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

Only when no one was in the room did Xu Qingcheng dare to peek out.

He was putting on his shirt, his head down as he buttoned it, leaving his back to her.

Xu Qingcheng rolled up the sheets. She was a little flustered. After the passion, all that was left was a mess, which seemed like a troublesome situation no matter how you looked at it.

"Young Master Fu," she called cautiously, her voice trying to remain calm but still trembling slightly, "I swear I absolutely did not intend to cling to you. Today was an accident. It really was an accident."

Fu Jingting turned to look at her. His expression was cold and indifferent, a stark contrast to the fiery embrace he had when he held her, making her wonder if it was the same person.

"An accident?" Fu Jingting asked, his voice tinged with sarcasm. "Are you saying you were unaware of it?"

With the words stuck in her throat, Xu Qingcheng was at a loss for words.

She served the wine, and she slept in the bed.

At this point, no matter what else you say, who will believe you?

Fu Jingting approached the bedside, propped himself up on his arms, and leaned down, staring at her. "You pulled this stunt in front of my family, Xu Qingcheng. You say you didn't intend to scheme against me? Do you think I'd believe you?"

Do not believe.

Even if it were her, she wouldn't believe it.

But that's not the case.

"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't have drunk it myself," Xu Qingcheng said, clinging to the last shred of possibility.

Fu Jingting straightened up, his eyes indifferent. "Oh, you drank it? You're not usually like this, are you?"

Xu Qingcheng's face flushed red and then turned pale.

He was saying that's just how she is, she's got a whole repertoire of seductive tricks up her sleeve.

She shamelessly clung to the man, begging him to have her.

That's what outsiders say about her.

And that's exactly how she felt about him.

There's not much difference.

Xu Qingcheng clenched her teeth tightly, unable to defend herself.

But she had no one to blame but herself; she had tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice instead. She had fantasized about getting another benefit from the Ye family, but instead found herself in this predicament.

"Fu Jingting, I said I wouldn't cling to you, and I won't. I, Xu Qingcheng, am not the kind of person who pesters you relentlessly. As long as the media doesn't expose the news, no matter who it is or what their scheme is, what happened between us can just be a scandalous affair. You don't need to worry about not being able to explain it to your family or the Ye family," Xu Qingcheng shouted at him.

Fu Jingting walked out without stopping.

He clicked his tongue. From the moment the room door was flung open, all she could think about was how to avoid the media.

Are you that afraid of being exposed?!

She was quite sharp when she was scheming against him, but now she's completely lost her mind.

What she should be afraid of is not being exposed, but not being exposed.

The door opened, and the man stepped out. Xu Qingcheng slammed her hand on the bed.

She was afraid of being exposed, but also afraid of not being exposed. But faced with two evils, she chose the lesser one.

If it were exposed, the two of them wouldn't be linked together.

Ye Chengnian isn't stupid. With the Fu family as a powerful backer, he'll definitely turn a blind eye and give the Fu family face. The matter will pass peacefully without any loss to either the Fu or Ye families. At most, Ye Wenhan will feel resentful.

From now on, while other princesses and princes will be all lovey-dovey and flaunting their affections, she, a scheming woman who climbed into a man's bed, will forever be known as the shameless vixen Xu.

In the past, even when people criticized or talked behind my back, it was all just hearsay. If you really asked them to produce some evidence, they couldn't.

But after that, she had no choice but to endure being scolded.

Most importantly, even if she has a thick skin and can ignore the rumors, what will Zhao Lan do if this kind of news breaks?

Xu Qingcheng was about to explode at the thought of this.

But even without the media attention, her path won't necessarily be easy.

Ye Chengnian already distrusted her, and after this incident, he completely lost patience with her.

The Fu family will think she is scheming to keep Fu Jingting by her side, and will be wary of her. In the future, anything related to her in the business world will likely not be given the green light by the Fu family's influence.

Not to mention Fu Jingting, Xu Qingcheng knew very well that a man like him was most afraid of being entangled by ignorant women. He could play along with you, and even help you out without compromising his own interests, but that didn't mean he was special to you, much less let you use your brain to interfere with his marriage.

He interpreted every word he just said as her deliberate scheme.

Xu Qingcheng held her head in her hands, wishing it was all a dream, so she wouldn't have to wake up and face all of this.

At that point, the Shengshi Group will be surrounded by enemies. It's already a dilapidated building; how can it withstand another severe earthquake?

Her eyes welled up with tears. She knew she had to hold on, but she couldn't help being driven to despair by this mess.

Fu Sichen had some clothes prepared and sent over. Zhong Wanxiu took a look. Although the clothes she had asked for were a bit cute, they were still quite decent and proper. "Take them in for her."

"Mom, aren't you going in?" Fu Sichen asked, puzzled. Her mother had been waiting there, and she had assumed she was going in to say something to the fairy sister.

"She'll feel uncomfortable if I go in. Call me when you're done." Zhong Wanxiu handed the clothes back to Fu Sichen.

Fu Sichen asked, "I see the banquet is over, where are Grandpa and Grandma?"

"She's waiting over there. Hurry up and take her in so she can get ready. Your grandma wants to see her," Zhong Wanxiu urged.

"Grandma wants to meet someone?" Fu Sichen was taken aback. "Mom, girls always seem to suffer in these kinds of situations. It's clearly my second brother..."

"Alright, stop asking. Your chatter is giving me a headache," Zhong Wanxiu interrupted her, giving her a push to hurry inside.

Fu Sichen had no choice but to take the clothes inside.

Xu Qingcheng had already taken a shower. She was wearing hotel pajamas, the white pajamas draped over her wet, long black hair. Her eyes were glistening with moisture, both innocent and alluring. She was the epitome of beauty; even without trying, she could take your breath away.

"Fairy sister. I've brought you some clothes." Fu Sichen called out to her in a soft voice.

Xu Qingcheng turned her head to look over, and Fu Sichen quickly put the clothes down for her.

Xu Qingcheng stared at her face for a long time without saying a word.

Fu Sichen couldn't hold back any longer and quietly admitted her mistake, "Fu Jingting is my second brother. I'm sorry, sister, I just thought you were so pretty and wanted to get to know you."

The usually talkative girl didn't know how to explain herself at this moment. It seemed like no matter how she explained it, it wouldn't be right. Anyway, she was the one who lied.

Xu Qingcheng didn't ask any more questions. She should have thought of it earlier, but she had simply overlooked it.

Perhaps because the little girl is innocent and cute, she doesn't want to think about messy things.

Furthermore, Qingcheng hoped that this was completely unintentional and that she still wanted to believe that the little girl who called her "sister" simply wanted to get to know her.