I Want a Lifetime with You novel Chapter 79

“What are you talking about, you brat?” Shi Jingzheng slammed his hand onto the table upon hearing what Shi Nuan said. “Mr. Yun is still here and you’re spouting nonsense in front of him! Hurry up and apologize to him!”

“Is that all you can say, father?” Shi Nuan sneered. “If you’re so afraid that I’d make a joke of you or cause a misunderstanding, then you shouldn’t have asked me to come over.” Then, she glanced at the quiet Shi Wei, her eyes darkening. “Since your obedient eldest daughter is here, you should leave her to entertain Mr. Yun instead!”

“What are you talking about!?” Shi Wei gasped. “Mom!”

“Come with me, Shi Nuan!”

Jiang Yu glared at Shi Nuan and grabbed her hand in an attempt to pull her outside, but Shi Nuan resisted. Chaos broke out in the room in an instant. Yun Shen merely sat there leisurely, enjoying his tea while spectating the entire ordeal. “Your family sure is full of drama, Mr. Shi!”

Shi Jingzheng turned purple with rage. He didn’t expect a well-planned dinner to end up this way, and he certainly didn’t expect Jiang Yu and Shi Nuan to behave like this during such a crucial moment.

He glared at Jiang Yu before yanking her to his side. He then cast a glance at Shi Nuan before turning to Yun Shen. “Please don’t mind us, Mr. Yun. My wife and youngest daughter are very unruly. Please don’t take it to heart.”

“I will take it to heart!” Yun Shen said as he narrowed his eyes and swirled his teacup. “If I remember correctly, you were the one who invited me to dinner, Mr. Shi. Is there something you want to talk about?” Yun Shen thinned his lips as he leered at Shi Nuan. “The lady here doesn’t seem too keen!”

Shi Nuan chuckled humorlessly, “I believe that you aren’t one to force others to do things either, Mr. Yun! It’d be an embarrassment for a man of your status to dine with someone as unrefined as me.”

“Be quiet!” Shi Jingzheng was beyond infuriated. “You have no right to talk!”

“You’re wrong about that, Mr. Shi. I actually find Ms. Shi Nuan rather interesting,” Yun Shen said while taking a sip of his tea. A dim light flashed in his narrow eyes as he glanced at Shi Nuan like beast eyeing its prey.

A shiver ran down Shi Nuan’s spine. This man certainly wasn’t easy to deal with.

Yun Shen frowned a little when he saw Shi Nuan like this and asked, “Why don’t you take a seat, Ms. Shi Nuan?” He tapped his kneecaps twice with his slender fingers.

Thinking about how Shi Jingzheng and Jiang Yu still had her video in possession, Shi Nuan could only swallow her vexation and sit down in frustration. Yun Shen’s lips curled into a smile. “Let’s eat!”

Right next door, Song Rongrong pressed an ear against the wall to listen to the Shi family’s commotion. Upon hearing how Jiang Yu wanted to get physical with Shi Nuan, Song Rongrong nearly went over to punch the older woman in the face. But she had to control herself for Shi Nuan’s sake. Hearing all the threats made by the Shi family, Song Rongrong realized how terrible the family was.

Song Rongrong clenched her fists when she heard Yun Shen speak to Shi Nuan. She could feel her heart in her throat.

Suddenly, the door swung open. Several men came rushing in. Song Rongrong was so frightened that she backed up against the wall. “Who are you guys?”

Zhou Zheng was the first person to enter. Not expecting anyone else to be in there, he too was taken aback. “Who are you?”

Song Rongrong’s gaze swept across the men. “How could you just barge into someone else’s room?” She asked in a high-and-mighty manner.

Zhou Zheng raised an eyebrow and smiled. “This room belongs to my master. Are you sure it’s yours?”

Master?

Feeling dubious, Song Rongrong looked up to see a man in a light brown suit walk in. The man was tall and lean, and his suit made him look dapper. He exuded a cold aura – especially his eyes.

Song Rongrong accidentally met the man’s eyes and shivered, feeling as though her entire body had turned to ice. She pressed her lips together and gulped. “Uhh… You guys can’t be in this room. I…” Song Rongrong was afraid, but with Shi Nuan right next door, there was no way she could leave. She had to remain here.

“Song Rongrong?” The man spoke with a light crease between his eyebrows, but his tone sounded unwavering.

The intimidating air around the man was palpable, and she was surrounded by his men. Song Rongrong became even more nervous. She collected herself and sifted through her memories. After she was certain that she had not offended anyone, she tentatively asked, “Who are you?”

“Fu Chengyan!” The man revealed his identity.

Song Rongrong’s eyes immediately lit up when she heard his name. “Yes, that’s right! I’m Song Rongrong, Shi Nuan’s best friend,” she quickly responded. “You must be Mr. Fu. I’ve heard from Shi Nuan that you’re her husband. Heheh!”

She continued excitedly, “You’re here at last, Mr. Fu. Shi Nuan is just next door. You have no idea how cruel the Shi family and Yun Shen are. They actually…”

“I know!” Fu Chengyan gazed deeply at this particularly chatty woman. Had she not been Shi Nuan’s friend, he would have kicked her out of the room at once. However, from the way that Shi Nuan spoke of her, he knew that Song Rongrong was a genuine person and treated his wife well.

With a wave of Fu Chengyan’s hand, Zhou Zheng nodded and took two other men outside. Only Song Rongrong and Fu Chengyan remained in the room.

Song Rongrong gulped. “Are you here to save Nuan, Mr. Fu?”

Fu Chengyan raised a brow and beckoned Song Rongrong to sit down. Still feeling worried, Song Rongrong listened to what was going on in the next room, but it had suddenly turned quiet. “No, I have to go over,” Song Rongrong said nervously. “Those guys are full of tricks! What would happen if Nuan were to be bullied by them again?”

“Ms. Song!” Fu Chengyan halted her. “She’ll be fine!”

Compared to how uneasy Song Rongrong was, Fu Chengyan was obviously much calmer. “Have a seat.”

“But…” Song Rongrong still couldn’t let it go. “If those guys pick on her…”

“Does Shi Nuan look like someone who would let others walk all over her?” Fu Chengyan asked with his lips curved. Song Rongrong paused momentarily before shaking her head. “Honestly, Shi Nuan has a nice personality, but no one can pick on her if she stands her ground. It’s just that those guys are the Shi family, so Nuan…”

“She has to grow up eventually, no?” Fu Chengyan said as he made a call to Zhou Zheng. “Pay attention to what’s going on there right now!”

“Yes sir!” Zhou Zheng had already moved to the room that was on the other side so that the Shi family was sandwiched between them. The two men with him were both experts who had been brought here by Fu Chengyan.

In fact, Zhou Zheng had already had someone install a surveillance camera in Shi Nuan’s room before her family even arrived.

Just then, the door opened and Liang Lin walked in. “The second master keeps making me do his dirty work. I’m going to complain about this to the third master,” Liang Lin said unhappily. Zhou Zheng could shrug and say, “It can’t be helped. You’re good at these things!”

“Excuse me…”

“Shh!” Zhou Zheng waved frantically. “I’m still on the phone with Mr. Fu!”

“…”

Fu Chengyan frowned when he heard Zhou Zheng’s and Liang Lin’s conversation. “Do your job well!” He said before hanging up and turning to Song Rongrong.

This was the first time Song Rongrong had seen someone this collected. The person in danger was Fu Chengyan’s own wife, but the man wasn’t anxious at all.

As Song Rongrong thought about it, Fu Chengyan wasn’t just a nobody. He must have already had everything under control, so she didn’t doubt him.

“You’re a smart one, Ms. Song!”

Song Rongrong pursed her lips. It was clear that she didn’t take it as a compliment, but she still thanked him out of politeness.

“Are you going to let Nuan face all that on her own? I was saying that the Shi family treats her horribly, but she can never let go of them. That’s why they continue to bully her!”

“Familial relationships are the most difficult things to cast aside in this world. May is a sentimental person, so of course she can’t let them go!” Fu Chengyan tapped the table as he spoke. “But she hasn’t felt true despair. Once she does, something like familial relationships will cease to exist.”

“You…” Song Rongrong was shocked. “It would be cruel to put her through that.”

“Are you saying things aren’t difficult for her now?” Fu Chengyan narrowed his eyes. “Since you’ve been friends with her for so many years, you should understand her.” Fu Chengyan had said enough and promptly changed the subject. “You haven’t eaten, have you, Ms. Song?”

Song Rongrong did feel hungry, so she was rather embarrassed. “I was to fixated on how we should deal with them.”

Fu Chengyan had someone serve up some food. “May had said that she would introduce her friends to me, so why not today?”

Song Rongrong was flattered to hear that. “You’re too kind, Mr. Fu.”

Shi Nuan just couldn’t enjoy her dinner. The whole time, Jiang Yu kept trying to appease Yun Shen and showered him with praises. Unable to take it anymore, Shi Nuan got up. “I need to use the bathroom!”

“I’ll go too!”

Shi Wei followed Shi Nuan to the bathroom with mixed feelings. On one hand, she hoped that Yun Shen would show interest in Shi Nuan. If that happened, Shi Nuan would be tainted by Yun Shen and Fu Xicheng would no longer think about her.

On the other hand, she was jealous of Shi Nuan. Why did everyone always pick Shi Nuan among the two sisters?

With this in mind, Shi Wei glared at Shi Nuan’s back. “Consider yourself lucky that Mr. Yun is actually into you.”

Shi Nuan stopped walking and turned to look at Shi Wei with a slight smile. “Is that so?” She asked as her eyes directly met Shi Wei’s. “Then I suppose I should rejoice. After all, Mr. Yun actually chose me over you.”

“You…” Shi Wei didn’t expect to Shi Nuan to talk back to her. “Don’t be so full of yourself. Heheh. Don’t forget that mom still has your video, and I’m sure you’ve heard of Yun Shen’s reputation. Tsk tsk. He’s abusive and fools around with both men and women.”

“You’re done with your act, Shi Wei?” Shi Nuan was exasperated. She didn’t expect Shi Wei to be this despicable. “Why aren’t you putting on an act anymore?”

Shi Wei would always put on an act in front of her, and was even more pretentious in front of everyone else. Yet, she wasn’t even acting anymore today.

Shi Nuan looked at Shi Wei frostily. “The video? What a good sister you are. You took my boyfriend, and now you’re even threatening me with the video. Do you hate me that much, Shi Wei?”

Shi Nuan could never understand. She and Shi Wei were blood sisters, but Shi Wei would always treat her like an enemy.

“Yes, I do. Why do you always get the better things in life? I am just as good as you!”