I Want a Lifetime with You novel Chapter 254

Upon hearing his voice, the sadness which she had bottled up resurfaced. She raised her head and stared at Yuan Jia’s direction. “It’s fine. I can go home by myself. I haven’t terminated my leasing contract yet, so I’m thinking of moving back later. My stuff can be moved back slowly. Don’t worry, after everything ends, I’ll be back.”

Fu Chengyan sighed, “I really didn’t want this to happen.”

“Me neither,” Shi Nuan chuckled after hearing Fu Chengyan’s childish sigh. “But it’s not a good time right now. Yan, I really want to be with you forever and for your family to accept me.”

“I know,” When Fu Chengyan heard her confession, the frosty air around him dissipated. His lips quirked up in a smile. “Okay, you can head there first.”

“Okay,” Shi Nuan chuckled, “I’m going shopping later.”

“With whom?” The air of animosity reappeared almost immediately.

Shi Nuan was taken aback by Fu Chengyan’s reaction. “My colleague. I’m not sure if you remember her – she sat beside me at the annual meeting. Her name’s Yuan Jia. When Mr. Lin got the prize that day, she even wanted me to go see it with her.”

“It’s her?” Fu Chengyan vaguely remembered the woman. He immediately relaxed when he learnt that she was going shopping with a woman. “Go have fun with your colleague. Buy whatever you want. Did you bring the card I gave you back then?”

“Yes, I did,” Shi Nuan was impatient. “Don’t worry, I’ll use your card. Anything else?”

“That’s it.”

“Okay, goodbye!”

“Goodbye!”

Shi Nuan hung up and kept her phone. She was caught off guard when she saw Yuan Jia right in front of her. She patted her chest in shock. “You scared me!”

“I did? Are you feeling guilty? Who are you talking to? You were smiling so sweetly. Was it your boyfriend?” Yuan Jia giggled, her eyes hinting at something.

Shi Nuan glared at Yuan Jia exasperatedly and nodded. ‘Yes, it was my boyfriend. Are you satisfied now? I told him I am going to abandon him for you.”

“Really? Nuan, you are so good to me!” Yuan Jia flung her arms around Shi Nuan in delight. “Let’s go now!”

The shopping mall they went to was near Shi Nuan’s place. Shi Nuan only bought some daily necessities, but Yuan Jia ended up with so many shopping bags she had to ask Shi Nuan to help her with some. Luckily, Shi Nuan drove her car here. When they were finally done with shopping, Shi Nuan gave Yuan Jia a ride back home before going back to her rented house.

When the landlady saw Shi Nuan, she was astounded. “Ms. Shi, why are you back so suddenly?” She spotted the stuff Shi Nuan had just bought and asked in surprise, “Ms. Shi, are you moving back? Did you have a fight with your boyfriend?”

The landlady knew Shi Nuan had a boyfriend because of the commotion that happened back then. Although she didn’t get to see Shi Nuan’s boyfriend in person, he seemed to be an influential man. But since Shi Nuan was back, the landlady’s imagination went wild, and she gazed at Shi Nuan pityingly.

Shi Nuan was not aware of the thoughts that raced through the landlady’s mind. She was already exhausted from the day’s events, but she still had to clean up her place. Preoccupied with her own thoughts, she simply shot the landlady a smile and said, “Yes, I haven’t ended the contract yet, so I’m moving back now.”

The landlady noticed Shi Nuan’s smile was forced, so she shook her head. “Young lady, there are plenty of fish in the sea. Most men are scoundrels. Listen to me, you’ll find a better man in the future.”

“Eh?” Shi Nuan realized her landlady thought she had been dumped.

She lowered her head to look at herself, utterly speechless. Fine, I might seem upset because I am exhausted. She must’ve misunderstood. ”You are mistaken. We didn’t break up. I moved back because something came up.”

“Oh, I see.” The landlady thought Shi Nuan was too proud to admit it, hence she nodded and went along with Shi Nuan. “Well, let me help you with this. It must be terribly heavy.”

“No need!” Shi Nuan rejected her offer. “I can do it myself. It’s late, so I’ll get going. I don’t want to disrupt your rest.”

It took Shi Nuan some time to dismiss the landlady before she could open the door to her room. But the moment Shi Nuan went in, she was shocked.

Glancing around, she thought she was at the wrong place.

Back then, when she moved away, she had thrown away most of the furniture and decorations. The other furniture was covered with a white cloth to prevent dust from settling. But now, the entire room had changed beyond recognition. All the furniture was new, and the furnishings seemed different, too.