I Want a Lifetime with You novel Chapter 494

“What did you say?”

A voice rang out behind Shi Wei, causing her to jump up from the sofa in shock. Her face turned pale when she saw Fu Yuqing. “Dad, why are you here?”

Fu Yuqing stared at Shi Wei, “What’s the matter? Why can’t I be here?”

“Don’t say that.” Shi Wei laughed awkwardly. After saying goodbye to Jiang Yu, she motioned Fu Yuqing to have a seat. “Dad, what I meant was if you miss us, we can always visit you and Mom instead.”

In response, Fu Yuqing snorted coldly. “Forget it, I know both of you just can’t wait for us to drop dead. You haven’t even visited us once over the last few months. If not for me dropping by today, I wouldn’t have known what happened to both of you.”

By now, Fu Yuqing was getting increasingly frustrated with Shi Wei. Before Xicheng and her were married, he had hoped that she would be of help to Fu Xicheng’s career, but now she had no influence at Huancheng. Almost a year had passed and both of them didn’t seem to be very much into each other. In fact, Shi Wei had acted that way from the day they were married.

When he first arrived, he heard from the servant that Fu Xicheng and Shi Wei have respectively not returned home for many months. The servants had no idea where they went. Shi Wei’s behavior was even more outrageous. The moment she came back, she constantly arranged dinner dates with others and it didn’t even occur to her to visit her parents-in-law.

It was very much unlike the time when Shi Nuan and Fu Xicheng were still going out with each other. During that time, Shi Nuan treated him and Liu Minjun extremely well. Furthermore, she didn’t put on airs, unlike Shi Wei.

In a nutshell, Fu Yuqing was extremely displeased with Shi Wei, especially when he heard that she had declined to have dinner at her parent’s home. By doing so, she indirectly rejected an opportunity to improve her relationship with Fu Chengyan.

Shi Wei blushed awkwardly, “Dad, what do you mean?”

“Let’s put aside your problems for now. What was going on just now? Is your mom asking you to go home?”

“I…”

“At the end of the day, Shi Nuan is your sister and she has married well. Both you and Xicheng have to rely on Fu Chengyan’s influence. After all, he is now your brother-in-law. If you can’t even leverage on such a powerful connection, how are you going to do well in the future?”

“But Dad…” Shi Wei wanted to defend herself but Fu Yuqing didn’t allow her the opportunity. “Enough, it’s already decided. You should call Xicheng right now and tell him to go with you.”

“But Dad…”

Fu Yuqing cut her off her again. “Remember, you must know how to flatter him. Now that you’re working at Xinhuang, as long as you know how to properly utilize Fu Chengyan as your pawn, your future will be secure.”

“But…”

“Enough. It’s already late. When is the dinner your mom invited you for?”

Shi Wei didn’t even have the chance to say a word as Fu Yuqing did not allow her to refuse.

He took out a card from his pocket and handed it to Shi Wei. “Use this to buy a proper outfit. Is it tonight or tomorrow night?”

“Tomorrow night at the Shi residence.” Shi Wei replied reluctantly.

Despite how unwilling she felt, she couldn’t deny the logic behind Fu Yuqing’s words. She had currently reached a plateau in her career and lacked a really good opportunity. Prior to this, she had even sacrificed her dignity for the sake of landing a good role. However, she didn’t have anything to show for it in the end.

Shi Wei was well aware that if she had a good relationship with Shi Nuan, Fu Chengyan would definitely help her.

As long as Shi Nuan said the word, she would be able to get her way in Xinhuang. However, the reality was the exact opposite. It was precisely because she had a poor relationship with Shi Nuan that caused Fu Chengyan to not do her any favors.

Shi Wei gritted her teeth. “I will give Xicheng a call and we will attend the dinner at the Shi residence.”

Fu Yuqing nodded in satisfaction while patting Shi Wei on her shoulders. “That’s the spirit and that’s how you be a good daughter-in-law. As long as you do as you’re told, you will be able to unlock all the benefits from the Fu clan. I heard that the patriarch of the Fu clan has planned to designate Fu Chengyan as the head of the family. When that happens, Shi Nuan will be the matriarch. As you are her sister, you will be able to have your way in the entertainment industry by leveraging that relationship.”

“Alright.”

Shi Wei smiled awkwardly while the hatred she had for Shi Nuan continued to grow.

Shi Nuan this, Shi Nuan that. For all my life, I have never been able to escape this name.

Ever since we were young, Granddad and Grandpa treated Shi Nuan a lot better. We were both their grandchildren, so why the show of favoritism? When they entered school, Shi Nuan had better results than her. Hence their teacher favored Shi Nuan and loved to compare both of them.

Later on, when Shi Nuan was in a relationship, Shi Wei was jealous of how wonderful Fu Xicheng was and how she had nothing when compared to her sister.

Shi Wei clenched her fist. Despite promising to do what Fu Yuqing requested of her, her heart was still filled with jealous rage.

She didn’t believe that Fu Chengyan would treat Shi Nuan well their whole lives. He’s just being nice to Shi Nuan because he’s not bored of her yet. Rich guys like him always end up as philandering playboys. Isn’t that always the case?