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Pei Zhili took out his cell phone, glanced at the caller ID, and then picked up the phone. "Hello? Mom. Okay, I'll be back soon."

Su Cheng, “…”

She confessed her feelings to him like this, and he actually had the leisure to answer his stepmother's call. Is this stepmother very important to him?

If you think about it carefully, the relationship between them is indeed weird. It doesn't seem like that between a stepmother and stepson. If they were biological mother and son, it would be understandable.

After ending the call, Pei Zhili's gaze returned to her face.

The look in his eyes was so deep and searching that Su Cheng felt guilty.

Why did he look at her like that? Didn't he believe her?

After several seconds, Pei Zhili's throat rolled and he murmured in disbelief, "What... did you just say?"

Su Cheng pursed her lips, clenched the corner of his clothes with her fingers, took a deep breath, and repeated, "Pei Zhili, the person I like is you. So, don't leave me alone, okay?"

Pei Zhili hesitated for a few seconds. Although his heart was beating violently, he suddenly remembered what Jiang Tingxia had told him before, saying that she and Su Cheng were not suitable.

And whether Su Cheng's words were true or false, it was still unknown.

In his opinion, it is most likely fake.

She has liked Lu Yuanze for so many years, and before, the two of them were on the verge of death because of his obstruction, like a pair of ill-fated lovers persecuted by evil forces.

Because he has been ignoring her recently, she suddenly realized that the person she likes is him. Is she coaxing him like a three-year-old child?

Pei Zhili took her hand away, his face expressionless, and just said, "I really have something to do."

His cold response made Su Cheng even more shocked and flustered. She asked, "What's the matter? Are you going home for dinner? Pei Zhili, what I said just now is true. I like you."

"I see."

"Is this... your reaction?"

Su Cheng's voice trembled as she suddenly let go of his hand, tears falling even harder. "Did I do something wrong? Tell me and I'll change... Or are you tired of me and want to kick me away? But why did you do this just when I fell in love with you?"

She seemed to be crying very sadly, and Pei Zhili became more and more irritated.

Her tears might have been very useful to him before, but now, it seemed like something had gone bad and there was no going back to the way it was before.

But considering the relationship over the years, Pei Zhili still endured it, "That's not what I meant. In short, you don't have to force yourself to like me. Now you are free, it is your right to like whoever you want, and I will not interfere anymore. We can just be friends."

friend?

But what she wants now is not just friends!

"Pei Zhili, I don't want to be friends with you, I want..."

Pei Zhili frowned and interrupted her, "That's enough, I'm leaving first."

Just as he was about to turn around, Su Cheng suddenly rushed up, hugged him, and stood on tiptoe to kiss him!

...

It was 7:30 in the evening, already dinner time, but Pei Zhili hadn't come back yet. Jiang Tingxia couldn't help but feel a little worried.

On the phone, he clearly promised her that he would be back soon...

She took out her cell phone and called Pei Zhili, but a mechanical female voice came from the other end, "The number you dialed is turned off. Please call again later. Sorry..."

Shut down?

Jiang Tingxia's heart was instantly in suspense.

Ever since she came back, Pei Zhili's phone has always been accessible. He would report to her wherever he went and would never disappear. But now... had something happened?

Thinking of this possibility, Jiang Tingxia's face turned slightly pale.

She never wanted to assume malice towards others, but her intuition told her that Su Cheng's purpose in approaching Xiaoli was not simple.

Xiaoli has been contacting her less recently, but she has become more proactive, which makes people suspicious.

Jiang Tingxia was worried that she would set a trap for Xiaoli in order to keep him by her side and continue to get benefits from him. She hoped that Xiaoli would not be so stupid as to fall for it.

After a while, Pei Zhili still didn't come back. Jiang Tingxia couldn't sit still anymore and asked Pei Yanzhou to send someone to bring him back.

Soon, his men found out Pei Zhili's whereabouts and found him in a hospital.

Hospital?

Jiang Tingxia was startled, casually put on a coat, and hurried out. Pei Yanzhou was worried about her going alone, so he hurried to follow her.

When she got in the car, she realized that she was in such a hurry to go out that she forgot to bring her hat and mask.

She has recorded a variety show and is now considered a semi-public figure. She needs to be more low-key, otherwise it will attract a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Just as she was about to call Butler Zhong, her and Pei Yanzhou's hats and masks were suddenly handed in through the car window, and Jiang Qixing's beautiful and delicate face appeared in her sight.

There was no expression on his face, but he didn't have the cold air he used to have. "The hospital is crowded."

Jiang Tingxia immediately understood what he meant, which was that he wanted her to protect herself.

It must be said that although Xiaoxing is still quiet and withdrawn, and now likes to stay alone at home, he looks cold and distant. But she knows that among the three children, he is the most delicate and gentle one.

Of course, only to those he cares about.

Jiang Tingxia felt warm in her heart, and she reached out and gently rubbed his hair, saying in a gentle voice, "Thank you, baby."

After the car started and left, Jiang Qixing was still standing there in a daze, unable to recover for a long time.

Just now, did mommy call him...baby?

It was the first time he had heard such a name, and it was also the first time in his life that he felt so clearly the feeling of being cherished and loved. The joy in his heart was like a small seed breaking through the soil and growing into a towering tree in an instant.

He didn't even know how he got back to the villa. He felt as if he was walking on clouds, so light and airy.

……

About half an hour later, Jiang Tingxia arrived at the hospital and immediately went to the ward where Pei Zhili was. "Xiaoli?!"

As soon as she uttered her worried voice, she saw that the person lying on the hospital bed was not Pei Zhili, but Su Cheng.

Su Cheng's forehead was covered in gauze, faintly oozing with blood, clearly injured. She had her eyes tightly closed, as if she were unconscious.

Pei Zhili sat beside the hospital bed, one hand supporting his forehead dejectedly. Hearing the movement at the door, he subconsciously turned his head to look.

Seeing it was Jiang Tingxia, he was stunned, "Mom?"

Pei Yanzhou also came with her.

On the hospital bed, Su Cheng's fingers hidden under the sheets moved slightly.

In fact, she did not faint. She was just about to open her eyes and have a good talk with Pei Zhili, but his stepmother came?

Is his stepmother so concerned about his private life?

There was no other way, Su Cheng could only continue to pretend to be unconscious.

Jiang Tingxia walked in and saw several scratches on the back of Pei Zhili's hand. She glanced at Su Cheng lying on the bed and frowned slightly, "What happened?"