A Marriage in Name Only? My Stepbrother Won't Let Me Go Chapter 60: Throw Pei Yan’s Things Out

When he woke from the dream, Pei Yan was in a daze.

i Wanying’s soft sobs seed to still echo in his ears. He had apparently said so harsh words, then left the bridal chamber without a second glance.

i Wanying called out to him, but he only walked faster.

And when he could no longer hear her voice, he woke completely.

As his consciousness slowly returned, Pei Yan scanned his surroundings. The inn room was spartan. Where was the festively decorated bridal chamber?

There were no exquisite decorations.

None of the myriad things a woman owned, no vanity by the window, no rouge, powder, or jewelry...

And, of course, no i Wanying.

’It was just a dream,’ Pei Yan thought.

But everything in the dream had been too vivid. He could even recall his own thought processes.

The details of his intimacy with i Wanying also felt incredibly real.

As if it had actually happened.

Pei Yan stared at the canopy of the bed and suddenly laughed. Dreams were the opposite of reality.

i Wanying hadn’t climbed into his bed.

They hadn’t fought, and they weren’t married.

It was all fake.

’When that day truly cos, I won’t make i Wanying spend her wedding night alone.’

’I’ll see the wedding ceremony through to the end.’

’I want to see what i Wanying looks like in her wedding dress, too. A sha my dream self ruined it.’

Pei Yan pressed a hand to his chest. A dull ache tightened within him. He took a deep breath, which eased the pressure slightly.

He told himself again that all the unpleasantness had been fake.

’The second half of the dream... that’s what’s supposed to happen between us.’

’i Wanying is going to have my children.’

’Lots of them.’

’She said so herself!’

The re thought made Pei Yan’s body flush with heat. He glanced down, a flicker of embarrassnt in his eyes.

He didn’t know what was wrong with him. Lately, whenever he thought of i Wanying, a certain part of him would act on its own.

It wasn’t like this before.

Pei Yan suspected this was happening because he was having too many indecent dreams, all of them starring i Wanying.

Fortunately, no one knew but him.

Otherwise, he’d die of sha.

’No one else can find out, and i Wanying, least of all. She’s still just a young girl who doesn’t understand anything.’

’If she found out what he’d been dreaming, i Wanying would be so mortified and furious that she would surely stay far, far away from him.’

Pei Yan went to the bathing chamber for a cold bath.

The scenes from the dream replayed in his mind, over and over, impossible to shake.

He didn’t want to banish them. He let the images take over his thoughts.

’A child husband is still a husband. Sooner or later, they would truly be husband and wife.’

’What’s the harm in thinking about it for now?’

The man’s muscles bulged, sharply defined. Veins traced paths up his forearms. His Adam’s apple bobbed.

"Ah Yin..."

The two words escaped his thin lips, a soft and tender whisper.

A long while later, Pei Yan erged from the bathing chamber and hung i Wanying’s handkerchief up to dry.

He looked utterly refreshed.

’Thankfully, I saved the handkerchief from the brazier that day. At least I have a nto.’

Spreading a sheet of paper, Pei Yan decided to write a letter to i Wanying.

He picked up the brush, but he didn’t know what to say.

He’d never been in the habit of writing to i Wanying...

He sat at the desk for a long ti before finally writing just a single line: "All is well. Do not worry."

When the letter arrived, i Wanying and her party still hadn’t reached their ancestral ho in Jiangnan.

Mrs. i was in poor health, and i Wanying, having been raised in comfort, was equally unsuited for the rigors of a long journey.

Fortunately, they were in no hurry. They traveled at a leisurely pace, stopping to rest in any city they ca across and slowly making their way toward their destination.

This way, they could appreciate the scenery, experience different local cultures, and avoid exhaustion.

Upon receiving Pei Yan’s letter, i Wanying suspected soone was playing a prank on her.

She glanced at the sun—it hadn’t risen in the west.

’Why would Pei Yan write to ?’

’In the past, he would be away on campaigns for a year or two at a ti and never wrote so much as a single word.’

But the handwriting was definitely his, and below the signature, he had even stamped his personal seal.

The whole thing was too bizarre. i Wanying had no idea what Pei Yan was trying to do.

’He told not to worry.’

’I’ve already let him go. Why would I be worrying about him?’

"So full of himself," i Wanying huffed.

Although she hadn’t read the letter, Ding Xiang nodded instinctively.

’So people are certainly full of themselves,’ she thought. ’Her Ladyship hasn’t ntioned him even once this whole ti!’

’In another year or two, Her Ladyship will have forgotten him completely.’

’Let’s see if he regrets it then!’

i Wanying tore the letter to shreds and tossed it in the wastebasket. Out of sight, out of mind.

She had just disposed of the letter when soone ca to report that the Prince Chen Mansion had sent her gifts.

They asked if she wanted to inspect the items first or have them loaded directly onto the carriage.

i Wanying didn’t want anything from Pei Yan. She told them to send it all back.

She was done with Pei Yan. All she wanted now was to return to her ancestral ho and live a quiet life.

She didn’t want to get entangled with him again.

Whatever they had sent, she wasn’t curious and she wouldn’t accept it.

"My lady, they said that if you refuse to accept this, they’ll just send sothing else, and they’ll keep sending things until you’re satisfied."

i Wanying’s expression shifted. "To not be bothered again. That’s what I want."

"But these are His Highness’s orders..."

Rage flared in i Wanying’s heart.

’What on earth is Pei Yan trying to do?!’

’Why does he always have to do the exact opposite of what I want?’

’When I wanted letters, he was too stingy to give a single word.’

’When I wanted gifts, he would send them to the i family in the na of the Prince Chen Mansion.’

’Never to , i Wanying, personally.’

’In this new life, I’ve seen things clearly and decided not to get entangled with him.’

’But now Pei Yan was shoving things I don’t want in my face. Wasn’t he doing this just to spite ?’

It was like a stone thrown into a placid lake. The initial splash subsided, but the ripples continued to spread, one after another.

Just like i Wanying’s heart at that mont.

Her voice was hard. "Either take it back the way you ca, or throw it away. From now on, I forbid anything from the Prince Chen Mansion from ever appearing before again!"

The chests were filled with priceless jewelry and ornants. How could they just be thrown away?

But i Wanying was furious, and the n from the Prince Chen Mansion didn’t dare to get on her bad side.

They could only resort to a roundabout tactic, saying they would leave the items for now. After they sought instructions, if Prince Chen gave the order, they would take them back to the Capital City.

’In other words, her authority ant nothing. Only Pei Yan’s approval mattered.’

i Wanying felt a suffocating tightness in her chest.

It was as if she were back in her previous life, where her words were useless and the staff of the mansion refused to obey her.

’She wasn’t the mistress of the Prince Chen Mansion, but a guest!’

’In this life, I haven’t married Pei Yan. Why should I have to suffer this humiliation again?’

i Wanying shot to her feet. If she couldn’t command the people from the Prince Chen Mansion, then she would have her own people throw the things out!

She didn’t care what he had sent.

’I just hope we can make a clean break, and that he stops doing these inappropriate things!’

Her emotions were in too much turmoil. After just a few steps, i Wanying’s head suddenly swam.

If Ding Xiang hadn’t been there to catch her, she might have fallen.

i Wanying had an eye condition. In the past, a quack doctor’s treatnt had backfired; the dicine she took had made her dizzy and nauseous for days.

Ding Xiang instantly recalled that incident, and her face went white with fear.

"Quick, fetch a doctor!"