I Want a Lifetime with You
Chapter 157

Shi Nuan couldn't help but laugh out loud. It was really hard to imagine that Fu Chengyan would do such a ridiculous thing.

Fu Chengyan gave Shi Nuan a sidelong glance as he held her delicate ankles. Shi Nuan's face heated up being stared at Fu Chengyan like that, and she didn't dare to move at all.

Fu Chengyan lowered his gaze and studied the bottle of nail polish in his hand with a very serious expression. He tapped the bottle lightly and caressed Shi Nuan's ankle again. Then, he pressed Shi Nuan's toenail, "Do I apply it like this?"

Fu Chengyan raised his head and saw Shi Nuan sitting quietly there with her eyes fixated on him. Fu Chengyan raised his brows subtly as his lips curved upwards a little, "Mm?"

Shi Nuan snapped out of it and pointed at her toenail in embarrassment, "Just apply it according to the shape of my toenails. Make you don't go out of line!" Shi Nuan then peered closer at Fu Chengyan, "Are you serious about painting my toenails?!"

"Didn't I agree already?" Fu Chengyan sat on the couch and placed Shi Nuan's foot on his lap. Then, he pinched Shi Nuan's toe carefully between his fingers and picked up the nail polish with the other hand, brushing Shi Nuan's toenail with meticulous strokes.

With her foot held in place by Fu Chengyan like that, Shi Nuan leaned her head on her other knee which she had bent upwards as she watched him earnestly.

Fu Chengyan gripped her foot, and although he was painting her nails as gingerly as he could, he still couldn't avoid smudging the nail polish a little.

Shi Nuan dipped her head and leaned closer to peek at Fu Chengyan's face. She found that his pores were really fine; in fact, they were barely noticeable.

He had a really good skin complexion too, one that was probably even better than hers. And, his eyes were really focused. His long and slightly curled lashes cast a shadow just below his eyes, making him look really beautiful.

Shi Nuan detected the dense layer of sweat gathered on his face and nose. Hence, she tilted her body to the side to grab a few pieces of tissue from the coffee table. Because of her tilted body, Fu Chengyan thought she was losing balance and quickly supported her waist.

When he saw Shi Nuan holding some tissue in her hand with a cheeky look, he gave her look of indignance, "Sit properly!" Shi Nuan immediately sat straight, but her hands fussed over his face, wiping away the beads of sweat.

Fu Chengyan pushed Shi Nuan's hands away in exasperation, "Stay still!"

"But I wanna wipe your sweat away!" Shi Nuan said, then ignored Fu Chengyan's protests and wiped his face. After she was satisfied, she leaned back against the couch, "Yan, aren't you bored? Why don't I just do it myself!"

"It's fine. Just sit properly. If you're bored, you can watch some TV." Fu Chengyan went back to painting Shi Nuan's toenails with utmost care. Looking at her fair and dainty feet, Fu Chengyan's gaze darkened. She probably had no idea that seeing her like this tugged at his heartstrings.

Shi Nuan seemed to be aware of Fu Chengyan's emotions. She raised her brows and poked her head forward, "Yan, what's wrong?"

However, Fu Chengyan dodged her eyes, "Nothing. Just watch TV! Arnold..." Fu Chengyan waved his hand. Arnold, which was originally nestled by the corner, instantly leaped to his paws and ran over. He circled around Fu Chengyan and Shi Nuan as he wagged his tail, trying to get their attention.

When Shi Nuan saw the cuteness overload before her, she completely forgot that Arnold was actually a giant canine that even had a tendency for aggression.

Shi Nuan reached out and patted Arnold's soft head. Arnold walked obediently to Shi Nuan's side and rubbed against her thigh. When Fu Chengyan's stern gaze swept over, Arnold immediately straightened and stopped its movements.

"Why are you scaring him?" Shi Nuan beckoned to the furball, "Arnold, come here!"

After a while, Arnold wagged his tail and dashed towards Shi Nuan, as though he was gloating after successfully winning her favor, completely forgetting that Fu Chengyan was his actual owner.

Shi Nuan patted Arnold's back and let him sit by her side, teasing him with a toy.

Fu Chengyan chuckled helplessly, but still gave Arnold a warning glare, signaling for him not to play rough with Shi Nuan.

"Yan, if people found out that you're painting my toenails at home, what kind of reactions would they have?" Shi Nuan pictured that scene in her mind and felt that it was rather comical.

The big boss of the impressive Shengyuan Group painting a woman's toenails would be hard to believe if people didn't see it for themselves.

Fu Chengyan paused and he raised his head to look at Shi Nuan, "Is painting your toenails that unacceptable to you?" He didn't think so, but he lowered his head and continued, "Women are naturally vain, but these chemicals can harm your body, so don't paint your nails too often."

"I know!" Shi Nuan smiled, "I never really painted my nails anyway. These were gifted to me by Song Rongrong. I simply didn't wanna let it go to waste, and besides, using nail polish once in a while is completely fine!" Shi Nuan said as she noticed that one side of her foot was already done, but the nail polish hadn't dried yet.

Fu Chengyan lifted Shi Nuan's other foot while she placed the foot with the painted nails on the coffee table and inspected it, "Yan, I realize that you're a fast learner. You did a good job with just one try!" Besides the first toenail that was a little bit messy, the other ones were almost perfect.

Shi Nuan couldn't help but feel envious, "The first time I did it, all of my toes were stained by the nail polish. It was so ugly. Song Rongrong and Su Yian couldn't stop laughing at me!"

"Really?" Fu Chengyan smiled when he heard what she said, then carefully studied Shi Nuan's other foot, "Next time after I paint your nails, you can let them have a look."

"I'll probably never hear the end of it if they knew!" Shi Nuan giggled, "Yan, you look really good when you're serious!"

"You mean I only look good when I'm serious?" Fu Chengyan slanted a look at her, and when he saw that infatuated look on her face as she gazed at him, his lips lifted into an attractive arc, "Hm?"

His voice sounded deep as if it came from the back of his throat, sounding incredibly sexy. Shi Nuan couldn't help but tremble slightly. She blushed and turned away, "Cocky bastard. You should just say thank you when other people praise you. Who actually asks whether they look good or not?!"

"This is called self-confidence, May!" Fu Chengyan reached out with one hand and lifted Shi Nuan's chin, turning her face back towards him. His dark and intense eyes glowed with a hint of starlight as he said, "It's a confidence that I only show to you!"

"Hey, quickly paint my toenails." Shi Nuan flicked away Fu Chengyan's hand, "Stop talking to me. I'm watching TV, and you're disturbing me!" Shi Nuan's felt a kind of sweetness in her heart, but awkwardly picked up the remote control and started to switch channels.

As for Arnold who was lying at a side watching the two of them bantering while enjoying the occasional gentle touches from Shi Nuan, he abruptly leaped up in excitement, then circled Fu Chengyan and Shi Nuan with enthusiasm.

Shi Nuan couldn't stop giggling, "What's up with him?"

"It's probably because... spring is here!"

Shi Nuan was speechless.

Fu Chengyan was sometimes... quite humorous!

Because Shi Nuan had to work the next day, she woke up very early. When she woke up, she found that Fu Chengyan hadn't even woken up yet.

His hands were underneath the sheets, and her whole body was locked within his arms in a very safe and protected embrace. Shi Nuan's arm was around Fu Chengyan's waist and when she woke up, Fu Chengyan's face was only inches away from her. His skin in the morning was even better than at night.

Shi Nuan bit her lip and couldn't help but feel envious as she extended her hand towards Fu Chengyan's face to poke it lightly. That wasn't enough though. She even pinched his cheeks as if she wasn't satisfied.

Fu Chengyan was actually already awake the moment Shi Nuan opened her eyes. He was a light sleeper and would wake up whenever he sensed any slight movements. Today, he just didn't want to get up early, so he slept in a little. He never expected that the little lady in his arms would be so restless - first poking his face, then outright pinching it.

Just when Shi Nuan was having the time of her life, Fu Chengyan abruptly opened his eyes and grabbed Shi Nuan's hand that was playing with his face in one hand. He arched one of his brows, "What is my dear Mrs. Fu doing?"

Shi Nuan never expected Fu Chengyan to wake up so soon, only to catch her red-handed, and caused her to flush a crimson red. When Fu Chengyan held her wrist in such a way, Shi Nuan panicked a little. She bit her lip and mirrored his stare. "What? I was just doing you a favor by waking you up since you were still lazing in bed! Seriously. You're quite a lazy ass!"

Fu Chengyan narrowed his eyes and raised his brows. Shi Nuan waking up on the wrong side of bed was quite hilarious. "Hm? Lazy?"

Fu Chengyan leaned forward, bringing their faces even closer. Alarm bells started ringing in Shi Nuan's heart and she retreated backwards, but it was too late; she wasn't as fast as Fu Chengyan.

Fu Chengyan's slender and muscular arms stretched out, tugging Shi Nuan against his chest with ease and confining her in his arms. He reached out and gently hooked up Shi Nuan's chin, "Mrs. Fu, just what do you think you're doing?"

"W-what are you doing? Let me go!"

Shi Nuan smacked Fu Chengyan's arm, but he took advantage of it and trapped her hand into his. Then, he stroked her forehead gently, "It's still early. Sleep a little bit more."

"It's not early anymore!" Shi Nuan pushed against Fu Chengyan in displeasure, "I have to work today, remember? Even though today is only my first day of work, I don't wanna give Mr. Lin a bad impression. So hurry up and let me go, Fu Chengyan!"

Shi Nuan pushed Fu Chengyan, but her whole body was imprisoned by him. She really had no way to escape if he didn't loosen his grip on her.

Shi Nuan couldn't help muttering, "Yan, get up now!" The edge of Fu Chengyan's lips held a ghost of a smile that was reflected in his eyes as well.

However, besides that, he made no move to do as she asked. Shi Nuan rolled her eyes and abruptly moved forward to grab Fu Chengyan's neck with one hand, while the other mimicked his favorite gesture and lifted his chin slightly. Then, she covered his lips with her own supple ones...

Fu Chengyan's dark eyes widened with surprise, but after a split second, his large palm clasped the back of Shi Nuan's head. He turned from passive to active, flipping his body so that he was pinning Shi Nuan beneath him.

As his lips left Shi Nuan's soft ones, he grunted out in a husky and deep voice, gasping lightly in the process, "May, you're playing with fire!"

Shi Nuan bit her lip, "Who told you not to let me get up!"

Fu Chengyan's brows lifted slightly and he tipped her chin upwards again before rubbing her warm and plump lower lip with his rough thumb. His dark eyes gradually deepened as his gaze turned feverish, "May!"