A genuine smile appeared on Fu Qingruo's face.
These days, her forced act of showing affection for Chu Lin has been disgusting to her.
Seeing that Yi Tianran was still holding onto Fu Qingruo and wouldn't let go, Fu Yunchen finally couldn't hold back any longer. He pulled her into his arms, his voice low and mellow with a hint of danger: "Isn't my embrace comfortable enough?"
"Alright, alright, stop being jealous, big sister." Yi Tianran turned around and kissed him.
Fu Yunchen's expression improved slightly.
Yi Tianran immediately pushed him away, turned around and said with a serious expression, "Big sister, do you know anything about Zhuang Yizhan's disappearance?"
She thought that when she mentioned Zhuang Yizhan's disappearance to her older sister that night, her eyes didn't even blink, showing no surprise or worry whatsoever.
Even if you hear that a stranger has gone missing, you should normally have some reaction, even if it's just out of curiosity.
But the older sister's expression at the time was as if she already knew everything.
Upon hearing this, Fu Qingruo's expression indeed became somewhat unnatural. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "I do know."
That night, after parting ways with Zhuang Yizhan outside the restaurant, she felt somewhat uneasy.
Recalling Chu Linru's cold and vicious gaze, she felt increasingly uneasy.
So she made a phone call to the secret guards that the Fu family had arranged to protect her, and asked them to go and protect Zhuang Yizhan.
They happened to witness Zhuang Yizhan being trapped in the tunnel and nearly beaten to death with sticks.
They brought the injured Zhuang Yizhan to her side.
Seeing his miserable state, Fu Qingruo couldn't describe how she felt at that moment.
It felt like being pricked by a needle, a slight sting, but not very noticeable.
Then--
Zhuang Yizhan then took the opportunity to play the victim, saying that he was afraid of being attacked again and that he was now seriously injured and unable to escape, begging him to take him in for a while.
Fu Qingruo thought about it and realized that he had suffered such an undeserved disaster because of her, so she softened her heart and agreed to his request.
She hid him in one of her private apartments, a place Chu Lin didn't even know about, so she wasn't afraid he'd encounter any more danger.
"Oh—" Yi Tianran deliberately dragged out the sound, a meaningful smile on her face, "So it was keeping a mistress in a golden house? No, it should be said that she has entered the inner chambers of the house."
Fu Qingruo knew she would react this way, so she pretended to be calm and explained, "He was the only one in that apartment."
They don't live under the same roof, so their relationship isn't ambiguous at all.
Yi Tianran clicked her tongue twice, shook her fingers, and said in a tone of someone who had been through it all: "Big sister, you need to know that if you compromise once, there will be a second time!"
When you feel soft-hearted towards a man, that's when you've fallen for him.
Fu Qingruo's eyelids twitched. "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Isn't that so?" Yi Tianran raised an eyebrow. "Then can I ask you why you're worried about his safety and even sent someone to protect him? Are you that concerned about him?"
“He is my fan.” Fu Qingruo was able to remain calm about this. “Just because he wrote to me many times to encourage me, I couldn’t possibly be indifferent.”
Yi Tianran blinked, looking at her slyly, "Is that so?"
"Otherwise what?" Fu Qingruo calmly retorted.
"Heh heh, is that so!" Yi Tianran seemed to believe her words, and said in a casual tone, "I thought that my eldest sister would definitely keep her distance from those she had rejected without hesitation, and wouldn't give them even the slightest chance to have wishful thinking!"
Isn't her soft heart a form of concession?
Fu Qingruo was taken aback; it seemed she hadn't thought about it in detail.
Or rather, forcing yourself not to think about it.
Yi Tianran asked another question, "By the way, did he later find out that your relationship with Chu Lin was just an act?"
Fu Qingruo's answer was unexpected: "He had already guessed it."
Yi Tianran asked in surprise, "When?"
"That was the day he gave me a bouquet of flowers. I said I didn't like lilies, and he guessed it because lilies have always been my favorite flower."
Fu Qingruo never expected that he would remember her preferences so clearly.
That night, he gazed at her tenderly: "I understand you. A person's preferences don't change so easily, unless she's forcing herself to abandon her true feelings and play a completely opposite version of herself."
There is someone who may understand her better than she understands herself.
Fu Qingruo felt a mix of emotions, yet a touch of warmth flowed through her heart.
Yi Tianran suddenly moved closer to him and asked curiously, "You were thinking about him just now, weren't you?"
Fu Qingruo's pupils contracted slightly, and she lied with her eyes wide open: "I didn't."
Yi Tianran pursed her lips and chuckled, wanting to tease her again, but Fu Yunchen pulled her into his arms from behind once more.
The man rested his head on her shoulder, his thin lips brushing against her earlobe. "Instead of gossiping about your sister's love life, why don't you think more about us, hmm?"
The warm breath sprayed onto her earlobe, and Yi Tianran couldn't help but tremble.
She said casually, "What's there to talk about between us?"
"Nothing to say?" Fu Yunchen narrowed his dark eyes and placed his large hand on the back of her hand.
He forcefully inserted five fingers into her fingertips, intertwining them tightly, his voice hoarse: "Are you sure?"
Yi Tianran couldn't out-roast him at all, and turned around to glare at him reproachfully: "What do you want?"
The two huddled together, whispering intimately.
Although Fu Qingruo, who was being ignored, was already used to it, it did not stop her from feeling disgusted.
Fortunately, we finally arrived at the Fu family's residence.
Just then, someone came to visit the Fu family and was playing with the three little ones in the living room.
Seeing Fu Yunchen and Yi Tianran return with Fu Qingruo, the three little ones froze on the spot, their eyes filled with anticipation.
After hearing Yi Tianran explain the truth, the three little ones, both surprised and delighted, threw themselves into Fu Qingruo's arms.
"I knew my aunt was beautiful and smart, how could she be fooled by a mere scumbag?"
"Second brother, stop pretending. You were the one who said your aunt would like a scumbag, and now you're the one saying she won't be fooled."
"Geng Geng, please broaden your perspective and don't worry about such small details, okay?"
"Auntie is awesome! I love Auntie the most!" Huaihuai was genuinely happy and guilty. "I'm sorry for what I said to you earlier. Please forgive me, Auntie."
Fu Qingruo's heart melted, and she was so moved that she picked up all three of them and gave each of them a kiss, saying, "Auntie loves you all too."
Seeing this heartwarming scene, Kasha, who had come to visit, couldn't help but think of Daniel's situation.
If Daniel, who has the mind of a three-year-old, were half as well-behaved as the three little ones, that would be wonderful.
She desperately hopes the other person can return to normal; if he continues to act so mentally challenged, she's going to be driven crazy.
However, upon seeing Fu Qingruo, she remembered her best friend's advice.
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