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

Fu Pinghui pondered for a moment, "What did Mom say?"

"Mom has agreed. As long as Miss Xu keeps her word and stops bothering Jingting, Mom guarantees that not a single word of what happened today will be leaked. The Fu family will also not take advantage of the Xu family's misfortune."

Zhong Wanxiu rubbed her temples. "Miss Xu agreed so readily. I saw her eyes light up the moment Mom agreed. What did Jingting do to make everyone want to push him far away?"

"The old man also said something harsh: if Jingting continues to entangle with the Xu family girl, the Xu family will probably have a hard time."

"Dad really said that?" Zhong Wanxiu was surprised. Seeing Fu Pinghui nod, she pursed her lips.

"Jingting is so deep these days, he never explains things to us clearly. We can't figure out what he's thinking, but I think he cares about Miss Xu."

Zhong Wanxiu sighed softly, "Ever since the incident with the hired servant, Jingting's personality has changed a lot. I've hardly ever seen him care about anything anymore, whether it's people or things."

"I think if he really likes her, there's nothing wrong with it. But I'm afraid he might have other intentions." Zhong Wanxiu felt a lingering fear when she thought about it, and her eyes filled with tears. She rested her head against Fu Pinghui's chest. "Pinghui, don't make me go through what happened to Pingxiu again."

Fu Pinghui put his arm around her shoulder, his voice steady and firm, "No."

……

The old lady of the Fu family agreed.

There was no pressure; she was simply told to keep her word.

Xu Qingcheng breathed a slight sigh of relief, knowing that her days ahead would not be easy.

When she and Zhong Wanxiu went to see the old lady, the Ye family had just left. Xu Qingcheng only glanced up for a moment and bumped into them.

Ye Chengnian was leading Ye Wenhan out when their eyes met. Ye Chengnian's expressionless face was cold as he swept his gaze across hers, but a slight smile appeared on his face, which sent chills down one's spine.

Needless to say, Ye Wenhan would have pounced on Xu Qingcheng and torn her to pieces if the situation hadn't been inappropriate.

The entire incident lasted only a few seconds, but the Ye family's uncontrollable anger was fully unleashed.

However, dealing with one party is always better than dealing with several.

Xu Qingcheng walked rather slowly; her physical discomfort and high heels were the main culprits for her slow pace.

Her face appeared somewhat pale due to the lack of makeup, and even with the lingering blush of her passion, it couldn't hide the weakness caused by her physical exhaustion.

She gritted her teeth, somewhat resentful.

That beast.

He was the one who benefited, but in the end, she was the one who suffered the consequences.

Footsteps approached from behind, hurried and fast. Xu Qingcheng shifted her body to the side, wanting to make way for the person behind her.

But his steps stopped in front of her.

He was still wearing that white shirt, which was a little wrinkled, and his gaze swept over her body before landing on her face.

Xu Qingcheng's eyes were slightly red, and the corners of her eyes seemed a little wet. It wasn't that she wanted to cry, but that she was in so much pain that she couldn't even walk.

A person, pitiful and ashamed.

She seemed to have suffered a great injustice, and Fu Jingting thought that the old lady probably hadn't made things easy for her either.

Fu Jingting knew that the old lady also approved of his marriage to Ye Wenhan. Therefore, Xu Qingcheng's words might be quite harsh.

"What's wrong? The old lady only said a few words, and you can't stand it?" Fu Jingting pinched her chin.

The woman was forced to look at him, and his image was clearly imprinted in her large eyes.

Xu Qingcheng reached out and slapped his hand away, a cold glint in her eyes. "Young Master Fu, I promise that I will have no further entanglements with the Fu family or with you. Old Madam Fu also promised me that the news will not be leaked and that the Fu family will never target the Xu family again."

"Young Master Fu, from this day forward, you and I will go our separate ways and not interfere with each other. As long as you keep your promise, I will never go back on my word."

Fu Jingting straightened up, raised an eyebrow at her, his face cold, but his eyes held a wicked glint. "The old lady promised you that the Fu family wouldn't harm the Xu family. Fine. But that doesn't mean I, Fu Jingting, will go easy on you."

He bent down and leaned closer to her. "I told you before, I'm the kind of person who holds grudges. If you try anything funny and mess with me, then try and see how I repay you. But since the old lady made a promise, I'll also say this: I won't use a single bit of the Fu family's influence."

Xu Qingcheng couldn't hold back any longer and slapped him. "Have you no shame?! In the end, you're the one who benefited from this. Did I say anything? I was in so much pain I could barely stand, but I didn't say I'd get a medical examination and make you take responsibility!"

"You're already being incredibly kind by not bothering me, and you still want to mess with me? Fu Jingting, could you be any more shameless?"

Xu Qingcheng's face flushed red with anger. She cursed at him in a low voice and pushed his shoulder hard with her hand.

If it weren't for public occasions, he should at least be mindful of his image; Xu Qingcheng would have loved to kick him a few times.

Fu Jingting grabbed her wrist. She tried to pull away a few times but couldn't. Annoyed with him, she said, "Are you annoyed that I'm not bothering you and giving you too much peace and quiet?! Let go of me now."

The man wouldn't let go; he even pulled her forcefully, drawing her into his arms and lifting her up in his arms.

Xu Qingcheng was truly shocked. "What are you doing?"

"To check your injuries. So you can call the police. You can tell the police how I hurt you." The man picked her up and strode out.

"Are you crazy?!"

"I said I wouldn't pursue this anymore, it's over, it's over."

"You can't understand human language, can you?!"

"Fu Jingting!!!"

Xu Qingcheng thought Fu Jingting was out of his mind. How could a perfectly normal person become so brain-dead, and so severely so?

He threw her into the car and ordered the driver, "Drive to the hospital."

"I'm not going, I said I'm not going!" Xu Qingcheng yelled at him, but finding it useless, she turned to the driver and said, "Take me to Jinliu..."

The partition in the middle of the car was raised to separate the area.

The driver still drove to the hospital as Fu Jingting instructed, which infuriated Xu Qingcheng.

"I said I'm not going to the hospital. If you want a medical examination, go get one yourself. I'm not getting off the bus." She didn't want a medical examination or to let a stranger examine her, not even a female doctor.

Miss Xu simply refuses to accept it.

The man glanced at her. "Are you sure you don't want to go? If you do, there won't be a medical certificate."

nerve!

Xu Qingcheng didn't want to talk to him.

The car was parked in a parking space in the hospital's VIP area.

Xu Qingcheng clung to the back of the seat and refused to get off the car. She was determined not to go, no matter what.

I'm so embarrassed.

Then the doctor will ask her how she got it? Is she married? Does she have a boyfriend?

In short, it was a jumbled mess of problems; any one of them would be enough to make her so embarrassed she'd want to dig a hole and crawl into it.

They might even think she has a sex worker's job.

Seeing her tense expression, Fu Jingting scoffed, "What, are you embarrassed?"

Laugh at her?!

Xu Qingcheng really wanted to bite him to death.

She couldn't be embarrassed anymore.