dognovel Chapter 1189: But Deep Love (1)
Chapter 1189: But Deep Love (1)
Thinking of this, Pei Jiming didn't care about anything else and returned to the old house that night.
Looking at the happy scene in front of him, Pei Jiming felt that there was no way he could get involved.
An old man and a young boy are playing chess.
Without any disgust in his eyes, Mr. Pei looked at the young man sitting opposite him with tolerance and love throughout the whole process.
The scene of traveling through time instantly made Pei Jiming feel as if he had turned back into the young master of the Pei family who didn't have to study anything too seriously.
That was the case back then. Regardless of whether Pei Jili knew how to play chess or not, his grandfather always patiently taught him.
But other people basically received impatient disdain, even Pei Jiming's father was the same.
Sometimes, when I couldn't stand the scolding anymore, I had to ask Pei Jili for help to persuade me.
His cousin Pei Jili is quite kind and would come out to smooth things over at this time.
It’s a pity that good people don’t live long. After Pei Jili passed away, for a period of time, one could hear the old man Pei cursing every day in the Pei family’s old house.
"Master Jiming is back!" The housekeeper's voice interrupted Pei Jiming's thoughts. "You've come just in time. There are many dishes for dinner tonight. There must be something you like."
"Thank you!" Pei Jiming walked towards Grandpa Pei, unbuttoning his sleeves as he walked, "Grandpa, please don't make things difficult for the young man. It's normal for him not to know how to play chess at his age. I'll accompany him..."
He originally wanted to criticize Pei Sicheng, but when he saw the chessboard, he was stunned: "Grandpa, are you playing Gobang?"
"That's right! Ah Cheng grew up abroad, so he doesn't know how to play Go." Pei Zheng, who was watching the game, explained with a smile, "He only knows chess and Gomoku. The old man only knows Go, and he learned Gomoku on the spot."
After Master Pei placed a chess piece, he didn't even look up. "Why are you back? Why didn't you tell me in advance? I didn't prepare any food for you at home!"
"Jiming, the old man was just joking with you!" Pei Zheng tried to smooth things over. "Every meal at the old house has seven plates and eight bowls, which is definitely enough!"
"Hmph!" Mr. Pei had just started playing Gobang and had already lost several times. "Let him be! Don't disturb us while we're playing."
Originally he wanted to make his presence felt around his grandfather more, but seeing that the longer he stayed, the more annoyed Grandpa Pei became, Pei Jiming simply returned to his room in the old house.
Not long after he closed his eyes to rest, the housekeeper informed Pei Jiming that dinner was ready.
But as soon as he entered the restaurant, he found two home-cooked dishes on the table, one meat and one vegetable.
Just as he was about to ask about the situation, he saw a servant bringing a bowl of rice and placing it in front of him.
"Didn't they say the food today was okay? And why am I alone here? Where are the old man and the others?" Pei Jiming suppressed his anger and asked the person who served him the meal.
"Just now, while we were playing chess, the old man heard that Young Master Sicheng likes to eat river fish, so he suggested that the riverside fish restaurant be the best place to eat fish!" The servant explained without hiding anything. "They set off before the game was even finished."
Although he was so angry that he almost vomited blood, Pei Jiming still restrained himself because his every word and action would be reported to his grandfather through someone with ulterior motives.
It didn’t matter if he was a little unruly before, but now that Pei Sicheng was “catching up” from behind, he absolutely could not make any mistakes at this time.
Looking at the two lonely dishes in front of him, Pei Jiming took a deep breath and clenched his chopsticks tightly, even though his knuckles turned slightly white from the force.
But he still sat down slowly with his expression unchanged, picked up a piece of vegetables with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.
At this moment, the restaurant in the Pei family's old house was eerily quiet. The only sound that could be heard was the occasional sound of chopsticks touching dishes.
The servant had already left, and he was the only one left in the huge space.
——Just like before.
Pei Jiming suddenly remembered that when he was a child, every time there was a family dinner, the seat next to Grandpa Pei was always reserved for his cousin Pei Jili.
And he could only sit in the most inconspicuous position.
Even though he later succeeded Pei Jili as the heir of the Pei family, that position remained vacant, as if silently reminding everyone: no one can replace Pei Jili.
It is said that the living can never compete with the dead.
Pei Jiming always thought that his cousin had passed away for so many years, and it was just a matter of position. There was no need to worry too much about it. After all, the company was still his.
But who could have thought that Pei Sicheng would suddenly appear - why?
Thinking of this, Pei Jiming felt that he could not just sit there and wait for death.
Pei Sicheng has only been an adult for two or three years. Judging from the current situation, the shares he gets will definitely not be less than those of his cousin Pei Jili, so his title as the heir of the Pei family will be meaningless.
Thinking of this, Pei Jiming no longer had the appetite to eat. He put down his chopsticks and walked out of the old house.
After getting in the car, he immediately called his assistant and asked him to check Pei Sicheng's situation.
"Just an illegitimate child..." Pei Jiming muttered to himself, his voice tinged with sarcasm, but his eyes revealed a hint of unwillingness, "I will definitely find a flaw."
At this moment, the phone suddenly vibrated and a message popped up - the words "not Pei Jili's biological child" were very eye-catching.