I Want A Lifetime With You

Fu Ling denied it immediately, but that only increased Su Shaoqing’s suspicions. “I haven’t even said anything yet. Why are you already so nervous?”

Fu Ling pursed her lips and replied, “I didn’t want you to jump to your own conclusions. It’s true that you aren’t his biological father—otherwise, I would’ve come knocking on your door to ask you to be his bone marrow donor, wouldn’t I?” Fu Ling retorted. She gazed unblinkingly at Su Shaoqing and continued, “Don’t wrack your brains about it anymore. The child for three years ago has already passed away.”

Su Shaoqing’s hand tightened around the steering wheel, the green veins throbbing beneath his skin.

Fu Ling continued to rattle on, completely ignorant of the effect her words had on Su Shaoqing. The man tried his best to hold in his emotions, but upon hearing Fu Ling’s words, the sound of a baby’s cry rang in his ears again. His face turned white as sheet, and he took a deep breath to calm himself down.

Fu Ling finally realized the odd expression on Su Shaoqing’s face. She turned her head and looked at him, frowning. “What’s the matter with you?”

Su Shaoqing pressed his lips together. He looked up and saw Fu Ling’s anxious face staring back at his own. Smiling a little, he reached out a hand to caress Fu Ling’s face, but she ducked away immediately. Su Shaoqing’s hand remained in the air, making him look rather foolish. He gazed at Fu Ling and smiled awkwardly before saying, “Nothing!”

“Nothing’s good.” Fu Ling turned away and started typing furiously away on her phone. Suddenly, she heard the man next to her say, “Ling, I’m sorry!”

A shiver ran down Fu Ling’s spine. Her fingers tightened around her phone momentarily before she raised her head and smiled gently at Su Shaoqing. “Why are you sorry?”

“Back then… I…”

“Actually, Mr. Su, you don’t have to take it to heart. It’s been so many years, after all. Besides, what happened then was never your fault, to begin with. If I hadn’t imagined that you liked me back and put all my heart into loving you, nothing like that would’ve happened. Thus, everything that befell me was my own fault; none of it has anything to do with you!”

Fu Ling turned around and gazed at him. As they stopped and waited at a traffic light, she looked at his eyes and saw that they no longer held any hint of emotion in them. This was what she had hoped for a long time ago, but now that her wish had come true, Fu Ling felt a little depressed.

Fu Ling wasn’t the same woman as before, and this knowledge frightened Su Shaoqing a little. He swallowed, causing his Adam’s apple to bob up and down. Though Fu Ling was right next to him, she seemed worlds away.

“You…”

“Mr. Su, the light has turned green!”

Fu Ling’s words jolted Su Shaoqing out of his reverie. He snapped out his daze and smiled weakly at her. “Where do you live?”

Su, didn’t you find out about that when you were busy investigating

Shaoqing didn’t reply, simply stepping on the accelerator. The car

to him, Fu Ling was still mulling over his words. Her

calm down. Turning her head, she stared out of the window and watched as the scenery

chasing him in the past, but all she had gotten in return was a painful lesson and horrible memories. She would never do something like that ever again. Fu Ling looked down and placed a hand over her stomach, feeling it throb with

never be

Ling had only brought along a small suitcase with her because she hadn’t expected to remain in Jiang City for long. She had come back with the express reason of finding someone, but she hadn’t managed to do so despite spending days searching for them. Fu Ling finally understood that her abilities would never be enough, which was why she

send some of your men to look for

and placed in it the boot of the car. Seeing Fu Ling stand silently by

continued to look at him with her

even if you refuse to tell me now. Aside from me,

her words merely made Su Shaoqing knit his brows into a frown. “Are you and Qin Yanzhi really Bai’s parents? But this kid… Wait a minute, when did

don’t think that’s any of your

my business—he dumped you!” Su Shaoqing retorted. However, he

it normal to be dumped by someone? Didn’t you

“I…”

never together in the first place, so you couldn’t have abandoned me. I’m not going to bother explaining my relationship with Qin Yanzhi to you. All I want

help you! Don’t trouble your brother. Besides, he can barely take care of himself as it is!” Su Shaoqing said, violently slamming the car boot shut. He opened the door to the passenger seat and bundled Fu Ling into the vehicle. “Where are we going?” Fu Ling suddenly thought of something when

seatbelt. Noting that Fu Ling seemed very put off by the idea of meeting the Su family, he continued, “If my memory serves me right, you used to like coming over

present!” She had been young back then—young and wild. She might not have understood the awkward situation she put the Su family in back then, but what

she was born, they had refused outright to put her name on the family register. That was the sad story of her life. To everyone else, a girl with such a horrific life story had no right to have any dealings with the prominent Su family. Fu Ling didn’t understand this at first -nor had she wished to understand it- but she understood it

that area. None of them usually visit the villa, though. That lets me enjoy the entire place by myself. I’ve planted a few of your favorite maidenhair trees. When we get there later, you

continue,

glittered with excitement as he said with a smile, “Then I’ll get someone to replace them with something else immediately. Tell me—what else do you like? Do you not like the ash

Li Heng and Pei Huan return, they can live in that

stand it anymore. Cutting him off again, she snapped, “Su Shaoqing, that house belongs to you.