Watching Su Mu’s complexion grow increasingly poor, Fu Shinian felt it necessary to explain himself:
"I didn’t an to speak well of Ji Nanfeng, you know my stance on marriage, so I also disapprove. However, by the ti I found out, it was already too late. That woman is very scheming, timing it perfectly to conceive after just one encounter. But she didn’t show herself initially, only appearing in front of Ji Nanfeng when the child was too developed for an abortion, claiming it was his."
Su Mu gave a cold laugh:
"It’s not surprising that the woman is scheming; after all, Ji Nanfeng gave her the opportunity. With so many n around, why didn’t she seduce soone else? Why didn’t she succeed with anyone else? Only shit attracts flies."
This seed to be the first ti Fu Shinian had heard Su Mu use such foul language, and he couldn’t help but look at her again. Realizing he was staring, she didn’t seem to mind and slightly raised her eyebrows:
"What? Is my description not accurate enough?"
"No, it very much suits them, a pair of despicable lovers." Fu Shinian smiled slightly, "By describing them that way, are you happy?"
"You don’t need to slander your friend to please , although I think he definitely deserves it."
"I won’t."
Fu Shinian shifted his position, leaning on the back of the sofa, looking at Su Mu sitting beside him. His pale-looking hand lay casually by his side, he needed only to extend his own to hold it, but Fu Shinian sternly suppressed that impulse. It wasn’t that he couldn’t or didn’t dare; he simply didn’t want to.
After all, such a rare mont of peaceful coexistence was infrequent since their reunion. Fu Shinian wanted to prolong this mont, and he faintly smiled:
"I made it very clear in my phone call with Ji Nanfeng earlier. This ti I absolutely won’t stand by his side. To , he could be wild before marriage without issue, but once married, he should behave properly and not entangle himself with other won. Even as his friend, I can’t stand such behavior."
Su Mu was silent for a few seconds:
"He’s your friend; you should know him well. Do you think he genuinely loves Jiang Bei?"
Fu Shinian replied with a smile:
"Su Mu, it’s been three years, are you still so naïve? If he truly loved soone, how could he bear to see her suffer?"
Su Mu believed that because she had experienced similar feelings herself.
The grievances she had endured were actually all because of Fu Shinian’s dislike of her.
"If he doesn’t like Jiang Bei, why did he marry her? Was it just a fleeting fancy? Or was it to get back at Jiang Bei for initially ignoring him and looking down on him? If it was really just for his pathetic pride, that would be laughable."
"I think at the beginning of their marriage, Ji Nanfeng might not have been clear about his feelings for Jiang Bei. Only through being married did he gradually realize. Perhaps he once had feelings for Jiang Bei, but from then to getting married and seeing everything between Jiang Bei and Rong Shen over those two or more years, perhaps that little bit of affection has long since disappeared, only he himself was unaware."
Su Mu fell silent, and Fu Shinian carefully observed her expression, then ntioned sothing he knew:
"That woman once went to the hospital to see Jiang Bei."
Seeing no surprise on Su Mu’s face, Fu Shinian understood that she was aware of this matter. She didn’t ask about it, clearly uninterested, so Fu Shinian did not continue but just sat quietly beside her until, after a long while, Su Mu spoke:
"Jiang Bei never told why she married Ji Nanfeng. What exactly happened between her and Rong Shen initially?"
"During the ti when Jiang Bei and Rong Shen broke up, I was staying at the old house, so I learned of it much later. By the ti I saw Rong Shen, half a year had passed, and Jiang Bei had already married Ji Nanfeng. Rong Shen didn’t ntion it, and I didn’t ask, but I know that after their breakup, Jiang Bei frantically went on matchmaking sessions, seeming very eager to get married. Ji Nanfeng discovered this, impulsively proposed, and although Jiang Bei didn’t accept imdiately, she agreed a few days later."
Fu Shinian looked at Su Mu:
"You probably don’t know, but Qiao Yu once tried to persuade Jiang Bei. At that ti, Jiang Bei had not yet agreed to Ji Nanfeng. She told Qiao Yu, ’If you marry , I won’t marry him.’"
Su Mu frowned slightly; Fu Shinian’s description of Jiang Bei seed completely different from the friend she knew. She felt terribly remiss as a friend, having missed the most challenging period of Jiang Bei’s life.
"You know the outco. Qiao Yu didn’t agree, and Jiang Bei married Ji Nanfeng." Fu Shinian sighed softly, "Actually, the first person to find out about Ji Nanfeng’s affair was Qiao Yu, so he has always felt very guilty towards Jiang Bei. He cared for Jiang Bei and was confident he could provide her a worry-free future, but what can I say? Between Jiang Bei and Ji Nanfeng, Qiao Yu chose to compromise, thinking his withdrawal would benefit their brotherly love, but now he regrets it, but it’s too late."
"I know only this much. If there are specifics, I guess Jiang Bei would have to tell you in person."
Su Mu gave a bitter smile:
"But I don’t even know where she is now. I’m not even qualified to be her friend. Regardless of what happened to , Jiang Bei was always the first to show up and help , offer advice, but with all that happened to her, I was always the last to know."
"It’s not your fault." Fu Shinian finally took Su Mu’s hand, "Jiang Bei has always been like that, unwilling to share her troubles with others, but she does consider you a friend—you don’t need to tell you that."
Perhaps because he was too concerned about Jiang Bei, or perhaps his mind was too troubled, Su Mu didn’t realize for a long ti that her hand was being held by Fu Shinian, and only when she drew her hand back did Fu Shinian show no intention of letting go. Rather, he pulled her forcefully into his arms:
"Su Mu, as you see, we can actually get along very well, so why say we can’t return to the past?"
Su Mu tried to free herself from his embrace, but Fu Shinian held tightly to her shoulders, making her already upset mood even more agitated:
"Let go. I asked you to stay to tell about Jiang Bei, not to make it easy for you to take liberties with ."
Fu Shinian let out a slight smile:
"Su Mu, I want to do more than just take liberties with you."
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