I Want a Lifetime with You novel Chapter 264

“You…” Song Huaiyan’s face flushed red with anger. Fu Chengyan had provoked him so much that he was breathing heavily and could faint anytime. He glared at Fu Chengyan. “Yan, I’m your uncle. How can you be so rude to me?”

Fu Chengyan grinned; his eyes were steady. Comparing to Song Huaiyan, he was a lot calmer. Fu Chengyan poured another cup of tea for Song Huaiyan and pushed it in front of him. “If you are going to be angry, perhaps you should have some tea. It can soothe your throat and reduce your anger. You shouldn’t let yourself be consumed by rage as it’s bad for your health!”

Fu Chengyan maintained an indifferent attitude throughout. Despite his old age, Song Huaiyan had never negotiated with anyone so sharp. It was obvious by now that Fu Chengyan wasn’t like any of his other rival negotiators.

Out of respect, others wouldn’t dare push their luck too far with Song Huaiyan. For Fu Chengyan, however, the fact that Song Huaiyan was his uncle didn’t matter to him.

After getting to know him better, Song Huaiyan regretted seeing Fu Chengyan so quickly. He had used his trump card too early. Not only did he not get anything in return, but he had also exposed his weakness. Fu Chengyan was never an easy rival to begin with.

Song Huaiyan wanted to meet Fu Chengyan just to see for himself what the situation was. He didn’t expect Fu Chengyan to run circles around him.

“Must it be like this? I made the long journey from the capital so that we can discuss your marriage with Jingyu. She comes with a clean sheet. Based on my knowledge, Shi Wei was not only married, but she also has a bad reputation in Jiang City. If you want to marry her, the Fu clan will not approve of it, let alone me.”

Song Huaiyan knew that Fu Chengyan didn’t like to be forced, so he changed his tone. “Shi Wei has been married before, so that’s one area in which she loses out to Jingyu. I know you said all those things because you’re angry, but that woman doesn’t deserve you.”

“You’re right. I can have any woman I want and it doesn’t necessarily have to be Shi Wei.” Fu Chengyan selected a teacup for himself and poured himself some tea. “I’m sure you are aware that it’s easier for the Fu clan to accept someone normal than someone with mental illness, don’t you think so?”

“Yan, must you keep repeating that point? Both you and I know that Jingyu isn’t mentally sick.”

“Oh? Then tell me what was her sickness ten years ago? How about three years ago? Or even recently. What was it? Was it rabies?” Fu Chengyan clapped his hand as he spoke. The door to the private room opened immediately and Zhou Zheng entered. “Mr. Fu, what are your orders?”

“Where are the documents that you have prepared?” Fu Chengyan raised his hand as Zhou Zheng opened a document folder and handed Fu Chengyan a yellow envelope.

Fu Chengyan smiled and signaled to Zhou Zheng to pass it to Song Huaiyan.

“Mr. Song, this is Mr. Fu’s present to you!” Zhou Zheng passed the letter to Song Huaiyan, his face all smiles.

Song Huaiyan raised an eyebrow; he wasn’t sure what trick Fu Chengyan was trying to pull. He reached out and opened the letter, and his face turned pale the moment he read it. “Yan, this… this is fake. Jingyu isn’t sick. She’s totally normal. Where did you get this from?”

“If you don’t want anyone to know, then don’t do it. Do you think that I’m so incompetent that I can’t do some digging myself?” Fu Chengyan had long known that Song Jingyu was sick. “Uncle, the Song family was not willing to accept a crazy person years ago, so why are you making me accept her now?”

“They didn’t choose to be sick. I had no choice then. Besides, Jingyu is well now; she’s different from her mother. I have always kept her by my side and she has never hurt anyone before.” Song Huaiyan’s face was pale, as if his secret had been exposed. “No matter what, you have to know that Jingyu has a kind heart and won’t hurt anyone.”

“Oh?” Fu Chengyan raised his eyebrows to show that he was unconvinced. “No matter what her condition is, she isn’t within my consideration. If she wants to be my sister, I’ll take care of her and make sure she has everything she needs. But anything more than that, my family won’t agree even if I didn’t mind. Your view of the matter is too simplistic.” Fu Chengyan stood up and looked at Song Huaiyan in a condescending manner. “Consider this document a welcome gift. The next time we meet, I’ll present you with an even bigger gift.”

Fu Chengyan adjusted his cufflinks as Zhou Zheng approached him. He passed Fu Chengyan his jacket which he had grabbed from the coat rack.

Fu Chengyan held the jacket in his hand and looked at Song Huaiyan. “I have something to attend to today, so I will have to take my leave first.” He then turned to Zhou Zheng. “Get a tour guide to bring Mr. Song around, since Jiang City and the capital are very different. Mr. Song isn’t familiar with these parts; we wouldn’t want him to bump into ghosts!”

“Yes, Mr. Fu! I’ll get right on it!”

After Fu Chengyan left, Zhou Zheng turned and smiled at Song Huaiyan. “Mr. Fu has instructed me to arrange a tour guide for you. Please tell me, where would you like to go?”

Song Huaiyan was so outraged that his face was unrecognizable. He held a cup of tea in his hand looking livid. He then glared upward at Zhou Zheng with animosity in his gaze so intense that it felt like he could eat the latter whole.

Zhou Zheng raised his eyebrows and let out a slight smile. “Mr. Song, please take your time and I’ll send someone over.”

Zhou Zheng then caught up with Fu Chengyan. “Mr. Fu, Mr. Song looks upset!” He wasn’t just upset, he was so outraged that he could kill.

Fu Chengyan frowned as he placed his sharp gaze on Zhou Zheng and said, “Is the Song family discussing a transaction with the Xiang family from Hai City?”

“Yes.” Zhou Zheng brought out his tablet computer and checked the latest stock trends. “The Song family company’s share price hasn’t been stable recently. It seems that they have some trouble internally.”

“Let us give them a hand. They have to secure their company internally before making plans to venture outside. If there’s conflict within, they wouldn’t have any time left to reach for the skies.”