Chapter 289 It's Just Your Wishful Thinking
"Okay, I understand. You can go ahead and get busy."
After Dr. Zhao turned and went downstairs, Fu Shenyuan took out his phone and made a call.
"Tan Shen, have you gotten any results on the matter I asked you to investigate before?"
Tan Shen didn't react for a moment: "Mr. Fu, are you referring to that matter? Is it the matter with Miss Lin? I'm sorry, Mr. Fu, this matter happened a long time ago, and the location of the accident was very remote. We visited the hospital and the people who knew about it at the time, but we didn't find anything. However, we are still continuing to look for clues. Don't worry."
Fu Shenyuan sighed: "Well, let's send people out to continue the search."
After hanging up the phone, Fu Shenyuan pressed his temple, wondering if he was just overthinking things.
Perhaps he's overthinking it.
Fu Shenyuan returned to her bedroom and sat on the edge of the bed, watching the medicine in the bottle above her head decrease little by little. Jiang Ranxing's brows were no longer as painful as before, but she still looked like a lifeless white porcelain doll, sinking into the soft bed, her thin body reduced to nothing but a paper-thin frame.
Fu Shenyuan reached out and touched her brow, smoothing away all her worries and anxieties, and she returned to her peaceful sleeping state.
Fu Shenyuan murmured, "If only you could stay by my side quietly like this forever."
Jiang Ranxing couldn't hear these words; it was as if he were talking to himself.
In the dimly lit bedroom, only the warm yellow light from the bedside lamp created a cozy and beautiful atmosphere. In this little world, it was just him and her together, which was all he had ever wanted.
He watched her until the IV drip finished, then removed the needle. The IV drip contained a sleep aid, and Jiang Ranxing was now asleep. Only then did he climb into bed and pull her into his arms through the smooth silk quilt. A long-lost warmth surged into his body, and he felt as if he were embracing the whole world.
An unprecedented sense of security returned to his body, and Fu Shenyuan held her and slowly closed his eyes.
This night seemed both exceptionally long and incredibly short.
The next morning, the morning sun, still carrying a thin mist and cool air, eagerly shone into the bedroom.
When Jiang Ranxing opened her eyes, she sensed the presence of another person beside her. After regaining her senses, she took in her surroundings and remembered what had happened the night before.
Fu Shenyuan acted as soon as she made a move, and he was not surprised that Jiang Ranxing would break free from his embrace.
She and he always maintained a distance, a distance that was utterly estranged.
"Who gave you permission to sleep in my bed?"
Jiang Ranxing's reaction to him could be described as nothing short of glaring at him with rage.
Fu Shenyuan didn't explain anything. He sat up in bed and saw that she was already far away from him. He felt a hollow chill in his heart.
"You weren't feeling well last night, and I was worried about you."
"So you're taking advantage of someone's vulnerability, is that what you mean?"
Fu Shenyuan had no excuse: "It's my fault. You haven't recovered yet, please don't get angry."
Fu Shenyuan relayed the doctor's instructions from last night to Jiang Ranxing.
"I hope you can take good care of your body, then you won't feel so uncomfortable."
These words were well-intentioned, and she wasn't someone who couldn't distinguish between good and bad words, so she nodded.
"You can go out now, I need to change my clothes."
In the end, he was kicked out of the room by Jiang Ranxing.
During the day, Jiang Ranxing, as he had instructed, went to learn more about the charity foundation.
Fu Shenyuan was very worried and said, "If you are not feeling well, don't go tonight. I will take care of your matter. Just rest at home."
Jiang Ranxing refused, saying, "You're the one who asked me to go, and now you're the one who doesn't want me to go. Can you please stop this? I'm not sick, you don't need to go to this extent."
Even during her menstrual period, her emotions remained unstable, affected by the dramatic fluctuations in estrogen. He might say something wrong that could ignite her anger.
"Now you know how to cherish and care for others. What were you doing before?"
After Jiang Ranxing finished speaking, he realized that his emotions were getting out of control.
Fu Shenyuan also saw through it and said, "Say whatever you want, don't overthink it. As long as you're comfortable, it doesn't matter what you say."
After hearing this, Jiang Ranxing didn't want to say anything more, so Fu Shenyuan timely changed the subject back to work, and sure enough, her emotions stabilized a lot.
After Fu Shenyuan went along with Jiang Ranxing in everything throughout the day, she found herself with nowhere to vent her anger.
In the end, her temper stabilized a lot.
Until the evening banquet, Fu Shenyuan still tentatively asked, "You can do it, right? Then let's go. If you say you can't, leave it to me. It's up to you."
At this point, Fu Shenyuan no longer dared to make any decisions on his own, because Jiang Ranxing might not be willing to accept them.
"I'm fine, let's go."
Fu Shenyuan and Jiang Ranxing still attended the charity foundation's dinner as scheduled.
The Fu family's banquets have always been very grand; calling them banquets is an understatement; they are more like an extremely luxurious gathering of the upper class in City A.
Upon arriving at the venue, Fu Shenyuan's appearance attracted everyone's attention. Whether they admired him, envied him, or hated him, he instantly became the focus of everyone's attention.
Jiang Ranxing didn't like being stared at like that, so she left early in the morning.
Mia had sent her a message in advance, so Jiang Ranxing waited for Mia to come over on the sofa in the lobby. She also sent a message to Jiang Yan to ask where he was.
Unexpectedly, Mia came with Jiang Yan.
Jiang Ranxing seemed to have figured something out.
"Brother, what's going on with you two, Mia and me? You both showed up together. Did you go to pick up Mia?"
Jiang Yan smiled and said, "Mia was invited by you, and also by our Jiang family. It's perfectly normal for me to go pick her up."
“Oh,” Jiang Ranxing gave a meaningful smile, then looked at Mia again, “Is it just because it was on the way? Is there no other story?”
Mia's face suddenly turned red, and she showed a girlish shyness.
"Sister Ranxing, please don't look at me like that, it makes me shy."
Jiang Ranxing chuckled and teased her a couple of times, then let the pair off the hook.
"Let's go, the banquet is about to start, let's go in first."
After saying that, the three of them walked into the venue.
"The Fu family really values this project, with so many people here," Jiang Yan said, casually turning away several young men from prominent families who wanted to strike up a conversation.
Mia was unaware of all this, and simply said casually, "The Fu family is very powerful. I just saw Fu Yuqi at the door, and a bunch of people were surrounding her, treating her like she was something special."
"The Fu family has the resources to do this, which is something that others can only envy."
Jiang Ranxing neither confirmed nor denied this. If you were to ask which family in City A was the most prominent, you couldn't find a second family besides the Fu family.
Just as the three were chatting, a steady voice rang out beside them. Jiang Ranxing turned his head and saw Fu Hongkai and Xu Hui walking over.
"Burning Star, I was just talking about you with your second aunt. You've arrived so quickly!"
Jiang Ranxing nodded politely in acknowledgment.
Fu Hongkai noticed Jiang Yan. He recognized Jiang Yan, but he didn't know why he was standing with Jiang Ranxing.
"Mr. Jiang, did you and Ranxing know each other before?"
Jiang Yan didn't have a good impression of Fu Hongkai, but she wasn't about to openly break off relations with him.
"I know him, Mr. Fu, are you surprised?"
Fu Hongkai smiled frankly: "No, no, I just remembered that you have shares in the foundation. I have a daughter who just got married, and she values the position of director of the charity foundation. She needs support to be the director, so I wanted to ask if you could do me the honor of supporting my daughter?"
So that's why. Jiang Ranxing glanced at Fu Hongkai.
That old fox never does anything without a profit.
He came to see his brother because of something he wanted to do for his daughter's benefit.
Unfortunately, he was completely unaware of the relationship between Jiang Yan and her; otherwise, he wouldn't have asked such a question.
Jiang Yan is always very discreet and wouldn't easily reveal Jiang Ranxing's identity, lest it cause her any negative impact before things are settled.
"President Fu, you flatter me too much. As an outsider, I can't do much in the Fu family's affairs."
Fu Hongkai's expression was somewhat unpleasant: "Is Xiao Jiang always unwilling to give me this face?"
"Mr. Fu, you're exaggerating. I think it would be more useful for you to discuss this with the person in charge of the Fu family than to talk to me about these things. Don't you think so?"
Even those who couldn't understand Jiang Yan's words should have figured it out by now.
Fu Hongkai left sheepishly, without saying anything more to Jiang Ranxing.
Mia said disdainfully, "You said you came to say hello to Sister Ranxing, but you only mentioned it once and left without saying goodbye. Are all members of the Fu family this rude? I'm really speechless."
"It's not just the Fu family. Most people will associate more with those who are related to their own interests. As for others, they don't really matter."
Mia said, "Anyway, I hate these people. Next time, I'll stay in my studio and draw my designs. I don't want to come to places like this again."
Fu Shenyuan noticed Jiang Ranxing coming in from a distance, but when he tried to go over, he was held up by the other members of the Fu family.
On second thought, Jiang Yan was also there, so he probably wouldn't be too welcoming to him, so he gave up on the idea.
However, even before he made a move, he saw Wen Qingrang walk into them.
They were talking about something, and each of them had a smile on their face, some deep and some shallow.
Seeing this scene, Fu Shenyuan felt both jealous and sour, wishing that Wen Qingrang would just disappear from their sight.
But since it was a public place, he couldn't do anything too outrageous.
Not long after, the banquet officially began with an introduction from the host.
Fu Shenyuan, as the representative, will formally introduce the charity foundation project to the outside world.
While he was speaking eloquently on stage, his gaze could only be drawn to the pretty figure below the stage.
The flashbulbs below the stage were flashing non-stop, as if all the light was focused on him.
"Mr. Fu, will you personally take on this project? If not, who will you entrust it to?"
"There have been recent rumors that Ms. Fu Yuqi, who recently got married, will become the manager of this project. Is this true?"
"The reason for restarting the charitable foundation project is that Chairman Fu is getting old. May I ask what Chairman Fu's health condition is like now? Would you be willing to disclose that?"
The questions from the media in the audience came one after another.
Tan Shen stepped forward to calm the media down, and only after things calmed down did Fu Shenyuan speak.
"We cannot disclose the private affairs of the Fu family, but we will announce the new director of the charity foundation today. Please be patient."
After Fu Shenyuan finished speaking, he walked off the stage, and the spotlight shone on him, following him all the way to Jiang Ranxing.
"Everyone, this is the new director, Ms. Jiang Ranxing, who is also my wife."
When Fu Shenyuan finished speaking, Jiang Ranxing frowned. Not only him, but Jiang Yan and Wen Qingrang beside him also had the same expression.
The media continued to press for answers.
"Didn't Miss Jiang divorce Mr. Fu? How come she's now the director of the Fu family's project? And you call her your wife, does that mean you two have remarried?"
"Didn't President Fu already marry Miss Lin Xuesha? Are all those rumors false?"
"Please, Mr. Fu, answer our questions."
The media members were talking amongst themselves, and the room became somewhat chaotic.
Fu Shenyuan, the instigator, simply extended one hand towards Jiang Ranxing, making an inviting gesture.
"Burning Star, as the chief director, you should personally go to the ribbon-cutting ceremony. I'll go with you."
The lights shone down, making it seem as if the two of them were the main characters at the banquet.
At this moment, anyone else would have taken the initiative to hold Fu Shenyuan's hand to prove the relationship between the two.
But Jiang Ranxing didn't do that. Whether Wen Qingrang or Jiang Yan were by her side, or neither of them were around, she didn't want to get involved with Fu Shenyuan in this kind of public relationship.
They share common goals when they're together in private, which is unavoidable, but that absolutely doesn't mean she wants to rekindle their relationship.
She did not accept Fu Shenyuan's outstretched hand, but instead went up on stage alone to give her inaugural address.
"We believe the foundation can bring benefits to more people in need, and we will uphold our consistent principles to make our due contribution to society."
After saying these words concisely, Jiang Ranxing stepped off the stage and left.
She knew that staying here would only attract more gossip, so she decided to leave quickly to have some peace and quiet.
When the media saw her leave, they wanted to follow her out, but considering the occasion and that the head of the Fu family was still there, they couldn't very well chase after her. So they turned their cameras back to Fu Shenyuan.
With Jiang Ranxing gone, Fu Shenyuan naturally lost interest in the matter, let alone giving any interviews, and left everything to Tan Shen to handle.
"President Fu, rest assured, leave everything here to me. You can go ahead and do your thing." Tan Shen said very professionally, while simultaneously calming everyone present, including the media and guests. The venue immediately returned to normal order.
Fu Shenyuan left the venue and walked straight out, each step steady and deliberate. He wanted to keep Jiang Ranxing from seeing him before she disappeared from sight.
"Burning Star, wait for me." Fu Shenyuan said as he walked briskly. He saw the figure standing at the door. The evening breeze blew her hair and the hem of her skirt, making him feel sorry for her.
Just as he was about to touch her, Wen Qingrang stepped in front of him.
"President Fu, why are you looking for Ranxing instead of going about your business?" Wen Qingrang said.
"I'm talking to my wife, it's none of your business, get out of here!"
Wen Qingrang smiled and said something that immediately threw Fu Shenyuan into a state of turmoil.
“President Fu, I now know the reason why Ranxing left me and ‘returned’ to your side. Are you still going to indulge in this fake drama of your reunion and deceive yourself?”
Wen Qingrang stopped and completely shielded Jiang Ranxing behind him.
At this moment, it seemed as if an insurmountable chasm had formed between Fu Shenyuan and Jiang Ranxing, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not reach the other.
Wen Qingrang added, "Those are just wishful thinking on your part. Ranxing is not your wife. Don't fool yourself."
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