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

Fu Jingting couldn't help but frown, replying impatiently, "Mom, I've already said I don't want to waste any more words on this issue. Let's leave it at that."

He was rude and strongly opposed to Zhong Wanxiu's constant attempts to match him with Wen Fei.

Zhong Wanxiu was all too familiar with Fu Jingting's impatient tone; she could even picture him with his furrowed brows and dark face in her mind.

If that's the case, then what's the story behind introducing Wen Fei to his friend?

"Didn't you want to introduce Wen Fei to your friend?"

"Hmm. Lu Jingzhou." Fu Jingting rubbed his temples. "So, don't mess around with them. They're a good match."

"Lu Jingzhou, is he with Wen Fei?"

Zhong Wanxiu was surprised and tried to ask again, but Fu Jingting said he had something to do and hung up.

Lu Jingzhou was quite familiar with Tang Xun, Tang Jinchao's older brother. The two had interacted a few times and would chat together.

Hearing Fu Jingting seemingly mention his name, Lu Jingzhou turned around, "What?"

"It's nothing."

Fu Jingting answered the phone when Wen Fei called and gave her the room number.

Gu Feibai asked him, "Who else is coming? The cook said there's a traffic jam, they'll be seven or eight minutes late."

"Who else could it be? Didn't they say they were bringing family members? It must be Dr. Wen." Song Xingzhi came over with a wine glass.

Fu Jingting didn't explain, and Gu Feibai scoffed, "Why didn't you bring your family? Where's Qin Mingyue?"

Song Xingzhi lifted his eyelids and glanced at Gu Feibai.

"Don't you dare glare at me, or I'll call Qin Mingyue and Song Chang over here." Xiao Bai still held a grudge against Song Xingzhi for tricking him last time. The glass of red wine that Song Chang spilled on Fu Jingting was Song Xingzhi's doing, but he blamed it all on Gu Feibai.

Before Song Xingzhi could even show his anger, Fu Jingting added, "You can make the call now; it'll be more fun with more people."

Gu Feibai, "..."

Song Xingzhi, "..."

When Wen Fei pushed open the door and saw so many people, she was obviously stunned. Fu Jingting said he would introduce her to Lu Jingzhou. Although Wen Fei herself didn't have any particular thoughts, she still came as agreed because she could see Fu Jingting. Only by meeting another man for a blind date could she convince Fu Jingting that she had no ulterior motives towards him.

But she didn't expect so many people.

The private room was full of people, men and women. Some of them were Fu Jingting's good friends, some were people from their circle whom Wen Fei had met once when they came in for drinks, and some she had never met before. In short, there were quite a few people. This was obviously not just to introduce Lu Jingzhou to her, but a small gathering of friends.

"What, is this a gathering of your friends?" Wen Fei came in and stood next to Fu Jingting, her back slowly straightening.

"Hmm." Fu Jingting didn't explain. Gu Feibai, seeing that everyone had arrived, called out a few words.

Just as everyone quieted down to watch Gu Feibai's performance, they heard Fu Jingting's voice calmly introducing the two people next to him, "Wen Fei, this is Dr. Lu Jingzhou. You've met before. Since you're interested in each other, why don't you chat?"

The scene suddenly became even quieter.

What's going on?

Lu Jingzhou stared at Fu Jingting, his forehead twitching.

Is Fu Jingting really... going to introduce him to someone?

Do you really think he's unpopular?!

A moment of silence fell. Someone choked on their tea, coughed violently for a while, and asked in a low voice, "Wait...Dr. Wen isn't engaged to Young Master Fu, what's going on?"

"Dr. Wen and I have absolutely no romantic relationship." Fu Jingting's voice was extremely calm. "The misunderstanding still needs to be cleared up. Dr. Wen will fall in love and get married, but not to me."

Wen Fei finally found out that Fu Jingting had invited her over, and that so many of his friends were there too.

Introducing Lu Jingzhou to her was a pretense; clarifying the matter in public was the real purpose.

She stood there, her smile almost bursting out of control. She clenched her teeth and extended her hand to Lu Jingzhou, her smile bright and cheerful. "Hello, Dr. Lu, I'm Wen Fei. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Lu Jingzhou: "...Hello, Dr. Wen, but I'm married."

Lu Jingzhou's words nearly caused an uproar among everyone present.

Fu Jingting, "..."

Wen Fei was completely humiliated. She suddenly raised her face and glared at Fu Jingting, her eyes brimming with anger and disbelief. How could he humiliate her like this!

With tears in her eyes, Wen Fei rushed out the door.

Duan Heng hurriedly followed.

Fu Jingting pressed his temples and asked Lu Jingzhou, "When did you get married?"

"Didn't I say I'm popular enough that I don't need you to introduce me to women?!" Lu Jingzhou said irritably. "The person my grandfather has his eye on means that even if I don't like her, I have to marry her and treat her like royalty. Otherwise, why would I be out here?"

Fu Jingting, "..."

Although the unexpected marriage of Lu Jingzhou occurred, things were cleared up, and Fu Jingting achieved his goal.

As for Wen Fei, we can always introduce her to other men later.

Duan Heng chased after her and grabbed Wen Fei's arm. "I'll take you home."

"Are you here to laugh at me?"

"Young Master Fu didn't know that Dr. Lu was married, and I only just found out myself."

Wen Fei scoffed. Whether Fu Jingting knew or not was irrelevant now. The key was that in that situation, she had lost all face and dignity, and all her feigned composure had become laughable.

Moreover, she was certain that this matter would become a topic of conversation among them during their leisure time.

When Wen Fei thought of this, she was furious. Fu Jingting really didn't care about her feelings at all, just to clarify their relationship.

Wen Fei tightened her fingers in her palm. She didn't want Duan Heng to take her, but after thinking about it, she got into the car anyway.

She wiped away her tears. "Duan Heng, I have a question for you. Tell me the truth."

"Okay, go ahead and ask."

Was Xu Qingcheng pregnant at that time?

"How do you know?" Duan Heng asked in surprise, turning to look at Wen Fei. "But she aborted the child."

Why did you suddenly ask that question?

"No, I just feel that besides the reason I mentioned before, there must be some other conflict between them." Wen Fei turned her face away, looking at her reflection in the car window, which was blurry and unrecognizable to anyone.

"I'm just so jealous. Even after all this, why can't he let go of Xu Qingcheng? What's so great about that woman?"

Duan Heng offered no comment, only saying, "You will meet someone more suitable for you."

Wen Fei turned her head to look at Duan Heng. The man's resolute features were shrouded in the flowing light outside the car window. As the car moved, the neon lights slid across his face, making one want to reach out and touch them.

Wen Fei shifted her gaze back. To be fair, Duan Heng wasn't bad, but... his position was still a step below what she wanted.

……

As the event was drawing to a close, Fu Jingting asked Song Xingzhi, "You're coming by yourself?"

"What else?" Song Xingzhi, his throat dry from drinking too much, picked up a cup and drank some water.

"Where is Song Chang?"

"have no idea."

Fu Jingting was silent for a moment, then said, "You've had too much to drink. Why didn't you let Song Chang come pick you up?"

"I have a driver, but if I don't, I can hire a designated driver."

Song Xingzhi glanced at him again, "Of course, I'm not that gossipy. I'll just watch the excitement and move on."

It was rare for something to prick him, and Song Xingzhi felt incredibly comfortable.

Fu Jingting snorted and turned the cufflinks on his shirt. "Perfect timing. I'm quite gossipy. Qin Mingyue's older brother was asking my brother about you the other day."

Song Xingzhi's forehead twitched. In front of him, she called Song Chang and heard her voice sounding cheerful, and it seemed like there were children's voices too.

"You didn't say you were going on a business trip; your voice doesn't sound like it."

"I'm not on a business trip. I'm staying at a friend's house for a few days." Song Chang tossed Xu Yuan to Xu Qingcheng and silently gestured to her that it was her brother's call.

Song Chang grabbed her phone and hid to the side to answer the call, only to hear Song Xingzhi state bluntly, "Wen Fei and Fu Jingting are not engaged. That day was just a drinking session. The house was given to Wen Liyan."

Upon hearing Song Xingzhi's words, Song Chang was furious; she still vividly remembered the scene from that day.

Even though she wasn't Xu Qingcheng, she could sense how much pain Qingcheng was in at that time, let alone herself.

"What does this have to do with me? Let him do whatever he wants." Song Chang was furious and didn't want to listen anymore, so she hung up the phone directly.

Although Song Chang hung up the phone, she was still angry.

Seeing her puffed-up face, Xu Qingcheng couldn't help but ask, "What did your brother say that made you so angry?"

"Changchang, don't be angry. Eat a banana." Xu Yuan held up a banana she had taken a bite out of, intending to hand it to Song Chang.

Song Chang chuckled, reached out and pinched her cheek, feigning fierceness, "Who gave you permission to call me Changchang? Call me godmother!"

"Changchangchangchang." The little kid knew the adults were joking, so he wasn't afraid of her and shouted even louder.

With the two of them, one big and one small, making a ruckus in the room, Xu Qingcheng was at her wits' end. She yelled, "I just finished cleaning up, you two stop messing around!"

Nobody listens to her.

After playing until she was tired, Xu Yuan finally went to sleep. She picked out a picture book from the pile that Song Chang had brought, climbed onto the bed, and softly called out, "Mommy will tell Yuan Yuan a story. Yuan Yuan wants to sleep."

"How about your godmother tells you a story?" Xu Qingcheng was still outside tidying up the toys that had been messed up, and Song Chang took the initiative to tell the story.

Xu Yuan nodded, and Song Chang carried her to the bed, taking the picture book from her hand. "Come on, let's see what story we're going to read today. 'My Dad'."

Song Chang paused for a moment, "This one isn't good, let's get another one. Your godmother brought you a lot of new picture books."

"I do not want."

Song Chang took the picture book away and brought over another one. "Shall we look at this one, The Colorful Little Crow?"

The child, who had been lying down, sat up again, twisting his body and throwing a tantrum, "I don't want to, I want to listen to that book."

"I hope you'll listen."

Song Chang tried to coax her, but little kids don't listen to reason. She got off the bed and took the picture book back, insisting that Song Chang read it to her.

After a while, the little boy suddenly burst into tears.

Song Chang had been very patient in trying to coax her, but this little darling, why did she start crying so easily?

Xu Qingcheng hadn't finished tidying up when she heard the noise from the bedroom and quickly ran in, asking, "What's wrong?"

Song Chang shrugged, "She insists I read her that picture book, and she won't listen to anything else. No matter what I say, she won't listen."

"Then you can read this book to her," Xu Qingcheng said with a smile. "You don't know that she now chooses her own clothes in the morning. The parenting teacher said that when children reach this stage, we shouldn't always assume she's throwing a tantrum; adults should respect her choices."

"Then you talk to her, I'll go tidy up." Song Chang turned and left the bedroom.

Xu Qingcheng took the picture book and stared blankly at the three words "My Dad" on the cover.

"Does Yuanyuan want to hear this?" Xu Qingcheng asked her in a softer voice.

Xu Yuan looked at her mother with wide eyes and nodded. "Yuan Yuan wants to hear it."

The little girl's voice was soft and sweet. Xu Qingcheng smiled and patted her head. "Then lie down and Mommy will tell you a story."

"This is my dad, he's really great."

"My dad isn't afraid of anything, not even the big bad wolf."

"He could jump over from the moon."

"They can also walk on high-altitude ropes."

……

"My dad is as tall as a house."

"Sometimes it's as soft as a teddy bear."

……

"He's an excellent football player, and he often makes me laugh out loud."

"I love him, and you know that?"

"He loves me too."

……

When Xu Qingcheng finished speaking, Xu Yuan was almost asleep, but she tried her best to keep her eyes open and watch her.

Qingcheng leaned down and kissed her forehead. "Go to sleep."

Xu Yuan turned over and finally closed his eyes.

Kids fall asleep in the blink of an eye, and soon they're snoring away.

Xu Qingcheng straightened the small pillow for her, then turned her head and saw Song Chang standing at the door watching her.

Xu Qingcheng pulled the blanket up, got up and left the bedroom, and the two of them walked together to the living room.

Song Chang had already cleaned everything up and looked at her, "Haven't you considered finding Xu Yuan a father?"

"Actually, the best way to forget the past is to start a new relationship." Song Chang sat cross-legged on the carpet in front of the coffee table.

Xu Qingcheng rubbed her face. "Xu Yuan still has surgery to do, I'm not in the mood."

Song Chang raised an eyebrow and didn't continue the topic.

She thought for a moment, "I heard from my brother that Wen Fei didn't..."

"Changchang, can we please stop bringing this up?" Xu Qingcheng interrupted her. "They are them, and I am me. Originally, we didn't have any connection."

Seeing Xu Qingcheng's attitude, Song Chang didn't want to say anything more. Let it be, it's better to cut ties cleanly.

Do you really think we can't find anyone in our entire city?

……

The real estate agent contacted Xu Qingcheng, saying that they wanted to void the transaction contract for Xinghewan. Since she didn't want to sell anymore, they couldn't just keep dragging it out like this, and hoped that the matter could be resolved as soon as possible.

Xu Qingcheng was about to forget about this matter. The opposing lawyer wanted to meet with her to talk, and Xu Qingcheng was fine with it. It would be best to resolve the issue and have no further involvement.

She drove to the agreed-upon restaurant, and the moment she opened the door and saw Fu Jingting, she turned to leave.

This man has a bad reputation, and she has lost the patience to talk to him properly. She doesn't want to meet him alone under any circumstances, and she doesn't want to be misunderstood.

"Ms. Xu, the compensation agreement has been drafted. Please sign it if there are no problems. I don't have that much time to waste on this with you."

Fu Jingting spoke first, pointing to the agreement beside him, his expression cold.

Xu Qingcheng recalled what Wen Fei had said that day: he wanted to introduce Wen Fei to his friends. So, it's possible that the engaged couple had already reached an agreement on some things.

This realization left Xu Qingcheng feeling resentful, but it was too late...

As long as they cut all ties completely in the future, she'll just treat it like she was bitten by a dog, and the nausea will eventually pass.

Xu Qingcheng took the agreement, carefully read the terms, and found the compensation amount to be reasonable. She signed it directly, saying, "That settles our score. Young Master Fu, let's avoid seeing each other unless absolutely necessary."

"Are you avoiding me this thoroughly?" Fu Jingting took the agreement she had signed and tossed it aside casually.

The man reached up and tugged at his tie, feeling a bit annoyed. He couldn't get her to come out without a reason.

Xu Qingcheng didn't even glance at him, but simply took a copy of the agreement, folded it, and put it in her bag. "I will transfer the compensation to you by tomorrow at the latest."

She got up to leave, but the waiter had already started serving the food.

Fu Jingting looked up at her and said, "Eat before you leave."

"No, I'd rather not eat with you." Xu Qingcheng said without any hesitation.

"Believe it or not, if you walk out now, I can get Xie Yin's X unknown removed from Gu Youzhenpin's list." Fu Jingting placed the tablecloth in front of him, unhurriedly.

Xu Qingcheng turned her face abruptly, her beautiful face frozen in coldness. "If the Gu family really does that, it will be a loss for Gu Youzhenpin."

"How could that be? X is not that famous." Fu Jingting smiled slightly. "But we can find a reason to remove him from the list and make X famous. What are you designers most afraid of? Plagiarism or..."

"Fu Jingting!"

Xu Qingcheng was so angry at him that she felt like she was about to explode, as if a boulder was breaking on her chest.

The waiter continued serving food, ignoring the tense atmosphere between the two.

Fu Jingting gestured to the seat next to him, indicating for her to sit down. "It's just a meal. Do you really think I'm going to eat you up?"

Xu Qingcheng had a strong urge to throw her bag in his face.

She pulled out the chair opposite Fu Jingting, and the man glanced at her. "Miss Xu, please sit here; you'll have a better view."

Xu Qingcheng turned her head and saw that the seat reserved for her was facing the window of the room, which was open.

Opposite to the window on the opposite side.

In that room, a woman was entwined limply around a man.