I Want a Lifetime with You novel Chapter 171

Fu Xicheng did not want to come as a reception like that was an annoyance for him. Even though Fu Xicheng knew the people Shi Wei invited, he did not like them. However, Shi Wei was his wife so he had to attend the banquet. Fu Xicheng decided to come with the thought of seeing Shi Nuan today, .

As Shi Wei was talking to Anna, she saw that Fu Xicheng had arrived. She rushed over and wrapped herself around his arm, “Xicheng, you’re here!” She smiled sweetly and said, “You have worked till so late at night, are you tired?”

At first, Fu Xicheng was still a little reluctant but twitched his lips when he saw the smile on Shi Wei’s face and remembered that today was her birthday, “I’m not tired. Are you unhappy that I arrived late?”

“Why would I! You are working hard to support our family so how can I be unhappy! Xicheng, many friends came and Nuan is here too!” Shi Wei held Fu Xicheng’s hand, “I will bring you to meet them!”

Fu Xicheng raised his eyebrows slightly upon hearing Shi Nuan’s name, his pupils shrank slightly and he nodded, “Okay!”

Then, Shi Wei and Fu Xicheng met several groups of people. Seeing that it was almost time, Shi Wei sent a message to Anna, “How is it going on Su Su’s side?”

“It should be fine! But Su Su hasn’t replied yet, so I am not sure!” Anna replied and looked around. She tried to send a message to Su Su but she did not reply nor did she answer the phone. All of a sudden, Anna had a bad feeling, but she was unable to tell what was amiss.

Shi Wei tidied her long hair as she put her phone back. She exclaimed when she saw that Fu Xicheng was absent-minded. He turned back to look at her immediately and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“It’s nothing. I just thought of Nuan and wonder where she has gone. She was here just now.” Shi Wei bit her lip and looked around, “Anna, have you seen Nuan?”

Anna frowned, “Didn’t I just send her to the lounge to get some rest? She might have drank a little too much. However, it has been more than half an hour, why hasn’t she come back?” Anna said again, “Wei, it’s time for you to cut the cake!”

“Yeah.” Shi Wei nodded and sang in the same tune as Anna, “It’s almost time and everyone is here except Nuan…”

“I’ll go and check on her!” Fu Xicheng suggested, “She is your sister, and she can’t be absent on such an important occasion!” Fu Xicheng said as he was unable to control his urge to see Shi Nuan.

He had been looking for Shi Nuan since he arrived at the venue. However, he did not want to upset Shi Wei so he had not mention Shi Nuan.

Upon hearing that, Shi Wei’s eyes lit up and she enthused, “Sure, let’s go together! Nuan still have some misunderstandings towards you so let’s go over and settle it!”

Fu Xicheng nodded his head and patted the back of Shi Wei’s hand, “That’s really thoughtful of you.”

Shi Wei smiles as she and Fu Xicheng excused themselves explaining that they had to entertain an important guest and hope that they would give them a moment.

When Shi Wei and Fu Xicheng left, Anna narrowed her eyes and explained, “Wei left to find her sister Shi Nuan. I’m sure everyone knows that she was here earlier!” Upon hearing Anna’s words, everyone turned to look at her suspiciously, feeling that there was a hidden meaning behind her words.

Satisfied with what Anna said, Shi Wei turned and looked at Anna hesitantly, “Anna, help me to entertain my guests. I am going to see Nuan and take the opportunity to apologize to her!”

“Sure!” Anna agreed readily. After Shi Wei and Fu Xicheng left, several people walked up to Anna and tarted to gossip, “I heard that Shi Nuan and Shi Wei did not get along since young. It seemed like there might be a story behind it!”

“Have you forgotten? A few months ago, Shi Nuan created a scene at Shi Wei’s engagement party. It even went on the news. There was rumors that the sisters were fighting over the same man!”

“Really? Did such a thing happen?”

“Anna, do you know any inside information?”

“What else do you want to know? Why not we follow them! I have a feeling that we will be amused!”

A babble of gossips burst among the crowd and as they chatted as they headed towards their direction. Anna walked at the back. She quickly gave Shi Nuan a call to check where she was and if she had left.

At that time, Shi Nuan was in the washroom. At first, she thought of leaving but she was unwilling to concede defeat. Instead, she wanted to see what Shi Wei had planned for her. If she really hired paparazzi, she would break the bonds of sisterhood with Shi Wei.

When Anna saw that Shi Nuan was safe, she heaved a sigh of relief.

Now, she did not have any feelings of jealousy towards Shi Nuan. The reason why she helped her was to get pardon from Fu Chengyan’s. That way, she would not hurt anyone and start afresh.

Anna quickly caught up after deleting her call history with Shi Nuan.

Shi Wei and Fu Xicheng walked in front. Shi Wei kept saying that no matter what Shi Nuan say later, he should not be angry with her as she had personally apologized to Shi Nuan, who had agreed on putting away the past and moved on in peace.

“Xicheng, do you blame me? Do you have any regrets? Actually, the reason why I wanted Nuan to come over today was to apologize to her. Furthermore, I invited all these rich young men. Perhaps, Nuan may fancy one of them. I must admit that I was a little selfish. But I love you so much, I do not want to let go of you!”

Fu Xicheng was startled momentarily and he felt slightly dismayed.

Now, he could not explain how he felt towards Shi Nuan and Shi Wei. When he was dating Shi Nuan, he felt that she was dull. On the other hand, Shi Wei was passionate and in that aspect, they were compatible. As for Shi Nuan, she was cautious and conservative. Those personality traits did not mean anything to Fu Xicheng but when he felt something was lacking in comparison to Shi Wei. However, he had been thinking a lot about Shi Nuan ever since he started going out with Shi Wei.

“Okay, I am not blaming you. I will not respond to anything she says,” he added as he patted Shi Wei’s hand. “Although we have hurt her before, we will try to compensate her in the future. I’m sure she will forgive us!”

“Yes!” Shi Wei nodded her head, “Nuan should be in that lounge!” When she saw that Fu Xicheng was about to push the door open, she quickly stopped his hand, “Let me do it!” He nodded and stepped back.

Shi Wei narrowed her eyes and knocked on the door, “Nuan? Are you inside? It’s me. Everyone is waiting for you for the cake cutting ceremony!”

When she did not hear any reply, Shi Wei turned behind and looked at Fu Xicheng, “Perhaps Nuan has fallen asleep?” When she knocked on the door again, she could hear passionate moans coming from inside the room. The low guttural voice of a man and the moans of a woman. As adults, both Shi Wei and Fu Xicheng were able to make out the sounds especially when the moans of the woman inside were loud.

Blushing momentarily, Shi Wei said, “Perhaps I have mistaken, she must be in another room!”

At that moment, Fu Xicheng’s faced darkened. He clenched his fists as he stared at the door with his eyes seething with rage. Shocked by the look on his face, Shi Wei said hurriedly, “Xicheng, let’s go elsewhere to take a look!”

“Today’s your birthday and I have booked the whole floor.” Gritting his teeth, “Who else could be inside?”

“But…”

When Shi Wei saw that Fu Xicheng was about to push the door open, she rushed to block him, “Xicheng, calm down. We might have mistaken. Please do not be impulsive.” As she said, she could see that Fu Xicheng’s face had turned ugly, “Nuan is not like that, she…”

“Get out of my way!”

“Xicheng, no!” Shi Wei stopped Fu Xicheng. She grabbed his arm and shook her head, “Xicheng, don’t. Someone is coming!”

Indeed, a huge group of people who were at the banquet were streaming over. At the sight, Fu Xicheng furrowed his brows furiously and glared at Shi Wei, whose face turned pale and immediately shook her head, “It wasn’t me. Why did they come?” Shi Wei took a deep breath and leaned in to Fu Xicheng’s ear, “Calm down. Let’s appease them. We will go see Nuan once they leave.”

Fu Xicheng furrowed his brows. Shi Wei added, “Even if the person inside is Nuan, you can’t open the door now, can you?”

Seeing that Fu Xicheng had calmed down considerably, Shi Wei squeezed his hand, “I will go and appease them first.”

She looked at Fu Xicheng then twitched her lips while no one was looking. Then, she asked, “Anna, why have they come?”

Anna laughed awkwardly, “Nothing, nothing, they…”

“Oh, we had nothing to do and the hosts aren’t at the banquet anymore so we wanted to see what Ms. Shi’s important guest is up to.” Someone replied.

Suddenly, a loud scream could be heard from inside of the room. Everyone exchanged glances, “This…”

Shi Wei felt awkward and she quickly explained, “Don’t be mistaken. It must be a misunderstanding, my sister… my sister was just resting after a few drinks…”

“Resting? If she is resting, then let us invite her out then. Today is your birthday. It is not right for your sister not to be present.” The crowd was getting nosy.

The fun had just started and they didn’t want to miss it.

Shi Wei had gotten the reaction she wanted. She wanted Shi Nuan to be humiliated in front of everyone and ruined her reputation.

“But…” Shi Wei looked at Fu Xicheng hurriedly and said, “Today, Nuan had too much to drink. Let’s not disturb her.”

“If Ms. Shi is not willing to knock on the door, we will do it then!” All of a sudden, someone walked out from the crowd. He was stopped by Fu Xicheng as he went near the door. Fu Xicheng glared at him coldly, “No one can open the door!”

“Mr. Fu, everyone means well, furthermore…”

“Why are you guys here?”

At that moment of tension, a clear and loud voice came from the back suddenly. Everyone was startled for a moment before turning back to saw Shi Nuan looking at the crowd suspiciously, “What is this?”

Shi Wei’s eyes widened and she looked at Shi Nuan in disbelief before looking back at the door, “Nuan, you…what are you doing here?”