Around five o’clock, Fu Jingyan personally came to the small Western-style house to pick up Yu Yue.
At Lin Lan’s insistence, Yu Yue had dressed up a little.
She wore light makeup, almost equivalent to no makeup at all.
As Lin Lan put it, Yu Yue’s natural features were already quite good.
Even if she was overweight, it couldn’t completely hide all her beauty.
Before Yu Yue was forced to marry Fu Jingyan to bring him luck, even when she weighed nearly three hundred pounds, she still had suitors around her.
In Lin Lan’s eyes, no matter what Yu Yue looked like, she was always a beautiful, lovely girl.
When Yu Yue walked out of the small Western-style house, Lin Lan and Li Kui were leaning over the second-floor balcony, sipping coffee and watching.
To show sincerity, Fu Jingyan got out of the car to wait.
However, he had quite a few phone calls to attend to.
Lin Lan stared at his tall figure. Due to the distance, she couldn’t clearly make out Fu Jingyan’s facial features with her naked eyes, so Li Kui handed her a pair of binoculars.
Lin Lan unabashedly admired Fu Jingyan’s looks through the binoculars while discussing with Li Kui, “Hey, if it weren’t for Yueyue being so fixated on the father of the baby in her belly, I’d say this Young Master Fu isn’t bad-looking.”
“Just in terms of looks, he’s worthy of our Yueyue, don’t you think? Senior Brother—”
Li Kui cracked sunflower seeds, looking disdainful. “Attorney Lin, that’s not how you should put it. Fu Jingyan may be good-looking, but his physical functions might not be up to par.”
“Physical functions?” Lin Lan didn’t catch on at first, then laughed. “Wait, Dr. Li, do you medical professionals look at men the same way you look at livestock?”
“That’s how livestock farmers would see it,” Li Kui corrected seriously.
“Hahaha…”
Lin Lan couldn’t hold back anymore and burst into hearty laughter.
Fortunately, Yu Yue had already gotten into Fu Jingyan’s car, and it had driven off quite a while ago.
The two of them, too engrossed in their conversation, hadn’t noticed at all.
As the sky darkened, Li Kui asked Lin Lan what she wanted for dinner. Even though Yu Yue wasn’t around, as her senior brother, he still had to properly welcome Lin Lan on Yu Yue’s behalf.
“I want to eat at a street food stall.”
“Yu Yue is a billionaire now. Today, her bank account received so many zeros. Are you sure you just want to eat at a street food stall?” Li Kui couldn’t help but try to persuade her.
While they still could, the few of them had to make an effort to spend that money lavishly.
Once the truth about Yu Yue cuckolding Fu Jingyan could no longer be hidden, they might not even have the chance to spend it anymore.
“Hmm,” Lin Lan thought it over carefully and finally compromised with her frugal stomach. “This poor stomach still misses the street food stalls. We can save the luxurious delicacies for later.”
“Alright then, shall we head out?”
“Sure.”
In the car.
Fu Jingyan held back for a while but eventually couldn’t resist.
He hadn’t noticed that Yu Yue was wearing makeup today, but he had seen the man on the second floor.
At that moment, he felt a bit uncomfortable.
“Yu Yue—” Fu Jingyan intended to speak directly and called out to her.
However, ever since getting into the car, Yu Yue had been lost in thought about how to tell Fu Jingyan that she wanted to see Tangtang in person.
After all, all they had received were photos of Tangtang, and photos could sometimes look quite different from the actual person.
She needed to see for herself to know just how much she resembled Lin Lan.
“Yu Yue,” Fu Jingyan raised his voice.
“Hmm? Are you calling me? Fu Jingyan?”
“Yes, I’m calling you. Does your senior brother also live in that small Western-style house?” Fu Jingyan asked directly.
“He has a room in the small Western-style house, but he doesn’t necessarily stay there every day,” Yu Yue answered truthfully.
To Fu Jingyan, this sounded like Yu Yue admitting they had already started living together.
If a master and disciple could become lovers, what about a senior brother and junior sister?
He wasn’t opposed to her developing a romantic relationship with her senior brother, but starting now just didn’t seem like the right timing.
“Yu Yue, we’re only going through the procedures and haven’t officially completed the divorce yet. I think you should maintain some boundaries when interacting with the opposite sex.”
“The Fu family can’t afford to lose face like this.”
“???”
Yu Yue turned to look at him, taking a moment to understand what he meant.
“Fu Jingyan, is your head filled with nothing but dirty thoughts?” Yu Yue was utterly speechless. “You don’t actually think that just because my senior brother and I live in the same small Western-style house, we’re cohabiting, do you?”
“Even though it’s called a small Western-style house, do you know how many rooms it has? Do you know how many people live there?”
“You don’t know anything, yet you have the nerve to say such things?”
“Oh, so sharing the same roof means cohabiting? Is that how your Chinese teacher taught you the meaning of this word?”
Fu Jingyan: “…”
Fu Jingyan was left speechless by her questions.
He was just…
Just what?
Yu Yue’s comprehension was spot-on—she truly grasped the essence of his words.
That was exactly what he meant.
However, with Yu Yue refuting him so sharply, did it mean she wasn’t actually cohabiting with Li Kui?
Fu Jingyan remained silent, but Yu Yue didn’t take his silence as proof that her rebuttal was justified.
It was like when Zhen Huan was suspected of having an affair with Physician Wen—she felt relieved only because the person they suspected was wrong, not because she hadn’t had an affair with anyone.
So…
“Fu Jingyan, let me ask you a question. If I really fell for another man during the divorce cooling-off period and wanted to quickly develop a relationship with him, regardless of whether your Fu family could accept it, could you?”
“Yu Yue, the divorce cooling-off period is only one month. Can’t you wait that long?” Fu Jingyan kindly reminded her.
“What if I really can’t wait?” After all, during the three years of marriage to Fu Jingyan, she had been living like a widow.
Before, she didn’t know how exhilarating such things could be, so it didn’t matter.
But now, she knew. She had tasted it, and at night, she couldn’t help but think about it.
After all, she was a healthy, mature woman, both physically and mentally.
So, if she really found the father of the baby in her belly within a month, she might truly be unable to wait.
In fact, given the Fu family’s status and influence, with a little maneuvering, their divorce wouldn’t have to drag on for a whole month.
Fu Jingyan found it hard to believe that Yu Yue would say such things.
They had been married for three years but had never spent a single day together.
His impression of Yu Yue came entirely from his grandmother—words like obedient, sensible, and good-tempered.
All positive traits, in short.
But when it came to this, wasn’t she being a bit too forward?
Suddenly, Fu Jingyan thought of the woman from that night—she, too, had been forward.
She had barely settled in when he started getting handsy, saying all sorts of things that made her blush.
Are women nowadays all this bold and reckless?
“If you really do get pregnant, I’ll help you talk to Grandma.”
“But what if I act first and report later, and I’m already pregnant?”
“Yu Yue…” Fu Jingyan’s voice turned cold, full of warning.
“I get it. You won’t let me off easy, right?” Yu Yue was startled by his icy, murderous gaze.
She still had that much self-awareness.