Chapter 54 - For Your Sake (1/2)

“I…” Pei Zichen wanted to pour his heart out. But he stopped when his aunt’s voice rang in his ears again. “If it was not me who had asked the bad lady to get the ball for me, she would not have broken the vase, then…”

“Don’t think about it too much. It was not your fault, it was an accident.” Pei Xiuyuan did not expect his son to blame himself so much.

“Dad.”

“Go to sleep now.”

Pei Zichen looked at his father as if he had not finished talking.

“Alright now, go to bed. Your great-grandmother is fine, really. Don’t worry too much about it.”

Seeing his father being this nice to him, he got even more afraid. He was afraid that his love would become hatred after knowing the truth. He was scared, very scared…

Pei Zichen was not a timid boy. His only fear was to be hated by his father. He could not bear even a bit of his father’s aversion to him.

The Pei family’s shrine was in the backyard in the old manor. It was a separate building, with a classical design. She could feel its solemnity and gloom when she entered the building.

The butler opened the door for her. She could see rows of memorial tablets of their ancestors. Their ancestors since the Qing Dynasty.

The Pei family was indeed one of the oldest families with a long history in Haicheng.

“Young Mistress, please kneel here.” The butler did not provide her any cushion.

She had to kneel on the icy bluestone floor.

Lu Man was a realistic person. She knew when she accepted the punishment, she must accept it whole-heartedly. She knelt down without saying a word.

“I do not think you will need me here.” He was saying that he believed in her character. He believed that she would not stand up after he left her alone.

“Yes.”

The butler was quite satisfied with her answer. Judging from her answer, he thought that this young mistress was a good lady. Then, he left.

When the thick door was closed, Lu Man was left alone in the shrine.

The lights in the shrine were very dim. It was dark and gloomy. The temperature was so cold even in the hot summer, cold enough to give people goosebumps, especially in the still of the night.

Being alone in the cold shrine, looking at all the tablets in front of her, Lu Man could not help feeling a cold chill. She felt scared.

The air was so still that she could feel her breath. She could even hear her heartbeat!

The time passed by awfully slow. A second felt like almost a century!

She listened to her heartbeat quietly.

Everything was in complete stillness, it felt like the world was put on mute. Suddenly, a creaking sound broke the silence. Lu Man’s heart leaped. She knew that ghosts did not exist in this world but the sound sent a chill through her body.

And then she heard the sound of footsteps behind her. The sound was soft. She did not dare to look back although she knew they must not be those of supernatural beings.

The footsteps came nearer and nearer. She recognized it and turned around.

It was really him!

“Manman…” Mu Yunhai was sad when he saw her small frail body kneeling on the ground. He strode forward.

“What are you doing here?” She asked coldly.

“Stand up!” Mu Yunhai tried to help her up.

“Do not get in my way. Please leave!” Lu Man rejected him.

“Manman, can you not be stubborn this time?” He knew she would simple-mindedly kneel here so he came. And he saw her really doing it!

“I said do not get in my way.”