Chapter 242 I Just Want to Take You Home
After Lin Xuesha was splashed with a cup of water, she wished she could immediately grab a cup of water and splash it back at Jiang Ranxing.
But Fu Shenyuan was there, so she couldn't do that and let him see it. She still had to maintain that pitiful appearance to make Fu Shenyuan feel sorry for her.
She couldn't let Jiang Ranxing gain the upper hand at this moment.
Lin Xuesha immediately squeezed out tears and, covered in water, moved closer to Fu Shenyuan.
“Shen Yuan, Ranxing, she…” Lin Xuesha’s tearful and beautiful appearance would break anyone’s heart. “I didn’t mean it that way. Why is Ranxing treating me like this? She really misunderstood.”
Lin Xuesha tried to take Fu Shenyuan's arm, but Fu Shenyuan leaned to the side and she missed.
Lin Xuesha's hand missed its target. When she looked up again, Fu Shenyuan had already walked to Jiang Ranxing's side and taken the water glass from her hand.
Fu Shenyuan took the water glass and wiped the water that had splashed on Jiang Ranxing's hands.
"Don't do that again next time. Don't get angry with yourself; it's bad for your health," Fu Shenyuan murmured, picking up Jiang Ranxing's phone and looking at it patiently.
Jiang Ranxing shifted her gaze to the man in front of her, looking at his tenderness and gentleness, and expressionlessly pulled her hand back.
Fu Shenyuan was clearly taken aback for a moment, then looked up at Jiang Ranxing, somewhat puzzled.
Jiang Ranxing spoke slowly, her tone still cold: "Fu Shenyuan, you wouldn't be saying I was just talking about her, would you?"
Jiang Ranxing raised his chin and pointed in Lin Xuesha's direction, his eyes still filled with disdain.
"Aren't you two both an eyesore?" Jiang Ranxing scoffed. "Why are you making it sound like Miss Lin is putting on a solo show?"
Fu Shenyuan was stunned for a moment, then gave a wry smile.
His explanation meant absolutely nothing to Jiang Ranxing.
Jiang Ranxing seemed convinced that there was something between the two of them, and no matter how he explained, it was no use.
A deep sense of powerlessness spread through every corner of Fu Shenyuan's body.
In a daze, he thought of the past, when he had never listened to Jiang Ranxing's explanations.
It turns out that fortunes change, and Jiang Ranxing's past predicament has become his helpless struggle today.
Fu Shenyuan has no one to blame but himself; he has created this situation by his own hand.
Fu Shenyuan took a long breath, feeling the coolness filling his chest.
He forced himself not to get chilled by the coldness emanating from Jiang Ranxing, and he smiled to make his tone sound less dejected.
"Burning Star, we really have nothing going on. You can ask anyone in the villa. I will never have this kind of relationship with anyone else, except you."
These words meant absolutely nothing to Jiang Ranxing.
"Enough," Jiang Ranxing said helplessly. "You say these things every day. Don't you get tired of it? Even if you don't, I'm tired of hearing it."
Jiang Ranxing gave Fu Shenyuan an impatient look.
That look pierced Fu Shenyuan's heart deeply.
It turns out that Jiang Ranxing doesn't need to do anything now; just a few words are enough to wound him deeply.
What did she think back then when he said those even harsher, more hurtful things to her? Did she feel a hundred times more pain than he does now?
Fu Shenyuan wished he could go back to the past and kill the version of himself who didn't know how to cherish Jiang Ranxing.
Unfortunately, time can never be turned back, and similarly, once damage is done, it is difficult to erase.
Fu Shenyuan wanted to say something more, but Jiang Ranxing was no longer in the mood to listen.
Zhou Yanche walked over at this moment, carefully approached Fu Shenyuan, and tugged at his clothes.
"Father Fu, why are you arguing? Is it because I came that you're arguing?"
Zhou Yanche had no idea what had happened.
"Mom and I made cookies. Dad, you should have some. Please don't be angry anymore, okay?"
After he finished speaking with Fu Shenyuan, he cautiously glanced at Jiang Ranxing and asked, "Aunt Ranxing, would you like to try some too? Don't be upset."
Lin Xuesha couldn't bear to see her son so timid and cowardly in front of Jiang Ranxing.
She walked over and shielded Zhou Yanche behind her, her eyes filled with hostility as she looked at Jiang Ranxing.
Jiang Ranxing smiled. She didn't have any strong hostility towards children, especially a child who didn't understand anything. She didn't need to speak ill of him.
Jiang Ranxing didn't want to say anything more to them, so he ignored their presence and went upstairs to rest.
Fu Shenyuan reached out and stopped her: "Ranxing, let me explain first."
Jiang Ranxing glanced over coldly. When their eyes met, Fu Shenyuan was the first to give in. He made way for Jiang Ranxing and watched her go upstairs.
Seeing this, Lin Xuesha immediately moved closer and said, "Shen Yuan, since Ranxing doesn't want to accept Wen and Xiao Che's offer, why don't you and Yiyi try it? By the way, where's Yiyi? Is she in her room?"
Fu Shenyuan summoned the butler and asked, "Where is Yiyi?"
The butler replied, "Young Master went out to play with Young Master Mai today, and they should be back by now."
Fu Shenyuan nodded and once again kept his distance from Lin Xuesha.
"Xue Sha, we have something to do later. We appreciate Xiao Che's thoughtfulness. I'll have the driver take you home," Fu Shenyuan said.
Lin Xuesha naturally didn't want to leave; she brought the child here not so that she would leave.
"Xiao Che keeps saying he misses you a lot at home, Shen Yuan. Could you spend more time with Xiao Che? He hasn't been in a good mood lately."
Lin Xuesha squatted down and looked at Zhou Yanche: "Xiao Che, don't you miss Father Fu? Would you like to stay with Father Fu for a few days?"
"Is it okay? Can I live with Daddy Fu?" Zhou Yanche asked innocently. "Won't Aunt Ranxing be angry if we live here? I just saw that Auntie didn't seem to like us being here."
Zhou Yanche didn't have Lin Xuesha's scheming mind; he still retained a childlike innocence in many things.
Perhaps he had always been too well protected and had never been exposed to any darkness, or perhaps Fu Shenyuan had always made up for the lack of fatherly love in him, so that he had never experienced the feeling of being raised by a single parent.
But now, Fu Shenyuan's attitude towards him has clearly changed, and Zhou Yanche feels a sense of loneliness.
This was a feeling he had never experienced before.
Lin Xuesha deliberately said, "No, Xiao Che used to live next to Father Fu, so of course he can live there now."
Zhou Yanche's eyes darted around, unable to make up his mind.
He thought for a moment, then went to find Fu Shenyuan: "Father Fu, can I stay here? I miss you a little."
Fu Shenyuan looked down at the little child and said patiently, "Xiao Che, shall I have the driver take you home? This is Aunt Ranxing's house, and we don't want anyone else to stay here."
This was the first time Zhou Yanche had been rejected by Fu Shenyuan, and he was still a little unaccustomed to it, his big eyes filled with helplessness.
Lin Xuesha could also see that Fu Shenyuan was not giving them a chance to stay.
I never imagined it would turn out like this; Fu Shenyuan's loyalty to Jiang Ranxing has reached this level.
Just as Zhou Yanche was feeling sad and unsure of what to do, he heard children's voices coming from the doorway. He looked towards the door and saw Fu Xingyi walk in.
Fu Xingyi chatted and laughed as he led Mai Mai into the villa.
"Brother Mai Mai, let me tell you, I have lots of toy airplane models. Come here and pick one you like, you can take it home!"
Mai Mai was in a good mood: "Okay, thank you, little brother Yi Yi. I had a lot of fun playing with you today."
Mai Mai noticed Zhou Yanche and shook Fu Xingyi's little hand.
"Little brother Yiyi, it seems like you have guests at your house, including a little kid. Is he your good friend?" Mai Mai asked.
Fu Xingyi then looked towards the living room and saw Zhou Yanche standing there blankly, with Lin Xuesha and Fu Shenyuan beside him.
Fu Xingyi's attitude towards Zhou Yanche has always been bad.
Although Zhou Yanche has always been well-behaved, he hates Zhou Yanche because Zhou Yanche stole his father from him.
"No! He and I are not friends!" Fu Xingyi quickly denied. "He's just Aunt Xue Sha's child. I've never played with him!"
Mai Mai didn't understand the things in Fu Xingyi's family, so naturally she didn't understand what kind of person Zhou Yanche was.
"Should I say hello to him?" Mai Mai asked naturally.
"No need, he won't like playing with us anyway, and I don't want to play with him either."
As Fu Xingyi spoke, he walked into the living room and waved to Fu Shenyuan.
"Dad, Mai Mai and I are back!"
Fu Shenyuan smiled at Mai Mai.
"Hello, Uncle Fu!" Mai Mai greeted him warmly.
"Where did you guys go?" Fu Shenyuan asked.
"We went to find a ski instructor to practice skiing! Yi Yi is so good! I want to learn from him!" Mai Mai admired Fu Xingyi's skiing skills, saying how quickly he learned.
Fu Xingyi said with a flushed face, "Brother Mai Mai is also very good. I feel like it won't be long before he can skate even better than me."
The two children laughed at each other, each thinking the other was more impressive in their eyes.
Lin Xuesha wiped the water droplets from her face, walked closer, and reached out her hand to Fu Xingyi, smiling as she said, "Yiyi, Aunt Xuesha missed you. Come here and let Auntie give you a hug."
Looking at the woman in front of him who was smiling and opening her arms to him, Fu Xingyi subconsciously took a step back.
"No, thank you, Aunt Xue Sha." Fu Xingyi wasn't as affectionate towards Lin Xue Sha as before.
Lin Xuesha was a little embarrassed, and she almost lost her composure, wondering what was wrong with this child.
"Yiyi, what's wrong? It's been so long since we last met. Don't you miss your aunt?" Lin Xuesha asked deliberately.
Fu Xingyi gently shook his head to indicate his refusal.
Ever since Aunt Xuesha and Dad's wedding was canceled, Aunt Xuesha has become a different person, and her attitude towards him has become increasingly worse.
Whether it's food, clothing, daily necessities, or toys, Lin Xuesha is no longer as kind to him as she used to be.
In particular, Aunt Xue Sha would often make him call his father home. When his father clearly said he didn't have time to go back, he would find that Aunt Xue Sha would take out her anger on him.
With this comparison, and considering that his parents weren't around during that time, he increasingly missed the good things about his mother.
Gradually, he stopped liking Aunt Xue Sha and started missing his mother more and more.
It wasn't until he saw his mother again that he rediscovered the feeling of being loved.
Although his mother is still unwilling to be as close to him as before, she will not be like Aunt Xue Sha. She will always be his biological mother and will never take advantage of him to do things he doesn't like.
Fu Xingyi said, "Aunt Xuesha, my mother has gone home now. I have my mother with me, so I don't need Aunt Xuesha anymore. Thank you for your kindness."
Lin Xuesha looked at Fu Xingyi in disbelief.
How did this child become like this? She had only been away from him for a short while, and now he, like Fu Shenyuan, was completely focused on Jiang Ranxing.
"Yiyi, if you say that, Auntie will be sad." Lin Xuesha didn't show her dissatisfaction, but spoke to Fu Xingyi kindly.
Fu Xingyi shook his head again, not wanting to accept Lin Xuesha's "kindness".
Zhou Yanche walked over and greeted Fu Xingyi.
"Little brother Xingyi, Mom and I made some cookies. Would you like to come and try some? I also brought a lot of toys. Let's play together."
Fu Xingyi snorted softly through her little nose: "I don't want to, I don't want to play with you either. Brother Mai Mai and I are going to play with other toys. You should leave my house now."
Fu Xingyi didn't care at all whether Zhou Yanche and Lin Xuesha would feel awkward. He spoke very directly, so directly that Zhou Yanche almost cried.
Fu Xingyi hated Zhou Yanche's attitude the most; he had hated it for a long time.
He went over and took Fu Shenyuan's hand, saying, "Dad, you should let them leave quickly, otherwise Mom will definitely be unhappy when she comes back and sees this."
Fu Shenyuan remained silent; Jiang Ranxing had already seen everything.
Fu Shenyuan patted Fu Xingyi's head and said, "Alright, Dad will handle it. Great-Grandpa wants us to go back for dinner. Go upstairs and change your clothes. I'll have your Uncle Tan take Mai Mai home. You can play together again next time."
Mai Mai looked up and smiled, saying, "Uncle Fu, my driver is waiting outside. I can go back by myself, thank you, Uncle."
Mai Mai turned around and said goodbye to Fu Xingyi: "Let's go skiing together again next time. I'm going home now."
After saying that, Mai Mai went home with Wan Jia's personal driver, while Fu Xingyi went upstairs to change back into the clothes he would wear at the old house.
Fu Shenyuan also went upstairs, leaving only Lin Xuesha and her son in the downstairs living room.
They can't leave now, and they can't stay either.
Zhou Yanche was in a good mood, but seeing that no one wanted to eat the cookies on the table, he became unhappy.
"Mom, should we go home? It seems like we're not welcome at Uncle Fu's house," Zhou Yanche said, tugging at his little hand.
Lin Xuesha didn't want to leave just like that; she hadn't come here today to leave.
"Xiao Che, didn't you miss Father Fu? So we won't go home. Just be affectionate with Father Fu a little. He won't kick you out and will treat you very well, just like before. Isn't that nice?"
Lin Xuesha's inducement was effective, and Zhou Yanche nodded blankly.
"Okay, Mom, let's stay then."
Lin Xuesha waited with Zhou Yanche in the living room on the first floor. Not long after, Fu Shenyuan and Fu Xingyi came downstairs after changing their clothes, but neither of them noticed Lin Xuesha.
Fu Shenyuan asked the butler, "Is Madam still upstairs?"
"Yes, we haven't seen Madam come out," the butler replied.
Fu Shenyuan thought for a moment, rolled up his shirt sleeves, and prepared to go upstairs to call Jiang Ranxing. Coincidentally, Jiang Ranxing also opened her bedroom door, but she was holding some folders in her hands.
Jiang Ranxing came downstairs with the documents and bag, ignoring the people in the living room as he prepared to leave.
Fu Shenyuan called out to her.
"Ranxing, Grandpa told the three of us to go back for dinner. Yiyi and I are ready. Let's go eat first, and then I'll take you to work."
Jiang Ranxing stopped in his tracks, turned around, and said, "Did I promise you I'd go to the old house for dinner? It's perfect, Miss Lin is here too. She's willing to go back with you, so it's good that you two go together."
Fu Shenyuan added, "Grandpa wants the three of us to go back; he probably has something he wants to talk to us about."
"A family of three?" Jiang Ranxing handed the folder to the butler and also gave him the car keys so he could take the car out and put the folder away.
While waiting for the housekeeper, Jiang Ranxing looked at Fu Shenyuan and said, "Mr. Fu seems to have a bad memory. Let me remind you, we are already divorced. We are no longer a family of three. You can bring whoever you want back for dinner."
Fu Shenyuan insisted, "I just want to take you home."
There is no one else in his world but Jiang Ranxing.
Jiang Ranxing laughed and shook his head after hearing this.
"I have more important things to take care of, so I won't grant Mr. Fu's request."
Jiang Ranxing saw that the housekeeper had already parked her car at the door, so she stepped out of the living room, not wanting to get entangled with Fu Shenyuan any longer.
As Fu Shenyuan watched her resolutely leave, without any reluctance, he felt a tightness in his throat, as if something was choking him.
“Let’s go, I’ll take you back to see your great-grandfather,” Fu Shenyuan said, extending his hand to Fu Xingyi. “Mom is in a bad mood today, let’s not bother her.”
Fu Xingyi lowered his head dejectedly: "Alright then, I'll go back with Dad."
Lin Xuesha had overheard all of this on the sofa, so she came over and walked to Fu Shenyuan's side.
“Shen Yuan, since Ranxing has work and doesn’t want to accompany you, why don’t I go with you? It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Grandpa, and I’d like to visit him.”
Lin Xuesha's eyes were brimming with hope, wishing for a positive answer from Fu Shenyuan.
If she returns to the old house, it means she should be the mistress of the house.
Fu Shenyuan still declined.
"Grandpa wanted Ranxing to go back. Since she doesn't want to, then my son and I will go back. I'll have someone send you and Xiaoche home. That's all."
After finishing his sentence, Fu Shenyuan didn't want to say anything more to Lin Xuesha. He took Fu Xingyi's hand, got into the car, and left the villa.
Following Fu Shenyuan's instructions, the butler had the villa's driver take Lin Xuesha and Zhou Yanche back.
On her way back, Lin Xuesha thought about it for a while and then suggested that the driver change the route to the Fu family's old residence.
Inside the Fu family's old residence, the servants had prepared dinner as instructed by Old Master Fu, and were waiting for their masters to arrive so they could begin their meal.
Grandpa Fu waited on the sofa in the living room for Fu Shenyuan to bring Jiang Ranxing over.
After waiting and waiting, Grandpa Fu did not see his granddaughter-in-law Jiang Ranxing come over, but he saw Lin Xuesha walk into the old house and greet him insincerely.
Grandpa Fu immediately flew into a rage, clutching his chest to control his body.
Old Master Fu said angrily, "Fu Shenyuan, I told you to bring your wife back for dinner, what do you mean by bringing your ex-lover here!"
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