Chapter Thirteen Slapped Me Directly

  The next morning, Ma Pei drove to Zhang Sen's house before 7 o'clock.

  Zhang Sen, who had just returned from a run, bumped into Ma Pei downstairs and said with a smile: "I guess you're not here to take me out for breakfast."

  Ma Pei laughed and gave him a punch: "What's with all the nonsense? Are you going or not? If you don't go, I'll save money."

  Zhang Sen dodged Ma Pei's "poisonous hand" with a flash of coordination and replied in a series of rapid-fire sentences: "Go, why not go? It's rare for Young Master Pei to personally drive over to pick me up. If I don't go, it would be too rude to Young Master Pei. And if I were to anger him and make him have me stand by the side of the road instead, that would be even more unprofitable."

  Two people went upstairs laughing and chatting.

  As soon as the door opened, a sweet voice called out: "Sister, Brother Asen is back. Huh? Brother Apei is also here?"

  Ke'er spoke as she wheeled her chair forward, a purely sweet smile spreading across her face.

  Then, the sound of Ling Ziwai's voice came from the kitchen: "Are you back? Pei Shao is also here? Ke'er, let your brother Ah Sen and brother Ah Pei go wash their hands, it's time to eat." As she spoke, she walked out of the kitchen.

  Ma Pei was taken aback for a moment, and he seemed to see Mei Yu holding a plate of dishes, smiling sweetly as she walked out of the kitchen towards him. Under his infatuated gaze, Mei Yu playfully smiled: "What's wrong, Pei Shao, don't you recognize me? Why are you looking at me like that?"

  Ma Pei came back to his senses and smiled: "How could I possibly not recognize you, my little raindrop? Even if I didn't recognize myself, it's impossible for me not to recognize you."

  "Mei Yu" was taken aback and muttered: "Pei Shao, I'm not Mei Yu, I'm Ling Ziwei. Have you forgotten?"

  "Ah Bei!" Zhang Sen shouted loudly.

  Ma Pei suddenly woke up with a start and laughed awkwardly: "Sorry Vivian, I mistook you for Mei Yu again."

  Vivian shook her head sympathetically and sighed, "Pei Shao, if you continue like this, how can I dare to see you again? Moreover, with your current state, even Mei Yu would feel uneasy. Does this often happen to you?"

  Ma Pei smiled wryly and said, "Five years ago, I learned that Mei Yu had gone missing. After searching everywhere without finding her, I developed mild schizophrenia. Anything related to her would make me feel dizzy. However, it's been much better since last year. Maybe it's because you look exactly like her, which is why I lost my composure in front of you. If you see me like this again, just shout at me or give me a slap."

  "Vivian sighed: 'Pei Shao, if Mei Yu knew how much you cared about her, she would definitely feel comforted; but on the other hand, if she knew that your thoughts of her were affecting your life, she would also definitely feel uneasy.'"

  At this time, Ke'er pushed the wheelchair over, pulled up Ma Pei's hands, and looked at him with clear and bright eyes. She said in a spoiled tone: "Ah Pei brother, don't think so much, Mei Yu sister is no longer by your side, no matter how much you miss her, she doesn't know where you are. You're only going to make the people around you sad and heartbroken. Look, you may not have Mei Yu sister anymore, but you still have your parents, and Ah Sen brother is such a good friend. If you always think about Mei Yu sister, you won't notice the beauty of things around you, and your dad and mom will be heartbroken."

  Ma Pei looked at Ke'er in surprise: "Ke'er, I didn't expect you to be so sensible and good at comforting people."

  Ke'er blushed and lowered her head: "I'm being taken care of by my sister, but I'm not stupid, I understand these things. Moreover, people often advise me in front of you, saying that if I'm unhappy, my sister will be heartbroken too. So I think, your dad and mom's attitude towards you should be the same as my sister's towards me."

  Zhang Sen watched the performance of the two sisters, and his heart couldn't help but sigh: "Look at their attitude, look at their expressions, how can you possibly associate them with those two women from last night? Especially this so-called 'Ke Er', the real 'Ouyang Feifei', her acting skills are truly impressive! Obviously a woman who views men as playthings, yet in front of people she presents herself as so pure and lovely, white jade without blemish, what a formidable character. What is their purpose for getting close to me and Ma Pei? Is it for my sake or for Ma Pei's sake?"

  Thinking to herself, she smiled and said: "Ke'er is really sensible, no wonder her sister dotes on her so much. Vivian, have you finished making breakfast? It smells delicious; I say, Pei Shao, you rascal, didn't you come home just because of the smell of food? I thought you were going to invite us out for a good meal."

  Ma Pei laughed and gave Zhang Sen another punch: "What is called 'coming with a fragrant scent'? What can make one come with a fragrant scent? How come you scold people without using dirty words?"

  Ke'er looked at them in surprise: "Why can't it be that they came because of the fragrance? Why do people say that coming because of the fragrance is an insult?"

  Ma Pei and Zhang Sen exchanged a smile, but before they could respond, Ling Ziyu was already laughing and saying: "Dumb kid, the two brothers are joking around. Tell me, what animal uses its nose to smell out food?"

  Ke'er muttered to herself: "Use your nose to smell the scent... Ha, isn't that a dog? Brother Asen is really funny, it turns out he was just teasing people."

  Several people couldn't help but laugh, Ma Peidao said: "That's why I said he scolds people without using dirty words. Weiwei, what delicious food have you made? Originally, I really wanted to come over and invite you all to go for dim sum together, but I didn't expect that you had already prepared everything, and I'm really lucky. Let me see what delicious food there is." He said as he walked towards the dining hall.

  Three people followed him to the dining room, Zhang Sen laughed and scolded: "You don't take yourself as an outsider, is this your home or my home? Vivian only made breakfast for the three of us, there's no share for you."

  Zhang Sen was speaking, Ma Pei had already sat down by himself, without even washing his hands, and directly took a bun to put it in his mouth, but was snatched away by Ling Ziyu who followed over.

  Ma Pei looked at Ling Ziwai in surprise: "What? Don't I have a share? After I left last night, was your brain washed by that kid Zhang Sen or what? Not seeing you for one night, and you're already teaming up with him to bully me?"

  Ling Ziwei's face turned red as she smiled and said, "What are you talking about? What brainwashing? Go wash your hands first, or else you won't get to eat! You're already so big, but eating a meal still requires someone to yell at you like a kindergarten teacher yelling at little kids?"