"What should I call you if I don't call you by your name?" Zhang Mengxue asked.

  "You don't need to call me anything, I've already said it. Now Brother Pei is not here. Please turn around and leave." Song Yuqiao's voice hardened.

  "It was Peas who let me come over, I'll be staying here for a few days."

  "Why did he let you stay here? Don't you have anywhere else to go?" Song Yuqiao frowned, "Besides, what are you talking about now? Brother Pei never said that."

  Since Zhang Mengxue was allowed to enter privately last time, Song Yuqiao had made up her mind to directly put Zhang Mengxue into the opposing camp.

  Zhang Mengxue is now in a good mood and says: "Pei Si Cheng just called, didn't you receive it?"

  "Nothing..."

  Song Yuqiao hadn't even spoken a word when she was interrupted by the nanny behind her, "Earlier, sir had called. Miss, you were in the bathroom at that time, so I answered it. He indeed said that a Miss Zhang would be coming to stay for a while."

  Song Yuqiao moved his lips slightly and stared at Zhang Mengxue with great effort, his eyes were a bit sour from staring.

  Zhang Mengxue shrugged and seemed completely unbothered, asking: "Can I go in now?"

  "No way!" Song Yuqiao put one hand on the door, "This is my home, if you want to come in, you need to ask for my permission, I don't agree with you coming in now, so you can't come in."

  After finishing speaking, Song Yuqiao slammed the door shut in front of Zhang Mengxue with a "bang".

  She stood with her back against the door, puffed out her cheeks and looked somewhat indignant.

  The nanny aunt rubbed her hands: "That... should we give Mr. a call back?"

  "No! I don't want to deal with him!"

  Song Yuqiao finished speaking and went into her bedroom alone, locking herself in for the whole afternoon. She didn't even come out for dinner.

  Zhang Mengxue came to Pei Si Cheng's place this time to stay for a while, because the company Pei Si Cheng is in had an endorsement deal with some people from the ballet theater, including Zhang Mengxue. However, perhaps due to Zhang Mengxue's personality, they got into a fight after only two days of living together, and it even escalated into a physical altercation. In the midst of the chaos, someone lost their footing and fell down the stairs, hitting their head against the wall and getting a concussion. Now they are looking for a lawyer to sue each other.

  Zhang Mengxue had no acquaintances here and only knew Pei Si Cheng, so she looked for Pei Si Cheng.

  Paisong Cheng originally wanted to find a hotel for Zhang Mengxue, but Zhang Mengxue was afraid that someone would retaliate against her and wanted to stay in Paisong Cheng's residence for a while. With the lawyer's suggestion, Paisong Cheng agreed.

  Anyway, the house in Los Angeles is big enough. Except for the room where Song Yuqiao and Pei Shicheng live, there are two empty rooms left after the nanny's room.

  It just so happened that Pei Si returned home from work in the evening and saw Zhang Mengxue standing outside the door, leaning against the wall, looking particularly tired, rubbing her neck.

  Zhang Mengxue heard Pei Si Cheng's footsteps and turned around with a smile, "You're back?"

  Pais's face was expressionless, his eyes calm and cold. He pressed the doorbell, "Why don't you go in?"

  Zhang Mengxue said: "I was driven out, to be honest, I'm really afraid of your girlfriend, it's just short of throwing me downstairs."

  Usually, Song Yuqiao would calculate the time and sit at the door with a chair when Pei Shichen was about to arrive home. Since mobile phone radiation is not good for the baby, she would hold a book of essays and pretend to read. When she heard the doorbell ring or the sound of keys turning, she could immediately jump up to open the door, then flash a bright smile, stretch out her hand to help Pei Shichen with his briefcase, and ask: "Pei Gege, are you off work?"

  This time, Pei Su pressed the doorbell, but he didn't open the door as quickly as usual. Moreover, it wasn't Song Yuqiao who opened the door, but rather the nanny.

  Pei Si Cheng did not see that smiling face with a faint dimple, and he felt a little disappointed.

  He walked in and asked the nanny to help tidy up a room for Zhang Mengxue, and casually asked, "Has Chu Chu eaten yet?"

  Nothing.

  The nanny took a glance at Zhang Mengxue standing aside and swallowed her extra words.

  Pei Si Cheng glanced at the empty dinner table, his heart tightened involuntarily. He took a step towards the bedroom, but to his surprise, the bedroom door opened before he could even grasp the doorknob.

  Song Yuqiao's figure is considered petite and delicate, so now her belly looks particularly big, round and bulging, with a kind of illusion that it might drop down.

  She bit her lower lip and furrowed her brow tightly when she saw Zhang Mengxue.

  Pei Si Cheng smiled and asked: "Why aren't you eating dinner? Didn't I say that if I'm late, you don't have to wait for me?"

  Song Yuqiao looked at Pei Si Cheng and pointed at Zhang Mengxue with his hand, saying: "Let her go, I don't want to see her!"

  Pei Si Cheng's footsteps paused, while Zhang Meng Xue behind him stood still, watching Song Yu Qiao with a look of amusement, then glanced at Pei Si Cheng.

  Paisen's face was a bit unsightly.

  Maybe every man's heart, not only lives a child, occasionally childish and naive, but also has a big man. For the girl you like, you can cry and make trouble for me in private, I will coax you to tolerate you, but if you make trouble out, make trouble to my buddies, my friends, that's not allowed.

  In short, Pei Chi's face turned very bad because of Song Yuqiao's ruthless words.

  But at this moment, Song Yuqiao didn't see Pei Si Cheng's face at all, but stood still at the door, staring dead at Zhang Mengxue.

  She felt that her momentum must not weaken now, if she weakened, she would definitely be defeated, but she absolutely could not be defeated, even for Pei Gege, she could not be defeated, even with just a glance, she had to stare Zhang Mengxue to death.

  But Pei Shuai said: "Zhang Sao, you go clean up the room first."

  Song Yu's eyes widened in shock as he stared at Pei Si Cheng: "You let her stay?!"

  Behind Pei Cheng's back, Zhang Mengxue smiled at Song Yuqiao.

  This smile, in Song Yuqiao's eyes, was a sneer, as if her brother Pei was about to be snatched away by this vicious woman. Song Yuqiao absolutely could not tolerate such a thing happening.

  She walked quickly from the door, suddenly rushed to the nanny Zhang's face, took a package of Xue Meng directly from Zhang's hand, and then quickly ran to the door, opened it and threw it out. With a loud noise, something inside fell down.

  The current Song Yuqiao, whether in front of Pei Shichen or Zhang Mengxue, and even more so in front of the completely unrelated Zhang Shu, is absolutely a willful and unreasonable little girl.

  Pei Su furrowed his brow, took a step forward, wanting to pull Song Yuqiao, but Song Yuqiao took a step back, opening the door wide. "Don't touch me, let her out! I just don't like her, I don't want her to come in!"

  Zhang Shuo is an outsider after all, but in such a stalemate situation, it's often the case that an outsider stepping out can have a more significant impact.

  "Miss, Mr.'s friend is just staying for a short while, you don't have to..."

  It's inexplicable these four words, Zhang Shu never said it out loud, she could tell that the master still had a liking for the young lady.

  Zhang Mengxue took a look at the situation and now showed great tolerance, passing by Pei Si's side and saying: "Forget it, I was just trying to make things convenient for myself. Now that you're not welcome, I'll leave..."

  As she passed by Pei Sheng's side, she deliberately paused for a moment. Pei Sheng's gaze was still fixed on Song Yuqiao, unmoving.

  Song Yuqiao is now completely ignoring both Zhang Mengxue and Zhang Shu, her attention is solely focused on Pei Sicong's attitude.

  She grasped the door frame stubbornly, her finger joints had begun to turn blue, and tears rolled in her eyes.

  Song Yuqiao can now ignore everyone, she only wants Pei Shichen, even if it's a child in her belly, it's left for Pei Shichen. However, even if she sleeps with Brother Pei on the same bed every day, she still feels uneasy, every day feeling like a floating leaf in the vast ocean, drifting aimlessly, but can't find a shore to rely on.

  This feeling is even less secure than when she was pregnant and went to gamble and wait.

  "Peace out!"

  This was the first time Song Yuqiao had called Pei Shichen by name, but it felt like her heart and lungs were being torn apart.

  "It's either her leaving or me leaving, you choose!"

  Song Yuqiao really did something stupid, at this time, in front of outsiders, saying such temperamental words, Pei Si Cheng can coax you, can indulge you, but the premise is that he didn't embarrass him in front of outsiders.

  A clever woman would never say something that forces her beloved man to choose between herself and another woman, how silly.

  It can only be said that Song Yuqiao now likes her Pei brother, has completely lost his rationality, and what about Pei Si Cheng? In this love of mutual dependence, there is still a bit of rationality, a bit of arrogance, and a bit of coldness.

  In Pei's current view, Song Yuqiao is just being unreasonable and making a fuss.

  Then, Pei Chi looked deeply at Song Yuqiao and turned around to enter the room.

  "Whatever."

  It was just this action, these two icy words, that made Song Yuqiao feel like the sky had darkened.

  Are the lights in the living room still on? But why does it feel so dark? Brother Pei, did you turn off the lights?

  Song Yu covered her mouth, and sobbing sounds directly penetrated from the gaps between her fingers, then she opened the door and ran out.

  But Song Yuqiao's belly is now very big, even if she runs, she can only run slowly. She ran all the way, tears streaming down her face, from initially silently shedding tears to finally bursting into loud sobs.

  She sat in the elevator and ran down to the floor, holding onto a tree trunk and vomiting.

  The sky outside had already completely darkened, she hastily rushed down, wearing only a thin maternity nightgown, the cold wind poured in, very cold, so cold that it made her shiver.

  The road ahead is very dark, even with streetlights it's still not bright.

  Song Yuqiao's palm was stuck to her own belly, and she whispered: "Xiaohuo, your father doesn't want us anymore..."

  At this moment, she felt wronged, too wronged, so wronged that tears fell, and couldn't stop, her heart ached with grievance.

  Upstairs, actually, at the moment when Song Yuqiao rushed out, Pei Si Cheng was a little flustered.

  But to be honest, Song Yuqiao is indeed too clingy, it's as if she really has that kind of... arrogant and spoiled feeling. At this time, it's completely immature behavior.

  Zhang Shu listened to the footsteps going away in the corridor and didn't dare say anything more.

  Zhang Mengxue took a glance at Pei Si Cheng's gloomy face, then directly walked out to pick up her own bag. She glanced at the dim corridor and smiled slightly. It was really unexpected that Xia Chuchu would be so impatient, repeatedly doing this, seemingly provoking her, but actually provoking Pei Si Cheng.

  She's really just a little girl, she doesn't even understand human relationships, wanting to completely bind a man's heart to her body, you have to see if you have the skills.

  She had just picked up her bag and was about to leave when she heard a loud noise coming from Pei Si Cheng's bedroom, followed by the sight of him rushing out quickly.

  Pei Si Cheng pushed Zhang Meng Xue to one side, rushed out of the room door, and ran to the elevator at the end of the corridor, pressing the elevator switch hard.

  But he really couldn't wait a minute now, so he directly pushed open the safety passage door on one side of the stairs and ran down.

  At this moment, when Zhang Mengxue saw Pei Si Cheng's anxious appearance, she knew that she had not only lost to the child in Xia Chuchu's belly, but also to Pei Si Cheng's unpredictable heart.

  ………………

  Have to say, habit is really a terrible thing.

  I'm used to your coquetry, I'm used to your smile, I'm used to having you waiting at the door every day after work, I'm used to reading a storybook with you for our unborn baby before bed every night, and then giving you a goodnight kiss in the evening, holding you and our baby together as we fall asleep.

  When Pei Si walked into the dark bedroom without anyone turning on the light, he suddenly understood what he really wanted.

  It's okay, he understands it's not too late yet.

  Pei Si Cheng's attitude towards Xia Chuchu, from their initial encounter to their first time together, was merely a casual interest that could be taken or left. As the third son of the Pei family, with a good family background and exceptional qualities, he didn't lack women who would throw themselves at him; it just so happened that they met in a foreign land, nothing more.

  The real good impression of Song Yu Qiao, rising to liking, was after returning to Los Angeles, seeing this small but determined figure, with a big belly, taking a flight over to find him, and then using an innocent little face, with expectation, calling him Brother Pei.

  And also, this summer, Chu Chu's belly belongs to his child.

  He's actually going to be a dad.

  He had missed more than seven months of Xia Chuchu's pregnancy, and now Pei Si Cheng was making up for it every day, compensating her for the time he had lost. Even if Xia Chuchu was too clingy every day, he would still take care of her emotions after a tiring day at work, coaxing her to be happy.

  But even if he was annoyed, Pei Si Cheng had never shown it before. He suppressed it deeply in his heart until Zhang Meng Xue moved in and the fuse was finally lit, igniting everything at once.

  But why did it still come out now?

  Just now, when Xia Chuchu turned around and rushed out of the door, Pei Si Cheng's heart was uncontrollably panicked. He returned to the room, couldn't see her figure, and became even more flustered.

  Deep down, for Xia Chuchu, Pei Si Cheng had really moved his heart. She was the first girl that Pei Si Cheng truly liked, from a casual affection to liking, to loving, and finally... etched in his bones, it had to be her, as if he had walked through a lifetime, a cycle of reincarnation.

  Pei Shuai chased all the way to the roadside before finding Song Yuqiao.

  Song Yuqiao leaned against a large tree, hugging her shoulders, the cold wind blowing by, with people rushing to and fro around her, wrapped in thick woolen coats, while Song Yuqiao had only one white maternity nightgown on, shivering all over, her huge belly making her look even more petite and thin, pitifully frail.

  Paisley's heart was torn and ached for a moment.

  He walked over, took off his woolen coat and wrapped it around Song Yuqiao.

  Song Yu Qiao shook slightly, saw that it was Pei Si Cheng, blinked once, and the tears in her eyes had already fallen down, with eyelashes curled up and stained with tears.

  "Brother Pei..."

  Song Yuqiao's voice was trembling as he spoke.

  However, when Pei Shichen stretched out his hand to her, Song Yuqiao still made two completely contradictory movements, wanting to pounce forward and push Pei Shichen away at the same time.

  Pei Si Cheng this time did not allow any nonsense, and wrapped Song Yu Qiao in his thick woolen coat, holding her in his arms, grasping her icy hand.

  Song Yuqiao cried while pushing him away: "Leave, just leave! I don't want to see you!"

  Pei Si Cheng held Song Yu Qiao in his arms, letting her fists land solidly on his chest, until she was tired and wrapped her arms tightly around his waist.

  Song Yuqiao couldn't bear to part with him, she didn't want to let go of any opportunity to hold onto Pei Cheng tightly. She tilted her small chin and asked: "Brother Pei, do you like me?"

  "Agreed." Pei Si promised.

  "What about the little fire?"

  "I like it even more." Pei Cheng's palm was stuck to Song Yuqiao's lower abdomen, and he kissed her forehead. "Let's go home. If you don't want Zhang Mengxue to stay, then let her get out. It's my fault for not considering everything thoroughly, not thinking about you..."

  "No, let her stay," Song Yuqiao said with a smile, turning to hold Pei Sicheng's hand. She had only cared about what Pei Sicheng thought of her before, but now she felt that she was being a bit too petty. She waved her hand, "I just don't like her, but she is your friend, isn't she? Let her stay then, I'm still the mistress of this house."

  Song Yuqiao laughed as he spoke, comforting himself.

  For Pei Si Cheng, at that time Xia Chu Chu was all unconditional forgiveness, in fact, she was quite vengeful, just not including Pei Si Cheng.

  Pei Sicheng handed the plush coat to Song Yuqiao, who was walking forward with him. Suddenly, Song Yuqiao let out a cry of pain and clutched at his stomach.

  Pei Si suddenly tensed up, "Stomachache? Do you want to go to the hospital?"

  Song Yuqiao burst out laughing and pulled Pei Si Cheng's hand to make him squat down: "No, Brother Pei listen, Xiao Huo just made a fuss in my tummy."

  Pei Si bent down and put his ear on Song Yuqiao's belly.

  Song Yuqiao said in a soft voice: "Xiaohuo, this is your dad. Dad has come to find mom. He said he won't abandon Xiaohuo."

  Pei Si Cheng listened to Song Yu Qiao's words, his heart moved slightly, and he tightened his grip on her hand.

  Song Yuqiao looked at this angle, just saw Pei Si Cheng's sweater slipping down from his sleeve, revealing a small arm with a particularly deep bite mark.

  "Huh? Brother Pei, who bit this?"

  Pei Si Cheng also noticed and told everything about Pei Ya's situation.

  Song Yuqiao listened, and couldn't help but cover her bulging belly, sticking out her tongue at Pei Si: "Fortunately, you didn't know when I was first pregnant, or it would have been too terrifying."

  Pei Si stroked Song Yuqiao's soft hair and smiled slightly.

  If Pei Shao knew earlier that Song Yuqiao was pregnant, what would he do when Pei Xiao Huo was still unformed in Song Yuqiao's belly?

  He doesn't know.

  This world has so many assumptions, so many ifs, but in the end, it always follows a predetermined path.

  ………………

  If it's like this, and I can make it safely to the due date, then everything will be fine.

  However, there was an extra Zhang Mengxue.

  And then there's Qi Xuan, who has been secretly following Zhang Mengxue all along.

  Zi Xuan wasn't missing, he was just hiding in the dark, protecting Zhang Mengxue, and quietly paying attention to her. However, because of his mistake on his first time getting drunk, he didn't dare to show up, he had no face to see Zhang Mengxue.

  He also didn't have the face to see Pei Su.

  However, while quietly paying attention to Zhang Mengxue, Qi Xuan would also often learn about the conversations between Zhang Mengxue and Zheng Jiawei.

  Zi Xuan sensed that there was a problem with Zhang Mengxue and Zheng Jiawei's conversation, so he took the initiative to find a detective and retrieved all the call records. Among them was the record of Zheng Jiawei suggesting to show Song Yuqiao the fake engagement video from back then.

  Zi Xuan felt guilty towards Pei Si Cheng, so he went to look for Zhang Meng Xue.

  This was his first time appearing in the limelight, and it was to see Zhang Mengxue.

  When Zhang Mengxue received a message from Qi Xuan, she was quite shocked.

  She certainly wouldn't think this person is really Qi Xuan just because of a single message with the signature Qi Xuan.

  Because she is currently living in Pei's house, so the first person she thought of telling was naturally Pei.

  Early in the morning, Zhang Mengxue went to knock on Pei Su Cheng's door.

  ………………

  At this time, Pei Si Cheng was massaging Song Yu Qiao's legs as she lay in bed.

  Actually, when Song Yuqiao was pregnant with Xiao Huo, it wasn't tiring at all. Except for a little morning sickness reaction in the beginning, until now, almost to the due date, she can still walk around and even dare to climb up to change the light bulb on the ceiling.

  Now she just wants to find something for Pei Si Cheng to do, so from early morning on, she starts groaning: "My calf is swollen, it's so painful..."

  Pei Si Cheng looked at Song Yu Qiao's still slender calf, glanced at her pretending to be in pain, and didn't expose her. He patiently helped her massage, but as he massaged her calf, it gradually moved up to her thigh, and then to the root of her thigh...

  Song Yuqiao laughed and choked with laughter, "Brother Pei, you're really... what are you doing?"

  Pei Si Cheng directly pulled Song Yu Qiao, who wanted to turn over, into his arms and pinched her nose, "Do you dare to deceive me? Little lazy pig, the sun is shining on your butt."

  Song Yuqiao took a glance out of the window and corrected seriously: "Today is cloudy, won't be sunburned."

  Just as Song Yuqiao was playing with Pei Si Cheng on the bed, the door suddenly creaked and opened directly from the outside.

  Pei Si Cheng looked towards the entrance, his eyes already cold by three degrees.

  Zhang Mengxue simply tried turning the door handle, but didn't expect it to open directly, "I didn't think you guys didn't lock the door, just..."

  Song Yuqiao lay on the bed, tilting her head to look at Zhang Mengxue, and grasped Pei Si Cheng's hand even tighter.

  Zhang Mengxue had already taken the initiative to open the door, so now it didn't matter anymore. "Pei Si Cheng, can you come out for a moment? I have something to say to you."

  Pei Si Cheng felt that Song Yu Qiao was pulling his hand with some force, and he lowered his head to take a look at Song Yu Qiao.

  In Song Yuqiao's pair of bright and clear eyes, Pei Si Cheng was reflected, with some ripples shimmering.

  Pei Su could see that Song Yuqiao was worried about something, so he said to Zhang Mengxue: "If there's anything to say, just say it here, there's nothing that can't be seen."

  Zhang Mengxue bit her lip and grasped the door handle tightly. "I received a message, it was sent by Qi Xuan."