Mrs. Pei also took Fu Zhen's hand: "Let's go somewhere else to talk!"
The two of them were thus separately pulled out of the hall!
Fu Zhen followed Mrs. Pei through the passageway to the open pavilion on the east side.
Mrs. Pei dismissed the others, then pulled Fu Zhen to sit down. A woman who had been pampered by her husband all her life, she sincerely patted Fu Zhen's back: "Girl, be honest with me, is there any other reason you can't continue with Zhan Er?"
Fu Zhen said: "There's truly no other reason. He found me last night and asked about my plans. I thought it was time to conclude things, so I told him we'd proceed according to the rules."
Mrs. Pei said: "So after being with him for so long, you haven't seen a single good thing about him?"
Fu Zhen laughed: "More than a single good thing? There are so many it's uncountable. But now the situation is a bit complicated. I've thought long and hard, and for now, this is how it must be."
