spoke, tears fell again.
She covered her face with her hands to prevent him from seeing the miserable look on her face as she cried profusely.
Pei Ziheng hugged her tightly and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." He didn't know what to say other than apologizing. The Pei family is a high-ranking family that has been prominent for many generations. It has been passed down for many generations and has many unwritten rules. For example, the wife of the head of the family must be from a well-matched wealthy family, and his heirs must have noble blood. If he doesn't follow these archaic rules, he won't even be able to keep his position as head of the family.
The relationships within the Pei family are complicated.
That year, his father suddenly died of illness. At the age of sixteen, he was appointed to take charge of the emperor and take over the banner of the Pei family. Overtly and secretly, there are so many pairs of eyes staring at him, and so many people who rely on their old age and are unconvinced by him, waiting for him to make mistakes. Over the years, his empire is not as stable and easy to manage as outsiders seem. On the contrary, there are many hidden dangers, and he spends his time... After many years of management, it is still walking on thin ice.
As long as you are not careful, you will be pulled down from the imperial throne by the group of bloodthirsty sharks lurking in the dark.
He couldn't let those people succeed. Behind him stood many subordinates and staff who followed him. They staked their property and even their lives on his ship. For those people, and for the honor and responsibility that belonged to the emperor, he could not retreat even an inch. If you take one step back, your entire army will be wiped out.
For the sake of Xiao Ling, we cannot retreat.
Only when he controls the immense power, can she enjoy everything under his protection, endless money, favor and praise, without being harmed in any way. He liked the way she smiled, so clean and beautiful, as if she was living in a crystal dream forever, a treasure he was willing to spend his whole life guarding.
For her sake, and for those who followed him, he had to work hard.
Also, allies are needed. His mother's family has long been in decline, and all he can hope for is to marry a good wife with a good family background and talents to help him.
After careful screening, he reached an agreement with the Wang family.
Wang Jingwan is a sensible woman. She understands that this is just a transaction where each gets what he needs. Even when he put forward the condition that "you are not allowed to embarrass Xia Ling", she nodded her head dignifiedly and agreed.
Everything is going smooth.
So much so that he thought it would continue smoothly like this.
He thought that his beloved Xiao Ling would understand. After all, his good intentions were also for her. They really love each other and shouldn't care about those false names. So what if the vacant title of wife of the royal family is given to Wang Jingwan? His love was always only for her. He even had his pre-marital property notarized and made a will early. Except for the part that had to go to the Pei clan, everything else was attributed to Xia Ling.
Unfortunately, he was wrong.
She doesn’t want his property, just the false name, the title of “Mrs. Pei”.
At that time, she also cried and told him that she hoped their love could be openly exposed to the sun and receive blessings from the whole world. She wanted to be his legitimate wife, even if she couldn't get a dime of property, she didn't care. A woman's persistence in love is like a moth rushing to the flame.
She quarreled with him endlessly, negotiated with Wang Jingwan, and tried to run away from home after impulsively killing Wang Jingwan... challenging Pei Ziheng's bottom line of tolerance again and again. Pei Ziheng was finally angered. Out of punishment and for her safety, he locked her up, whipped her, tempered her, and taught her.
He wants her to be obsessed with and worship him again.
It is a pity that during the days of imprisonment, she lived in such misery and panic all day long, and finally died in an extremely tragic way. Pei Ziheng regretted it very much. If all the bad things that happened later were just for a status, then why not satisfy her? If you had satisfied her from the beginning, right, there wouldn't have been the things that happened later.
After Xiao Ling's death, he fulfilled her wishes one by one that she had not been able to fulfill during her lifetime.
Go ride a roller coaster among the crowds, go to the cinema to watch a movie like an ordinary couple, go to a bustling night market to eat food stalls, go to the African savannah to dance with the indigenous people...
However, her greatest wish could not be realized.
marry.
Although it was impossible to achieve, Pei Ziheng still worked hard towards that goal step by step. He worked harder than ever before and devoted himself to it with 120,000 enthusiasm. He was cold-blooded and iron-blooded, and used thunderous means to conquer the Pei family. Up and down, he has been in charge of the family business since he was sixteen years old. Now twenty years have passed, and he has finally taken control of the family, and he can enforce orders and prohibitions without saying anything. Even if there is no marriage, there is no need to look at anyone's face.
He can finally marry her.
Originally, he was very sad. Everything was ready, but the bride had passed away.
But now, he is very happy. He is happy that he worked so hard during the two years when he lost her. Perhaps because of this, God favored her and sent her back to him. "Marry me," he gently stroked her long hair and repeated softly, "Xiao Ling, you will become the mistress of the Pei family. No one dares to say no."
She shook her head and struggled to break away from his arms.
"It's too late, Pei Ziheng." Her tone was empty, and there was an indescribable sadness in her eyes, "What is missed is always missed." If she had not met Li Lei in this life, maybe things would turn around. But things are different now. She has found her own unique sunshine, and she will not waver even if the world separates her.
She turned around and left.
Pei Ziheng looked at her back and his expression darkened.
It turns out that Xiao Ling has become ruthless, and she can be so ruthless. How much he missed those days in the past, those days when she would still beg him bitterly even though she was heartbroken. At least she was trying to save her back then, but what about now? There is nothing more sad than heartbreak, and she is not even willing to try to save it.
For a moment, Pei Ziheng felt endless fatigue coming over him, as if he had aged ten years.
He absent-mindedly took off his dressing gown and threw it on the bed, intending to change into a coat and go to the company. However, when his eyes fell on the messy bedding, he suddenly stopped.
There, there is a small patch of bright red.
Like petals, the blood of virgins.
Pei Ziheng's heart beat wildly, and he suddenly remembered that his Xiao Ling had been reincarnated in another life. She was only eighteen years old, and she was still a clean girl... Even Li Lei had never touched her?
(End of this chapter)