"It looks a bit like him at first glance. In my memory, the brother should be a little more gloomy and his temper is a little more irritable than he is now. He won't talk to you so angrily."
She carefully described the man in her memory from the side.
After listening to this, Mi Xiayao was silent for a moment.
Chen Xi was stunned and said: "Good guy... This description sounds like a tyrant. Didn't you really worsen him in your memory?"
"I...I don't know either."
The atmosphere cooled down for a rare moment. Gu Yun was still immersed in shock. He probably fantasized about Pei Qihan's biological brother, but he never thought that Pei Xingyuan might be.
Mi Xiayao stood up and patted Pei Qiqi on the shoulder, and said warmly: "The timing is a bit special right now. I may not make insinuations about Pei Xingyuan's family background just yet. If you want to recognize your relatives now, actually..."
"Actually, it doesn't matter whether I recognize him or not. I'm used to living alone."
Pei Qiqi interrupted Mi Xiayao's comforting words, and she gave Mi Xiayao a reassuring conclusion.
The little girl's eyes were bright, "I still want to go to other places with Sister Mi to see the excitement. If I really admit my marriage to him now, I think there is a high probability that I will be detained in the capital and cannot go anywhere."
"Actually..." Pei Xingyuan is not that paranoid character.
Mi Xiayao was about to explain something to Pei Xingyuan.
But Pei Qiqi interrupted Mi Xiayao again, "Sister Mi, you don't need to say much, I understand. But really, I want to work hard with you more than acknowledging my relatives."
Having said this, Mi Xiayao would go too far if she wanted to help Pei Xingyuan clear her name again.
She answered helplessly.
When Mi Xiayao went to the next room, Pei Xingyuan was sitting on the Taishi chair with his eyes closed and taking a nap.
"Coming." He heard the movement and immediately opened his eyes.
The two looked at each other for a brief moment, then she sat down and asked: "You are sick in the capital, can Dali Temple still come to you to do something?"
"It's not Dali Temple," he sighed silently, sat up straight, and said in a deep voice, "The incident at the blessing banquet caused the third prince to suffer. The Cui family is suppressing the Rong family recently, and the court is in chaos. The prince
I’ve been feeling a little restless lately.”
"What's wrong?"
She felt vaguely that something was wrong.
"Queen Xu has recently low-key summoned many ladies to the palace. She probably wanted to choose candidates for 'celebration', but the prince has already lost several of them. The news coming out from the palace is that he already has someone he likes."
When Pei Xingyuan said this, his deep eyes looked vaguely irritable.
He raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows.
In fact, this incident did not affect Pei Xingyuan's running around. He also hid a piece of news that was not synchronized with Mi Xiayao.
Recently, several chambers of commerce in the capital have closed their doors and hung up plaques saying that their leaders left the capital to go on business.
His subordinates sensed something was wrong and discovered that someone had secretly begun to collect information about the original investment in Jingzhou City.
"So, the prince is still evil. Is it possible that he is still thinking about me?"
Mi Xiayao pointed at herself in disbelief and sneered.
Pei Xingyuan hid the matter in his heart and his expression calmed down a little.
His deep eyes looked at the woman opposite him with a slightly playful expression.
"Madam is more charming than I imagined. She can make Qin Qiao miss you every now and then."
"What he likes about me is not necessarily my appearance," Mi Xiayao didn't give Pei Xingyuan a chance to tease me. "What he likes is nothing more than the circulating funds of Yuelai Tower behind me and the influence of my father's chamber of commerce in Qingzhou."
"My father is not in the capital, and those uncles from the Mi family are eager to push their daughters over. Even if Qin Qiao falls in love with me, he may not be able to get over those uncles from the Mi family."
She had nothing to worry about.
"You have to work so hard just for this little thing?!"
But who is Mi Xiayao? In her eyes, Pei Xingyuan's little tired thoughts can be revealed in just a few clicks.
She narrowed her eyes dangerously and stared at Pei Xingyuan's handsome features.
"You have other things on your mind."
"there is none left."
"really?"
"If I really had something on my mind, I wouldn't come to you now."
He raised his eyebrows, and the open and sincere look in his eyes still made Mi Xiayao a little doubtful.
She stood up and confirmed to Pei Xingyuan again and again: "Are you really worried about nothing else?"
Seeing Pei Xingyuan nodding without hesitation, Mi Xiayao twitched her lips.
There was no other topic to talk about. She only wanted to continue gossiping with those little sisters.
Just when she was about to turn around and walk out without hesitation, her feet even crossed the threshold.
The deep voice of the man behind her suddenly stopped her.
"There is a play recently that requires your cooperation."
She took back her steps, turned her head and looked at him with a look that said, "I know you have something to hide," and waited for him to continue.
"Choose a banquet and we will act out a scene of a breakup for everyone to see."
"?"
Mi Xiayao turned around and walked back, stood in front of him, and stared at him.
Until he felt uncomfortable staring at the other person, he raised his hand to touch the tip of his nose and cleared his throat.
"Didn't you have plans to leave the capital before to develop your career? That's fine. Let's stage a breakup scene for everyone to see. Then it won't be too difficult for you to leave the capital."
What he said was full of flaws.
Mi Xiayao stared at him suspiciously, even bending down and supporting her knees with her hands, her eyes met the sitting Pei Xingyuan.
"I can leave the capital in minutes. What worries me is my identity as a female official, not the bond with you in the capital."
"If you break up with me, I can take the opportunity to use my official power and remove you from your duties as a female official. This is a way to kill two birds with one stone."
The distance between the two people seems to be a little close.
The tip of his nose could vaguely smell the aroma of Mi Xiayao's body. He was distracted and his fingertips on the armrest trembled subconsciously.
He tried his best to restrain himself from the urge to hold her in his arms.
Before the investment in Jingzhou City affects her, he can guarantee as much as he can.
When Mi Xiayao heard what he said, her heart actually moved.
It's not that she is attracted to Pei Xingyuan himself, she is mainly attracted to the arrangement that Pei Xingyuan mentioned, which can solve her troubles...
However... she had to completely cut off the superficial relationship with Pei Xingyuan, which was the first time she faced it since her rebirth.
She bit her lower lip, struggling a little in her heart.
"What? You can't bear to be separated from me?"
Pei Xingyuan could see her little thoughts at a glance. He raised his eyebrows and leaned forward slightly.
Their breaths were almost spraying on each other's skin.
There was a hint of relief and novel pleasure in the deep red phoenix eyes, which deeply touched Mi Xiayao's heart.
She rarely stuttered when speaking.
"I...I'm not reluctant, I'm just imagining how happy I would be when I'm separated from you."
"That's such a pity. I thought that after spending so many days together, Madam would finally give me a chance."