Mrs. Fu, please be mindful of the appropriate boundaries.

It was very late when Xu Qingcheng got home.

Zhao Lan said that Xu Yuan was fortunate to be obedient enough to play with her toys while she quickly cooked dinner.

"What's wrong with your eyes? Have you been crying? What happened?" Zhao Lan asked, noticing her red eyes.

"It's nothing, I was just thinking about Yuanyuan's treatment." Xu Qingcheng reached out and touched little Xu Yuan who was sitting to the side.

Her eyes suddenly turned red.

She never expected that such a thing would happen during her trip to Xinghe Bay; Fu Jingting's actions were definitely malicious.

He just didn't want her to have a good time.

"Don't worry too much. This child is blessed. She's so cute. I think God can't let her down," Zhao Lan comforted her. Perhaps she's older and more open-minded about many things, but she also knew that Zhao Lan was heartbroken. After all, she was her own child. Sometimes parents would rather bear all the pain themselves than let their children bear even a little bit of it.

Xu Qingcheng hummed in response, her voice muffled.

"Mom, can you help me pack Yuanyuan's things? I'm taking her home."

Zhao Lan said it was getting late and asked Xu Qingcheng to stay the night and leave the next day, but Xu Qingcheng didn't try to stop her and left with Xu Yuan in her arms.

She didn't dare show her emotions in front of Zhao Lan for fear of worrying her mother, but Xu Qingcheng was really upset and needed her own space.

It was past 10 p.m. when we got back to Jinzhou. Xu Yuan was completely unaware of anything and fell asleep in the car. She was fast asleep.

Xu Qingcheng got out of the car and picked up Xu Yuan.

The little one woke up briefly, then rested his head on her shoulder and fell asleep again, a soft, fluffy bundle nestled in her arms.

As she rode the elevator upstairs, Xu Qingcheng looked at her reflection in the clean walls of the elevator, a solitary figure holding Xu Yuan, and her nose suddenly stung with tears.

Xu Qingcheng held back her tears as she tried to hold them back.

She never complained about herself. It was hard for her to raise the child alone, and she would occasionally grumble, but never like today.

What kind of mentality does he have that allows him to sleep with his fiancée when he already has one?

After returning home, Xu Qingcheng put Yuanyuan on the bed, gave her some water, and saw that she was sleeping soundly before going to the bathroom to tidy herself up.

The sound of rushing water drowned out the faint sobbing.

Xu Qingcheng lowered her eyes, her body bearing marks left by him without regard for the severity of his actions.

She angrily pounded and kicked the bathroom wall, venting her frustration for a while, but then suddenly squatted down. Water gushed down from the showerhead, hitting her body. Xu Qingcheng hugged herself and buried her face in her knees. Her face was covered in water, tears and streams indistinguishable.

Xu Qingcheng cried bitterly. She never knew she could be so shameless. All her rejections were shattered into pieces by his domineering attitude.

She was filled with resentment, yet she also succumbed to despair.

They are firmly bound by the shackles of morality.

……

Fu Jingting sat on the sofa in Xinghe Bay for a long time. The window of the room was open, and the scent of lovemaking had long since dissipated, but he still felt that her scent lingered here.

Xu Qingcheng fled in a panic, seemingly forgetting that this was her home.

Fu Jingting pressed his temples. "Crazy? Yes, crazy."

But he did not regret it.

Every tear on her face fell into his heart, but could only fall on him.

He wanted to see what kind of man she could find after all this.

Gu Feibai was drunk when Fu Jingting called him out.

The man was punching the sandbag, each move incredibly vicious.

"There's a really hot girl here tonight. Tell me, what serious business do you have that would make me give up my girl to be with you?!" Xiao Bai had drunk a bit too much and was a little tipsy, so he spoke very rudely.

Fu Jingting glanced back at him, tossed him a pair of boxing gloves, and said, "Come here, let me help you sober up before we talk."

Gu Feibai stood on the sidelines watching Fu Jingting, and finally roared loudly and arrogantly, "Alright! I'll show you a thing or two!"

Fu Jingting saw his arrogant smile with the corners of his mouth crooked, but didn't say anything.

then……

After being punched and sent flying once again, Xiaobai felt like his face was about to be deformed.

他爬起来把手上的拳击手套脱下来狠狠的往地上一摔，「卧槽，你他妈能不能不照着一个地方揍，小爷就靠这张脸行走江湖了。」

"Are you sober now?"

Fu Jingting glanced at him, tossed aside the boxing gloves in his hand, and walked out.

Gu Feibai followed, "You're awake. Why did you call me over in such a hurry?"

"X is unknown. Do you know that?"

"In the same line of work, huh? Frenemies." Gu Feibai looked at him, rubbing his left cheek with one hand. "What are you doing?"

Tell me about it.

"Ouch, my face hurts so much, it's so damn painful, even opening my mouth hurts, I can't say anything today..."

Fu Jingting didn't say anything, but reached out and cracked his fingers, making a cracking sound.

noob,"……"

"Xie Yin's own brand was previously based overseas. He started laying the groundwork for the domestic market a couple of years ago, and this year he's making big moves, preparing to shift his focus to the domestic market," Gu Feibai explained in detail.

"Xie Yin?" Fu Jingting frowned.

She called out, "Brother Yin? Brother Yin?"

Fu Jingting suddenly took out his phone. "Who is this person?"

Gu Feibai glanced over and said, "It's Xie Yin. Hey, who's that woman next to him? She looks pretty good."

Gu Feibai wanted to take a closer look, but Fu Jingting simply put it away.

He lowered his eyes slightly, and then it seemed to make sense.

Xu Qingcheng is currently a designer at X Unknown, and her direct supervisor is Xie Yin.

The man lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, and then said, "The Xie family, who made their fortune through jade gambling?"

"Right." Gu Feibai snapped his fingers. "This Xie Yin is a weirdo. He likes stones more than beautiful women. Back then, his wife was caught sleeping with someone else. Holy crap, he became famous for being cuckolded!"

Gu Feibai smiled and said, "Even in one place, you'll either be someone your elders know, or someone in a business circle. The relationships between people in the same industry are the closest. Your competitors know you better than your own mother."

The Gu family and the Xie family are not exactly direct competitors, but they do have some overlap in the jewelry industry.

However, the Gu family focuses more on the fashion industry, while the Xie family focuses more on upstream mineral resources.

"Why are you asking about him?" Gu Feibai asked, puzzled. "Don't tell me you're going to invest in the jewelry industry. If you're going to invest, invest in me!"

Fu Jingting gave him a disdainful look.

Xiao Bai clutched his chest, "Damn, that look you gave me just now hurt me."

"Give me a copy of Xie Yin's information." He was too lazy to ask anyone else to search for it; since they were in the same industry, the information was readily available.

Gu Feibai readily agreed, "Okay."

But, "Hey, you still haven't told me why you're asking him about him. If you really want to get into the jewelry industry, you should come to me."

The man ignored him completely and left.

……

The next day, Xu Qingcheng received a call from the real estate agent, who hesitantly asked her if the house was still for sale.

"Sell."

Xu Qingcheng said without hesitation and through gritted teeth, "Why not sell it? I can lower the price further. Help me get rid of it as soon as possible."

"There's no need to lower the price. A boss has offered a very good price. He can buy it in full or cover the brokerage fee. He's asking if you're still interested in selling."

Xu Qingcheng didn't hesitate at all when she heard this. The agent arranged a time for her to go to the real estate agency to sign the contract. The other party's lawyer came when she signed the agreement. He probably wasn't short of money, so he signed it very quickly.

The agent suggested they go see another house together, but Xu Qingcheng declined; she didn't want to go into that place anymore.

What happened that night left a heavy stain on her heart.

The aftermath of her transgression, once discovered, would be a fatal blow to her.

People gossiped about her, saying she seduced someone's fiancé.

The world is far more tolerant of men than women.

Regardless of Fu Jingting's intentions, Xu Qingcheng didn't want to have any further contact with him. She would avoid him altogether and leave once Yuanyuan's matter was resolved.

If we live too far apart, we don't want to see each other.

"These are all the remaining keys. There are also a few unwanted items packed inside. Please clean them up yourselves." Xu Qingcheng refused to step into the area again, since there wasn't anything of value left anyway.

"Ms. Xu, there should be another key, right?" the agent asked her.

Xu Qingcheng paused for a moment, then said, "I'm sorry, I forgot where I put the key. Anyway, just to be safe, you should probably... change the locks."

The spare key was with Fu Jingting. She left Xinghe Bay that day and didn't have time to think about it.

Fortunately, the other party's lawyer didn't mind. "Ms. Xu, we will pay the full amount as soon as possible. Please cooperate with us to complete the transfer procedures at that time."

The other party was very polite, and Xu Qingcheng readily agreed. Before the property transfer was even completed, the payment arrived in her account that very evening.

Xu Qingcheng even made a special call to the real estate agent to ask when the property transfer needed to be completed, and that it would be best to let her know in advance.

The agent said there was no rush and they would notify her when needed.

Xu Qingcheng thought to herself that this person was quite straightforward. The property transfer hadn't even been completed yet, but at least he left a final payment. However, since the agreement had already been signed, there was nothing to worry about.

But it's still very reassuring to encounter such a generous buyer.

From then on, Xinghewan had nothing to do with her anymore.

On the other side, Duan Heng handed the agreement and keys to Fu Jingting, "The payment has already been made."

"Um."

The man hummed in response and said nothing more.

Duan Heng placed a box of Huanglian Shangqing tablets on his desk.

Fu Jingting looked up. "What?"

"I saw you were feeling hot, so I bought it on my way out," Duan Heng explained in a very serious tone.

Fu Jingting, "..."

The bite mark on her lip was particularly noticeable; without a close look, one might mistake it for a minor internal heat.

Fu Jingting gave him a meaningless look and said, "Get out."

Xu Qingcheng showed no mercy. Her hands were tied and she couldn't move, so he bit her wherever his mouth could reach.

Fu Jingting tugged hard at his tie, suddenly feeling an itch and pain in the places where he had been bitten.

The house in Xinghewan was filled with things again.

All the soft furnishings came in all at once and were arranged perfectly.

Fu Jingting came in, took a look, and seemed basically satisfied. The designer brought him a box, saying, "They said it was something the previous owner left behind to be thrown away. The workers almost threw it out; did they get it mixed up...?"

There was a wedding photo set inside. Luckily there was a wedding photo set, otherwise the diamond ring and jade pendant inside would have been stolen.

The designer was hired on short notice to do the interior design, but we don't know what their relationship is with this family.

Fu Jingting took it, his forehead taut. Was she going to throw these things away?

My heart is burning with pain.

They've completely forgotten that if Xu Qingcheng was going to be abandoned, she should have been abandoned years ago.

Xinghe Bay was deserted, except for him.

Fu Jingting reached out and opened the photo album. The faces of the two people bloomed before his eyes. Those happy or tender moments, which he thought had long since passed, were still vivid in his memory.

It's like it's seeped into your bones; with just one trigger, it can overwhelm you, leaving no room to escape, swarming into your mind.

My fingers clenched tightly, and my arms trembled involuntarily.

The phone rang suddenly, breaking the spell. Fu Jingting snapped back to reality, his forehead beaded with cold sweat.

He picked up his phone. "Mom."

"Didn't we agree to be back tonight? I've been waiting for you." Zhong Wanxiu's voice traveled through the airwaves and reached my ears, instantly warming my body.

Fu Jingting closed his eyes slightly. "Right away. Twenty minutes."

After hanging up the phone, Zhong Wanxiu turned around and told the kitchen that they could start preparing.

Today is just a family dinner, a chance for everyone to eat together. Otherwise, when everyone is so busy, we really don't even get to see each other.

Tang Tang brought Fu Mosen over first; Fu Pingxiu would be a little later.

The two brothers entered the house almost one after the other.

Zhong Wanxiu then told the kitchen to start preparing to set the dining table, and called out again, "Where's Mosen?"

"They're doing their homework upstairs," Tang Tang said softly.

"It's going to rain blood! How can this kid be so diligent?" Fu Sichen found it unbelievable. She really thought kids were terrifying. She was determined not to have that brat in the future. Good heavens, thank goodness her sister-in-law had a good temper, otherwise she would have been furious.

Girls are better; they're cute and can be dressed up beautifully from a young age.

"Yeah, I heard a transfer student came to their class, and he beat them in the mock exam a few days ago." Tang Tang laughed. "He's incredibly competitive; I really don't know who he took after."

As he spoke, his eyes glanced at Fu Pingxiu.

The man received her smiling gaze, his cool eyes flickered slightly, but he remained silent.

When no one was paying attention, Fu Pingxiu leaned closer and said, "You can have another daughter, whatever you want."

He spoke very softly, and Tang Tang's face suddenly flushed. She glanced at him gently, then turned away, saying, "I'll go call Mo Sen down."

"Ah, second brother, are you also suffering from internal heat? Oh my, same here." Fu Sichen looked at Fu Jingting's mouth, pointed to his own mouth and laughed, "Second brother, Mom said I was lying, but you definitely weren't. You're just too sarcastic."

Fu Jingting's forehead twitched violently. Fu Sichen's shout drew everyone's attention to him.

Zhong Wanxiu glanced at it, but didn't take it seriously. She simply said, "Si Chen, get your medicine for your second brother."

Fu Sichen went to get the medicine.

Tang Tang looked away and went upstairs to call Fu Mosen. Fu Pingxiu followed beside her. He had just returned from a business trip and was in meetings non-stop, so they didn't even have time to have a meal together.

"Last time on the phone, you said you had something to tell me when you got back," Fu Pingxiu said, taking her hand. "I almost forgot because I was so busy. What did you want to say?"

"We'll talk about it when you get home tonight. You should be back tonight, right?" Tang Tang smiled with her eyes downcast. Seeing that she seemed happy about it, Fu Pingxiu didn't press her any further.

"I'll stay home for a few days. I need to go out to work on a project starting next week."

"Hmm. It's dry during seasonal changes, so it's easy to get a sore throat or other heat-related symptoms. You should drink more water," Tangtang casually advised.

Her voice was soft and delicate; she deliberately spoke in a low voice when they were talking, which made it especially alluring, like a feather brushing against the heart. Fu Pingxiu suddenly reached out and grabbed her waist. "You mean Jingting?"

His eyes were very dark, and his aloof and ascetic face made people especially want to see what he would look like when he lost control.

The two hadn't had marital relations for a while, and that spark seemed ready to ignite at any moment. Holding her like this, pinning her against the wall, his heart pounded wildly. "Uncle? He doesn't seem to be experiencing any heatiness, it's more like..."

Tang Tang tiptoed and kissed the man's lips, her sharp little teeth gently biting Fu Pingxiu's lips, the slight stinging sensation making his scalp tingle.

He pulled his arm around her waist tightly and kissed her forcefully.

Before they could even share a deep kiss, the door to the study next door suddenly opened.

Fu Pinghui and Fu Mosen came out together.

Fu Pinghui coughed lightly, pretending not to see, and went downstairs.

Tang Tang was so embarrassed that she buried her face in Fu Pingxiu's arms, feeling like she was going to die.

Fu Mosen wasn't bothered at all; it wasn't the first time he'd seen it, he was just pretending not to.

As she walked downstairs, she said, "Dad, Mom's pregnant, so please be careful."