Rose Manor

In the main hall, the nanny aunt brought a plate of freshly cut fruits, placed it in front of Shen Jianian, and warmly greeted her to eat.

Shen Jia Nian felt restless and slightly curled his lips towards the nanny without touching the fruit on the coffee table.

The waiting time was too long, every minute and every second was torture, and she looked at the stairs more and more often.

Suddenly, a man sat down next to him. He stretched out his arms and picked up the small fork on the plate, picked up a piece of pear and put it in his mouth. He said jokingly, "Are you worried about Mr. Fu?"

Shen Jianian heard that the voice was Fu Jianfang and had a bad impression of her, so he didn't want to talk to her.However, the other party is an elder, so it would be rude to ignore him directly.

She turned her head and glanced, barely raised the corners of her lips, and replied with a smile: "A little bit."

Fu Jianfang put down his fork, took out a tissue to wipe his mouth, and chuckled softly: "If you tell me, there is no need to worry. Whenever he comes back to the old house, he will be lectured by the old man. It has become a common occurrence."

Shen Jia Nian couldn't answer the question for a moment, and couldn't even squeeze out a smile.

"Do you think the old man will scold Fu Da because of your existence?" Fu Jianfang hid her lips, and the contempt in her eyes was openly revealed, "A little girl of your age is stupid enough to believe in such nihility as love. Damn, Fu Da is much smarter than you think, can he not know the consequences of being with you?"

Shen Jianian didn't know what she wanted to say, but he had a hunch that it wasn't a good thing.

Seeing that Shen Jianian was silent, Fu Jianfang spoke more enthusiastically: "Last time the old man was hospitalized, I had an argument with him. I asked him angrily if he was looking for a woman to confuse his family. I poked his head and couldn't say anything for a long time. You must not understand why he is looking for you. Think about it, you are young and beautiful, and there is no one to support you after something happens at home. It is best to figure it out. He is with you, and the whole city knows about it, and the family is fighting with him. Those who inherited the rights were fooled by him, thinking that he was obsessed with beauty in Yicheng, did not pay attention to the family business, and relaxed their vigilance. No, when he came back, he took advantage of everyone's unpreparedness and turned the family upside down. He The third uncle was investigated by the police. Although he was found innocent in the end, he suffered such a blow and his whole body was depleted. He is still depressed. His cousin was severely punished by the old man and sent to the army to temper his temper. He is like this today I can’t put the days back. Suddenly there are two less competitors, otherwise it would be said that Fu Da kills people without blood."

Fu Jianfang was very talkative. Compared to her, Shen Jia Nian was too young and shallow, and his face turned pale after her few words.

Shen Jia Nian tightened her intertwined fingers and dug her nails into her flesh. She slowly raised her head, looked at Fu Jianfang's smiling face, and asked from her heart: "Why are you telling me this?"

"I see that you are a little girl alone, and I am worried that you will be deceived and help count money." Fu Jianfang said, "I also have a daughter. Although my daughter is young, I am also afraid that she will be coaxed by men outside and lose herself in the future. How much do you think he cares about you? In his eyes, you are just a plaything at best."

Shen Jianian pursed her lips tightly, her mind went blank, and the blood on her lips disappeared little by little.

Having achieved his goal, Fu Jianfang stood up, tugged the hair around his ears, and found an excuse to leave: "I'm going to see Sibo. Don't say anything for a long time. Don't cause me any trouble again."

After the people left, Shen Jia Nian sat alone in the main hall, his hands and feet a little cold.

The confusion that had been lingering in her heart suddenly became clear like the moon was clearing from the clouds.

She had vaguely felt that everything Fu Jichen did for her had some kind of purpose, but she couldn't figure out what his purpose was.Until Fu Jianfang said this, she understood everything.

During those days in Yicheng, someone was following them, but Fu Jichen was not panicked by this. Instead, he acted calmly and confidently, as if he already knew who the person was secretly stalking.

He dotes on her extremely much, proclaims it in a high-profile way, and doesn't mind letting everyone know that he spends a lot of money to win a beauty.

She remembered that when Bai Changxia learned that Fu Jichen had true feelings for her, she realized clearly at that time that this was not in line with Fu Jichen's deep and reserved nature.

really.

He did it on purpose, just as Fu Jianfang said, to make those who were watching him secretly think that he was not doing his job properly.

There was a bitterness in Shen Jia Nian's eyes. She blinked her eyes slowly twice and realized that she had been holding her breath subconsciously for a long time and was feeling suffocated in her chest.

She kept breathing in and out, letting fresh air rush into her lungs.

There were footsteps at the top of the stairs. Shen Jia Nian raised his eyes and saw Fu Jichen walking down the stairs. He looked unharmed and could not tell whether he had been scolded.

Shen Jianian stared at the man's slender and stiff figure, and all the past events came to mind, including the fact that in recent days she had clearly felt that her dependence on him had reached a point where it was difficult to recover.

Not just dependence, maybe something else.

What it is, she doesn't want to admit.Fu Jichen walked to the sofa and saw that she was a little dazed. He couldn't help but laugh: "Are you worried about me?" As he spoke, he held her hand on his lap and frowned slightly, "Why are your hands so cold?"

Shen Jianian's wandering gaze finally fell on his face. His eyes were full of affection, and it didn't look like he was faking it.

If everything is fake, then his acting skills are too good.

The corners of Shen Jia Nian's lips were slightly curved, and his voice was a little weak, revealing the tiredness that was hard to conceal: "Can we leave?"

"wait for me a bit."

Fu Jichen glanced around and went to the tea room to say goodbye to Fu Zhengyun. Before he entered, he heard Wei Ronghua complaining in a low voice: "Look at the good things your son has done, the old man may decide how to punish him! You'd better give that woman a good face, don't Tell me you really took that low-class woman as your daughter-in-law!"

Fu Zhengyun said in a sullen tone: "Say less."

"If I don't say anything, your son will marry that woman home..."

Fu Jichen pushed open the sliding door with force, and there was a "clang" sound. Wei Ronghua was startled, and his voice suddenly stopped. He looked towards the door in a panic, and met Fu Jichen's face that could not tell whether he was happy or angry.

"We are ready to go back." Fu Jichen pretended not to hear those words, said hello calmly, and prepared to leave.

"Wait." Fu Zhengyun said, "Come in, let's talk."

Fu Jichen refused: "It's too late, let's do it next time."

He turned around and walked away, took the simply cleaned cheongsam from the nanny, put his arm around Shen Jianian's shoulders, and left the brightly lit room.

For a long while, Wei Ronghua held down her violently beating heart and vented out all the depression she had been holding back for a long time: "What's wrong with good days being mixed up like this!" She turned to Fu Zhengyun and said, "Look at it , who else in the family can talk to him now?! I heard from the second wife of the Xu family that Xu Youxuan will return to China soon, and he is the one who is getting married, and he is also ambiguously involved with women outside. What do the people of the Xu family think?!"

Wei Ronghua's usual gentle temperament was gone, and his voice became sharper and sharper.

Fu Zhengyun was so quarreled that he had a headache: "If he really doesn't want to, you can't put a knife to his neck and force him to marry the daughter of the Xu family."

Wei Ronghua's eyebrows pounded: "You mean to give up on this marriage? Then ask the old man if he agrees!"

"Don't get involved before things come to a conclusion."

"You think I want to get involved, don't you?! I'm not afraid of ruining my future by showing my sincerity!"

Fu Zhengyun was really annoyed and said without any scruples: "Are you afraid that he will destroy his future or are you afraid that you will not be able to secure your position as the mistress of the Fu family?"

"Fu Zhengyun!"

The argument in the tea room became louder and louder. Fu Jianfang happened to pass by and didn't hear what was said inside. He only knew that there was an argument going on.She knocked on the door and raised her voice: "Brother and sister-in-law, if you have something to say, please speak it carefully. Don't argue."

He spoke words of persuasion, and his eyes were full of gloating smiles.

*
Fu Jichen and Shen Jianian walked to the parking place.

The sky was getting darker, making the street lights in the yard particularly dazzling.Shen Jia Nian stopped four or five steps away from the car and saw Qu Mo sitting in the car. It was inconvenient for him to hear some words.

"Fu Jichen, I have something to ask you, please tell me the truth." She turned around to face him.

She couldn't wait a moment. She wanted to find out whether it was a false sentiment or a pretense now.