Since Fu Zhongli chased the Sun family out of his house, the entire Beijing circle had been discussing and making guesses on whether the two families would get a divorce. Even the two elders of the Fu family had called him to ask about it.
Fu Zhongli was afraid of agitating the two elders, so he didnât tell them everything. He avoided the main points and said that some friction had occurred between them.
The Sun family couldnât stay in China anymore, so they went overseas the next day to lie low.
There was nothing that could be kept secret forever in this world, and the Sun family had offended many people, so the two elders of the Fu family still found out what had happened. One day, when Old Madam Fu went to the Pear Garden to listen to opera, she coincidentally heard someone mention it.?They actually did such a despicable thing, and they were targeting the Qiao family?
When she returned home at night, she was so angry that she almost had a heart attack.
Old Madam Fuâs arrhythmia had formed when she gave birth to Fu Chen.
Previously, around the time Song Fengwan and Fu Yuxiu got engaged, her condition had suddenly relapsed, and she had stayed in the hospital for more than two months.
Just after the seventh day of the new year, the children of the Fu family were already returning to their own homes. Old Madam Fu didnât let anyone inform them and only got Fu Sinian to accompany her to the hospital for a physical examination.
The results of the physical examination were similar to the ones before, and the doctor just reminded her to take note of her diet and mood.
On the way homeâ¦
âDonât tell your parents about this. Itâs not a big deal.â Old Madam Fu held her walking stick in her hand, looking a little dazed.
At her age, living even one more day was a huge gain.
âOkay.â Fu Sinian nodded.
âDonât tell your third uncle,â Old Madam Fu reminded.
Fu Sinianâs eyes darkened.?Third Uncle started being a Buddhist when Grandma had her first heart attack, and heâs been persistent in this for more than ten yearsâ¦
When she had her first heart attack, everyone had been caught off guard. It had come very aggressively and extremely dangerously, and Old Madam Fu had almost died.
The quick ringing of his phone disrupted his thoughts. He looked at the caller ID.
[Yu Manxi]
He frowned slightly.
Since she had asked him to take care of the little kitten a few days ago and said that she would be away for a couple of days, she seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth. It has been a week since he last saw her.
He picked up his Bluetooth earphones and put them on. âHello.â
âMr. Fu, Iâm sorry. I have something urgent to attend to, so Iâve been delayed for several days. There was no signal here, so I wasnât able to contact you. Iâm really sorry.â The sound of the wind was loud on the other end of the phone.
âOh,â Fu Sinian replied.
âI canât go home until next week, so Iâll have to trouble you to take care of Niannian for a few more days.â
Fu Sinian didnât say anything.?This woman is really good at pushing her luck.
âAlright, Iâm so sorry to trouble youâ¦â
The two of them didnât talk any further and soon hung up.
Although Old Madam Fuâs heart wasnât very good, she had sharp ears and eyes, so she could vaguely hear a womanâs voice. âSinian, was that a girl?â
Fu Sinian didnât say anything.
âThe owner of that cat?â
âYes.â
Old Madam Fu laughed mischievously.
Old Madam Fu wasnât in good health, and Fu Sinian had been living in the old residence recently, so he naturally had to bring the cat along with him. When Old Madam Fu saw him appear with the cat in his arms, she was thunderstruck.
This brat has been taciturn since he was young and doesnât have much sympathy for people, let alone raising small animals. Yet heâs actually raising a cat?
âWhen did you start raising a cat?â
âIâm helping a friend take care of it.â
âWhatâs the catâs name?â Old Madam Fu liked small animals. She took the kitten and played with it intimately for a long time.
Fu Sinian furrowed his brows.?I canât possibly say itâs called Niannian.
Niannian Youyu[1]?
He raised his eyebrows. âYu Zhaocai[2].â
âFortune cat?â Old Madam Fu smiled. âThatâs a good name.â
The little kitten was fluttering in her arms and struggling with all its might.?Iâm clearly not called Zhaocai! What kind of name is that? Itâs so old-fashioned.
This cat had a temper too. It was so angry that it didnât eat for a few days. It wasnât until its goat milk rice paste was almost eaten by Fu Xinhan that it hurried to protect its food.
***
When the two of them reached home, the cat and the dog were âfightingâ in the living room.
Fu Chen had gone to Yuncheng, so Fu Xinhan was staying at the old residence. At this moment, he was baring his fangs and brandishing his claws at the cat. His mouth was wide open, as if he was about to eat it.
This little kitten was still crouching and making an aggressive pose a second ago. But when it saw that the owner was back, it immediately ran over docilely and rubbed against Old Madam Fuâs legs.
âFu Xinhan, are you bullying it again?â Old Madam Fu frowned.
Fu Xinhan was dumbfounded.?This scheming catâ¦
Dogs cared a lot about their territories. On the first day the little kitten arrived at the Fu residence, it was almost forced to climb a tree, and it wasnât allowed to touch anything. In the end, Fu Xinhan was naturally reprimanded.
A dog without an owner was just like a motherless child, and he could only let others bully him. Fu Xinhan had never missed Fu Chen so much.
Fu Sinian glanced sideways at âYu Zhaocaiâ.?Why do I feel like this cat has gained a lot of weight??Then he looked at the bloated Fu Xinhan lying on the ground. He frowned slightly.
There seems to be no pet that Grandma canât fatten up.
***
Yuncheng, on the eve of Valentineâs Dayâ¦
What made Fu Chen the most depressed was that Song Fengwan had to take the joint examination for two days, and the last day of the examination just happened to be on Valentineâs Day.
Fu Zhongliâs company had an event on Valentineâs Day, so he had been busy following up on the activity these few days and didnât have the time to care about Fu Chen. It was already past 9 p.m. when he went home after dealing with clients.
âThird Brother, itâs Valentineâs Day tomorrow. You donât have any arrangements?â Fu Zhongli teased.
Over the past few days, he came to know that the girl Fu Chen liked was especially busy and didnât even have time to go on dates on weekends. A certain someone was like the male version of the Amah rock. He waited for her messages all day long, and when he occasionally went out, it was always after ten oâclock.
He thought,?This young lady really has good tricks up her sleeve. Sheâs actually capable of making Third Brother wait for her so willingly?
Every day when he went out at night, it was as if he was having an affair that couldnât be exposed to anyone. Fu Zhongli had even once suspected that Fu Chen fell for someone he shouldnât have, so he was being so secretive about it.
Fu Chen glanced at Fu Zhongli and didnât say anything.
Would I dare say that my wife is taking an exam, so she canât accompany me?
Second Brother would definitely be scared to death.
â¦
Currently, at the Qiao residenceâ¦
Qiao Aiyun went to the school to pick Song Fengwan up, and when she returned home, Yan Wangchuan had yet to come back.
He had been leaving the house early and returning late for the past few days, and he also said that he was afraid of disturbing her, so they hadnât been sleeping together. If it wasnât for the fact that Qiao Aiyun woke up early in the morning to make breakfast for Song Fengwan, she probably wouldnât have seen him at all.
âWhy isnât Uncle Yan back yet?â Song Fengwan was surprised.
Yan Wangchuan was very clingy to Qiao Aiyun, so much so that he would even follow her to buy groceries.?Whatâs going on with him these days?
âI think his company has an event on Valentineâs Day, so heâs quite busy.â Qiao Aiyun smiled. âYouâre definitely tired from the exam today. Hurry upstairs to rest.â
âOkay.â Song Fengwan still had to prepare for the exam tomorrow, so she naturally didnât think much about it.
At around eleven oâclock, Qiao Aiyun heard the sound of the door opening downstairs. She put on her clothes and went downstairsâ¦
Yan Wangchuan was standing in the entryway and changing his shoes. The faint porch light made his figure look gloomy and bleak. He didnât turn on the lights, so he was stunned for a moment when he heard Qiao Aiyunâs voice.
âYouâre not asleep yet?â His voice was hoarse.
Click!?Qiao Aiyun turned on the lights in the living room. The glaring light shone over, and Yan Wangchuan narrowed his eyes in discomfort. There were dark circles under his eyes, and his eyes were bloodshot.
His expression was as indifferent as usual, but he couldnât hide the fatigue in his eyes.
âNot yet. Have you eaten?â Qiao Aiyun walked closer and reached out to take the clothes in his hand, preparing to hang them on a hanger.
As soon as she shook them, the scent of perfume hit her nose, so strong that it made her feel nauseous.
This scentâ¦
⦠doesnât belong to me.
She would occasionally spray some perfume on when she went out, and at her age, she mostly chose perfumes with lighter scents. But the floral perfume scent on him was very rich, and it penetrated straight into the bones. People all said that one could get to know someone just by smelling their scentâ¦
For someone who used this kind of perfume, she definitely was a passionate and unrestrained person.
How close was he to her? What happened to make this scent on him so strong?
âYes.â Yan Wangchuan narrowed his eyes. âWhatâs wrong?â
Qiao Aiyunâs heart skipped a beat. She suddenly thought of the first time she had found out that Song Jingren had cheated on her. It had also been a perfume scent. He had said that he accidentally got it on him at a gathering, and thenâ¦
She was a little flustered and looked at Yan Wangchuan. âY-youâ¦â
She suddenly didnât know how to ask him if he had dinner with another woman or if he had something going on with someone else.
She was also a businesswoman. She knew that there were many beautiful ladies at these kinds of social gatherings. Although Yan Wangchuan was a little older, he was still very popular among women, and countless women wanted to have something with him.?At my age, what capital do I have to compete with those young ladiesâ¦
âAiyun?â Although Yan Wangchuan was inarticulate and had low EQ, he noticed that something was amiss with her.
Her nose was full of that rich fragrance, which was tugging at her heart and tearing at it ruthlessly. Qiao Aiyun helped him to hang his clothes up. âItâs nothing. Rest early.â She didnât even realize that her voice was trembling uncontrollably as she held back her teeth from chattering.
She was eventually still afraid.
Her legs were a little weak and trembling. When she went up the stairs, she felt as if all the strength in her body had been drained away, and she almost fell.
Yan Wangchuan casually pulled his clothes off the hanger. He hesitated for a few seconds before suddenly coming back to his senses and chasing after herâ¦
[1] Means for âHave fish every yearâ. A spinoff to an auspicious saying for Lunar New Year, â(May you) have abundance year after yearâ, as the Chinese words for âfishâ and âabundanceâ have the same pronunciation
[2] æè´¢ means to attract fortune.