Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
After Song Fengwan separated from Qiao Xiyan, she immediately called Fu Chen.
âIâm in the Hongzhi bookstore beside your school.â
âOkay, Iâll be there in about five minutes.â Song Fengwan wrapped her jacket tightly around herself and ran toward the bookstore.
At this moment, Fu Chen was standing in front of a bookshelf inside the bookstore. He was casually holding a foreign language book with a serious expression.
He had just left the old residence half an hour agoâ¦
There were only a few days left until Old Master Fuâs birthday, so there were many people visiting in advance.
Although they would all attend the birthday banquet, there would be many people on that day, so everyone was worried that their âintentionsâ wouldnât be accurately conveyed to the Fu family. Many people came early to make their presence known.
Today, apart from the two elders of the Fu family, only Fu Chen was around. The others were either busy or had gone out.
Many people came tonight, so Fu Chen couldnât leave early even if he wanted to.
At first, the topics were all very normal and just casual conversations. As they talked, the topic of this group of people changed.
â⦠The matter with the Qiao family has been quite lively recently.â
âOld Master Qiao and Old Master Fu are old friends. How could his younger generation have bad characters? I already knew that those things online were all nonsense.â
Fu Chen raised his eyebrows and looked at her.?Whatâs the point of saying such things now?
When the Qiao family were scolded like dogs, no one dared to stand up for them.
After all, Yu Manxi represented a station, so it was not convenient for her to say anything publicly. When she was hosting the show, she had only worn a bracelet from the Jade Hall of Spring, but she had almost been scolded to death.
Now, those netizens said that Yu Manxi had good insight and was very wise. They praised her so thoroughly that it was as if they werenât the ones who scolded her at the time.
âOld Master Qiao is quite lucky. His children and grandchildren, including his granddaughter, are all good. I heard that his daughter is pregnant again after marrying the Yan family. Itâs really gratifying.â
âOld Madam Yan must be overjoyed.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âThatâs right. Although this granddaughter isnât biological, she looks good and has a good relationship with Mr. Yan.â
Fu Chen picked up the kettle at the side and poured tea for Old Madam Fu and some relatives and elders who came today.
âThird Master, you are too polite.â These people were all juniors of Old Master Fu. Although many of them were in their fifties, they were of the same generation as Fu Chen.
âItâs fine. Let him pour.â It was rare for Old Madam Fu to chat with so many people, so she was happy.
âI heard that Old Master Qiaoâs granddaughter lived in your house before?
âIn that case, you two must have a good relationship and should have interacted a lot.â
â¦
As they spoke, the topic shifted to Song Fengwan. These people wisely didnât mention Song Fengwan and Fu Yuxiuâs previous engagement.
Old Madam Fu smiled. âYes, he has a good relationship with Wanwan.â
âDoes Song Fengwan have a boyfriend? I heard that sheâs only a first-year university student and doesnât have a boyfriend yet.â
âShe definitely doesnât have a boyfriend. How old is she? She just enrolled, right?â
âThis girl is pretty and educated.â
â¦
Fu Chen gripped his teacup tightly and leaned against the sofa. Because he exerted too much force, his knuckles turned white.
Educated? She slapped someone directly in front of the cameras. These people sure know how to praise others.
Fu Wan leaned toward him and murmured softly, âThird Brother, do you see? These people stayed behind basically for that little girl.
âAfter chatting for so long, they finally got to the topic.
âAbout the plagiarism last time, the girlâs performance was too outstanding. It was a live broadcast. Although sheâs a little intense, who doesnât want a daughter-in-law like her? Marrying her can even build connections to the Qiao family and the Yan family.
âThe one on the rightâ¦â Fu Wan lowered his voice as the siblings whispered.
âWhat?â Fu Chen narrowed his eyes.
âHis son is only fifteen and just started high school this year. He even asked me if Iâm familiar with Wanwan. How anxious is he?â
Fu Chen snorted lightly.
âSay, is Yuxiu stupid? He didnât want such a good girl. What a stupid brain.â
âHeâs stupid,â Fu Chen said firmly.
âJust wait and see at the birthday banquet in a few days. This girl will definitely be in high demand. Who knows how many will be fighting for her. Sheâs good at studying, sheâs very gentle when she should be gentle, and she wonât be at a disadvantage when sheâs tough.
âShe will definitely be able to give her husband enough face when she goes out in the future, and sheâll naturally protect her family.
âThese people stayed until now because they wanted to get to know her through our family.â Fu Wan was speechless.
âI even asked your nephew before if he was interested in her.â
Fu Chen clutched his cup tightly. âYou asked Shen Jinye?â
âI just asked casually. Song Fengwan almost became Yuxiuâs wife. If she entered our family, how awkward would it be in the futureâ¦
âBesides, after I asked this, this kid looked like he had seen a ghost.â
âI was just joking. But this kid was so scared that he dropped his chopsticks. Was there a need for that? If he doesnât like her, so be it. His reaction was so strong that it was scary. He even stuttered when talking. How ridiculous.â
Fu Wan was overjoyed when mentioning her sonâs embarrassing incident.
Fu Chen lowered his head and took a sip of tea.
Shen Jinye knows about me and Wanwan. If he really dared to reach outâ¦
I would have killed this kid.
After finally sending these people off, Fu Wan tidied up the coffee table. Old Madam Fu leaned against the sofa and breathed a sigh of relief. âTheyâre finally gone.â
âSince you donât want to introduce her, why bother with these people?â Old Master Fu held her hand and helped her massage her wrist.
âTheyâre all here to celebrate your birthday, and they came with gifts. We canât possibly be cold to them, right?â Old Madam Fu smiled.
âSome of these people came here for me, and the others came for Wanwan. How many waves has it been since the plagiarism incident?â Old Master Fu chuckled. âYuxiu is such a stupid thing.â
âDad, have many people come to ask about Wanwan recently?â Fu Wan hadnât been staying at home every day, so she naturally wasnât clear about some things.
âToo many to count. Some of these children are only twelve or thirteen years old, yet their parents still came to ask about Wanwan. There are also unmarried men in their thirties or forties that came to inquire. Theyâre treating our family as a marriage agency.â Old Master Fu sneered.
Bang!?Fu Chen suddenly threw his cup on the coffee table.
âThird Brother, what are you doing?!â Fu Wan frowned. âWhy did you suddenlyâ¦â
âI just remembered that I have something to do, so Iâll go back first.â
Without waiting for the two elders of the Fu family to speak, he picked up his coat and walked out with a cold expression.
âThis brat, why did he suddenly flare up?â Fu Wan frowned.
Shi Fang bade farewell to the people in the living room and hurriedly chased after him.
Itâs not that Third Master flared up. Those people sat here for more than two hours, and most of the time, they were asking about Miss Song. A large group of people was gossiping about his own wife in front of him.
They even said that they wanted to introduce people to his wife. How could Third Master take it?
It was already not easy for him to sit here for so long.
When Old Madam Fu heard the sound of the car outside gradually fading away, she shook her head helplessly. âOld Fu, look at Third Sonâs bad temper. Heâs exactly the same as you when you were young. Heâs inexplicable.â
âHow does he like me?â Old Master Fu was dumbfounded. He had been shot for no reason. âIâm famous for my good temper.â
Old Madam Fu chuckled.?If you had a good temper, how could you anger someone to death?
âSay, do you think heâs angry because we were discussing Wanwan?â Fu Wan still knew her younger brother best.
âWhy is he angry about Wanwanâs matter?â Old Madam Fu harrumphed coldly.
âThird Brother isnât young anymore. Seeing a young lady around eighteen years old start talking about marriage, he probably feels uncomfortable,â Fu Wan said, not thinking in that direction. âAfter all, Third Brother has been single for so many years.
âThis single old man lives outside alone. He has a weird temperament and a bad temper. Which young lady could stand it?â She kept mercilessly stabbing Third Master in the back.
âLet me tell you. There are only a few days left until the date of my agreement with him. This brat most likely doesnât have a partner to bring back, so heâs anxious now.
âHeâs embarrassed and pulling a long face at us now.â Old Madam Fu harrumphed coldly.
Sitting at the side, Old Master Fu cleared his throat.?How can someone disdain her son like this?
***
When Song Fengwan arrived at Hongzhi Bookstore, his car was parked not far away. The car was still on, so Shi Fang was likely inside. She pushed the door open and entered the bookstore.
This was the largest bookshop outside Beijing University. There was even a private reading area and a coffee shop inside, looking pretty stylish.
At this hour, there were not many people in the bookstore, and almost all of them were couples. After all, it was free to sit here, and the atmosphere was good, so it was a very suitable spot for dates.
Song Fengwan walked past the bookshelves one by one and finally saw Fu Chen. Because the surroundings were too quiet, she tiptoed forward and prepared to scare him.
Just as she finally got close, and her fingers just touched his backâ¦
The next secondâ¦
Fu Chen pressed her against the bookshelfâ¦