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

the first time?

Sister, you've already given birth twice.

Song Chang rubbed his forehead, suddenly at a loss for words.

"However," Xu Qingcheng hesitated, then stopped herself from speaking.

Song Chang wasn't one to take things slow; he immediately tapped his bowl with his chopsticks. "But what? Hurry up and tell me."

Xu Qingcheng cleared her throat, and even though there were only two people in the room, she still lowered her voice, "I... I didn't have any virgin blood."

Song Chang almost spat out a mouthful of congee with preserved egg and lean pork, choking and coughing violently.

"Didn't Ye Tinghong make a move on you when you were dating him?" Song Chang glanced at her sideways.

"Of course not," Xu Qingcheng denied, blushing.

"Maybe you just forgot," Song Chang said deliberately.

"I haven't forgotten. I remember. Anyway, I have nothing to do with him." Xu Qingcheng frowned as she stirred the porridge in front of her.

"You talked to Ye Tinghong for so long and he still didn't succeed. How long have you known Fu Jingting? Didn't you say yesterday that you wouldn't talk to him anymore? How come he slept with you?" Song Chang couldn't help but tease her.

"That, that is..." Xu Qingcheng couldn't explain. It seemed that she couldn't completely refuse him at all, and he was obviously going through something upsetting.

However, Song Chang was right; how long had she known him?

Does this look too casual?

Xu Qingcheng knew she had the face of a scoundrel.

"Changchang, will he think I'm too easy?" Xu Qingcheng's heart tightened.

Song Chang wanted to continue teasing her, but her eyes blinked with realization, indicating she was genuinely worried.

"No. If he could, he wouldn't deserve to pursue you." Song Chang looked at her. "Besides, not every woman is a virgin the first time. Furthermore, what era are we living in? Who still cares about that? If everyone cared, then countless men would be bachelors. Or they would have to start arranging marriages from kindergarten."

That's the problem. Women need something to symbolize their first time, but men don't. It's really unfair.

Men should be made to suffer terribly every time they change women, to be in excruciating pain.

Song Chang had a malicious thought, and suddenly thought of Song Xingzhi, and of him...

Song Chang shook his head violently, forcing him out.

Xu Qingcheng thought about it and realized it made sense. She breathed a sigh of relief. Actually, regardless of others, she herself cared about it too.

Everyone wants to give everything to the person they'll spend their life with, but it's possible to misjudge.

She is still traditional.

Xu Qingcheng's eyes crinkled with a smile as she took out her phone to take a picture of her breakfast.

"What are you doing?"

"Take a picture."

Xu Qingcheng finished taking the photos and sent them.

"My breakfast."

Have you eaten yet?

Soon, a message came back from the other end.

"You're up? Eat your food properly."

"I've already eaten."

Xu Qingcheng bit her spoon, then couldn't help asking, "You seemed off yesterday. Did something happen?"

The reply wasn't as quick this time; it took a while before it came back: "Something came up, but I'll handle it."

Song Chang couldn't stand it anymore. "Alright, are you going to eat or text me to show off your love in front of me?"

"What? Sending messages is showing off your relationship?" Xu Qingcheng rolled her eyes. Honestly, she was a little nervous too.

I wanted to see what his attitude would be; I didn't see him this morning, and I felt a little uneasy.

Men are all like that... they play around and then run away.

He shouldn't, right?!

While thinking about it, Xu Qingcheng tentatively sent him a message to see his reaction.

Judging from the literal meaning alone...

It seems impossible to tell.

Song Chang was frustrated. Xu Qingcheng had faced many hardships along the way, but she always managed to get ahead of her. Miss Song felt resentful. "Qingcheng, have you ever considered that in your lost memories, perhaps you dated another man besides Ye Tinghong? And then slept with him?"

The spoon in her hand suddenly fell into the bowl. Xu Qingcheng was startled. She looked at Song Chang and said, "Really? You...you didn't tell me before, you..."

Xu Qingcheng was already incoherent.

It's not that she's particularly conservative, but she's never considered that possibility. Apart from Ye Tinghong, she doesn't remember having dated anyone else, so she naturally assumes she's still a virgin.

But it's also possible that it exists, but it's just not in her memory anymore?

Xu Qingcheng was stunned, then Song Chang laughed without any restraint.

She instantly realized what had happened and roared angrily, "Song Chang, you lied to me!"

Her pretty face flushed red, and she angrily snatched the breakfast from in front of Song Chang.

"I'm not going to argue with you anymore." Song Chang smiled and took her breakfast back. She looked at Xu Qingcheng with a smile, "You don't necessarily tell me everything you do when you have sex with men."

"What have I ever hidden from you?" Xu Qingcheng scoffed. "I tell you everything, and you still take the opportunity to make fun of me. You really scared me to death just now."

"Is it really necessary?"

"How could it be? I went through the whole scenario in my head in those last two seconds," Xu Qingcheng said, sulking.

"What's the plot?"

"Haven't you seen the TV series? There's a guy who falls into the water and loses his memory, but a woman saves him. They fall in love, get married with the woman's family as witnesses, and then he regains his memory only to find out he already has a wife who's been waiting for him at home. Tell me, isn't that heartbreaking?" Xu Qingcheng glared at Song Chang. "Am I some kind of scumbag?"

Song Chang couldn't help but chuckle and gave her a thumbs up, "You have a rich imagination."

"It's all your fault."

"Don't worry, that kind of thing can't happen now. You'll know when you get your marriage certificate. They won't let you get two marriage certificates. Besides, you haven't changed your name. Even if you lost your memory and can't remember, your husband will still look for you." Song Chang was overjoyed.

"You still dare to talk back!" Xu Qingcheng reached out and twisted her. "This has nothing to do with whether or not we get a marriage certificate. If that were the case, I would be cheating on you."

"Don't worry, this doesn't count as cheating, it's just marital fun." Song Chang really couldn't hold back any longer.

"What couple? That's a long way off," Xu Qingcheng muttered, blushing.

"Tsk tsk tsk, look at you! Xu Qingcheng, how can you be so shameless? You fell for someone's advances the moment they started pursuing you!" Song Chang teased her.

"Mind your own business."

Xu Qingcheng blushed with embarrassment. She couldn't understand it either, and some things were hard to say. She seemed to be easily teased by him.

Despite having no experience, it's... well, not entirely unfamiliar.

"It must be because Song Chang showed me porn," Xu Qingcheng thought, feeling a little aroused.

"Hey, Ms. Xu, let me interview you." Song Chang made a fist and held it out to Xu Qingcheng as if holding a microphone. "Ms. Xu, what was your first impression?"

"Are you crazy?!"

"Did I push you to the point of exhaustion? Your back will be aching for days." Song Chang raised an eyebrow.

That's what she said when she first slept with Fu Jingting.

However, at the time, Miss Xu was filled with righteous indignation, and she described a romantic encounter as if it were a murder scene, without showing any shyness.

Right now... it's all so cheesy pink bubbles.

Song Chang's words startled Xu Qingcheng. It was as if that scene was replaying in her mind, but she couldn't grasp it; it had slipped away.

I don’t know if others have this feeling, but Xu Qingcheng has been like this a lot lately. Things that happen suddenly, words she has said to others, or places she has been to suddenly feel familiar, as if she has experienced them before, but when she thinks about them carefully, she doesn’t feel that way.

……

Xu Qingyao took Xu Yuan to FUC, because the little guy missed his father and insisted on seeing him.

But he was away for a week and came back with a ton of things to deal with, so busy that he couldn't take care of himself.

Xu Qingyao had been involved in the entire process of the case during this time and naturally knew the outcome. He didn't know what to say; at this moment, all words of comfort would be ineffective.

"Uncle, where's Dad?"

"I'm in a meeting. I'll come find you when it's over." Xu Qingyao picked up Xu Yuan and made her look at the meeting room on the other side.

A partition wall was drawn across the middle of the glass-doored conference room, allowing you to see the people inside if you got close. Xu Yuan craned her neck to look, and suddenly pointed excitedly at someone inside, saying, "Dad."

Xu Qingyao smiled and nodded, "Yes."

He could feel Xu Yuan's excitement; he kicked happily in his arms.

A moment later, she suddenly deflated, wrapped her little arms around Xu Qingyao's neck, and said, "Uncle, where's Mommy? I miss Mommy."

She was raised by Xu Qingcheng from a young age. Because of Xu Yuan's special circumstances, Qingcheng accompanied her almost the entire time. She hardly needed a nanny and devoted all her time and patience to Xu Yuan. Naturally, the little one was closest to her.

It's natural to miss someone after a long time apart. While I was staying with Zhao Lan, my mom said she cried every night because she missed her mother so much.

The three-year-old child is very sensible and obedient. Her grandmother said that when she cries, it's not the kind of loud, wailing cry that children have, but rather a quiet cry under the covers, saying that she misses her mother.

"This child almost broke my heart." Zhao Lan's eyes were red when she relayed this to Xu Qingyao.

How can I not feel sorry for you?

Xu Qingyao patted her head. "Xu Yuan is so obedient. Mom must miss you too. She'll definitely be back soon."

"Daddy said Mommy got lost. Daddy's so silly, why hasn't he brought Mommy back yet?" Xu Yuan pouted, unwilling to accept it.

Xu Qingyao gently pressed her forehead against hers, "Dad is too busy."

"Could my uncle help me bring my mother back?"

"meeting."

"Uncle, Grandma said you should call my mom 'sister,' is that right?"

"Yes."

"You're Mom's younger brother, right?"

"Yes."

"Grandma said Yuanyuan is the older sister, and she has younger brothers and sisters too. The little sister is so cute. But why don't I see any younger brothers?" Xu Yuan asked, her big, bright eyes full of questions.

"My younger brother is lost too."

"Did he get lost with his mother?" Xu Yuan tilted her head.

Before Xu Qingyao could reply, the conference room door opened, and Fu Jingting walked out first, with Duan Heng following beside him.

Looking up, he saw the little guy in Xu Qingyao's arms and happily called out "Dad!"

The tenderness in the man's eyes was obvious. He said a few words to Duan Heng, then walked over and reached out to hug Xu Yuan.

"dad!"

Xu Yuan was happy and called out affectionately, hugging Fu Jingting's neck and kissing his cheek. The soft and cuddly little guy had a very healing effect.

A smile spread across the man's face. "Missing your father?"

"I've been thinking about it. I really have." Xu Yuan wrapped her arms around his neck tightly, their intimacy was truly enviable.

"Did Dad go to find Mom and my little brother?"

"Okay." Fu Jingting nodded, then looked at Xu Qingyao, "Go to the office."

The two walked inside together.

Xu Yuan was especially happy to be held by her dad, but she was also very spoiled.

"Dad, does Mom only want my brother and not my sister and me? Why did she get lost with my brother?"

"No, how could I not want you? Mom was worried too, she wanted to come back soon." Fu Jingting pinched her little cheek. Children this age are sometimes more sensitive than you can imagine. "It's just that Dad didn't find them quickly enough."

Xu Yuan tilted her head to look at him, reached out and patted his face, comforting him like a little adult, "Daddy, don't worry, Mommy is so big, she'll take good care of your little brother."

"You've said everything. Didn't you just say your dad was stupid for not bringing your mom and brother back?" Xu Qingyao laughed as she exposed her.

The little girl smiled, not embarrassed at all; she didn't understand what embarrassment was at that age.

Fu Jingting lowered his head and kissed her, his voice a little hoarse, "It's Daddy's fault for being clumsy."

Xu Qingyao remained silent; the situation was indeed incredibly disheartening.

"The solution you asked me to come up with—the facial recognition technology for the traffic camera system—is technically feasible, no problem. However, the investment is huge, and widespread adoption will be difficult; it's a systemic project." Xu Qingyao took out a USB drive and handed it to Fu Jingting.

Fu Jingting took the USB drive without even considering it further. "I will have Duan Heng talk to the Chunzhou Municipal Government. FUC will comprehensively promote the construction of Chunzhou's intelligent transportation system."

He paused, his teeth clenched tightly. "Start from here, and gradually expand. Whether or not Qinghan can be found, we must not let other families suffer like this."

"This is my specialty, brother-in-law, leave the project implementation to me."

This was the first time Xu Qingyao had ever addressed him as "brother-in-law" so formally in person.

Fu Jingting looked at him. The once naive boy had grown into a man who could stand on his own after experiencing ups and downs.

"What about the prosperous era?"

"The manager my sister asked for can handle things for the next two years without any problems. The initial implementation of this project is quite difficult. Once it's successful, we can replicate it and hand it over to the team."

"Your sister poached Chen Rui so you could learn from him. His contract is only for three years." Fu Jingting frowned. Xu Qingyao didn't care about Shengshi, which meant that it would be difficult for him to take over Shengshi in two years.

Even if the management principles are similar across industries, getting started isn't always easy.

Xu Qingyao chuckled, "Brother-in-law, don't you still have me?"

Fu Jingting didn't say anything more; he did need someone he trusted more to do this.

Xu Qingyao is undoubtedly the best candidate.

Since we've made up our minds, let's discuss it directly. Xu Yuan can just play on the side and not bother them. Anyway, he's happy as long as he can see his dad.

At noon, Xu Yuan was taken out for lunch by her secretary, and their discussion continued into the afternoon.

The discussion ended as dusk was falling. Xu Yuan was so tired from playing that she fell asleep on the sofa in the office. When Fu Jingting woke her up, her hair was all messy and she was still dazed, which was incredibly cute.

"How about going to Grandma's house with your uncle? Dad will pick you up another day to go see your little sister at Grandma's house, okay?"

"Okay, sure." Xu Yuan nodded, then tugged at Fu Jingting's hand. "Daddy, I want to eat cake."

I saw it when I went out at noon, but my aunt was with it, and she was too embarrassed to take it.

"Will your uncle take you shopping?" Xu Qingyao picked her up.

Xu Yuan was clearly unwilling, so Fu Jingting picked her up and took her shopping.

all day.

He left early the next day after he had taken advantage of her.

Okay, he might be busy, she doesn't care.

She took the initiative to send him a message, and of course he replied.

Then there is no more.

No message, no phone call.

Xu Qingcheng's mind was a bit confused, a jumbled mess.

She couldn't resist and, while Song Chang was busy with other things, ran to the balcony to call Fu Jingting.

When Xu Qingcheng made the phone call, Fu Jingting was being pulled by Xu Yuan to look at the display case. She was hesitating between buying the SpongeBob SquarePants cake and the Little Princess cake, and was very conflicted.

"Dad, can we have both?"

"No, you can only choose one."

The conversation between the two people came through the receiver clearly.

Xu Qingcheng suddenly hung up the phone.