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Chapter 335: Chapter 333: He can’t really have taken a liking to that old white lotus, can he?
She hemmed and hawed for the longest time, but not a single person went up to console her.
Sun Qian also felt that the crying was pointless, so she stifled her sobs and looked pitifully at Pei Huai standing to the side.
She sniffled, "Pei Huai, you believe me, right?"
Pei Huai was headachy listening to Sun Qian’s crying nearby, but fortunately, she had stopped now, and he couldn’t be bothered to argue with her anymore.
He decided to speak up, "Since Teacher Sun has caught a cold, you should go back to the nanny van to rest. It’s cold outside; it’s best to stay in until you’ve recovered from your cold."
Ideally, she would stay in the nanny van and not show up at all.
Pei Huai’s slightly disdainful words, however, held a completely different meaning to the few who heard them.
Especially for Sun Qian, who, after being provoked by Xia Wenyan’s firm declaration, was deeply moved by Pei Huai’s obvious "bias" toward her.
Sure enough, Pei Huai cared about her.
It was just that with so many people around, he could not show too much partiality to her.
Beside her, Xia Wenyan’s eyebrows quirked when he heard Pei Huai’s words, and he immediately felt annoyed.
But he didn’t lash out directly, instead turning his gaze to Lu Zhaozhao and said gently, "Zhaozhao, your brother is going back first. If there’s anything, come find me on set, and don’t let anyone bully you, okay?"
Lu Zhaozhao bit her milk tea straw, nodding silently.
She wondered if it was her imagination, but she felt like Xia Wenyan seemed upset.
This Fourth Brother of hers was usually not very good at hiding his feelings, yet now he could stay so calm?
Tsk, tsk... Pei Huai’s in big trouble now!
Sure enough, after Xia Wenyan spoke to her, he left without even greeting Pei Huai.
Pei Huai was startled for a moment, then suddenly realized something and quickly followed after Xia Wenyan.
In no time, only Lu Zhaozhao and Sun Qian were left at the filming site.
Sun Qian was in a particularly good mood because she had just been cared for by Pei Huai.
She gently handed the cold medicine to Lu Zhaozhao with a smile, "Here, take this. I need to go back and take good care of myself now, or Pei Huai will worry."
"..."
Well, talk about patting oneself on the back.
Was this the highest level of self-love, self-conquest?
Meanwhile, Pei Huai had caught up with Xia Wenyan.
He reached out to grab Xia Wenyan, but Xia Wenyan subtly dodged away.
With a sigh of resignation, Pei Huai kept pace with him and asked softly, "Are you angry?"
Xia Wenyan gave Pei Huai a cold look and replied tersely, "No."
Pei Huai almost burst out laughing.
The corners of his mouth curved up, "If you said that with a smile, I might actually believe you."
"..."
Now Xia Wenyan was even more irritated.
He shot Pei Huai a glare, "You’d better hurry up and take care of your Teacher Sun. She’s sick, standing outside in such cold weather. Who knows, by the time you’re not around, she might just kick the bucket!"
"Pfft—hahaha..."
Pei Huai couldn’t hold it in and burst into laughter.
Xia Wenyan was startled by the laughter, swung a punch at him, but Pei Huai caught it.
Tears of laughter nearly streaming down his face, Pei Huai saw Xia Wenyan was still miffed and hurriedly apologized, "Sorry, sorry, my bad, I shouldn’t have laughed so loud..."
Xia Wenyan was so vexed by his apology that he stopped speaking altogether.
Pei Huai immediately dropped his smile and asked gently, "Yanyan, were you just angry because of Sun Qian?"
Xia Wenyan pouted, "What do I have to be angry about? I was just afraid you’d go down the wrong path. Seeing you just now, acting like you weren’t worth a dime, hmph!"
"Uh..."
Pei Huai was stunned for a moment and pondered carefully about everything that had just happened; he didn’t catch Xia Wenyan’s point at all.
Xia Wenyan was even more upset by his clueless expression.
He tried to pull his hand back, but couldn’t get it free, so he could only grumble dissatisfiedly, "You were just worried about Sun Qian being too cold outside, even going on and on advising her to go back to the nanny van."
Xia Wenyan grew more irritated the more he thought about it. He had made it so obvious.
Yet, Pei Huai, that blockhead, still contradicted him!
He couldn’t really have taken a fancy to that old white lotus Sun Qian, could he?
Xia Wenyan thought about how fake Sun Qian had been while talking to Pei Huai, and he felt goosebumps all over his body.
Pei Huai looked at Xia Wenyan’s scrunched little face, sighed softly, and patiently explained, "I meant for her to shut up and leave quickly, not what you’re thinking."
"Really?" Xia Wenyan clearly didn’t believe him, raising his eyebrows with a skeptical look fixed on Pei Huai.
Pei Huai nodded repeatedly, "I swear, every word I said is true."
Xia Wenyan stared at Pei Huai for quite some time, still seeming not quite reassured.
Pei Huai chuckled lightly and reached out to draw Xia Wenyan into his arms, "How about this, then? In the future, if I think someone is not bad, I’ll bring them in front of you for your approval, okay? If you don’t like the person, I won’t associate with them anymore, alright?"
"Emmm..."
Xia Wenyan frowned and didn’t respond for a long time.
He knew Pei Huai said this because he cared about his opinion, but why did he feel even more unhappy now that Pei Huai had said it?
Xia Wenyan also felt he was being a bit unreasonable, but he just wasn’t happy.
After pondering for a moment and scanning Pei Huai’s face several times, he finally asked, "Didn’t you say before that you’re part of the no-marriage club?"
Pei Huai knew what Xia Wenyan was trying to convey.
He nodded lightly, "Yes, that’s right, but being in the no-marriage club doesn’t mean I won’t date. If there’s someone I like, spending time together isn’t bad."
He said this while his gaze gently swept over Xia Wenyan.
If he couldn’t be with him as a lover, he could accept this current state.
As long as no one else was by Xia Wenyan’s side.
Only he would be fine.
In order to not make Xia Wenyan think he was weird, that was all he could say.
After all, someone who neither dated nor married, staying close to him constantly, would eventually be suspected by others.
Xia Wenyan might be slow to catch on, but that didn’t mean the others around him were.
If Xia Wenyan wasn’t ready yet, he could only use this kind of excuse to stay by his side.
Seeing him looking glum, Pei Huai wrapped his arm around Xia Wenyan’s shoulder and headed straight for the set’s resting room.
"Let’s go, I’ve bought you snacks and fruits in the resting room."
Xia Wenyan gave Pei Huai a side glance, his mouth twitched but he ended up saying nothing, simply following Pei Huai back to the resting room.
Seeing the sofa, coffee table, and massage chair that Pei Huai had arranged early in the resting room, his eyebrows lifted slightly.
Next to the massage chair were all his favorite foods.
Xia Wenyan sat silently on the sofa, and Pei Huai casually peeled a sugar mandarin and brought it to his mouth.
Already accustomed to being fed by Pei Huai, he instinctively opened his mouth and took it.
He chewed thoughtfully, then suddenly, as if something occurred to him, he stared at Pei Huai and asked— no𝚟𝚙u𝚋.c𝚘m
