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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nAfter hugging for a half an hour and at her mother’s urging, she reluctantly parted with him.

nShe got to her home and was about to fish out her keys when she noticed that the door to the apartment was already unlocked

n“Ge Ge, you’re finally home!”

nHer mother glared at her before quickly pulling her in.

n“Hey, mom; what’s wrong? Did something happen? Why did you ask me to return home quickly?”

nShe asked her mother who was clearly under pressure.

nAfter closing the door, her mother started yammering.

n“Your cousin dropped by earlier.”

nShe frowned at this.

n“Cousin? What did she want?”

nShe had an ominous feeling.

nThat woman is certainly up to no good for coming here!

nIndeed, she did not guess wrongly as her mother’s next words made her frown deeper.

n” Sigh! Your cousin said that Zhou Zhuoyang decided to annul their engagement. The wedding in May was canceled, too!”

nHer mother sighed, looking at her hesitantly.

n“Canceled?!”

nHer lips moved slightly as her forehead scrunched up.

nInexplicably, she recalled the man’s words that night.

n‘Pei Ge, if you want to, I’m willing to call off the wedding…’

nAre you serious?! Did that jerk really call off his wedding with cousin for me?!

nThat… That should be impossible!

nI didn’t even mention anything about calling off the wedding! In fact, I didn’t say anything that’d make him misunderstand!

n“Do you know anything about this? Have you known since before that that jerk was planning to cancel the wedding?!”

nHer mother, who was observing her expression this whole time, saw clearly the surprise and conflict that fleeted across her face.

nFeeling a little flustered, Zhang Manhua frowned. Could Shishi’s earlier words be the truth?

nIf it’s as she claimed, that for the sake of revenge, my daughter…

nN-No! That’s impossible!

nShe fervently shook her head to deny this and decided to discard that assumption.

nStill, although she trusted her daughter, she still asked her to be sure.

nPei Ge watched her mother shake her head and gaze at her solemnly, asking, “Mom, what’s wrong?”

nHer mother sighed heavily.

n“Let me ask you. Do you have anything to do with that man canceling the wedding with your cousin?”

nZhang Manhua looked at her daughter nervously, wanting to hear her resolutely deny it.

nHowever…

nThis hope was dashed when her daughter did not deny her involvement at once.

nOn top of looking hesitant, her daughter did not speak for a long time.

nSeeing her daughter like this, she felt her heart jump.

nCould Pei Shishi’s claim be… true, after all?!

nHer eyes darkened instantly.

nAlthough their relatives had done bad things to them, they had still taken care of them in these past few years.

nWhile it was true that the man was her daughter’s boyfriend once and he did let her daughter down, that did not seem to be related to her niece.

nMore importantly, that man and her niece had held such a grand engagement ceremony in front of so many people.

nIf the wedding was canceled because of her daughter’s involvement, her daughter would be labeled by other people as a third party!

nSince the main party involved was her niece, her daughter would even be called an ingrate!

nAnyway, if this were all true, her daughter’s reputation would be at stake!

n“Pei Ge, why did you make such a mistake?! How can you do those things?! No matter how much you hate your ex-boyfriend or resent your cousin, you still can’t do things like destroying other people’s marriage!”

nShe raised her head and heavily hit her daughter in the arm with a very bitter and ugly expression.

nPei Ge was jolted out of her contemplation by her mother’s action.

n“Mom, why did you hit me? What marriage did I destroy?”

nShe blinked. Covering the spot her mother had hit her, she stared at her mother with bewilderment.

nWhat kind of nonsense did cousin tell mom this time?! Why is mom so agitated?!

n“Your cousin came by and said that it’s all your fault! She said that that jerk canceled their marriage to marry you!”

nZhang Manhua angrily glared at her daughter.

nHowever, when she saw her daughter’s innocent look, she became a little more hopeful.

nMy daughter might not have done such!

n“…” Pei Ge’s lips twitched as she felt exasperated inside.

n“Cousin told you that?”

n“Yes. She came crying to me about this, looking very upset. Quickly tell me if you are related to it in any way.”

nHer mother urged her anxiously. “Be honest with me; your second auntie will likely come to our house tomorrow to look for trouble!”

nBelying her mother’s nervousness, she calmly opened her mouth. “I am indeed a little involved in this matter…”

n“What?! You are really involved in this?!”

nZhang Manhua had a look of disbelief, feeling worried and disappointed inside.

n“Say; how could you do something like that?! What do you want your cousin to do, and what position are you placing Xiao Ji in?!”

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