Yu Yue never expected that just a few hours after silently bidding farewell to Fu Jingyan in her heart, she would run into him again.
Could it be that their ill-fated connection wasn’t over yet?
Li Kui was equally surprised. Why had everyone suddenly developed such a fondness for seafood buffets?
And on the same day, at the same restaurant?
Talk about coincidence.
First, there were people from Yu Yue’s scumbag father’s family, and now her ex-husband with his new flame?
The reason they crossed paths was because of the children each party had brought along.
Midway through the seafood feast, someone from their private room went to the dessert area and brought back a durian pizza, steaming hot and fresh out of the oven. The durian aroma was particularly strong.
As Yu Yue caught a whiff of it, the seafood she had just eaten suddenly churned in her stomach, making her nauseous.
She quickly pressed an acupressure point to suppress the urge to vomit. While she managed to hold it back, the discomfort lingered.
She couldn’t very well stop everyone else from eating just because of her own issue.
Coincidentally, a little girl named Huanhuan in the room also disliked durian. The smell was making her gag.
So Yu Yue took Huanhuan outside for some fresh air.
Li Kui, concerned, followed them.
Children aren’t usually too interested in eating seafood, but watching the creatures crawl around in the tanks is a whole different kind of fun.
Yu Yue and Li Kui took the little girl over to watch, where a crowd of kids had gathered.
The children stood there, completely absorbed, while the adults chatted nearby, keeping an eye on their own kids.
Li Kui let Huanhuan go watch on her own.
Then, he pulled Yu Yue aside for an interrogation. “What’s going on with you? You usually love durian the most. Why are you suddenly feeling sick?”
Aside from himself, Yu Yue was the “other person” he cared about most.
“You’re not…” Li Kui thought of a possibility.
“Don’t overthink it. It’s just a sudden change in taste. And you call yourself a medical student?” Seeing that Li Kui already had his own theory, Yu Yue quickly denied it.
Li Kui wasn’t sidetracked. “Don’t change the subject. I believe people’s tastes can change—with age, changes in teeth, bones, and body structure.”
“But why you? Twenty-three, in the prime of your youth, no signs of aging, not sick. How did your taste change so drastically? Please explain this to me properly.”
Faced with Li Kui’s persistence, Yu Yue felt a headache coming on.
Just as she felt she couldn’t keep hiding the truth and was about to come clean, she suddenly heard Huanhuan burst into loud sobs.
She and Li Kui turned simultaneously to see Huanhuan had somehow fallen into the water tank, struggling and crying.
The two rushed over.
According to the adults nearby, Huanhuan had been pushed in by another little girl.
They took Huanhuan to confront the other child’s parents, only to discover that the little girl was with Fu Jingyan and his new flame.
Yu Yue didn’t want to jump to conclusions, but when they approached, Fu Jingyan immediately shielded the woman behind him, then picked up the little girl—the one who had pushed Huanhuan—and comforted her. At that moment, Yu Yue felt Li Kui’s analysis was quite on point.
Li Kui was furious. After all, Fu Jingyan and Yu Yue’s divorce proceedings weren’t even finalized yet.
For Fu Jingyan to openly parade around with his new lover was a blatant disregard for Yu Yue.
Did he think Yu Yue didn’t already have enough gossip surrounding her?
Did he want to help create more buzz for her?
Yu Yue, on the other hand, didn’t mind at all. If Fu Jingyan had also betrayed her long ago, then the guilt in her heart would completely disappear. Taking that divorce settlement would feel even more justified to her.
However, at the moment, comforting Huanhuan was the top priority.
She was the one who brought Huanhuan out, and since Huanhuan had been bullied, she, as the temporary guardian, naturally had to seek justice for her.
“Big Brother, go buy Huanhuan a new set of clothes quickly,” Yu Yue said to Li Kui.
“Alright, but can you handle it alone?” Li Kui asked worriedly.
“No problem, we’re all educated people here, civilized and reasonable,” Yu Yue nodded, glancing at Fu Jingyan.
“Okay, I’ll be back soon. I’ve tagged them in the group chat, so don’t be afraid.”
“Mm.”
Fu Jingyan: “…”
What did this guy think he was?
Actually, the matter was easy to resolve—as long as the little girl brought by Fu Jingyan was willing to apologize to Huanhuan, it would be fine.
Unfortunately, the little girl refused to apologize.
After Yu Yue made the request, Fu Jingyan rebutted it on behalf of the little girl.
Yu Yue frowned. “They’re both children. Your child pushed another child into a large water vat and soaked her, and you won’t even let your child apologize? What, is your child a child, but others’ children aren’t?”
“How much compensation do you want? We’ll pay,” Fu Jingyan said with an air of wealth, while tightly holding the little girl in his arms, pressing her head down to comfort her quietly and preventing everyone from seeing her face.
Yu Yue was immediately speechless.
“Mr. Fu, money isn’t everything, and not everything can be resolved with money, don’t you think?” Yu Yue frowned slightly. Honestly, before Fu Jingyan said this, her impression of him had been quite good.
But she truly hadn’t expected him to be so protective.
This made her a little curious—what exactly was the relationship between him and the little girl he was protecting?
Could she be his biological daughter?
The little girl looked about three years old.
Could it be that he had a child with another woman as soon as he went abroad back then?
“If money can’t solve it, it just means the money wasn’t enough,” Fu Jingyan said, quoting business wisdom, only to realize Yu Yue wasn’t listening at all. He sighed helplessly, “Then what do you want to do?”
The crowd of onlookers was growing larger, each person seemingly with their own opinion. Fu Jingyan didn’t want to become a spectacle for them to point and stare at; he just wanted to settle this quickly.
“Have your child apologize to our child, sincerely, and we’ll let it go.”
Yu Yue believed her request wasn’t excessive. Huanhuan had been soaked in the water for so long, and although the staff had brought blankets and a hairdryer to help, she was still so young and could easily fall ill.
More importantly, she believed children should be taught from a young age. You can’t just let them off the hook because they’re young and made a mistake, nor should parents always solve everything with money.
What kind of twisted mentality is that?
What if the parents don’t have money?
Should the matter just be dropped?
Some of the onlooking parents supported Yu Yue, while others whispered that she was being too nitpicky.
“Your child?” Fu Jingyan was thrown off by Yu Yue’s wording. He knew Yu Yue didn’t have a child, so was this child the man who just left?
But they didn’t look like father and daughter either.
Probably not.
“Don’t worry about her…”
“Where is her guardian? Is he here?” Before Yu Yue could finish speaking, Fu Jingyan interrupted, intending to discuss compensation directly with the child’s guardian.
“I am her temporary guardian now,” Yu Yue straightened her back, speaking neither humbly nor arrogantly.
“Yu Yue—” Fu Jingyan frowned deeply, wanting to tell her to stop making a fuss.
Earlier at the old house, hadn’t she been sensible enough to help persuade his grandmother for him?
How could she become so relentless after just a few hours apart?