Chapter 19 Do You Really Like Him?

After hugging Lu Yanjing, Fu Yunsheng saw Nan Zhiyan standing behind Lu Yanjing.

Noticing the other person's gaze, Nan Zhiyan leaned over and saluted.

"Good day, Madam Fu."

Fu Yunsheng didn't like others calling her the Duchess. Even after marrying Duke Ulraf and giving birth to Lu Yanjing, Fu Yunsheng never gave up her career for a single day.

For her, her career is her whole life.

Duke Ulraf loved his wife very much, so he respected her ideas.

As for Lu Yanjing, probably because he had never enjoyed any maternal or paternal love since childhood, he didn't care about it.

Fu Yunsheng walked over, helped Nan Zhiyan up, and then hugged him gently.

"Ayan, thank you for your hard work."

Fu Yunsheng looked a little apologetic. She had always felt that Nan Zhiyan and Nan Zhixing’s lives should not be controlled by her son.

So she was against Nan Zhiyan and Nan Zhixing being sent to Uerlaf Manor.

But because of Nan Wenqi's insistence and the tradition of oaths passed down from generation to generation between the two families, Fu Yunsheng couldn't say much.

She was often not in Urrav, and she only knew that the training of these children was very hard.

There was also the incident when Lu Yanjing was kidnapped. If it weren't for Nan Zhiyan and Nan Zhixing, Lu Yanjing probably wouldn't have come back unscathed.

"That's what I'm supposed to do, ma'am."

Fu Yunsheng has always been nice to her and Nan Zhixing. Sometimes she can even see the shadow of that woman in Fu Yunsheng.

Lowering his head to hide the emotions in his eyes, Nan Zhiyan replied softly.

After touching the smooth top of Nan Zhiyan's head, Fu Yunsheng took Nan Zhiyan's hand and sat down.

"Ah Jing, if you have something else to do, go and do it."

Looking at Lu Yanjing who was standing next to him like a wooden sculpture, Fu Yunsheng sighed and regretted not participating in Lu Yanjing's education.

There is no humanity at all. She was born with such a pretty face, but it is wasted like this.

Lu Yanjing glanced at Nan Zhiyan's head, which was lowered with only the top of his head exposed. He nodded at Fu Yunsheng before turning and leaving.

Fu Yunsheng poured Nan Zhiyan a cup of tea and talked about the interesting things he had seen and heard during his trip.

Nan Zhiyan actually likes listening to Fu Yunsheng say these things, probably because it is freeing.

Glancing at Nan Zhiyan's gradually relaxed expression, Fu Yunsheng smiled and glanced at the terminal.

"It's time for dinner."

"Yes, ma'am, I was going to remind you just now, but seeing that you were chatting happily with Miss Taran, I didn't interrupt."

The servant at the side quickly responded with a humble expression.

"It's okay. Lu Cheng should be back soon, right?"

"The Duke just sent a message saying that he is almost at the manor."

Fu Yunsheng nodded and pulled Nan Zhiyan up again.

"Let's go, Yan, you must be hungry too."

In fact, Nan Zhiyan was not hungry. She just couldn't eat here.

But she did not refuse Fu Yunsheng's kindness. When she followed Fu Yunsheng downstairs to the restaurant, Lu Yanjing and Duke Ulraf were already sitting at the dining table.

This is a rectangular table that can accommodate dozens of people for dining together. Lu Yanjing and Duke Ulraf sat at the main and deputy main seats at the two ends respectively.

This is also the rule of the Uraf family. A hint of displeasure flashed across Fu Yunsheng's eyes, but because Nan Zhiyan was beside her, she did not show it.

When he saw Fu Yunsheng and Nan Zhiyan, Duke Ulraf smiled, but not at Nan Zhiyan.

Ignoring Nan Zhiyan who was standing aside, Duke Ulraf kissed his wife's forehead and carefully led her to sit beside him.

Nan Zhiyan stood where she was, and the servant beside her led her to sit in the middle position to the lower left of Lu Yanjing.

This is a not very important and even somewhat disrespectful position. After all, to the current Duke Ulraf, Nan Zhiyan is merely a subordinate of his son and certainly not an important guest.

Nan Zhiyan sat down obediently. There was nothing to complain about, and she knew her place very well.

But just as I sat down, I heard the sound of a chair being dragged.

It was Lu Yanjing who pulled open the chair on his right and looked at Nan Zhiyan.

"Come sit here."

These three short words made Duke Ulraf and Fu Yunsheng on the opposite side look over instantly.

The servant beside him was even more at a loss, and Nan Zhiyan was also stunned.

But her superior is Lu Yanjing, and the first rule she accepted when she came here was to obey Lu Yanjing's orders unconditionally.

So Nan Zhiyan stood up and walked to the right side of Lu Yanjing and sat down.

"Lu Yanjing."

Duke Ulraf's face darkened instantly and he called out Lu Yanjing's name as a warning.

After watching Nan Zhiyan sit down, Lu Yanjing raised his eyes and met his father's gaze.

Calm, but without any intention of backing down.

Nan Zhiyan roughly knew what was going on. She had become a tool used by Ulaf and his son to compete with each other.

Fu Yunsheng did not speak at this time. She and Lu Cheng had an agreement that she would not participate in any contest between father and son.

After a moment, Duke Ulraf seemed to make some concessions. He snorted and acquiesced to Lu Yanjing's behavior.

Nan Zhiyan didn’t eat much. It seemed that Lu Yanjing was called back today because Fu Yunsheng came back.

This lady, who has been traveling all year round, wants to come back and see her children, even though Lu Yanjing is no longer at the age where he needs parental care.

After dinner, Nan Zhiyan followed Lu Yanjing back to the public school.

The cool moonlight spread across the huge public school, and even without any lighting, one could still see the road clearly.

Nan Zhiyan walked behind Lu Yanjing as usual. The moonlight lengthened the shadows of the two. Nan Zhiyan looked at the frosty white stones in front of him and did not notice that his foot was stepping on Lu Yanjing's shadow.

Until the person in front of him suddenly stopped and a shadow fell from above his head, Nan Zhiyan raised his head.

"What are you going to do this weekend?"

Lu Yanjing turned around and looked down at Nan Zhiyan. The girl's eyebrows and eyes seemed even more indifferent in the moonlight, as if covered with a layer of mist.

Lu Yanjing paused, but still asked.

Because of the backlight, Nan Zhiyan could not see clearly the expression of Lu Yanjing in the shadow.

"To see my mother."

But Nan Zhiyan still answered Lu Yanjing's questions truthfully.

She was just a little surprised because Lu Yanjing had never paid attention to her personal whereabouts in the past.

Lu Yanjing stopped talking. He knew that Countess Taran seemed to have some mental illness, so she was sent to a sanatorium by Nan Wenqi.

When they returned to the Kvitalis Palace, Nan Zhiyan was the first to get off the elevator, bowed deeply to Lu Yanjing, and then turned and entered his apartment.

When it comes to etiquette, Nan Zhiyan has always done very well.

The door of the staircase slowly closed, and Nan Zhiyan's back gradually disappeared from his sight. Lu Yanjing's lowered fingers curled slightly, and his eyes darkened.

Nan Zhiyan, do you really like him?