I Want A Lifetime With You

Actually, when Fu Chengyan said that all the food would be finished, he was actually referring to something else. As Shi Nuan was taking the basket of vegetables out, she heard the doorbell ring. Shi Nuan froze. “That’s odd. Who’s here at this hour?”

Not many people knew she lived there. Other than Fu Chengyan and Zhou Zheng, only Fu Xicheng and those from the Shi family knew she owned this apartment. It was unlikely for Fu Xicheng or the Shi family to show up at this time.

She put down the basket of vegetables and peeked through the peephole. When she saw who was standing outside, she was pretty surprised but quickly opened the door. Su Shaoqing looked rather refined and even had on a pair of glasses. He was carrying a fruit basket in one hand while the other was propped against the door frame. He unleashed that innocent smile of his. “Hello, Mrs. Fu! It’s been a while!”

Su Shaoqing waved at Shi Nuan and Shi Nuan could feel the corners of her mouth twitching. She gave him a placating smile, opened the door, and said, “Yes, it’s been a while, Mr. Su!”

Shi Nuan welcomed Su Shaoqing in and looked around for a pair of slippers for him. But she soon gave up and told him, “Come right in. Don’t worry about taking off your shoes.”

“Okay!” Su Shaoqing grinned widely and followed Shi Nuan in. He placed the fruit basket on the coffee table and surveyed his surroundings. “Not bad. It’s been months since I’ve been here. Can’t believe it all still looks exactly… erm, different!”

Su Shaoqing pushed the rim of his glasses. To Shi Nuan, his actions conjured an image of a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Su Shaoqing wasn’t wearing much that day. He only had on a white shirt and a black suit with no outer coat. Shi Nuan felt cold just looking at him and quickly poured him a warm glass of water. “Mr. Su, why did you make time for a visit today?”

“What? Didn’t Fu Chengyan tell you I was going to be stopping by today?” Su Shaoqing was confused and looked around for Fu Chengyan. He started to wander around and mumbled, “What’s this Fu Chengyan trying to pull? He was the one who asked me to come. And also… hey, Fu Chengyan, there you are!”

Su Shaoqing awkwardly held his glass when he saw the man holding a knife in the kitchen. His lips twitched. “Hi, Fu Chengyan. Hehe. You should watch your expression while you’re holding a knife. Right now, you look quite frightening.”

Su Shaoqing leaned against the doorway, looked at Fu Chengyan, and clucked his tongue. “Who would’ve known. I always thought you were the most aloof out of the four of us. I’ve always thought that you were the most likely one to become a lifelong bachelor. I never knew I’d live to see this day. You sure have turned over a new leaf!”

Fu Chengyan’s fingers tightened around the knife as he raised an eyebrow at Su Shaoqing, who felt his hair stand on end. He quickly raised his hands and said, “I’m joking, I’m joking. Actually, the one who’s going to become an old bachelor is Pei Jingxiu!”

Fu Chengyan snorted, “Scram!”

Su Shaoqing sauntered out of the kitchen and saw Shi Nuan sitting on a small stool, prepping the vegetables next to a bin. He went over and stared at her. “Mrs. Fu, Fu Chengyan has no sense of chivalry. He shouldn’t have a little lady like you doing all these rough chores.”

Rough chores?

Shi Nuan blinked a few times, looked at the vegetables in her hand, then looked at Su Shaoqing again. “What do you mean?”

“You should let the men take care of these things,” said Su Shaoqing in a matter-of-fact way. He then yelled in the direction of the kitchen, “Am I not right, Fu Chengyan?”

chuckle. “I

“Right? Look at Fu Chengyan, he’s not

shoved the vegetables into Su Shaoqing’s hands then pushed the stool over to him. “Mr. Su, thank you for offering your services! I’ll go watch

“Erm… Mrs. Fu, I

flashed him a smile. “But…

Su Shaoqing nodded vigorously before realizing he was being conned. “Mrs. Fu, you were such an

this hour, I’m sure you planned to dine and drink here. Now that you’re

to give himself a few good slaps for running his mouth.

innocent and helpless, but truthfully, she

saw Fu Chengyan coming out of the kitchen right

Fu Chengyan raised an eyebrow. “You can just leave if

at a

with them! Fine. I’ll just keep my mouth

Shaoqing accepted his fate and unceremoniously plopped down on the little stool. He reluctantly prepped the vegetables while shooting accusatory stares at Shi Nuan every so

and Shi Nuan finally understood what Fu Chengyan meant when he said the food would be finished. In fact, the food wasn’t just ‘finished’ – Su Shaoqing gobbled it all down as if he

to take the food away from you.” In the end, Shi Nuan and Fu Chengyan had satisfied their stomachs and placed their

still from a prestigious family, so even though he was ‘inhaling’ the food, he did so in a dignified and graceful

saw that Su Shaoqing was nearly done, she quickly poured him a glass of

three fingers. “I haven’t had a proper

had been having back-to-back surgeries. He had one that morning as well, but when he finished, he was so tired that he lost all appetite. After he got off work, he went straight home to

us angels in white coats.” Su Shaoqing even pretended

mouth twitching. She quickly handed him a piece of tissue and said with a straight face, “Mr. Su, your performance is a quite over the top. You need to rein

immediately and all the emotions he had been building up dissipated immediately. He glared at Shi Nuan, “Do you have no sympathy at all? Don’t girls usually feel

want me to comfort you?” Shi Nuan pointed at Su Shaoqing, then pointed to herself before

reserved for Fu Chengyan and Fu Chengyan alone. Hehe!” Su Shaoqing’s lips twisted into something that was between a smile and a grimace. “Also, do the

It was now Shi Nuan’s turn to be surprised and shifted her perplexed gaze to Su

just eaten in town instead of coming all the way here. Do you know how far it is from my place to yours?” Su Shaoqing made himself look pitiful again. “If it weren’t for Fu Chengyan’s bribes and threats, do you think I want to be here and spending