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

"I can tell from what you're saying that you haven't grown up yet." Xu Qingcheng stirred the coffee in front of her, took a sip, and felt the bitterness reach her heart.

"You're saying I haven't grown up again," Fu Sichen muttered, pushing the candy towards her. "Aren't you going to add sugar?"

Xu Qingcheng glanced at it. She shook her head. "No. Eating too much sugar will make you forget the original taste."

Too much sweetness is easy to get addicted to, but bitterness is something she should taste.

Fu Sichen's phone rang, and he quickly picked it up to look at it.

Second brother: [Why did I invite you to dinner?]

Fu Sichen: [I ran into him on the way. I haven't eaten yet.]

Fu Sichen: [We're eating Western food. Aren't you really envious? I'm not letting you have any. Humph.]

Fu Sichen: [Second brother, you took advantage of that vixen and you're not going to take responsibility? Men really are all heartless bastards.]

Fu Sichen: [Shameless!]

Fu Sichen: [Scumbag!]

While Fu Jingting was carefully looking at the photo, she kept sending him messages, all of them cursing him.

The man scoffed, ignored her, and continued looking at the photos.

He zoomed in on the photo, and you could see her pouting and acting cute alongside Fu Sichen.

When it comes to Xu Qingcheng, she is described as alluring; no one would associate her with cuteness.

But I've seen her like this before, only in more private settings.

She'll only act cute and coquettish without any limits when he drives her to the point of begging for mercy.

Fu Jingting stared at Xu Qingcheng's photo for a while.

His mind automatically played out various images of her blooming before his eyes.

After a long pause, he cursed angrily and slammed his phone onto the table.

The attendees in the room were suddenly taken aback. The meeting had been going on since a little after 10 a.m. until almost 1 p.m., and they hadn't even stopped for lunch.

The workload increased tenfold in the five days since Fu Jingting arrived, and the air pressure was extremely low, so much so that my nerves were about to snap.

At this moment, Fu Jingting suddenly threw his phone down. Everyone looked at each other in surprise. The project manager was sweating profusely, and his hands were trembling as he flipped through the PPT slides, trying to see where he had gone wrong.

"Meeting adjourned, let's eat." With that, the man stood up first.

The group of people looked at each other, then couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Everyone looked at Duan Heng. "Assistant Duan, what's going on?"

Duan Heng put away the documents and joked with them, "Is it the bipolar disorder of adolescence?"

Eek~~~

The group scoffed and hurried off to eat; who would dare joke about their boss?

Fu Sichen's phone rang.

It turned out to be a video call signal.

She glanced at Xu Qingcheng, pressed the answer button, and Fu Jingting's image appeared on the screen.

He went straight to the point, "Let her answer the phone."

"Why? You just let me pick up the phone because you say so." Fu Sichen said this, but still quietly turned the camera towards Xu Qingcheng.

Fu Jingting could see her clearly.

She took off her coat and was only wearing a simple embroidered dress with a touch of Chinese style.

Upon hearing Fu Jingting's voice, she couldn't help but look at Fu Sichen and shake her head at him.

That clearly showed she didn't want to accept the offer.

Fu Jingting stared at her coldly.

Xu Qingcheng was unaware that Fu Sichen's camera had been turned on her. She lowered her head and stirred the coffee in front of her with a small spoon.

She took a sip, her brow furrowing slightly.

To avoid being discovered, Fu Sichen tried her best to chatter away with her second brother, but heaven knows she didn't have much to say to him and found chatting with her fairy sister much more enjoyable.

"Second brother, you'll be able to come back before the Lunar New Year this year, right?" She was referring to the Spring Festival.

"Not necessarily." The answer was perfunctory.

Fu Jingting scoffed, "Hang up."

"Hey, don't hang up yet," Fu Sichen suddenly turned the camera back to his second brother's face, "Second brother, it's New Year's Day tomorrow, aren't you going to give me a red envelope?"

Fu Jingting wanted to hang up the phone immediately, but he said, "No."

Fu Sichen continued, "I'm going shopping with Fairy Sister later, shouldn't we buy her a gift?"

In the video, the man glanced at her, then silently hung up the phone.

Fu Sichen, "..."

Second brother is such a dog, second brother is such a scoundrel, second brother is so annoying, he won't even give me a red envelope.

You deserve to marry Ye Wenhan, you deserve to not find a beautiful wife, and you deserve that even your enchanting sister won't answer your calls.

Oh, right, Second Brother said to let Fairy Sister answer the phone.

But the fairy sister wouldn't accept it.

What's going on with them? This is unusual!

A notification sound came in from WeChat.

Fu Sichen picked it up and saw it was a red envelope.

The little girl's eyes immediately lit up.

Second brother, you're so kind!

[Second brother, you're so handsome!]

Second brother, you're the best!

Received red envelopes.

Two hundred and fifty yuan.

[Second brother, if you go through fire and water, I'll definitely stand by you and help you through it all!]

[Second brother, you're going to walk through the oil and nails, I'll definitely help you light the fire and hammer the nails!]

The knives in the mountain of knives are dense enough, the fire in the sea of ​​fire is blazing enough, the oil in the cauldron is hot enough, and the nails in the board of nails are plentiful enough. Once you go there, don't come back.

Fu Jingting's forehead twitched.

Second Brother: [I can buy you a bag of fructose as a gift for the fairy sister.]

Fu Sichen: [Hmph! Second brother, you're so stingy.]

Fu Sichen put away his phone and quickly ate a few bites of steak.

"Fairy sister, can you show me around? I'm not familiar with this mall. I need to buy New Year's gifts for my parents."

Xu Qingcheng couldn't refuse, so she simply agreed.

What do you want to buy?

"I'll get jewelry for my mom, but I haven't decided on a gift for my dad yet. Do you have any suitable gifts for men here?" Fu Sichen looked up at her.

"Let's go check out the jewelry section first," Xu Qingcheng said, leading Fu Sichen over.

To celebrate New Year's Day, they've introduced a lot of new products, and there are quite a few people here.

Xu Qingcheng led Fu Sichen inside, showed them their VIP cards, and the waiter led them directly to the VIP room.

High-end jewelry brands often have separate areas for important guests, allowing them to make their own selections.

The VIP area is a semi-enclosed space with partitions, concealed by crystal curtains.

Xu Qingcheng used to come here often, but she came less often after the Shengshi incident.

As soon as the two sat down, Liang Ruru nudged Ye Wenhan's arm, "Hey, isn't that Fu Jingting's sister? Why is she with Xu Qingcheng?"

Ye Wenhan was looking down at her bracelet when she heard this. She looked up and her face immediately turned cold. She dropped what she was holding and tried to stand up, but Liang Ruru stopped her.

"Please sit down."

"Cousin, don't pull me back. I have to go over there and teach her a lesson. I really want to tear her apart right now."

Just thinking about how that bitch lured Fu Jingting into her room that day, and how the two of them made love, made her so angry she felt like she had internal injuries.

Liang Ruru quickly pulled her aside, "Didn't you say the Fu family suppressed the news? That's because they didn't want any scandal, so it wouldn't affect you! How did these two end up together?"

"Xu Qingcheng is cunning and treacherous. Could it be that she thinks I don't get along with Fu Sichen and is planning to target him?" Ye Wenhan sneered. "She's really desperate to climb the ladder."

"That's understandable. Everyone wants to rise to the top." Liang Ruru pulled Ye Wenhan back. "But what's the point of making a scene like this? It'll only make Fu Sichen dislike you even more. I have an idea."

"What?"

Liang Ruru leaned in and whispered in her ear.