Ye Shi hadn't intended to cry, but his concerned question brought tears to her eyes.

She lowered her head and pulled his hand away, her voice choked with sobs, "I'm fine."

Fu Zelian noticed something was wrong and put his arm around her, saying, "If you don't tell me who bullied you, I can have someone check the hotel's surveillance footage and find out."

"I just ran into Miss Song, and she said some unpleasant things to me."

He's been getting so close to Song Wan lately, she doesn't expect him to speak up for her.

"Song Wan?"

He frowned deeply, as if he loathed the woman.

"Can you get up?"

"Yes." Ye Shi broke free from his embrace and tried to get up on her own, but she had no strength at all.

The next second she was lifted into the air and carried away.

"At your speed, how long will it take you to climb?"

Fu Zelian carried her away.

Ye Shi nestled in his arms, looking just like a little kitten that had been bullied.

He led her to a lounge and poured her a glass of milk. "Stay away from anyone with the surname Song in the future. And you didn't even fight back when you were being bullied. Are you a masochist? You just lay there and let them bully you?"

"I can't beat them anyway."

"What's the point of having my bodyguard? I'm your husband. Don't you ever want to use your husband privileges?"

The more she talked, the more aggrieved she felt.

As Ye Shi drank her milk, tears streamed down her face, dripping into the milk glass.

"Forget it, stop crying. Women are made of tears."

Fu Zelian felt sorry for her when he saw her crying, and then he became irritable himself.

He took off his suit jacket and draped it over her shoulders. "There are still a few people waiting outside for me to go drinking. You rest here for a while, and I'll come back to pick you up when it's over."

"oh."

Looking at the indifferent woman, he couldn't bring himself to say anything more caring, and turned to leave.

Fu Zelian returned to the banquet hall and saw Song Wan chatting happily with others.

Although Song Wan had a bad reputation, she had excellent social skills, and with her beauty and figure, some wealthy businessmen enjoyed communicating with her.

"Come here for a moment."

Song Wan glanced at Fu Zelian, then walked over.

"Mr. Fu, did you call me here specifically to have a private chat?" She asked in a deliberately ambiguous tone, reaching out to touch his shoulder.

He shoved him aside and immediately questioned him, "Did you just bully Ye Shi?"

She looked completely innocent. "No, I just said a few words to her, but she seems very timid. She started crying after saying just a few words."

"If you bully her again, I'll get back at you twofold. Remember that."

Song Wan was stunned for a moment, then stammered, "You, didn't you have a bad relationship with her...?"

"What's it to you?"

Fu Zelian didn't look at her again and left.

"Damn it, even Ye Shi is so lucky to be protected by a man!"

When Fu Zelian returned to the lounge after finishing his social engagements, he saw Ye Shi asleep on the sofa.

His suit jacket slipped to the floor, and the air conditioning was still on inside.

"Sleeping like this won't make you catch a cold."

He went over and shook her awake. "Let's go home."

Ye Shi groggily opened her eyes, sat up, and asked, "Are you done with your work?"

"Um."

Fu Zelian put on his coat and prepared to go out, but after taking a few steps, he found her still sitting.

"Why aren't you leaving? Do you plan to sleep here tonight?"

Ye Shi: "My legs are numb, wait for me a moment."

"Women are just trouble."

He turned around and picked her up, his movements neither particularly gentle nor particularly rough.

"Put me down, I can walk by myself."

"I'm willing to hug you, so just behave yourself."