I Want A Lifetime With You

“Huh? Hey, Nuan!” Su Shaoqing came to his senses and smiled goofily at Shi Nuan. “Don’t worry; I’m just fooling around with Chengyan a bit. As Bancheng’s gone, I should get going too.” He shot Fu Chengyan a knowing look before making a hasty departure.

Eyeing both of them suspiciously, Shi Nuan asked Fu Chengyan, “What’s the matter with Mr. Su?”

“He’s gone mad!” Fu Chengyan blurted. “Do you need help?”

“Nope. I saw Mr. Su’s cousin leaving just now, so I decided to come upstairs and check if everything’s alright.” Wearing a pleasant smile, she cast an inquisitive glance at the inside of the study. “What were you guys talking about just now? What’s the thing Mr. Su asked you to tell me?”

A hint of alarm flickered in Fu Chengyan’s eyes. His face stiffened before he sighed. “It’s nothing important. In fact…” He continued after a short pause, “There’s indeed something I need to tell you.”

“Oh?” Shi Nuan raised his brows and stared at him in amusement. “This certainly sounds very mysterious to me.” Looking at the ominous expression on his face, she prompted, “Shoot.”

Fu Chengyan reached for her hand and held it as he dragged her out of the study.

He led her to their bedroom. Staring at the back of his head, Shi Nuan could feel that his breathing was growing ragged. Also, she noticed there was something unusual with the way he behaved too. “Have you been grappling with a tricky issue lately?”

Fu Chengyan let go of her hand and gazed into her eyes. After a long beat, he spoke, “Can you promise me that you will believe in me no matter what rumors people might start feeding you from now on?”

Shi Nuan’s heart lurched when she heard those words of his. Her instinct told her that she was about to face something utterly mind-blowing in the near future. On top of that, it could be something capable of undermining her relationship with Fu Chengyan too.

She tilted her head slightly and stared at him skeptically.

He must be facing some difficult situation that prompted him to say something like that to me. However, she could not make a sound guess of it without having him reveal it to her. “Yan, we’re married. You shouldn’t be held back from sharing things with me.”

“Here’s the thing – you might bump into a person tomorrow at the office.” He stretched out his hands to draw her into an embrace and sighed, “Look, this is one hell of a complicated mess, but… please believe me when I say that I’ll be able to solve it, okay?”

“Hold on!” Shi Nuan placed both hands on his chest and pushed him away gently. With her lips pursed, she scrutinized his face. “You seem nervous.”

Fu Chengyan shook his head in resignation. “Fine, let me just tell you everything. There’s a girl named Shen Qianan who’s an old friend of mine. She’s been handpicked by my family as my ideal wife!”

Color drained from Shi Nuan’s face at once. Clenching her fists tightly, she looked up at him with uneasiness in her eyes. “Is she back in the country now? So, is your family forcing you to marry her instead? Is this the reason why you couldn’t make time to go home with me that day?”

she already got a rough idea of things

“But then again, you did come back to me after you settled your stuff that day. Also, I’m the woman you married. Regardless of your family’s approval, all I should care about is what you think because you’re the man I married.

at her in

Shen Qianan. He thought she would even throw a tantrum at him. No matter how tough and resilient Shi Nuan was, he knew that she was

been so moody over the past two days? I guess this is the thing Mr. Su was urging you to tell me just now, am I right?” She took a deep breath before she continued, “Yan, to be honest, I’m pissed. How can I not be? I’m angry because I care about you. But, now

as she leaned her head against his chest. “Just like all women in the world, I feel jealous and bothered by the presence of other women around you. However, whatever the two of you used to have is now a thing of the past, isn’t it? Since

which were not tainted with doubt. Finally, his lips trembled as he nodded his

what he said. “So, now that I’ve learned everything I should know, I’ve shown my reaction to it. There’s no more reason for you to be so down anymore.” Grinning, she threw herself into his arms. Yet, something suddenly struck her at that moment, prompting her to look up at him worryingly.

arm of his around her body while

Shi Nuan exclaimed with a crease on her forehead, “Don’t tell me she

mum. Frantically, she shoved him away and

sat upright, lamenting the tricky situation he found himself in deep down inside. He knew it would not be that easy to make

Shi Nuan freaked out at once. “Your grandfather is outrageous! I can’t believe he arranged a job at the company for your ex

Fu Chengyan kept silent.

rage in response to his silence. “Seems like my guess is

don’t think I offended him before to make him resent me this much, have I? Does he think I’m not good enough for his grandson? Yes, I admit that I

make of that old man, who clearly did not

Shen Qianan would have more chances to spend time and get closer with you? I don’t understand why he did so since you’re already mine!” Shi Nuan said with a smirk. Despite feeling troubled by the situation, she couldn’t help but feel triumphant. She reached out to stroke Fu Chengyan’s jaw to get him

was a hint of joy in Fu Chengyan’s eyes. Before he decided to tell her about Shen Qianan, he had been anticipating all possible reactions

angry at me? Not even

grandfather’s attempt to tempt her husband away was the most erratic she had ever seen. Shi Nuan had suffered a similar experience before whereby her ex-boyfriend was snatched away by her sister. Now that Fu Chengyan was her husband, she was not about to let anyone

am now!” she scowled, looking exasperated. “However, when I think of the fact that the woman was merely your fiancée who did not get to marry you in the end, I stop seeing the

to the bed and

reached out to hold her still with his eyes

both hands on his shoulder and demanded, “Tell me that

“I’m yours!” He nodded.

his reaction. “Voilà, problem solved!” She was not going to let Fu Zhengyan’s scheme get on her nerves because Fu Chengyan was hers no matter what. Their marriage was

confidence in Fu Chengyan that he would stay loyal to her. She reached out to pinch his cheeks. “I’m not worthy as your wife if I’m such a