I Want a Lifetime with You novel Chapter 116

Fu Chengyan was right. No matter how unreasonable Jiang Shizheng was, he still had some common sense and conscious, especially when the other party was his ex-student.

He knew his ex-student’s temperament well, or else, he wouldn’t have introduced Shi Nuan to Fu Chengyan a few months back. Jiang Shizheng had hoped that they would become a couple and something good might come out of it. However, as Shi Nuan was unwilling at that point in time, Jiang Shizheng had not insisted.

But what he did not expect was that, once he stopped forcing it to happen, the two of them actually got together.

Now that Fu Chengyan was singing his praises, the anger which Jiang Shizheng previously felt had completely dissipated. He let out a snort and said, “Don’t think you can fool this old man so easily. Let me tell you, if you fail to provide me with a good explanation, you know my temper!”

“Yes, yes, of course I know. Sir, aren’t you already sure of my character?” Fu Chengyan finally managed to pacify Jiang Shizheng after a bit more of convincing. He looked at Shi Nuan before adding, “Grandpa, since May and I are already married, when do you have time for us to meet you?” Fu Chengyan was a thorough person. “Although you were my teacher, now that I am May’s husband, my status has changed. I should greet you formally.”

“Yup, of course you should!” Jiang Shizheng was glad that Fu Chengyan paid attention to such details. The thought that the old man from the Shi family was still not aware of Nuan and Fu Chengyan’s union made him even happier. “Since this is the case, you guys can come over tomorrow if you are free!”

“Sounds good!” Fu Chengyan laughed light-heartedly as he replied. “I’m free tomorrow, is it convenient for Grandpa?”

“Sure, tomorrow it is then!”

After the date was fixed, Jiang Shizheng chatted for a while more to Shi Nuan before hanging up the phone contentedly.

Shi Nuan heaved a sigh of relief before glaring at Fu Chengyan grumpily and said, “So, do we really have to go see Grandpa tomorrow?”

Honestly, she was not mentally prepared for that yet. The woman was at a loss just now as her grandpa was questioning them.

Compared to Shi Nuan, Fu Chengyan was a lot more composed. He reached out to touch the woman’s forehead gently and ruffled her hair.

Seeing how relaxed the man was, Shi Nuan wondered if she was making a mountain out of a molehill. After all, Fu Chengyan was her grandpa’s favorite student. He probably would not make things difficult for him. However, she was still very troubled at the thought of tomorrow’s visit to the old man and the need to provide an explanation to him.

“Okay, don’t think about it anymore. I’m not even worried, why are you so stressed over it!” Fu Chengyan held the woman’s hand and gave it a reassuring pat. “Do you think Sir is such an unreasonable man?”

“That’s not the case!” Shi Nuan shook her head and said, “I know grandpa’s character and he’s definitely not a difficult person. But as you know, I wasn’t receptive towards the idea when he introduced us at first. He would undoubtedly have his suspicions now that we have suddenly gotten married!” She was indeed concerned. After all, she had not married Fu Chengyan because of love initially. She was worried that her grandpa would be disappointed with her after he found out the truth.

“Silly girl!” Fu Chengyan had a sharp observation. Just by looking at the woman’s expression, he could guess her thoughts. He held her hand and walked out of the study, saying, “There’s nothing to worry about. We can just tell grandpa that I pursued you shamelessly and finally moved you with my sincerity.”

Shi Nuan gave a chuckle and replied, “Do you think grandpa would believe this explanation?” She sized him up before she continued, “You don’t seem like someone who would act so shamelessly!”

The man arched his eyebrow and scratched the woman’s nose with affection. “Hard to say!”

Shi Nuan slapped his hand away and said, “Hmph, then we shall say that tomorrow and see if grandpa believes it.” The woman thought for a while and decided that it was the best explanation they could come up with for now.

“Anyway, there is no reasonable explanation when it comes to love.” Fu Chengyan gave her hand a squeeze and said, “Okay, let’s end the discussion here and talk about something else instead. So, where did you go today?”

Shi Nuan was reminded of something when the man brought this up. “I didn’t expect your guess to be so accurate.”

“Huh?”

Fu Chengyan removed his jacket after the couple entered their bedroom. When he heard what the woman said, he put down his jacket and looked at her attentively.

Shi Nuan bit her lips and hung up Fu Chengyan’s jacket, before continuing, “I went to the teahouse today as Yian wanted me to tally the accounts. She told me that my mom and sister went there today as well!”

“Why would they be there?” The man furrowed his brows. “To find trouble with you?”

Shi Nuan shook her head and replied, “They don’t know that I own the teahouse.”

Fu Chengyan nodded. “Oh right! Then what were they there for?”

“They were there to look for aunt… to look for Fu Xicheng’s mom to discuss the marriage between Fu Xicheng and Shi Wei!” The woman explained. Fu Chengyan merely nodded and did not seem surprised. “You have already anticipated it right?”

As expected, Fu Chengyan nodded again. “You should know what Fu Yuqing’s objective is. There’s no way he would give up this opportunity,” the man said, and gave Shi Nuan a meaningful look.

The woman paused for a second before she agreed. “The reason Fu Xicheng kicked up a scene at my apartment last night must be because of his marriage with Shi Wei too, right?” She bit her lips and wondered. “When he received news that grandpa has transferred his shares to me, his attitude towards me seemed different. He even said some strange things to me!”

“Did he ask for a reconciliation? And said that he was only together with Shi Wei because of her shares and he actually wasn’t serious about her?” Fu Chengyan said with contempt.

Shi Nuan was not surprised at all that he had speculated everything correctly. Given his brains, it was not difficult for Fu Chengyan to have thought of that. “That’s exactly what he told me. But what I didn’t understand was, why would he think that I’ll forgive him after he betrayed and deceived me? I’m not an idiot!”

“Of course you’re not an idiot,” Fu Chengyan scoffed. “He’s the one.”

From the man’s tone, it was obvious that he despised Fu Xicheng. Indeed, he had never thought highly of him.

In fact, Fu Chengyan might even know better than Shi Nuan what Fu Xicheng had in mind. Perhaps, Fu Xicheng had once truly loved Shi Nuan, but eventually gave her up because of his material desires. Naturally, it was impossible that he wanted her again because of love.

Shi Nuan let out a light laugh and said, “Let’s not talk about him anymore. But it’s actually good news for me that he’s marrying Shi Wei.”

Shi Nuan was not who she used to be anymore. She no longer felt anything over Fu Xicheng and Shi Wei’s affairs. She was just glad that Fu Xicheng would stop pestering her after he married Shi Wei. As what else went on between the both of them, she was not the least interested.

“I’m glad that you think this way!” Fu Chengyan stroked Shi Nuan’s long hair as he asked, “Shall we go out for dinner tonight?”

“Oh no! You’ve reached home for so long and I haven’t prepared dinner yet!” Shi Nuan suddenly realized and had a look of guilt on her face. “Why didn’t you remind me? I… You have been working so hard at the office while I was just lazing around at home. And I couldn’t even let you enjoy some warm home-cooked food!”

“Don’t be silly,” Fu Chengyan said, as he touched her face and pinched her cheeks. “Go get changed now, I’ll buy you a nice meal and we can also go and choose a gift for grandpa!”

“Okay!” Shi Nuan held Fu Chengyan’s hands as she tiptoed and kissed the corner of his lips. “You should go get changed too and off we go!” she said.

With smiling eyes, Fu Chengyan touched the corner of his lips and followed Shi Nuan into the dressing room.

As a matter of fact, meeting Jiang Shizheng was rather stressful. It was not that Fu Chengyan had anything to fear, but the timing was a little too early. However, it was not really a big issue.

He had never intended to hide their marriage from anyone. He just wanted to respect Shi Nuan’s wishes. It was true that they got married because of other reasons at the start. If she was not yet ready to share those reasons, he would not force her to do that.

His eyes twinkled as he stared at the woman’s back view. The woman pulled out two outfits and displayed them in front of him, asking for his opinions. “Yan, which one do you think is nicer?” Shi Nuan looked at Fu Chengyan with a cheerful smile. “Which one do you think I’d look better in?”

“You look good in both of them!” Fu Chengyan’s smile extended to his eyes. However, Shi Nuan glared at him disgruntledly and said, “I can only wear one of them!”

“This one then!” Fu Chengyan pointed to an outfit randomly. “Wear this tonight. You can wear the other set tomorrow when we visit your grandpa!” He answered as he put one of the outfits back into the wardrobe. “Hurry go get changed!”

Which woman did not like to look pretty? Receiving compliments from others always made one happy. This would be especially so if the compliment came from her own husband. Although Shi Nuan was not a vain woman, praises were always welcomed.

After she finished changing, Shi Nuan twirled in front of the mirror and fiddled with the label of the dress. Just then, Fu Chengyan walked out of the dressing room in a fresh outfit. She asked, “Yan, is St. Dee your own brand?”

The man raised his eyebrows. “Why would you say so?”

Shi Nuan laughed softly and replied, “I have been wanting to ask you about it. Ever since I came to the Wutong Residence, I never had to worry about my outfits. Other than those that I had brought here, the rest of the clothes in the dressing room all belong to the same brand.”

Fu Chengyan laughed and said, “Yup, it’s a brand under Shengyuan. You can find it in every mall of Shengyuan’s, but not many people know about it!” The man said, as he picked up a tie. He looked at Shi Nuan with twinkling eyes, as if he was suggesting something.

Shi Nuan narrowed her eyes. Reading his mind, in a resigned manner, she took over the tie from his hands to tie it for him.

The woman tiptoed and circled her hands over Fu Chengyan’s neck. As she breathed softly, she said, “I’m not complaining, but why do you want me to do it for you when you can do it yourself? Before I married you, you have been tying your own ties all along!”

As Shi Nuan whined, the man chuckled. The woman arched her brows as she tilted her neck and looked at Fu Chengyan. “Why? Did I say anything wrong?”

“Since we are married now, shouldn’t this be a wife’s duty? There’s a saying that goes, ‘to tie a man down forever, you have to tie his tie for him’!”