I Want a Lifetime with You
Chapter 136

Because of what Shi Nuan said, Anna stopped talking and became silent.

She had never thought about this matter before. Shi Nuan had always seemed so arrogant, as if she did not care about anybody at all. To Anna, Shi Wei had always looked very pitiful and Shi Nuan had always treated Shi Wei so badly.

Come to think of it, Shi Wei was the one who would approach Shi Nuan to tell her something ambiguous, to which Shi Nuan would ignore, followed by Shi Wei apologizing to Shi Nuan in an aggrieved manner. Anna began to feel embarrassed as she had always looked at things from Shi Wei's viewpoint. To her, Shi Wei had already humbled herself, but Shi Nuan had never seemed to even acknowledge her at all. "You two are sisters, so why....”

"Why don't we get along?" Shi Nuan interrupted her and shook her head with a smile. "I want to know why we don't get along as well. What is it about us that made everyone think that we can't get along with each other?"

Anna was stunned. "Wait, so you and Shi Wei are fine with each other?"

Shi Nuan shook her head. "No, we really don't get along." She chuckled. "Do you think that Shi Wei has ever treated me as her little sister? If she did, have you ever heard her say one good thing about me?" Anna thought about it earnestly. Basically, while Shi Wei had never said anything good about Shi Nuan, she said nothing bad either, but had merely led others to think otherwise about Shi Nuan. For example, she would say things like, Oh, Shi Nuan didn't mean it, she must have just panicked!

"All right, let's not talk about Shi Wei anymore. I don't have much time, so tell me, why are you here to see me?" Shi Nuan glanced at her watch which indicated that half an hour had passed. "My friend is still waiting for me."

"I wasn't the one behind the snake incident the other day." Anna said after thinking for a while. "No matter whether you believe me or not, I really didn't do it. Yes, I hated you and I wanted to teach you a lesson. However, all I did was to get them lock you in the bathroom. I had no idea that they would release a snake and I really didn't know...." Anna bit her lip. "I've already paid my dues. Look at me, I'm disfigured." "So? What are you trying to say?" Shi Nuan asked her coldly. She was not a villain, but she was no saint either. She still could not forgive the person who had once tried to hurt her. Even if she were not the mastermind behind the release of the snake, she had put her in that precarious position to begin with. If not for Qin Yue who had walked past at that moment and saved her, Shi Nuan could barely bring herself to imagine what would she be like right now.

"I am here to apologize and I'm already disfigured. My brother told me to never offend you again, as there will be an enormous price to pay. Who are you, really?"

"That's not important." Shi Nuan could see the pieces coming together now. It seems like something definitely happened after she had fainted, and they were all probably directed by Fu Chengyan. "More importantly, since you have come and talk to me today, I am sure that you have understood some things?"

Shi Nuan narrowed her eyes, as she felt that Anna seemed a little different after this incident. Indeed, Anna nodded the moment she finished speaking. "I don't know why Shi Wei is angry at you, but I hope this is the last time something like this happens between you and me."

Shi Nuan nodded with a look of understanding. "I understand what you are saying, and don't worry, I am not a cruel person either. I have no intention of seeking revenge with you. Also, I don't think you would want to know whether or not I have backing." Shi Nuan then stood up and paid the bill before saying, "Oh yes, after this incident, I'm sure you have gotten to know Wei better?"

Anna stared at Shi Nuan perplexedly, as she probably did not expect her to guess that. Shi Nuan merely smiled at her. "In that case, since we have let go of our prejudices against each other, let me tell you one more thing!"

Looking at Shi Nuan, Anna asked, "What is it?"

"Didn't you receive a love letter when we were still in school? You thought that it was from Qin Yue, right? However, he told you after that that the letter was meant for me, right?"

Anna's face revealed her exasperation. Even though she decided to come to a truce with Shi Nuan, it still bothered her that Shi Nuan chose this moment to bring that up.

Looking at Anna's annoyed expression, Shi Nuan continued, "I didn't want to bring this up, but since this has always been weighing down on your mind, I feel that I should tell you about it. Yes, that letter was meant for me, but I knew nothing about it, and I had never seen that letter before either. Qin Yue explained that he had given Shi Wei the letter for her to pass it to me. Anna, you are an intelligent person. I am sure you know by now how that letter appeared at your seat!"

Anna was still staring blankly into a distance. Shi Nuan could only shake her head and turn to leave. However, Anna stopped her. "It's Shi Wei's wedding the day after tomorrow. Will you be there?" Shi Nuan straightened her back and turned towards Anna. "Why not?"

"The groom is your ex-boyfriend. Don't you have any hatred in you? Don't you want to snatch him back?"

Shi Nuan looked a little confused before she smiled in response. "Nope, not at all. I don't believe there's any point in revisiting the past. Moreover, I've thought about it. I think Shi Wei and Fu Xicheng suit each other more.

Anna did not expect that from Shi Nuan at all, and she looked at her confusedly.

"Nuan, why are you with this woman?"

Song Rongrong and Su Yian made their way just in time to see Shi Nuan and Anna standing at the cafe's entrance. Song Rongrong stared at Anna defensively and said, "Oh, Anna, it seems like you haven't learnt your lesson; are you back for more?"

Anna's expression changed slightly before she looked at Song Rongrong in her eyes. "What do you mean by that, Song Rongrong?

"You know very well what I mean. Listen, if you dare harm Nuan again, I will be the first one to hunt you down!"

"All right!" Shi Nuan interrupted Song Rongrong. "Don't worry, Anna wasn't going to do anything to me. We just run into each other and had a brief conversation." Shi Nuan tugged on Song Rongrong's arm and shot a meaningful glance at Su Yian, who quickly said, "Look at this, there are three of us here, she won't be able to do anything either. Come on, didn't we say we were going shopping today?"

Song Rongrong's temper finally subsided when she heard that. However, she still glared angrily at Anna. Shi Nuan then looked at Anna helplessly, "Ms. An, since we have discussed everything now, we should also not be bearing anymore grudges against each other. Also, I have nothing to do with anything between you and Shi Wei."

Shi Nuan then dragged Song Rongrong and Su Yian away. Anna stared at them for a long time before she finally lowered her head to stare at her own shoes. It wasn't until her mother called that she finally left the mall.

Song Rongrong was still very agitated when Shi Nuan pulled her away. "Why did you have to say that to Anna? She is basically part of Shi Wei's gang. If not for you holding me back, I would have beaten her up."

"All right," Shi Nuan tried to appease Song Rongrong, who was practically exploding with anger. "She really didn't do anything to me!" Shi Nuan then explained the whole incident to them. "She really said that?" Song Rongrong and Su Yian were taken aback.

Shi Nuan nodded earnestly. "Something must have happened between her and Shi Wei because her attitude towards Shi Wei has changed as well.

"I'm sure something has changed. You didn't see it, but after you fainted, Fu Xicheng took you away. Then, he found out that Anna and her gang orchestrated the whole affair, so he had Anna taken away. What did your sister Shi Wei do? Not only did she remain silent, she even pretended not to know Anna, and merely watched when Anna was taken away. Come to think of it, Anna's face..." Song Rongrong could not help but shiver at that thought as her eyes met Su Yian's.

Su Yian was silent for a while as well, and their strange silence raised Shi Nuan's suspicions. "Wait, so you are saying that Anna was taken away again after I fainted? So....Anna was disfigured because of Yan?"

Song Rongrong leaned back and pretended that she was really busy. "Ah, there are so many people at the mall today, right, Yian?"

"Yes, yes, of course there are a lot of people here. It's the weekend after all!" Su Yian immediately continued. "Should we continue to shop?"

Sensing their sad attempts to change the conversation's topic, Shi Nuan could only let it go.

At night, Shi Nuan told Fu Chengyan about her run-in with Anna. At the same time, he was holding her in his arms affectionately while planting warm kisses on her neck. This made Shi Nuan feel a little ticklish and she pushed him away. "Hey, don't fool around, I am telling you about something serious!"

"Well, I am seriously doing something with you too!" Since he didn't get what he wanted, he switched positions and lifted Shi Nuan onto his lap in one swoop. With one hand on her slender waist and another caressing her cheek, he spoke as their eyes met, "How are you still in the mood to mind other people's business?"

Shi Nuan could feel her tension growing as her face turned red immediately. With her hands balled up in a fist, she punched his shoulder. "Hey, don't be so shameless!"

"What is shame?" He then cupped her face with one hand before inching closer to kiss her lips, taking in every bit of her scent at the same time. "When I am with you, do I even need superficial things like that?"

She never knew that he could be such a smooth talker. Shi Nuan was a little swayed by Fu Chengyan's teasing, but she still continued speaking as she placed her hands on his shoulders. "Hey, don't try to change the topic. Tell me, did you give out instructions to injure Anna's face? Even though she got someone to lock me up, appearances are really important to a girl, you...hey, why are you biting me?" She cried out loud as she held onto her neck while glaring at him.

However, Fu Chenyan continued to lick Shi Nuan's hands discontentedly. As he tried to lick her neck, she lost balance and fell from his lap. Luckily he was agile enough to hold her before she hit the ground. Finally, their discussion was lost in between Fu Chengyan's kisses. With his moves, there was no time for Shi Nuan to think at all. In the end, all she could do was to go with his flow.