Chapter 15: You Must Stop Your Brother

Fu Yanchen looked straight into her eyes and warned, "Pei Nian, I hope you remember what you just said, don't forget."

Pei Nian avoided the topic, "Let go of me first, you're hurting me."

Fu Yanchen remained unmoved.

Pei Nian's wrist was squeezed too hard by him, and she had to compromise, "Okay, I remember, can you let go now?"

Only then did Fu Yanchen release her. There was now a red mark on her wrist.

Pei Nian frowned, rubbing her wrist and taking the towel to the bathroom, feeling that this person was really inexplicable tonight.

The next day, when Pei Nian met with Pei Ji, he noticed the bruise on her wrist and his eyes narrowed. He grabbed her wrist and asked, "What happened?"

Pei Nian didn't expect Pei Ji to be so observant. She had deliberately worn a wristwatch to cover it up, but he still noticed it.

Not wanting to cause him worry, she casually made up an excuse, "It's nothing, I accidentally hit it myself last night."

Pei Ji's face clearly showed his disbelief, frowning he asked, "Show me how you managed to bruise your wrist like this?"

Pei Nian naturally couldn't come up with a way to recreate the bruise. She changed the topic, "Okay, brother, we're almost at the hospital. Can we not talk about this now?"

Pei Ji could tell she was changing the subject, but it wasn't the time to argue about it. He just made a mental note.

The car stopped at the entrance of the hospital, and Pei Nian turned to him and said, "I'll go in first, you wait for the news... Oh, and brother, dad doesn't know that I'm still with Fu Yanchen. Remember not to tell him."

Pei Ji nodded faintly, "I know."

Pei Nian got out of the car and walked into the hospital.

Inside the hospital, Pei Nian pushed open the door of the intensive care unit and called out, "Dad?"

Pei Father was lying in bed and smiled when he saw her, "Nian Nian, you're here!"

Pei Nian walked over and asked, "How are you feeling today?"

Pei Father slowly nodded, "Much better."

Pei Nian looked around and then continued to ask, "What about Sister-in-law?"

"She just went to the front desk service station a moment ago..."

"Oh?" It seemed like the timing was just right. Pei Nian leaned in closer to her father and lowered her voice, "Dad, let me tell you something, but you mustn't get too excited."

Pei's father looked at her calmly and nodded. "Go ahead and speak."

Pei Nian leaned towards him and said, "Brother has come back."

"What did you say? Ahem..."

He had promised not to get excited!

Pei Nian quickly reassured him, "Dad, don't get worked up yet..."

Pei's father immediately looked behind her, "Where is he? Where is he?"

"Don't worry, he's here and still downstairs," Pei Nian comforted him.

Just then, there was a noise from the door of the hospital room. Pei Nian whispered, "Dad, I think it's Sister-in-law coming back. I'll take her away first, and you wait here for Brother to come in."

Pei's father nodded in agreement.

Pei Nian turned around and walked over to open the door.

Sure enough, it was Sister-in-law outside the door. She saw Pei Nian and was surprised. "Miss Pei, when did you come?"

"I just arrived," Pei Nian closed the door and suggested to her, "Sister-in-law, I have something to talk to you about. Let's go out for a bit?"

Sister-in-law hesitated for a moment before nodding. "Okay, sure."

They went to the nearby cafe.

Sister-in-law clasped her hands nervously and asked, "Miss Pei, what brings you to me?"

Pei Nian had just received the message that Pei Ji had entered his father's hospital room. She put away her phone and took out a red envelope from her bag, handing it to her. "Sister-in-law, this is for you."

Sister-in-law was immediately confused. "Miss Pei, what is this for?"

Pei Nian sincerely told her, "Sister-in-law, this is just a small token of appreciation. If it weren't for your help during this time, I might not have been able to hold on."

Sister-in-law refused to accept it. "Miss Pei, I'm just doing my job. It's my duty."

Pei Nian forced the envelope into her hand. "Yes, you were hired by me, but you've also helped me a lot. Please take it!"

Sister-in-law still refused. "Miss Pei, I can't accept it."

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Mrs. Gui still refused. "Miss Pei, I cannot accept it."

Pei Nian raised an eyebrow. "If you don't accept, is it because you think I'm offering too little?"

Having said this, Mrs. Gui couldn't refuse anymore. After some hesitation, she reluctantly accepted. "Okay, then."

Pei Nian smiled with satisfaction upon seeing her accept.

They continued to chat for a while, but Pei Nian couldn't help but feel anxious about how her brother's talk with their father was going.

"Miss Pei, we've been out for a while now, and your father is still alone in the hospital room. Shouldn't we head back soon?" Mrs. Gui suggested.

Pei Nian snapped out of her thoughts and agreed. "Okay, let me pay the bill first."

She got up and walked to the front desk, feeling restless. She was about to leave, but still no response from her brother. What was happening?

Suddenly, her phone beeped. Pei Nian quickly checked it and saw a text message from her brother saying that they could leave now.

Pei Nian breathed a sigh of relief and paid the bill before leaving with Mrs. Gui to return to the hospital room.

But when they got there, they were shocked to see the mess.

Mrs. Gui exclaimed, "Oh my! What happened?"

Pei Nian rushed to her father's bed and asked, "Dad, what's going on?"

Her father lay weakly on the bed, reaching out his hand to her. "Nian Nian..."

Pei Nian grasped his hand tightly.

Her father tightened his grip and whispered, "You must stop your brother from going after Fu Yanchen."

Pei Nian was taken aback. She didn't expect her father to also oppose her brother's revenge. She nodded solemnly. "Dad, don't worry. I understand."

After comforting her father, Pei Nian left the hospital room.

Following her brother's location that he had sent her, Pei Nian arrived at the underground parking lot and quickly found him standing in a corner, smoking.

He leaned against the wall, blowing smoke rings into the air.