Chapter 147 was foreshadowed long ago.
The car stopped in front of the coastal villa. Ruan Yi was so anxious that she didn't even have time to close the car door when she got out, and she didn't have time to pay attention to Assistant Li behind her who was worried that she would fall.
The moment I hurriedly opened the fingerprint lock, I saw that familiar figure standing in the center of the living room.
The man was dressed in dark loungewear, not his usual suit and tie, but his aura was still undeniable.
However, the faint dark circles under his eyes betrayed his fatigue from the past few days.
Before Fu Jingchen could speak, Ruan Yi pounced on him, hugging his waist tightly and burying her face in his chest.
The man froze, then hugged her tightly, his voice hoarse: "Xiaoyi, I missed you so much."
Ruan Yi covered his mouth with her hand, tears welling up instantly, her eyes red like cherries soaked in water.
"Don't say anything! Let me scold you!" she choked out, her voice a mix of soft and fierce.
"You're crazy! Why would you kill someone? Do you know I used to brag to others that I could handle everything calmly... that I was perfect as a husband and a father!"
Ruan Yi looked up and cried, large tears falling like broken pearls onto her fair cheeks.
"And what happened? You really did kill someone, and you even lied to me... Waaah, Fu Jingchen... I hate you so much!"
Seeing the girl, who was already naturally delicate, with tears welling up in her eyes, her eyes reddened, and her long eyelashes wet with tears, he felt his heart aching as if it were about to break.
Fu Jingchen grasped the hand she had covered her mouth with, his rough fingertips gently stroking the tears at the corners of her eyes, repeating the words over and over again.
"I'm sorry... It's all my fault. I was too impulsive. I disappointed Xiaoyi."
The man lowered his head and gently kissed the tip of her pink nose, while his other hand lightly stroked her hair.
Ruan Yi cried uncontrollably, sobbing as she said, "And what kind of friends you've made... You probably don't know, it's all Pei Lin's doing behind our backs!"
She thought Fu Jingchen would be shocked, but he just patted her back gently, his voice still gentle: "Hmm... I've already guessed some of it, don't cry, be good."
Ruan Yi was stunned for a moment, then stopped crying, lifted her head from his arms, and looked at him with teary eyes.
"You...you've already guessed it's related to him? Then why don't you come and explain to me?"
The man lowered his head and gently pecked her moist lips, his tone filled with extreme doting and indulgence.
"I want to wait until things are completely resolved, and... Xiaoyi has blocked me. I know Xiaoyi doesn't want to see me, and I don't want to make you sad anymore."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Yi's tears streamed down her face again, and she cried even harder than before.
How come Fu Jingchen and Shen Xun are so different, even though they both want to be her husband and both have their own reasons?
She buried her face in the man's arms and sobbed uncontrollably, as if she wanted to cry out all the grievances and frights she had suffered over the past few days.
Finally, I'm back in this familiar and warm embrace, back in my boyfriend's arms.
She cried in his arms for a while before finally raising her red eyes, clutching the man's clothes anxiously.
"What happens next? Will you go to jail...?"
Fu Jingchen carried her to the sofa, let her sit on his lap, and gently stroked her back.
"Xiao Yi doesn't want me to go to jail, right?"
The man's large hand slowly moved to her waist, gently caressing the softness of her side. "I'm so glad that I'll be a good husband in Xiaoyi's eyes."
"But perhaps, a good husband wasn't quite mature enough when he was still a boyfriend?"
He paused, then gently pinched the girl's tear-reddened cheek with his fingertips. "They want me to go to jail, but they don't have enough evidence."
“The surveillance footage at the scene has been completely removed, and the source of the firearms cannot be traced. They don’t have enough evidence to convict them.”
Ruan Yi looked at Fu Jingchen and suddenly felt a little stunned. Just a moment ago, she thought the man in front of her was her gentle and patient boyfriend.
But when he spoke of dealing with surveillance footage and gun marks, his tone was as calm as if he were making a formal business decision.
Ruan Yi became even more aware that the person in front of her was not only her boyfriend, but also Fu Jingchen, who had single-handedly built the NovaVoy business empire.
He was genuinely gentle with her, but the meticulousness and decisiveness hidden beneath that gentleness were also genuine.
Just when she thought Fu Jingchen might be facing a desperate situation, he still possessed the calmness and control to erase all traces.
A man is like a docile beast; even if he hides his fangs in front of her, the sharp claws hidden beneath his fur that can instantly tear apart any threat should not be ignored.
Should she... really be wary of Fu Jingchen, as Gu Zhi and Pei Lian suggested?
Ruan Yi sniffed, her nose still red, and looked up at him blankly, her eyelashes still wet with tears.
"So... you've told me all this? Didn't you know I was taken away by Shen Xun? Aren't you afraid I'm a spy?"
Hearing the question uttered by the soft little person in his arms, Fu Jingchen's eyes were filled with unyielding doting affection.
He leaned down slightly, his thin lips gently touching her eyelashes, kissing away the glistening tear. His voice was tender and captivating, "I'm not afraid. If Xiaoyi really wants me to go to jail, I'll turn myself in."
"I don't want to..." The girl's eyes instantly reddened again. She hugged the man's waist tightly and buried her head in the crook of his neck.
"I don't want you to go to jail, I don't want you to..."
Fu Jingchen kissed the top of her head, then turned his head and gently kissed her reddened earlobe along her hair.
The man's warm breath brushed against her ear as he said over and over again, "I love you, Xiaoyi, I love you."
He kissed her lightly and gently, from her earlobe to the tip of her lips. Ruan Yi felt hot all over from the kiss, and gently bit his lips, which were still being kissed, before he finally stopped.
Ruan Yi stared at him, deliberately raising her voice to sound fierce.
"You love me? Then... after this is over, you'll come with me to Fu Wang's grave to beg for forgiveness!"
"A tombstone... a gesture of apology?" Fu Jingchen frowned, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.
Seeing his hesitation, Ruan immediately widened her eyes and raised her voice.
"You don't want to? You killed him! Do you still hate him? He wasn't a bad person... he was much more innocent than you! You have to go and apologize to him!"
Fu Jingchen looked at her indignant expression, but on the surface he remained calm. However, his fingertips tightened slightly, pulling Ruan Yi's waist closer.
"It's Fu Wang again."
The gentleness in his eyes vanished, replaced by displeasure and jealousy, yet he still went along with her words, his tone mild.
"Okay, I'll do whatever Xiaoyi wants me to do."
Her mind was now clear; it seemed that Ruan Yi had learned of Fu Wang's death from Shen Xun.
But he knew better than anyone why Shen Xun had become an eyewitness and joined forces with the Anderson family to try and put him in prison. There was more than one person involved.
The man verbally agreed, but the pressure of his fingertips caressing Ruan Yi's waist subtly increased.
His eyes were lowered, all the tenderness in them had vanished, leaving only a coldness, and even his breathing became heavy.
"Didn't succeed in killing them? No problem."
Since I promised Ruan Yi that I would kneel down and beg forgiveness at Fu Wang's tombstone, the tomb cannot be left empty.
Beneath this tombstone, only when the ashes of "good younger brother" truly lie there will his bent knees have meaning.
All he could think of was the girl glaring at him and saying, "He's not a bad person," "He's more innocent than you," her expression one of indignation on Fu Wang's behalf.
The jealousy in my chest was so intense it almost overflowed.
"Why should Xiaoyi care about someone who just barely survived? Why should Xiaoyi speak up for him?"
Before the truth is revealed, he will personally take action to completely bury a person who is already "dead" under that tombstone forever.
At that time, he will kneel down and apologize properly.
Fu Jingchen lowered his head and kissed the girl's head repeatedly, a faint smile curving his thin lips.
Ruan Yi belatedly realized that the two of them were too close, their breaths mingling. She struggled to get up, but the man suddenly grabbed her waist and hugged her even tighter.
The man's large hand gently covered her cheek; his palm was rough yet warm, almost completely enveloping half of her face.
"Don't go." Fu Jingchen's voice was low and a little aggrieved. His chin rested on her shoulder, and his breath was so hot that it tickled her neck.
"It's hot, and it's too close..." Ruan Yi protested softly.
"Not close enough." The man tightened his grip. "Xiaoyi, don't go back, okay?"
Ruan Yi bit her lip and said seriously, "Although you sound very confident, what if they find other evidence?"
“I’ll go back and keep an eye on things for you. Being a spy is better than sitting around waiting to die.”
When the man raised his head, his eyes were as deep and dark as a still pool.
“I don’t need to be careful or take risks, I just need to be careful… Look at me, just look at me.”
Ruan Yi swallowed nervously. She had lied; she didn't really want to go back to become a spy.
But at this moment, she felt that being with the simple-minded Shen Xun seemed... more reassuring than being with Fu Jingchen.
The girl is only now realizing that she may never have truly understood her good boyfriend.
Fu Jingchen was not a silent, incompetent husband at all; his stubbornness beneath his calm demeanor was perhaps deeper and more severe than she had imagined.
Perhaps the cause of her death in her previous life was already traceable.
Murder is no joke; it's a living, breathing life. Even if she didn't witness it firsthand, she knew how terrifying it was.
The girl secretly grew wary and could no longer rely on him as unconditionally as before.
The man seemed to sense her hesitation. Seeing a hint of fear in her eyes, his gaze softened instantly, and his tone became gentle: "Did I...scare Xiaoyi?"
Fu Jingchen pulled her hand over, their fingers intertwined tightly, his rough fingertips gently stroking the back of her hand as if to soothe her.
"If Xiaoyi insists on going back, I won't stop her."
"But promise me you'll take good care of yourself and contact me immediately if anything happens."
Seeing that the man in front of her seemed to have transformed back into that gentle boyfriend, Ruan Yi's strange feeling subsided slightly.
"I'll protect myself. Also, you can't do this again, or... or I really won't want you anymore! Not just break up, but we'll cut all ties!"
When Fu Jingchen watched her furrow her brows and solemnly utter the words "break up," his eyes were filled with a tender smile.
He didn't speak, but tightened his arms, lowered his head and kissed her lips, initially very lightly, with a soothing tenderness.
He only deepened the kiss after the girl relaxed, prying open her lips and teeth with the tip of his tongue and entwining it around her tongue.
Ruan Yi's body went limp from the kiss, and her previously tense body gradually relaxed in the man's familiar scent.
The man's hand gently stroked her back, from her hair to her waist, every movement filled with an intense longing. He murmured indistinctly between kisses.
"No...we won't break off our friendship..."
"This time, we will never be apart."
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