I Want a Lifetime with You novel Chapter 126

“This girl sure can put on an act!”

Su Shaoqing spent a long time watching the surveillance footage. A profound smile formed in his eyes as he heard Shi Wei’s words. “Right, Zhou Zheng?”

“That’s right!” Zhou Zheng turned to Su Shaoqing. “What will you do now, Mr. Su?”

“That’s enough. Whatever that is meant to happen will happen. I’m just here to watch the fun. It’s getting late, so I’ll be heading back now!”

Su Shaoqing patted his clothes and walked away, as though he had nothing to do with everything that just happened.

Meanwhile, Fu Chengyan brought Shi Nuan to Su Shaoqing’s private hospital. The staff here had received word that Fu Chengyan would be heading over, so they were waiting for his arrival and they immediately rushed over as they saw Fu Chengyan arrive with a woman in his arms. “Mr. Fu!”

Fu Chengyan responded with a grunt and exited the car. He looked at the doctor while holding onto Shi Nuan. “She’s been bitten by a snake. Find out if her blood has been cleansed of the poison!”

“What…” The doctor immediately looked at Shi Nuan’s wound. “Put this lady down, Mr. Fu. We’ll give her a check-up right now!”

The injury on Shi Nuan’s leg had been cleaned, but to prevent the possibility of toxins remaining inside her, the doctors recommended for her to be observed throughout the night. If nothing were to happen by morning, then she would truly be fine.

It was a long and nerve-wracking night, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief when Shi Nuan finally woke up the next morning.

Shi Nuan felt heavy-headed the entire night and woke up to find herself in the hospital. As she sat up to look around, she felt warmth on her forehead. Lifting her head, she saw Fu Chengyan standing right in front of her with a grim expression. “You’re still feverish.”

Shi Nuan pursed her lips and Fu Chengyan immediately poured her a cup of water. “How do you feel?”

Shi Nuan slowly regained her senses after drinking the water. “Why am I in a hospital?” she asked Fu Chengyan before remembering what happened last night. “Yesterday’s incident…”

“Don’t worry. I’ll take care of it!” Fu Chengyan took the cup and touched Shi Nuan’s forehead. “Let me know if you don’t feel good anywhere!”

Shi Nuan placed her hand on top of Fu Chengyan’s, gently lowered both their hands and shook her head. “I’m doing great. I’m fine now.”

She remembered what happened last night and how she had been bitten by a snake. Shi Nuan lifted the blanket and sighed gently as she looked at her leg wrapped in bandages.

Fu Chengyan’s chest tightened slightly as he saw how tired Shi Nuan looked. He reached out to hold Shi Nuan’s hand. “I couldn’t protect you.”

Hearing Fu Chengyan blame himself, Shi Nuan quickly shook her head. She might have looked pale, but she was now feeling much more energetic than before. “How could you be blamed for this? It had nothing to do with you. No one knew that such a thing would’ve happened last night!” said Shi Nuan. “Do you know who did it?”

“Yeah. I’ve already asked Zhou Zheng to check it out. Leave this to me, OK?” Fu Chengyan lifted Shi Nuan’s hand and gave it a kiss. “You need some rest.”

Shi Nuan nodded then continued, “Umm… This incident probably has something to do with Shi Wei and her…”

“That’s enough. Since you’ve agreed to let me take care of this, I’ll handle it well. You don’t have to think too much about it.”

“But…” Shi Nuan was hesitant. She had never gotten along with Shi Wei, but she couldn’t understand why the latter always went after her, especially right now. “Aren’t she and Fu Xicheng about to get married already?”

“Married?” Fu Chengyan curled his lips. “Speaking of which, I think it’s about time I gave her something to do. It’s annoying if she’s constantly keeping an eye on you.”

Fu Chengyan arranged for the doctor to examine Shi Nuan, and was relieved to learn that all the toxins had left her body.

Song Rongrong and Su Yian dropped by only when it was afternoon, not because they weren’t worried about her, but because with Fu Chengyan around, they didn’t even have a chance to worry about Shi Nuan. When they approached Fu Chengyan, he told them Shi Nuan needed to rest, making it obvious that he didn’t want them bothering her.

Still, Shi Nuan overheard them speaking and told her friends she was alright now.

“Oh, Chengyan is so worried about you!” Song Rongrong exclaimed. “You should’ve seen how handsome he looked last night.”

Song Rongrong’s eyes shone as she spoke, “How lucky you are to stumble upon such a good husband!” She sounded full of envy.

Shi Nuan and Su Yian smiled at each other. They had long gotten used to Song Rongrong’s behavior. As they shook their heads and watched Song Rongrong put on a show, Su Yian opened up a thermal container. “I made you some soup. I know you don’t have much of an appetite now, but you should still take good care of your body.”

“She’s right, Nuan,” Song Rongrong chimed in while nodding fervently. “An has been boiling this soup all morning and wouldn’t even let me have some!” She pouted with her eyes full of hope. Shi Nuan smiled and passed her bowl to Song Rongrong. “Then you can have some.”

“It’s fine.” Song Rongrong pushed Shi Nuan’s hand away and observed the room they were in. “Tsk tsk, this is a top-tier ward! Chengyan sure is generous,” she said. “Speaking of Chengyan, where is he?”

Shi Nuan looked up. “I told him to go home. He stayed here all night without getting any sleep, then busied himself with work here all morning.” She felt sorry for him and guilty at the same time. “None of this would have happened if I had been more careful yesterday.”

Song Rongrong arched her brows and exchanged glances with Su Yian. “Tsk tsk, so you know how to feel bad for Chengyan! But that’s good. Still, I have to say this: you’re married, so it’s only natural for him to remain by your side when something happens to you!” To Song Rongrong, Shi Nuan was now Fu Chengyan’s wife, so if anything were to happen to Shi Nuan, and Fu Chengyan did nothing about it, Song Rongrong would never forgive the man. “But since Chengyan is tired, it’s our turn to look after you!”

Yet, the tired man who had been sent home by Shi Nuan was now on the underground level of Prosperous Dynasty.

Inside a gloomy-looking room, a woman was hung upside down with her limbs tied up, screaming in anguish.

“You can’t do this to me. You’re abusing your power and this is illegal. Let me go! Do you not know who my brother is? He’s An Chenyu, CEO of An Group! He’ll never forgive you for doing this to me! Who the hell are you guys? Let go of me! Arghh…!”

Anna screamed endlessly in this dark and empty room.

Meanwhile, Fu Chengyan sat inside Room 8888 of Prosperous Dynasty with half a cigarette between his slender fingers. Clouds of smoke filled the air, but he didn’t take a single puff.

It was as though time had stopped at this moment. His dark gaze focused on what was shown on the surveillance camera, without any trace of emotion on his face.

Zhou Zheng and Liang Lin stood nearby, glancing at each other. Anna’s screaming was heard one after another through the surveillance, but Fu Chengyan had no intention of putting a stop to it.

Suddenly, the room door opened and Li Heng appeared before everyone’s eyes.

Zhou Zheng and Liang Lin immediately straightened up. “Mr. Li!”

Fu Chengyan looked up and glanced at Li Heng. “What are you doing here?”

With a curl of his lips and an arch of his brow, Li Heng leaned against the door. “It’s been a while since I last saw you angry,” he said casually but with a profound gaze.

Fu Chengyan frowned and narrowed his eyes at Li Heng. “Is there something you want to say?”

Li Heng shrugged. “Don’t you think you’re going too far? She’s a woman!” he said, only to receive a sharp glare from Fu Chengyan. “Oh? But I recall how you did the same to my sister’s foster mother three years ago,” the latter responded.

Li Heng’s expression immediately changed and a hostile aura formed around him. Meeting Fu Chengyan’s gaze, a silent rivalry unfolded between the two men in an instant.

The two were equally matched and it was unknown who would be victorious, but their subordinates, Zhou Zheng and Liang Lin, were in a bind. They exchanged glances as their respective bosses glared at each other, having no choice but to try their best to suppress their existence and smile bitterly inside.

Eventually, Li Heng scoffed, “Don’t think I wouldn’t dare punch you, Chengyan!”

Fu Chengyan curled his lips slightly as he tapped his own kneecaps with his slender fingers. “Is this what you should be saying to your own brother-in-law? Aren’t you afraid I’d say something to her?”

Li Heng’s eyes were full of hostility, but eventually suppressed himself. “She has already left!” The corner of his lips twitched slightly. “This is the last time I’ll put up with you,” he said and paused for a moment before speaking again. “An Chengyu is here!”

Fu Chengyan lifted his head, suppressing the emotions in his eyes. He then got up, walked to Li Heng’s side and patted the man on the shoulder. “My uncle and aunt are waiting for her to come back too. If you don’t give up and just keep waiting, she’ll come back one day.”

Fu Chengyan then retracted his arm and glanced at Zhou Zheng. “Give Anna back to An Chenyu.”

“Uhh…” Zhou Zheng was puzzled. “So we’re just letting Anna go like this?”

Zhou Zheng couldn’t understand. Under normal circumstances, Fu Chengyan wouldn’t let her live, considering what she had done. This was the first time Fu Chengyan was being so merciful. “But Mr. Fu, she…”

“Let her go,” Fu Chengyan said with a flick of his wrist. “Tell him: if he doesn’t know how to educate that sister of his, I wouldn’t mind doing it for him.” Fu Chengyan had no trace of warmth in his voice. He then turned to Zhou Zheng and added, “Cease collaborations with An Group.”

Looking up in shock, Zhou Zheng immediately understood and declared, “I’ll hand her over to An Chenyu at once. I surely won’t disappoint you, Mr. Fu.” Then, he readily walked away.

Meanwhile, Li Heng raised an eyebrow and looked at Liang Lin, asking, “Who do you even work for?”

Liang Lin immediately straightened his back and clenched his butt cheeks. “Of course I belong to you, Mr. Li! Hehehe!” he said, trying to flatter his boss.

Li Heng squinted and responded while casting Fu Chengyan a glance, “I thought you were intending to serve someone else.”

“I wouldn’t dare!” Liang Lin was about to cry. “Weren’t you the one who told me to follow Mr. Fu temporarily, Mr. Li?”

Fu Chengyan let out a cough and glanced at Liang Lin solemnly, causing the latter to immediately stop talking.

Li Heng curled his lips and patted Fu Chengyan on the shoulder. “Relax. Your old man doesn’t know about your marriage yet, does he? Won’t he find out if you cause such a stir?”