Make Him Give Up That Idea!

At noon, Li Ye and Fu Yiruo went to Pei Wencong's home as guests.

By the time they drove up to the residence, Pei Wencong's mother was already waiting at the bottom of the steps to greet them. Clearly, she was treating Li Ye as the most distinguished of guests.

After getting out of the car, Li Ye hurriedly smiled and said, "Auntie, you really don't need to be so polite. I'm just dropping by for a casual visit. Making it this formal makes me feel embarrassed."

Mother Pei took Li Ye's hand and said frankly, "Even if you came to visit our home every day, we would still treat you formally. It is proper etiquette, and it is our duty."

"There's no need for that, no need for that. Old Pei and I are good friends~"

Li Ye felt rather awkward. In the past, Mother Pei had treated him with the warmth and casualness she showed her own nephews, but today she was genuinely somewhat restrained.

Could it be because of Wen Leyu?

When Li Ye married Wen Leyu, Pei Wencong had learned Wen Leyu's exact identity and confirmed his suspicion that Li Ye was "the nobleman from the north."

But Li Ye did not want that identity to create a rift between them.

Fortunately, Fu Yiruo was very familiar with Mother Pei. Together with Pei Wenhui, she laughingly helped Mother Pei inside and joined her in preparing lunch, livening up the atmosphere.

There was no way Li Ye was going into the kitchen. Both he and Pei Wencong were of the "grand masters of wealthy households" class, sitting on the sofa while the servants, Pei Wenhui, and the others bustled about. Even if an oil bottle fell over, neither of them would lift a hand to set it