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

Ding Jing hung up the phone, feeling a tightness in her chest. She wanted to ask Yu Shinan what was wrong, but he was with Si Chen right now, so Ding Jing felt it wasn't a good time to call.

She took a moment to catch her breath and told herself that there might be a misunderstanding.

Ask around before you speak.

Before they even reached Ancheng, Yu Shinan's phone rang.

Fu Jingting.

Yu Shinan glanced at the woman dozing off in the passenger seat.

I could basically guess what Fu Jingting would ask. From the time of the rescue until now, even though the farm had blocked the news of the accident due to concerns about public opinion risks, it was impossible to lock down a place with people so tightly.

"What happened?"

The call connected, and without any preamble, Fu Jingting went straight to the point with his questions.

"The tail wasn't cleaned properly; it was my oversight," Yu Shinan said simply, acknowledging that it was indeed his fault.

If something happens to Si Chen, he won't be able to explain it to her family or to himself.

"Where's Sichen?"

Thankfully, she's alright.

Yu Shinan said in a deep voice that he couldn't go into the details over the phone, and he knew that Fu Jingting probably knew the whole story of the accident.

Otherwise, the call wouldn't have been made to him, but to Fu Sichen instead.

In other words, the phone call was a warning that his sister had gotten into trouble on his turf, or because of his involvement.

"I will handle it cleanly, don't worry, it won't involve Sichen," Yu Shinan said in a deep voice, a promise.

Fu Jingting remained silent, his face tense, the strained atmosphere emanating from the telephone line.

Xu Qingcheng held Fu Jingting's hand, telling him not to be angry and to speak properly.

The news just came in, and such a big thing has happened. As a family member, the information was so delayed, you can imagine Fu Jingting's anger.

Fu Sichen was still half asleep when he suddenly heard his own name called. He sat up abruptly. "Huh? What's wrong with me?"

As the voice came through the receiver, Fu Jingting's brow twitched. Xu Qingcheng spoke first, "Is Si Chen with you? Let her answer the phone."

Yu Shinan glanced at Fu Sichen silently. "It's your second brother's phone call."

Fu Sichen felt a chill on her neck, but she forced herself to answer the phone.

"Second brother..."

Before he could even finish calling out "Second Brother," he was met with a barrage of scolding.

He was upset that she wouldn't say a word about what happened to her, and he had to find out from other people.

Fu Sichen listened to the reprimand with his neck hunched, and seized the opportunity to say, "I'm fine now. I didn't say anything because I didn't want you to worry."

This explanation still drew a scolding: "Worried? Worried about what? Worried you won't have time to collect your corpse?"

That went too far. Xu Qingcheng slapped Fu Jingting hard and snatched the phone away. "Your second brother doesn't know his own words. He was just worried about you getting hurt or something, so he said something without thinking. Si Chen, don't take it to heart."

"I know my second sister-in-law, I won't hold it against her."

Fu Sichen pouted. Her second brother's words were too harsh. She knew he was worried, but being scolded made her feel bad. She didn't want anything to happen either. She was just afraid that they would worry too much. Anyway, everything was fine now, so she didn't tell them anymore.

"I'm fine. I'm not hurt at all."

"You must have been quite startled. Are you still at the farm? We came over, and I couldn't relax until I saw you. I was so anxious."

"No need, Second Sister-in-law. Brother Nan will take me back to Ancheng; we'll be there soon. I'll go pick up Yan Zheng."

"That's good. We can talk about it when you get back." Xu Qingcheng hung up the phone.

Fu Sichen breathed a sigh of relief. She turned her head and saw that Nan Ge's face was somewhat gloomy, knowing that her second brother was angry.

"Second brother is worried about me." Fu Sichen looked at him. "Why don't you drop me off nearby? My second brother is very protective of his own, and sometimes he can be unreasonable."

"I know. Your second brother loves you." Yu Shinan turned to look at her, and couldn't help but reach out and pat her head. "It's alright."

Since you care about her, you won't be able to ignore even the harshest words.

"Brother Nan, it was just an accident. This has nothing to do with you. Besides, you saved me." She didn't want him to feel guilty.

"Worried about me?" Yu Shinan tilted his head to look at her and smiled. "When it comes to fighting, your second brother might not be able to beat me."

Fu Sichen glanced at him and thought to himself, "That makes sense."

but……

"Brother Nan, have you ever fought with my second brother?"

"I was a teenager. I fought."

"Who won?" Fu Sichen asked curiously.

Yu Shinan, "..."

In a proper fight, Fu Jingting couldn't beat him, but some people lacked martial ethics, so this matter couldn't be left unresolved.

He remained silent, and Fu Sichen chuckled. With her second brother's character, he was not one to suffer a loss.

Yu Shinan felt a slight relief when he saw her smile. Fu Jingting's words were truly harsh, and they even stung his ears.

I really want to punch him and shut him up.

However, Si Chen's second brother.

Yu Shinan thought about it for a moment and decided to bear with it. He would need Yu Shinan's help in the future.

As soon as the car stopped, Xu Qingcheng came out of the yard and said, "Sichen."

"Second Sister-in-law." Fu Sichen got out of the car, and Xu Qingcheng rushed to her side, looking her over from head to toe. "Are you really alright? You're not injured?"

"It's nothing." Fu Sichen spun around on the spot, smiling as he took Xu Qingcheng's hand. "Really, it's nothing. Look at me, standing in front of you, not quite all unharmed."

Xu Qingcheng frowned. "No wonder your second brother scolded you. You didn't even tell us about something this big. Do you know how worried your family must have been? If nothing's wrong, what if something had happened?"

"Second sister-in-law, your tone is starting to sound more and more like my second brother's," Fu Sichen laughed.

Xu Qingcheng glared at her, then glanced at Yu Shinan.

Before she could speak, Fu Sichen suddenly moved to her side. Xu Qingcheng looked back and saw Fu Jingting walking out.

The man's expression was unpleasant.

Xu Qingcheng grabbed Fu Sichen, "Come in first, I have something to ask you."

Without saying a word, he led Fu Sichen into the villa. Fu Sichen looked back and saw his second brother and Nan brother standing there, neither of them moving.

But judging from my second brother's expression...

"Second Brother, this has nothing to do with Brother Nan."

Fu Sichen wanted to explain for Yu Shinan, but Xu Qingcheng pulled her back, saying, "Don't say anything, you'll only make things worse."

Fu Sichen pursed his lips and said in a low voice, "But I was afraid that my second brother would take his anger out on Nan Ge. I really owe him a lot that day, otherwise I would have been in real trouble."

"It's between men. Don't meddle. They've known each other for so many years, so what if they're angry? He's not going to eat your Nan-ge alive," Xu Qingcheng scolded her irritably. "They say girls are outgoing, where has your heart run off to?"

Fu Sichen blushed at these words and looked at Xu Qingcheng with some surprise, "Second sister-in-law, you..."

"What do you mean, 'you'? You really think you've hidden it so well that no one can tell?" Xu Qingcheng scoffed. "Yan Zheng's father is married? You can even come up with a lie like that about Fu Sichen."

Fu Sichen was taken aback. If his second sister-in-law knew, then his second brother must know too.

She turned around abruptly to look outside, her heart leaping into her throat.

Fu Jingting punched Yu Shinan hard in the side of his face, his movements swift and merciless.

Yu Shinan took the punch without trying to avoid it. The taste of blood filled his mouth. He spat it out and lightly pressed the tip of his tongue against the inside of his cheek. His cheek burned with pain.

"You're quite self-aware, aren't you? Why aren't you dodging?" Fu Jingting looked at him coldly.

"You still have two punches left. This was my fault." Yu Shinan said in a deep voice, meaning that after those two punches, he wouldn't just stand there and let you beat him up.

Fu Jingting sneered, clenched his fist at his side and punched hard, without changing the spot, hitting him on one side of the face.

Yu Shinan cursed loudly!

The two stood facing each other, the atmosphere extremely tense.

As he withdrew his second punch, Yu Shinan thrust out with his elbow, and Fu Jingting nimbly stepped back, blocking his arm with his palm.

Fu Sichen was horrified. Her second brother was really going all out. She wanted to leave, but Xu Qingcheng grabbed her arm. "Don't get involved in their business. Just pretend you didn't see anything."

Yu Shinan clicked his tongue and explained, "I will handle this cleanly. This was my oversight, and it will not happen again."

Fu Jingting asked him coldly, "I'm asking you, three years ago when Si Chen got pregnant, was it you?"

Yu Shinan hadn't expected him to ask that. He stood there motionless, as if the shackles of time had suddenly locked onto this man.

Fu Jingting didn't need to wait for a definite answer; his expression said it all.

Fu Jingting seized the opportunity and punched him hard in the stomach. "Are you even human?"

Yu Shinan gritted his teeth and remained silent.

Everything in the past, which we thought was buried in time, will ultimately not disappear just because time has passed.

"I didn't know it was her." Yu Shinan clenched his fists at his sides, his voice low and heavy with pain that welled up in his chest.

If they knew it was Si Chen, how could they have let her go?

But at this point, saying anything more is meaningless.

Xu Qingcheng pulled Fu Sichen away from the window, "Don't look."

"but--"

"But what?" Xu Qingcheng smiled and glanced at her. "Feeling sorry for you? You suffered so much back then, and now you're heartbroken over a beating?"

Oh my, the little girl actually got tears in her eyes.

"Second sister-in-law," Fu Sichen stamped her foot, "Brother Nan didn't know anything at the time. It's not his fault."

It wasn't that she didn't resent it. During those days in a foreign land, how many times in the dead of night did she dream of him being intimate and happy with other women? It felt like needles were piercing her heart, making her feel uncomfortable and helpless.

You can make yourself like someone, but you can't force someone else to like you.

Love fermented in my heart, turning into bitterness, which I could only taste alone.

Seeing Fu Sichen's suspicious and hesitant expression, Xu Qingcheng smiled and said, "If they really fight, it won't just be your brother Nan who suffers; it will be a lose-lose situation."

"I know. But—Brother Nan feels guilty, he won't do anything." Fu Sichen pursed her lips. "Second sister-in-law, you can definitely keep your composure."

Xu Qingcheng was amused by her sister-in-law's aggrieved and complaining voice. "What? That's not your second brother. You'd rather your second brother get beaten up than your sweetheart get beaten up, wouldn't you?"

"Don't tease me, Second Sister-in-law," Fu Sichen said anxiously. "Second Brother is such a bad person. He didn't even tell Brother Nan that Han Yi and I aren't married."

Xu Qingcheng couldn't help but cough. "I just didn't say it specifically. Wouldn't it be better to give you a chance to tell him yourself?"

Fu Sichen lowered his eyes and hummed in agreement.

The two men outside stopped fighting and stood smoking on one side of the villa entrance.

Xu Qingcheng showed it to Fu Sichen, "Alright, you can rest assured now. Now, answer my question."

"What?"

"You still like him?"

Fu Sichen blushed slightly and nodded, "Mm."

Does he like you?

Seeing the little girl's slightly pursed lips, her rosy face, and her shy demeanor, her budding romance made everyone who saw her feel a pang of tenderness.

"Second sister-in-law, he said he likes me. I don't need him to like me a lot, just a little bit is enough for me. He likes me a little bit, and I like him a lot, so the total love we have won't be small, right?" Fu Sichen's eyes were filled with both tears and laughter.

"How silly! Love isn't calculated like that."

Xu Qingcheng sighed and hugged Fu Sichen. "Your second brother is worried about you, so he'll have to get to the bottom of things. But you, your mind is entirely on him, you can't even bear to let your second brother punch you a couple of times. What, do you really want Yu Shinan to fight back?"

"Second sister-in-law, you know that's not what I meant."

Xu Qingcheng smiled and handed Fu Sichen a tissue to wipe her tears. "Alright, enough with the crying and laughing. You can't even hide your feelings anymore. Have you told him everything?"

Fu Sichen nodded and then shook his head. "I want to talk to him myself."

He said he said it, but he didn't say it all.

But she wanted to tell him herself.

Xu Qingcheng smiled and said, "Okay, it's good that you've thought it through."

She looked outside. "I'll go call them in, so your second brother won't talk nonsense."

Fu Sichen nodded vigorously, and Xu Qingcheng chuckled before walking out.

Outside, Fu Jingting looked at Yu Shinan with a particularly strange expression after hearing Yu Shinan's explanation.

"You mean you found out when Si Chen had miscarried and gotten married?"

Yu Shinan touched his face. He didn't even want to recall how he came back from abroad, so he naturally missed Fu Jingting's extremely interesting expression.

Fu Jingting looked at him, "Si Chen and Han Yi—"

"You should have heard about Han Yi's affair." Yu Shinan turned to look at Fu Jingting, not believing he didn't know.

Fu Jingting looked at Yu Shinan and quickly processed the information. Looking at Yu Shinan's cold and stern face, he suddenly felt that he was being a bit dishonest.

"She's been married before and has children. Don't tell me you don't mind."

"I don't mind," Yu Shinan said in a deep voice. "You know my situation."

As he spoke, he stubbed out his cigarette. "I won't wrong Si Chen. I'll talk to Han Yi about it."

"..."

Fu Jingting remained silent for a while before speaking, "Does Wei Jingwu need my help?"

"No need. He's already at his limit. If I don't touch him, someone else will. There's no need to get my hands dirty for him."

Fu Jingting nodded. "Alright, let me remind you: the Fu family has a clean background, and the old man has always acted with integrity. He's not unaware of your family's situation. If you want to be with Si Chen, you'd better clean up your background completely. If you can't let go of the past, it won't be so easy for you to call me 'brother'."

The person emphasized the syllable of "brother".

Yu Shinan gave him a cold look. He didn't say anything.

Fu Jingting snorted coldly, "I only have this one sister. Be good to her."

He turned around and walked away, only to see Xu Qingcheng standing behind him, smiling.

She remembered what Qingyao had said to him before.

Between siblings, some feelings are not spoken, but kept in the heart.

Fu Jingting stopped and tilted his head slightly. "I have something else to tell you. Si Chen and Han Yi divorced half a month ago."

Yu Shinan suddenly turned his face away.

Fu Jingting put his arm around Xu Qingcheng's shoulder and led her home.

Qingcheng couldn't pull his arm off, so she called out to Yu Shinan, "Come in, and please take Sichen and Yanzheng back later."