What was he talking about?
What kind of relationship did they have? Why was he making promises?
And the most confusing thing for Sheng Xiangsi was why he was so fixated on her.
Sheng Xiangsi tried to think of a reason. "Do you think I'm easy to manipulate?"
"Easy to manipulate?" Fu Hanjiang laughed.
That was the biggest joke!
Sheng Xiangsi understood and sneered, "I don't get along with Yao Leyi. If you insist on continuing with me, we'll inevitably run into each other in the future. We'll still fight, maybe even like this time on the set, with physical altercations!"
She really couldn't understand, "Don't you find it exhausting?"
Who dates for trouble? Finding someone who constantly causes issues… Is he crazy or a masochist?
Fu Hanjiang smiled, raising his eyebrows, "What, are you worried about me?"
Sheng Xiangsi: …
She was both angry and speechless.
"As I said," Fu Hanjiang smiled, indulging in his imagination, dreaming was free after all.
"Whether you want to control me or feel sorry for me, you have to be my girlfriend first. We have no relationship now, so it's inappropriate for you to act this way."
Sheng Xiangsi: !!!
Taking a deep breath, she clenched her fists silently.
Did he think she was joking with him? Bai Ran was still in the detention center, waiting to be rescued!
Furious, she glared at Fu Hanjiang, "The almighty Mr. Fu, do you think ordinary people's lives are just something you can manipulate so easily and casually?"
Fu Hanjiang was stunned for a moment and sighed, lowering his head.
"Manipulate? You can decide my and your friend's fate with one word. If anyone's manipulating, it's you manipulating me."
What nonsense was this?!
Sheng Xiangsi's eyes narrowed, looking into his eyes.
At that moment, he wasn't smiling or angry… no emotion at all, just staring at her.
Intensely, purely.
"My phone will be on 24/7, waiting for you."
Sheng Xiangsi was stunned, speechless. It made no sense!
Why was it her? Why did he insist on her being his shield?
…
Fu Hanjiang drove her back to Hexiyuan.
That night, Sheng Xiangsi was destined to toss and turn, unable to sleep.
It was only in the middle of the night that she dozed off.
She was unusually late getting up the next morning. It was Junjun who woke her up.
"Mom, Mom."
Junjun leaned on the bed, not daring to be loud. Mom said that sleeping people are easily frightened.
"Mm?" Sheng Xiangsi opened her eyes, reaching out to hold her sweet, soft daughter in her arms, "Good baby."
"Mom, are you feeling unwell?"
It turned out her daughter was worried about her.
"No, I'm not unwell." Sheng Xiangsi pinched her daughter's chubby cheek, "Mom is just being lazy today."
"Haha." Junjun happily leaned against her mom, "Junjun will be lazy with Mom."
"Alright."
Holding her daughter, Sheng Xiangsi felt both heartache and guilt.
Junjun, Mom will be busy again. I'll try my best to end all this soon...
Leaving Hexiyuan, Sheng Xiangsi went to Yintan.
No matter what, she had to solve Bai Ran's crisis first.
The rest, she'd take one step at a time, dealing with things as they came.
Meanwhile.
At the Fu residence.
After breakfast, Qi Si helped Fu Hanchuan, who was using crutches, to the study.
He had been trying to get off the wheelchair for the past two days. After rehabilitation training, he could walk with crutches, although slowly.
"Speak."
Fu Hanchuan sat on the sofa, placing the crutches aside. He knew Qi Si had something to say from the moment he entered.
He hadn't spoken earlier because of their grandmother's presence.
"Yes, sir." Qi Si habitually lowered his voice, "Do you know who injured Miss Yao?"
There was a clear implication in his words.
Fu Hanchuan frowned. How could he guess out of nowhere?
"Someone I know?"
"Yes." Qi Si nodded, "It was Bai Ran."
"?!"
It was her!
Fu Hanchuan was shocked, his hand tightening on his thigh.
The air grew tense.
He didn't speak, and Qi Si didn't dare to say more.
After a long silence, Fu Hanchuan finally spoke, "Prepare the car, we're going to the police station. Inform Su Xingzhi."
"Yes, sir."
After hearing Su Xingzhi's name, Qi Si knew what Fu Hanchuan intended.
…
Yintan.
Standing at the door for a long time, Sheng Xiangsi finally raised her hand and pressed the doorbell.
"Come in."
Almost as soon as she pressed it, the door opened in response, with Fu Hanjiang's voice coming through the intercom, as if he had been waiting right there.
Taking a deep breath, Sheng Xiangsi pushed open the door and walked in.
"You're here?"
Fu Hanjiang was leaning against the wall in the foyer, arms crossed. He nodded towards the floor.
"I got the slippers out for you."
"Thank you."
She changed her shoes, and Fu Hanjiang turned and walked inside, sitting on the living room sofa.
Today, he wasn't wearing a suit. He had on a cashmere sweater and casual trousers, his hair unstyled, with bangs falling over his forehead, looking more grounded.
"Sit." Fu Hanjiang patted the seat next to him.
Sheng Xiangsi hesitated, then walked over and sat on a separate chair next to him.
Instantly, Fu Hanjiang's expression darkened, "You came, so I thought you'd already made up your mind."
"Yes." Sheng Xiangsi nodded, "I've made up my mind."
"Oh?" Fu Hanjiang's clean voice laughed coolly, with an imperceptible tension and anticipation.
"Then tell me, what's your decision?"
Sheng Xiangsi pursed her lips, looking him straight in the eye.
"I agree to reconcile."
YES!
Beautiful!
I knew it!
Fu Hanjiang was overjoyed inside, unable to suppress his smile. He patted the seat next to him, "Come sit here, why so far away?"
Sheng Xiangsi frowned, "Listen to me first."
"What? Go ahead." Fu Hanjiang nodded eagerly, "If you have any demands, just say them."
"Alright."
Sheng Xiangsi poured out all the words she had thought over the night.
"You said before, without any fundamental issues, I can't propose a breakup. I want to clarify what constitutes a fundamental issue."
"Does that need to be said?"
Fu Hanjiang laughed, unconcerned, "I know that. Don't worry, I won't cheat. There won't be anyone else but you…"
"Fu Hanjiang, listen carefully."
Sheng Xiangsi didn't want to hear those high-sounding words, coldly interrupting him.
Her tone was gentle but firm.
"If there's ever a situation like last time between me and Yao Leyi, and you protect her again, we… will break up, and you're not allowed to make things difficult for me!"
Her clear eyes stared straight at him.
"Can you do that? If you can, let's forget I mentioned breaking up. If not, please don't bully me."
Sheng Xiangsi's eyes were slightly red, and she almost believed what she was saying.
After all, she had practiced it all night, and even her voice was slightly choked, "I can't accept not being the most important person in my boyfriend's heart!"