I Want a Lifetime with You
Chapter 324

"They're coming!" Shi Nuan coaxed Bao while keeping an eye on the situation outside.

She didn't know what Li Heng said, but then she saw Lai Jingdong leaving, showing a long face, along with Fu Jiaqi. As they passed by they looked inside the car and saw Bao. At that moment, their expressions changed.

Only after Fu Jiaqi and Lai Jingdong left did Pei Huan get in the car.

Li Heng looked intently at Pei Huan before he finally went into the car as well.

Pei Huan was slightly surprised when she saw Bao sitting in a child seat. Shi Nuan said, "Li Heng, you're really thoughtful. Tomorrow, I'll buy a child seat for my car as well so that Bao will be safe!" Li Heng's lips curled into a smile. "Liang Lin says that it's safer for Bao to be in the car seat."

Pei Huan bowed her head as if she were deep in thought.

When they reached the supermarket, Bao ran ahead enthusiastically while pulling Shi Nuan's hand; he wanted to buy everything. And Shi Nuan was a huge softie, giving in to all of Bao's requests. In the end, Shi Nuan bought everything that Bao wanted while Li Heng and Pei Huan walked behind them and paid for the items.

Pei Huan had never seen Bao so happy before. She had been busy with work back in C Country. Similarly, He Beiting rarely came back due to his busy schedule. The two of them were not living together anymore. Even though Bao didn't mention it, Pei Huan knew he was rather lonely and needed a companion.

But even one year after that incident, Pei Huan was still afraid and didn't dare to bring Bao out. Since then Bao had become increasingly withdrawn, which made Pei Huan extremely worried. When she saw how happy Bao was together with Shi Nuan, she started to question if her parenting style might have been wrong. Was it really not good for Bao?

She didn't want to hang around Li Heng. Seeing Bao so happy, however, Pei Huan did not have the heart to take him away.

Walking with Pei Huan, Li Heng noticed that she would be happy for a moment and dispirited in the next. But whenever Bao laughed, she would smile as well. There was a strange feeling in Li Heng's heart as he observed Pei Huan.

After they returned from shopping, Bao was so tired that he fell asleep in Shi Nuan's arms, grabbing onto her clothes. Shi Nuan's heart melted upon seeing Bao in deep sleep.

When Pei Huan saw how carefully Shi Nuan was carrying Bao, she couldn't help but ask, "Mrs. Fu, when are you going to have kids with my brother?"

Shi Nuan froze and looked up at Pei Huan. She blinked and felt her face turning red.

Pei Huan laughed. "I can see that you really like Bao."

"Bao is very cute." Shi Nuan rubbed Bao's face. "He's so adorable."

"Since you like kids so much, why don't you have one with my brother?"

Shi Nuan smiled. "I haven't discussed this with Yan before! I think we shouldn't rush into having kids. We'll let nature take its course!" Since she didn't get any love from her parents when she was a child, Shi Nuan treasured the relationships around her even more.

And being together with Fu Chengyan was the happiest part of her life. If they had a baby, she would of course be happy. Without one, they would just keep trying.

"You're right!" Pei Huan nodded. "I'll carry him now. You must be tired."

"It's alright. I'll pass him to you later. I don't want to wake him up." Shi Nuan whispered, "It must be tough for you to raise him alone."

Hearing this, Pei Huan's expression changed suddenly. She glanced at Shi Nuan, not sure if she had deliberately said that. "Mrs. Fu, you really like to joke around. I'm married. Why would I raise the child alone? Even though my husband... is rather busy, he still cares about Bao!"

Li Heng's grasp on the steering wheel tightened slightly when he heard Pei Huan talk about her husband.

After knowing Li Heng for so long, Pei Huan was well aware of his temper. From the way he was breathing, Pei Huan knew Li Heng was getting angry.

Clenching her fists, she took in a deep breath and said, "Beiting really loves me and Bao."

Just as Pei Huan finished her sentence, the car suddenly screeched to a stop. Hugging Bao, Shi Nuan almost flew forward.

Shi Nuan turned pale in fright and quickly checked whether Bao was alright.

"Is Bao alright?" Pei Huan hurriedly turned back. "Li Heng, are you crazy? If you don't want to drive us, you can just tell us. Mrs. Fu and I will bring Bao back ourselves."

By then, Bao was awoken by the noise. "Mommy!"

"Don't worry, Mommy is here. Let Mommy carry you!"

Pei Huan looked at Bao anxiously, "Are you hurt anywhere?"

"Huan, I'm sorry. I didn't carry Bao properly," Shi Nuan said guiltily.

"Mrs. Fu, it's alright. This has nothing to do with you," Pei Huan said as she glared at Li Heng, "I want to get off now!"

Li Heng knitted his brows and gripped the steering wheel tightly. He became hostile after having heard what Pei Huan said. Pursing his lips, Li Heng looked at Pei Huan, who was also fuming mad. She tried to open the door, only to replace that it was locked. "Li Heng, open the door."

Frowning, Li Heng glanced at Bao, who was in Pei Huan's embrace.

Bao blinked and reached out his small hand towards Li Heng. "Uncle, don't be angry. It's scary."

In that instant, Li Heng restrained himself and held Bao's hand. "I'm not angry!" He then looked at Pei Huan. "I'm sorry."

Pei Huan was stunned. She never expected Li Heng to apologize to her.

Someone so high-and-mighty actually apologized to me?

“Huan, don't be angry. I promise you that I will be careful and not let any harm come to Bao or you!"

"Huan, that's right. Li Heng didn't do it intentionally. It must have been a mistake. Li Heng, why don't you go back first? I still need to prepare the ingredients!"

Since Shi Nuan was there, they didn't argue on the spot. For Shi Nuan's sake, Pei Huan didn't explode into a rage, either.

Seeing that they didn't argue, Shi Nuan let out a sigh of relief and immediately texted Fu Chengyan: I almost got a scare just now. Li Heng is really scary when he doesn't talk.

Is that so? When Fu Chengyan saw Shi Nuan's message, his eyes twinkled and he wrote back: If he dares to scare you, you should hit him.

How can I do that? What if he hits me back? The more Shi Nuan thought about it, the more intimidated she became. Pei Huan is the only person Li Heng wouldn't dare to hit. And I'm not Pei Huan!

Fu Chengyan texted again: No. Li Heng doesn't hit women. He won't dare to hit you.

Why? Today, I saw Li Heng threaten Fu Jiaqi. She looked so afraid of him!

Fu Jiaqi? Fu Chengyan's eyes narrowed slightly. Pei Huan is my sister, and you are my wife. Li Heng should be fawning over you; he definitely won't hit you!

Shi Nuan couldn't help but chuckle when she read Fu Chengyan's message.

Pei Huan and Li Heng glanced at Shi Nuan. Raising an eyebrow, Pei Huan asked, "Mrs. Fu, why are you laughing?"

"Ah? It's nothing. Your brother just sent me a funny joke." Shi Nuan kept her phone and looked out the window at the scenery.

Pei Huan remarked curiously, "My brother tells jokes? What a joke!" Pei Huan never associated Fu Chengyan with being humorous.

But she didn't pursue the matter any further. Soon, they reached Wutong Residence. Bao was still asleep, so Pei Huan carried him upstairs. While Shi Nuan prepared the food in the kitchen, Li Heng was idle. He decided to go upstairs after sitting in the living room for a while. Pei Huan was coaxing Bao to sleep by singing him a lullaby. "Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder how you are..."

As she did so, Li Heng saw her removing her jacket. Her knitted sweater did little to hide her alluring figure. Pei Huan sang and patted Bao's shoulders until he fell sound asleep before gently covering him with a blanket.

Just as Pei Huan walked out of the room, she saw Li Heng standing by the doorway. Knitting her brows, she asked, "Why haven't you left?"

Li Heng looked at Pei Huan for a moment before speaking. "Come back to stay with me."

Pei Huan's face flushed with rage. "Li Heng, don't you understand what I'm saying? I divorced you three years ago, so stop bothering me."

"And Pei Huan, I've told you, too. As long as I don't sign the divorce papers and as long as we don't go through the divorce procedure, you are still my wife." Li Heng walked closer to Pei Huan.

Pei Huan retreated until Li Heng cornered her at the wall. Sighing, Pei Huan looked up at Li Heng. "Why are you doing this? When I was in trouble, where were you? When I called you for help, where were you? When I begged you to save me and our child, what were you doing? What did you say?"

Pei Huan glared at Li Heng. "Since you made that choice three years ago, you shouldn't keep bothering me now."

"What choice did I make? I never made any choice. I..." Li Heng stared at Pei Huan wanting to analyze her facial expressions, but Pei Huan didn't give him this opportunity. "It's been so many years. Do you think I'll give you the answer you want?"

"Huan..."

"Don't call me that!" Pei Huan lost control of her volume for a second; she then recalled Bao was in the room and quickly lowered her voice. She turned toward Li Heng. "Must you be so persistent? Can't we go on our own paths? I have my husband, and you will eventually replace a woman you love. We..."

"Do you think anyone can come between us?" Li Heng pressed one hand against the wall and lifted Pei Huan's chin with the other hand. "Pei Huan, no one else can come between us. I only care about you. Now that you've come back, you should know that I'll never let you go. Even if I die, you're still mine!"