I Want a Lifetime with You
Chapter 488

Unwillingly, Shen Shixiu walked out of the room. However, before she fully stepped out of it, she shot a bitter look at Shu Qing. Upon noticing it, Shen Shixiu closed the door before looking at Jiang Zhan. "Keep an eye on the room. Without my permission, no one is allowed in or out of it."

Shen Shixiu then brought Shen Qianan back to her room. After making sure Yu was asleep, he then stared at Shen Qianan.

Shen Shixiu sat in silence, but the tense atmosphere he created suffocated Shen Qianan. Although she was anxious, she dared not say a word before Shen Shixiu did.

"Well? Do continue. Weren't you talking a lot earlier?"

"Why did you bring that woman back here?" Shen Qianan could not understand why Shen Shixiu had brought Shu Qing here. Shen Shixiu's gaze remained fixed on his sister as he answered, "Father is coming here today. He wants to meet with her. Is this answer satisfactory to you?"

Shen Qianan's face turned pale at the answer. Shen Shixiu then stood up before looking at her. "Before Father comes, you're not allowed to see her again. I won't care what you do after that." With that said, Shen Shixiu left.

Shen Qianan stood transfixed in her room. All she could think of were the words Shen Shixiu had just said. Father's coming?

Two hours later, Shen Feng finally arrived, and Shen Shixiu went to pick him up personally. Behind him were two other bodyguards. "Father."

Shen Feng nodded before looking at Shen Shixiu. "Where is she?"

"Upstairs." Shen Shixiu paused before continuing, "You're here because..."

Shen Feng huffed, "Don't assume I don't know what you're trying to do. I've told you she has nothing to with that matter."

"Father, are you still defending her?" A bitter look crept into Shen Shixiu's narrow eyes. "My mother..."

"That's enough. I'll explain to you later. I want to meet with her first. After this matter is settled, you may go back."

Without giving Shen Shixiu a chance to continue speaking, Shen Feng went upstairs.

By now, Shu Qing had been in the room for several hours. Although Shen Shixiu did nothing, the several hours she spent there felt like years for Shu Qing. If not for Shen Shixiu telling her that Shen Feng would be coming, Shu Qing would not have followed Shen Shixiu here so easily. However, it had been hours since the moment she stepped into the room, and the long wait made Shu Qing uneasy. Just then, the door swung open, informing her of Shen Feng and Shen Shixiu's arrival.

Shu Qing's eyes widened as she stood up. "Feng!" Right as the name left her lips, she regretted it. She then muttered, "Mr. Shen."

Shen Feng nodded before turning to look at Shen Shixiu. The younger man nodded. "I'll leave you two to have a talk then."

Shen Feng entered the room and closed the door behind him. "It's been a while, Qing."

Hearing his words, the light in Shu Qing's eyes dimmed. "It's been a long time since I've heard you call me that." She then smiled at him. "Come, have a seat."

Shen Feng nodded. Noticing her pale pallor, he asked, "Are you feeling unwell?"

Shu Qing shook her head. "Since you've asked your son to take me here, is there anything you need?"

"There is indeed something." Shen Feng gazed at Shu Qing for a moment before continuing, "I heard from Shixiu that you and he have come back. That's why I'm here to visit you, as well as to put an end to what happened back then."

Upon hearing his words, a shudder ran through her body. She jumped to her feet and cried out, "Shen Feng."

"You're still with him? I've guessed that you still have feelings for each other. How can you stop having feelings just because you wanted it to? Back then, both Shixiu's mother and I owed you two favors. It's been more than twenty years since then. I'm sure we're done with returning the favors."

Hearing Shen Feng's words, Shu Qing's expression turned grimmer. "Shen Feng, what are you trying to do?"

"What can I do? Qing, there are some things that you have to face instead of avoiding it."

"I don't know what you're talking about." Shu Qing moved to leave, but Shen Feng stopped her. "I've taken care of Qianan for you for so many years. I'm sure I've returned the favor of you saving my wife back then."

Shu Qing's hand on the door handle stiffened before she gripped it tighter.

"You saved my wife back then, and I've raised Qianan for you. We don't owe you anything anymore, but..." Shen Feng trailed off. "You shouldn't have involved the kids into your grudge against Su Huaibei." "I didn't. I just don't want to hurt them, that's why I'm doing this. You don't understand. Su Huaibei is a lunatic. He refused to believe that I was pregnant with his child. He was the one who kept suspecting that Qianan wasn't his. I... If he treated me in that way, I'm scared he would hurt Qianan. That's why I..."

"What about Shi Nuan?"

"What?" Shu Qing snapped her head up in surprise. Then, she asked again, "How did you know about Shi Nuan's matter?"

"When you left the capital to go to C Country, my wife went to the Shi family to visit her. She then let Shixiu visit the Shi family," Shen Feng muttered. "You've shifted the hatred you have for Su Huaibei onto Shi Nuan. It's not fair to her."

"Fair? Tell me what is fair?" Shu Qing sneered. "I never asked you to do these. It's true that I saved your wife's life back then. That's why I asked you to raise Qianan. That was the end of it. Why did you have to stick your nose into Shi Nuan's business? Shen Feng, you're generous, aren't you? You even sent your son to the Shi family. Why didn't you just take Shi Nuan back to the Shen family too?"

Shu Qing hastily said, "The things that happened afterward have nothing to do with you. And here I was wondering why your son hates me that much. You..."

"You've forgotten that I was the one who asked you for a meeting the last time. I wanted to help you, but I didn't expect those things to happen to you afterward. This is... what I owe you," Shen Feng murmured, feeling guilty. "I didn't think those people would hurt you in that way and make things worse between Su Huaibei and you. This is my fault."

"You were the one who hired those people? Not Su Huaibei?" Shu Qing stumbled backward. "Do you mean you were the one who hired those people who did those horrible things to me?" In a fit of anger, Shu Qing rushed forward. "Shen Feng, do you know that you've destroyed me? You've destroyed me!"

"I'm sorry."

"Do you think a word of apology will make things better?" Shu Qing tugged Shen Feng's shirt vigorously. "You made me live in a nightmare for so many years. I've always thought that it was Su Huaibei who made me entertain those people. I thought he gave me up to them for money. But now you're telling me that it was you all along? Why did you do that? Why?"

"Qing, calm down. I didn't know that they would violate you. They were capable investors and presidents of production companies. I just wanted to introduce you to them. Didn't you say you want to make a living with acting? I just..."

"That's enough, Shen Feng!" Shu Qing glared at him with reddened eyes. "Why are you only telling me about this now? Why didn't you tell me earlier? Why didn't you bring this secret to your grave?" "Qing!"

"Don't come any closer. Otherwise, I might kill you!"

Fu Chengyan brought Shi Nuan to Su Shaoqing's office. When Su Shaoqing was done with his rounds, he returned to see the couple in his office. He closed the door and inquired, "Anything you'd like to drink?"

"I'm fine. Tell me what you want to say. It's getting late, and May needs to rest." Bringing Shi Nuan here had delayed his schedule. After looking at his watch, Fu Chengyan swiftly continued, "Are you planning to talk about Su Huaibei's matter?"

Su Shaoqing nodded. "Why don't you have a seat first?"

Fu Chengyan helped Shi Nuan to a chair before he heard Su Shaoqing said, "I think Uncle Huaibei has a misunderstanding with Shu Qing. I don't exactly know what happened back at home, but I know Uncle Huaibei was injured when he was younger. It was a knife to the heart. Although he survived, the heart is still a weak spot of the body." Su Shaoqing pinched his nose bridge. "I'm sure you've heard what the surgeon said. He had a heart transplant in the past, but I'm afraid he doesn't have long left."

As he spoke, he glanced at Shi Nuan. "I think that's why he's determined to take you back into the family."

Shi Nuan parted her lips. She thought that she felt nothing for this father of hers, but after hearing Su Shaoqing's words, she couldn't help but shudder.

Looking at Su Shaoqing, she muttered with difficulty, "What do you mean? Are you saying he won't be living for long?"

"Yes. I've asked Liang Lin to hack into the database of various major hospitals, and he found Uncle Huaibei's medical reports. The reports stated that he had a heart surgery over twenty years ago, and he had a heart transplant a few years back. You should know how fragile a heart is. Being able to live this long is already a miracle."

Shi Nuan jumped to her feet when she heard his words. "What then?"

"I'm afraid I'll have to ask Fu Chengyan to replace out how he got his injury. What I'm about to say is something else." Su Shaoqing cast a rare solemn look at Shi Nuan. "I know you might think this is a tough request. Although you've promised Grandpa earlier, I know it was because you have a moment of sympathy. You haven't truly forgiven Uncle Huaibei, have you?"

In response, Shi Nuan clenched her fists and remained silent.

Su Shaoqing sighed. "I hope you can forgive Uncle Huaibei and keep him company as much as possible. He... doesn't have long to live."

"Su Shaoqing, aren't you a capable doctor? Since he already has a heart transplant, why don't we let him have another again? It's not as if he can't have another transplant. There are so many capable doctors in the country. If they can't do it, we can bring him overseas. He... He doesn't need to die."

"Another heart transplant? Do you think it's such a simple thing? How long can he wait for a heart that's suitable for him? We can't delay something like this."

"But..."

"That's enough," Fu Chengyan interrupted, and the room fell silent for a moment. He stood up and held onto Shi Nuan's arms. "I'll ask someone to work on it, okay?"

Shi Nuan raised her head and pursed her lips. "Yan."

"Trust me. I'll replace it." He then looked at Su Shaoqing. "I've always done what I've said. You have to give him the best treatment. At the very least, you have to let him wait until I've found a suitable heart."

Su Shaoqing stared at Fu Chengyan in shock. "Chengyan, do you know what you're saying? It's likely that he..."

"Trust me!" Fu Chengyan tightened his grip on Shi Nuan's arm. "It's getting late. I'll bring May here again tomorrow." "Hey, Fu Chengyan," Su Shaoqing cried out when he saw Fu Chengyan bringing Shi Nuan away.

"This damn lunatic!"

Su Shaoqing pursed his lips, resisting the urge to beat Fu Chengyan up. He shot a glare at Fu Chengyan's back as he huffed, "He's driving me crazy!"

He had wanted to use the situation to make Shi Nuan's heart softened so that she would forgive Su Huaibei. He did not know if Fu Chengyan had done it intentionally, but the latter had disrupted his plans.