Shi Nuan widened her eyes as she watched Fu Chengyan finish the bowl of soup. She hadn’t expected he would drink it himself. But before she could express her delight, her eyes widened once again. She was rendered helpless as Fu Chengyan lifted her chin and pressed his warm lips to hers.
Her tastebuds exploded at once. Besides the familiar warm breath, the strong taste of ginger flooded her mouth. Shi Nuan wanted to shove Fu Chengyan away, but the man’s arms were wrapped around her tightly. There was no way to escape.
Slowly, the ginger soup filled Shi Nuan’s mouth. She glared at her husband, and she even tried to close her mouth, but Fu Chengyan wouldn’t let her do so. When he finally released Shi Nuan, half a bowl of the ginger soup ended up in Shi Nuan’s stomach.
Fu Chengyan released his grip on Shi Nuan’s hand as his mouth quirked into a devilish smile. He couldn’t help but shake his head upon seeing the furious expression on Shi Nuan’s face. Reaching out, he wiped the corner of Shi Nuan’s lips.
Shi Nuan slapped his hand away unhappily. Pursing her lips, she demanded, “Why did you do that? You are not allowed to enter the bedroom tonight.”
Fu Chengyan shook his head in resignation. “Enough. You’re an adult, so listen to me since you’re sick. Look, you even walked around barefoot in winter. Don’t you know how cold it is?”
He continued in a stern voice. “Tell me. Do you often walk around like this when I’m not around?”
“I…” Shi Nuan never expected Fu Chengyan would turn to blame her. Her anger disappeared as she went over to Fu Chengyan. Swinging his hand back and forth, she tried to pacify him in an adorable voice. “I know it was my fault, so stop scolding me. I won’t do this again. Just now, I went to the window because I wanted to breathe in some fresh air.”
“Hmm?” Fu Chengyan raised his brows upon seeing Shi Nuan’s endearing behavior. He stroke her nose and said, “Okay. You must be hungry. I’ve prepared some food, so let’s go downstairs and eat.”
The next morning, they went to work separately. This time, it was on Fu Chengyan’s request. It didn’t take long for Shi Nuan to realize the reason behind it. Shi Wei wasn’t the only target – Shi Nuan also had a bullseye on her back.
Song Jingyu might have an obsession, but she wasn’t a fool. The rare occasions where she acted like a fool just so happened to be in front of Fu Chengyan. When it concerns Fu Chengyan, Song Jingyu would lose control of her emotions. But as long as she didn’t see the man, she’d act normally.
When Shi Nuan drove onto the highway heading towards Shengyuan, she realized someone was hot on her trail. It didn’t take a genius figure out who it was.
Fu Chengyan kept a distance from Shi Nuan. The car he drove today was pretty ordinary, and no one knew he owned this model. Hence, it was easy for him to fly under the radar. He clearly saw the car tailing Shi Nuan. Someone from the Song family had sent this man. Fu Chengyan narrowed his eyes. So the Song family found out about Xi. That is why they sent someone to follow her.
Fu Chengyan made a call to Shi Nuan. “Someone is following you.”
“Yes, I noticed it, too. What about you?”
“Nothing,” Fu Chengyan paused, “It might be an inconvenience for you for the time being.”
Shi Nuan wasn’t really bothered, so she replied, “I’m fine. I can bear with that. We can relax after everything blows over, but you deal with it before the new year arrives, or we won’t be able to enjoy it.”
“Okay, I’ll solve it as soon as possible!” Shi Nuan’s worry was also Fu Chengyan’s concern.
Song Jingyu is obsessed with me. She is mentally ill. I’ll always be desirable to her because she can never have me. The only reason she yearns for me is because I’m out of her reach. What about the Song family? Song Jingyu has an obsession, but not everyone in the Song family has an obsession. The only reason is that they want to use Song Jingyu to achieve something. Song Jingyu got their approval to continue her actions because they want something from me.
“I’m afraid you can’t return to Wutong Residence for the time being.”
“Okay, got it.” Shi Nuan answered. She sounded nonchalant, but Fu Chengyan sensed she was down.
Shi Nuan was indeed upset. She knew she had to do this to avoid trouble. However, talking the talk was a world’s difference from walking the walk.
Shi Nuan’s lips twitched as she sighed, wondering when she became this melodramatic. Yes, she was once sentimental, but this was the first time she had ever felt this way.
“Are you upset?”
“No,” Shi Nuan shook her head. “I’m not upset. I won’t go back to Wutong Residence today, then. Luckily, my rented house is still there. I’ll go tidy up the place after work to move in. Yan?”
“Yes?”
Fu Chengyan felt slightly upset, too. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing,” Shi Nuan shook her head and realized Fu Chengyan couldn’t see her doing so, hence she continued, “I’ll miss you.”
“Okay, be good. It’s just for the time being. After this, you can move back here.”
“Okay.”
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