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

Brother Yin?

The familiar appearance caught Xu Qingcheng's eye, prompting her to take a closer look.

Upon seeing that, her face flushed instantly.

The woman's hand had already grabbed the man's belt.

Xu Qingcheng walked over and slammed the window shut. She turned her head and asked, "What do you want to do?"

"As you can see, Xie Yin didn't cut ties with his ex-wife cleanly." Fu Jingting walked over.

Xu Qingcheng's face turned completely cold. "What do you mean? Are you implying that I'm being sarcastic?" Implying that she didn't completely cut ties with her ex-husband?!

She was so angry she was speechless.

Fu Jingting's face darkened. "What's wrong with your brain? I'm telling you, Xie Yin and his ex-wife have an ambiguous relationship, they even have a son, and there's a good chance they'll get back together. Why are you getting involved with him?"

Xu Qingcheng didn't understand why Brother Yin had such an ambiguous relationship with his ex-wife, what his relationship with Fu Jingting was, and what she meant by meddling.

What is she meddling in?

However, none of these are the most crucial points. The most crucial point is that Brother Yin's relationship with his ex-wife is not good. His teacher's wife told him that when Ling Jiajia cheated on him, Xie Yin caught them in the act, and he was very depressed for a time.

If it weren't for Xie Mingchen, these two would never have spoken to each other again.

No, even if Xie Mingchen was involved, Xu Qingcheng didn't know about it before, but in the last two years, despite her close relationship with Xie Yin, she hasn't heard either father or son mention Ling Jiajia even once.

Moreover, Xu Qingcheng doesn't know Ling Jiajia, so how could Fu Jingting know her?

Xu Qingcheng didn't believe it was all a coincidence. "What exactly are you trying to do? How do you know that's Brother Yin's ex-wife? And how do you know that Brother Yin and his ex-wife just happen to be over there? What is the purpose of this whole charade you arranged?"

"Brother Yin? Why are you calling me so affectionately?" Fu Jingting strode forward, and Xu Qingcheng immediately tried to dodge as he approached, but he grabbed her wrist and pulled her back. He cornered her against the window and reached to open it. "Didn't you see clearly?"

"Are you crazy?!" Xu Qingcheng slammed her hand against the window to stop him from opening it. Just how perverse was she to watch other people's intimate moments?

She glared at him angrily, her pretty face tense. "Fu Jingting, what exactly are you up to? Yin-ge didn't offend you!"

Brother Yin, Brother Yin.

She's gotten addicted to it, hasn't she?

Fu Jingting's forehead was tense, his face was dark and cold, and he said through gritted teeth, "Try calling me Brother Yin again."

His face was dark and gloomy, and his whole body seemed to be trying to suppress his anger. His resentment had reached its peak and was on the verge of getting out of control. If she continued to provoke him, Fu Jingting was afraid that he would lose control and strangle her.

The Maserati was parked at the Xie family villa every night without fail. Just thinking about the two of them having an affair made Fu Jingting feel like he was going crazy.

Even though the two are no longer husband and wife, Fu Jingting still feels like he's been cheated on, with a green cloud hanging over his head for a long time.

The way he stared at her was ferocious, like he wanted to bite her to death. Xu Qingcheng thought Fu Jingting was unreasonable, but she didn't want to provoke a madman, so she calmly said, "Xie Yin's matter has nothing to do with you. Fu Jingting, it's not that I'm afraid of you, I just don't want to cause trouble. Don't take other people's concessions for granted, and don't keep testing my bottom line."

"Move out of Xie Yin's house." Fu Jingting stared intently at her, his voice soft, his fingers hooking her chin. "Qingcheng, don't test my limits. It wouldn't be difficult for me to get Xie Yin into some trouble."

She moved out of Brother Yin's house? When did she move in?

Xu Qingcheng slapped his hand away, her face cold and full of anger. "Don't push your luck."

"As long as you listen to me." He placed his hand on her cheek, but Xu Qingcheng slapped it away hard as soon as he got close. Her eyes were cold. "Don't touch me. Have some self-respect."

That look in her eyes was the same as the look she gave him that day in the Gu family parking lot.

"You think I have no self-respect if I touch you?" She wouldn't let him touch her, but he insisted. Fu Jingting reached out and wrapped his arms around her waist, ignoring her struggles and holding her tightly. "You're sleeping at Xie Yin's house, why don't you talk about self-respect?"

He spoke the word "sleep" through gritted teeth.

Fu Jingting didn't want to think about it, but he couldn't help but think about it. He was so angry that his eyes turned green. Just thinking about a certain possibility made him want to tear Xie Yin to pieces. He was so jealous that he went crazy.

Xu Qingcheng couldn't break free from him, so she simply stopped struggling, her eyes blazing with venom as she stared at him. "Young Master Fu has a fiancée. But I'm different. I'm single, and Brother Yin is single too. Even if something happens, nobody can say anything!"

Her words pierced his heart. Fu Jingting's jaw muscles tightened, and his voice hardened, "Which eye of yours saw that I have a fiancée?! I told you Wen Fei isn't, she has nothing to do with me. The welcoming wine at Nanshan Lanyuan was just a misunderstanding. It was for Wen Liyan, as his reward for saving me from the clutches of death."

His eyes were dark and filled with unspeakable anger, his emotions were complicated. It was she who, together with Fu Hongxin and Ye Tinghong, pushed him to that point, but even if the King of Hell were to take his life, the first person he thought of was not his parents, but her.

Since he's not dead, he can't possibly let her go.

Fu Jingting didn't want to admit it, but he had to admit it: he was more afraid of losing her than of hating her.

So even if she stabbed him again with a knife, hitting a vital spot, he would still find it hard to let go.

Xu Qingcheng pursed her lips and glared at him, her beautiful eyes neither avoiding nor looking away. She heard and understood every word he said, but the torment and grievances she had suffered would not disappear just because of his words.

Once your heart cools down, it can be terrifyingly cold.

She didn't even want to discern the truthfulness of his words. She had once been so calculating, so resentful, so heartbroken that she couldn't even straighten her back.

When Wen Fei stood high and mighty at the door, measuring her inch by inch with a moral yardstick, she didn't even utter a word in rebuttal. At that moment, she really thought that if they weren't related, even if Xu Qingcheng's position was illegitimate, she wouldn't have given Wen Fei the chance to point her finger at her.

He said they had nothing to do with each other, and Xu Qingcheng thought she should be happy, but she wasn't. She listened as if to a stranger's story, her heart as still as water.

"Even if you two have no connection, I have no connection with you either." Xu Qingcheng looked at him calmly. "Let go!"

"How can it be okay?" Fu Jingting narrowed his eyes slightly. "I'm single too. Miss Xu, are you saying that since we're both single, it's normal for something to happen between us, right?!"

His arms around her waist were so tight they felt like they were about to snap; the two of them were completely sealed together, almost without a gap.

As he tightened his grip on her arm, her eyes, which had initially been calm and patient, began to blaze with fury, now seemed on the verge of exploding. Her beautiful eyes were now ablaze with a crackling, terrifying light.

He actually... had a faint sense of anticipation.

It's better to be angry than to be stagnant.

Fu Jingting bent down slightly. The height difference between them seemed to have destined this outcome; he had to bend down to touch her lips.

The man's high nose touched hers, and his scent enveloped her, clinging tightly to her. Xu Qingcheng was furious. She bent her knee to push against him, but he pinned her leg down.

"Fu Jingting!"

She yelled at him in shock and anger.

The woman's rosy lips were so close, and Fu Jingting couldn't think of a reason not to touch them. But he still stopped when he touched her lips, his eyes fixed on hers. "Move out of Xie Yin's house, and don't let me see you two be intimate."

He was so close that when he blinked, his eyelashes seemed to brush against the other's face. Xu Qingcheng abruptly turned her head away, her lips brushing against his cheek and leaving a trail of crimson.

The man's lips landed on her cheek, her delicate earlobe brushing against his lips. He bit down on it without hesitation, then kissed her again.

Xu Qingcheng struggled violently, slapping his face. While he was grabbing her hand, Xu Qingcheng stomped hard on his foot.

Fuck!

Stomping hard on your feet in high heels is incredibly uncomfortable!

Xu Qingcheng picked up her bag and left, saying, "I'll say it again, we're no longer related. Weddings and funerals are none of our business. Young Master Fu, you'd better see reality for yourself."

As she went downstairs, she encountered a woman in a light-colored long dress walking towards her. Xu Qingcheng couldn't recognize the woman, but she recognized the dress; it was the one who had been lying on top of Xie Yin.

Xie Mingchen's mother.

Ling Jiajia was dressed quite elegantly, with heavy, elaborate makeup on her face, and carrying an expensive designer handbag, though it was a style from several years ago. Her long, straight chestnut hair gave her a somewhat innocent look, but recalling the fiery look in that single glance, combined with the rumors she'd heard, Xu Qingcheng didn't think she was a very virtuous woman.

Ignoring Xu Qingcheng's scrutinizing gaze, she walked over while making a phone call, saying, "Don't worry about what you need me to do, and don't forget the help you're supposed to give me."

Meanwhile, Xie Yin was driving Fu Jingting's Maserati towards the outskirts of Ancheng. He was furious, his forehead bulging with anger. Ling Jiajia had actually given him aphrodisiacs.

He dialed the phone several times but no one answered, and he angrily slammed his fist on the steering wheel.

Zhao Shuiyao's hair was still covered in foam. Her phone had rung so many times that she was afraid it was something urgent, so she quickly ran out to answer it.

It was Xie Yin calling.

She answered the phone, "Feed."

Are you home?

"Yes. I'm getting my hair washed."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Shuiyao stared at it for a second. The floor was already soaked with water dripping from her hair. She hurriedly ran back to the bathroom.

……

Dr. Pang has finalized Xu Yuan's surgical plan, and all the necessary pre-operative examinations have been arranged.

Dr. Pang took it very seriously, so the test data was monitored repeatedly.

When you go to Huanan Hospital, you will inevitably run into Wen Fei. Apart from necessary conversations, the two hardly communicate.

After completing the final check-up for Xu Yuan, Xu Qingcheng picked her up to leave, but Wen Fei suddenly spoke up, "Xu Qingcheng, aren't you particularly proud of yourself for pushing a man to the brink of death, only to find that he still has you in his eyes after recovering? And that he was willing to break up with me for you."

Xu Qingcheng picked up Xu Yuan and turned to look at Wen Fei. She didn't want to argue with anyone in front of Xu Yuan, but she also didn't want to be blamed like this. "Dr. Wen, that's your business. Don't pin it on me."

Wen Fei scoffed, "Miss Xu, aren't you ashamed to say that? You've already given birth to a child, why pretend to be so high and mighty? Do you dare say you didn't have sex before we broke up?! Does your daughter know what you did? Shamelessly seducing other women's men!"

Wen Fei spoke in a calm, even slightly loud voice, with a hint of a smile on her face, but her words were extremely malicious.

When Xu Qingcheng heard her bring Xu Yuan into the picture, her expression turned extremely cold.

Xu Yuan couldn't understand, but she could feel the tension in the air. She held her mother tightly with both hands, her big eyes looking timidly at the aunt who always smiled at her.

Xu Qingcheng glanced at Xu Yuan, but held back her words. She picked up Xu Yuan and turned to leave, but Wen Fei persisted. "Miss Xu, have you ever thought that people who do bad things and have no shame will be punished? Your daughter's deafness is your punishment. Even with surgery, she might not be able to be cured."

Xu Qingcheng handed Xu Yuan and the car keys to the nanny, saying, "Auntie, please take Xu Yuan to the car and wait for me."

Xu Yuan refused, and tugged hard at Xu Qingcheng's clothes with her little hands.

Xu Qingcheng pried open her little fingers, and the aunt quickly took Xu Yuan away. The little girl was in a panic, and as soon as the aunt took her outside, she started crying, "Mommy, I want Mommy."

The aunt covered her mouth while coaxing her.

After they turned the corner, Xu Qingcheng tugged at her sleeve, turned back, and walked straight up to Wen Fei without pausing, slapping Wen Fei across the face. "You can scold me, you can talk about me, but you can't talk about a child like that. You're a doctor."

Xu Qingcheng was so angry that her voice trembled.

Wen Fei froze for a moment, then covered her face in shock. "Why did you hit me? I'm just stating the facts. Otherwise, so many children are healthy, but yours is the only one... Ha, it was conceived while you were married, wasn't it? Whose bastard is it? You lied even when you came to see a doctor, afraid to admit you're the child's mother, afraid Aunt Zhong wouldn't help you if she found out... You shouldn't have let Teacher Pang see her. This child will grow up to be just like you, a despicable person!"

Wen Fei knew how to speak in a way that could break someone down; she knew how to strike at the most painful and sensitive spots in a person's life.

Xu Yuan is the apple of Xu Qingcheng's eye, the precious child she risked her life to bring into this world. It's the hardest thing for a mother to have a child with hearing problems. She can't stand anyone cursing her daughter in any way!

Xu Qingcheng's eyes turned red with anger. In all her years, whether she was arrogant or aloof, she had never actually fought with a woman. It wasn't that she didn't know how to fight, it was just too embarrassing!

Anyone can grab someone's hair!

When Xu Qingcheng and Wen Fei were pulled apart, Wen Fei's hair was disheveled, one side of her face was swollen, and there were injuries on her face.

Her doctor colleagues surrounded Wen Fei, asking her with concern, "Dr. Wen, are you alright? Oh dear, why is your mouth bleeding?"

"It's nothing." Wen Fei shook her head, covered one side of her face, and looked up at Xu Qingcheng. "I heard that the surgery is risky and I can't accept it. The patient's family is too emotional."

"What surgery doesn't have risks?"

"Xiao Zhang, call the police immediately! This is a medical dispute, absolutely unacceptable! What have we doctors become?!"

"Yes, call the police. Dr. Wen, go get checked out, your face is so swollen."

"I'm fine, let it go..." Wen Fei's voice was hesitant.

"We can't let her continue like this; disrupting medical services is a criminal offense. The personal safety of us doctors cannot be ignored!"

Xu Qingcheng was surrounded by security guards. Compared to Wen Fei's disheveled state, Xu Qingcheng was unharmed. However, she was completely swayed by Wen Fei's words. The people present were all doctors and nurses. In recent years, medical disputes have occurred frequently, so everyone naturally sympathized and became agitated.

The security guards wouldn't let Xu Qingcheng leave, and police officers from the local police station in the Huanan Hospital area were on their way.

Wen Fei was pulled away to stop the bleeding and get checked out. Before leaving, she gave Xu Qingcheng a particularly smug smile.

Her fingers felt cold, and anger surged to her head. Only then did Xu Qingcheng realize what was happening.

Wen Fei did it on purpose.

Xu Qingcheng was very familiar with these methods, but she never expected that Wen Fei would outmaneuver her today.

When it comes to making wishes, she loses her composure and can't stay calm.

Zhong Wanxiu received a call from Pang Shenghua, who said that Xu Qingcheng had hit Wen Fei.

"What happened?" Zhong Wanxiu asked in surprise.

"The police have already been notified. I just found out myself. Wen Fei told her about the risks of the surgery. You know what kind of surgery doesn't have risks? And she actually hit her." Pang Shenghua couldn't help but feel angry as she spoke. "Wanxiu, I made an exception and prepared to go back to the operating table because you introduced me. But what surgery is risk-free? You want me to guarantee 100%? I can't make that claim. I'm already this old. I have fame and fortune. I don't ask for anything else. Just don't let this last surgery of mine be infamous and cause any more trouble."

Wen Fei is still my apprentice! Tell me, is Xu Qingcheng slapping me in the face or you in the face by doing this?! It's not that I don't care about you, but I can't take on Wanxiu's surgery. As for who Xu Qingcheng wants to find, that's her business. There are many excellent doctors at Huanan Hospital who won't refuse to treat children just because she caused trouble; they will still do their best.

However, we need to find another doctor. Pang Shenghua is no longer accepting this surgery.

"Shenghua, don't say such hurtful things." Zhong Wanxiu said anxiously, "Qingcheng isn't an unreasonable person. Is there some misunderstanding?"

"There's no misunderstanding. The surveillance footage recorded everything. Fei Fei didn't touch her with a single finger; she was only defending herself. But she attacked with great force. Fei Fei's examination results came back: soft tissue contusion on her left cheek. This definitely constitutes intentional assault." Pang Shenghua was furious. In all his years as a doctor, how many of him hadn't encountered medical disputes? When he was younger, Dr. Pang was once threatened with a knife by a patient's family member. If a colleague hadn't happened to see it and pushed Dr. Pang, preventing the knife from sticking into his hand, Pang Shenghua's right hand would have been crippled, and he might never have been able to perform surgery again.

"Wanxiu, you know me, I can't tolerate medical disputes." Pang Shenghua's voice was still trembling. Zhong Wanxiu knew best what had happened to her.

"I know, Shenghua. I'm going to Huanan Hospital now, let's meet and talk."

"Wanxiu, you know, Feifei didn't want to call the police, but her colleagues at the hospital couldn't stand it and called the police anyway. Let's handle this according to the proper procedures, and no one should try to persuade anyone else. We're all friends, and I don't want this to make everyone unhappy."

"Okay, I understand. Calm down, I'm coming right now."

Zhong Wanxiu hung up the phone and told the driver to wait for her outside; she would go out immediately.

Just as they stepped out the door, they saw Old Chen helping the old lady out of the car. Nearly eighty years old, he was still remarkably spry, standing with his hands behind his back as he looked at Zhong Wanxiu, who was carrying a bag, and asked, "Going out?"

"Mom, what brings you here?" This is just making things more complicated.

The old lady nodded. "If you're not in a hurry, wait a bit before you leave. I have something to ask you."