I Want a Lifetime with You novel Chapter 219

Shi Nuan was startled, but she quickly recovered. “Pei Jingxiu!”

Pei Jingxiu returned Shi Nuan’s greeting with a slight nod, “Sister-in-law, where’s Yan?”

“Yan’s inside and Aunt Ning has arrived as well.” Shi Nuan smiled and nodded politely in the girl’s direction, “Pei Jingxiu, this is…?”

“Xi, you can call her sister-in-law.”

“Sister-in-law.” Ning Xi had a honeyed voice — it was likeable, which was a stark opposite from the cold voice from yesterday night.

Shi Nuan smiled as she nodded, “Hi, I’m Shi Nuan. Please come in!”

Shi Nuan led Pei Jingxiu and Ning Xi into the house and had them change into home slippers, “Pei Jingxiu, Xi, come on in!”

Shi Nuan guided them to the living room and then entered the kitchen to prepare some tea. Pei Jingxiu squinted and saw Ning Xin, who was sitting on the couch. Her figure seemed to overlap with his memory of her. “Aunt.”

The man’s voice penetrated the room with a hint of respect. Ning Xin was at a loss as she studied the man in front of her.

The man had a lean figure and a charming face which somewhat reminded her of the child from her memory. The child who was stubborn as a mule had now turned into a tender gentleman.

“Are you Xiu?” Ning Xin beckoned him over with a wave of the hand, “Come, let aunt have a look at you. It’s been years since I last saw you and you’re all grown up now.”

“Aunt, I’m Xiu!” Pei Jingxiu approached Ning Xin and knelt by her side while he gripped her hand, “It’s been a long time, how’s your health recently?”

“I’m fine! Same old, same old. I’m no better than I was, but at least it can’t get any worse, and I’m contented.” Ning Xin let out a sigh as she observed Pei Jingxiu closely and remarked, “I never thought we would see each other again. How many years have passed since we last met? I couldn’t believe it when Yan told me that you’re back. Xiu, how have you been doing abroad all these years?”

“I’m good, thanks, aunt.” Pei Jingxiu respected Ning Xin greatly and let Ning Xin grasp his hand, “Aunt, how have you been for the past few years?”

“All is well.” Ning Xin smiled, “I never thought I could see you again, did you laboriously come to Jiang City?”

Pei Jingxiu nodded. Ning Xin furrowed her brows, “Why didn’t you go back to Sheen City? And this is…?” Ning Xin glanced over Pei Jingxiu’s shoulder and noticed the young girl. The girl looked familiar to Ning Xin, but she couldn’t put her finger on her identity, “Xiu, is this your girlfriend?”

Pei Jingxiu chuckled and shook his head, “Aunt, have a closer look.” Pei Jingxiu stood to his feet as he spoke, “Xi, come closer, let aunt take a look at you.”

Ning Xi slightly frowned with traces of impatience on her babyface. She seemed discouraged, but eventually gave in and shuffled toward Ning Xin. Ning Xin’s eyes grew wide in astonishment as she pointed Ning Xi, “You… you…”

“Xi, greet her,” Pei Jingxiu urged in a cold tone.

Ning Xi clenched her fists, “Aunt.”

“Xiu, is she Xi?” Ning Xin was still in disbelief, “She’s Xi?”

“Yes, aunt!” Pei Jingxiu’s answer confirmed Ning Xin’s suspicions. Ning Xin’s face grew pale and she asked dubiously after a long silence, “How are you so sure that she’s Xi?” After all, Ning Xi was only about four or five years old when she went missing. No one could prove that this girl was truly Ning Xi.

For all these years, the Ning family had tried to search for Ning Xi, but their efforts were to no avail. Ning Xin was thunderstruck that this girl had suddenly appeared before her, claiming to be Ning Xi.

“I know it’s hard to believe it because I couldn’t believe it either when I first saw her. At that time, I even thought that it was incredible that two people could look so alike,” Pei Jingxiu said and asked Ning Xi to show her arm, “I have no brought Ning Xi back to the Ning family yet, but I decided to let aunt meet Xi first. You carried Xi when she was young, and she has a birthmark on her arm. I’m not sure if you still remember it.”

“Yes, I remember it,” Ning Xin nodded; the birthmark was very obvious and impossible to overlook.

Pei Jingxiu rolled up Ning Xi’s sleeves and revealed her slender upper arm. It was full of wounds and bruises, which had gradually turned into cicatrizes over time. Ning Xin was horrified by the sight but she confirmed Ning Xi’s identity once she saw the heart-shaped birthmark on her arm. “Yes, Xi has the exact birthmark on her arm, though it was much smaller when she was little. Are you really Xi?”

“I don’t know.” Ning Xi shook her head and turned toward Pei Jingxiu, “My name is Nine. Brother said I’m from the Ning family when he found me.”

Ning Xi’s attitude was cold and aloof, which didn’t complement her babyface, but this made Ning Xin even more certain that the girl in front of her was indeed Ning Xi who went missing years ago. “Xiu, how did you find Xi? It’s been years…”