I Want a Lifetime with You novel Chapter 283

“Alright, you should come and catch me then!” Shi Nuan made a face at Fu Chengyan before running up the stairs mischievously. “Catch me if you can!”

“Slow down or you’ll fall!”

Fu Chengyan was carrying the fireworks in his hands, so he had no choice but to follow Shi Nuan.

When they reached the roof, Shi Nuan instructed Fu Chengyan where to place the fireworks as she followed him closely to film him. Since the sky was dark, Shi Nuan couldn’t see Fu Chengyan clearly in the video, so she pointed the camera right at his face.

Though it made him uncomfortable, he couldn’t do anything since he was busy setting up the fireworks. After he finished, Shi Nuan finally stopped filming. She then stood behind Fu Chengyan with a lighter in her hand.

“Alright, don’t move around anymore.” Fu Chengyan put both his hands on Shi Nuan’s shoulder. He looked at the glass room behind her and said, “Wait there.”

“Sure!” Shi Nuan complied and stood by the glass room. She leaned on the glass panels and tilted her head as she observed Fu Chengyan.

With a half-squatted position, Fu Chengyan lit the fuse of the fireworks in no time. Soon after that, they heard a few whooshes as the fireworks started to fly one by one into the sky. Shi Nuan waved at Fu Chengyan with a childlike sense of delight. “Yan, come quickly!”

Shi Nuan held on to Fu Chengyan’s arms as she looked up into the sky. The pitch-black sky, which was previously dotted by a few stars, was now blown apart by the fireworks. It was as if beautiful flowers were blooming brightly in the sky.

Fu Chengyan led Shi Nuan to sit in the glass room. Both of them lay on the rattan chairs as their eyes continued to watch the sky, and their fingers tightly intertwined around one another. It felt as if the whole night sky belonged to just the two of them.

Somewhere outside the Wutong Residence, a ray of light was shone on the two of them on the roof, and suddenly, a flash could be seen. However, it blended itself quickly with all the fireworks in the night sky.

Meanwhile, at the Fu residence, the atmosphere was grim. The gloomy mood had started to spread around the house as Fu Chengyan’s absence had turned a happy occasion into a solemn one. Everyone was frantically trying to call his phone, but no one could get through.

The patriarch of the Fu clan, Fu Zhengyun, was in a foul mood. He was always proud of his overachieving grandson, Fu Chengyan. All this while, Fu Chengyan had never disappointed him. He became a successful businessman at such a young age, even to the extent that he was feared by many.

Fu Zhengyun had always felt that Fu Chengyan was destined for greatness because he never made a wrong choice in any of his major decisions. That was what gave Fu Zhengyun the confidence to hand over the reins of the company to Fu Chengyan. From his perspective, Fu Chengyan had already surpassed the capabilities of his own favored son, Fu Heng. However, Fu Chengyan’s actions today have caused him great distress.

After Fu Heng and Ning Xin had sent away the other relatives, the Fu residence fell into an empty lull. Fu Heng helped Fu Zhengyun to his seat and shot Fu Sheng a glance. Fu Sheng then said, “Yan had always been very responsible. I think something really important must have come up. Father…”

“That’s enough! Stop making up excuses for him. I think it is obvious that he doesn’t respect me anymore.” Fu Zhengyun was now so furious that nothing Fu Sheng say would calm him down. That night, Fu Zhengyun felt utterly disrespected, especially in front of all the other relatives. “Call him again now! I want to see what he is really up to!”

“Father…”

“Call him now!”

“Granddad, don’t be angry!” Fu Jiayu passed Cheng An to Granddad. “I did manage to give Yan a call just now. He was really busy with something.” She added, “Granddad, can I speak to you in private?”

Fu Zhengyun raised his eyebrows, “What is so important that you can’t say it here?”

“That’s right, Jiayu. What is it that you can’t say in front of all of us? We’re family!” Song Zhenyan, too, was curious as to why Fu Chengyan wasn’t here today. She still held a grudge against him for humiliating her in front of everyone recently.

However, Fu Jiayu sneered when she heard Song Zhenyan’s words. “Family? I’m afraid Mdm. Song isn’t a member of the Fu clan!”

“You…” Song Zhenyan’s face darkened. “Jiayu, how can you talk to me like that?”

“How would you like me to talk to you then? You are already a stranger to me!” Fu Jiayu scoffed and visibly had no respect for Song Zhenyan at all.

Song Zhenyan did not expect her children to have so much animosity against her. She couldn’t stand being humiliated like that, and the only place she could vent her frustration was at Fu Sheng. “Look at how well your daughter turned out!”

In response, Fu Sheng raised his eyebrows and asked, “Jiayu, how could you talk to your mother like that? Apologize!”

Yet Fu Jiayu merely gave a cold snort. “I’m not at fault. I don’t ever remember having a mother at all!” Fu Jiayu and Fu Chengyan’s characters were the same – they were just as feisty as one another.

“Enough!” Fu Zhengyun knocked his cane on the floor forcefully as he stood up. “Jiayu, come with me!”

Fu Jiayu patted her husband, Cheng Zhi, on this shoulders and said, “Take care of An!”

As she saw Fu Zhengyun walk upstairs with Fu Jiayu, Song Zhenyan was still outraged and had no place to vent her anger. The only ones left in her vicinity were Fu Sheng and Ning Xin. “Look at how badly educated the Fu clan children are – they can’t be any more ill-mannered. As I have always said, one can never do a good job if the children aren’t their own!”

Ning Xin’s pupils dilated, and her face turned pale when she heard what Song Zhenyan had said.

Beside her, Fu Heng raised his eyebrow in concern. “Are you alright?”

Ning Xin shook her head and smiled broadly at him. “I’m fine!” Then, she turned towards Song Zhenyan. “What you have said is wrong. I wasn’t the one that abandoned Jiayu and Yan. Neither did I teach them anything. All I did was to carry out my responsibilities as their aunt to the best of my abilities.”