I Want a Lifetime with You
Chapter 254

Upon hearing his voice, the sadness which she had bottled up resurfaced. She raised her head and stared at Yuan Jia's direction. "It's fine. I can go home by myself. I haven't terminated my leasing contract yet, so I'm thinking of moving back later. My stuff can be moved back slowly. Don't worry, after everything ends, I'll be back."

Fu Chengyan sighed, "I really didn't want this to happen."

"Me neither," Shi Nuan chuckled after hearing Fu Chengyan's childish sigh. "But it's not a good time right now. Yan, I really want to be with you forever and for your family to accept me."

"I know," When Fu Chengyan heard her confession, the frosty air around him dissipated. His lips quirked up in a smile. "Okay, you can head there first."

"Okay," Shi Nuan chuckled, "I'm going shopping later."

"With whom?" The air of animosity reappeared almost immediately.

Shi Nuan was taken aback by Fu Chengyan's reaction. "My colleague. I'm not sure if you remember her - she sat beside me at the annual meeting. Her name's Yuan Jia. When Mr. Lin got the prize that day, she even wanted me to go see it with her."

"It's her?" Fu Chengyan vaguely remembered the woman. He immediately relaxed when he learnt that she was going shopping with a woman. "Go have fun with your colleague. Buy whatever you want. Did you bring the card I gave you back then?"

"Yes, I did," Shi Nuan was impatient. "Don't worry, I'll use your card. Anything else?"

"That's it."

"Okay, goodbye!"

"Goodbye!"

Shi Nuan hung up and kept her phone. She was caught off guard when she saw Yuan Jia right in front of her. She patted her chest in shock. "You scared me!"

"I did? Are you feeling guilty? Who are you talking to? You were smiling so sweetly. Was it your boyfriend?" Yuan Jia giggled, her eyes hinting at something.

Shi Nuan glared at Yuan Jia exasperatedly and nodded. 'Yes, it was my boyfriend. Are you satisfied now? I told him I am going to abandon him for you." "Really? Nuan, you are so good to me!" Yuan Jia flung her arms around Shi Nuan in delight. "Let's go now!"

The shopping mall they went to was near Shi Nuan's place. Shi Nuan only bought some daily necessities, but Yuan Jia ended up with so many shopping bags she had to ask Shi Nuan to help her with some. Luckily, Shi Nuan drove her car here. When they were finally done with shopping, Shi Nuan gave Yuan Jia a ride back home before going back to her rented house.

When the landlady saw Shi Nuan, she was astounded. "Ms. Shi, why are you back so suddenly?" She spotted the stuff Shi Nuan had just bought and asked in surprise, "Ms. Shi, are you moving back? Did you have a fight with your boyfriend?"

The landlady knew Shi Nuan had a boyfriend because of the commotion that happened back then. Although she didn't get to see Shi Nuan's boyfriend in person, he seemed to be an influential man. But since Shi Nuan was back, the landlady's imagination went wild, and she gazed at Shi Nuan pityingly.

Shi Nuan was not aware of the thoughts that raced through the landlady's mind. She was already exhausted from the day's events, but she still had to clean up her place. Preoccupied with her own thoughts, she simply shot the landlady a smile and said, "Yes, I haven't ended the contract yet, so I'm moving back now."

The landlady noticed Shi Nuan's smile was forced, so she shook her head. "Young lady, there are plenty of fish in the sea. Most men are scoundrels. Listen to me, you'll replace a better man in the future." "Eh?" Shi Nuan realized her landlady thought she had been dumped.

She lowered her head to look at herself, utterly speechless. Fine, I might seem upset because I am exhausted. She must've misunderstood. "You are mistaken. We didn't break up. I moved back because something came up."

"Oh, I see." The landlady thought Shi Nuan was too proud to admit it, hence she nodded and went along with Shi Nuan. "Well, let me help you with this. It must be terribly heavy."

"No need!" Shi Nuan rejected her offer. "I can do it myself. It's late, so I'll get going. I don't want to disrupt your rest."

It took Shi Nuan some time to dismiss the landlady before she could open the door to her room. But the moment Shi Nuan went in, she was shocked.

Glancing around, she thought she was at the wrong place.

Back then, when she moved away, she had thrown away most of the furniture and decorations. The other furniture was covered with a white cloth to prevent dust from settling. But now, the entire room had changed beyond recognition. All the furniture was new, and the furnishings seemed different, too.

Shi Nuan blinked. Was she hallucinating? But when she opened her eyes once again, the same scene greeted her. She couldn't help but giggle after realizing that Fu Chengyan must be behind this. Not long after, Fu Chengyan called her. "Are you back home?"

Shi Nuan glanced around. If she wasn't certain that Fu Chengyan wasn't here, she would've guessed he had installed a GPS tracker on her. "Yes, I just reached home. But... Yan, did you send someone to clean up?"

"Yes, how do you replace it?" Fu Chengyan nodded. "I had little time, so I told Zhou Zheng to send someone over. I don't know if I can trust him."

"Don't worry, he did a good job. I thought I would have to clean until midnight, but the whole place is already squeaky clean. Everything I need is also here." Shi Nuan closed the door and wandered around the room. "Don't you trust Zhou Zheng?"

"Yes." Zhou Zheng was his right-hand man. He trusted him, naturally. Zhou Zheng could handle work well, but he wasn't sure if the man could handle his private matters with the same fastidiousness. "I'm glad you like it."

"Yan," Shi Nuan plonked onto the sofa. The place was great, but she had already moved into Wutong Residence for around six months, so in her heart, that was her home. Even if this place was well- renovated, it was just a place for her to stay temporarily.

"What's wrong?"

Fu Chengyan heard a crack in Shi Nuan's dejected voice. His heart wrenched upon hearing it. The man frowned. "What's wrong, May?"

Shi Nuan sniffed and shook her head, thinking she was being way too emotional. She remembered that Fu Chengyan couldn't see her and continued, "It's nothing. Everything is great here. Are you back home?"

"Yes." Fu Chengyan glanced at the pile of documents and files beside him. There was a photo frame in his hand, illuminated by the dim light. The photo inside was of Shi Nuan and him. Fu Chengyan's face softened. "Do you miss me?"

"No!" Shi Nuan was quick to deny, but she immediately regretted saying that. Biting her lip, she asked, "What about you? Do you miss me?"

"Yes, I've never stopped missing you. I wish I could fly to you right now!" Fu Chengyan rarely spoke words of love, but when he did, it was shockingly sweet.

Shi Nuan couldn't stop herself from smiling. "I miss you too, Yan. I was lying to you. I really miss you. I don't want to be separated from you for even another second!"

Fu Chengyan felt his heart melt upon hearing her confession. He could no longer focus on work. "Be good."

"Okay, since you're already at home, and I am at mine, there's nothing to worry about now. I just returned, and I'm reeking of sweat, so I need to take a bath now," Shi Nuan told him lightly. "Rest earlier. Good night!"

"Good night!" Fu Chengyan hung up. He stared at the phone with a sharp gleam in his eyes. The man clutched his phone tightly for a long time before releasing it.

Meanwhile, Shi Nuan was afraid she'd miss him too much, so she hastily hung up. Tossing her phone aside, she went to take a shower in the bathroom. It took half an hour for her to clean herself up. Shi Nuan dried her hair and sat in the living room in a daze. As she was bored, she took the remote control and flipped through the channels available on TV.

She had been living here for so long, so she should be used to living alone. But why did she feel so awful just after leaving Fu Chengyan for one day? Why was the environment here so unfamiliar to her? Shi Nuan always thought of herself as a philosophical and carefree person. Even when she got betrayed by Fu Xicheng and Shi Wei, she wasn't as anxious as she was today.

Shi Nuan couldn't watch the TV anymore, so she switched it off and went into her bedroom.

She sat on the bed, burrowing herself in the covers. The room was chilly as it was currently winter. Back in Wutong Residence, Fu Chengyan would hug her to sleep, so she had never felt cold before. But now, even though she was all curled up under the covers, she couldn't warm herself up. Shi Nuan took her phone and scrolled to Fu Chengyan's name in her WeChat.

She clicked on Fu Chengyan's profile photo and exited. Click, exit. Click, exit. She repeated the same action countless times. Her finger was already numb. When Shi Nuan glanced at the time on the screen, she was shocked.

It was already half-past eleven. She had been clicking in and out for more than more hour!

Shi Nuan slapped her head hard. "Shi Nuan, get a hold of yourself!" She was doing fine before she got to know Fu Chengyan. Why was she acting like she had been possessed?

Thud! Suddenly, Shi Nuan heard a loud sound. Snapping back to reality, she felt her hair stand on end. Could it be a thief at this hour?

Shi Nuan trembled in fear upon that thought. She hurriedly climbed up from her bed and searched her entire room for something to protect herself before going back for her phone. When Shi Nuan was fumbling around, the footsteps came closer. Shi Nuan could feel her entire body tensing up. She held her phone in one hand and a pair of scissors in the other. The door creaked open. Shi Nuan was about to speak when she spotted the tall figure at the door.

"Yan!"