I Want a Lifetime with You novel Chapter 309

After watching Shi Nuan leave with the two men in suits with a frown, Lin Yu took the elevator and made a beeline for Fu Chengyan’s office.

As he made his entrance looking flustered, Mai Qi immediately greeted him, “Mr. Lin, are you here for Mr. Fu?”

“Yes, where’s he?”

“He’s gone out with Mr. Zhou. Do you have anything urgent to tell him?” Seeing the worried expression on Lin Yu’s face, Mai Qi suggested, “You may tell me, and I’ll pass the message to him.”

“There’s no need for that.”

As Fu Chengyan was not in, Lin Yu had no choice but to leave. However, he quickly dialed the former’s number because he was worried about Shi Nuan’s safety. Yet, he couldn’t reach Fu Chengyan because he was somewhere out of coverage area. That only deepened the crease on Lin Yu’s forehead.

Shi Nuan got into a car with the two suited men. The car kept moving forward, but none of them told her where they were heading to.

Thinking that it would do her no good to be panicked, she decided to be patient and find out why Old Master Fu wanted to meet her. Her mind slowly wandered to her last encounter with Fu Chengyan’s mother, Song Zhenyan, which escalated into something horrible. Because of that experience, she decided to steel herself to face Old Master Fu, who was highly likely to be even more difficult to deal with than Song Zhenyan.

Holding her head low, she fished out her phone from her bag. One of the suited men at the front passenger seat instantly whirled around and fixed his sharp gaze on her.

Looking stunned, Shi Nuan raised her eyebrows slightly and said in what sounded like a breezy tone, “Why are you staring at me like that? Can’t I even check and reply to my messages?” She added with a relaxed smile, “If I’m not mistaken, Old Master Fu only instructed you guys to bring me to his place instead of restricting my freedom.”

It was obvious that the suited men were taken aback by what she said. They couldn’t help but admit that Shi Nuan had a point – it was true that they had not been asked to do so. However, the sight of her holding her phone was alarming. Is she trying to ask for help?

“Don’t worry; I’m only chatting with my friend. I’m not trying to reach Fu Chengyan!” Waving the screen of her phone at him, she chuckled. “Why are you guys so uptight about this? It’s not like I’m a criminal!”

“Ms. Shi, I advise you to behave yourself,” the man warned.

Shi Nuan couldn’t help but roll her eyes in her mind at the man. Despite feeling reluctant, she stuffed her phone back into her bag obediently. She pressed a button on her phone before leaving it in her bag. After that, she was on her best behavior.

The two suited guys stopped giving her a hard time after that. During the rest of the journey, she switched on her chatterbox mode by talking to the two guys non-stop. As they ignored her most of the time, she decided to talk to herself.

Soon, the car pulled up in front of a seaside mansion. After exiting the car, she followed the two guys into the mansion. One of them cast her a glance before saying, “Old Master Fu is waiting for you upstairs.”

She raised her brows at him. “Should I go look for him?”

“Please just wait for him here.”

“Okay!” She nodded at him before adding, “May I have a glass of water? My mouth is parched. I haven’t drunk a drop of water since I was at the construction site. I reckon your boss didn’t ask you guys to abuse me, did he?”

The two guys narrowed their eyes at her before one of them bellowed irritably, “I’ll go upstairs to get Old Master Fu while you go and get her a glass of water!”

Wearing a smirk, Shi Nuan first thanked the guy in a level voice before sitting down on the sofa. After making sure the suited guy had left to the kitchen to fetch her a glass of water, she made use of the opportunity to give the mansion a scan. The guy made it back quickly enough. Handing her the water, he yelled at her, “Drop your escape plan if you’re trying to come up with one!”

“Why would I even need such a thing?” With composure, she took a sip of the water and leaned back against the sofa, pretending to look calm while waiting for Old Master Fu. She had no idea what was on Fu Zhengyun’s mind or what he planned to do to her. However, she knew there was no point in looking restless or anxious at the moment.

After waiting in the living room for around half an hour, Old Master Fu was still nowhere in sight. She furrowed her brows slightly, wondering what he might be hiding up his sleeves.

In the meantime, Fu Zhengyun was staring at the CCTV footage upstairs. He had been observing every action and movement of Shi Nuan right from the time she entered the mansion.

He was really surprised by her composure; she did not fidget much even after having been waiting for more than half an hour. Other than asking for a glass of water at the beginning, she was showing no signs of losing her patience.

Standing next to Fu Zhengyun was his butler, who was also watching Shi Nuan from the CCTV camera. He, too, was slightly amazed by her poise.

Fu Zhengyun knitted his brows at the screen and asked, “What do you make of this girl?”

The question was meant for the butler, who looked stunned to be asked such a question. After a moment of contemplation, he answered, “Old Master, I’m not good at judging people.”

Hmph! Fu Zhengyun snorted icily, “We should steer clear from this girl!”

“Why is that so?”

“It’s because she’s got even more composure than Song Jingyu and Shen Qianan.”

“Isn’t that a good thing? Young Master Chengyan is in need of someone like that to assist him.” The butler was puzzled by Fu Zhengyun’s reaction. Yet, the elderly man disdainfully cast the butler an oblique glance. “Do you think I’m wrong to think of her in that way?” he asked.

“Certainly not!” As the butler of the Fu family, he knew his opinion did not carry much weight.