Chapter 371 Her protective nature towards her family VS His soft heart towards his accomplice 29
After Fu Chengyan hung up the phone, Jiang Zhiyi waited for about ten minutes before pretending to have just woken up and opening her eyes.
She looked at him, still lost in thought.
Although she really wanted that compensation, there was nothing she could do if he didn't want to give it to her.
She simply couldn't compete with him.
There's a saying online that goes like this: In the end, feelings are all about conscience.
If he's not going to be a person with a conscience, then she doesn't need to give him any more kindness.
She had originally planned that when they actually separated, she would return certain things to him.
Firstly, those items were too valuable for her to sell; if she took them out, people could almost immediately guess where they came from.
If she were to sell it carelessly, it might have a negative impact on the Fu family, giving people an opportunity to gossip. She didn't want to harm the Fu family over such a trivial matter.
Secondly, she also had her own ulterior motives. By returning part of it to him, she could advance by retreating, and perhaps obtain more compensation that would be more useful to her.
But if he doesn't offer compensation, then she doesn't need to consider these things.
It would be easier to sell them all then, and I could make a fortune, since he was the one who acted dishonestly first.
"Awake?" Fu Chengyan noticed that there were red marks on her right cheek from sleeping against his body.
He reached out and touched it; it was smooth and soft to the touch, and a little hot.
"Don't touch me." She slapped his hand away.
"What's wrong? Why can't I touch it? Is there any part of my body I haven't touched yet?"
He found her adorable, sleepy, and delicate appearance so endearing that he couldn't resist teasing her.
After saying that, he placed a gentle kiss on her face.
"Hmph—" Jiang Zhiyi turned her head away from him, her brows slightly furrowed. "You won't be able to touch me anymore soon. Let's make it clear beforehand that if we ever meet on the street, it's best to pretend we don't know each other and not even say hello, otherwise it will be awkward for everyone."
Fu Chengyan felt something was off about her words. She had only slept for about twenty minutes, so why was she suddenly in a bad mood?
Was I having a nightmare?
"What are you angry about?" he asked directly.
"I'm not angry, I'm just telling the truth. Besides, I'm doing this for your own good. Otherwise, if word gets out that you're secretly keeping a lover outside, what young lady would want to marry you? Of course, you can't say anything about me, I still have to get married in the future."
Looking at her like this, Fu Chengyan seemed more jealous, like a wronged little wife.
He couldn't help but smile, thinking that he might as well take this opportunity to make things clear to her today, since he had already decided to give it a try with her.
He looked into her eyes, his gaze gentle, and his tone earnest: "Then let's not be lovers anymore, let's have a serious relationship, okay?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhiyi frowned subconsciously, wondering what he was up to.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
"I'm not kidding, I'm serious. From now on, we'll be officially boyfriend and girlfriend. We can be together openly and honestly, without any worries."
Jiang Zhiyi scrutinized him closely, but still couldn't figure out his intentions.
I felt inexplicably restless.
Perhaps it was a sudden whim, an attempt to deliberately tease her.
She had seen similar tactics before; they were common in the novels she loved to read.
Perhaps in a few days, he will dismiss her with a cold and sarcastic remark, "How could that be? It was just a fling."
With a stern face, she replied, "No, you don't meet my standards for a boyfriend. We're not compatible and can't be boyfriend and girlfriend."
Fu Chengyan thought she was still being stubborn, so he patiently said, "So what are your standards for a boyfriend? What do you want me to do, or what do you want? You can tell me, and I'll satisfy you in everything."
Jiang Zhiyi shook her head again and said, "No. What I want is a clean and virtuous man who is devoted to me."
"Am I not?" he asked.
Jiang Zhiyi glanced at him disdainfully and said, "You're not."
"Where am I not?" he asked, puzzled.
She was always the only one by his side.
"In short, I can't date a man who has kept a woman as a mistress. Even if that woman is me, it's still not okay. Do you understand what I'm saying? You already have a criminal record, so you can never be one."
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