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Chapter 27 He was under a lot of pressure.
The light ahead was red, and Pei Xingzhi stopped the car, following the flow of traffic. He turned his head and looked at Qin Song's smiling eyes, and his nose inexplicably felt a little sore.

“This is your sister-in-law’s kind gesture. If you refuse, she will be heartbroken.”

Upon hearing this, Qin Song turned to look at Pei Xingzhi, gazing into his deep and gentle eyes, enveloped by his lake-like gaze.

He opened his mouth slightly and said slowly, one sentence at a time: "She treats you like her own sister, so you don't need to be so polite. If you feel embarrassed, you can repay her when you make money in the future."

"Mm." Qin Song nodded, his smiling eyes curving slightly.

“…Alright.” Since the couple had already said so, it wouldn’t be appropriate for Pei Lingxuan to refuse again. She accepted the money and solemnly said to Qin Song, “Sister-in-law, thank you.”

"When I make money in the future, I will definitely repay you! I will buy you lots and lots of designer bags and jewelry!"

"No need." Qin Song lowered her eyes, looking at her already showing belly, and said with a smile, "If you really want to repay me, help me take care of the child. I hate taking care of children the most, even my own child, I can't take care of any of them."

Pei Lingxuan readily agreed: "No problem!"

After much trouble, the group finally managed to have a meal together today.

Pei Lingxuan didn't say much during the meal. Qin Song thought she was still worried about work, so he leaned closer and whispered, "What's wrong, Xiaoxuan? Are you still worried about finding a job?"

Pei Lingxuan shook her head: "No, I was thinking about something else."

Qin Song: "Tell me about it."

“Hmm…” Pei Lingxuan put down the bowl in her hand, pursed her lips and carefully organized her thoughts, “I thought that after I resigned, I would be very anxious and stressed, that I would lose my appetite, have insomnia, be irritable and find everything unpleasant. But actually, I didn’t.”

"Not only am I not anxious, but I also feel very relaxed, as if I have unloaded a very heavy burden."

"Hmm." Qin Song listened attentively and gave timely feedback: "And then?"

Pei Lingxuan: "Then I realized that people really shouldn't make things difficult for themselves. I just lost a job, it's not like my life is over, why should I make myself suffer so much? Yuncheng is so big, it's impossible for every company to have a grudge against the Pei family, right? There will always be a few normal people who will put aside their prejudices and see my abilities. I don't need to trap myself, if one doesn't work out, I can just find another one."

"Or, I could totally switch to another career path! I don't necessarily have to stick to finance."

Qin Song smiled: "It's good that you can think positively about it."

Pei Lingxuan picked up a shrimp and put it in her bowl: "My sister-in-law and brother take such good care of me, I have to be understanding!"

Qin Song sighed: "If you can help me take care of the baby after I give birth, then I can come to terms with it."

Pei Lingxuan: "Hahahaha, I'll take care of him! I'll definitely take care of my nephew myself!"

After finishing their meal, Pei's mother and Pei Lingxuan sat for a while before packing their things to leave.

The rental apartment is very small, with only one bedroom, so it can't accommodate many people.

"Thank you for your trouble." Pei Xingzhi escorted Ye Ci downstairs and gave him a light tap on the shoulder.

Ye Ci smiled nonchalantly: "Why are you being so polite with me? I've eaten so many meals with your aunt, isn't it only right that I take her and Xiao Xuan home?"

“Exactly!” Pei Lingxuan agreed wholeheartedly. “When this guy came to our house for dinner last time, he secretly ruined my last box of chocolates! I couldn’t even bear to eat that box of chocolates myself. He ate so many; it would take him at least five years of driving to make up for it.”

"..." Ye Ci looked away, too guilty to utter a sound.

Pei Lingxuan gets angry whenever this is brought up, and her cursing goes on and on.

Pei's mother was already used to the way these two bickering lovers got along, and now she even found them a bit noisy, so she quickly took a few steps and hid in the car.

The car turned on its lights and drove out of the residential area in the blink of an eye. Pei Xingzhi turned around and said to Qin Song beside him, "Let's go home." Qin Song: "Okay."

Exhausted after a long day, Qin Song's eyelids began to droop as soon as she lay down on the bed. Tonight was her second night sleeping in the same bed with Pei Xingzhi, and she was still not used to it, so she slept soundly as usual.

She lay flat on her back, almost drifting off to sleep, when she suddenly heard Pei Xingzhi beside her turn over and get out of bed.

She suddenly opened her eyes, turned to look at Pei Xingzhi's retreating figure, and asked nervously, "Where are you going?"

Pei Xingzhi turned to look at her, his eyes unfathomable in the dim light: "Why are you awake? Did I wake you?"

Qin Song didn't answer. Instead, he threw back the covers and sat up in bed, asking again, "Where are you going?"

"..." Pei Xingzhi was silent for a few seconds, "I can't sleep, I want to go out for a walk."

His words were ambiguous, leaving one unsure whether he simply couldn't sleep due to insomnia or if he had something on his mind that kept him awake.

But Qin Song stared into his eyes and immediately determined the real reason why he couldn't sleep.

"Are you thinking about Xiaoxuan?" Qin Song moved closer to him, speaking as softly as possible.

The old, dilapidated apartment had poor soundproofing, and she was worried about disturbing others, as well as being afraid of disturbing Pei Xingzhi's conflicted and fragile heart.

"Because of the Pei Group's bankruptcy, Xiaoxuan is constantly targeted and bullied at work. You feel that you are the one who dragged her down, so you feel very guilty and hate yourself?"

“No.” Pei Xingzhi shook his head. “I not only implicated her, but I also implicated Mom, you and the child, and even Ye Ci. I made you all suffer because of me.”

"The Pei Group's bankruptcy is entirely my own fault for misjudging people and being easily schemed against. It's my own incompetence that has caused those close to me to suffer along with me."

Perhaps it is the late night that makes people automatically vulnerable, and Pei Xingzhi easily spoke out these words that had been suppressed in his heart for many days.

He took a deep breath, the impenetrable wall he had built in his heart crumbling bit by bit. With each word he spoke afterward, it felt as if a part of his soul was being ripped away.

"I thought I could protect you all my life, but I never expected to be slapped in the face by reality so soon."

"But this isn't your fault."

Qin Song reached out and gently placed her palm on the back of Pei Xingzhi's hand. She tilted her head, her bright and clear eyes fixed on Pei Xingzhi without blinking.

“It’s not that you misjudged people, it’s that Fang Bo betrayed your trust. You’re not wrong, he is. Don’t take all the blame on yourself. Don’t make things difficult for yourself.”

"..." Pei Xingzhi stared at her blankly, suddenly speechless.

Qin Song: "I don't blame you, and neither will Mom and Xiaoxuan. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. It's just bankruptcy. We can pick ourselves up and start over. You're still young, and you have plenty of opportunities and courage to start over."

“When the Pei family was at its peak, you were always the one protecting us. Now that the Pei family is temporarily down on its luck, we can turn around and help you and protect you. Don’t be too hard on yourself, and don’t get caught up in feelings of guilt.”

As she spoke, Qin Song raised her hand and gently stroked Pei Xingzhi's cheek: "Don't think too much, don't feel pressured. The child and I will always be with you. You just need to focus on the game and don't worry about anything else."

“Qin Song…” Pei Xingzhi grasped Qin Song’s hand and pressed it tightly against his face. But Qin Song suddenly pulled his hand away the next second.

"Xingzhi, you're under too much pressure. I saw a method online that claims to be very effective in relieving husbands' stress. Shall I try it?"

Although he was asking for Pei Xingzhi's opinion, Qin Song's fingers hooked open Pei Xingzhi's waistband as soon as he finished speaking.

(End of this chapter)