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"Hey!" Pei Lingxuan grabbed her back. "Are you crazy?! How can you let her comment on something like this? Lin Jiahe is her ex-boyfriend!"

"Hmph..." Song Yihuan raised an eyebrow, saying cheekily, "If you don't want your sister-in-law's opinion, then you'd better tell me honestly about your relationship. Otherwise, I'll enthusiastically invite your sister-in-law to join the gossip~~"

"..." Pei Lingxuan rolled her eyes in a cowardly manner, and reluctantly compromised, "Fine, fine, I'll tell you."

"Stop nagging." Song Yihuan's expression immediately changed.

Pei Lingxuan: "..."

I kind of want to punch her, but I'm afraid she'll enjoy it.

"Actually, there's nothing between Lin Jiahe and me. At most, we had a little bit of affection for each other, and that was it."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Jiahe suddenly reached out and took something off Pei Lingxuan's head.

There's a feather in your hair.

"Thank you." Pei Lingxuan didn't think much of it and thanked Lin Jiahe very politely.

But Lin Jiahe smiled and patted her head, saying gently, "You're welcome."

"Ugh..." Song Yihuan's expression instantly turned distorted, and she made sarcastic remarks.

"What's wrong?" Lin Jiahe asked knowingly.

"Nothing~~" Song Yihuan smiled, her eyes narrowed, deliberately putting on a cheeky and cheeky look. "Xiao Xuan and I were just gossiping, nothing at all~~"

"Hmm?" Lin Jiahe asked curiously, "What gossip?"

Song Yihuan: "It's just gossip about Xiaoxuan..."

"Ah!" Pei Lingxuan was suddenly startled by her words.

"...What's wrong with you?" Lin Jiahe stared at her blankly.

She reached out and took Song Yihuan's hand, grinning as she secretly pinched Song Yihuan's palm: "Nothing, my throat just suddenly felt a little itchy, so I wanted to call out."

As she spoke, she turned to look at Song Yihuan, who was wincing in pain from being pinched: "Sister Huan, don't you agree?"

“…Yes!” Song Yihuan gritted her teeth, her smile more like a grimace. “Xiao Xuan is absolutely right!”

"Hmm..." Pei Lingxuan nodded in satisfaction.

“…Oh.” Although she sensed something was off, Lin Jiahe didn’t ask any further questions.

"What are those three doing?" Xie Zhaoyuan turned her head to look at Pei Xingzhi and asked with a hint of gossip.

Pei Xingzhi touched her face and said softly, "We didn't do anything, we were just discussing Xiaoxuan's love life."

"Emotional life?" Xie Zhaoyuan became even more gossipy. "Xiaoxuan is going to start dating?"

Pei Xingzhi glanced at Lin Jiahe across from him, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded slightly: "We should start talking soon."

"Wow!" Xie Zhaoyuan was surprised. She snuggled closer to Pei Xingzhi and asked excitedly, "Who is it? Who is she going to talk to?"

“Uh…” Pei Xingzhi hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to speak directly.

"Your ex-boyfriend."

"...Huh?" Xie Zhaoyuan was stunned. "My...my ex-boyfriend? You mean Lin Jiahe?"

"...Otherwise what?" Pei Xingzhi's face darkened immediately. "Does my Ayuan have any other ex-boyfriends?"

"No." Xie Zhaoyuan quickly denied it, explaining very seriously with a straight face, "No, there's no one else. Besides this ex-boyfriend, you're the only husband I have left."

"Hmph," Pei Xingzhi chuckled coldly, then secretly pinched Xie Zhaoyuan's waist when no one was looking. "If you dare to do that, I'll deal with you."

Xie Zhaoyuan shook her head, obediently promising, "I didn't, I absolutely didn't!"

"So Lin Jiahe is really going to date Xiaoxuan?"

"That should be true." Pei Xingzhi raised his arm and pulled Xie Zhaoyuan into his embrace, then asked the question on behalf of Pei Lingxuan.

"Ah Yuan, if they really started dating, would you mind?"

"Why should I mind?" Xie Zhaoyuan's palms were sweaty from Pei Xingzhi's grasp. She let go for a moment, then let Pei Xingzhi hold her other hand. "Is it just because Lin Jiahe is my ex-boyfriend?"

Pei Xingzhi: "That's right. Although you and Lin Jiahe have reconciled, your relationship was sensitive before. If Xiaoxuan is with him, I'm afraid you'll feel uncomfortable."

"Why should I feel uncomfortable?" Xie Zhaoyuan squeezed his palm. "Lin Jiahe is indeed my ex-boyfriend, but you can put aside your prejudices and be friends with him, so why can't I make him my brother-in-law?"

"As long as he and Xiaoxuan are in love with each other, I only offer my blessings and have no objections. So Xiaoxuan hasn't told me about this because she's afraid I'll feel uncomfortable if I find out?"

"Yes." Pei Xingzhi looked down at her, his eyes somewhat drowsy. "She was afraid that you would feel awkward if Lin Jiahe really became your brother-in-law, so she never dared to mention it to you."

Xie Zhaoyuan: "Then you tell her for me that I don't mind at all, and that she should talk to Lin Jiahe properly. Lin Jiahe is a very good person, and it would be a good choice for Xiaoxuan to be with him."

"Hmm." Pei Xingzhi pinched Xie Zhaoyuan's cheek. "Then I'll thank Xiaoxuan's sister-in-law on her behalf."

Xie Zhao leaned against him, her eyes brimming with happiness: "No need to thank me, she's my husband's sister after all."

"What kind of sister?" Pei Xingzhi tilted his head and put his ear close to Xie Zhaoyuan's lips: "Say it again, A-Yuan?"

Xie Zhaoyuan finally overcame her shyness and called him sweetly and obediently, "Husband."

"Ah..." He closed his eyes, feeling completely relaxed.

Seeing him like this, Xie Zhaoyuan called out again, "Husband, husband, husband, husband!"

Pei Xingzhi responded cooperatively: "Eh eh eh eh!"

Xie Zhaoyuan called out four times, and he responded four times, as serious and meticulous as ever.

……

The matter in Linzhou was completely resolved by the next morning.

The fire Xie Zhaoyuan started was too big; it burned the villa to the ground. News of her rescue also leaked out along with the fire.

That very night, a number of gossip reporters rushed to Linzhou and waited at the Linzhou Public Security Bureau, hoping to be the first to interview Xie Zhaoyuan.

Pei Xingzhi and Xie Mingyi had anticipated this situation, so they discussed it with the task force and had the detective in charge of the case come to the hotel in plainclothes to handle the remaining matters.

There weren't many things to do, just a bit messy. But with the help of the task force, it was quickly resolved.

Before the reporters could react, Pei Xingzhi quickly wrapped Xie Zhaoyuan up like a dumpling and secretly took her away from Linzhou.

Xie Mingyi then led the remaining men to cover their retreat.

At 5 p.m., Xie Zhaoyuan successfully returned to Yuncheng.

It had just snowed in Yuncheng, and many people were building snowmen and having snowball fights on the streets.

Xie Zhaoyuan turned her gaze away from the car window and said to Pei Xingzhi, who was driving, "I'm going to find Shen Yanhui."