I Want a Lifetime with You
Chapter 75

Pei was reluctant as she felt those people shouldn't spread rumors especially when they didn't know the truth. But she knew she could do nothing to stop them. Plus, things might be more complicated than she thought.

"Go back to work!"

"Okay." Pei replied weakly. When she turned to leave, she saw Fu Xicheng heading her way. There was a complicated look in his eyes.

Shi Nuan spotted Fu Xicheng too and frowned. Shi Nuan had kept a distance from Fu Xicheng after what happened. But the man wasn't aware of her intentions.

Fu Chengyan walked towards her as his lips thinned. He seemed upset when he saw Shi Nuan frowning. "Yesterday, you—"

"What?" Shi Nuan raised her head. "Mr. Fu, why are you here?"

"Why didn't you come home last night?" Fu Xicheng's brows were knitted together. "Why didn't you come back home last night? Do you know—"

"Whether or not I go home is none of your business." Shi Nuan put down the pen in her hand and sneered in Fu Xicheng's direction. "Don't you think you're being a busybody?"

"Shi Nuan!" Fu Xicheng growled in a low voice. "I'm talking to you nicely. Can you stop sneering at me?" He was certain he did nothing wrong. When the man saw Shi Nuan's reaction, he recalled how he waited at Shi Nuan's house for such a long time yesterday without avail.

Fu Xicheng didn't know what went wrong, but he was upset that Shi Nuan had changed.

"Sneering? Mr. Fu, you're overthinking. I'm just stating the truth. Whether or not I go home is none of your business!" Shi Nuan arched her brows and said, "Don't you think you've overstepped the boundaries?" "Do you know what you're saying? Of course it's my business! We are..."

"What?" Shi Nuan laughed coldly when Fu Xicheng trailed off. "Mr. Fu, I hope you understand. I'm working as your subordinate, but that doesn't mean you get to interfere in my private affairs. If you're here to talk about work, I'll gladly talk to you. But if it's about my private affairs, I'm sorry. You don't have the right to do so."

"Who has the right?" Fu Xicheng clenched his teeth. "Shi Nuan, tell me! Who may do so?"

"You don't have to know that. You just have to know that you don't have the right." Shi Nuan couldn't be bothered to continue arguing with Fu Xicheng. "I'm busy. Please excuse me."

Fu Xicheng grabbed her hand. "Shi Nuan, why have you become like this? You weren't like this back then."

Shi Nuan frowned and paused, staring at her hand in Fu Xicheng's grip. A flash of displeasure appeared in her eyes as she shoved Fu Xicheng away. "Mr. Fu, I don't know you well. Please stay away from me from now on."

"What do you mean?" Fu Xicheng could feel his temples throbbing. "What did I do to make you treat me this way?"

"You're pulling me around in public. Are you a fool? Don't forget you're my brother-in-law now. Have you considered my feelings when doing this? You can't be that selfish, can you? You have gotten all the praises but I have received all the criticizes!" Shi Nuan recalled what Pei told her earlier. Actually, she was aware of those people gossiping about her and Fu Xicheng.

Back then, she wanted to work hard to be the perfect match for Fu Xicheng, so no one knew about her and Fu Xicheng's relationship. But that ended up as Fu Xicheng and Shi Wei's weapon. Indeed, besides their families, no one knew about them being a couple back then.

Shi Wei was a famous celebrity. Her engagement party with Fu Xicheng was attended by plenty of paparazzi. Of course those people would think she was the other woman who intervened between Shi Wei and Fu Xicheng.

Shi Nuan had no idea who ended up quelling the rumors, but she knew her reputation was already ruined.

Her gaze darkened as she met Fu Xicheng's gaze. "I can't change the past. But please don't come to me other than for work purposes, especially regarding these unimportant matters!"

"What unimportant matters?" Fu Xicheng couldn't grasp the situation. Back then, he and Shi Nuan were a close couple. Shi Nuan would agree to everything he said. But now, Shi Nuan was rejecting him and cutting ties in a cruel manner. Fu Xicheng couldn't understand why.

"You have to admit that we were a couple back then. Now, you're my sister-in-law and I'm your brother-in-law.. You can't cut ties with me. Shi Nuan, I hope you can understand that I'm merely concerned about you!"

"Enough! Fu Xicheng, have you gone crazy?" Shi Nuan laughed in disbelief before clenching her teeth. "If you're crazy, go to the doctor! You're concerned about me? I don't need your concern. Go and give all your concern to Shi Wei. Don't interfere in my life anymore."

Shi Nuan thought she'd be affected by his strange logic if this continued on. "I don't have time for this."

"Shi Nuan!" Fu Xicheng followed her. "You weren't home last night. Where were you? Were you with that man? Do you know who he is? Where's your self-respect? Have you ever thought about—” "Enough, Fu Xicheng!" Shi Nuan was obviously upset. She could still bear it when Fu Xicheng criticized her, but she could no longer bear it when he started mentioning Fu Chengyan.

To Shi Nuan, it was hard to get close and get along with Fu Chengyan. But every time she was in danger, the man did everything he could to save her.

Although Fu Chengyan had an ulterior motive for getting close to her, he never harmed her. Fu Chengyan had everything he ever wanted. "He's a great man. He's not like what you said."

"So it's true." Fu Xicheng couldn't describe the inexplicable anger that blazed in his heart. But he couldn't stand it when he imagined how Shi Nuan was lying beneath another man doing certain things. Fu Xicheng seized Shi Nuan's shoulders as his eyes reddened. "Shi Nuan, you have no self-respect. How could you do this? How could you betray me?"

"Let go! Fu Xicheng, you're crazy! Let me go!"

Fu Xicheng pulled Shi Nuan into the elevator and thrusted her against the wall of the elevator. Shi Nuan hit the wall with a dizzying thud.

Shi Nuan clenched her teeth as she glanced at an obviously enraged Fu Xicheng. She was slightly terrified as she said, "What do you want to do? Fu Xicheng, let me warn you. Don't act recklessly." "Tell me! Who is the man? Have you two done it?" Fu Xicheng could think of nothing else. The only thought in his mind was Shi Nuan having sex with another man. When he imagined that, he couldn't hold it back. Shi Nuan was his, now and forever! "Tell me!"

"Let me go!" Shi Nuan struggled. She was disgusted by Fu Xicheng she and stretched out one hand to give him a tight slap. "Fu Xicheng, get a grip! Take a good look at me!" She clenched her teeth. "I'm Shi Nuan, not Shi Wei! If you want to go crazy, do it to Shi Wei!"

"Nuan, it is all my fault. You're the only person I love. Shi Wei and I... I-I couldn't help myself. She seduced me, Nuan." Fu Xicheng suddenly leaned forward and wrapped his arms tightly around Shi Nuan. No matter how Shi Nuan struggled, he refused to let go.

His hug was so tight that Shi Nuan could barely breathe. All she felt was intense disdain for this man. Especially after hearing what Fu Xicheng said, her disgust intensified. "Let me go, Fu Xicheng. If you won't let go, I'll shout for help."

"Go ahead and shout. If you shout, I'll tell them that deep down, you like me and we are lovers. Nuan, I know you're mad about Shi Wei and me. But you must know I have no other choice as Shi Wei has Huancheng's shares." Fu Xicheng wouldn't let Shi Nuan leave. "When I marry her and her shares become mine, I'll divorce her. We can be together then."

"Let go!" Shi Nuan struggled hard and lifted her leg to kick the spot between Fu Xicheng's legs. Immediately, Fu Xicheng winced.

"Fu Xicheng! I never knew how disgusting you are!" Shi Nuan was utterly disappointed in Fu Xicheng. "You told me you loved Shi Wei, so I said nothing when you ended up with her as she's my sister. But since you're with her, you should treat her well instead of disturbing me. You've made a decision and you should stop disgusting me now."

The disgust in Shi Nuan's eyes was apparent. If she still harbored feelings for Fu Xicheng, it was all gone thanks to what the madman did.

Fu Xicheng was holding his crotch with an agonized expression on his face,but he was still furious at Shi Nuan's cold reply. "Disgusting? You still love me. Shi Nuan, I'm your first love. How could you forget me just like that?"

"Why can't I?" Shi Nuan was seething mad. "Who do you think you are? Do you think we can still be together after what had happened? Yes, I was a fool for liking you back then. I don't like you at all now. Please don't appear in front of me as I don't want to see you anymore."

Shi Nuan pressed one of the elevator's button and stared anxiously at the changing numbers. She didn't want to remain in the same space as Fu Xicheng anymore.

Fu Xicheng took a deep breath as the pain gradually subsided. When the elevator opened, he reached out to take Shi Nuan's hand. "You don't love me anymore? So you're in love with that man?"