Su Bancheng gave her another nod. “It’s getting late.”
Acknowledging his comment, Shi Nuan replied, “Indeed.” It was time to go back, as the time she had spent at the Shi residence was long enough. Besides, she had upset Jiang Yu. If she didn’t leave now, she was afraid Jiang Yu would pick on her later. “Let’s go then!”
Su Bancheng offered, “Let me walk you to Shaoqing!”
Shi Nuan quickly figured out what he meant. “Thank you!”
As long as Su Bancheng was by her side, others would not dare to come and harass her, and Jiang Yu and the others would have no chance to settle the score with her.
Meanwhile, Su Shaoqing had long gotten rid of the people pestering him and had been looking for Shi Nuan. When he saw Shi Nuan and Su Bancheng walking over together, he let out a sigh of relief. “I was wondering where you have gone. If something happened to you, I’m afraid Fu Chengyan will come after me today!”
“You’re exaggerating!” Shi Nuan couldn’t help but laugh and shake her head helplessly at Su Shaoqing’s dramatic gesture. “Now that I’m fine, you don’t have to worry about Yan going after you! “
“Of course!” Su Shaoqing raised his eyebrows triumphantly. “But, don’t think I’m afraid of him. I just don’t like complications!”
“Really?” Shi Nuan didn’t buy it. She looked at Su Shaoqing and then at Su Bancheng. Noticing the look of despise on Su Bancheng’s face, she chuckled. “Look, Mr. Su also agrees with me!”
“Hey, hey, you…” Su Shaoqing was displeased. “Whose side exactly are you on? I’m always the one who helped you whenever you needed. This guy, uh, Bancheng doesn’t help much, you know.”
“Alright, I know you’re kind, Mr. Su!” Shi Nuan had no choice but to relent. “So, would you be so kind as to send me back now, Mr. Su?”
Su Shaoqing nodded. “Alright. This is an attitude I can accept.” He then looked at Su Bancheng. “Bancheng, you…”
“Well, I’ll go find my mom now and leave as well!”
Su Bancheng found Su Yunwan and bade goodbye to the Shi family members. Shi Nuan took the opportunity to follow along. Even though Jiang Yu didn’t want to let her go just yet, she was stopped by Shi Jingzheng. “Is it not embarrassing enough today?”
“But that little b*tch, Shi Nuan—” Jiang Yu was startled by the cold stare from Shi Yunsheng before she could finish her sentence.
Shi Yunsheng pursed his lips. “Don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to today. I’m telling you now: I won’t agree to it, whether it’s Su Bancheng or Su Shaoqing. You can forget about it!”
Shi Yunsheng was pissed off by his son and daughter-in-law as the two of them created all this mess and ended up making a fool of themselves.
Before Shi Yunsheng had time to talk to Shi Nuan, Jiang Yu had got in the way. In addition, Fu Chengyan did not come today, causing Shi Yunsheng to feel a little displeased.
Jiang Yu looked at Shi Yunsheng in disbelief. “Dad?” She really couldn’t figure it out. Establishing a relationship with the Su family would greatly benefit their family, so she didn’t understand why Shi Yunsheng opposed their proposal from the very beginning.
Moreover, Shi Yunsheng made his stance even clearer this time by voicing his opposition in front of so many people. “As you have noticed, even if Nuan and Su Bancheng don’t end up together, judging from her good relationship with that man called Su Shaoqing, maybe they’ve already—”
“Damn you. How can you say such a thing! Is this something a mother would say?” Shi Yunsheng was so angry that he shot Jiang Yu a menacing glare. “You’re so good at selling your own daughter out for personal gains. If you’re really capable, just get ahead on your own instead of relying on others!”
As soon as Shi Yunsheng was done speaking, he asked Mr. Yang, the butler, to help him upstairs while Jiang Yu clenched her fists in resentment.
All the maltreatment I received today is caused by Shi Nuan, that little b*tch, who not only failed to help but also caused me trouble. ”Zheng, I don’t care what your father said today. No matter what, Shi Nuan must marry a member of the Su family!”
“Umm…” Shi Jingzheng was in a dilemma. “But Dad—”
“What about him? He’s so old already. Does he still care about the company? Don’t you know what situation the company is in now? Without the help of the Su family, you know what will happen to Huancheng.”
The look on Shi Jingzheng’s face darkened. “Give me some time to consider.”
“Hmph! Think about it yourself!” Jiang Yu then went to mingle with the guests with a grin on her face.
Meanwhile, Shi Wei was holding Fu Xicheng’s arm with a twisted expression. She said cynically, “You believe me now? As I said, Nuan is doing so well. She knows so many bigshots of Jiang City, whom even my parents have to woo!”
There was also a ghastly expression on Fu Xicheng’s face. He came today because of Shi Jingzheng’s birthday. Although his relationship with Shi Wei was not great at the moment, Shi Jingzheng was still his father-in-law so it was impossible for him not to come. Besides, Shi Wei had been behaving well lately and didn’t cause any trouble. He also came for the sake of collaboration between Fucheng and Huancheng. And lastly, it was because of Shi Nuan.
Fu Xicheng hadn’t seen Shi Nuan for a long time. All this while he had been thinking about her, so he would come today even if he could only see her briefly.
Fu Xicheng did not expect Shi Nuan to actually come with “Su Bancheng”. Later, he also learned that she not only knew Su Bancheng, but also Su Shaoqing, a man who was as famous as Fu Chengyan.
All of a sudden, Fu Xicheng became frustrated that all the men Shi Nuan encountered after she left him seemed to be better than he. He did not want to admit it, but…
Fu Xicheng clenched his fists hard. Sensing the mood swings of the man beside her, she started raging with hatred. “Fu Xicheng, you’re still thinking about Shi Nuan, that b*tch!”
“Enough! What b*tch? You don’t even bother to hide your thoughts now, do you?” Fu Xicheng looked at Shi Wei indifferently. “B*tch? How can you swear so naturally? Don’t forget that Shi Nuan is also your sister. If she’s a b*tch, so are you.”
“You…” To Shi Wei’s dismay, Fu Xicheng actually still cared about Shi Nuan and even defended her. “Let me make this clear, Fu Xicheng. No matter how Shi Nuan is doing now, you are my husband. This is a fact that you cannot change. Don’t think that I don’t know what you’re thinking. You also have to understand that even if I don’t mind you being with Shi Nuan after having married me, do you think Shi Nuan will want you?”
Shi Wei snorted coldly, flung Fu Xicheng’s hand away, and stormed off.
Meanwhile, Shi Nuan and the others came out together. As the birthday banquet had not ended, not many guests were leaving. No one dared to approach her because of the presence of Su Shaoqing and Su Bancheng. Shi Nuan was suddenly glad that she was leaving with them; otherwise, she would definitely be pestered by Jiang Yu, who might want to gain something from her again.
Shi Nuan was absorbed in her own thoughts. As soon as she walked outside, she sensed a strange atmosphere. When she looked up, she saw a familiar car not far away and her somewhat depressed face instantly lit up.
Ignoring Su Shaoqing and Su Bancheng, she sprinted in the direction of the black Bentley.
“Yan!”
The man in the car naturally saw Shi Nuan rushing over; a smile crept across his initially gloomy face. As soon as he opened the car door, he was greeted by a passionate embrace.
Shi Nuan threw herself into Fu Chengyan’s arms as she rubbed her head against his chest and wrapped her arms around his waist.
He looked down at her head and stroked her hair. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing!” Shi Nuan sniffled. “I just miss you. Why are you here?”
“Cause I miss you!” There was a trace of bewitchment in Fu Chengyan’s husky voice. He smiled. “Do you not want to see me?”
Shi Nuan hurriedly shook her head. “Of course I want to see you, but weren’t you still at home when I talked to you on the phone?” Shi Nuan was surprised that he was already here given he was still at home about half an hour ago. “Did you speed here?”
“It’s okay.” Fu Chengyan simply let Shi Nuan hold him. “I came because I missed you!”
Shi Nuan smiled in satisfaction. “That’s more like it. I’ll forgive you for what happened today then.” Shi Nuan rubbed her head against Fu Chengyan’s chest again. “But why didn’t you call me when you arrived here? Were you bored waiting alone?”
“It’s okay; I can wait for you.” Fu Chengyan felt at ease holding Shi Nuan in his arms.
Shi Nuan felt even more satisfied after hearing his reply. “Okay, but you can’t do this next time. Luckily, I came out early today. If I get stalled by my parents, I won’t be able to leave so soon. Moreover, it’s cold now!”
“Alright!” Fu Chengyan shook his head helplessly. “It’s my fault!”
Having said that, he reached out and pinched Shi Nuan’s nose. “Don’t you feel embarrassed?”
Fu Chengyan’s deep voice carried a trace of adoration without any hint of reproach. Seemingly realizing something, Shi Nuan suddenly raised her head and turned around. As expected, she saw three people looking at her and Fu Chengyan from not far away.
Su Shaoqing and Su Bancheng had seen her with Fu Chengyan. Although Su Bancheng might not have seen her acting coquettish to Fu Chengyan, a man like Su Bancheng should be able to accept such interaction between her and Fu Chengyan. However, Su Yunwan, who was walking next to Su Bancheng and Su Shaoqing, was surprised to see Shi Nuan with Fu Chengyan. To be precise, Su Yunwan was focused more on Fu Chengyan.
Su Yunwan furrowed her brows slightly but she quickly let it go.
Rumor had it that Fu Chengyan was unapproachable and that no women could get close to him. But looking at his interaction with Shi Nuan, Su Yunwan believed that it was because he just hadn’t met the right person previously.
Shi Nuan pushed Fu Chengyan away in embarrassment and whispered, “Why didn’t you remind me?”
Shi Nuan even gave Fu Chengyan a sidelong glance as the latter answered with a helpless smile. Fu Chengyan then reached out to pat Shi Nuan’s head. “You’re finally feeling shy?”
Su Yunwan and Su Shaoqing had already walked over; the latter whistled at Fu Chengyan and Shi Nuan slyly. “Oh, my eyes! Fu Chengyan, you’re not cool!”
