In a certain clubhouse in Beijingâ¦
Yu Manxi had just booked a car on a vehicle rental platform. Before the car arrived, a black Jaguar stopped in front of her. The carâs body was entirely black and exuded a cold light in the night.
She shuddered as the car window slowly lowered. Fu Sinianâs taciturn and refined face appeared in front of her. âMr. Fu, what a coincidence. Why are you here?â
She smiled brightly at Fu Sinian. She had been âmissingâ for more than ten days.
âGoing home?â Fu Sinian looked her up and down. He didnât know where she had gone, but she looked even thinner than before.
âYes, are you going home too? Can you bring me along?â Yu Manxi smiled.
âGet in.â
â¦
After getting in the car, Yu Manxi studied him from the corner of her eye. She lowered her head and fiddled with her phone, canceling the car booking. âWhat a coincidence.â
âItâs not a coincidence.â Fu Sinian turned the steering wheel.
âHuh?â
âI saw you just now.â
âWhen?â
âWhen you were pinching someone elseâs chin and threatening her.â
Yu Manxiâs fingers trembled. âY-you saw it?â
âSince you know that person is the mastermind, why didnât you call the police?â Fu Sinian was expressionless.
âI was just making a wild guess. A few days ago, I indeed felt that I was being followed. She also mentioned that she had seen me at the clubhouse. My intuition told me that this matter definitely had something to do with her. It was just a bluff. I didnât expect it to be true.â
Yu Manxi didnât have the connections to investigate such matters in the capital, nor did she have the time or energy to do so.
âI was talking nonsense. I didnât expect that she really did it.
âIf I really had evidence in my hand, I would have given it to the police and Ning Fan long ago. Why would I give her face? Thereâs no point in continuing to deal with her there.â
Fu Sinian licked the corner of his lips and cleared his throat.
He had insulted Fu Chen because of this matter just now. But now that he thought about it, he felt a little scaredâ¦
Yu Manxi had suffered an attempted robbery, so Fu Chen had said that he would help him keep an eye on this matter. But no matter how much he investigated, there was no progress. So just nowâ¦n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âThird Uncle, are you really helping me investigate?â
Fu Chen raised his eyebrows. âWhat do you mean by that?â
âShe already knows whoâs behind it. Itâs been more than half a month, but you donât have any news at all. If itâs not because you didnât take it seriously, then youâre not capableâ¦â
Not capable??Fu Chenâs expression changed slightly. âAre you questioning my ability?â
âIsnât it true that youâre inferior to a girl?â
Fu Chen smiled at him but didnât say anything else.
He had indeed sent someone to investigate it, but this matter had gone through the hands of many people. Moreover, it happened during the Lunar New Year period, so some of the middlemen had left the capital. They were missing a link in the middle, so they couldnât find the culprit.
â¦
Fu Sinian thought about it carefully.?Third Uncle is so vengeful, and I probably offended him badly this time.
But how could I have known that Yu Manxi dug a hole for that female celebrity to jump into?
Inside her heart, Yu Manxi hated Xia Yunong to the core. She had completely lost her image in front of Fu Sinian.
Actually, ever since she had violently beaten up that criminal, she had no image to speak of in Fu Sinianâs heart.
âMr. Fu, Iâm sorry I was away for so long. Is Niannian doing well?â
Fu Sinian raised his eyebrows. âWhat do you think?â
Yu Manxi bit her lip. She felt that Fu Sinianâs aura was off today and didnât dare to say anything else.
âI just came back. When I saw that your condoâs lights were off and that there was no one at home either, I went to celebrate my friendâs birthday. After I gave my present, I prepared to go back. I didnât expect to meet you again. Otherwise, I would have called you, â Yu Manxi explained simply.
âMhm,â Fu Sinian replied in a muffled voice.
The two of them didnât say anything else along the way, and the atmosphere was extremely stifling.
***
Inside the clubhouseâ¦
Shen Jinye and Fu Yuxiu played for a while before returning to the private room. When they saw that Fu Chenâs face was austere, the two of them exchanged glances.
âThird Uncle, weâre back,â Fu Yuxiu said tentatively.
âI thought you guys werenât planning to return anymore.â
âNo, how is that possible?â Shen Jinye chuckled.
âI still have something to do. Iâm not going back to the old residence. You two can take a taxi back.â Then Fu Chen left his two nephews in the cold wind.
âWho pissed Little Uncle off? Why does it seem like he ate a bullet? Heâs a little scary.â Shen Jinye was speechless.
âIsnât this his normal behavior?â Fu Yuxiu shrugged. If Fu Chen treated him in a pleasant manner one day, he would really feel uncomfortable all over, as though he had seen a ghost.
***
Software Garden condominium buildingâ¦
Fu Sinian and Yu Manxi took the elevator upstairs and didnât speak the whole way until Yu Manxi said, âThen, Iâll return home first.â
Fu Sinian frowned. âYou donât want Niannian anymore?â
Yu Manxiâs heart skipped a beat. She turned around and followed behind him.
Because there was nothing to talk about along the way, Fu Sinianâs face was cold and solemn, and his aura was chilly the whole time. Yu Manxi didnât dare to talk to him at all.
As soon as the two entered the condo, the little kitten jumped out of its nest and pounced toward Yu Manxi. âMeowââ
âNiannian!â Yu Manxi picked up the cat. âWhat yummy snacks have you been eating recently? Youâve gained weight.â
Fu Sinian turned around to pour a glass of water. From the corner of his eye, he saw her hugging the cat and rubbing her face against it non-stop, looking very intimate.
âLittle Angel Niannian, did you miss Mommy?â
Fu Sinian almost vomited.
Forget about the Little Angel Niannian. Mommy?
This womanâ¦
He lightly coughed twice to hide his embarrassment.
âAiyah, letâs kiss!â Yu Manxi hugged the cat and called out dearly and lovingly. âMuack! One kissâ¦â
Fu Sinian reached out to take off his glasses and pinched the space between his eyebrows, feeling a slight headache.
Yu Manxi had been secretly looking at him the whole time. She felt sweet, and this sweet feeling was as if honey had been spilled. It was as though even the color of the entire world was different when she looked at him.
She thought that Fu Sinian didnât see her.
After a moment, Fu Sinian put his glasses back on and tilted his head to look at her. âWhy do you keep looking at me?â
His gaze looked straight at her. Yu Manxi was so startled that her heart skipped a beat. She hugged the cat in her arms tightly. âN-no, I didnât.â Her gaze drifted away and somehow landed on him again.
When Yu Manxi was away this time, she had thought about a lot of things, and she had even thought about giving up on Fu Sinian. They were not from the same world to begin with.
Even after building up her mental fortitude, she still unconsciously wanted to get close to Fu Sinian after seeing him.
There had never been such a person in this worldâ¦
⦠where she liked every inch of his body.
â¦
Yu Manxiâs gaze fell on his slightly thin lips. Perhaps because he had just drunk water, they looked soft and moistâ¦
She bit the corner of her lips lightly.?Heâs usually taciturn. I wonder what heâd look like if we kissed. Would he be like this too?
Later on, she found out that once a certain someone broke his abstinence, it was like a wildfire that reached the sky, burning endlessly.
***
After Yu Manxi carried the cat back, she turned on her computer and started browsing through various major recruitment websites to submit her resume.
Previously, she had found an assistant job at a TV station. But because she had missed the reporting time, she could no longer work there anymore and could only start over.
It wasnât easy to find a job. She started leaving early and returning late while Fu Sinian hid during the day and came out at night. Although the two of them lived opposite each other, they rarely met.
***
Meanwhile, in Yuncheng, Song Fengwanâs college entrance examination entered the hundredth-day countdown.
Every school placed great importance on a pledge made in a rally on the hundredth day. Yuncheng First High School informed all the parents of the senior high school students and requested them to attend the oath-taking ceremony that day.
After finishing her evening self-study, Song Fengwan handed over the notice arrangements issued by the school to Qiao Aiyun.
At 2 p.m. on February 27th, all the senior high school teachers, students, and their parents would have a meeting in the schoolâs auditorium. At 4 p.m., they would return to the classrooms to convene a parent-teacher meeting for each class.
âMom, are you free to go?â Song Fengwan asked.
Qiao Aiyun smiled. âOf course I have to go.â
âOkay.â Song Fengwan nodded. When she thought about how there were only a hundred days left until the college entrance examination, she felt nervous, but she also couldnât hide her excitement.
As soon as the two of them reached home, Qiao Aiyun stopped Song Fengwan. âHave some supper before returning to your room.â
She had been staying up until one or two every day recently, and she had to wake up at five. If this continued, how could her body endure it?
âOkay.â Song Fengwan truly was a little hungry.
Qiao Aiyun boiled some fish head tofu soup and scooped a big bowl for her.
âIsnât Uncle Yan at home? Do you want to call him over to drink with us?â When Song Fengwan entered the door, she saw the shoes Yan Wangchuan had changed out of.
âHeâs having a video conference with people from his company upstairs. Leave him alone for the time being.â
Song Fengwan nodded with a smile. The fish soup was steaming hot. She scooped a spoonful of soup and blew on it. âMom, our teacher said that the college entrance exam will be held at the beginning of next month.â
âI see.â Qiao Aiyun nodded in response.
âI think my⦠time of the month will arrive during those few days. Will this affect me?â Song Fengwan muttered softly. Their homeroom teacher was a man, so she was too embarrassed to ask this.
Qiao Aiyun glanced at her. âLetâs discuss it with the doctor during your physical checkup when the time comes. It shouldnât be a big problem.â
She smiled awkwardly. She suddenly remembered that her own period had been delayed for more than a weekâ¦