I Want a Lifetime with You
Chapter 158

It was already an hour later that they finally got out of bed. Shi Nuan supported her sore waist as she got up from the bed. Her legs were trembling and she couldn't help but glance at the man who was just coming out of the bathroom.

Fu Chengyan walked over with a content smile on his face. He brought Shi Nuan into his arms, but was pushed away by her, "Go away!" There was a hint of resentment in her tone, "How can you be like this!" How could he do such things in the morning!

Shi Nuan bit her bottom lip and blushed again, "It's all your fault!"

Fu Chengyan caressed Shi Nuan's cheek in an adoring manner, "Go take a shower now. It's already getting late!"

"It's all because of you. There was enough time just now!" Although Shi Nuan said this, she quickly went to the bathroom to wash up. Fu Chengyan narrowed his eyes at her, but a smiled appeared on his lips. Fu Chengyan changed his clothes and gave Zhou Zheng a call, "Prepare some breakfast for my wife!" Just as he said that, Shi Nuan dashed out in panic to pick her attire. She could be heard muttering under her breath, "Shit. I'm going to be late on my first day of work."

Shi Nuan quickly rushed into the changing room to put on her clothes. When she came out, she took a hairband to tie her hair while searching high and low for her cellphone.

Fu Chengyan shook his head helplessly and reached out to pull Shi Nuan to a stop, "It's okay. Don't worry, you won't be late!"

Shi Nuan gave Fu Chengyan a hard glare, "If I'm late, I'll deduct money from your account!"

"Fine!"

Because Fu Chengyan's car was parked at the company, he used this as an excuse to insist on going to work together with Shi Nuan. Of course, Shi Nuan refused. Fu Chengyan had more than one car. There were several cars in the Wutong Residence's garage, each one being a luxury car worth millions.

However, Fu Chengyan reasoned that those cars hadn't been driven in a long time; some could be rusty, and some could be out of gas.

Hearing Fu Chengyan's remarks, Shi Nuan really had no way to refute. Unfortunately, she was going to be late for work, and could only let Fu Chengyan into her car.

Fu Chengyan drove them to work since Shi Nuan's leg was injured. Shi Nuan finally understood why Fu Chengyan was so certain that they wouldn't be late for work this morning. Based on his driving standards, there was no such thing as being late.

So, when Fu Chengyan was at the last intersection leading to Shengyuan, Shi Nuan found that they still had fifteen minutes to spare. Shi Nuan hurriedly asked Fu Chengyan to stop the car, then kicked him out without mercy. Their relationship couldn't be known by others, so Fu Chengyan really shouldn't be seen in her car.

After Fu Chengyan was kicked out of the car by Shi Nuan, he couldn't stop laughing when he saw the way she sped away.

In fact, he had expected that Shi Nuan to be like this, so he chose this place specifically to pull over - Zhou Zheng would come to his rescue here.

So, after Zhou Zheng had rushed over with breakfast, he found his boss standing alone on the main road early in the morning. This scene was really confounding.

Fu Chengyan swept a side glance at Zhou Zheng, then flicked his wrist upwards to look at the time on his watch, "You're late.”

"Mr. Fu, I'm not to blame!" Zhou Zheng looked like he was about to burst into tears. It was indeed not his fault. During the morning rush hour, there was traffic everywhere, not to mention people queuing to buy breakfast too. What was even worse was that Mr. Fu had ordered him to buy breakfast a little too late!

"So you mean, this is my fault?" Fu Chengyan raised his brows.Zhou Zheng immediately shuddered with alarm, "No. I, your loyal subordinate, isn't competent. So, Mr. Fu, you may proceed to punish me." Zhou Zheng's face turned ashen, "But what about this breakfast?"

Fu Chengyan squinted at him, "Find a way to give it to May!"

Zhou Zheng was at a loss for words.

Shi Nuan arrived at Shengyuan just on time. However, the moment she sat down, Lin Yu opened the office door and walked out. Shi Nuan sprung up from her seat, "Mr. Lin!"

Lin Yu nodded and scanned Shi Nuan once, "You're late."

Shi Nuan was startled, "No Mr. Lin, I'm not late!" Shi Nuan explained, but Lin Yu waved a hand and interrupted her, "The project management department must arrive at least ten minutes earlier. You're new here, so you didn't know, but don't make the same mistake next time!"

"Yes, Mr. Lin!" Shi Nuan nodded in acknowledgment.

"I don't care what's your identity, or whether you encounter some trouble on the road. You're working in this company, and we won't accept any reasons or excuses if you're late, do you understand?"

"I understand." Shi Nuan assured him that she would arrive earlier from now on. Lin Yu gave her a satisfactory nod, "Come into my office!"

Shi Nuan nodded and tidied up her appearance, then followed Lin Yi into his office.

Lin Yu stretched out his hand and gestured for Shi Nuan to take a seat, "I took you out yesterday to see West City, and I think you've also learned quite a bit. These materials are for you. Go and study them." Lin Yu took out a thick stack of paper from his drawer and handed it to Shi Nuan.

Shi Nuan accepted it warily, and when she flipped through the pages, she couldn't help but look a little surprised, "Are these all the projects you completed over the years, Mr. Lin?"

Lin Yu nodded, "I encountered more or less similar problems during the previous projects, so take it and read through it."

"Mr. Lin, do you mean that you want me to join in on your current projects ?" Shi Nuan was slightly stunned.Lin Yu's paused, and he raised his eyes to meet with Shi Nuan's, "Why? Is there a problem with that?"

Shi Nuan began to shake her head, but stopped and nodded instead, "I just started at this company and I was rarely involved in these types of projects. Mr. Lin, are you sure you want to pass this to me?" "I'm not passing it to you, but just letting you participate!" Lin Yu explained, "Unless you don't want to?"

"No. I want to! Of course I want to!" Having such a good opportunity for hands-on experience was better than just studying it in theory, especially with the number of projects that came in. It was just that Shi Nuan felt really flattered. She had thought initially that she wouldn't be able to secure a project quickly based on her credentials.

"This project is very important to the company, so it can't be completed by just one or two people. This requires teamwork. Since Mr. Fu has entrusted us with such an important task, we naturally have to do a good job right from the very beginning. Although you are not as skilled yet, from your performance yesterday, I could tell that you're patient and diligent."

"Thank you, Mr. Lin!" Shi Nuan smiled, "I'll definitely work hard!"

"You may leave now!"

As Shi Nuan gathered the papers given by Lin Yu and stood up to leave, Yuan Jia coincidently came in with a cup of coffee for Lin Yu and they came face to face with each other. Yuan Jia's expression shifted subtly when she noticed the stack in Shi Nuan's hand, but her eyes kept raking over Shi Nuan's body.

Although Shi Nuan felt that Yuan Jia's gaze seemed a little strange, she still greeted her politely.

After Shi Nuan left the office, she looked carefully over the material Lin Yu gave her and realized that all these were precious information. Some of it was literally Lin Yu's personal achievements. She never expected him to be so willing to give it to her just like that.

Shi Nuan hadn't finished reading one page when her phone suddenly rang. When she saw that it was Zhou Zheng's number, she couldn't help but feel a little dubious, "Hello?"

"Mrs. Fu, this is Zhou Zheng."

"Mr. Zhou, is there something you need?" Shi Nuan swept a gaze around the office, and when she saw that everyone was too busy with work to pay her any attention, she relaxed a little in her seat, "Go ahead!"

"Mrs. Fu, are you busy now? If you aren't, then can I trouble you to come outside for a moment? I'm right outside the project management department."

Shi Nuan's head jerked up in surprise, "Okay. Hold on!"

Shi Nuan hung up the call and went out. When she saw the bag of breakfast in Zhou Zheng's hand, she eyed him warily saying, "Mr. Zhou, are you looking for me?"

"Mrs. Fu, this breakfast is from Mr. Fu!" Zhou Zheng said while extending the bag of breakfast towards Shi Nuan. However, she didn't accept it, "Mr. Zhou, I've told you before to call me Shi Nuan when we're at the company. Besides, don't the company regulations state that we're not allowed to eat during working hours? Take it back, I won't' eat it!"

"Mrs. Fu... I mean, Ms. Shi, aren't you making things difficult for me now! Mr. Fu instructed me to buy breakfast for you, but when I was halfway here, I saw him standing by the road without you. Mr. Fu was very angry and even threatened to deduct my bonus.

If I didn't pass this breakfast to you, Mr. Fu said he'd deduct my annual bonus when I returned. Mrs.... Ms. Shi, have a little mercy on me, will you? I have many mouths to feed..."

"Stop!" Shi Nuan couldn't take it and interrupted Zhou Zheng. She looked at him as her head started to throb with a headache. Zhou Zheng was usually very serious and proper, trailing behind Fu Chengyan with a stern look on his face. Who knew that the moment he started talking, it would be like she was drowning in a pool of words.

Shi Nuan pinched her nose bridge between her fingers, "But if I take it, I'll be seen by Director Lin, and my salary will be deducted too. Today is only my first day of working. Mr. Zhou, I'm sure you wouldn't wan me to be misunderstood by my boss, right?"

Zhou Zheng snapped his mouth shut and turned speechless.

"Then what should I do?"

"You should just eat it, Mr. Zhou. I have some things to settle, so I'll leave you to it!" Shi Nuan swiveled on her feet and left. Zhou Zheng's blood ran cold and he was about to call out to her, but could only watch her leave helplessly. He suddenly realized that neither Mr. Fu nor Mrs. Fu were easy people to deal with.

When Shi Nuan got back to the office, she ran into Yuan Jia, who once again gave her an odd look. Shi Nuan gave her a polite nod and had just sat down at her desk when Yuan Jia leaned over, "Shi Nuan, what's the relationship between you and Mr. Zhou? Are you both a couple?"

Shi Nuan's brows shot to her hairline, "No!"

"Don't lie. That must be it, otherwise why would Mr. Zhou personally send you here on your first day of work, even buying you breakfast?" Yuan Jia wore a look of suspicion, "And Director Lin was even willing to give you confidential information. You must have some kind of relationship with Mr. Zhou. C'mon, just tell me. Is Mr. Zhou your boyfriend?"

"Of course not!" Shi Nuan pursed her lips slightly. Even though her expression didn't show much change, she felt a little distressed and her impression of Yuan Jia changed for the worse.

Yesterday, Shi Nuan felt that Yuan Jia was quite a decent person. She had never expected for her true colors to be exposed today. "Mr. Zhou and I are just relatives. My family knows that he works at Shengyuan, so they asked him to take good care of me. Besides, I entered Shengyuan with my own capabilities and it has nothing to do with him!"

"Is that so?" Yuan Jia's lips twitched slightly and she slanted a look at Shi Nuan, clearly not believing a word she said.

Shi Nuan shrugged and said, "It's the truth!" She really had nothing to do with Mr. Zhou, but she couldn't control what others choose to believe. It was a shame that she had to use Mr. Zhou as her shield though.

"What are you all doing during working hours?" Lin Yu came out and saw Yuan Jia talking to Shi Nuan. He frowned slightly and ordered, "Get back to work!"