Shen Muqing, who was eating, was unaware of what was happening outside and simply kept eating.
Fu Jingchen had an exceptionally good appetite today, and they finished all the food without leaving a single bite.
Aunt Tian looked at the empty plate with relief, unable to hide the smile on her face. Finally, there were no leftovers. Little Shen was clearly a lucky girl.
"Qingqing, are you full?"
Fu Jingchen asked, wiping his mouth.
"Um."
She spent the entire day either eating or eating, and Shen Muqing's mouth never stopped. She nodded vigorously.
"Want to go for a walk?"
"good."
Shen Muqing had no reason to refuse; taking a walk to digest her food after a meal was quite nice.
They walked outside the main building, where the dim lighting created a beautiful atmosphere.
Neither of them spoke, and they walked on in tacit agreement. As they passed the gate, they saw two people.
Just like yesterday, Jiang Wantang pulled at the impatient Fu Jingchen and asked, "Jingchen, you didn't like yesterday's gift, do you like today's?"
"Jiang Wantang, can't you understand human language?" Fu Jingchen took a deep breath and said helplessly, "I really don't like you, there's no way we can be together."
Why don't you like me? If you don't like anything about me, I can change it.
"you......"
Fu Jingchen was speechless, his face darkening as he remained silent.
"We're engaged. Even if you don't like me, you'll still marry me in the end, won't you?"
"Jiang Wantang, do you really want to marry me that much? Do you like me that much?"
To everyone's surprise, a hint of hesitation flashed across Jiang Wantang's face. "Do you want to hear the truth?"
Do you want to hear lies instead of the truth?
He retorted, somewhat amused by the question.
"It's not that I like her, it's just that our two families have a marriage agreement, and I really need this agreement." It wasn't her, but her family. It seemed that her family had been raising her for over twenty years just for this moment.
Don't you want to pursue your own love?
"In no mood."
Seeing that Jiang Wantang was unyielding and wouldn't listen, Fu Jingchen said, "If you don't like me, why would you marry me?"
"Because of family interests."
"you..."
Jiang Wantang stubbornly stuffed the gift into his hand, but Fu Jingchen flicked his wrist, sending the gift flying in an arc.
As if sensing something, the gift shot straight towards Shen Muqing. Indeed, Shen Muqing hadn't missed the show just now, and excitedly pulled Fu Jingchen to stop.
Right now, she leaped and precisely grabbed the gift. Yay, another free gift in hand!
Shen Muqing was still laughing foolishly when Fu Jingchen's arm, which was trying to shield her, froze in mid-air. A light, airy laugh reached Shen Muqing's ears.
"What's wrong?"
"It's okay, Qingqing is amazing."
Shen Muqing, pleased with the praise, became even more interested and said, "You don't know, Miss Jiang's gift is very valuable. We can't waste it."
Yesterday, she got the watch and checked it online; it cost around 300,000 yuan, so she was so excited last night that she couldn't sleep.
"Three hundred thousand! How long would I have to work to earn three hundred thousand?"
Shen Muqing's expression was lively and interesting. Fu Jingchen looked down at her and asked, "Do you really like money?"
"Don't you like it? Who doesn't like money? Are you stupid?" Shen Muqing looked at him with an expression as if he were an idiot.
The next second she realized that her words were a bit off, and quickly corrected herself, "Mr. Fu, I'm sorry, I just blurted it out, that's not what I meant."
"like."
Qingqing likes money, and he has a lot of money. Does that mean Qingqing likes him?
Thinking of this, Fu Jingchen's eyes softened even more, and he repeated, "I like it."
The voice was right next to Shen Muqing's ear. Deeply in love, she thought he was confessing his feelings to her. If you like someone, just say so. Why are you being so affectionate?
The commotion alerted Jiang Wantang and the others, who turned their gazes toward Shen Muqing and his companion.
"Hi, what a coincidence."
Shen Muqing greeted them with a smile.
Fu Jingchen didn't recognize Shen Muqing and remained expressionless until Fu Jingchen came out, at which point his face showed any reaction.
"elder brother."
"Um."
Fu Jingchen gave a calm "hmm".
"Shen Muqing?" Jiang Wantang called out uncertainly, though she still had some impression of her.
“Yes, it’s me, Miss.” Shen Muqing asked, holding up what she was holding. “Don’t you want this either? I’ll take care of it for you.”
Jiang Wantang nodded indifferently, indicating that she should go along with it. She noticed that there were quite a few people present, and it was getting late.
"Big brother, Jingchen, Muqing, I'm going back now. See you tomorrow."
Of the remaining three, only Shen Muqing looked forward to her arrival tomorrow, her face full of excitement and joy. She looked at Jiang Wantang as if she were a god of wealth, "Okay!"
When Fu Jingchen heard that she would be coming again tomorrow, he frowned, his face full of reluctance.
Fu Jingchen nodded to Jiang Wantang as a sign of politeness.
After Jiang Wantang left, Shen Muqing felt the atmosphere was a bit awkward. She made an excuse that she was sleepy and quickly grabbed what she was holding and fled the scene.
"elder brother."
Fu Jingchen said in a wronged tone, "Brother, I don't want to marry her."
Just like when he was a child, he would ask Fu Jingchen for help with anything he couldn't handle on his own.
“Jingchen, if you want to rebel against the family’s arrangements, you first need to have the confidence to do so. I can’t help you with everything.”
The marriage alliance with the Jiang family was a matter from the previous generation. The Fu family owed the Jiang family a favor and had no choice but to agree.
"elder brother."
He hung his head, and even his most respected brother was unwilling to help him.
"Jingchen, you need to learn to face things on your own."
Fu Jingchen left those words and tried to leave, but was stopped by him.
"Brother, who is that woman?"
"Your future sister-in-law."
Upon hearing this, Fu Jingchen's eyes became even more resentful as he looked at Fu Jingchen's merciless back.
You've found true love, regardless of your brother's life or death.
Unable to get help from Fu Jingchen, he sighed to himself in the night. How could he persuade Jiang Wantang not to agree to the marriage?
Back in her room, Shen Muqing carefully hid the gift in the wardrobe. She looked at it for a long time before reluctantly closing the wardrobe and preparing to take a shower.
Fu Jingchen came to her room to find her, but only saw her graceful figure reflected in the glass door of the bathroom. He suppressed the lust in his eyes and left silently.
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