This was the first time Qiao Ran smiled since she arrived at Pei's house, Pei Hao was next to her, so she naturally saw it clearly, and her heart was a little more relaxed.

Sighing slightly, Pei Hao said: "Ranran, grandpa has always hoped that you can come back, and we will live together in the future, you ......"

"Brother." Qiao Ran suddenly spoke, using her previous name.

Pei Hao's voice stopped suddenly, and even his back stiffened.

Elder brother......

During this time, Qiao Ran was angry with him and always called him "Mr. Pei".

Even if he used to call him "brother", I didn't know his identity and didn't know the relationship between them.

And now, Qiao Ran knows everything and calls him "brother", and the meaning is different from before.

The man, who is usually calm and unhurried, actually has a red face at the moment, and he doesn't know where to put his hands.

Scratching his ears for a while, and scratching the back of his head for a while, Pei Hao even smiled a little silly, "Ah...... Ranran, you see if there is anything else that needs to be added, and I will have someone prepare it immediately......"

"I'm tired and want to rest first." Qiao Ran's tone was light, "Can you go out first?" Let me be on my own for a while. ”

Because of her "brother", even if he was ordered to go out immediately, Pei Hao didn't feel any discomfort, but didn't even think about it for a moment, kept nodding, and even blamed himself: "It's me who is not good, it's that I didn't think it through...... You have a good rest first, call me if anything, and I'll be at home. ”

"Thank you." Qiao Ran said expressionlessly.

When Pei Hao left, Qiao Ran sat on the bay window and hugged a doll that had been washed white.

With the financial resources of the Pei family, this kind of doll should have been changed a long time ago.

But because her mother used it and liked it, did she keep it until now?

It seems that Pei Rong is indeed very heavy in Pei Lao's heart.

But with such a heavy weight, what happened in the first place that Pei Lao didn't even care about Pei Rong's life or death?

Also, her father...... Who is it? Why hasn't anyone ever heard about it in the first place?

She snorted at the doll in her arms, looked casually out the window, and saw a grapevine in the yard.

At this time, the vines grow just right, and the broad leaves are basking in the sun and swaying slightly with the hot wind, making them look vibrant.

Qiao Ran's heart is full of more and more thoughts.

The phone rang suddenly.

She hugged the doll in the crook of her left arm, took out her mobile phone with her right hand, and saw Chu Junbei's number displayed on the screen, so she immediately picked up the phone.

"Have you arrived?" Chu Junbei asked.

Qiao Ran nodded, and suddenly remembered that the other party couldn't see it, so she said "um".

Chu Junbei told her that Qiao Pingping was looking for him and asked him to take care of his own affairs, and the two had also gotten along for a while, so Qiao Ran trusted Chu Junbei very much.

Her trust in Chu Junbei is even higher than that of the Pei family at this moment.

The man on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment, as if he was a little worried, and then asked, "Everything is going well?" ”

"Well, it's all going well." Qiao Ran lowered her head to look at the doll in her arms, "I'm in my mother's room now." ”

There was silence again, and no one spoke.

Qiao Ran was in a complicated mood now, and she didn't know what to say, and Chu Junbei was also afraid that if he said something wrong, he would sting Qiao Ran.

After a long while, Chu Junbei said: "You are in the Pei family now, as long as you pay attention to Pei Xianglin and Pei Chengqi, you can call me if you have anything." ”

"Okay."

"Don't worry, I'll be there no matter what time it is."

Because of this sentence, Qiao Ran's heart really relaxed a lot, and her mood was not as heavy as that.

There was a fragrance in the room, and her nasal cavity was filled with a faint fragrance of plum blossoms, listening to Pei Hao, this was Pei Rong's favorite taste before.

Qiao Ran was in this shallow fragrance, rummaging through the books on the small bookshelf at the bedside, with Pei Rong's handwriting on them, and on the yellowed pages, those small characters were neat and graceful, recording her reading experience word by word.

There is also a thick photo album in the bookshelf, Qiao Ran also opened it, and there are some old photos inside, which are Pei Rong's growth history from childhood to adulthood.

There are also some photos of Pei Rong and others, there is a middle-aged man, she can see that it is Pei Lao when she was young, as for the other ......

The eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to Pei Lao, and he looks much younger than Pei Rong, only a little older than Pei Rong.

Could this person be his uncle, Pei Xianglin and Pei Chengqi's father, Pei Ping?

Before returning to Pei's house, Chu Junbei told her some about the Pei family, especially asking him to be careful of Pei Ping.

She looked at those photos carefully, and sure enough, she found that Pei Ping's gaze was a little unkind.

I don't know if it was still young at that time, and that kind of malice hadn't fully grown, or if he was good at hiding, in short, it wasn't so easy to be discovered.

What happened to Pei Rong back then, will it have anything to do with him?

She was still thinking about it when there was a knock on the door.

Qiao Ran put down the album and went to open the door.

Pei Xianglin stood at the door with her hands crossed and leaned against the wall, dressed in brand-name new clothes and limited-edition jewelry, which was extremely noble.

Qiao Ran couldn't help but sigh, no wonder there were rumors from the outside world that Pei Xianglin was the most favored grandchild of the Pei family.

It's no wonder that she would develop such a character.

Suppressing all the slander in his heart, Qiao Ran smiled faintly and asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”

Pei Xianglin's eyes swept around her twice, her mouth opened a little arc, and the smile looked like she was not sincere at all, "I heard that you moved back, come and see you." ”

She changed her position and stood up straight, because she had high heels on her feet, which were taller than Qiao Ran, and she lowered her eyelids to look at the person in front of her.

"Qiao Ran, don't think that you can show off your power when you move to the Pei family now, this is not the slum you lived in before, it is different from what you imagined."

Pei Xianglin's voice was not fierce, not even loud, but every word seemed to be full of warnings.

Qiao Ran blinked her eyes and looked at the glamorous Miss Pei Jiasan in front of her.

Suddenly, Qiao Ran hooked the corners of her lips and showed a smile, "I'm afraid you misunderstood, I haven't started to show off my martial arts yet." ”

She smiled easily and happily, and she didn't know if it was to deliberately deal with the party, she even changed her name to Pei Xianglin: "Cousin, why did you say this?" ”

Sure enough, as soon as the word "cousin" came out, Pei Xianglin's face changed, and her originally beautiful face was full of anger and even a little terrifying.

It's like being called "cousin" by Qiao Ran is an unacceptable thing.

"Who's your cousin?" Pei Xianglin said angrily, "Qiao Ran, why do you hook up everywhere, why do you ......?"

"Why did I hook up with three or four?" Qiao Ran thought it was funny.

Looking at the person in front of her, she suddenly remembered something.

"Speaking of which, cousin, at Senior Xie's banquet, why that bracelet was found in my bag, you should know very well in your heart, right? But I can't figure it out, good guy, why are you framing me? ”

"Who framed you?"

"I didn't think much of it at the time, but on closer inspection, you're right, we did see each other in the bathroom, and then your bracelet was gone. He Yuanyuan and Lin Weiwei told you okay, right? What good you have given them, I can give them the same now, and even more to let them tell the truth. ”

Qiao Ran said as she raised the tail of her eyes and looked at the woman in front of her with interest, "Now, do you still want to pretend that you don't know anything?" ”

Pei Xianglin's hand hanging by her side gradually tightened, clenched into a fist, and stared at Qiao Ran impartially.

I used to think that Qiao Ran was a kitten, but I didn't expect that the other party was a leopard.

Seeing that Pei Xianglin didn't answer, Qiao Ran also put away the smile on her face, "If you targeted me on the set later because you knew my identity and thought I would pose a threat to you, then what about at the banquet?" Why would you do that? ”

She didn't know that Pei Xianglin had broken the matter between her and Chu Junbei at that time, and she only thought that the other party would misunderstand because she was looking at Xie Ruiyu, so her tone gradually eased: "Actually, I know if you don't say it, but don't worry, I don't have anything wrong with Senior Xie." ”

Pei Xianglin was stunned.

Senior Xie? Xie Ruiyu?

"You are a good match for Senior Xie, and he likes you too, I won't be so uninteresting. And we're relatives anyway, so hopefully we'll be able to live in harmony in the future. ”

After speaking, Qiao Ran even stretched out her slender white and tender right hand to Pei Xianglin, "Now, shake hands and make peace, everything before is treated as if it never happened." ”

Whether it's at the banquet or on the set, she doesn't plan to pursue it.

However, Pei Xianglin didn't mean to shake hands with her, and even just glanced at her, and couldn't wait to take her eyes off her hand.

That look, as if looking at that hand too much was an insult to oneself.

"Qiao Ran, don't think that you are great now that your grandfather supports you, don't forget, you are not surnamed Pei."

Qiao Ran was not happy at this time, she took her hand back, and even wiped it on the hem of her skirt, and said with a smile: "I don't understand this, we all have half of the Pei family's blood on our bodies, who is closer to whom, and who is more distant than whom?" ”

"You ......"

"Am I not right?" Qiao Ran looked directly at this unreasonable woman, with a faint light in her eyes.

Pei Xianglin wanted to say something, but as soon as her lips opened, a voice came from behind her: "Third Miss, why are you here?" ”

Looking back, it was Aunt Yun.

Aunt Yun has been following Pei Lao for a long time, and after Pei Lao moved to the old mansion, she has always taken care of her diet and daily life, so even if she is just a servant, the people of the Pei family dare not despise her, even Pei Xianglin is not surprised.

Retreating outside, Pei Xianglin used all her strength to suppress all the anger in her heart, "I heard that Qiao Ran moved back, I'll come to see her." Aunt Yun, why are you here? ”

"I'll bring fruit to Miss Four." Aunt Yun was holding a fruit plate in her hand, "It's all prepared by the old gentleman." ”

Pei Xianglin's attention was not on those colorful fruits.

Her eyes narrowed slightly, and her tone was a little inquiring: "Fourth Miss? ”

"yes." Aunt Yun smiled, be more kind and kind, "The old gentleman said, this will be the fourth lady of the Pei family in the future." ”