Chen Lingmeng unexpectedly appeared at the doorway, eavesdropping on their conversation. When she heard the critical part, she couldn’t control herself anymore and wheeled out from behind the wooden frame.
Chen Wenzhou also played along with Chen Lingmeng’s act, looking visibly panicked as he stood up, his voice even trembling a few times.
"Mengmeng, why are you here? Listen to me, the things I just said to Pei Yansi..."
Tears began to fall from Chen Lingmeng’s eyes, making her look utterly helpless and pitiable.
"I heard everything, Brother Yan Si, I never thought I’d be such a despicable and shameless woman in your heart," Chen Lingmeng said, her lips trembling, her eyes reddening.
Seeing her typical vulnerable appearance, Pei Yansi subconsciously frowned.
"I raised my reasonable suspicions based on the evidence I have at hand. If you have nothing to hide, there’s no need for such panic."
Even facing their concerted pressure, Pei Yansi remained calm.
"You bastard, to say such things in front of my sister, do you want to drive her to death?" Chen Wenzhou, pretending to be enraged, clenched his fist and swung a punch at Pei Yansi.
Pei Yansi, quick as a flash, raised his hand and caught Chen Wenzhou’s wrist, his cold eyes fixed on the angry man before him.
"It’s you who are driving her to her grave, forcing me to marry a woman I don’t love at all. Do you want to see her become a widow after marriage?"
"If it weren’t for your indulgence, she wouldn’t have become so obsessed with breaking off my relationship with Shen Heyu and then using unfair means to force me to marry her."
"A forced melon is not sweet."
Pei Yansi’s heart had room only for Shen Heyu, no one else could occupy it.
Sitting in her wheelchair, Chen Lingmeng nearly bit through her lip. She took a deep breath, her fingers turning white from the pressure on the armrests of her wheelchair.
"Since Brother Yan Si despises me so much and wants me dead, I might as well fulfill your wish. I just hope that after I die, you can be with Shen Heyu."
After saying this, Chen Lingmeng controlled her wheelchair and left. Pei Yansi’s eyebrows furrowed deeply; he was about to follow when Chen Wenzhou held him back.
"At a time , you still want to argue with me? Don’t you care about her life at all?"
"Or do you pamper her just to win your grandfather’s favor?" Pei Yansi’s gaze was icy as he stared at Chen Wenzhou.
"I wouldn’t let my own sister do something foolish, of course. But if you go after her now, it will only make her lose control. She only conceived of suicide because you drove her to it," Chen Wenzhou said righteously while still firmly holding Pei Yansi’s wrist.
"If you don’t want to see something truly tragic happen to Chen Lingmeng and have the old Chen patriarch blame you for everything."
Mentioning the old Chen master was almost like a magic spell for Chen Wenzhou; it immediately worked, and he reluctantly began to loosen his grip, finger by finger.
Once freed, Pei Yansi immediately walked out, but by the time he reached her, it was already too late.
Chen Lingmeng had managed to get up from her wheelchair, hanging onto the railing’s handrail, half of her body already leaning out, perilously close to falling.
From where she was, if she fell, the ground below was a large expanse of concrete, and with her head pointing downward, it was likely she would be killed instantly—especially since it was the fifth floor.
A group of servants were as frantic as ants on a hot pan.
"Miss, what are you doing? Please come down quickly, don’t do anything foolish."
"Miss, what happened? Everything was fine just now. Why did she start threatening to jump after President Pei arrived?"
"I heard it’s because President Pei refused to advance their engagement, so the miss became heartbroken and came up with the idea of suicide."
Every person in the Chen Family was a dedicated actor, and when Pei Yansi walked out, he even heard the servants discussing, pushing all the blame onto him.
"Don’t bother with me, just let me die. Since Brother Yansi doesn’t trust me, what face do I have left to live?"
"Chen Lingmeng!" Pei Yansi called out sharply, and the servants standing in tight clusters around him immediately cleared a path for him.
He took a few steps toward Chen Lingmeng, and she immediately lost control of her emotions and yelled at him, "Stay back, don’t come any closer. If you take one more step, believe it or not, I’ll jump right now."
Pei Yansi took a deep breath and had to stop in his tracks, standing there, his deep eyes fixed on her.
Just then, Chen Wenzhou also arrived at the scene. Seeing Chen Lingmeng making such a dangerous move, he almost rushed forward to grab and pull her down but was frightened into stopping by her words.
"Don’t come near me. If any of you dare to come closer, just watch me jump!"
Chen Wenzhou furrowed his brows tightly, "Mengmeng, what are you doing? Please don’t do anything foolish. Don’t let just a few words from Pei Yansi drive you to suicide. Think about your grandfather and me."
"If you leave, what will happen to me and grandpa? It will only bring immense pain to the people who love you."
"Just for a man like Pei Yansi? It’s simply not worth it. Even if his actions have left you disabled and you can no longer stand, you will always be the young lady of the Chen Family."
"As long as you are still the Chen family’s jewel, what kind of man can’t you have? Mengmeng, listen to your brother, please come down from there—it’s far too dangerous."
Chen Wenzhou tried to negotiate with Chen Ling, wanting to calm her down. He had just lifted one foot, tentatively stepping forward, when Chen Ling lurched downwards a bit.
"Don’t come any closer, or I’ll jump right here."
Her threats kept everyone rooted to the spot like statues.
Pei Yansi reached out his hand to block Chen Wenzhou, preventing him from getting any closer.
"What are you doing? Just because you don’t want to marry my sister, you’re actually going to drive her to death? I tell you, if anything happens to her, I will never let you go, nor will I spare your ex-wife and child," Chen Wenzhou pointed accusingly at Pei Yansi.
"If you really want your sister to come down unharmed, you’d better not act rashly. Listen to me," Pei Yansi said coldly, looking at the man in front of him who seemed utterly irrational.
"Why should I listen to you? It’s because of you that my sister is pushed to this edge!"
"If it is because of me that your sister jumps down here, I can take responsibility. But if it’s because you did something you shouldn’t have, causing her to jump, can you bear that responsibility?"
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