Soft-centered strawberry cake

Chapter 128 It's hard to be caught in the middle.
As the night deepened and all was quiet, the lights in the Pei family mansion gradually went out.

Lying on Pei Ming's bed, Ming Wei also slept on her left side because her arm hurt, on her right side because her legs hurt, and on her back because her waist hurt.

"Pei Ming, why is sleeping so painful? It hurts no matter how I try to sleep..."

In the pitch-black room, Ming Weiyi's voice sounded pitiful, and she was even trying to coax Pei Ming.

Pei Ming felt both sorry for Ming Weiyi and amused. He smiled and put his arm behind Ming Weiyi's neck, letting her fall asleep in his arms.

"You were really brave today."

"Of course, my sister-in-law is pregnant. I can't let anything happen to her, and besides, she's your family, so she's my family too."

Ming Weiyi's words struck a chord with Pei Ming. He now felt more and more that his decision to enter into a marriage alliance was truly a very fortunate thing.

"You're still going to Beihai as usual tomorrow, right?" The thought of not seeing Pei Ming for several days filled Ming Weiyi with a feeling of reluctance.

"If you tell me you don't want me to go, I won't go."

Pei Ming rested his chin on Ming Weiyi's head, his voice soft and gentle.

Mingwei smiled with satisfaction. "That's enough. Go ahead, focusing on your career is more important."

"When I get to Beihai, if anything happens at the company, you must go to your cousin."

Fu Baiqing knew everything about Pei Ming's affairs. As long as Ming Wei also went to Fu Baiqing, she would understand that it was all part of his plan.

Mingwei naively thought that Pei Ming was just giving her a few words of advice before leaving, and she nodded gently in Pei Ming's arms.

"Okay, then you can go and do your thing in peace."

Pei Ming gave a soft "hmm." He could only feel at ease as long as things didn't get chaotic on Ming Weiyi's side.

The next day
On a sunny afternoon, a time when one should be meeting up with friends for fun, Wen Jiani instead invited Xu Ling.

She chose an inconspicuous seat and ordered a table of exquisite snacks and delicious tea.

The person she was waiting for arrived shortly after.

However, when the person who arrived saw that the person in the seat was not Pei Cheng, the smile on their face suddenly disappeared.

"If I remember correctly, you are Pei Cheng's cousin, right?" Xu Ling still remembered Wen Jiani; Wen Jiani had been hanging around in front of her before.

"Sister-in-law, you have a great memory, you still remember me." After saying that, Wen Jianni warmly got up and picked up Xu Jinghao. "This must be Haohao. He looks just like my brother, so cute!"

Wen Jiani's attitude and how she addressed her made Xu Ling a little stunned. Wasn't she here to warn her?

"Sister-in-law? Did I hear that right?" Xu Ling smiled awkwardly.

"You heard me right, you've already given birth to my brother's child, what else could you be but sister-in-law?" Wen Jianni sat down in the chair, still holding Xu Jinghao in her arms.

"You do have a legitimate sister-in-law," Xu Ling said with a slightly sarcastic tone, but she still sat down.

"Haohao, call me 'Auntie,' call me 'Auntie,' and Auntie will buy you something delicious..."

Wen Jiani felt like vomiting. If this weren't Pei Cheng's biological son, she definitely wouldn't be able to keep up the act.

"aunt……"

Xu Jinghao called out to Wen Jiani in a childish voice, and she immediately said in a pretentious tone, "Sister-in-law, you're really good at giving birth, Haohao is so cute!"

"Thank you for liking Hao Hao, but I still want to ask, why is it you who came, and not Pei Cheng?"

The only person Xu Ling wanted to see was Pei Cheng; otherwise, she wouldn't have specifically brought Xu Jinghao along.

She hoped that Wen Jiani would say that Pei Cheng would be here soon.

"My sister-in-law Ziyan was so frightened yesterday that she had a miscarriage scare. She won't let my brother leave her side for even a moment." Wen Jianni deliberately didn't have a friendly expression when she talked about Tong Ziyan. "So, your brother sent you here?"

Xu Ling was overjoyed to hear that Tong Ziyan had gone through a miscarriage.

"Yes, he wants me to talk to you."

Xu Ling felt a little guilty. What happened yesterday had just occurred, and Pei Cheng had already sent someone to talk to her today.

However, Xu Ling remained very calm and asked, "What do you want to talk about?"

“Yesterday in broad daylight, a mad dog pounced on my two sisters-in-law. My sister-in-law Ziyan went into labor, and my sister-in-law Weiwei was knocked down and bitten by the dog.”

Wen Jiani's narration was very bland, as if she didn't care about the plight of her two sisters-in-law.

Xu Ling immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Ah? How could this be?"

"You have no idea how heartbroken my second brother was when my sister-in-law got hurt. He said that as long as he finds the dog owner, he will definitely send him to jail."

"Is this what Pei Cheng asked you to talk to me about?" Xu Ling felt increasingly guilty; the matter Wen Jiani mentioned was indeed what happened yesterday.

"Yes, my eldest brother said he hopes you didn't do this. After all, you are the mother of his son. Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to be caught between you and my second brother."

Wen Jianni deliberately made Pei Cheng say that he cared about her and her son, which was exactly what Xu Ling expected.

Xu Ling felt a little better after not expecting Pei Cheng to have such thoughts.

She quickly denied it, saying, "How could it be me? You said it was a mad dog, and you saw it yourself."

Upon hearing Xu Ling's words, Wen Jianni suddenly smiled slyly. She couldn't help but admire how strong this woman's intuition was.

"By the way, did I say I was there when the mad dog appeared?"

Wen Jiani's smile made Xu Ling feel uneasy, and she didn't even have time to think about how to cover up what she had just said.

Wen Jianni already understood what was going on. She coldly placed Xu Jinghao on the bench, then stood up and looked down at Xu Ling.

"Xu Ling, you're finished."

Xu Ling wouldn't let herself panic easily. She smiled calmly and said, "I don't understand what you're saying."

Wen Jiani walked up to Xu Ling with a forced smile, and deliberately patted Xu Ling's shoulder twice.

"Bye-bye, there's a good show waiting for you."

Xu Ling remained calmly seated. Suddenly, she laughed in exasperation. It turned out that Wen Jianni's attempts to be friendly to her from beginning to end were all a ploy to manipulate her.

After leaving the coffee shop, Wen Jianni didn't tell Pei Cheng about it right away. Instead, she called Ming Weiyi.

"Hey, Second Sister-in-law, things are just as we expected."

Ming Wei could hardly believe it. "You tricked her so easily?"

“I keep calling her ‘sister-in-law,’ and she’s totally confused,” Wen Jiani said with a hint of pride.

She was simply taking advantage of Xu Ling's lingering expectations of Pei Cheng, and even her feelings for him.

"Don't tell Pei Cheng and Pei Ming about this yet. If Xu Ling really goes to jail, your brother will soften his heart and the child will eventually return to the Pei family."

Wen Jianni agreed with Ming Weiyi's words, "OK, so what are you going to do?"

"It's a pity this isn't Jiangcheng," Ming Wei said frankly. Here, she couldn't use the same abilities she had in Jiangcheng.

Wen Jiani gave a mischievous smile. "It doesn't matter. This is my C City."