She was right to be called slow on the uptake. After all that had been said, she still seemed a little dull. She looked at me, her lips moving slightly.

She asked, "Tell me, what unreliable thing have you done this time? Did you mess around again outside?"

Wang Rui immediately burst out laughing upon hearing this and said, "It seems Mom's impression of you is impossible to change."

"Pei Shi Yu is pregnant," I said loudly.

"Didn't you break up a long time ago?"

"The child is mine," I explained again.

I saw her immediately turn to Old Wang and ask, "You knew about this all along?"

"No, Lao Pei just told me today."

"It seems I'm the only one who didn't know about this." Her tone was clearly tinged with dissatisfaction.

"Isn't it the same now that you know? I came all the way over this late to tell you in person. That's showing you enough respect, right?"

"What problems are you running into now?"

Looking at my mom's confident way of speaking, as if she understood me very well, I thought it would be a little too direct and embarrassing to ask her to persuade Pei Shi Yu right now. So, I immediately stood up and said, "I'm not running into any problems. I'm just simply telling you. Besides, you couldn't solve any real problems anyway."

Old Wang looked at me, wanting to leave, and asked uncertainly, "Are you planning to leave?"

"If I didn't, you'd think I was asking her for help. Actually, I was just sending you back." I wanted to save some face for myself.

"Why bother arguing with your mom? Sit down quickly," Old Wang urged.

"I'm really leaving. It's too late today."

I remembered that her attitude when she had just found me was completely different from what it was now. Even if we were familiar, she shouldn't be so obvious. At the root of it all, it was because she and Lin Hai hadn't taken care of me that I had lived that kind of life. The more I thought about it, the more suffocated I felt.

I was just about to walk out when Old Wang stood up and pulled me back, saying, "Are you really getting angry?"

"No, I'll make my own decisions about my own affairs."

My mom realized that I was angry, and her tone immediately became gentler. "Can't I say a few words to my own son?"

"Is it just a matter of saying a few words? Ever since I broke up with Pei Shi Yu, you haven't given me a good look. Is it my fault that she wanted to break up? If you think it's embarrassing, then let's just not have anything to do with each other like before." My tone was very bad.

My mom was about to say something, but Old Wang tugged at her sleeve and said, "Say less."

I ignored them and walked out of the house very quickly. As soon as I got outside, Wang Rui's voice came from behind me, "Are you really going to argue with Mom?"

"I don't want to. I've been very disappointed in her attitude lately," I said without turning my head.

"Wait a moment," Wang Rui called out anxiously.

I stopped and immediately turned around to look at her as she rushed towards me and asked, "What do you want to say?"

"Mom is just worried about you."

"Her kind of worry only adds to my stress. Go back in. I'll take care of Pei Shi Yu's matter myself. If we can reconcile, we will. If not, then so be it."

"With your current attitude, what girl would compromise?"

"I know what I'm doing."

After saying that, I quickly continued walking away, ignoring whatever Wang Rui was saying behind me. The fact that I had argued with Pei Shi Yu to this point already made me feel stifled. I hadn't cared about her saying things to me the previous few times, but now that I had told her the whole story, I felt that the best approach should have been a rational discussion, not sarcastic remarks in front of Old Wang and her.

I didn't slow down until I reached the main road, and my mood gradually calmed down. I myself didn't know why, but whenever I thought about the things that had happened during the days when they hadn't taken care of me, a certain emotion would arise in my heart. Perhaps it had already become a psychological flaw, and I would always compare myself to You Xiang and Lin Yang's situation. Just like now, my mom actually hadn't done anything much, and if I was normal, I didn't think there was any need to get angry at all.

I lit a cigarette and walked along, observing the passing vehicles. To save trouble, I immediately called for an online taxi. While waiting, I saw that Pei Shi Yu had replied to my message: "Don't wander around in front of my house for no reason."

I looked at the time and saw that it was already quite late, but I still replied, "Is such a big thing 'nothing'? I'm standing out here in the hot wind for this."

She was probably asleep. Pei Shi Yu didn't reply even after I got into the car. The car drove very fast, and the whole journey only took about twenty minutes.

.......

The next day.

While I was still in dreamland, Pei Shi Yu surprisingly called me. I glanced at the time and saw that it was not yet eight o'clock in the morning. I very quickly pressed the answer button, and Pei Shi Yu's questioning voice came from inside: "Did you send the flowers?"

"Yeah, I ordered half a month's worth of flowers to make you feel better."

"What do you want?"

"I want to reconcile." I replied very frankly.

"You're using such a cliché trick?"

"It might be cliché to you, but I think it's quite a waste for me."

Pei Shi Yu didn't answer immediately, as if she was pondering something. After a long while, her voice came through: "Since you want to reconcile, then tell me what reasons would make me accept."

"The child is secondary. I've always had deep feelings for you, and I don't think we had to break up. If you think there's a problem with my attitude, then there's plenty of time to train me in the future. I hope that our matters don't always alarm our parents. We should handle things ourselves that we can solve ourselves. Besides, based on the current situation, it's definitely better to be together than to be apart. What do you think?" I said calmly.

"Your tone makes it sound like I'm making a scene?"

"No, the fault definitely lies with me. I've never denied that. Even if you want to give up this time, I will work hard to fight for it."

Pei Shi Yu didn't say anything else and hung up the phone directly. I immediately sat up from the bed. It was difficult to understand what Pei Shi Yu meant by hanging up the phone. Should I call back? I calmly thought about it for a while and finally gave up.

After being woken up, I couldn't fall back asleep. I immediately put on a T-shirt and walked out of the room. The materials I had looked at were still casually piled on the coffee table. For the past few months, I had been quietly staying at home. The sofa was covered with various books. Wang Rui was actually a very thoughtful girl. The whole set of materials she gave me was very comprehensive. Perhaps because my desire to go abroad was very strong, I had actually lived a very peaceful life during these days since I broke up with Pei Shi Yu, spending almost all my time in bookstores and at home.

But today, my mood couldn't settle down. From giving up on Pei Shi Yu in my heart to now having hope of reconciling, my expectations for the future had changed again in just one day. I thought that rather than passively staying at home, it would be better to go directly to the company to find Pei Shi Yu.