I Want a Lifetime with You novel Chapter 261

Actually, when Fu Chengyan said that all the food would be finished, he was actually referring to something else. As Shi Nuan was taking the basket of vegetables out, she heard the doorbell ring. Shi Nuan froze. “That’s odd. Who’s here at this hour?”

Not many people knew she lived there. Other than Fu Chengyan and Zhou Zheng, only Fu Xicheng and those from the Shi family knew she owned this apartment. It was unlikely for Fu Xicheng or the Shi family to show up at this time.

She put down the basket of vegetables and peeked through the peephole. When she saw who was standing outside, she was pretty surprised but quickly opened the door. Su Shaoqing looked rather refined and even had on a pair of glasses. He was carrying a fruit basket in one hand while the other was propped against the door frame. He unleashed that innocent smile of his. “Hello, Mrs. Fu! It’s been a while!”

Su Shaoqing waved at Shi Nuan and Shi Nuan could feel the corners of her mouth twitching. She gave him a placating smile, opened the door, and said, “Yes, it’s been a while, Mr. Su!”

Shi Nuan welcomed Su Shaoqing in and looked around for a pair of slippers for him. But she soon gave up and told him, “Come right in. Don’t worry about taking off your shoes.”

“Okay!” Su Shaoqing grinned widely and followed Shi Nuan in. He placed the fruit basket on the coffee table and surveyed his surroundings. “Not bad. It’s been months since I’ve been here. Can’t believe it all still looks exactly… erm, different!”

Su Shaoqing pushed the rim of his glasses. To Shi Nuan, his actions conjured an image of a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Su Shaoqing wasn’t wearing much that day. He only had on a white shirt and a black suit with no outer coat. Shi Nuan felt cold just looking at him and quickly poured him a warm glass of water. “Mr. Su, why did you make time for a visit today?”

“What? Didn’t Fu Chengyan tell you I was going to be stopping by today?” Su Shaoqing was confused and looked around for Fu Chengyan. He started to wander around and mumbled, “What’s this Fu Chengyan trying to pull? He was the one who asked me to come. And also… hey, Fu Chengyan, there you are!”

Su Shaoqing awkwardly held his glass when he saw the man holding a knife in the kitchen. His lips twitched. “Hi, Fu Chengyan. Hehe. You should watch your expression while you’re holding a knife. Right now, you look quite frightening.”

Su Shaoqing leaned against the doorway, looked at Fu Chengyan, and clucked his tongue. “Who would’ve known. I always thought you were the most aloof out of the four of us. I’ve always thought that you were the most likely one to become a lifelong bachelor. I never knew I’d live to see this day. You sure have turned over a new leaf!”

Fu Chengyan’s fingers tightened around the knife as he raised an eyebrow at Su Shaoqing, who felt his hair stand on end. He quickly raised his hands and said, “I’m joking, I’m joking. Actually, the one who’s going to become an old bachelor is Pei Jingxiu!”

Fu Chengyan snorted, “Scram!”

Su Shaoqing sauntered out of the kitchen and saw Shi Nuan sitting on a small stool, prepping the vegetables next to a bin. He went over and stared at her. “Mrs. Fu, Fu Chengyan has no sense of chivalry. He shouldn’t have a little lady like you doing all these rough chores.”

Rough chores?

Shi Nuan blinked a few times, looked at the vegetables in her hand, then looked at Su Shaoqing again. “What do you mean?”

“You should let the men take care of these things,” said Su Shaoqing in a matter-of-fact way. He then yelled in the direction of the kitchen, “Am I not right, Fu Chengyan?”

Shi Nuan couldn’t help but chuckle. “I think you’re making a lot of sense.”

Su Shaoqing nodded, “Right? Look at Fu Chengyan, he’s not being considerate of you at all.”

“In that case… I’ll let you take over, Mr. Su.” Shi Nuan shoved the vegetables into Su Shaoqing’s hands then pushed the stool over to him. “Mr. Su, thank you for offering your services! I’ll go watch TV.”

“Huh?” Su Shaoqing gaped at Shi Nuan’s retreating figure and called out to her, “Erm… Mrs. Fu, I didn’t mean me!” He couldn’t believe he had brought this upon himself.

Shi Nuan turned around and flashed him a smile. “But… aren’t you man? A manly man, in fact?”

“Of course I am!” Su Shaoqing nodded vigorously before realizing he was being conned. “Mrs. Fu, you were such an innocent young lady. Why’re you learning these dirty tricks from Fu Chengyan?”

Shi Nuan grinned. “It’s only natural for the wife to take after the husband. Since you chose to come over at this hour, I’m sure you planned to dine and drink here. Now that you’re in this house, you should respect the house owner’s wishes, am I right?”

Su Shaoqing’s mouth twitched and felt the urge to give himself a few good slaps for running his mouth. Why didn’t I just keep my mouth shut?

Shi Nuan may look innocent and helpless, but truthfully, she was much harder to deal with than those bad-tempered socialites.

Su Shaoqing massaged his temple and saw Fu Chengyan coming out of the kitchen right then. “Fu Chengyan, look at what your wife is doing!”

“What about my wife?” Fu Chengyan raised an eyebrow. “You can just leave if you’re not happy being here.”

Su Shaoqing was at a loss of words.

I can’t mess with them! Fine. I’ll just keep my mouth shut.

Su Shaoqing accepted his fate and unceremoniously plopped down on the little stool. He reluctantly prepped the vegetables while shooting accusatory stares at Shi Nuan every so often.