Chapter 58: They Are Enemies Who Are, Now, at a Truce

Lu Man felt like she had made a big mistake when Pei Zichen stared at her like that. She should never have done what she did!

“I’m sorry, Xiao Chen…” Her appearance had caused him a lot of pain and grief.

“Can you leave my dad? If you want money, I can give you all of the money I own. Don’t take my mother’s place. My dad loves my mother deeply. I love my mother too…” Pei Zichen grabbed her arm and pleaded with her.

Lu Man felt like she was indeed a third wheel in his family. How he looked at her made her feel like she was the one who was ruining their family’s happiness!

She had almost nodded her head and promised him to leave.

But, soon she remembered that she could not leave because his mother would never come back to him.

“Xiao Chen, what about this?”

“What?”

“You’re still searching for your mother, aren’t you? You don’t know when you’re gonna find her, right?”

“Yes, but I might even find her tomorrow!” He almost could guess at what she was going to say.

“Impossible!”

“How would you know?” Pei Zichen was annoyed. Why was she so certain about that?

“What I’m thinking is that you’ve been searching for her a long time and still you can’t find her. She might not even be living in our country. She might be living overseas. It’s not easy if you want to find somebody overseas. It’s impossible that you can find her tomorrow.”

Pei Zichen thought for a while. “Yes, you’re right.”

“You don’t know when you can find her. If you get rid of me before you find her, your father might marry someone else. Then, you need to get rid of another woman. Why don’t you make an agreement with me?”

“What kind of agreement?” Pei Zichen asked her cautiously. He was afraid that he might fall into her trap.

“Let’s not be enemies for now before your mother comes back. We can be at peace with each other.” She did not want to be his enemy. She did not want to force him to think about all kinds of tricks to get rid of her.

“Will you leave when my mother is back?” Pei Zichen asked eagerly. At the same time, he felt like her idea was indeed a good one. Now, he had no clue where his mother was. He was unsure when he could find her. It was indeed difficult to get rid of every woman who came along the way. Why not work together with her for now? She seemed like a nice person. It was not difficult to be her accomplice. It was much better than getting rid of her so instead, he would gain a strong villain’s support!

“Yes.” Lu Man was guilty. She knew very well that his mother would never come back to him but still she made that kind of agreement with him. However, she could not bring herself to tell him the truth either.

He was still too young to accept the truth. What if he could not accept the truth?

He would know once he got older.

Pei Zichen was delighted. Then, he asked her, “How can I trust you?”

“I’m an honest and noble person. Don’t worry.”

“You had clung onto my uncle relentlessly. How dare you say that you’re a noble person!” Pei Zichen sneered.

“Who told you that?”

“My aunt!”

“Do you believe what she said?”

“She’s my aunt. Surely, I believe what she has said. Moreover, she did not have to lie to me!” Pei Zichen trusted his aunt very much.

“Then, tell me, who is more handsome? Your father or your uncle?”

“Of course my father is more handsome!” Pei Zichen replied without any hesitation.

“Who is better? Your father or your uncle?”

“Of course my father is better! He’s the best in the whole universe!”

“Yes, that’s right! I’m married to your father and he’s such an exceptional man. Why do I have to cling onto somebody less than your father? I’m not an idiot!”

Pei Zichen agreed with what she said. His father was excellent! Who would abandon his father and cling onto his uncle!

“Then, why did my aunt tell me that you’re clinging onto my uncle?” Pei Zichen did not understand why his aunt said like that.

“She’s paranoid!”

“That’s possible too!” Pei Zichen nodded his head in agreement.

“Yes!” Lu Man tried to sound like what she said was indeed true.

“I see that you’re not a liar. I’ll trust you. But, I’m telling you now, I’ll never forgive you if you break our agreement!” Pei Zichen was the heir of the Pei family. Although he was only six years old, he was borned with prestigious blood in him. He was always arrogant and condescending. His threat was strong indeed. No one dared to look down on him!

“No problem!”

“Fine!” Pei Zichen trusted her.

“Here’s to our peaceful and happy life from now on!” Lu Man stretched her hand out toward him.

“Don’t you be so happy! I’m not going to get rid of you now but still I’ll ruin your relationship with my father! We’re still enemies!” He replied arrogantly. He would never allow them to get any closer to each other. What if his father fell in love with her? Then, his father would never let her go even if his mother came home and she was willing to leave.

Pei Zichen had really put a lot of thoughts into it. He was considering all kinds of things for his mother.

“Fine! We’re enemies who are at a truce now.” Lu Man felt that he was indeed very adorable! Was there anybody who would announce to their enemies directly that they would think of all kinds of ways to frame them and ask them to be careful?

Pei Zichen then shook his hand with her with a sense of satisfaction.

“Since we’ve made our decision, could you please go back to sleep?”

“No, I’m not going. You don’t own this place. You have no right to ask me to leave.”

Lu Man was speechless.

“Could you please not be so disobedient?”

“I’m borned like that!”

Lu Man did not know how to respond to that.

“Then, you just keep it up! It’s nice that I get somebody to stay with me!” Lu Man could not make him leave. So, she had no choice but to allow him to kneel there. She wanted to see how long he could remain kneeling there.

“Do you feel extremely happy and grateful because I’m staying with you here?” After a short while, Pei Zichen was bored so he asked her.

“I’m not only happy and grateful but I even have a guardian with me!”

“What is a guardian?”

“With you here, your ancestors do not dare to appear and scare me. You’re indeed my guardian, aren’t you?” Lu Man wanted to scare him.

But, Pei Zichen was not scared at all. He seemed proud too. “That’s for sure!”

What kind of kid was that?

Lu Man had only kneeled for a short while and she already could not even take it. What more a young boy like him? He was just a kid who was spoiled since the day he was borned. It was not even ten minutes before he spoke again. “Aren’t your legs sore?”

“No.” Lu Man shook her head.

“Impossible!” He had only kneeled there for a short while and he could feel the soreness in his legs. How could she feel nothing?

“That’s true! I don’t feel any soreness. I might’ve kneeled here for a long time that I feel nothing now. I’m not sure whether I can move after this.” Lu Man was worried.

Pei Zichen stood up quickly when she heard that she might not be able to move later on.