A Marriage in Name Only? My Stepbrother Won't Let Me Go Chapter 92: Not Marrying Anyone Else

The mont Pei Yan finished speaking, a pillow slamd into his face.

i Wanying was furious, not holding back in the slightest.

If the pillow hadn’t been so soft and harmless, he might have been left battered and bleeding.

Pei Yan was in disbelief. "i Wanying, you dare hit ?"

As his words faded, a fragrant scent wafted toward him.

Before Pei Yan could even identify the fragrance, i Wanying’s palm connected.

"SLAP!"

The man’s face took a heavy slap.

Pei Yan was stunned by the blow.

’This wasn’t how he’d imagined it. i Wanying was supposed to hug him and tell him how worried she’d been, how much she’d missed him.’

’Why did she hit him the mont she saw him?’

’It was so dark in the room, yet she still managed to find her bearings and slap him squarely on the face.’

’Just great!’

Pei Yan pushed his tongue against the inside of his cheek and touched the spot i Wanying had struck. "So obedient. I tell you to hit , and you really do it. Since you listened so well, I’ll let it slide this ti."

His tone abruptly shifted, taking on a threatening edge. "But if there’s a next ti, I won’t be so lenient."

i Wanying’s chest heaved with anger.

A man on the brink of death had suddenly appeared by her side, only to frighten her like that.

And it wasn’t just that he’d scared her; he was acting so nonchalant about it.

’He was truly detestable.’

’Just like before, always making others miserable!’

The more nonchalant Pei Yan acted, the hotter the fire of i Wanying’s anger burned.

’Wasn’t he supposed to be dying?’

’Why co here just to provoke her?!’

Unable to stomach her anger, she located him by the sound of his breathing and slapped Pei Yan again.

She used all her strength, and her palm went numb from the impact.

"Get out!"

Pei Yan’s face stung, and he pressed his thin lips together, wanting to tell i Wanying to stop being angry.

But he didn’t know what to say to coax her into a better mood.

The commotion inside alard the maid at the door. "Miss, is sothing wrong?"

As she spoke, she moved to enter the room and check.

The man sat there, perfectly composed, completely unafraid of being seen.

But it was a different matter for i Wanying.

That maid belonged to Empress Gu. If they found out Pei Yan had co to see her, she would beco a thorn in the Empress’s side.

i Wanying didn’t know why Pei Yan had co, nor did she want to guess his intentions.

But one thing was certain: if she stood in the way of Pei Yan’s grand ambitions, the Empress would act on behalf of her own son and eliminate her.

The fact that she’d been excluded from the list for the recent flower-viewing banquet already said it all.

She couldn’t win the Empress’s favor; in the other woman’s eyes, she was nothing but a stumbling block.

If she didn’t know what was good for her and insisted on getting entangled with Pei Yan, the Empress wouldn’t let her off easy.

Judging by Pei Yan’s behavior, he still didn’t know about the child.

This proved that Empress Gu wanted to hide it not only from outsiders, but from Pei Yan as well.

In a flash, i Wanying understood her situation.

Her only path to safety was to quell the situation and minimize her presence.

With a CREAK, the door opened a crack from the outside. The maid, holding a lantern, was about to enter and light the lamps.

i Wanying snapped, "Get out!"

The maid stopped outside the door and asked, "Miss, did you have a nightmare?"

"Yes."

Her voice was weary. "Wait outside. I want to sleep a little longer."

The maid acknowledged the order and closed the door again.

Pei Yan, sitting by the bed, had naturally grabbed i Wanying’s wrist after being slapped.

Her skin was delicate and smooth, soft as if boneless. Pei Yan wanted to grip her tightly, but he was afraid of breaking her hand.

He could only hold it gingerly.

Afraid of startling i Wanying, he suppressed the urge to caress it.

A wave of satisfaction washed over Pei Yan.

He was i Wanying’s child husband. He should have been holding these hands ever since she ca of age.

’Why did they have to waste so many years?’

i Wanying struggled, and Pei Yan, lost in his pleasant thoughts, instinctively tightened his grip on her wrist.

The man’s grip was strong; i Wanying couldn’t break free.

"What exactly are you trying to do?"

i Wanying kept her voice low, but she couldn’t hide the teeth-gritting fury in her tone.

Her tone was impatient; just monts ago, she had slapped him twice.

Pei Yan felt a little wronged. Instead of answering, he asked, "Why did you hit ?"

"You asked for it!"

Pei Yan felt even more wronged. ’The old i Wanying wouldn’t have slapped him a second ti.’

’She would have slapped him once to vent her anger, and then she would have cried and hugged him.’

’Furious with him, yet her heart aching for him—that was the old i Wanying.’

’But now she had slapped him twice and looked like she wanted to do it a third ti.’

Her big, round eyes were glaring at him, and even though he knew she couldn’t see in the dark, her stare still made the hair on his back stand up.

He felt even more aggrieved.

’Was he really that unwelco to i Wanying?’

’She wasn’t like this before. Gu Xun must have incited her.’

’Just as I thought. I can’t let i Wanying have contact with other n.’

Pei Yan took a quiet breath, restraining the urge to go settle the score with soone.

Jiangnan was too far from the Capital City. The situation there could change at any mont, and he didn’t have much ti.

It was rare for him to see i Wanying; he couldn’t afford to waste ti.

’Once I get back to the Capital City, I’ll find the right ti to have that man transferred. Then Gu Xun naturally won’t be able to see i Wanying anymore.’

i Wanying was young; it was understandable that she’d been deceived by an outsider. Pei Yan decided to forgive her.

Releasing i Wanying’s wrist, Pei Yan moved to lift the blanket, wanting to see what she was hiding underneath.

The blanket was resting at i Wanying’s waistline. From the mont Pei Yan had appeared, she had been deliberately protecting her stomach.

Feeling another tug on the blanket, i Wanying’s heart leaped into her throat.

’I absolutely cannot let Pei Yan find out about the child!’

’Even if I can’t hide it forever, I have to hide it for at least two or three years.’

’By then, he’ll already be married, and he might even have a few children of his own. He certainly won’t try to fight for anything.’

i Wanying knew Pei Yan’s temperant. The consequence of revealing her pregnancy would be him taking responsibility for her, and then, just like in her past life, giving her the cold shoulder.

Even if he didn’t love her, he would never let her get an abortion.

’Since that’s the case, why should I reveal my pregnant belly to him?’

’It would only cause more trouble.’

i Wanying held the blanket down, her tone distant yet tinged with a hint of pleading. "Aren’t you about to marry soone? Can you please stay away from ?"

’So that’s what’s bothering her.’

Pei Yan felt he was being taken seriously, and his mood improved greatly.

He tentatively patted the top of i Wanying’s head. "I’m not marrying them."

i Wanying leaned back, avoiding the man’s touch.

She sounded weary. "Whether you marry them or not is your business. Can you just stay away from ?"

Pei Yan stared at his empty palm.

He scoffed. "You’re the one who provoked first. You have to take full responsibility."

i Wanying was too furious to speak, able only to guard her stomach with everything she had.

The wide cuffs of her nightgown had slipped down to her elbows, revealing a snowy-white wrist.

In his dreams, that snowy-white wrist would be wrapped around his neck or clinging to his shoulder.

Other tis, it would be wrapped around his waist.

Pei Yan averted his gaze, forcing himself not to look at her delicate figure any longer.

He said seriously, "There won’t be anyone else."

’He had already figured it out. i Wanying was the most important thing, and he wouldn’t compromise for the sake of the bigger picture and marry another woman.’

’If he won, he would make i Wanying his Crown Princess Consort, and in the future, his Empress!’

’If he lost... he would arrange a way out for i Wanying, ensuring she could live a good life.’

Pei Yan’s expression grew solemn. The overall situation was still undecided; he couldn’t marry i Wanying yet.

’Fortunately, that day wasn’t far off.’

He wouldn’t make i Wanying wait too long.

Pei Yan didn’t make a direct promise, saying instead, "When this is all over, I’ll co get you and bring you back to the Capital City."

When i Wanying had returned to Jiangnan, he hadn’t been able to escort her personally.

When she returned to the Capital City, he would co to get her himself.