Chapter 55

Uncle Wang saw Pei Xin walking out of the school gate from a distance with a sinister look on his face. He sighed silently and helplessly. He quickly reported the situation without waiting for anyone to ask: "No evidence of using Li Wenyu's personal information to buy tickets was found." He should still be in City A."

Pei Xin raised his eyes indifferently, revealing a smile that was both determined and cold: "Have someone look for him, keep an eye on Nanwang Lane and the school, and tell me immediately if you find him."

He never thought that Li Wenyu would really risk everything just to escape from his grasp. He remembered the way Li Wenyu huddled on the bed with her body burning hot, her face that turned red and docile when she had a fever, and the nervousness that she tried to cover up during the infusion because she was about to have a chance to escape.

All to deceive him.

Pei Xin leaned his head tiredly on the back of the rear seat. He didn't say where he was going or ask where he was going, but the car had already driven off.

The crackling raindrops hit the car window. He didn't understand why it was raining everywhere and it was so noisy.

Pei Xin's eyes were gray due to lack of sleep. He rolled down the window and lit a cigarette, but he didn't know whether it was because he was facing the wind or because the tobacco particles passed through his lungs, which made him cough.

The sound of coughing was eventually drowned out by the sound of rain hitting the roof of the car.

In the torrential rain, the Pei family's villa was looming, with its pointed red roof, square white walls, tall dome and rich Roman columns, all wetted by the anxious rain.

Pei Xin walked in. Because of the rainy weather, even though it was not dark yet, the lights inside were bright. A servant saw him coming in and lowered his head to say hello: "Master."

Pei Pingjin sat on the sofa holding the newspaper without raising his head: "You still know how to come back."

Pei Xin stopped walking straight up the stairs and did not look back: " Of course, if I don't come back, will I be worthy of all the calls you made?"

Pei Pingjin's face darkened and he threw away the newspaper in his hand: "You won't come back if I don't call you. Do you still remember your last name if you don't come back during the New Year? Forget it, you don’t plan to come back for your grandpa’s birthday?”

“What difference does it make whether you come back or not?” A sarcastic sneer appeared on Pei Xin’s face, “Does he need a gift from me or do you need a son from me? ?"

Pei Pingjin stood up and said sternly: "You are really spoiled! Do you still know what filial piety is? I can ignore whatever you do outside, but you have to do it when you come home. Behave yourself!"

Pei Xin seemed to have heard something funny, his eyes were as cold as ever: "You have time to teach me a lesson here, why not mind yourself and do less dirty things?"

Pei Pingjin looked angrily. Looking at Pei Xin, he looked at the eyes that were almost identical to those of his mother Li Su, even the indifference and ridicule emanating from them were exactly the same.

He said solemnly: "I am your father,

and it is my duty to take care of you." Pei Xin's eyes became more sarcastic: "You have so many sons, aren't you enough to take care of you? Why don't you find a few more women and give birth to a few more, and live a good life? Addiction to discipline his son."

Pei Pingjin's majestic face twisted for a moment, pointing at the door and yelling: "Get out of here, as far away as possible!"

Pei Xin was indifferent to his anger, but he was determined not to do so. As he wished, he strode directly upstairs.

There was no room for him in this house, so he opened the door of an empty guest room without even turning on the light, and lay on the bed and fell asleep.

This sleep didn't last long. From last night to now, Pei Xin's body was sleepy enough. But he was in chaos, his hands and feet were cold due to a huge inexplicable uneasiness and panic, and he woke up almost immediately.

There was a faint moonlight shining in through the white curtains, and the lines were messy. Pei Xin picked up the phone and there was still no news from Li Wenyu.

There were people squatting in Nanwang Lane, the school, and the game hall. This afternoon was enough to search most of City A, but Li Wenyu seemed to have disappeared without any trace.

He may have always underestimated this person, and there was a dark emotion in Pei Xin's calm eyes.

The guest room is not big, and the light from the mobile phone screen is enough to light up half of the space. Pei Xin smoked two cigarettes in succession in this faint light, and the scarlet fire spots disappeared brightly, like the eyes of a wild beast hibernating in the jungle.

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For the first time, Zhao Shenwen felt that the giant Buddha Pei Xin was so difficult to invite.

When he heard about Pei Xin's return to City A, he sent more than a dozen text messages without getting a reply, so he simply came to Huayi Road to find someone.

He had been to this apartment several times and was quite familiar with it. He stood at the door for several minutes before finally seeing the face of the giant Buddha.

Zhao Shenwen knew that Pei Xin didn't like to turn on the lights, so he accepted the darkness in the house quite well, but after taking a closer look at Pei Xin's face, he still felt a little ridiculous.

This man was leaning on the sofa, wearing dark clothes, almost blending in with the darkness, but his skin was faintly sickly bluish-white, as if he hadn't seen the sun for a long time.

"Are you pretending to be a ghost?" Zhao Shenwen looked at him and said quietly.

Pei Xin couldn't hide the irritation in his tone, and didn't even bother to raise his eyes: "What's the matter?"

Zhao Shenwen sat down next to him, naturally took the cigarette from the sofa and lit it, half-squinting: "I heard that you were recently The whole city A is looking for someone, I'm here to join in the fun."

Pei Xin didn't move or say anything.

"Who are you looking for? Is he worthy of such a big fanfare?" Zhao Shenwen raised his head and blew smoke rings, "The one you took the bar to before?"

Pei Xin responded lightly: "It's him."

Zhao Shenwen shook his head and sighed: " It’s not easy. But you’re the only one looking for such a big living person? His family is not in a hurry?”

Pei Xin blinked in a daze.

Zhao Shenwen let out a long sigh, followed by a white mist: "I've been searching for several days, but no news at all? The person that Young Master Pei is interested in is quite capable."

Pei Xin glanced at the person who was mostly blocked by the curtains . The floor-to-ceiling windows let in wisps of light from morning and evening, making it dark and unclear, as if we were in a drowsy dream from which we have not yet woken up.

He said in a hoarse voice: "Seven days, seven days of searching."

Zhao Shenwen saw Pei Xin's face looming in the floating white mist, blurring the sharpness and indifference in his usual outline, leaving only a relaxed and dejected atmosphere.

He couldn't help but clicked his tongue and asked curiously: "How did the person run away?"

Pei Xin curled up his lips and sneered: "He lied to me."

Zhao Shenwen secretly sighed that Young Master Pei also had this day, and was about to pat him on the shoulder. He comforted him for a while, but when he stretched out his hand halfway, he heard Pei Xin's throat was obviously choked, and he was a little dazed: "I seem to have lied to him too."

Zhao Shenwen's hand slowly stopped, and he became speechless.