After the Breakup, the Possessive Heiress Regretted It - Chapter 28

Chapter 28:  What’s Lost is Lost. 1.2

Pei Jinyue was shocked for two seconds. After coming back to her senses, she blurted out, “What are you doing?!”

Pei Yan naturally heard her, but she didn’t pay attention to Pei Jinyue.

Pei Siche’s matter was more important right now.

To prevent Pei Siche from doing something like this again, she had to nip it in the bud.

So, after she left, she still called.

She had to know today who was ruining this good marriage alliance.

The call connected.

Pei Yan had already prepared her opening remarks.

But when the voice from the other end came through, Pei Yan’s thousands of words were stuck in her throat. No matter how eloquent she was, she couldn’t utter a single word now.

All of this was because of her confusion—

How was it a woman on the other end?!

Her Pei family hadn’t encountered this in so many years, and now both her daughters were…

Ah, just give her, an old woman, some time to process this.

But the person on the other end didn’t seem to understand the current situation, just kept calling Pei Siche’s name.

Pei Jinyue, who had been extremely anxious and flustered, stopped when she saw Pei Yan’s shocked expression. She raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile, “Ms. Pei Yan, now that you understand everything, are you satisfied?”

Pei Yan let out a long breath, regaining her composure, and smiled faintly, “I don’t care how this goes, as long as the final outcome satisfies me.”

Pei Jinyue sneered, “So, Pei Siche and I are just tools for your satisfaction?”

Pei Yan’s grip on the phone tightened. She was now somewhat disoriented by the string of events, and what she said wasn’t well thought out: “I’m doing all this for your good, but neither of you listens to me. In that case, I agree with what you said.”

Pei Jinyue was completely enraged by Pei Yan’s words, her shoulders trembling with anger. She roared, “For our good? So even if Pei Siche has someone she loves, you’ll force her to marry? Besides, didn’t you say at the beginning that as long as I wasn’t with a woman back then, the marriage alliance could be discussed separately?!”

“All those words were just to coax you, to stop you from doing those things!” Pei Yan said, “But you still left, and the marriage alliance has already been set, so it naturally can’t be changed. Your sister voluntarily agreed to it. She herself actively agreed to the marriage, I think it was for you.”

Pei Jinyue had already thought about how to respond to Pei Yan’s words, but when she heard the last sentence, she shook her head in shock repeatedly.

For her…

For a sister who had hated her for so many years?

Pei Jinyue was too surprised to speak, backing away.

Until she bumped into someone.

Pei Siche had come downstairs at some unknown point and had been listening for who knows how long.

Presumably, because Pei Yan and Pei Jinyue were too angry, absorbed in their argument, they hadn’t noticed Pei Siche’s appearance at all.

When Pei Yan saw Pei Siche, she instinctively picked up her phone, intending to hang up.

“No need,” Pei Siche said with a faint smile, gently taking the phone from Pei Yan’s hand, and spoke, “You’ve heard, haven’t you? I’m getting married soon.”

The other side remained silent.

In the midst of the quiet, the hour hand ticked.

It was already past midnight.

Lights shone brightly in the distance.

Pei Siche looked out the window, the corners of her eyes curving like a crescent moon.

She softly said to the person on the other end of the phone, “Happy New Year.”

Actually, the full version of that sentence was—

I wish you eternal happiness in a New Year without me.

But it was too long.

The little fish swimming in tears probably couldn’t hear such a long sentence clearly.

Pei Yan coughed lightly, urging, “Although it’s a bit late, they’re still waiting for us. Let’s go quickly.”

Pei Siche hung up the phone.

Wearing a luxurious long dress, her high heels tapped on the ground, making “tap-tap” sounds.

Perhaps she would later go to more exquisite restaurants, ride in luxury cars, and wear even more beautiful long dresses.

But at this moment, as she walked out the main door, her only thought was—

How she wished she could go back to the day she first met Lu Yu. How she wished she hadn’t walked into the convenience store where Lu Yu was working part-time back then.

Then, perhaps all the absurdity that followed wouldn’t have happened.

Little Yu once smiled and told her, “Your eyes are too clear; even a fish can see it at a glance.”

Yes.

So, these eyes can no longer see Little Yu.

“Pei Siche!” Pei Jinyue called out from behind them, trying to catch up with Pei Siche.

But Pei Yan glared at her, and Pei Siche didn’t turn back.

Pei Jinyue lowered her head, bit her lower lip, and softly called out, “Sister…”

She no longer heard the sound of high heels.

Pei Jinyue looked up and met Pei Siche’s gaze.

In that instant, it was as if she was transported back many years. She was small and clingy then, not wanting to take the driver’s car home, only wanting her sister to pick her up. Every time school ended, Pei Jinyue would swing her ponytail and quickly walk to the school gate, looking for her sister. One day, she was delayed by something and thought her sister had already gone home when she left the classroom. But as soon as she came out, before she even reached the school gate, she met her sister’s gaze.

Later, as she grew older, she stopped asking her sister to pick her up, and they had a big falling out. She never had a proper conversation with her sister again, and even because of her mother’s favoritism, she grew to increasingly resent her sister.

But she had never asked clearly what the reason for that year’s events was, and she just piled all her hatred onto her sister—even though she was a sister who would wait for her at the school gate after school.

But this time, her sister didn’t stop for her.

By the time Pei Jinyue came back to her senses, Pei Siche and Pei Yan had already gotten into the car heading to the Gu family.

The car had already driven off.

Some things cannot be undone.

What’s lost is lost.

Ji Wanmian, sitting on the high-speed train, suddenly felt very uncomfortable. She wondered if it was because the instant noodles from the seat next door smelled too good, making her recall those days in the rented apartment. Although life was tough, there was always hope – for example, suddenly becoming rich and then swaggering to Pei Jinyue, asking, “Are we considered well-matched now?”

How could that be?

Could her kind of sudden wealth compare to their kind of wealth?

Ji Wanmian shook her head, no longer thinking about money and relationships, two things that saddened her.

She was bored, but working on the high-speed train was out of the question.

So, she decided to play on her phone to relax.

She hadn’t traveled far for leisure since starting this job.

She even forgot to download TV shows in advance.

So Ji Wanmian could only play on her phone “intermittently” due to network issues.

For instance, a message sent by Ji Lan on December 31st was only received by her on January 1st.

It’s been a whole year!

There were several messages, and Ji Wanmian read each one carefully—

Ji Lan: “My dear daughter, I won’t be picking you up tonight, neither will Old Wan.”

Ji Wanmian nodded. It’s fine if they don’t come; it’s cold late at night, better for them to stay home.

Although she was a little scared, it was okay; one always has to grow.

But she was a little surprised when she read the following messages.

Ji Lan: “But we’re still worried, so we found someone to pick you up.”

Ji Wanmian thought to herself, when did her family become so well-off that they could hire someone specifically to pick her up?

Ji Lan: “I bet you’ll be pleasantly surprised when you see that person.”

She even kept her in suspense.

Ji Wanmian was truly curious, so she opened the chat box, wanting to ask who it was.

But before she could finish typing, she saw that there was no signal.

Never mind, she’d be in Nancheng soon.

She’d find out who it was then.

Someone who could make her mom and dad feel at ease, and also come pick her up in the cold wind.

It must be a relative from the family.

Before Ji Wanmian’s drowsiness kicked in, she finally arrived at the station. She dragged her suitcase towards the exit.

Perhaps because she was about to find out who was picking her up, she quickened her steps, a sense of anticipation growing in her heart.

Exiting the station, Ji Wanmian scanned the people around her.

She really didn’t see anyone familiar.

Could that person have decided not to come because it was too cold or they overslept?

Ji Wanmian lowered her head in a bit of disappointment.

But she quickly adjusted her mood. Although it was getting even later because of her disappointment, she still bravely comforted herself: It’s okay, I’ll just take a taxi home, it’s not absolutely necessary for someone to pick me up.

She walked forward with determination, but perhaps she was walking too fast and accidentally bumped into someone’s shoulder.

After apologizing several times, she continued pulling her suitcase forward.

Until she heard the person behind her softly call out, “Xiaomian.”

Ji Wanmian stopped, not immediately responding, unsure if she was being called.

“Ji Wanmian.”

The person probably noticed her hesitation and called her full name again.

Only then did Ji Wanmian turn around and look at the person behind her.

So this was the person her mom and dad said would pick her up.

This was also the person Lu Yu mentioned at the hot pot restaurant entrance.

Her high school classmate, her desk mate for a period of time.

Wen Su.

“Actually, I arrived very early, but I went to the wrong place. I’m really sorry,” Wen Su said softly, her eyes filled with a smile as she looked at her.

Ji Wanmian waved her hand and said, “It’s okay, Wen Su, I should be thanking you for picking me up.”

Looking at Ji Wanmian, Wen Su’s smile deepened. Then, she apologized again: “I’m sorry, I was late.”

I was indeed late before, I didn’t grab your hand.

But from now on, never again.