They kept referring to each other as "my Sheng Sheng," as if they were afraid people wouldn't know how close they were.
Only now, with the two of them standing right in front of her, and seeing them clearly, did Xie Zhen understand just how "special" Qin Wei had described.
Xie Zhen clenched her fingers, and after a long while, she slowly said, "I'm sorry."
Fu Jingheng stepped aside, intending to say that she should apologize to Qin Sheng, not him, but the girl grabbed his wrist.
Qin Sheng glanced at him and said, "I'm leaving."
Fu Jingheng chuckled to himself.
Without saying a word, he turned and followed the girl's lead into the house, sitting down directly on the sofa.
Qin Sheng took out his phone and started playing games.
Hearing that familiar "TIMI," Fu Jingheng felt a lump in his throat and snatched the phone from the girl's hand: "You're going to play on your phone if you're not going to spend time with me?"
Qin Sheng spread her hands at him, expressionless: "Give it back to me."
Fu Jingheng patted her palm, thought for a moment, then took out his phone from his pocket and handed it to her: "Give me a boost in rank."
Qin Sheng: "..."
That works too.
It doesn't matter.
Just don't bother her.
I unlocked the phone with my fingerprint and then found the icon and clicked on it.
Fu Jingheng casually grabbed a plate of walnuts from the coffee table and slowly peeled the kernels while watching her play games.
The atmosphere between the two was quiet and harmonious. Coupled with their equally impeccable faces, even Gu Yueming, who was wary of Fu Jingheng, had to admit that, in terms of looks alone, only Fu Jingheng could barely be worthy of her Sheng Sheng.
Meanwhile, Xie Zhen was stunned until Chi Yuanyuan patted her arm, bringing her back to her senses.
"What's wrong?" she replied in a flat voice.
Chi Yuanyuan looked puzzled, frightened, and somewhat incredulous. She pointed in Fu Jingheng's direction and asked, "He is...that person?"
Xie Zhen casually replied, "Yes, that one from the Fu family."
Chi Yuanyuan's eyes widened even more: "He... how could he be here? He and Qin Sheng... it can't be..."
“No.” Xie Zhen interrupted her and explained calmly, “My second aunt is the daughter of Old Master Fu who was lost and wandered away. The old master just recognized her back.”
She gestured with her chin in the direction of Fu Jingheng and Qin Sheng: "They are cousins."
They don't look like cousins at all.
Chi Yuanyuan wanted to say something, but she didn't have time to speak.
Xie Fang, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, rolled his eyes and walked up to her, speaking her mind: "Hey sis, open your bright eyes and look at him. Does Fu San look like the kind of person who would peel walnuts for your cousin?"
He glanced at Chi Yuanyuan and gestured with his chin towards her.
Chi Yuanyuan understood and immediately stepped back a bit, giving the brother and sister some space to talk.
Xie Fang looked down at Xie Zhen, mainly to observe her expression.
Xie Zhen felt irritated by his gaze and couldn't help but ask, "Brother, what are you looking at?"
Xie Fang stroked his chin and said, "Look at my little sister, she's a pretty girl with bright eyes. How could she be so blind as to fall for Fu San?"
Xie Zhen's heart tightened, but she forced herself to remain calm and said, "Brother, what nonsense are you talking about? How could I possibly like...like Young Master Fu?"
Xie Fang then composed himself: "It's best if there isn't one."
He became unusually serious: "Xie Zhen, I asked you before you went abroad if you liked Fu San. If you did, I would have helped you even at the risk of offending people. But you yourself said you didn't."
"Since you didn't have those thoughts back then, don't have any improper thoughts now, and don't do anything you shouldn't do." He glanced subtly in Qin Sheng's direction, and frowned as he thought about what had just happened. "She is Fu San's Achilles' heel; she cannot be touched."
"Otherwise, neither I, nor the Xie family, nor the Qin family can save you."
Xie Zhen's expression finally changed, and she subconsciously put her hands into her coat pockets, saying in a calm voice, "I know, brother, you sit down for a while, I'm going to the restroom."
Without waiting for Xie Fang's reply, he turned and left.
Her pace was unhurried, and her posture was consistently dignified and elegant, exuding the air of nobility cultivated by wealthy and aristocratic families.
Xie Fang stared at her back for a long time before looking away, his dark eyes slowly returning to their usual nonchalant state.
He walked over to the sofa.
Xie Zhen walked into the restroom step by step. All her calmness, composure, perseverance, and pride crumbled the moment the restroom door closed.
She suddenly lunged at the sink, turning on the tap to wash her face while simultaneously dry heaving uncontrollably.
That was a strong physiological reaction that occurred after enduring to the extreme.
The image of that person looking at her with tender and doting eyes, yet walking past her without stopping to stand in front of someone else, kept replaying in her mind. Xie Zhen gritted her teeth so hard that she could even taste the metallic taste of blood on her tongue.
The woman in the mirror still possessed a stunningly beautiful face, with eyebrows like spring mountains and eyes like autumn water, but she was no longer as indifferent as before; her face was filled with jealousy and resentment.
This version of herself was unfamiliar to Xie Zhen; she was so ugly that she didn't even recognize herself anymore.
But she simply couldn't control herself!
Why?!
She went abroad to study for three years, sleeping less than five hours a day, and earned both her MBA and MD degrees from HBS in just three years, all because of her grandfather's words, "You and he are not from the same world."
She tried her best to become a better person, to be part of his world, and to return as a better version of herself so that she could stand openly by his side.
But when she finally returned, all that remained in his heart and in his eyes was the person he had only known for a month!
He even stood against her for that person, accusing her without distinguishing right from wrong!
Is Qin Sheng his Achilles' heel?
And what about her? What is she?!
What do her efforts of the past three years and her years of infatuation amount to?!
How could she be willing to accept this!
The icy water kept hitting Xie Zhen's face, gradually extinguishing the anger in her heart, along with her jealousy and love.
Xie Zhen forced a smile that looked more like a grimace.
No, that won't work.
She gave so much, how could she just leave in silence without getting anything in return!
She kept him in the most secret corner of her heart for five whole years. How could she allow him to completely ignore her overflowing love?
What she can't have, no one else can have either.
What is Qin Sheng anyway?
Xie Zhen grabbed a washcloth from beside her and wiped away the water droplets on her face little by little, then carefully applied her slightly blurry makeup.
The woman in the mirror was as beautiful and captivating as ever, with a subtle air of confidence and pride in her eyes.
Xie Zhen looked at it, chuckled softly, and turned to open the bathroom door.
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