I Want a Lifetime with You novel Chapter 390

“By the way, has Shaoqing been going out with someone lately?” Shi Nuan turned to look at Fu Chengyan with newfound curiosity in her eyes. She pushed his hands away from her temples and asked after a short beat, “I saw Shaoqing with a lady outside the shopping center just now. You know what, he actually forced a kiss on that lady!”

“He forced a kiss on a lady?” Fu Chengyan narrowed his eyes which were tinged with a trace of doubt. “You’re sure you saw him doing that?”

“I’m very sure!” Shi Nuan nodded. “I saw him when Shen Shixiu and I were leaving the shopping center. That lady was a badass one! She slapped him before marching away.”

“Eh?” Fu Chengyan raised his brows, intrigued by the matter. “Did you manage to see the lady’s face?”

When Shi Nuan heard his question, she couldn’t help but sigh. “I’m dying to know who that lady was because I didn’t get to see her face. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have asked you about her.” Shi Nuan sat upright and wrapped her hands around his arm instead. After adjusting her posture, she added, “The way Su Shaoqing reacted after getting slapped was very bizarre too. He actually looked quite pleased to be slapped!”

“Ha!” Fu Chengyan chuckled. “I’ve got it!”

“What do you know about it?” Shi Nuan couldn’t help but raise her brows at him. “Do you know who that lady is? Is she his crush? That doesn’t seem like it. I’ve known Shaoqing for around six months, but I’ve never heard him talking about dating any woman before,” Shi Nuan commented, feeling doubtful.

It was hard to think of that lady just now as the woman Su Shaoqing was pursuing.

Yet, Fu Chengyan curled his lips into a smile as he answered her, “That lady is his nemesis. She’s back to haunt him now!”

“His nemesis?” Shi Nuan blinked her eyes in confusion. “Do you mean that that lady is his ex-girlfriend?”

“No. Do you remember I once told you about my other younger sister?” Fu Chengyan reached out to run his fingers through her tousled hair.

Shi Nuan felt enlightened immediately. With her eyes widened in consternation, she asked, “Do you mean Ling? Fu Ling?”

Fu Chengyan had told her about his two younger sisters before. One of them was his Uncle Heng’s daughter, Pei Huan, and the other was his half-sister, Fu Ling. However, Shi Nuan had never met Fu Ling before, and Fu Chengyan did not tell her where she had gone at that time. “Does Shaoqing have a crush on Fu Ling?”

“Maybe?” Fu Chengyan sighed. “When Ling was little, she spent a lot of time with Shaoqing. She was very dependent on him.” Fu Chengyan looked lost in reminiscence the more he talked about his sister. “Ling didn’t live with me at the Fu Residence at that time, but that didn’t affect how she loved spending time with Shaoqing. However, something happened later on, and that made their relationship rather complicated.”

Shi Nuan’s heart sank a little. “Do you mean Fu Ling has feelings for Shaoqing, but that isn’t reciprocal?” After some contemplation, she thought that information did not match the scene she witnessed at the shopping center just now. “But, I think Shaoqing has feelings for her, judging from their interaction just now…”

“He only behaved that way because he felt guilty for her. Okay, enough of talking about that. So, you bumped into Shaoqing when you and Shen Shixiu were leaving the shopping center?” Fu Chengyan did not feel like dwelling on the topic, so he tried to change the subject of their conversation. Shi Nuan nodded. “Yup. In fact, it was Shaoqing who drove me home. I was wondering why he had offered to send me home, but I understand it now.” Laughing, she pointed at the stack of photos. “I think he must have underestimated your ability to handle a blow in your relationship!”

Fu Chengyan raised his brows in response and drew her into his embrace. “You aren’t allowed to hang out with guys other than me in the future!”

“For your information, I didn’t hang out with Shen Shixiu just now!” Shi Nuan clutched his arm and emphasized, “I went out with Rongrong and Yian before I met him. Oh, by the way, I got you this tie!”

Just then, she immediately sprung herself from the sofa and scurried toward the heap of shopping bags. From one of the bags, she took out a small box and handed it to him. “Check it out to see if you like it! I decided to get you this because most of the ties you’re wearing are in dark colors.” Giggling, she opened the box and took out a maroon-colored tie. “Isn’t it nice?”

With his eyes narrowed and his brows slightly furrowed, he took the tie from her. His lukewarm response made her leap to her feet and asked, “What do you think? You don’t think it’s nice?”

In resignation, he flashed her a smile. “It’s nice!”

“I’m so glad to hear that. I was so paranoid that you might not like it. This tie will be a refreshing addition to your collection as most of your ties are dull in color. At first, I even thought of buying one in pink, but I gave that thought up after some consideration.”

She then hopped onto the sofa and twined an arm around his neck. “Yan, why don’t I put it on for you right now?”

He reached out to pinch her nose. “That’s a great idea!”

Just as she was excitedly putting the tie on him, her phone started ringing. Her face fell slightly when she found the call was from Jiang Yu. “Hello?”

“It’s me!” Jiang Yu’s hostile voice came from the other end. “It’s getting harder and harder to reach you nowadays. Have you forgotten about us because you married a loaded guy?”

“Mom, I don’t quite understand what you mean!” She chuckled. “How can I possibly forget about you?”

“You can’t blame me for thinking that way because you seem uninterested to come back home for dinner lately. Have you forgotten the fact that we’re your family too? Don’t forget that you’ll need our help if Fu Chengyan decides to dump you one day!”