Pei Yuanchen softly "tsked," picked up Xiaobao, and walked towards the living room, "It's a long story... Is He Jingyao here?"
Zhixi nodded, waved at Ziyi, and gestured for her to come along.
The red blush on Ziyi's face still hadn't faded. She spoke softly, "Sister-in-law, is he really alright? I... I didn't mean to."
"He's fine, it's not your fault," Zhixi quickly reassured her.
...
At dinner, Zhixi finally learned what Pei Yuanchen had been up to these past few days.
"Ran into a bit of trouble with business," Pei Yuanchen took a sip of wine and heaved a comfortable sigh, "I realized something was off, so I halted all transactions, and I've been busy with this matter these past few days."
Upon hearing this, He Jingyao's expression slightly darkened, "They were targeting me because your business was under my care, so they started focusing on you."
Pei Yuanchen's expression turned sour, "No need to remind me of that fact!"
