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

Chapter 696: She Wants to Be EngagedNᴇw chapters are publɪshed on novelenglish.net . Firᴇ(.)nᴇt

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

After knowing that Pei Jiao had returned home, Pei Jingzhou returned from the company early. Stepping into the living room, Pei Jingzhou asked with a dark expression, “Where is she?”

Uncle Dong walked forward and said, “Miss is in her own bedroom.”

Pei Jingzhou went upstairs with a dark expression. When he reached Pei Jiao’s bedroom door, he did not knock and shouted, “Pei Jiao, come out!”

A few seconds later, the bedroom door opened a crack. Pei Jiao could feel her brother’s anger through the door. But thinking about it, it made sense. She had disappeared for more than a month, and there had been no news of her during this period. She only asked Beike to help her tell her family that she was safe.

Pei Jiao smiled ingratiatingly. “…Brother.”

Pei Jingzhou looked coldly at Pei Jiao, who was in the crack of the door frame.

“Come out.”

Pei Jiao really could not stand her brother’s cold gaze. She obediently opened the door and stood very obediently. “Brother, I have something to tell you… Eh…? Brother, where are you going? I haven’t said anything!’

Pei Jingzhou turned around. “Let’s talk downstairs.”

A few minutes later, Pei Jiao arrived downstairs. At this moment, Pei Jingzhou was sitting on the sofa and answering a phone call. Pei Jiao slowly approached and heard the conversation clearly—

“No need. I’ll come by at three. Depends on the situation. The person has yet to be interrogated…” When he said that the person had yet to be interrogated, Pei Jingzhou looked up at Pei Jiao. This glance made Pei Jiao’s hair stand on end. Retracting his gaze, Pei Jingzhou said to Li Xiwu, “She’s not missing an arm or a leg. She looks fine.”

Pei Jiao guessed that her sister-in-law was worried about her and was asking her brother about her situation on the phone. She quickly said, “Brother, tell Sister-in-law that I’m fine.’

Pei Jingzhou conveyed Pei Jiao’s words. “She said she’s fine.”

When Li Xiwu heard this on the other end of the line, she was relieved. She gave a few more instructions before ending the call.

Pei Jingzhou put down his phone. Seeing that Pei Jiao was about to sit down on the small sofa beside her, he said coldly, “Did 1 tell you to sit?”

Pei Jiao immediately stood up and pretended to stretch her arms casually. “l just lost my balance.”

Pei Jingzhou crossed his long legs and raised his chin slightly. He looked at Pei Jiao calmly. “Why are you unsteady and injured?”

Pei Jiao immediately shook her head. “I’m not.”

The dignity on Pei Jingzhou’s face was unquestionable. “Tell me the truth.”

Pei Jiao had been afraid of Pei Jingzhou since she was young. How could she dare to fool him? Moreover, nothing could escape Pei Jingzhou’s eyes. She turned in a slow circle, then said, “I’m really not hurt. Look.”

Pei Jingzhou’s expression was unreadable. He stared at Pei Jiao for a few seconds. She did not look injured. “When did you get back?” he asked casually, reaching to the side and tapping his fingertips.

Pei Jiao understood what he meant and immediately walked over to sit beside Pei Jingzhou. She was very well-behaved. Of course, she did not dare to be rash in front of Pei Jingzhou. “Last night.”

Pei Jingzhou asked, “Where did you rest?”

Pei Jiao said, “l came back in the middle of last night and slept in the car for a while. Then I went to the hotel.” She honestly told him everything about her schedule.

“You’re back. Instead of going home first, you went to stay in a hotel?” Pei

Jingzhou glanced sideways. “With whom?”

Pei Jiao’s eyes darted around. “That friend of mine.”

Her brother knew about that friend of hers. Therefore, Pei Jingzhou did not suspect anything. Pei Jiao also clearly felt that after she explained this, the surrounding magnetic field was no longer as oppressive as before.

“Tell me in detail what happened in the past month.” Pei Jingzhou asked Pei Jiao to explain herself.

Pei Jiao went home at this time and was prepared to tell the truth. Therefore, she confessed what had happened in the past month. She did not leave anything out.

Nearly ten minutes passed.

Pei Jingzhou’s expression went from dark to gentle, to furious, and finally to calm down. However, his expression did not look too good. “So that Wei guy is looking for you all over the city?” Pei Jingzhou stood up and looked at Pei Jiao.

Pei Jiao also stood up. “He knows that 1 lied to him and wants to find me to vent his anger.”

Pei Jingzhou raised his eyebrows. “He’s looking for you to vent his anger. Him?”

Pei Jiao saw a murderous look in her brother’s eyes. This was why she dared to get into trouble. Ever since she was young, no matter how much trouble she caused, it was either her brother or her father who stood up for her. She had never suffered.

So how could she take this lying down about Wei Yu? She had to take revenge on him. However, getting her revenge was originally something to be happy about, but she had accidentally implicated Beike. Now, she had to save Beike.

Pei Jiao had already thought of a way. She said, “Brother, I want to be engaged!

Pei Jingzhou narrowed his eyes. “Engaged? To whom?”

Pei Jiao said without thinking, “Anybody is fine, but it must be a fake engagement. As for who came to follow me through the process, Brother, help me arrange it. The sooner, the better.”

“Also.” Pei Jiao forgot to get to the point. “The engagement ceremony has to be grand and we have to invite the Wei family!’

If they were really engaged, Pei Jingzhou naturally would not allow his sister’s engagement to be settled so quickly. But if it was a fake engagement, it would be easier.

Pei Jingzhou already had a candidate in mind..