When the three of them arrived home after eating barbecue, it was already half past eleven.
After saying goodbye to them, Song Fengwan returned to her room to wash up. After the massage, her body really felt soft and comfortable all over.
She turned on the desk lamp and pulled out the carving tools she had stolen from Qiao Xiyanâs room. Then she pulled out the hibiscus stone she had bought at the antique market from her drawer.
The hibiscus stone was already polished. It was about the size of a thumbnail and a translucent light pink. She wanted to carve a hole in it, braid a tassel, and then hang it on the newly bought Buddhist prayer bead bracelet.
It was going to be a birthday gift for Fu Chen.
As a student, she couldnât afford to give him anything too expensive.?The hole is quite rough, so I hope he doesnât dislike it.
She had never learned to carve before, but she had seen it many times and knew a little bit about it. After she held the carving knife for a long time, the skin between her thumb and index finger was rubbed red, and there was a dull pain.
***
Fu Chen wasnât asleep at the moment. After showering, he was reading documents in his study.
Shi Fang was beside him, working on the computer. He was labeling and arranging the work for the next few days according to what Fu Chen said while Qian Jiang was standing nearby waiting.
After Fu Chen finished some of his work, he turned his head and looked at Qian Jiang. âYou told me that you just saw Cheng Lan?â
âYes, right at the entrance of the massage center.â
âShe knows my schedule very well.â Fu Chen sneered.
âSheâs been always pursuing you. There was a period of time when you came back from mountain climbing and often went there to look for a masseuse to massage your feet. She must have bribed a waiter to tip her off,â Shi Fang muttered.
Fu Chen picked up the Buddhist prayer bead bracelet on the side and rubbed the beads one by one without saying anything.
âLast time, Miss Songâs puppy love and the incident at the tutoring center were all her doing. Third Master, are you just going to let her do whatever she wants?â
Qian Jiang frowned. âBeat her up? Iâll go!â
He had a straightforward personality, and he had witnessed the incident at the tutoring center with his own eyes. He already couldnât hold it in a long time ago.
âWith her appearing this time, Iâm afraid sheâs going to cause trouble again.â Shi Fang was speechless.?This woman is simply a lunatic. Many people have pestered Third Master before, but Iâve never seen someone so shameless.
âI originally wanted to wait until Wanwan returned to Yuncheng to teach her a lesson. Keep an eye on her first. If she dares to court death againâ¦â Fu Chenâs lips curled up. âThen just send her to her death.â
His gaze was already cold.
Shi Fang and Qian Jiang looked at each other and didnât say another word.
***
Ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door. Duan Linbai strode into the study in ice blue pajamas.
âYouâre still working so late?â Duan Linbai handed a cup of hot tea to Fu Chen and drank a cup of coffee himself.
âIâm busy.â
âI sent you the pictures.â
âHuh?â Fu Chen raised his eyebrows.
âI just sent them to you on WeChat. You didnât see them?â Fu Chenâs phone was beside his hand.
âI muted your notifications,â Fu Chen said very self-justifiably.
Duan Linbai turned his head around and took a sip of coffee.?Itâs so f*cking bitter. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âYou said that your back was sore at the plaza earlier?â Fu Chen turned his head and looked at Duan Linbai.
âWhat? I was squatting in the cold wind for so long, sacrificing myself for your happiness. Now you know how to feel pity for me?â Duan Linbai snorted.?At least he has some conscience.
Fu Chen smiled and said nothing.
Duan Linbai squatted in the study for a while and said that after they finished their family gatherings, they should go out and meet up with some friends. It was almost the new year, and everyone was busy, so it was rare for them to be able to get together.
âI want to spend my birthday with her.â
Duan Lin choked. âDoesnât your mom want to do a âconcubine-choosingâ banquet for you?â
âI talked to her, and we came to an agreement.â
âWith your momâs temper, she wouldnât have let you off so easily if you didnât give her something in return.â
âI said that I would bring a girlfriend home next year. Otherwise, she can handle me however she wants.â
Duan Linbai almost spat out his coffee.
âWanwan will be an adult next year. I plan to bring her home.â
Duan Linbai smiled bitterly. âIâm going back to my room.â
He walked stiffly to his room.?Isnât this guy a little too confident? Is he so sure that Little Sister Song will definitely like him and even go home with him?
Heâs so bold to make such a promise to his mom.
Donât forget that youâre still f*cking in a one-sided relationship.
After returning to his room, he couldnât fall asleep. So he started a game of PUBG and was having fun when Qian Jiang knocked on his door and gave him two bottles of medicine.
âThird Master said that your back is sore due to kidney deficiency. For men, itâs very fatal to have a bad waist.â
Duan Linbai looked at the bottles with a dumbfounded expression. On top of the bottles, it said âSix Flavor Rehmanniâ.
Used for kidney yin damage and sore back and kneesâ¦
F*ck!
He was so angry that he threw the medicine bottles into the trash can. When he turned his head, he saw that he had been killed in the game.
My horoscope is definitely not compatible with Fu Chenâs.
***
The next dayâ¦
Song Fengwan had stayed up late last night in order to make the hole. When she woke up, it was already past nine. Fu Chen had gone to the office while Duan Linbai was still sleeping.
Uncle Nian was surprised and thought that she had stayed up late studying yesterday. âEven if you have exams, you canât stay up late like this.â
âI know.â Song Fengwan lowered her head guiltily. âUncle Nian, whereâs the nearest mall?â
âTell me what you need.â
âNo, itâs fine. Iâd like to go see for myself.â She wanted to give a gift, so she needed to keep it secret.
Uncle Nian thought that she wanted to buy some personal female items, so he didnât insist. âItâs very close. Iâll get the chauffeur to take you there. Itâs about seven minutes away. You can also take three stops on the Route 52 bus from the bus stop at the entrance of your school to get there.â
âOkay.â Song Fengwan nodded with a smile. After eating, she grabbed her backpack and left. Qian Jiang was already in the car waiting for her, so she had no choice but to take the car to the mall.
The car stopped in the underground garage. Song Fengwan saw him turn off the engine, so she hurriedly said, âIâm going shopping. It might take an hour or two. Please wait for me and donât follow me.â
Qian Jiang hesitated for a moment.
âBig Brother Qian Jiang~â Song Fengwan stared at him, her voice coy.
âOkay, Iâll wait for you here.â Qian Jiang was a straight man and couldnât stand girls acting cute.
But when Song Feng got out of the car, he still followed her secretly.
She walked around the stores selling gold and silver accessories before entering an accessory store on the fourth floor. She stayed there for nearly two hours before coming out satisfied.
Qian Jiang was afraid that she would find him and ran to the underground garage to get the car.
When Song Fengwan went back, she even bought two cups of bubble tea. She didnât know Qian Jiangâs preferences, so she ordered a classic for him.
It was not the weekend today, and it was morning, so there werenât many people in the mall. Only she and two young men were in the elevator.
She stood at the entrance of the elevator and glanced at the moving numbers. From the blurry mirror of the elevator, she saw the two men leaning their heads together and whispering.
The two of them werenât very old. It was currently the middle of winter, yet they were only wearing thin leather clothes. Their hair was dyed trending hair colors, and black and green tattoos were faintly visible on their necks and wrists.
Song Fengwan tightened her grip on the cups of bubble tea in her hands and got out of the elevator when it reached the first floor.
She was supposed to take the lift to the basement floor, but the two of them seemed to be staring at her, giving her a bad feeling. So she decided to get off the elevator to avoid them.
There were more people on the first floor, so she felt more at ease after blending into the crowd.
She found the safety exit and went down the stairs to the underground garage.
The stairwell was so quiet that she could even hear a pin drop, and the sound of footsteps was loud and clear. She heard frantic footsteps coming from behind her, and it was clear that there was more than one person. Her heart skipped a beat. She picked up her pace and ran down the stairs while making a call.
As soon as the call connected, she heard someone calling her from behind. âSong Fengwan?â
She subconsciously turned her head. It was the two men she had seen in the elevator, and they suddenly rushed toward herâ¦
***
Fu Chen was in a meeting at his company. It would be the end of December soon, so the company had to do a year-end summary and plan next yearâs goals and objectives. The atmosphere in the meeting room was tense.
Buzzâ?A phone vibrated.
Everyone was dumbfounded.?Who the f*ck is looking for death and not putting their phone on silent during the meeting?
Just as everyone was looking around for the unlucky person, Fu Chen picked up his phone. Before he could say anything, he heard a scream from the other endâ¦
Then everyone saw Fu Chenâs face instantly freeze, and his expression was extremely cold.