“Senior Brother, are you okay? If you are, make him pay for your medical expenses,” Yu Yue said to Li Kui.
“How much?” Fu Jingyan seemed to only now notice that Li Kui’s nose was bleeding from the punch he had thrown. He thought to himself that this man was too useless, really unable to take a hit.
Li Kui: “…”
Who cared about his money?
“No need. With a violent man like him, you should hurry up and finalize the divorce completely.” Li Kui refused the compensation and straightforwardly poked at Fu Jingyan’s sore spot.
“Mhm.”
Yu Yue cooperated earnestly, nodding seriously.
Fu Jingyan: “…”
Li Kui stood up, grumbling as he walked out.
Fu Jingyan, knowing he was in the wrong, remained silent.
Yu Yue turned and walked back to her desk, leaving the door open.
Seeing that she didn’t close the door, Fu Jingyan went to close it himself. Yu Yue spoke to him in a lukewarm tone, “Better leave it open. I’m afraid someone might misunderstand again later.”
Fu Jingyan: !!
In the end, he still closed the door and walked over to the opposite side of Yu Yue’s desk. Not expecting Yu Yue to invite him to sit with a pleasant expression, he dragged a chair over and sat down.
“I… came to thank you,” Fu Jingyan said with difficulty.
After calming down, he felt that his earlier self had been so uncontrollable, as if possessed.
He had no idea how things had ended up like this.
He had originally come to thank her on behalf of Tangtang.
But this explanation felt unbelievable even to him, and he was sure Yu Yue wouldn’t believe it either.
“Thank me? Your way of showing gratitude is quite unique,” Yu Yue said coolly.
“…”
Fu Jingyan forced himself to swallow his pride.
After all, he had just acted like a jealous husband.
But he really wasn’t.
He was just…
Forget it, no point mentioning it.
“I know I was wrong earlier, but you should also consider others, shouldn’t you? You should be mindful of your words and actions, especially since you still hold the title of Mrs. Fu.”
“Mr. Fu, is this an apology or a lecture?” Yu Yue snorted lightly. If possible, she would gladly remove the title of Mrs. Fu right away.
Whoever wanted to be Mrs. Fu could have it.
She certainly didn’t want it.
“I…”
“Alright, if we can’t see eye to eye, there’s no point in talking. Today, under the pretense of thanking me, you almost wrecked my shop. Don’t just talk without action. If you really want to apologize, I’ll ask you a few questions.”
“You have to answer honestly, and you can’t get any of the information wrong. Otherwise, if your connections at the Civil Affairs Bureau don’t work, we can use mine.”
“Let’s finish the final divorce procedures as soon as possible, so you won’t keep using the Fu family’s reputation as an excuse to go crazy on me.”
“…”
Fu Jingyan’s expression changed abruptly. She had connections at the Civil Affairs Bureau?
That was something he hadn’t expected.
“What do you want to ask?”
“Tell me about that childhood friend of yours, Miss Su.” Mentioning Su Qingyue, Yu Yue temporarily set aside Fu Jingyan’s earlier madness.
“…”
Fu Jingyan looked at her, his gaze suddenly turning serious and somewhat meaningful.
Yu Yue, however, didn’t notice the change in Fu Jingyan’s expression at all.
Fu Jingyan thought for a moment, recalling everything that had happened before.
A beautiful misunderstanding took root and grew rapidly in his heart.
Yu Yue liked handsome men, and he happened to be one of them.
Rounding it off, does Yu Yue like him?
Ahem—
So that’s how it is.
Seeing him spacing out, and even giggling to himself while lost in thought, Yu Yue once again wondered if he had really hit his head on the way out today.
“Ahem, well, what do you want to know about her?” Fu Jingyan glanced at her.
Looking at her chubby face, it really wasn’t unattractive at all.
The more you looked, the more it grew on you.
As his grandmother put it, Yu Yue’s condition was what they called “girl plumpness.”
Similar to baby fat—babies grow up and gradually slim down.
Girl plumpness, as the name suggests, meant that once Yu Yue was no longer a girl, or after she had children in the future, she would become thinner and thinner.
His grandmother had even told him to take a closer look at Yu Yue’s facial features. If her face slimmed down, she would undoubtedly be a stunning beauty.
His grandmother’s point was that if he didn’t cherish Yu Yue now, by the time that day came, there would be many suitors around her, and he would no longer be her only choice.
When he first heard his grandmother say this, he was dismissive.
He didn’t like Yu Yue, so whether she chose him or not had nothing to do with him.
Now, he still didn’t like Yu Yue. The reason he cared so much about her getting too close to other men was purely due to his male pride.
And the reputation of the Fu family.
As long as they weren’t divorced, she couldn’t be too unrestrained.
“For example, her family background. Tell me about it, like, is she from Beijing?” Yu Yue thought for a moment and asked.
“We grew up together. What do you think—is she from Beijing?”
She already knew they were childhood sweethearts, yet she asked such a silly question?
“Does she have any siblings?”
“Of course. The Su family is a prominent clan in Beijing, but…”
“But what?” Yu Yue spoke quickly, her eyes bright and lively, her long, slightly curled eyelashes fluttering, carrying a liveliness that didn’t match her plump appearance.
“Yu Yue, are you curious about her, or about her family?” Fu Jingyan caught on.
“I…” Yu Yue was stumped.
Frustrated, she thought, how did Fu Jingyan’s runaway intelligence suddenly come back?
Really, couldn’t it have stayed out a bit longer?
Just as Yu Yue’s mind raced, trying to figure out how to pry open Fu Jingyan’s mouth, his phone rang.
It was Su Qingyue calling.
Fu Jingyan glanced at Yu Yue, stood up, and walked to the window to answer the call. “Okay, I understand.”
After hanging up, Fu Jingyan spoke before Yu Yue could. “Yu Yue, I have something to attend to. I need to leave now.”
“You haven’t answered my question yet,” Yu Yue complained.
“We’ll talk about that another day.” Yu Yue’s charming demeanor left Fu Jingyan unable to refuse.
“Fine,” Yu Yue reluctantly conceded.
“I came here today genuinely to thank you on behalf of my Fifth Uncle, Tangtang, and Qingyue.”
“Beating up your senior brother was unavoidable. I can apologize to him.”
“As I said before, the Fu family’s status in Beijing—you’ve been married into the Fu family for three years, so you should know. Therefore, your words and actions really need to be a bit more careful. I’m not lecturing you; I’m discussing this with you.”
“…”
Yu Yue looked up at him. Seeing that his attitude was acceptable, she relented.
“That’s my senior brother. You grew up with Su Qingyue, while he and I practically grew up under the same roof. To my grandmother, he’s like her own grandson.”
“If my mother hadn’t taken him as her last disciple, I’d be calling him ‘brother,’ not ‘senior brother.'”
“Alright,” Fu Jingyan said, his lingering resentment now completely gone. “I was wrong. I’ll go apologize to him right now.”
“No need. He probably doesn’t want to see you right now. Don’t you have something to do? You should go first,” Yu Yue declined on Li Kui’s behalf.
“Then I’ll apologize another day. I’ll take my leave now,” Fu Jingyan said, his tone much gentler.
“Mm,” Yu Yue nodded.