Chapter 1012 By Your Side

"Am I really stupid?" Xia Ling asked in a low voice.

Xia Yu sneered in her heart again and said: "If you were smart, how could they bully you? Sister, don't you think it's strange, why did Brother Pei adopt you? I think those ladies are right, he must be He doesn’t know you yet. If he sees your true face, he will definitely throw you out!"

Xia Ling panicked: "Then what should I do?"

Xia Yu felt very happy, but she couldn't see her sister looking so proud. The more her sister was hesitant and sad, the more satisfied she became. She pretended to persuade her: "It doesn't matter, don't panic. Just work harder and don't let Brother Pei find out that you can't do anything well. Sister, don't blame me for speaking frankly. Who else in this world besides me is Are you really good to you? We are the only two sisters who depend on each other."

Xia Ling nodded: "Yes, Xiaoyu, I listen to you, how can I blame you?"

Xia Yu smiled again, this time, gloomily and contentedly - her sister listened to her, didn't that mean that her sister admitted that her IQ was not as good as hers? Sure enough, among the two sisters, she is the better one!

She said a few more words to her sister and hung up the phone.

Xia Ling put away the thread and climbed back to bed to sleep. Unexpectedly, she still couldn't sleep tossing and turning - before making this call, she felt vaguely that it was the ladies of the Pei family who were ostracizing her and deliberately said those unpleasant words to intimidate her. However, now even Xia Yu said that Pei Ziheng would Abandoning her...

She was so frightened that she tossed and turned all night long.

This matter was like a big dark cloud, weighing heavily on her heart. She was absent-minded the whole next day. She made several wrong moves in the etiquette class and was punished by Teacher Gao to the point of disgrace.

When I got home, Pei Ziheng was not there.

Zhou's mother brought her dinner: "Miss, your husband has an important meeting tonight and won't be back at night. He told you to eat first and go to bed early after eating."

"Isn't he coming back?" Xia Ling felt a little disappointed in her heart. She couldn't help but wonder, did he not like her anymore, so she avoided seeing him? I clearly know that my idea is ridiculous, but I just can't control it.

Zhou's mother didn't notice that something was wrong with her, and said with a smile: "Yes, I won't come back. I heard that I was discussing things with the Wang family - Miss, have you heard of the Wang family? If you go to a high-end beach resort, you can see it everywhere The speedboats and cruise ships of the Wang family, their business is very big."

Xia Ling absent-mindedly bit her food: "I haven't heard of it."

Zhou Ma arranged the dishes for her: "The relationship between the Wang family and the Pei family has always been very good. I heard that the Wang family also intends to let our husband be his son-in-law. For this meeting, the Wang family brought Miss Wang with them. There will be a dance after the end, our husband dances very well, and he will definitely win Miss Wang's heart."

"I won't eat." Xia Ling pushed the plate away.

Zhou's mother looked at her strangely: "Why did you eat so little today? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? Miss, you can't do this. It's the time when you're growing, so you need to eat more."

Xia Ling said softly: "I'm a little tired, so I'm going to bed first." After saying that, before Zhou's mother could react, she pushed away the dinner plate, jumped off the dining chair, and walked to her room.

As he walked, he couldn't help thinking, did he go dancing with Miss Wang's family? What would he look like when he danced, would he smile at Miss Wang? Just like she did...

Her heart was in turmoil, and she didn't know what was wrong, and she felt very uncomfortable.

I forced myself to go to bed, but I couldn't fall asleep. The insomnia tonight was worse than last night. After finally drifting off to sleep, she had a nightmare. In the dream, she did something wrong. Pei Ziheng asked the servant to kick her out with a stern expression. She dreamed that she begged hard, but he said nothing and didn't want her anymore, and let her wear thin clothes and wander barefoot in unfamiliar streets...

Suddenly woke up.

Outside the window, there is a night like water, and the starry sky is bright.

She looked around and found that she was still sleeping on a comfortable bed in his villa, still wearing the silk satin pajamas he selected. The room was filled with a faint floral fragrance, which was her favorite iris.

Holding the cup, she sat up and got out of bed barefoot.

The faint fluorescent clock points to midnight.

She couldn't settle down no matter what, the scenes in the dream haunted her repeatedly and echoed in her heart. She walked out of the room lightly, the corridor was dark, and the firefly-like night lights dyed faint bands of light on the wooden floor. She came to his bedroom door and listened sideways, but he didn't seem to come back yet.

Going downstairs, the living room was very quiet, and Zhou's mother and the housekeeper were not there either.

Her eyes swept around the empty house and landed on a floor-length clothes rack next to the sofa - hanging on it was one of his coats, a dark gray thin suit, which he wore when he went to the orphanage to adopt her. pieces.

She looked up at the suit for a long time.

Suddenly, she reached out to take off the suit and put it in her arms. The suit felt soft, it was a very comfortable and indescribable texture. She hugged it tighter and rubbed her palm-sized face against it. The faint breath of the suit came from the end of her nose. His breath.

Somewhere deep inside, be quiet.

She walked back with the suit in her arms, went upstairs, and returned to her room. Wrapping the suit around her body, she went back to bed, and fell into a deep sleep surrounded by his seemingly lifeless surroundings.

At two o'clock in the morning, Pei Ziheng returned home.

Zhou Ma took the coat he took off and handed him a bowl of hangover soup.

He asked Zhou's mother: "Where is Xiao Ling?"

"Miss didn't have much dinner and went to bed very early." Zhou's mother said.

Pei Ziheng took a casual sip of the hangover soup, went upstairs to see her in her room. Gently opening the door, he saw his little princess sleeping soundly on the soft and white feather bed, her soft eyelashes closed quietly, her little nose undulating between breaths, very peaceful.

He stepped forward and reached out to tuck her into bed, but unexpectedly found that she was wrapped in a suit jacket - the one he had hung in the living room.

He was slightly startled, and after a moment, his expression became softer. He reached out and gently touched her soft and white petal-like face. The touch felt so good that he couldn't bear to leave.

She awoke at his touch.

"Brother Pei?" She rubbed her eyes, with unconcealable joy in her voice.

"Why do you sleep wrapped in my clothes?" he asked softly.

Her face suddenly turned red, and after a long while, she muttered: "I...I'm afraid of the dark."

"Aren't you afraid of being wrapped in my clothes?"

She lowered her head slightly: "That way it will be as if you are by my side, and I won't be afraid of anything."