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

He said he loved her.

Xu Qingcheng felt as if her heart no longer belonged to her; it was beating at an abnormally high rate. She secretly scolded herself for being so weak-willed.

Whether it's true or not, the words "I love you" are always something people crave.

Her heart tingled as if being electrocuted, and her body seemed to tremble slightly. Xu Qingcheng tried her best to suppress her emotions and control herself so as not to be easily deceived by his few words.

"Who asked you to pursue me? What do you mean by 'pursue me again'? Have you even tried?!"

She pursed her lips in refusal, her eyes red-rimmed, and struggled to get out of his arms. But the man wouldn't let her have her way, tightening his arms around her.

The woman nestled in his arms, making her rejection and disbelief sound like the affection between lovers, without any real force.

"Never pursued her?" Fu Jingting thought about it carefully, and it seemed that he was right. At that time, he was mostly scheming and never seriously pursued her.

But she was his wife, and no matter how much he cheated and deceived, he was determined to marry her.

"If you've never pursued someone before, you should pursue them even more." The man gazed at her still stunningly beautiful face, his eyebrows slightly raised. "How do you want me to pursue you?"

"I told you, you don't need to chase me. It's no use chasing me anyway." Xu Qingcheng pushed him away and struggled to get up from his arms. "Fu Jingting, once I've made up my mind, I won't change it. It's no use trying to coax me. Anyway, I don't want a child."

"I'm not lying to you." Fu Jingting sighed, grabbing her wrist. "As long as your health allows, I'll accept whatever decision you make. We've already made a wish, and I won't force you to do anything else."

Xu Qingcheng lowered her eyes, bit her lip, withdrew her hand, turned around and went back to the bedroom, closing the door to shut him out.

With her palm pressed against her chest, her heart was pounding. No matter how much she resisted, she had to admit that his words had easily shaken her defenses.

With his arms empty, watching her figure disappear through the doorway, Fu Jingting reached out and gently pressed his brow. The revolution was not yet complete; comrades still needed to work hard.

Recently, rumors about Gu Feibai and a minor celebrity have been rampant. Gossip magazines say that Young Master Gu flew to visit her on set and was very attentive to her birthday.

Gu Feibai is either a celebrity or a young model; he's incredibly promiscuous. And these women in the entertainment industry are no pushovers either. Some of them, even if they've only had a meal together, will spread rumors and use Gu Feibai to generate buzz.

Everyone's used to this kind of thing, and no one will care or ask any questions unless Gu Feibai has an illegitimate child.

However, because Fu Jingting suddenly asked a question in the group, Gu Feibai's personal life instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Fu Jingting: Xiaobai, you've got a girlfriend lately? She's been very attentive? You seem to have all sorts of tricks up your sleeve when it comes to pursuing women?

Yu Shinan: Xiaobai got a girlfriend?

Tang Jinchao: Are you prepared to give up a forest?

Song Xingzhi: Which family?

Gu Feibai: ? ? ? Is it so strange that I have a girlfriend?

Liang Zongyan: It's not surprising. What's surprising is that Jingting suddenly asked this question.

Gu Feibai: @Fu Jingting, what exactly do you want to ask?

Fu Jingting: How did you pursue her?

Gu Feibai: ...

Gu Feibai: Do we even need to chase him? I'm like a magnet, with a very strong magnetic field. Once I stand there, people will flock to me.

Tang Jinchao: @Fu Jingting Xiaobai's methods are to send flowers, jewelry and gifts... Are you going to try it on Xu Qingcheng?

Song Xingzhi: Why don't you just say you haven't won over your ex-wife yet, and let everyone give you some advice?

Gu Feibai: There are only so many ways to pursue women, just try them one by one.

Yu Shinan: Hahahaha, the secret recipe for hot and sour soup is useless?

Tang Jinchao: What hot and sour soup?

Yu Shinan: He just called me asking for a recipe, I guessed it was to warm my wife's stomach. Looks like it didn't work? Too much vinegar?

Gu Feibai: You ex-husband and ex-wife, what are you doing with all this mess? Just sleep with her, if once isn't enough, try again, if twice isn't enough, do it again and again.

Fu Jingting: Get out!

Gu Feibai: Watching movies, traveling, sending flowers, jewelry, and gifts—don't all women like these things?

Liang Zongyan: Whether you lack them or not, women like these things. As long as it's from you, my wife says life needs a sense of ritual.

Song Xingzhi: You already have a daughter, and now you're playing the holding-hands game?

Tang Jinchao: When did you become so reserved?

Fu Jingting: I've always been reserved.

Yu Shinan: ...

Tang Jinchao: ...

Song Xingzhi: ...

Gu Feibai: The way you got someone drunk and carried them away was pretty despicable.

Fu Jingting: I've seen it, asking you won't help. Let's all go home, I'm going to put my daughter to bed.

Yu Shinan: You really do it all – marriage, divorce, having kids.

Gu Feibai: Is the cook envious?

Song Xingzhi: Now I also want a daughter.

Tang Jinchao: You should get married first.

Fu Jingting put away his phone, got up, and went into the guest room.

Xu Yuan was sleeping soundly. Fu Jingting went over and kissed Xu Yuan's face. She was just a miniature version of Xu Qingcheng.

He couldn't help but chuckle softly; sometimes he found it particularly amazing.

Xu Qingcheng tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep, perhaps because of what he had said.

The events of the day caught her off guard one after another, but because he was there, she couldn't calm down and think things through.

She placed her hand on her lower abdomen, and life is always miraculous; without her knowledge, two little lives were already growing there.

When I first heard it, I was so angry that my mind went blank. He actually gave her hangover medicine instead of birth control pills.

Doesn't he know that you can't joke about things like children?

But he said he didn't want her to wake up with a headache, as she already had enough.

Xu Qingcheng was annoyed. She buried her face in the blanket and kicked her legs restlessly.

She couldn't help but hear her say that she loved him. Although she was annoyed by his purposeful confession at this moment, her heart was still in turmoil.

My chaotic mind drifted off to sleep amidst all the random thoughts.

Xu Qingcheng woke up thirsty in the middle of the night, got up, turned on the bedside lamp, and went outside to get some water.

As soon as she opened the door, Xu Qingcheng was so frightened by the man standing outside that her heart nearly jumped out of her chest.

"What are you doing? Why aren't you sleeping in the middle of the night?"

She glanced at the time—it was past 1:30 a.m.—and clutched her chest, terrified by him, her voice trembling.

"Why are you awake?" The man took a step forward, his face clearly illuminated by the light in her bedroom. He reached out and touched her head, his voice soft.

As her heart slowly returned to normal, Xu Qingcheng glanced at him and said, "I'll drink some water."

Fu Jingting walked into the living room first, saying, "I'll pour you some."

Xu Qingcheng watched him walk out, and she quickly followed, "Why aren't you sleeping? What are you doing standing at my door?"

"I'll get you some water when you wake up," he said half-jokingly.

Xu Qingcheng stood there stunned, her heart suddenly aching.

Fu Jingting poured her some water, and seeing her dazed look, he couldn't help but flick her nose. "What are you thinking about? You actually believed it? I was just kidding."

Xu Qingcheng glared at him, took the water from his hand, drank it, and then looked at him again, "Does Xu Yuan need to use the restroom?"

"No, she's sleeping soundly."

"Then why aren't you asleep?" she muttered softly.

Fu Jingting didn't answer her, but instead asked, "Are you still unable to sleep?"

"Um?"

Xu Qingcheng didn't understand why he asked her that.

Although she is a light sleeper, her sleep is still manageable.

The wall lamps in the corridor were on, casting a soft light on the faces of the two people. Due to their height difference, one tall and one short, their gazes were reversed.

Xu Qingcheng slightly raised her face and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Fu Jingting took the water glass from her hand and put it down. He reached out and turned off the wall lamp. In the darkness, he bent down and picked her up. "Want me to hold you while you sleep?"

"Need not!"

Fu Jingting carried her into the bedroom, placed her on the bed, and lay down beside her.

"What are you doing?"

Xu Qingcheng rolled to the side. She tried to get up, but was pulled back into his arms. He held her and whispered, "I'll leave after you fall asleep."

Xu Qingcheng was stunned, and the familiar words traveled through time to reach her ears.

Her nose felt dry.

He remembered that she used to need sleeping pills to fall asleep, but she would fall asleep more easily when he held her.

Xu Qingcheng pushed him away, her voice muffled, "I don't need it now."