I Refused to Be a Substitute, and Shot to Fame on a Variety Show With My Mother-In-Law

193 Li Xiwu, Out of Control

Who said tears were silent?

It was clearly deafening.

The long-awaited heartache wrapped around Li Xiwu and pressed her down uncomfortably. Her breathing stopped, her face turned pale, and her lips and teeth trembled.

Buzz buzz buzz.

!!

Buzz buzz buzz.

The phone on the table kept vibrating. It was a call from Pei Jingzhou.

The vibration eased Li Xiwu’s loss of control. She did not answer. Ignoring the vibrating phone, she moved the mouse and temporarily closed the computer page. Li Xiwu admitted that she did not have the courage to continue reading Li Huaisheng’s Baidu Encyclopedia.

Her head hurt too much. The last sequelae had never hurt as much as now.

Soon, the phone on the table regained its calm. There were no more calls.

Li Xiwu composed herself and took out her air cushion and lipstick to touch up her makeup. Her complexion and condition quickly returned to normal under the cover of her makeup. Then, she left the company and drove to the Pei residence.

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The Pei residence was in the capital’s top district, Tan Hua Mansion.

Li Xiwu had never returned to the Pei residence alone in the past. Every time, she would take Pei Jingzhou’s car and return with him. She would leave after eating. This time, she drove back by herself. Fortunately, the security guard at the entrance knew her and quickly let her in.

Tan Hua Mansion had an area of nearly 50,000 square meters. It was filled with top-notch villas and was the richest place in the entire Capital.

Han Qianye had not looked at her phone since four in the afternoon. She was very afraid of receiving a call from Li Xiwu. Because Li Xiwu had said she was coming, she would come directly. If she suddenly called, it was very likely that there was a change in time and she wouldn’t be able to come in the end.

She waited nervously all afternoon. Finally, when the butler came in to inform her, “Madam, Miss Li is back.”

Han Qianye suddenly stood up, startling Pei Jiao. Han Qianye’s face was filled with joy. After the joy, she reminded the butler, “Don’t call her Miss Li in the future. It’s strange. Just call her Young Madam, okay?”

The butler nodded. “Yes, ma’am.”

After Han Qianye finished giving her instructions, she turned around and rushed out to pick Li Xiwu up.

Pei Jiao craned her neck and looked out through the glass. When she saw her mother flying in front of Li Xiwu like a dancing butterfly, Pei Jiao suddenly remembered something Beike had said to her: Your mother is simply silly and sweet.

She hadn’t agreed with that before. Now that she looked at it, her mother really did look silly.

Outside.

Han Qianye was holding Li Xiwu’s hand as they entered. As they walked, she said, “I asked the kitchen to start preparing after lunch. I don’t know what you like to eat, I’m afraid I’ll delay your work if I keep asking you, but I know you eat spicy food. I think you’ll like the dishes tonight.”

Li Xiwu said, “Thank you, Auntie.”

Han Qianye added, “It’s fine if you don’t like it. Tell me what dishes you like this time. In the future, I’ll get the kitchen to cook according to your taste. You and Jingzhou can come back often to eat.”

Li Xiwu agreed. “Okay, thank you, Auntie.”

Han Qianye smiled, and the smile on her lips faded a little. She knew she couldn’t ask too much. But calling her Auntie really didn’t sound good at all. She wanted to hear Li Xiwu call her Mom even more.

“Mom!”

Han Qianye looked up happily. However, it was Pei Jiao. As she walked over, she called out to her mother. Han Qianye’s smile drooped again.

Pei Jiao: “?”

Had she seen it wrongly? Her mother had been smiling so kindly a second ago. When she looked up and saw her, her smile disappeared as if she had never smiled.

Pei Jiao walked over and greeted Li Xiwu politely, “Sister-in-law.”

Li Xiwu smiled faintly. “Jiaojiao.”

Pei Jiao thought to herself, Fortunately, I didn’t call her wrong this time. Otherwise, my pocket money would be deducted again.

Pei Jiao said to Han Qianye, “You’an is out of school. I’ll go pick him up.”

Han Qianye said, “Go.”

Pei Jiao raised her hand and twisted her index finger and thumb. “Travel fee?”

Han Qianye turned around and shouted, “Ah Dong, go and pick up You’an.”

Pei Jiao only wanted to use the excuse of picking up Pei You’an to slip out to do something. Her mother had said that she could not leave tonight when her sister-in-law came back. The family had to have dinner together.

Seriously, she was used to asking for money when doing things. If she had known, she wouldn’t have said such things.

Pei Jiao tried to negotiate. “Mom, I’m just joking with you. Why don’t I pick You’an up? You’an hasn’t seen me in a long time. He’ll definitely be happy if I pick him up.”

Han Qianye reminded her, “Have you forgotten that the last time you accidentally sprinkled paint on You’an’s new shoes, You’an said that he would never forgive you?”

Pei Jiao was speechless.

Han Qianye pulled Pei Jiao in. “Stay here and talk to Xixi. You’re only two years younger than her. You have more common topics than me and her.”

Pei Jiao was dragged back by Han Qianye.

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Li Xiwu did not feel uncomfortable at all when she came to the Pei residence. After eating some snacks, she flipped through some books and went to the basement to admire Mr. Pei’s wine cellar. She went to the second floor to admire Han Qianye’s dollhouse. In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed.

She had followed Pei Jingzhou to that huge wine cellar once before. The deepest impression was that it was very big. Secondly, it was very expensive. There were some wines that were priceless.

There were also some top-notch hidden wines that could be bought at the price of a house in the Capital.

This was the first time she had been to Han Qianye’s dollhouse today, and it was also the first time she knew that Han Qianye was actually a doll collector. She had a very big room with many BJD dolls.

Each BJD doll had its own pose, standing or sitting in its place. Some had set up a background, and they were all wearing beautiful dresses and beautifully combed hair. They were ridiculously exquisite.

Han Qianye said, “I’ve liked dolls since I was young and when I grew up, I liked them too, but I never said that I was a doll collector outside. All the dolls I received were quietly placed at home for me to admire.”

Li Xiwu understood. No wonder she couldn’t tell at all.

Han Qianye leaned over and asked, “Don’t tell me you think I’m very childish?”

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Li Xiwu shook her head. “No.”

When Han Qianye asked Li Xiwu this question, she knew how Li Xiwu would answer. Although it was not embarrassing to like dolls, if those people in the aristocratic circle knew that she liked dolls fanatically at her age, they would definitely gossip about her behind her back.

Therefore, even Lin Yourong did not know that she had such a big dollhouse.

Li Xiwu was the first person she willingly showed the dollhouse to.

Han Qianye admitted frankly, “I’m actually still a little childish.”

Li Xiwu pursed her lips and smiled faintly. “What would you think if I told you that my friend still likes to play Ultraman at the age of 24?”

Han Qianye chuckled. “I’ll think that there’s actually someone more childish than me.”

Because of Li Xiwu’s words, Han Qianye was in a good mood.

Li Xiwu stopped in front of a glass cabinet. The doll placed in front of the glass cabinet was a doll with short hair and a cheongsam. Her facial features were beautifully drawn. Li Xiwu suddenly thought of Yu Hewei.

Han Qianye walked over and said, “I can’t give you dolls. But if you like this model, I can help you pick one up.”

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