Outside the house, the falling snow filled the sky, and the cold wind blew.
Inside the house, the fragrance of food wafted from the kitchen. Song Fengwan and Yan Wangchuan were sitting on the sofa, and the TV was broadcasting the night news. Although they were sitting together, they each had their own thoughts.
It was just that Qiao Aiyun was still in the living room, so no one dared to mention it.
Song Fengwan was still in great shock, and it took her a long time to accept the fact that Yan Wangchuan had secretly kissed her mom.
âWanwanâ¦â Qiao Aiyun suddenly called her.
As soon as Song Fengwan stood up, Yan Wangchuan stood up instinctively and stared at her, scaring her.
âUncle Yan, erm, my mom called me.â Song Fengwan coughed twice, feeling extremely awkward.
Yan Wangchuan gave her a deep look.
Song Fengwan swallowed her saliva nervously.?Is he warning me?
She scurried into the kitchen.
âHelp me bring the food out. Be careful not to burn yourself.â
Just as Song Fengwan was about to take the food, a pair of wide palms reached over and took the hot soup bowl. âItâs hot. Let me do it.â
Yan Wangchuan didnât say anything else and silently brought all the food to the table.
After the three of them sat down, they didnât talk much during the meal. Yan Wangchuan kept putting food into both Qiao Aiyunâs and Song Fengwanâs bowls, but he himself didnât eat much.
âSenior Brother, you should eat too. Wanwan and I arenât children. If we want to eat something, weâll get it ourselves.â
Yan Wangchuan remained silent.
When they finished eating, he was responsible for finishing up the remainder.
âIs it enough?â Qiao Aiyun poured him a glass of water. âWhy didnât you eat just now? Youâre finishing up the plates so cleanly now.â
âYou two havenât eaten for a day, so itâs more important for you two to eat. I can eat anything.â
Qiao Aiyun only felt her heart aching, and she didnât know what to say for a while.
Song Fengwan lowered her head and drank a cup of yogurt. When she compared Yan Wangchuan to Song Jingren, she suddenly felt very upset.
When she and Fu Chen were at the police station, Yan Wangchuan had almost fought Jiang Zhiqiang. This kind of hooligan spoke carelessly, and to him, kidnapping and even molestation were nothing.
Earlier, when Yan Wangchuan heard what he said, he had exploded with rage, and Qiao Wangbei was also there. They had only stopped because a group of police officers persuaded them.
Song Fengwan knew that Yan Wangchuan was only protecting her because she was the daughter of the woman he loved. Even so, after everything that had happened, she also knew that he genuinely treated her well.
In the past, she used to think that Yan Wangchuan was rigid, serious, and boring. But now, she felt that maybe only such a serious person would be able to give her mother the greatest sense of security.
If they really get together, Iâll definitely support it.
Itâs just thatâ¦
Heâs too timid.
Anyone could see that he was wooing Qiao Aiyun, but he wasnât expressing anything at all, and even the kiss was done secretly.
Song Fengwan was speechless while thinking about how to enlighten him a little.
***
After dinner, Qiao Aiyun was in charge of washing the dishes and shooed the two of them back to their rooms to sleep.
But she didnât know at all that the two of them were standing in the corridor on the second floor, confronting each other.
The lights in the corridor were dim, setting off Yan Wangchuanâs face to look increasingly serious and cold.
âUncle Yan, I should go back to my room. Itâs late.â Song Fengwan reached out her hand and tugged at her clothes, a little embarrassed by his gaze.
After a long time, a certain someone said, âKeep it a secret.â
Song Fengwan lifted her eyelids and looked at him. Her intelligent and slender phoenix eyes were shining and slightly narrowed like a little foxâs. âWhy should I help you keep it a secret? You did something bad yourself. What right do you have to ask me?â
âYou really saw it.â Yan Wangchuan had merely pecked Qiao Aiyunâs lips, and he wasnât sure if Song Fengwan really saw it.
âWhat? You want to silence me?â Song Fengwan raised her eyebrows.
Yan Wangchuan pursed his lips, looking cold.
He had never dealt with such a situation before and didnât know what to do.
After more than ten seconds, he said coldly and rigidly, âDonât say it.â
âWhat if I do?â Song Fengwan teased him purposely.
âI know your secret.â Yan Wangchuan kept his back straight, resembling an immovable mountain.
âMy secret?â Song Fengwan chuckled softly.
âYour and Fu Chenâs.â
Song Fengwanâs smile froze.?Is he threatening me?
âIâm going back to my room. You should rest early.â With that, Yan Wangchuan directly went back to his room to rest.
Song Fengwan stood in the corridor and didnât come back to her senses for a long time.?How does he know? Did he see it just now?
She hurried back to her room, locked the door, and called Fu Chen.
Fu Chen had just arrived home. Huai Sheng was sleeping on his bed and hugging the wooden fish. âHello, Wanwan.â
âThird Brother, how does Uncle Yan know about us?â
Fu Chen raised his eyebrows. âWhat do you mean?â
Song Fengwan told him truthfully about what had happened just now, and Fu Chen smiled. âDonât be afraid of him. Even if he knows, he wonât dare to say it.â
âHe really wonât dare to?â
âHeâs just scaring you.â Fu Chen and Yan Wangchuan were on the same side, and they knew too many of each otherâs secrets. If he really dared to expose them, not only would Song Fengwan resent him, but he might even reveal his own secrets.
Although he doesnât have high EQ, he is a true businessman. He wonât make a losing deal.
âSince he doesnât dare, why did he threaten me? Heâs so childish.â Song Fengwan harrumphed and kept kicking the blanket.
Fu Chen just smiled and chatted with her for a while. He reminded her to sleep earlier before hanging up.
He walked to the bed and tried to pull Huai Shengâs wooden fish out of his embrace, but he refused to let go no matter what.
âHuai Sheng?â Fu Chen called out to him softly.?Doesnât he feel uncomfortable hugging a log while sleeping?
Huai Sheng groaned, turned around, and hugged the wooden fish tightly.
Fu Chen raised his eyebrows, wrote a note, and placed it on the bedside table.
[I slept late last night. If you want to do your morning class, do it outside.]
The next morning, Huai Sheng carried the little wooden fish to the living room for his morning class, causing the rest of the Fu family to break down. Fu Yuxiu almost wanted to strangle him to death.
This is really endless.
Why does Third Uncle like such an unlucky child?
***
The kidnapping case by Song Jingren gradually faded out of the publicâs eyes along with the bankruptcy of the Song Group. Just the Song Group building alone was worth a lot of money, so it almost offset the entire debt.
On the day of the Song Groupâs dismantlement, the media made a special report on the former leading business in Yuncheng. This naturally included Song Jingrenâs personal matters, and Song Fengwan was inevitably involved.
But the media still had some conscience, so they didnât release any photos of her and used an alias for her.
In the atelier and school, many people knew about Song Fengwanâs identity and background. But the students felt that these things were far too distant from them and just occasionally gossiped about them. As time passed, there were naturally other things that attracted their attention, so they no longer cared about these things.
For Song Fengwan, it didnât affect her much.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
When the matter with the Song family came to an end, Old Madam Yan decided to return to Nanjiang the next day.
She was very old, and Yan Wangchuan was worried about her being alone, so he naturally had to send her back.
Their flight was in the morning, and the Qiao family naturally sent them off.
***
The flight was at half past eight. They arrived at the airport at around seven and waited in the lounge.
Old Madam Yan kept holding Song Fengwanâs hand. âGo apply for our Nanjing Academy of Fine Arts. Itâll be good to give it a try. The academy is quite good.â
The eight major art schools in China also included the Nanjiang Academy of Fine Arts.
âOkay.â Song Fengwan couldnât refuse her and could only nod in agreement.
âAfter your college entrance exams are over, move to Nanjiang with your mother for a period of time. Itâs much better than here. The weather is so cold that I didnât even dare to go out.â Old Madam Yan kept holding her hand and refused to let go.
âOkay.â
âAiyun, did you hear that? Come to Nanjiang with Wanwan to play during summer break.â Old Madam Yan didnât know when her blockhead son would be able to woo Qiao Aiyun successfully, so she could only try her best to help him.
âOkay.â Qiao Aiyun also couldnât decline and could only nod in agreement.
Her seat was next to Yan Wangchuanâs, and he was still as taciturn as before.
Qiao Aiyun cleared her throat and said a few pleasantries, âGo back and take good care of Auntie. Take care of yourself too.â
âIâll be back as soon as possible,â Yan Wangchuan suddenly said.
The atmosphere in the lounge instantly became a little strange.
Other than the shocked Qiao Aiyun and the expressionless Yan Wangchuan, everyone else was holding back their laughter.
â⦠I know youâre usually quite busy with work. Actually, you donât have to come all the way here.â Qiao Aiyun wished she could bury her head in a crack in the ground.?What nonsense is this person saying? Canât he talk properly?
Heâs always giving irrelevant answers.
âYou donât want me to come?â Yan Wangchuanâs expression was serious, and even his tone became serious.
Song Fengwan directly laughed out loud.
This must be what happened when he proposed to her too.
I never knew that there were moves like this. Heâs so slickâ¦
Qiao Aiyunâs scalp went numb. She couldnât answer him at all. She couldnât possibly say that she really didnât want him to come. So she could only bite the bullet and say, âThatâs not what I meant.â
âSo you do hope that Iâll come.â Yan Wangchuan summarized it in one sentence.
Song Fengwan was about to go crazy laughing.?These moves are really so slick.
âBut you still have to handle the things that need to be handled. You have to do your work properly, and you canât forget the important things.â What else could Qiao Aiyun say? She really had no way of dealing with Yan Wangchuan.
âOkay, I understand.â
Qiao Aiyun felt that this topic had finally stopped, and only then did she dare to heave a sigh of relief. But Yan Wangchuanâs following words made her face flush red in embarrassment again.
âIâll renovate the new house and prepare the betrothal gifts. The next time I come, I will also bring my residence booklet. I wonât forget these kinds of important matters.â
Qiao Aiyun was caught between laughter and tears.?I asked him to do his work properly. What is he saying?
âIs your household register in Yuncheng or Suzhou? We have to get our marriage license at the locations of the household registers of both parties. Do we need to go to Suzhou? Or do you want to go back to Nanjiang with me?â Yan Wangchuan said, deadly serious.
Qiao Aiyun pinched the space between her eyebrows. âIâm going out to take a breather.â
âIâll accompany you.â
As soon as Yan Wangchuan got up, Qiao Aiyun said, âSit down!â
He froze for a second before sitting down obediently.
Old Madam Yan was dumbfounded.?This kid has never been so obedient. Heâs as stubborn as an ox, resolute in his words, and has a one-track mind. When he disagrees with me, he has never compromised, yet heâs actually being so obedient?
There really is always one thing that can subdue another.
***
After Qiao Aiyun went out, she thought about the conversation just now and didnât know whether she should laugh or cry.
After ten minutes, Qiao Aiyun returned to the lounge.
It was about time for Yan Wangchuan and Old Madam Yan to check their tickets and enter the station. They also still had to line up for security checks, which would take them some time. After bidding farewell, everyone left the lounge for Yan Wangchuan and Qiao Aiyun to be alone.
Yan Wangchuan said, âIâm leaving.â
âOkay. Have a safe trip.â
Then they looked at each other in silence for a long time.
Even until Song Fengwan knocked on the door and entered, the two of them seemed to be in the same position as before.
âHave you two been standing there all this time?â Song Fengwan furrowed her brows.?We left the lounge for around seven minutes. What exactly are they doing?
âIf not, what else would we do?â Qiao Aiyun was caught between laughter and tears.?Is this girl thinking about some nonsensical things?
This isnât the first time sheâs teased me. Sheâs really getting bolder and bolder.
âUncle Yan, werenât you very proactive that night? Why arenât you moving?â Song Fengwan smiled slyly, looking exactly like a little fox.
Yan Wangchuanâs body stiffened, and his palms holding his laptop bag started sweating.
âWhat night?â Qiao Aiyun was at a loss.
âItâs justâ¦â Song Fengwan smiled brightly at Yan Wangchuan.â⦠just the time Uncle Yan kissed you. Didnât he tell you? Are you not going to admit it?â
The taut string in Yan Wangchuanâs mind instantly snapped, and his mind went blank for a moment. The prankster had already run out of the lounge.
Qiao Aiyun was stunned. âHaha, Senior Brother, donât mind her. This girl is definitely spouting nonsenseâ¦â
The atmosphere was stagnant, and she wanted to find a way out for the both of them.
âErm⦠Auntie has been waiting outside for a long time. Iâll go out first.â Qiao Aiyun coughed and turned around to leave.
Her face was flushed red.?Secretly kiss?
Senior Brother Yan?
Is there something wrong with him? He can do such a thing?
Qiao Aiyun thought in her heart that she would deal with Song Fengwan properly later.?Sheâs teased me before, and now sheâs still talking nonsense. Who exactly lent her the courage to do all this?
Before she reached the door, she heard footsteps behind her. When she turned around againâ¦
Yan Wangchuanâs face was cold and dark as he closed in on her domineeringly.