TLCBITAR Chapter 171

Chapter 171: This is a greeting gift for you.

Zhou Zhou returned to the Pei family’s villa. As soon as he stepped through the door, he saw a stern-faced man with features remarkably similar to Pei Yanlie sitting on the sofa.

His smile froze for a moment.

No need to guess, this man must be Pei Yanlie’s father.

The novel had only a few brief descriptions of Master Pei.

Although his legs had been disabled for many years, he couldn’t hide the imposing manner of someone in a high position. Just being stared at by his dark, eagle-like, sharp eyes was enough to make people’s backs cold and shudder.

Zhou Zhou quickly scanned his surroundings. There was no one there, not even Auntie Fang, the housekeeper.

He couldn’t help but overthink. Could it be that Master Pei wanted to take this opportunity to warn him and make him leave Pei Yanlie?

It seemed that Master Pei and Madam Wen hadn’t reached a consensus yet. This was terrible.

“Uncle Pei, good afternoon,” he slowly moved to the sofa and greeted him with a smile.

Pei Qizheng gave a faint “Mm” without much expression. He took out a card from his pocket and placed it on the coffee table.

The corners of Zhou Zhou’s mouth gradually turned down. He couldn’t smile anymore. So, he really wanted to use money to send him away?

He pursed his lips. “Uncle Pei, do you think I’m the kind of person who’s greedy for money?”

Pei Qizheng looked at him with scrutiny and a hint of doubt, and cleared his throat. “This is a greeting gift for you.”

Zhou Zhou: …

A greeting gift? Pei Yanlie, is your father this open-minded?

“Don’t just stand there like an idiot. Let’s talk,” Pei Qizheng still didn’t have much expression, but his voice was a little gentler.

Zhou Zhou responded and silently walked to the other side of the sofa, sitting down with his back straight, his hands obediently placed on his knees, his whole body tense, and the discomfort growing stronger.

Why did he have the feeling of facing Instructor Tan?

Instructor Tan was his physical training teacher during his university days in the future Starry Sky era. He was ruthless and didn’t talk much, specializing in training students to death.

Even Zhou Zhou, this lazy second-generation rich kid, didn’t dare to be presumptuous in front of him. He was forced to be a sports student under Instructor Tan for a few months, and his physical fitness and sports skills were forcibly improved.

Although the result was good, the process was too torturous. In just a few months, he transformed from a pale, flabby chicken without abdominal muscles into a handsome guy with eight-pack abs and honey-colored skin. With his height of 185cm, the girls chasing him could circle the Xingyang Pagoda several times.

However, Instructor Tan was temporarily transferred back to the Alliance Army due to a superior’s order. Only then did he escape the identity of a sports student and return to his salted fish state, indulging in transmigrating-into-a-book games. Over time, his skin turned white again, and his eight-pack abs turned into six-pack abs.

Bringing his thoughts back, he looked at Pei Qizheng and blurted out, “Instructor Tan.”

Pei Qizheng was stunned. “My surname is Pei.”

A trace of loneliness flashed in Zhou Zhou’s eyes. “Uncle Pei gives me a sense of déjà vu.”

Pei Qizheng remained noncommittal and said in a deep voice, “Shu Tang has already told me about you and Yanlie. Although same-sex relationships are not accepted by the world, I am not the kind of person with outdated ideas.”

Zhou Zhou was moved in his heart. “Uncle and Auntie are both open-minded people. Thank you for your understanding and support.”

“You should know that Yanlie suffered a long-planned car accident when he was five years old,” Pei Qizheng changed the subject.

Zhou Zhou didn’t understand, and nodded.

Why bring this up? Was there some deeper meaning?

Pei Qizheng’s eyes showed pain. “He had already stopped breathing in the car accident.”

Zhou Zhou’s breathing stagnated. What did that mean? If he had stopped breathing, wouldn’t he be dead? If he was dead, then who was this vigorous, mighty, and domineering president who started wars at the drop of a hat?

“You also know that the dead cannot be brought back to life. He underwent a clear diagnosis in the hospital and was confirmed to be brain dead. However, not long after the doctor announced the results, he woke up.”

“For the first month after waking up, his behavior was obviously abnormal. He didn’t act like an ordinary child, but like an adult man who had been through many battles.”

“He drew many architectural portraits full of high-tech style, as well as many military-specific items such as guns and shells that could not be created in modern times. At that time, he said to us: ‘I am not your son. The memories in my mind are gradually swallowing my original memories. Before I lose my memory, I beg you to keep these portraits safe and, if possible, materialize these buildings.'”

Zhou Zhou was dumbfounded. A huge wave was surging in his mind, and an unbelievable thought emerged.

Pei Yanlie was also a transmigrator?

Perhaps like himself, he came from the future Starry Sky era?

“He said these words as soon as he woke up from the car accident. Shu Tang and I were unwilling to believe it, so we invited Master Mingjing to come.”

“Master Mingjing’s words were flowery and annoying, keeping us in suspense but unwilling to reveal the truth. He only said to wait and see, and the truth would come to light one day.” Mentioning Master Mingjing, Pei Qizheng’s tone was obviously helpless, like punching cotton.

He threatened and lured, even threatening to destroy the temple, but Mingjing remained silent.

Later, it was Shu Tang’s crying that moved him, and he proposed to let Shu Tang follow him to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures for a year, at which time he would reveal the whole truth.

Shu Tang was eager to save her son and tried to come into contact with metaphysics. Her understanding was extremely high, and she quickly became immersed in the ocean of scriptures, from which she learned many truths.

A year later, after learning the truth from Master Mingjing, she was also relieved. Everyone has their own destiny, and meeting is fate. She saw through it and also persuaded herself to let go of her inner grudges and accept this outsider who might not be their son.

Pei Qizheng slowly said a bunch of shocking words, and finally said, “Before he lost his memory, according to what he said, one day in the future, he might go back to his original world.”

“I know you are very surprised now, probably thinking I am talking nonsense, but Shu Tang and I believe this is the truth. Shu Tang is emotional and cannot tell you the truth. She is afraid that she will burst into tears before she even opens her mouth. I can only come here on her behalf and tell you the truth.”

“Facing someone who may leave at any time, are you prepared to marry him?” Pei Qizheng became more and more serious, his voice with a trace of hoarseness.

“Pei Yanlie, doesn’t know his origins, right?” Zhou Zhou’s eyes were slightly red, and he asked in a hoarse voice.

“He is unaware.” Pei Qizheng turned his gaze to the coffee table, his voice low. “There are ten billion in the card. No matter what you choose, this greeting gift is from me. Yanlie has liked someone for the first time in so many years, and Shu Tang and I naturally hope that you can be by his side.”

Zhou Zhou’s mood was very heavy at this time, his chest feeling blocked. His long eyelashes drooped down, covering the darkness in his eyes.

If one day in the future, Pei Yanlie suddenly disappeared from his life, where should he go?

Pei Qizheng called the bodyguard, and the bodyguard pushed the wheelchair over, helping him sit on the wheelchair. Before leaving, he looked at Zhou Zhou with a complicated expression and said slowly, “You can choose to tell Yanlie about this, or you can choose not to say it. Think carefully, if you have any questions, you can come to the villa next door to find me.”

After saying that, he raised his hand, and the bodyguard pushed him away.

The villa fell into silence. Zhou Zhou relaxed his body and let out a breath, scratching his head a little irritably. He then leaned back and stared at the ceiling, murmuring, “Pei Yanlie, I didn’t expect your identity to be so complicated. You want to run away after messing with me? That’s too bad.”