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

Xu Qingcheng has not been eating well these past few days. On Liang's turf, she always has to be perfect at the dinner table, constantly on edge, playing the role of a perfect young lady from a prominent family. Her mind is always racing and can't stop.

I don't have much of an appetite myself; I often neglect myself when I'm taking care of others.

Moreover, she didn't eat much at the hotel yesterday, and she was in a hurry to pack her luggage and leave this morning, so she only ate an egg for breakfast. Now it's noon and she doesn't feel hungry.

It felt like the string inside my body had been stretched for too long and had lost its elasticity, leaving me feeling listless and lacking energy.

As the milk was brought to her lips, the strong, milky smell assaulted her nostrils, and Xu Qingcheng could no longer suppress the nausea in her stomach. She suddenly covered her mouth.

Almost instinctively, Fu Jingting quickly handed her the paper bag. "Feeling like throwing up?"

Xu Qingcheng took the paper bag. She felt nauseous and uncomfortable, but there was nothing in her stomach, so she couldn't vomit.

My internal organs were churning violently, and I felt so uncomfortable that my eyes turned red.

The man asked the flight attendant for a cup of hot water.

Xu Qingcheng drank a little, closed her eyes slightly, and the warm water gently soothed her upset stomach. It took her quite a while to recover.

The cold sweat on my forehead from the discomfort subsided, and the announcement that we were about to take off began to play in the cabin.

Xu Qingcheng opened her eyes and turned her head to meet Fu Jingting's strange gaze as he stared at her.

His gaze made my hair stand on end.

"you……"

"you……"

They both spoke at the same time, then stopped at the same time.

Fu Jingting spoke first, "Did you take your medication those times?"

Xu Qingcheng understood what he meant, and her face flushed red and then turned pale.

He thought she hadn't taken precautions, he thought she was pregnant, or that she was experiencing morning sickness.

Xu Qingcheng knew it was impossible; her period had just ended recently, so it was impossible for her to have symptoms today after yesterday.

She clearly has a poor appetite.

But why did he ask that? Was he afraid she would blame him for not taking her medicine?

She's not a child; she knows best what it means for adults to enjoy sex. No matter what, she wouldn't joke about something like that or take any chances. After all, it's her own body, and women are most vulnerable in these matters.

She gritted her teeth secretly, suddenly deciding she didn't want to make him suffer anymore.

"I didn't take it during my safe period. Don't you know that taking birth control pills is very harmful to women?"

Her eyes were big and round, with a captivating curve at the corners. As she stared straight at him, Fu Jingting felt a little overwhelmed and wanted to pull her over for a kiss.

He cleared his throat and asked, "So, what's your situation right now?"

"Nothing's wrong. I just don't have much of an appetite." She stood up and kicked his leg. "Move aside, I'm going to the bathroom."

The man pulled his leg back; he was tall and big and took up a lot of space, so he didn't realize he had to move aside. Xu Qingcheng walked past him, but he suddenly stretched out another leg. She couldn't stop her step in time and tripped over it.

Xu Qingcheng instinctively reached for the back of the seat to brace herself, but someone wrapped their arms around her waist and pulled her onto him.

She struggled to get up, but the man's arms were wrapped around her waist, and his lips were close to her ear. "Do you know that the Fu family has never had an illegitimate child? Anyone with Fu family blood is a member of the Fu family."

Xu Qingcheng was slightly taken aback.

His lips pressed against her ear, his breath hot against her earlobe.

Xu Qingcheng turned her head, and their eyes met.

The man's eyes were as black as ink, yet held an indescribable wickedness. "Are you pregnant?"

"You're crazy! How could that be!" Xu Qingcheng's face suddenly turned red. She felt inexplicably flustered by his stare. She pushed hard on his shoulder with her hand, and the man let go, allowing her to stand up.

Xu Qingcheng hurriedly walked towards the restroom.

As Fu Jingting watched her almost flee in panic, he hooked his finger on the bridge of his nose and clicked his tongue softly.

In the restroom, Xu Qingcheng washed her hands, feeling annoyed that he had tricked her into revealing information; she had originally intended to lie to him.

When he came back, he was still the same, sitting lazily and carefree. He didn't even pull his legs back when she came over, and she had to kick him twice before he would pull them back.

Xu Qingcheng wanted to change seats, but then felt it was too fussy and unnecessary.

The flight attendant had already served the in-flight meals, and Xu Qingcheng saved one for herself.

She didn't want to eat and wanted to ask the flight attendant to take it away, but Fu Jingting stopped her and opened it directly. "Eat a little. Your face is as white as a ghost. Are we preparing to perform emergency resuscitation on you on the plane?"

"I have no appetite."

Even if you don't have an appetite, eat a little.

Xu Qingcheng glared at him. "I'm not pregnant, don't worry. No man in this world will bother you if I'm not around."

So you don't need to worry about whether I eat or not.

Fuck!

Her words were so venomous that Fu Jingting couldn't help but curse inwardly.

That's incredibly bold. Just how pathetic is he that she wouldn't bother with him even if she had no other men in the world?

Fu Jingting's face darkened. He picked up the lunchbox in front of her. "You want me to feed you?"

He acted as if he was saying, "If you won't eat, I'll feed you."

Xu Qingcheng accepted it anyway and ate a little bit with difficulty.

It eats like a kitten, little by little.

The airplane food wasn't very tasty, but it was enough to fill her stomach. Xu Qingcheng ate some vegetables, and after a few bites of rice, she stopped eating.

Fu Jingting didn't press her any further.

My phone was switched off during takeoff, so I couldn't receive any messages or make any calls. There seemed to be a brief period of silence.

She didn't ask about the photos, nor did she mention them. In the end, this matter had nothing to do with Fu Jingting. Just like when she left the hotel, he said, "Don't come to him for help again."

Since she said she wouldn't, she won't.

Xu Qingcheng nestled in her seat, thinking with a sense of escapism, she really didn't want to deal with those things anymore. She might as well just give up and let things fall apart. She was so tired.

She was wearing an eye mask and remained motionless; it was unclear whether she was asleep.

The blanket covering him slipped down a little, so Fu Jingting pulled it up a bit.

Xu Qingcheng grabbed the blanket and pulled it up to her chin, turning her head away from him.

Every movement was filled with rejection; stay away from me.

childish.

Xu Qingcheng hadn't actually fallen asleep. Although she was very tired, she still had to think about those things, and her mind was already haphazardly considering several solutions.

Unable to sleep, I simply opened my eyes and sat up, looking to my side. I saw him with his eyes closed, seemingly asleep.

He was holding an investment book.

I flipped it halfway over and placed it on my chest.

The book slid down, and she instinctively caught it.

I picked it up and glanced at it; it was about value investing.

It folded a corner off the page he had been looking at, closed it, and placed it beside him.

The man had excellent facial features, and when he was asleep, the wickedness between his brows disappeared, making him look quite well-behaved.

His thin lips were slightly pursed, and his features revealed a coldness.

It's said that thin lips on a man indicate a cold heart, but... thick lips... that's just too much, isn't it?

Xu Qingcheng's gaze lingered on his lips for a moment, imagining two sausages pressed onto his thin lips in her mind. She couldn't help but laugh at the nonsensical imagination in her head.

The sudden smile in the woman's eyes lit up her entire face, like a crimson hue suddenly appearing in a valley full of mountains, like a beam of light cleaving through one's vision and reaching the depths of one's heart.

Fu Jingting opened his eyes as she smiled, taking in every bit of her smile.

"What are you laughing at?"