I Want a Lifetime with You
Chapter 163

"You...you little brat..." Jiang Yu had lifted her hand to smack Shi Nuan when someone pushed the door of the room open, "Yo! What's happening here!" Su Shaoqing was leaning against the door frame while staring at Jiang Yu. Jiang Yu stiffened and halted with her hand still raised in mid-air.

Shi Nuan sneered without sparing a glance at Jiang Yu; then, she turned around to face Su Shaoqing, "Mr. Su, why did you come back?"

"Oh! I suddenly remembered that I have something to discuss with Ms. Shi. Well, guess I arrive in time to see this farce!" Su Shaoqing made an innuendo. Jiang Yu's face turned pale and she quickly retrieved her hand, "Mr. Su, is there something urgent that you need to talk to Nuan? Actually, I was just..." "Aunt Jiang, I'm not an idiot and I can see what happened just now!" Su Shaoqing interjected coldly, "I never know that the missy of the Shi family is being treated so badly." His remark was a slap in Jiang Yu's face, "Oh! Mr. Su, what are you talking about? Nuan and I have a close relationship with each other. What happened just now was just..."

"Mr. Su, let's go!" Shi Nuan was unwilling to squabble with Jiang Yu anymore, let alone listening to any more of her lies. Nuannuan knew clearly that the sole reason Jiang Yu treated her nicely was to take advantage of her.

Su Shaoqing curled his lips, "Great, I will drive you home! But Ms. Shi, are you living with the Shi family or..." Su Shaoqing took a glance at Jiang Yu as he spoke.

Shi Nuan showed a mocking smile, "I've rented a house. I'll have to trouble Mr. Su to drive me home then." Shi Nuan's words rubbed in Jiang Yu's face since Jiang Yu had always mentioned that Shi Nuan was still living with them and that she cared a lot about Su Bancheng.

Both Shi Nuan and Su Shaoqing left Yun Ling and Su Shaoqing burst into a gale of laughter, " Sister-in-law, your mom is such a nincompoop!"

Shi Nuan raised her brow, "Mm!" She was not in the mood of entertaining to his jest.

She could never change the fact that Jiang Yu was her mother and neither could she refute anything Jiang Yu did.

Su Shaoqing realized he had said the wrong thing and smiled awkwardly, "I'm sorry sister-in-law, I didn't mean to..."

"I know." Shi Nuan felt a little helpless, “It's just that we can't choose our family nor our parents."

"Yes!" Su Shaoqing nodded, "Sis-in-law, get in. Fu Chengyan called just now and he asked me to drive you home safely!" Su Shaoqing gestured her into the car as he opened the car door.

Shi Nuan smiled faintly, "I drove here so there's no need to trouble you."

"Hey, you're not.. Why don't you leave your car at Yun Ling? You can ask Fu Chengyan to drive it back home when he's free." Su Shaoqing advised her because he just received a call saying that there was someone suspicious walking around.

Shi Nuan took his offer since Su Shaoqing insisted, "It is my pleasure then."

"Please don't say that. You're like family to me." Su Shaoqing got behind the wheels and the car drove into the stream of traffic soon. Fu Xicheng was standing not far away with his fists clenched and his eyes glowering.

He couldn't believe Shi Nuan and Su Bancheng were together.

Fu Chengyan was busy in his study when Su Shaoqing sent Shi Nuan home safely. His eyes flickered when he heard the sound of car engine and paused his work at hand.

Su Shaoqing and Shi Nuan met Fu Chengyan who was halfway down the stairs and she rushed to him, "Yan!"

"Mm!" Fu Chengyan cast a glance at Shi Nuan and was relieved seeing that she had returned safely. Then, he shifted his eyes to Su Shaoqing. Su Shaoqing raised his brow, "Mission accomplished! But Fu Chengyan, how do you know there's someone out there?"

"Who's out there?" Shi Nuan peered at them dubiously, "What are you guys talking about?"

"Nothing!" Fu Chengyan stroked Shi Nuan's hair gently and caressed her cheek, "You must be tired, go up and get some rest. I need to talk with Shaoqing!"

"Oh...alright!" Shi Nuan nodded, "Then I'll go up now!"

Fu Chengyan's gaze followed Shi Nuan as she walked upstairs before looking back at Su Shaoqing, "It's just a guess of mine."

Su Shaoqing winced the corner of his lips, "Do you think you were god and could guess it right?"

"So there was really someone out there?" Fu Chengyan motioned Su Shaoqing to take a seat. He put his hand in the pocket and his eyes were contemplative, "Is it Fu Xicheng?"

"You must have had an undercover spy alongside him!" Su Shaoqing's lips once again winced, "You're right, I saw him there. I noticed his car before I entered and it was still there when I left. I went back after you called me but guess what I saw?"

"What?"

Su Shaoqing seemed intrigued, "Fu Chengyan, your mother-in-law is really a weirdo and a two-faced hypocrite. She's been so rude to sister-in-law but she fawned on me immediately when I entered the room. She even tried to set me up with... Erm...I mean my brother and sis-in-law. She said sister-in-law had fallen for my brother at first sight and she misses and talks a lot about him!" Su Shaoqing was smiling but he was clearly disgusted with Jiang Yu.

"When I went back, it seemed like sister-in-law had an argument with her the she almost hit her!"

Upon hearing him, Fu Chengyan furrowed his eyebrows and a grim expression appeared on his face.

Su Shaoqing raised his brow, "But you need not worry because I think sister-in-law is not a weakling. She will not let Jiang Yu lay hands on her even if I didn't go back in time. But I was doubtful of the Shi family and Jiang Yu's strange attitude toward sister-in-law."

Fu Chengyan pursed his lips, "Go on!"

He realized it as well. Except for Jiang Shizheng and Shi Yunsheng, everyone else in the Shi family and Jiang family were mean to Shi Nuan as if she shared no family ties with them.

"That's all I want to say. I just feel that sister-in-law was an adopted child. But if she really was adopted, why are her grandfather from the Shi family and your teacher treating her so nicely?"

Fu Chengyan's eyes flickered in response. Su Shaoqing was intrigued by Fu Chengyan's reaction, "I mean...don't you think there's something fishy between the Shi family and sister-in-law?" "Ask Li Heng to delve deeper into this!" Fu Chengyan finally gave the green light but he added, "When are you going to take Arnold back?"

Su Shaoqing's face stiffened, "Erm...it's not very convenient for me to bring Arnold back!"

"Inconvenient? Why? Are you hiding someone in your house?" Fu Chengyan looked at Su Shaoqing suspiciously, "I had only promised to take care of Arnold for a few days. I'd never said that I would allow Arnold to continue staying here!"

"Hey! What do you mean by hiding someone? I'm innocent! I'm just too busy and I can't even take care of myself let alone Arnold. In fact, Arnold was initially your dog with Shen...," he continued, "You know what...I don't care! Arnold is not going back with me!"

Su Shaoqing left in a scurry as soon as he finished his words.

It's the perfect timing for him to leave now before Fu Chengyan got him!

But it was his fault as he shouldn't have mentioned that woman in the first place. Everyone knew that woman was a taboo for Fu Chengyan.

Although Su Shaoqing had no idea what had happened in the past, no one dared to mention that woman in front of Fu Chengyan since the day she left. Fu Chengyan wouldn't get angry at the mention of that woman but he will definitely be annoyed.

Fu Chengyan sat at the living room for a long time. Then, he looked at Arnold who was leaning next to his feet. Arnold behaved as if it understood his feelings; it whined and rubbed its chubby head against Fu Chengyan's calf.

When Fu Chengyan entered the room, Shi Nuan just came out of the washroom after her shower and she smiled, "Are you guys done talking?"

Fu Chengyan nodded and waved his hand at Shi Nuan, "Come here!"

Shi Nuan trotted toward Fu Chengyan and stood in front of him. Her bathrobe was tied loosely and water droplets were still dripping from her long hair. With a towel in hand, she lifted her head to look at Fu Chengyan and flashed a gleeful smile, "What's wrong?"

Fu Chengyan's eyes darkened as he took over the towel from Shi Nuan. Then, he led her to sit on the couch and helped her rub her hair dry from the back.

Shi Nuan squinted her eyes in relaxation and slouched against the couch, "Yan, you are acting like my servant now."

"Mm?" Fu Chengyan raised his brow but his lips curled into a smile, "Your servant?"

"Yes, you take care of everything!" Shi Nuan brightened up, "No one had ever been so kind to me before! Look, now you're even helping me dry my hair!"

Fu Chengyan stroked the tip of her nose, "You and your sweet words! Have you done anything naughty behind my back?"

Shi Nuan paused, "Nothing." Then she added, "But I ate with another man today...is that naughty?"

"You're so guileful!" Fu Chengyan prodded Shi Nuan's forehead and she smacked his hand off her, "Don't you poke my head." She added, "But actually I do have something to tell you."

"Mm?" Fu Chengyan massaged her head gently to loosen her up, "Spill it out!"

Shi Nuan pursed her lips, "It seems like my mother is determined to get me married. Not only is she worried that I pose as a threat to Shi Wei, but most importantly, she wants to exploit me. If I marry Su Bancheng, the Shi family will gain a higher social status because of the Su family and that would be more advantageous than siding with Fucheng.

I bet you knew my parents' attitude toward me. From Fu Xicheng and now Su Bancheng, their sole purpose was to exploit me. Of course, my mom is unwilling to let me marry Su Bancheng if they have a second choice. To my mom, I am worth nothing compared to Shi Wei."