I Want a Lifetime with You
Chapter 164

She felt a sudden pressure on her shoulder so she lifted her head and bore into his eyes.

Fu Chengyan consoled her as he patted her on the shoulder, "You still have me!" Shi Nuan grinned and placed her hand on Fu Chengyan's, "I know!" She couldn't imagine what would happen to her if it wasn't for Fu Chengyan.

Initially, Shi Nuan started going out with Fu Chengyan in order to break free from the Shi family and she never thought she would fall for him. Her encounter with Fu Chengyan was totally unexpected but she never regretted it.

"Don't worry, I'm not the old naive Shi Nuan anymore and I won't be deceived. But I'm worried that she would ask me to date Su Bancheng. You can't let Su Shaoqing back us up all the time! On top of that, I'm afraid Su Bancheng's parents would know about this!"

"Don't worry, Su Bancheng will take care of it!" Fu Chengyan held her hands as he sat on the sofa with Shi Nuan in his arms while drying her hair with carefully, "You don't have to worry about this." "Oh...and today Su Shaoqing was harsh to my mom. Do you think my mom would go to Su Bancheng's mother?"

Fu Chengyan paused; the thought had never occurred to him. However, he said, "That wouldn't be much of a problem, Shaoqing and Su Bancheng will take care of it."

"Oh...alright!" Shi Nuan nodded, "That would be great."

On the other hand, Su Yunwan had ended the call but her brows creased in displease.

She had been in poor health since she gave birth to Su Bancheng. She had insisted on giving birth to Su Bancheng and her health had deteriorated since.

All these years, Su Yunwan had been living a solitary life in Jiang City ever since she came back from Sheen City. Jiang Yu had contacted her out of the blue and brought up the past. Su Yunwan had always remembered that she owed Jiang Yu a favor and that was the reason why she set up the blind date.

But it seemed like Jiang Yu had changed a lot after all these years.

"Cheng!" Su Yunwan was holding on a string of chanting beads and she shook her head slightly, "I heard that you quarreled with your Aunt Jiang today?"

Su Bancheng was brewing tea and he paused for a while. He furrowed his brows but smiled and casually poured Su Yunwan a cup of tea, "It's no big deal."

"Is it? But your Aunt Jiang said you turned her goodwill down. I heard that the missy of the Shi family is quite a nice lady. Cheng, you're not young anymore. You should spend more time with her and maybe you would start having feelings for her."

Su Bancheng nodded, "Mother, I understand what you mean. Ms. Shi may be a nice lady but I have no control over my feelings." Su Bancheng raised his hand to hand Su Yunwan a cup of tea and his gaze bored straight into her eyes.

Su Yunwan's hand paused in mid-air while holding her teacup. She was a little lost in Su Bancheng's gaze but she managed to return to her senses. "Mother was not trying to pressure you but I owe her a favor and now she asked for..."

"That would be easy. If mother had owed her a favor, I shall return her the favor as your son. I can definitely show up on the blind date. But I suppose mother had mistaken Aunt Jiang's intention." "What do you mean?"

"Aunt Jiang wants me to marry Shi Nuan right away." Su Bancheng's gaze was cold, "Mother, do you know what's at stake?"

"Fine, I will leave it up to you. But how long are you planning to stay this time?" Su Yunwan said, "It's not appropriate for you to stay in Jiang City for long since you're a member of the Jiang family. Don't forget you're the heir of the Jiang family, your father..."

"Mother!" Su Bancheng intervened in Su Yunwan's words. He narrowed his eyes was getting impatience, "I know what I'm doing. Everything is under control in Sheen City. Mother, I will claim everything that belongs to me, don't you have faith in your son?"

"Fine!" Su Yunwan pursed her lips. She put down her teacup and picked up her prayer beads.

Su Bancheng understood that they would never come to a consensus on this topic, "Mother, you should rest earlier today. I'd better get going now!"

Su Bancheng called Su Shaoqing as soon as he left Su Yunwan's room, "What have you done today?"

Su Shaoqing had just arrived home and was about to call it a day when he received Su Bancheng's call. He raised his brow at Su Bancheng's interrogative tone, "What else could I have done? I went to see Shi Nuan at your request, didn't I?

Su Bancheng squinted his eyes, "What did you say to Jiang Yu? She was furious that she gave my mother a call!"

"What? She even dared to call Aunt!" Su Shaoqing was perplexed, "Actually I didn't say much. But you know what, that woman asked me to marry Shi Nuan immediately! Erm...wait a sec! I mean Su Bancheng, you're the one who's supposed to marry Shi Nuan! I would never promise her that!”

Su Bancheng frowned; it turned out to be exactly as what he had assumed, "You need to ask Fu Chengyan to solve it. She's his woman and he must solve the problem himself!"

"Hey, Brother! This is an agreement between you and Fu Chengyan so I have nothing to do with it! Aunt asked you to go on the blind date, not me!" Su Shaoqing muttered, "I'm tired and I have a surgery scheduled tomorrow morning so I'm going to bed now!"

"Wait!" Su Bancheng's gaze turned cold, "You know I don't have a good temper. I'm from the Jiang family and you're the one from the Su family. You will eventually need to take responsibility for the future of the Su family."

"Hey hey hey, my bad! I'm wrong, ok? I will communicate with Fu Chengyan, alright?" Su Shaoqing conceded, "I guess it's karma. I owed you and Fu Chengyan in my past life and now you guys are here to torture me." Su Shaoqing gritted his teeth, "Anything else?"

With an aloof expression, Su Bancheng ended the call and went downstairs where he met Su Shaoqing's father, Su Huaibei. Su Huaibei sighed as soon as he saw Su Bancheng, "I wouldn't need to worry that much if Shaoqing is half as capable as you. Cheng, you won't be leaving so soon, right?"

"Yes, uncle." Su Bancheng replied as he led Su Huaibei into the study, "The Su family is such a big family but no one is willing to take over the enormous family business. You're grandfather and I, we're growing older and will eventually leave the Su family business to you and Shaoqing. But Shaoqing has no interest in it, so it's all on you."

Su Huaibei was displeased that the younger generation of the Su family was running away from their responsibility. Other families were fighting for inheritance but no one was willing to strive for the Su family. Su Bancheng curled his lips, "Shaoqing is still young and I can help to take care of the Su family temporarily. We will eventually let Shaoqing take over the Su family business once he's ready!"

Su Huaibei shook his head at Su Bancheng's words, "I think you're more reliable than Shaoqing. Oh, and about Sheen City..."

"They wouldn't need me back too soon since my brother is there." Su Bancheng smirked but added as he met with Su Huaibei's worried face, "Don't worry, uncle. Jiang Shengjing still has no final say over the Jiang family at the moment."

"That's a piece of good news! I'm just worried that you might not be able to cope with both sides. Oh, I heard from your mother that she had arranged your marriage, you..."

"I will consider. She's a nice lady but the Shi family is not a good choice for marriage."

Su Huaibei nodded in agreement, "As long as you know what you're doing. Your mother...she cares about you."

"I know!"

Jiang Yu was still smoldering in resentment after she ended the call. She had never expected Shi Nuan's disobedience and Su Bancheng's unruliness. She thought Su Bancheng would compromise for the sake of her relationship with Su Yunwan but he was intractable.

Jiang Yu was used to having the whip hand in the Shi family. She was infuriated because this was the first time her had ever been humiliated.

When Shi Wei came back, Fu Xicheng was having a conversation with his father, Shi Jingzheng, in the study. Shi Wei entered Jiang Yu's room and found Jiang Yu in a bad mood, "Mom? What's wrong?" "It's all because of Shi Nuan, that little brat!" Jiang Yu couldn't blame Su Bancheng so she placed the blame on Shi Nuan since she was her daughter.

Shi Wei recalled that Shi Nuan had met with Su Bancheng today, "Did Shi Nuan turn down the marriage proposal? Who does she think she is? Su Bancheng was such an exemplary man. How could she refuse to marry him?"

"This little brat won't listen to me and Su Bancheng won't compromise either. They gave me a slap in the face as soon as I mention their marriage. His mother, Su Yunwan has always treated me with respect but he was so disrespectful toward me."

"Mom, you mean Su Bancheng refuses to marry Shi Nuan?" Shi Wei's brows creased, "Then what should we do now? Actually, Xicheng was disheartened the whole day when he learned that you are setting Shi Nuan up with Su Bancheng and he even..."

Shi Wei was angry. Initially, Fu Xicheng promised that he would come back with her in the afternoon but he only fetched her at eight o'clock at night.

Jiang Yu clenched her fists at Shi Wei's words, "You're right, we can't wait any longer! We must work it out as soon as possible." Jiang Yu and Shi Wei would only feel relieved after Shi Nuan got married. "If Su Bancheng refuses, then we will look for someone else. I am sure we can replace someone."

"Mom, I think I have a better idea!" Shi Wei looked devious, "Do you still remember Yun Shen?"

"Yun Shen? Why do you mention him suddenly?" It irked Jiang Yu to think of Yun Shen. Yun Shen was a tough nut to crack.

"You know how unscrupulous Yun Shen's reputation is in Jiang City. If we let..." Shi Wei whispered in Jiang Yu's ears, "Mom, I don't care! Xicheng will not give up as long as Shi Nuan doesn't have a boyfriend or hasn't gotten married. I can't afford to let her ruin my hard-earned happiness!"