Huai Sheng kept biting on the spoon, and his teeth hurt.
What to do?
Thereâs nothing I can do.
Big Sister is so fierce, and sheâs already pushed this person down.
I know monks should be merciful and compassionate. And when Big Sister hit this woman, I should have stopped her. But from their conversation, this skinny bamboo stick seems even fiercer.
Master taught me that Iâm still young, so if I encounter danger, I have to protect myself first.
He bit his lip. In fact, he was just a child and didnât understand love at all. Fu Chen had asked his master for their marriage affinity, and he had only overheard a few words.
Master Pudu looked at the name and birth characters Fu Chen gave him. âDuring the Mid-Autumn Festival, Old Madam came over to pray for blessings and also talked about your marriage. I didnât expect that youâre getting engaged already.â
With him giving the birth characters, anyone would think that he was getting married soon and was here to check the best date for it.
âNo, I just want you to help me take a look. Are we fated to get married? When will there be any major progress?â
Master Pudu took another look at her eight characters. âThird Master, this ladyâs not eighteen yet?â
âYes.â
âYouâre being slightly anxious.â Master Pudu smiled. âIs she the girl who accompanied you here?â
Fu Chen didnât deny it. âShe doesnât know yet. Please keep it a secret, including to my family.â
Master Pudu nodded with a smile.?Young people nowadays even have underground relationships?
Afterward, when Master Pudu was telling their fortune, Huai Sheng only listened to a little bit and heard that their birth characters were extremely compatible. Then he went out to play.
Only then did he realize that Fu Chen was secretly in love with Song Fengwan. Fu Chen treated him well, so he helped him out a bit secretly.
Great, now someone has exposed him.
Third Uncle, Iâm afraid your thoughts canât be hidden anymore.
***
Cheng Lan looked at Song Fengwanâs surprised face and thought about the interaction between the two. Although Fu Chen was gentle and caring to Song Fengwan, she didnât treat him that way.
Sheâs not stupid. Is it just Third Masterâs one-sided love?
âHahaââ Cheng Lan suddenly burst into laughter.
This is all fate. I like Fu Chen and pursued him relentlessly, but he likes Song Fengwan, and this girl doesnât know it?
âYouâre crazy.â Song Fengwan furrowed her brows when she saw Cheng Lan acting crazy. âIs there something wrong with your brain?â
Iâve always treated Third Master as an elder and never dared to think of anything else, yet she claims that he likes me?
What kind of beauties hasnât he seen? Why would he like an underage girl like me?
Does he have some special fetish?
âThis is all fate. I canât get the person I like, and neither can he. Hahaâ¦â Cheng Lan laughed so hard that tears were about to fall.
Song Fengwan took the glass of water beside her hand and splashed it over her head. The water was cold, causing Cheng Lan to shiver, and her wet hair stuck to her face.
She looked at her fiercely.
âAre you sober now?â Song Fengwan looked at her crazy face.
Just moments ago, she was recounting the details of the previous incidents, and now sheâs saying that Third Master likes me?
Is this person a lunatic? Who exposes the evil deeds theyâve done themselves?
âIâm very sober. Let me tell you. Third Master likesâ¦â
Song Fengwan raised the cup of coffee on Cheng Lanâs side and splashed it at her again.
âAh!â Cheng Lan was exasperated. The coffee was sticky and splashed over her head. Naturally, she was very furious. âSong Fengwan!â
âWhat nonsense are you spouting?!â?What a lunatic.
âYou think Iâm lying to you?â
âWhat else could it be? You set me up and then slandered Third Master, trying to sow discord between us. What exactly do you want?â
Cheng Lan regained her energy, got up with both hands supporting her from the floor, and staggered toward Song Fengwan.
The coffee on her face was still dripping down, her left cheek was red and swollen, her hair was messy, her eye sockets were sunken, and the corners of her mouth were crooked when she smiled. She looked like a ghost.
âWhat are you doing?â Song Fengwan frowned.
âDo you like Third Master?â
âWhat does this have to do with you?â
âYou donât like him? You wonât like him for the rest of your life, right?!â Cheng Lan was selfish and crazy. Fu Chen didnât love her, so she suddenly wanted to see him being alone for the rest of his life and dying without anyone by his side.
It seemed like only if that happened would she feel better in her heart.
âTell me youâll never like him back!â She screamed.
Song Fengwan took two steps back. âYouâre crazy!â
âTell me you donât like him!â
Her body was dirty, and Song Fengwan was afraid that she would touch her, so she could only keep retreatingâ¦
âSay something. Werenât you quite good at talking just now?! You donât like him! Say it!â Cheng Lan was anxious and kept asking and screaming.
Song Fengwan was soon driven into a corner. âEven if I like him, what does it have to do with you? Why do I have to tell you?â
âWhat did you say?â Cheng Lan was enraged when she heard this.
No. No one can get what I canât get.
Fu Chen doesnât understand Song Fengwanâs feelings for him, yet heâs still so caring and protective of her.?I can already imagine what their relationship will be like once they get together.
Jealousy could drive people crazy.
She suddenly stretched out her hand and pounced toward Song Fengwan.
âYou canât like him! You canât!â
She seemed crazy, scaring the other customers in the shop to flee. But with her current state, anyone who wanted to stop the fight would find her dirty.
Song Fengwan retreatedâ¦
The pursuit continued from inside the store to outside the store.
Huai Sheng hurriedly followed themâ¦
***
Song Fengwan retreated continuously.
Suddenly, she bumped into something. She subconsciously turned her head and only saw a black color before her. She was already hugged into someoneâs embrace.
When Cheng Lan pounced over, she only managed to grab the corner of this personâs clothes.
This personâs clothes were instantly stained with filth. Song Fengwan was protected by him and wasnât dirtied at all. The black trench coat wrapped around her.
It felt impenetrable.
Song Fengwan looked up, only to see Fu Chenâs slightly pursed lips. He looked penetratingly cold.
âThird⦠Third Master.â Cheng Lan retracted her hand when she saw Fu Chen and turned around subconsciously to tidy her clothes.
âAre you alright?â Fu Chen lowered his head to look at Song Fengwan. Perhaps because she was a little frightened just now, her face was red. When she thought of what Cheng Lan had said, her heart began to inexplicably palpitate wildly.
She shook her head and slowly withdrew from Fu Chenâs embrace.
âThird Uncle.â Huai Sheng ran toward him.
âBring Huai Sheng to the car first. Iâll take care of things here. The car is in the parking lot. After taking the elevator down from here, you should be able to see it.â Fu Chen handed the car key to her.
Song Fengwan hesitated for a moment, but she still left with Huai Sheng.
***
Seeing Song Fengwan walk far, Fu Chen lowered his head and glanced at the stain on the corner of his clothes.
âThird Masterâ¦â Cheng Lan was too obsessed with Fu Chen. When she saw him, her lips and heart trembled, and she couldnât speak.
âYour father went to my company to look for me just now.â Fu Chen unhurriedly took off his coat and loosened his tie.
He had just returned from the mountains, so after a night, his shirt was full of creases from Song Fengwanâs grabbing. There was not a sense of exquisite beauty to it at all. It just moved along with his movements and had a hint of uninhibited laziness.
Cheng Lan stared intently at him, her eyes crazed.
âYour father got on his knees in front of me.â
Only then did Cheng Lan come back to her senses. âMy dad?â
âHe begged me to let your familyâs company go. Actually, he should be clear why your Cheng family has developed so quickly these years. It was all by relying on the connections your family accumulated because of my family. Even if I donât do anything, your familyâs company will be swallowed up by others sooner or later.â
The Cheng familyâs company was in a crisis, and Cheng Guofu really had no choice but to go and beg Fu Chen.
He squatted in the company lobby and said that he wouldnât give up until he saw Fu Chen.
Both his children had been arrested, and netizens went to his companyâs entrance to curse at his family every day. Under Fu Chenâs suppression, the companyâs capital chain was broken, and his employees quit. The Cheng family was on the brink of collapsing.
He was in despair and looked miserable as he squatted in the company lobby, frightening the guests who came to the company to discuss business.
Shi Fang had intended to send him out directly. It was office hours, and the company was located in the city center. Afraid that the impact would worsen, he called Fu Chen for instructions.
After Fu Chen came to the company, he invited Cheng Guofu to the reception room. Cheng Guofu directly knelt down to Fu Chen and begged him to let his company go.
âMy dad, heâ¦â Even if Cheng Lan was cold-blooded, she wouldnât be indifferent when she heard that her father had knelt down to Fu Chen.
âHeâs also considered my elder. But as a proud man, he knelt down and begged me. I promised him that I would no longer put pressure on his company, but I wouldnât help him either.â Fu Chenâs tone was cold.
âItâs all thanks to you that your father and brother ended up like this.â
Fu Chen didnât care at all whether she felt anguished or not, and every word of his stabbed her heart.
âYouâve ruined your family, and your younger brother is so young, yet youâve caused him to be sent to prison. Your father is already in his fifties, yet he actually knelt down and begged me. Is this what you want to see?
âThings are already like this, yet you still havenât repented and continued to pester her. You even dared to look for her in private. Cheng Lan, are you only willing to give up after your family is completely destroyed?â
In the end, Fu Chen showed mercy to the Cheng family.
Their family matters werenât capable of withstanding the police investigation. Sooner or later, they would suffer the consequences of their actions. At this time, he only had to watch as the Cheng family perished. He was also worried that his father would feel upset if he interfered too much.
In the end, he didnât give them the final blow.
âMy dad knelt to you?â Cheng Lanâs tears fell uncontrollably.
It seemed she finally realized what kind of situation her family was in and that it could no longer withstand a single bit of her wilful actions that would trouble the family further.
âYou donât seem to understand the current situation. Your familyâs capital chain has long been broken. In a few days, the bank will come collect the debt. If your family doesnât have the money to repay the debt, your familyâs company will likely be declared bankrupt and go into liquidation.â
Her heart trembled.?Bankrupt??She didnât expect that things were already this bad.
âYour father has been going around everywhere begging for help these days. Whoever he could find, he would always accompany them to drink until late at night.
âIf you have any bit of conscience, you should know that you no longer have the privilege to be willful.
âBut if you want to continue, I can play along.â
Fu Chenâs tone was light but extremely arrogant and proud.
Cheng Lanâs legs gave way, and she slumped to the ground.
âActuallyâ¦â Fu Chen sneered. âThese things didnât belong to you in the first place. Itâs merely time for them to return.â
The Fu family was indeed indebted to the Cheng family. On account of it, Old Master Fu had helped them a lot, but their appetite was too big. They werenât cut out to do business, yet they still insisted on doing it because they had the Fu family behind them.
If they had been more honest, Fu Chen would have been willing to help them out a bit, even for the next three generations.
Greed was human nature.
After finishing speaking, Fu Chen turned to leave.
âThird Master!â Cheng Lan called out to him in a sobbing voice. âWhat exactly do you like about her?
âHow am I not as good to her?!
âIâve known you since I was seven years old! Itâs been seventeen years! Canât I get a single bit of pity from you!â
Fu Chen stopped but didnât say anything.
âEven if she doesnât know?
âEven if you canât get her in the future?
âFu Chen, whatâs so good about her?! Whatâs so good about her?! If not for you, she wouldnât have even been able to protect herself!â Cheng Lan wailed.
Fu Chen turned to look at her and suddenly smiled.
âShe doesnât need to be very good or very powerful. I naturally will protect her. You donât have to compare yourself with her. She may not be as good as you in some aspects, but in my heart, youâ¦â
â⦠canât compare to her.â
With that, he turned around and left. When he passed by the trash can, he casually threw his coat in it.
It was just like throwing away trash, just like throwing away Cheng Lanâs feelings for him.
Just nowâ¦
It was the first time Fu Chen smiled at me.
Cheng Lan covered her face and laughed out loud like a lunatic.
***
When Fu Chen got into the car, Song Fengwan and Huai Sheng were sitting in the backseat drinking bubble tea.
Huai Sheng had never drunk it before. After tasting it once earlier, he had repeatedly turned his head to look at the bubble tea shop every step of the way when they passed by it.
âYou want more? Iâll buy another for you.â
âNo thanks. Iâll treat you.â Huai Sheng took out the small cloth bag his master gave him.
Master, Big Sister has given me a lot of things. You said that if I receive a favor, I should return the kindness with a spring. So treating her to a cup of bubble tea is what I should do.
I will be extravagant for once today. Please donât blame me.
Nowadays, people normally used mobile payment, so the shop assistant was stunned to see Huai Sheng holding cash.
âIâll pay for it. Another cup of classic bubble tea, please.â Song Fengwan scanned the QR code to pay in a few seconds.
Huai Sheng looked at her in a daze.?Phones can be used this way? You can just take a picture?
No wonder Master always hid his phone from me.
When Fu Chen got in the car, he saw a cup of bubble tea beside him.
âThird Uncle, Big Sister bought it for you. Itâs really delicious.â Huai Sheng couldnât bear to drink it too quickly and kept taking small sips.
âOh.â Fu Chen replied. âWanwan, what did Cheng Lan say to you just now?â
âJust some things that happened before. I didnât even know that my bad luck recently was all because of her.â Song Fengwan bit the straw and automatically ignored Cheng Lanâs âcrazy talkâ.
âThird Uncle, let me tell you, Big Sister was so fierce just nowâ¦â Huai Sheng spoke with exaggerated expressions in a childish voice.
âIs that so?â Fu Chen inserted a straw into the cup of bubble tea, took a sip, and then put it aside, getting ready to start driving.
âShe hit someone. She was really fierce. She even pushed that aunt to the ground.â
Fu Chenâs response to his words:?As long as my Wanwan didnât suffer a loss.
âThird Uncle, Big Sister also said that she likes you just now!â
Fu Chenâs hand slipped, and the steering wheel turned. If he hadnât braked in time, the car would have directly hit a pillar in the parking garage.
Song Fengwan almost spat out the tapioca pearl in her mouth.?When did I say that?
Isnât he a monk and not supposed to lie?
Why is he starting to spout nonsense?