Su Mu overslept again, and if it weren’t for Fu Shinian’s call, she wouldn’t have known how long she would have slept in. He rarely called her, but this ti, on a business trip, he defied his usual pattern by calling every day. However, this ti, there was no sound from the other end of the phone.
Su Mu pulled the phone away from her ear and saw that the call was still connected. She asked in confusion,
"Shinian?"
"Hmm, I’m here."
"Why aren’t you speaking?" Su Mu’s voice was very soft, probably because she had just woken up. "Don’t you have work to do?"
"I’m about to go to a eting. After the eting, I will fly to New York, probably stay for about 3 days, and then return to Shen City."
Because of Fu Shinian’s words, Su Mu fell silent for a few seconds:
"Are you reporting your schedule to ?"
"Don’t you want to know?"
Su Mu shook her head with a smile, then realized they were on a call and he couldn’t possibly see her gesture, and added, "No, I’m just a bit surprised."
Fu Shinian didn’t speak; he was reflecting on his actions towards Su Mu over the past two years.
"Shinian," Su Mu called him gently, "you seem different from before."
Fu Shinian looked out the window and smiled faintly:
"Do you need to go to the Wen Family today?"
"I don’t know, probably not. Yesterday, Shaoyuan’s grandmother ca back, and Wen Han also returned from the army to deal with this matter. He probably doesn’t want to be involved."
Hearing Su Mu ntion Wen Han’s na, Fu Shinian felt as if soone had suddenly grabbed his throat, suffocating him. He fell silent for a few seconds, then spoke softly:
"Su Mu."
"Hmm?"
"When will you quit this job?"
Su Mu had not expected Fu Shinian to suddenly bring up this topic. He usually didn’t interfere with such matters, and it seed they had a tacit understanding between them. Now, he brought it up without warning, and she didn’t know how to respond for a mont.
A brief silence fell on both ends of the call before Su Mu tentatively spoke:
"Do you dislike doing this job?"
Fu Shinian didn’t answer, but countered, "Do you like it?"
"It doesn’t matter if I like it or not," said Su Mu. "When I couldn’t pay the nursing ho fees, Wen Han gave this job to help through those tough tis. The Wen Family’s business hasn’t entirely stabilized yet, and Shaoyuan also relies heavily on , you know that. If I leave now, it would hurt him, and I don’t want to, nor can I leave at this ti."
Fu Shinian remained quiet, saying nothing.
Su Mu spoke softly, "Are you angry?"
"Why would I be angry?"
"Back then, I insisted on not spending your money."
Fu Shinian smiled lightly:
"No."
"Then you..."
"Let’s talk about this when I get back," Fu Shinian interrupted Su Mu’s words: "Since you don’t have to go out today, just take a good rest at ho."
Su Mu wanted to say more but just at that mont, she heard Song Yi’s voice on the other end, reminding Fu Shinian it was ti to leave. Su Mu smiled faintly, "You go ahead with your work; take care and rest well."
After hanging up the phone, Fu Shinian turned around and left the hotel. While driving on the road, he suddenly asked Song Yi, who was in the passenger seat:
"Do you have ti to return to Shen City for a trip?"
Song Yi was slightly stunned but quickly recovered, pulling out the schedule to check: "The eting with CN company is set for tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock. If you want to return to Shen City, we’ll have to postpone the eting."
Fu Shinian was silent for a few seconds, then spoke indifferently:
"Forget it, don’t bother."
"Yes."
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After Su Mu hung up the phone with Fu Shinian, she noticed a WeChat ssage lying quietly in her phone. It was from Wen Han, informing her that she did not need to accompany Wen Shaoyuan at the Wen Family today. Looking at the ti, it was from two hours ago. After replying, Su Mu got up to wash up.
She hadn’t planned to rest today; she wanted to look for a suitable storefront for her studio. Before heading out, Jiang Bei called to ask her to go shopping, so Su Mu agreed to et her at a designated place.
When Su Mu arrived at the appointed place, Jiang Bei had already ordered a hot drink. Su Mu sat down opposite her:
"Why are you so free today?"
Jiang Bei’s mood was very low, and upon hearing the question, her frown deepened: "Don’t even ntion it, I’m about to go crazy. I took annual leave these past two days so I don’t have to go to the hospital."
"Ji Nanfeng?"
That was the only reason Su Mu could think of. Jiang Bei glanced at Su Mu and did not deny it:
"How can a person be so boring and shaless to this extent? This is the first ti I’ve seen such a thing. I thought I had thick skin but turns out he is over a hundred tis worse than . I really had no choice but to take a leave so he can’t find ."
Su Mu looked at her worriedly:
"Why don’t you co and stay with for a couple of days? I don’t think Ji Nanfeng won’t be able to find where you live?"
"So what if he can find ? I can just not leave the house. I won’t go to your place; I’m afraid I might kill Fu Shinian."
Su Mu smiled faintly:
"He’s on a business trip, so you won’t see him. And, he’s been very nice to lately, even starting to report his itinerary to and calling every day. I feel like things between us are slowly improving."
Jiang Bei looked at her teasingly, unable to resist touching her cheek:
"Have you no pride? Just for these little favors, he has won you over again? Miss, reporting his itinerary and making calls are the bare minimum of communication between a husband and wife, you know? You have such low standards for him."
"I can’t help it," said Su Mu, not getting angry: "Who let my relationship with Fu Shinian start so abnormally? Now that it’s slowly getting back to normal, I think it’s very good."
Seeing Su Mu like this, Jiang Bei couldn’t help but laugh. She could feel Su Mu was indeed gradually getting better. If Fu Shinian could truly co to a realization this ti, it would be a good thing for Su Mu, after all, he was the one she had longed for throughout her youth.
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When Chen Huifang ca out of the hotel, she ran into a person head-on. She did not know the stranger and did not want to cause trouble, so she tried to bypass the person to leave but didn’t expect this person to block her path, seemingly on purpose. Chen Huifang realized that he was looking for trouble. After spending many years in tough situations, she was ready to argue, but the stranger spoke first:
"Ms. Chen Huifang, I’ve co to bring you money. Do you want it?"
The person clearly understood her, knowing exactly what would catch Chen Huifang’s attention. This offer noticeably piqued her interest:
"Although I’m in need of money, I’m not a fool. There are no pies falling from the sky. If you’re bringing money, you must want sothing from , right?"
The stranger smiled slightly:
"Naturally, I’m here to propose a deal to you. It’s not convenient to talk here; let’s change location."
Chen Huifang hesitated for a few seconds but ultimately could not resist the lure of money and followed the man into the car.
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