Qi Yu was also a bit frustrated.
Their original intention was to let the Du family spend their last few "free" days in extreme fear and then face legal sanctions.
Unexpectedly, Du Xixi's psychological endurance, or rather, her level of madness, exceeded expectations.
She even wanted to take someone down with her before "dying" and stir up trouble.
Only then did Pei Jingdu finally feel relieved.
It turned out that his younger brother wasn't acting recklessly out of anger.
Although his methods were extreme and terrifying, the subsequent arrangements were still quite well - thought - out. At least legally, there was room for maneuver.
"What about the others?" Pei Jingdu asked again.
Qi Yu answered respectfully.
"After this incident, Wu Qian definitely couldn't stay in Haicheng any longer, so she fled back to her hometown overnight."
"She also knew how ruthless the Du family was, so she didn't dare to answer their calls. As a result, the Du family thought she had been killed."
"As for those hooligans, they're all alive. That yellow - haired guy was stabbed by his boss and is still in the hospital. The others have been arrested."
Pei Jingdu made sure these people wouldn't cause any more trouble and just grunted in response.
He stood up, glanced at Pei Jiangmu, who still looked like his soul had left his body, and frowned tightly.
He motioned for Qi Yu to come aside, lowered his voice, and his tone was filled with unprecedented solemnity.
"Qi Yu, I'm having a hard time calming down my parents."
"After Du Xixi's live - broadcast incident, they're extremely angry. They think Jiangmu has gone crazy and has disgraced the Pei family."
"They'll definitely come here in person in the next few days."
He paused for a moment, looked at his younger brother not far away, who was haggard, unshaven, with a shirt full of wrinkles and dust. A flicker of pity and helplessness flashed in his eyes.
"Think of a way. No matter how you do it, make sure he tidies himself up before my parents come."
"Take a bath, change into clean clothes, shave his beard... At least he should look presentable."
There was a hint of imperceptible pleading in Pei Jingdu's voice.
"Otherwise, with my father's temper, seeing him like this now, he'll surely fly into a rage, and things will only get worse."
Since Meng Ruozhao's accident, Pei Jingdu had pieced together from some clues that his parents had known about Pei Jiangmu and Meng Ruozhao's relationship for a long time.
Moreover, it seemed that his mother had hinted and even pushed Meng Ruozhao to return to China back then.
Pei's father and mother's attitude was very clear - they would never agree to this marriage.
It wasn't just about the so - called disparity in social status.
The deeper reason was that they clearly saw that Pei Jiangmu's obsession with Meng Ruozhao had reached a terrifying level.
His emotions and actions were almost completely controlled by Meng Ruozhao.
This was extremely dangerous and unacceptable in an heir who needed to be calm and rational.
And Du Xixi's live - broadcast, which made public all of Pei Jiangmu's "crazy" retaliatory actions, completely enraged Pei's father and mother.
In their eyes, this was not only being emotionally driven but also stupid and reckless, putting the reputation and interests of the Pei family at risk!
Qi Yu sighed heavily in his heart. A look of embarrassment crossed his face, but he still replied respectfully, "Eldest Young Master, I understand. I'll try my best to persuade the boss."
He hesitated for a moment. Seeing the look in Pei Jingdu's eyes that wasn't entirely one of blame, he couldn't help but add one more thing. His voice was very soft, full of emotion.
"Eldest Young Master... Actually, the boss has had a tough time these years."
"Sometimes... all he wants is a little more love and a little more... recognition."
As the person who had been with Pei Jiangmu the longest.
Qi Yu had witnessed all of his paranoia, madness, and possessiveness.
But he had also seen the insecurity, sensitivity, and vulnerability hidden beneath his powerful exterior.
He had seen Pei Jiangmu be overjoyed because of an innocent smile from Meng Ruozhao.
He had also seen him feel sad because of a cold look from his parents.
Wasn't his suffocating control over Meng Ruozhao precisely because he was extremely insecure and afraid of losing the only light in his life?
He himself was also a poor soul struggling in the cold and neglect.
Hearing this, Pei Jingdu was silent for a moment.
How could he not know?
Those always sharp and shrewd eyes were now clouded with a complex shadow.
He raised his hand and tiredly rubbed his temples. His voice became lower, filled with a deep sense of powerlessness.
"I know."
"Some things... even as his elder brother, I'm powerless to solve them."
Such as the deep - seated preference of his parents for his prematurely deceased, perfect younger brother, Pei Jiangfu.
Such as their subconscious belief that Jiangmu was to blame for Jiangfu's death.
Even the heart - wrenching words his parents had said in extreme grief, "Why wasn't it him who died"...
These past events, like poisonous thorns, were deeply embedded in Pei Jiangmu's heart. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't pull them out.
All he could do was mediate between his parents and his younger brother, trying his best to calm the storm.
Then, within his own capabilities, he would give this younger brother, whose heart was already full of holes, a little more protection and a little more brotherly care.
Qi Yu didn't say anything else.
As an assistant, he had no right to blame the boss's parents.
He didn't tell anyone that he had been summoned by Mrs. Pei recently.
Mrs. Pei had accidentally revealed that it was her who had asked Meng Ruozhao to return from France.
She said she would never allow Meng Ruozhao to ruin her son.
Qi Yu had been very puzzled at that time and even wanted to ask Mrs. Pei -
Was it possible that if she hadn't asked Meng Ruozhao to leave Pei Jiangmu, things wouldn't have developed like this?
The boss and Meng Ruozhao had clearly been living happily in France. He could tell that Meng Ruozhao loved Pei Jiangmu.
If she didn't love him, why would she have accompanied him for so many years?
But Meng Ruozhao was also under her pressure, so she had the intention to leave.
And her intention to leave made Pei Jiangmu more paranoid. His deeper paranoia, in turn, made Meng Ruozhao more determined to leave...
And step by step, things had become what they were now.
However, he had no right to say these things. He could only hope that Miss Meng would recover soon.
If that happened, the boss would surely get better too.
Pei Jingdu took a long, deep look at the figure huddled on the ground at the end of the corridor.
That back was so lonely, as if abandoned by the whole world.
In the end, he didn't say anything else. He just heaved a heavy sigh, turned around, and left with a somewhat tired gait.
As he walked, he took out his phone and searched for the phone numbers of his friends in the medical field, both at home and abroad, who were highly respected.
The pressure from public opinion and the family was indeed a tough nut to crack.
But at this moment, perhaps only Meng Ruozhao's awakening could be the only hope to untie all the knots.
He had to mobilize all resources to find even the slightest possibility of waking her up.