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

His eyes would become exceptionally bright when he drank, and he would become lazy and roguish, speaking in a wicked and flirtatious way, making him seem particularly unserious.

Xu Qingcheng couldn't understand why she, who liked the steady, mature, and unassuming type, had ended up on his ship and fallen for his tricks.

But if she wasn't going to get off the ship, he couldn't either.

When they arrived at Jingshan No. 1, Xu Qingcheng took his arm. Although he wasn't completely drunk, he had drunk quite a bit.

"How much did you drink? You reek of alcohol, like you've been soaking in a barrel of liquor. Don't you care about your stomach?" Xu Qingcheng scolded irritably. "From now on, if you come home drunk, sleep on the sofa. You're not allowed in the bedroom."

Fu Jingting listened to this mundane and unromantic question, and looked at her hand that was both angry that he had drunk too much and worried that he would lose his balance, and felt particularly comfortable.

He put his hand on her shoulder, leaned against her, and touched her earlobe as he lowered his head, deliberately asking, "So you're starting to control me now? It's perfectly normal for men to socialize; Mrs. Fu, you'll have to get used to it."

"Who cares about you? Just drink yourself to death." Xu Qingcheng glared at him irritably. "Do you know how many people get into trouble because they're drunk these days? Don't think you're immune just because you're young."

Laughter welled up in the man's chest; no matter how much he scolded him, he couldn't hide his concern and worry.

"What are you laughing at?" Xu Qingcheng said angrily.

"Honey, say more! I find your insults quite charming."

"You're crazy!" Xu Qingcheng laughed at his shamelessness and said very rudely, "You don't even care about your own body, so I care even less. Anyway, if something happens to you, I definitely won't take care of you anymore. I'm still young and beautiful, I'll go find another man... um..."

Her voice was taken away as the man kissed her fiercely, swallowing her unspoken words.

Her breath reeked of alcohol. She pressed her fingers against his arm to support herself, not even knowing how he had led her into the room.

He reached out and switched on the villa's lights, then lifted the person high in his arms. "You've gone too far! Trying to run away with another man?"

Xu Qingcheng's legs were lifted up by him, causing her to lose her balance. Frightened, she clung tightly to him, pleading, "Put me down!"

Especially when he was drunk, Xu Qingcheng was really afraid that the two of them would fall together.

The man wouldn't let go, carrying her into the living room and laying her down on the sofa. Before Xu Qingcheng could get up, he sat down beside her, pinning her legs down, leaning forward, and pinching her chin as he looked at her. "Mrs. Fu, you still have other options in mind?"

"What alternative? Go take a shower and rest." She didn't want to mess around with him, and tried to get up by propping herself up with her arm, but he easily pushed her back down with one hand.

The man placed his palm on her heart, feeling the rise and fall of her chest beneath his hand. A malicious glint appeared in his eyes. "I'm going to cut her open and see who the alternative is inside."

Anyone will do.

Xu Qingcheng didn't play along with his nonsense. He knew that such deliberate provocations weren't true, and his persistence was clearly an attempt to act like a scoundrel.

His clothes gradually peeled off, but not all of them were removed. They were half-covered and half-disguised, and extremely messy, which was simply stimulating to the eye. Xu Qingcheng could not resist him. "Fu Jingting, don't be so shameless."

"How am I shameless? If husband and wife can't do this, who can?"

Xu Qingcheng kicked him, "Don't touch me, you smell like alcohol, it's suffocating."

The light made her face appear as red as if she were drunk, and Fu Jingting clicked his tongue.

"Dare to say you've been with other men? Hmm?" He deliberately tormented her, his words malicious and provocative.

"Fu Jingting!" Xu Qingcheng exclaimed in surprise. He actually said such a thing.

The man reached out and covered her eyes, deliberately lowering his voice as he leaned down and whispered lewd things in her ear.

The two were indeed newlyweds, but she was pregnant when they registered their marriage, and one thing after another happened after that, taking up all their energy.

Even during the days since Qinghan returned, with the children keeping her in check, and because she was too shy, she could joke around with the two of them, but when other people were around, she became extremely reserved.

Having finally seized the opportunity, how could I let her go so easily?

The view was blocked, and it was pitch black.

When one cannot see, one's senses of hearing and touch become exceptionally clear and acute, causing a slight tremor in the nerves.

……

Xu Qingcheng's voice was terribly hoarse. She lay limp in his arms, so tired that she could barely lift her arms. She bit him resentfully.

Fu Jingting chuckled, watching her tiny teeth marks appear and disappear on his chest. He rasped and rubbed her head, saying, "You can press harder."

He didn't mind that his body was covered in her marks.

Xu Qingcheng snorted, "I hate her. Stay away from her from now on."

Fu Jingting couldn't immediately guess who it was when someone suddenly said something out of the blue.

"Who is it?" Fu Jingting laughed. "Mrs. Fu is not only jealous of your husband's ex-wife, but also jealous of his lover?"

Xu Qingcheng pinched his abs hard with her fingers, and the man groaned, but it didn't seem like he was hurt.

The sound, deep and seductive, emanated from the back of his throat.

"Tang Kejia".

Xu Qingcheng didn't play games with him and got straight to the point.

If it weren't for his words pleasing her, Xu Qingcheng couldn't guarantee what she would have done to Tang Kejia; at the very least, she would have slapped her in the face.

The past is past, but that doesn't mean we don't care.

Rather, she doesn't need to get angry over someone who's far away, but if someone provokes her directly, she can't just ignore it.

If Tang Kejia hadn't pushed them along, would they have avoided that ordeal?

In reality, Xu Qingcheng understood very well that it was because they didn't trust each other enough to calmly lay everything out on the table.

This is fundamental.

But Xu Qingcheng couldn't help but take her anger out on Tang Kejia. No matter what, she just couldn't stand Tang Kejia.

"Her?" Fu Jingting looked down at Xu Qingcheng. "Are you jealous of her? Is it really worth it?"

"Is it worth it?" Xu Qingcheng bit her lip. "Fu Jingting, I have a question for you. Answer me truthfully."

"Have you slept with her?"

She asked directly, without hiding anything. If a scar was destined to remain, then so be it.

Knowing where the injury is is essential for effective treatment.

Fu Jingting almost blurted out, "Am I really that unpicky about food?"

"Answer me properly. I won't bring up the past today. Tell me the truth and I'll only give you this one chance. If you don't tell me but I find out later, then... then..." Xu Qingcheng gritted her teeth. She felt a little uncomfortable, but she couldn't find a way to punish him.

"What?" Fu Jingting asked curiously.

Xu Qingcheng's nose tingled and her eyes reddened. Seeing this, the man became anxious. "Why are you acting all wronged? I told you, your husband isn't so indiscriminate. He wouldn't pick up just anyone! Besides, Tang Kejia is having an affair with Fu Hongxin. Why would I bother with her? I'm completely innocent with her. There's absolutely nothing going on between us."

"Who's my husband? You're the adulterer."

"Yes, yes, adulterer." Fu Jingting clicked his tongue. "The feeling of having an affair with Mrs. Fu is too exciting."

"Shut up!" Xu Qingcheng's face flushed slightly. She tilted her head back. "You didn't sleep with her? Really nothing happened? Swear it!"

I swear.

Men don't think twice.

"Then, what's with her underwear in your luggage? How did such a private thing end up in your luggage!" Xu Qingcheng questioned.

Fu Jingting sighed, "Her clothes were wet, so she asked to borrow my room to change. I said this in front of her father, and since I was talking to her father downstairs, it didn't seem inappropriate, so I let her go."

He hadn't expected to resort to such despicable means to frame him. Fu Jingting turned Xu Qingcheng's face towards him. "That's the truth. Do you believe me?"

Xu Qingcheng pursed her lips, neither saying she believed it nor disbelieved it.

"Am I really that unreliable to you?" Fu Jingting was genuinely annoyed.

"You have a criminal record."

"What prior offense?"

"You fall for a woman's advances the moment she tries to seduce you." Xu Qingcheng traced lines on his abdominal muscles with her fingers.

"What kind of woman could..." Fu Jingting stopped speaking, suddenly realizing what was happening.

He looked down at her, a smile playing at the corners of his eyes. "Yes, I have absolutely no resistance to someone like Miss Xu. I wonder if there's another Xu Qingcheng exactly like her in this world. If there is, I might just surrender."

"What weapons? What surrender?" Xu Qingcheng's hand slid down his waist. "You dare!"

The man's Adam's apple bobbed suddenly, his throat tightened, and he reached out and gripped her shoulder, looking at her with a warning expression.

Miss Xu seemed completely oblivious to his warning, her beautiful eyes fixed on him. "From now on, you must always keep your distance from those who have ill intentions towards you."

The man hummed in response, but his tone became extremely tense. He reached out and gently pulled her arm, without using any force, but she cried out in pain. The man quickly released his grip on her arm.

The woman's eyebrows curved into crescents, her eyes shimmering with a seductive charm. She gazed at his taut muscles, gently biting his Adam's apple. "And what about the shadow Tang Kejia mentioned?"

The consequence of provoking her was that she didn't get an answer, and the city was completely lost, leaving her with no choice but to surrender after being forcibly attacked and plundered.

It was almost noon when she was kissed awake. The curtains in the room were drawn, and the sunlight was bright. Xu Qingcheng frowned and grumbled, asking him to close the curtains. She wanted to sleep.

Fu Jingting chuckled and kissed her little mouth. "Get up, or you'll sleep through the night. Get up and I'll take you out to play."

"I don't want to." She was too lazy to move and felt angry, as if no matter what, he always got his pleasure while she suffered.

Of course, that's not entirely true; she also experienced that kind of pleasure.

But I just wanted to deliberately act cute and throw a tantrum at him.

Looking at her coquettish demeanor, Fu Jingting felt no aversion or discomfort; on the contrary, he was in a very good mood.

If you haven't experienced watching the girl you like flirting with someone else, don't say that girl is too pretentious or affected.

Her affectation was something not just anyone could experience, and he was very jealous.

Xu Qingcheng lay on the bed, complaining of back and waist pain, refusing to move. Fu Jingting resignedly massaged her, and as he listened to her moaning and saying how comfortable it felt, the man smiled, "This voice isn't as seductive as it was last night."

Xu Qingcheng reached out and grabbed a cushion from the side, casually tossing it in his direction.

Fu Jingting laughed, rubbed her for a while, and then asked, "Are you done? Get up?"

"No, I feel uncomfortable, it hurts."

"Where else does it hurt?" Fu Jingting asked her. Xu Qingcheng kept her face buried in the blankets and didn't speak. She was being massaged and felt very comfortable, which made her even lazier.

The man chuckled softly, leaning close to her ear, "Little sister, are you feeling unwell? Want me to rub it for you?"

Ms. Xu sat up abruptly, startled. "No need!"

Seeing the mischievous smile on the man's face, Xu Qingcheng grabbed a pillow and started hitting him repeatedly.

"I'll take you to the movies, and then we'll pick up the kids tomorrow," Fu Jingting urged her.

"Why did you suddenly decide to go to the movies?" Xu Qingcheng found it strange, but she had to admit that she really wanted to go.

"My relationship with Miss Xu is one step away from completion," Fu Jingting pinched her earlobe, "to hold hands while shopping and watching movies."

Xu Qingcheng laughed, and without even bothering to brush her teeth, she pounced on Mr. Fu and gave him a kiss full of toothpaste foam.

"You still remember?"

Miss Xu was in high spirits and quickly got ready.

Fu Jingting couldn't help but laugh when he saw her acting like a little girl.

Even if the process goes astray, I still want to give her everything I can.

Xu Qingcheng changed her clothes: leggings, a short skirt, casual sneakers, and a short beige top. Her hair was tied up high.

I also chose a casual outfit for Mr. Fu: loose-fitting tapered pants and a black hooded jacket.

Xu Qingcheng stood on tiptoe to straighten his collar, and didn't forget to praise him, "My boyfriend is so handsome."

Fu Jingting was speechless at her flattery, and chuckled as he tugged at her hair, saying, "My girlfriend looks very innocent."

"I've always been innocent."

"Yes, just as innocent as that little vixen from last night." Fu Jingting clicked his tongue, pinched her cheek, and whispered something only the two of them knew.

Xu Qingcheng, her face flushed, punched him playfully, biting her lip as she asked, "Don't you like it?"

I like it, how could I not?

He almost exploded.

You can watch movies anywhere, and you have a home theater at home, but the feeling of holding hands with someone amidst the comings and goings of people is still different.

"I want milk tea and popcorn," Xu Qingcheng asked him, looking up at him.

Fu Jingting chuckled and pinched her little nose before turning around to queue up to buy.

Xu Qingcheng went directly to get the movie tickets and stood beside him watching him join the queue to buy them, a smile spreading across her face.

"A beauty that could topple empires?"

Ye Tinghong was surprised when he saw her; she was dressed too young today, which made him momentarily dazed.

"Want to see a movie?"

"Yes, with my husband." Xu Qingcheng pointed in Fu Jingting's direction, neither hiding nor concealing it. Seeing him again, she remained calm and undisturbed.

Ye Tinghong looked over there and saw the man following the group without the slightest impatience.

He never thought Fu Jingting and Xu Qingcheng were a good match, but a man would rather put himself in an extreme predicament than not leave her a chance to survive.

He admitted that he might not have been able to do it under the same circumstances.

Some people, once missed, are gone forever.

Ye Tinghong looked at her and said, "Congratulations."

"Um?"

"I just heard you call him 'husband,' are you married?"

Xu Qingcheng smiled. "Yes. We got our marriage certificate."

Ye Tinghong didn't ask any further questions, only saying, "I hope you'll be happy."

"Thank you." Xu Qingcheng nodded. "You too."

We chose different paths, and our lives will never intersect again.

My heart is calm and undisturbed. The feelings I cherished in my youth have finally faded away with the wind. I can finally say "I wish you happiness" to the other person without any reservations.

Xu Qingcheng saw Fu Jingting walking this way with something in his hand, milk tea in one hand and popcorn in the other, his face dark.