“Fifth Uncle is looking for you.” Fu Jingyan frowned suspiciously. Remembering Fu Shen’s instructions, he didn’t delay.
“Let’s go, then.” Yu Yue nodded.
Just as Fu Jingyan turned around, Yu Yue deliberately twisted her ankle and stumbled forward.
As expected, Fu Jingyan wouldn’t stand by and watch. Seeing this, he quickly reached out to steady her and reminded her, “Be careful.”
“Thanks.” Yu Yue swiftly tucked the few strands of Tangtang’s hair from his shoulder into her pocket. Once she succeeded, she immediately straightened up, keeping as much distance from him as if he were some kind of virus.
Fu Jingyan: “…”
Did this person study Sichuan opera face-changing?
One moment, she was all smiles, looking easy to get along with.
The next, she was cold as ice, as if he owed her money.
Hadn’t he already transferred the three hundred million in cash to her account?
Who knows if she received it or not? But whether she did or didn’t, she should at least send a reply, right?
So impolite.
Fu Shen lived in the North Courtyard.
At that moment, Fu Shen was sitting in his courtyard, staring blankly into the sky.
The temperature had dropped at night, but he didn’t seem to feel the chill.
Fu Jingyan asked a servant to fetch him a coat.
Hearing Fu Jingyan’s voice, Fu Shen turned to look at them. “You’re here? Come, have a seat.”
The courtyard was brightly lit by street lamps, so it wasn’t dark at all.
Only then did Yu Yue notice that hot tea and snacks were already laid out on the stone table in the courtyard.
“Yu…”
“I’m Yu Yue, Fifth Uncle.” Yu Yue didn’t mind that Fu Shen couldn’t remember her name and introduced herself proactively.
“Yu Yue, sorry. I don’t know if it’s because I’m getting older, but my memory has been getting worse lately.” Fu Shen said self-deprecatingly.
Yu Yue: “…”
Fu Shen was only two years older than Fu Jingyan, just thirty years old this year.
And he said he was getting older?
She thought his poor memory had nothing to do with age—it was because he was living too burdened.
At only thirty, look at him and Fu Jingyan.
Fu Jingyan had survived a severe car accident, lying in bed for years, yet his hair was still jet black and shiny.
But Fu Shen—who knew what he had been through all these years—had strands of gray hair at his temples.
“Fifth Uncle, what did you want to see me about?”
“Well, when I returned to the capital today, I took the wrong exit at the airport and saw someone who looked a lot like you. Did you go to the airport today to pick someone up?” Fu Shen probed.
Ever since he returned from the airport, the scene of Yu Yue hugging a woman kept replaying in his mind.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was real.
If he could confirm from Yu Yue that she had indeed gone to the airport and picked up a woman…
Regardless of whether that woman was the one he was looking for, even if the woman he loved could never be found again in this lifetime, if he had to marry a wife, why not marry the one who looked most like her?
“You went to the airport today? What for?” As soon as Fu Jingyan heard Fu Shen’s words, he turned and questioned Yu Yue.
Yu Yue shot him a glare.
She thought to herself, why does his questioning tone sound so much like a husband’s?
Had he forgotten?
They were in the process of getting a divorce.
Between them, aside from a marriage certificate, there was nothing else.
He had never been a husband to her for a single day, and she had never been a wife to him for a single day.
Since that was the case, he shouldn’t question her like this.
So impolite.
“Fifth Uncle, what a coincidence. I was going to pick up a friend—she’s a lawyer,” Yu Yue replied with a smile, trying to divert Fu Shen’s attention by mentioning Lin Lan’s profession.
“Are you planning to file a lawsuit?” Fu Shen glanced at Fu Jingyan.
“No, Jingyan and I are divorcing amicably. There’s no need to go as far as a lawsuit,” Yu Yue admitted frankly.
Fu Shen: “…”
Fu Shen looked at Fu Jingyan. That wasn’t what he had meant.
He just hadn’t expected Fu Jingyan to divorce as soon as he returned to the country.
Fu Jingyan hadn’t even told him about it, so he was quite surprised for a moment.
Just then, Xu Hao walked over and whispered something into Fu Jingyan’s ear. Fu Jingyan’s expression changed slightly, and he stood up. “Fifth Uncle, I have something to attend to. I’ll step out for a bit.”
“Go ahead,” Fu Shen nodded.
As Fu Jingyan left with Xu Hao, Yu Yue felt quite pleased.
She thought to herself that guy should have left earlier.
With Fu Jingyan standing there, it was hard for her to probe Fu Shen too much.
“It’s still early. Shall I keep you company and have some more tea, Fifth Uncle? I hope you don’t find me annoying,” Yu Yue asked.
“Of course not.”
Fu Jingyan paused briefly at the courtyard gate but ultimately said nothing and continued walking forward.
“Fifth Uncle, are you surprised that Jingyan and I are divorcing?” Yu Yue proactively continued the earlier topic.
“Why do you ask?” Fu Shen chuckled lightly.
“I noticed a slightly surprised micro-expression on your face just now.”
“You understand micro-expressions?” Fu Shen raised an eyebrow in surprise.
“A little, but I’m not an expert.”
“Indeed, I am surprised,” Fu Shen set down his teacup. “Back then, when the Fu family married you into the household, although I wasn’t home, I heard it was to perform a ‘joyous ritual’ for that kid.”
“And it was quite effective. The day after you married in, that kid woke up.”
“Members of the Fu family shouldn’t be ungrateful.”
“He hasn’t been ungrateful,” Yu Yue wasn’t defending him but simply stating the facts. “The divorce is mutually agreed upon, and he’s given me quite a bit in compensation.”
“How much compensation did he give you?” Fu Shen asked curiously.
“A house, a car, and cash—in total, I received three hundred million, and it was transferred to my account this afternoon.”
Yet their divorce procedures weren’t even finalized yet.
So, in Yu Yue’s view, Fu Jingyan was quite decent.
In contrast, she wasn’t being entirely honorable.
But she hadn’t intentionally cuckolded him—it was all an accident.
“Three hundred million, and you’re satisfied with that?”
“Fifth Uncle, I think one shouldn’t be too greedy. Don’t you agree?” Yu Yue wasn’t sure whose side Fu Shen was on.
“Do you… have someone you like?” Fu Shen probed.
“No, I’ve never been in love, and I haven’t met anyone who makes my heart race yet. But I do like good-looking people,” Yu Yue smiled.
What she didn’t say was that the man from that night had indeed made her heart race.
However, that kind of heart-racing was different from falling in love at first sight.
“Isn’t that kid Fu Jingyan good-looking?”
“He is, but we’re not compatible. Besides, everyone thinks he likes Miss Su,” Yu Yue used her teacup as a cover to sneak a glance at Fu Shen.
“Su Qingyue?”
“Yes,” Yu Yue took a sip of tea. “Fifth Uncle, are you really going to marry Miss Su?”
The ease on Fu Shen’s face was replaced by a hint of melancholy.
“If I don’t marry, Tangtang won’t have a normal family.” Fu Shen had considered compromising for his daughter’s sake.
“Fifth Uncle, forgive me for asking something I shouldn’t—I get the feeling you don’t like Miss Su, so how did she end up pregnant with Tangtang?” Yu Yue mustered even more courage, daring to ask anything.
“…”
“Fifth Uncle, please don’t blame me for being rash. I’m just curious. If you’d rather not say, just pretend I never asked.”