We've been in a marriage of convenience for three years without sleeping together. Why am I goi

Lu Zhi searched for a long time and finally found a shop that was willing to repair jewelry.

After everything was in place.

Lu Zhi looked at the message on the screen with a reluctant gaze, but reason told her to delete it.

Pei Yi, this is too dangerous.

However, as soon as I put my finger on the screen, it seems to disobey my commands.

In the end, Lu Zhi left her contact information, but never contacted her again.

Every few days, Pei Yi would occasionally send messages of concern, but Lu Zhi simply pretended not to see them.

-

Inside the Deer Antler Garden, Pei Yi had arranged a dinner with several friends.

Everyone was in high spirits.

"Brother Pei is awesome! He's the first male lead in Chinese entertainment history to gross over 10 billion yuan at the box office. Those bastards should have nothing to say now."

"Who in the entire Chinese entertainment industry can compare to Brother Pei? His only flaw is that he's missing a wife."

"You've made a killing!"

"Who cares about that little bit of money? Our Brother Pei has a bright future ahead of him."

After a few rounds of drinks, they started chatting about their recent lives.

Pei Yi lowered his eyes, paying little attention to these people, and quietly watched them make a fuss.

"Sigh, my sister who came back from studying in the UK, you know, she's a perfectly good person, she didn't take the postgraduate entrance exam or the civil service exam, but she insisted on doing manual restoration, and she doesn't even make much money."

Upon hearing this, Pei Yi's heart stirred, and he suddenly remembered that Lu Zhi had mentioned that the jewelry left by their parents had broken.

Thinking about their recent relationship, Pei Yi lowered his head, unsure of how to begin.

Mingming, at the banquet...

Yu Shao slumped on the table, reeking of alcohol. "My sister was quite proud of herself. She said she got a ruby ​​necklace repaired. The necklace looked expensive, but the person who sent it for repair was incredibly stingy."

Pei Yi looked up, his expression amiable. "Young lady, as long as you enjoy your work."

Yu Shao slammed his fist on the table. "I can afford to support them, but I'm afraid they'll be wronged. The craftsmanship is quite difficult."

After saying that, he took out his phone screen and showed it to Pei Yi. When Pei Yi saw the jewelry for the first time, his heart skipped a beat.

He was very familiar with this necklace.

The belongings of Lu's parents.

I was still worried about Lu Zhi ignoring me, but now it seems like I have a breakthrough.

He grabbed Yu Shao's sleeve urgently, "Does the owner of this necklace have any other requirements?"

Yu Shao was startled by his excited expression and almost slipped off the stool.

To know.

That's Pei Yi.

Pei Yi, a renowned actor in the Chinese entertainment industry known for his aloofness and unapproachability, showed almost no other expression.

Yu Shao swallowed hard and said awkwardly, "You're so excited, this necklace probably belongs to your sweetheart."

Realizing his lapse in composure, Pei Yi returned to his usual self, not even bothering to droop his eyelids, and said indifferently, "No."

He doesn't even qualify for the near-shore branch now.

Yu Shao was full of questions. "Then why are you so excited?"

"It's none of your business." Pei Yi's dark eyes revealed no emotion. "I'll pay extra for the necklace. I have two requests."

"1. Repair it to restore it to its original state as much as possible. If the craftsmanship is not good enough, you can hire other restorers. There is no upper limit to the price. 2. After the necklace is repaired, let me deliver the jewelry to the client."

Upon hearing this, Yu Shao's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets; he couldn't believe that Pei Yi could say such a thing.

You should know that Pei Yi is notoriously difficult to please in the Chinese entertainment industry.

The notes alone could fill an entire notebook, and even the junior assistants around her had to be paid high salaries to stay.

Yu Shao swallowed hard. "Are you sure you want to work part-time as a delivery guy?"

"Stop talking nonsense." Pei Yi raised an eyebrow slightly.

I'd pay any price just to see Lu Zhi.

"Brother Pei is really generous. You should inherit the Pei family business as soon as possible. This amount of money is really not enough in the entertainment industry."

"We'll see."

-

After the dinner party, everyone wisely left, and the housekeeper tidied up the entire villa.

It became empty again.

Looking at the enormous house, Pei Yi had never longed for a mistress more than he had ever felt.

Stepping inside, he opened a dusty drawer filled with old objects, except for a girl's hair clip, which was remarkably well-preserved.

Swarovski crystals are very easy to break.

However, the packaging was so well done that it was kept.

"Lu Zhi, it's been so long." Pei Yi held the hair clip in his hand and rubbed it, talking to himself as he couldn't help but fall into memories.

The sun was exceptionally hot that summer.

His family situation is complicated. Pei Chen, the heir of the Pei family, has fallen in love with Ji Mengqing, a beautiful woman from an ordinary family, and he can't live without her.

Despite being struck by good fortune, Ji Mengqing was not overjoyed. Feeling that her family background was not a good match, she refused repeatedly, saying that all she wanted was a lifelong relationship with her lover.

Pei Chen agreed and demonstrated his commitment with a fervent pursuit over the next few months.

Soon after, the two got married.

A few years after their marriage, Pei Chen had an affair with a woman named Shu Ya, and even made the young Pei Yi call her "Mom".

Not long after, Ji Mengqing died of depression, and Shu Ya moved in.

For the first few months, Shuya displayed the magnanimity of a stepmother, but soon she began to only put on a show. She still dressed according to aristocratic standards, but started to be harsh on Pei Yi's diet.

Sometimes he might not get a meal all day. At the age when he was growing, he was so hungry that he was thin and frail, shorter than his peers, and his life was even worse than that of a scavenger.

The jewelry couldn't be lost, nor could it be converted into cash; she needed to check the accounts.

Even worse, Shuya's son also formed a small clique at school through the Pei family's wealth.

Pei Yi could do little more than endure the beatings and scoldings he often received.

Sometimes, when you can't stand it anymore, you have to resort to underhanded tactics behind people's backs.

Until one day, his body was too weak to take it anymore. Lu Zhi, who was jogging, bumped into him and fell to the ground. He was cursed at for faking an accident.

Pei Yi was about to apologize when he suddenly felt dizzy.

When Lu Zhi woke up and found herself in the hospital, her face flushed, she apologized sincerely.

It's not a big deal, really. Compared to her stepmother, her behavior is nothing.

But she was still very serious, so Pei Yi couldn't help but tease her, saying, "Why don't you just take responsibility for me for the rest of your life?"

Lu Zhi ignored him and said she wanted to be with Gu Yizhi.

He felt inexplicably uneasy.

Later, the two gradually became familiar with each other. Lu Zhi would complain about how annoying it was that so many people were pursuing her and that she was always making excuses to chat. She wished that everyone was like her and didn't like to talk.

"Someone as inarticulate as me probably won't do well in the future."

The young Lu Zhi cupped his face in her hands, "No, with this face you could easily be a star."

Pei Yi remained increasingly silent. When his condition was about to improve, Lu Zhi left him the hair clip in her hair, telling him that if he didn't have money for food, he could exchange it for money.

Later, no matter how difficult things got, Pei Yi never considered getting a hair clip.

It has been preserved.