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Chapter 76 Don’t Force Me to Beg You
Unlike the previous two cars, Pei Ming's car was traveling on the route back to the Pei family home.

In the driver's seat, Pei Ming's face was visibly pale. Xu Ling had brought her son to his engagement party, and he believed that on this special day, she would definitely leave Ming Wei with a bad memory.

"Today was supposed to be a good day, but it ended up like this. I apologize to you on behalf of my brother, and I hope that your mood won't be affected by my brother's situation."

Since Pei Cheng is Pei Ming's older brother, only Pei Ming can apologize to Ming Weiyi for Pei Cheng's mess.

"I don't care about my own feelings, but I'm very concerned about how my sister-in-law is feeling. She must be going crazy right now, right?"

Ming Wei hadn't cared about the farce that ended at the engagement banquet today; she was only worried about Tong Ziyan.

"Let's see how that unreliable Pei Cheng handles this matter."

Pei Ming has seen Tong Ziyan's feelings and dedication to Pei Cheng. Moreover, Tong Ziyan is very filial to Pei Ming's parents and has nothing to say about him and Ming Wei. He is absolutely on Tong Ziyan's side.

"My sister-in-law said today that she had heard that woman's reputation wasn't very good. Was your judgment bad back then?" Ming Weiyi is now really curious about Pei Cheng's past with Xu Ling.

“When Xu Ling was still in college, she learned about my brother’s family background. Then Xu Ling tried every means to get close to him, find out his preferences, and transform herself into the kind of person my brother liked.”

"It's a real pity that she's so determined not to pursue scientific research." Ming Wei really admired Xu Ling's persistence, but it's just that her persistence wasn't used for the right purpose.

"She also successfully became my brother's girlfriend, and she really knows how to manipulate men's hearts. My brother treated her like King Zhou of Shang treated Daji back then." Pei Ming said, his tone inexplicably carrying a hint of sarcasm.

"So how did they end up separating? Logically, shouldn't she have gone to great lengths to marry into your Pei family?"

From Pei Ming's sarcastic tone, Ming Wei could tell that Pei Ming had never liked Xu Ling.

“My mother isn’t someone to be trifled with either.” Pei Ming’s tone was calm, as if this matter had been handled very simply back then.

Pei Ming only said one sentence and then fell silent. Ming Wei was anxious and leaned her whole body towards Pei Ming. "Please continue, don't force me to beg you."

Ming Wei's eager expression finally brought a smile to Pei Ming's face, and his tone of voice became much gentler.

“My mother said back then that she absolutely disagreed with Xu Ling marrying into the Pei family. First of all, they were not a good match, and secondly, Xu Ling was too cunning and manipulative, which made her very disgusted.”

Just from the fact that Xu Ling deliberately appeared in front of Wen Lan with her child today, Ming Wei could guess that the two of them must have had a serious grudge in the past.

"So back then, your mother broke up your brother and Xu Ling, causing them to be a couple?"

Pei Ming nodded. "You could say that."

“Your brother doesn’t seem like a mama’s boy. Why didn’t he rebel back then?” Based on Mingwei’s understanding of Pei Cheng, Pei Cheng was definitely not someone who could be controlled by his parents.

“Pei Cheng isn’t a naive girl. He knows which women are only suitable for dating and which women are suitable for marriage and becoming Pei’s daughter-in-law.”

Upon hearing Pei Ming's words, Ming Wei immediately realized that with Pei Cheng's status and intelligence as the head of the Pei family, how could he be someone obsessed with romance?

"So, your mother and your brother were actually on the same side back then?" "Yes, and when Pei Cheng and Xu Ling broke up, Xu Ling had an opportunity to study abroad, and Pei Cheng got her that opportunity and gave her a considerable breakup fee."

"If that's the case, then your brother has been more than kind and righteous to her. When they were together back then, it was just a matter of each getting what they needed."

"Well, you could say that."

After listening to Pei Ming's explanation, Ming Wei sorted out her thoughts, then looked at Pei Ming and continued:
"I think that besides wanting money, Xu Ling is also looking to take revenge on your Pei family this time. She thinks she was only one step away from becoming the eldest daughter-in-law of the Pei family back then."

Pei Ming chuckled at these words. "If she hadn't been so scheming back then, and hadn't played mind games with my mother and Pei Cheng, she probably could have married into the Pei family. The Pei family may not care about family background, but they definitely value character."

When the word "character" is mentioned, the image of Tong Ziyan immediately comes to mind. "No wonder your mother likes your sister-in-law so much. She is the little angel of your Pei family."

Pei Ming agreed with what Ming Wei said, and continued in a relaxed tone, "Just wait and see, Ms. Wen Lan will definitely take action to get rid of Xu Ling in order to keep her sister-in-law firmly in the Pei family."

"It's a pity, we're going back to Jiangcheng tomorrow, so I'm destined not to witness this grand spectacle."

Honestly, Ming Weiyi was heartbroken to not be able to witness Wen Lan tear Xu Ling apart on behalf of Tong Ziyan.

Seeing Ming Weiyi's regretful look, Pei Ming deliberately teased her, saying, "How about I ask your cousin to approve your annual leave, and you can stay at the Pei family and watch this big show?"

"Really?" Ming Wei was genuinely shaken; she actually thought Pei Ming's idea was quite good!
"Fake!"

Pei Mingcai wouldn't allow Ming Weiyi to abandon him and stay in City C. He didn't want to go back to Jiangcheng alone and be all alone at home.

This is absolutely not okay!
Mingwei also pretended to be angry and pouted, "Hmph, I knew there wouldn't be such a good thing!"

Out of the corner of his eye, Pei Ming thought Ming Weiyi looked really cute, and he couldn't help but reach out his right hand and affectionately ruffle her hair.

"Don't worry, you'll know about any progress on your sister-in-law's side."

Ming Weiyi heard what Pei Ming had just said, but what lingered in her mind was Pei Ming's intimate actions and his sweet smile, which made Ming Weiyi's heart skip a beat.

Mingwei knew that she couldn't suppress her feelings for Pei Ming, and that she would eventually be unable to hide them.

To calm her racing heart, Mingwei racked her brains and came up with something important: the engagement ring on her left middle finger was too dazzling in the sunlight.

Ming Wei raised her left hand to make the ring on her hand even more obvious. "Pei Ming, I won't wear this engagement ring after I leave City C. If I wear such a big diamond ring to the company, Qi Fei will devour me alive."

"Sure, but you'd better let her know when it's time, otherwise she'll skin you alive when you wear your wedding ring later."

The engagement ring wasn't particularly significant to begin with, and Pei Ming understood why Ming Wei was unwilling to wear it to the company.

However, he hoped that when he put the wedding ring on Ming Weiyi's finger, she wouldn't take it off.

(End of this chapter)