I Want A Lifetime With You

“He’s not a wild man,” Shi Nuan blurted out. She sighed upon seeing Fu Xicheng’s expression and continued, “Fu Xicheng, I’ll say this one more time: don’t do anything that will disgust me.”

She reached for his hand, which had clamped down on her arm, and pried his fingers off her one by one. “It’s best for us to maintain our distance at work!”

“Nuan!”

Staring at Shi Nuan’s back, Fu Xicheng punched the elevator door, frightening a personnel who just happened to be walking by. “Mr. Fu!”

“What are you doing here?” Fu Yuqing’s voice rang out from behind Fu Xicheng. “Father!” Fu Xicheng had been oblivious to father’s presence and responded nervously.

“Hmph,” Fu Yuqing glared at Fu Xicheng. “How many times have I told you to watch yourself at work? Since you’re already engaged to Shi Wei, stop approaching Shi Nuan!” Fu Yuqing was disappointed in his own son. “You have to be clear of what you want!”

“But father…” Fu Xicheng frowned. “I truly love Nuan.” If it weren’t for the shares in Shi Wei’s hands and for the sake of obtaining Huancheng, he wouldn’t have chosen Shi Wei. It was true that he was physically attracted to her, but he didn’t love her.

“True love? There’s nothing in the world that money can’t buy. You’ll understand what I’m saying after you get Huancheng’s shares,” Fu Yuqing scoffed as he stared at Fu Xicheng. “Look at what you’ve become. There’s nothing to gain from Shi Nuan. I’m warning you: if I catch you with her again, I won’t go easy on you.”

“Yes, I understand,” Fu Xicheng said submissively.

“It’s a critical moment for the company now. Something’s going on at Shengyuan and it’s drastically impacting our sales. Go investigate.”

“Understood!”

After freeing herself from Fu Xicheng, Shi Nuan felt unsettled, and her skin crawled when she remembered the encounter. Her phone buzzed in her hand – it was an incoming call from Jiang Yu. It would be an understatement to say that Shi Nuan was feeling infuriated.

She stared at the screen for a long time as it continued to ring. The phone would turn silent for a few seconds, only to ring again. After the same process repeated a few times, Shi Nuan finally picked up the phone in frustration. Jiang Yu’s shrill voice immediately pierced her eardrums. “What are you doing? Why did it take you so long to pick up?”

Jiang Yu sounded extremely hostile. Shi Nuan had always known how her own mother treated her, but she still couldn’t help but feel slightly hurt. She could never understand why her mother pampered Shi Wei but treated her like a nemesis when both of them had the same set of parents.

Shi Nuan bit her lip and said with a wry smile, “I was at work so I didn’t hear it ring. What are you calling me for, mother?” No matter what, this woman was her mother; Shi Nuan couldn’t deny that Jiang Yu had raised her.

work more important than me? It looks like I’m becoming more and

true,” Shi Nuan said. “I really was busy with work. What’s the

but you never take the initiative to contact me, and I always have to be the one calling

Yu sounded extremely harsh and mean. Her tone was nothing like how a mother would talk to

how hurt she felt, there was nothing Shi Nuan could say. “I’ve been quite

busier than her? You’re just unfilial. No matter how busy your sister is, she would drop by or call to ask how I’m doing. And you? Not

grip on the phone tightened as felt a twinge in her heart. She closed her eyes and took a moment to calm down. “Mother,

Yu thought her daughter was being a pushover as usual when Shi Nuan did not respond initially.

mean, mother?” Shi Nuan smiled bitterly. “What are you calling me

of Jiang Yu’s character. Her mother would never call without a

forget that this is your home. Your grandpa treats you so

immediately said. It was true that her grandfather treated her well, so she certainly would want to see him. However, the old man was also very considerate of her and naturally wouldn’t force her to return. Shi Nuan easily saw through Jiang Yu schemes – she was using the old man as an excuse to persuade

Jiang Yu spat through gritted teeth. “What can you be so busy with, you brat?

Nuan cut her off. “I’m your daughter too, mother. But if you could just be more

when she heard Shi Nuan’s response. “Are you saying that it’s because of me? I’m warning

squinted her eyes as a thought formed in her head, making

were captured. Are you sure you

Mr. Yun and me, mother?” Shi Nuan rebutted, “I’ve never met Mr. Yun

“You…”

and father had planned that incident? I’m your daughter too, mother. Why would you do this to me?” Shi Nuan trembled as she spoke. There was a voice in her head telling her not to get mad, reminding her

reason! Huancheng needs money, and Mr. Yun was willing to provide it. If you still consider yourself my

Nuan growled. “Do you really have to

Shi family. If you were to become Yun Shen’s woman, everything that belongs to the Yun family will belong to you. I’m doing

by her mother’s behavior, but knowing that Jiang Yu had dirt on her made her feel unsettled. Moreover, Jiang Yu was someone who would do anything for Shi Wei’s sake. If she were to hand this information over to Shi Wei… Shi Nuan didn’t dare to imagine the consequences. “Fine. I’ll meet you guys, but I don’t

then we’ll meet outside.” She didn’t want Shi Nuan to return home anyway. If they were to meet inside the Shi family home, it would be difficult to

the floor. She stared

and frantically helped Shi Nuan up. “What’s