Chapter 350: You Owe Us

Suddenly being called, Lu Xixi's heart skipped a beat; she feigned calm as she turned and earnestly looked at Lu Xiwan:

"Xi Xi just used a metaphor."

Human toddler strong and steady. jpg "When have I ever argued with your dad?"

Lu Xiwan wasn't fooled by the smoke bomb Lu Xixi set off.

Seeing that Lu Xiwan had no intention of getting angry, Xi Xi began counting on her short little fingers, item by item.

Lu Xiwan's face went from pale to black in less than half a minute.

She had no idea her own little Zaizai had such a good memory.

After saying that, Lu Xixi realized something was off, quickly covered her mouth and hid behind Fu Sijue.

Although Fu Sijue pressed his lips together, Lu Xiwan clearly saw a flicker of a smile in his eyes.

Even he was making fun of her.

While they were making a ruckus here, Xie Zhangwen and Zhu Shutao had already finished their discussion.

In the end, Xie Zhangwen lost out and had to stay, following Zhu Shutao's idea.

Upon hearing the news, Xie Zian let his face droop.

Originally, Zhu Shutao kept nagging in his ear, and Xie Zhangwen was the type who blindly followed whatever Zhu Shutao said, without distinguishing right from wrong.

Thus the atmosphere remained in a delicate balance.

When Zhong He and Zhongyi Shu, who had been fishing outside, returned, they were both startled.

Originally there were only a few people in the Vacation Villa, but now more and more people are living here.

The originally chilly air also became lively.

Zhu Shutao behaved properly; upon learning that Zhong He was Lu Xiwan's master, she eagerly struck up a conversation with him.

Xie Zhangwen and Fu Sijue, who had originally stayed just to live near Shu Tao, were both left to the side.

The two stared at each other.

In the end, Xie Zhangwen gave an embarrassed laugh, easing the atmosphere a bit.

"Shu Tao really likes Wanwan."

Fu Sijue glanced at Xie Zhangwen and instantly understood his meaning.

"If Uncle Xie hadn't brought Xie Zian here, Aunt Xie wouldn't have ignored you either."

Xie Zhangwen: very angry but had no grounds to refute.

He slammed his teacup down.

It's all Xie Zian's fault.

Thus the already pitiful Xie Zian, lounging on the sofa, felt two piercing gazes and shivered despite not being cold.

He followed the gaze back and met the eyes of two people even more resentful than him.

What are those two staring at him for? Xie Zian also felt a bellyful of grievance, but couldn't utter a word.

The more Zhu Shutao and Lilian hit it off in their chat, the more she disliked looking at Xie Zian.

She simply walked over and gave him a hard pat.

"Lilian has already been here by the sea for so long; why haven't you taken her around the city yet?"

Zhu Shutao's sudden question left Xie Zian momentarily unsure how to answer.

"Wasn't it you who let her stay here?"

Xie Zian and Lilian's relationship had only just eased; there was no time to go out.

"You've never listened to me this much before." Zhu Shutao gave Xie Zian a white-eye look.

Lilian sat beside Lu Xiwan as if watching a show, and Lu Xiwan took the opportunity to stuff a handful of melon seeds into her hand, smiling as she looked at him.

"Don't believe me? Ask her; even if we don't go to the city, it's still nice here."

Xie Zian, following the principle of "less is more," simply tossed the topic to Lilian.

Fortunately, although Lilian usually doesn't get along with Xie Zian, at this critical moment they still stood on the same front line.

Lilian earnestly nodded at Zhu Shutao, "Actually, the environment of this Vacation Villa is quite nice; you'll know after staying here a while."

This time the two coordinated very tacitly, each seeing satisfaction in the other's eyes.

Zhu Shutao also didn't want to nitpick, so she simply pulled Lilian aside to start a new topic, completely sidelining Xie Zian.

Xie Zian took the chance to run over to Fu Sijue's side, then found himself facing his own father's nearly reproachful gaze.

"When you're not around, Mom and I are just fine."

Just that sentence made Xie Zian feel intense dislike.

In short, he's the redundant one.

"Then why don't you persuade Mom to stop insisting on setting me up? I'll take care of my own affairs."

It's still better than being forced to date someone you don't know at all.

Xie Zhangwen let out a cold snort from his nostrils, "In a few years you'll be thirty; expecting you to actively bring home a girlfriend… do you think that's possible?"

Others might not understand Xie Zian, but as his father, how could he not?

"Just give up on that idea; before you agree to be with Lilian, your mother won't give up."

As for how long Xie Zian can persist, that depends on his own willpower.

When it was time for dinner, Zhu Shutao naturally looked at Xie Zian with disapproval again.

To make matters worse, with Xie Zhangwen present, Xie Zian didn't dare say a word.

All they could do was endure it like that.

A chaotic day passed in a flash, but Lu Xiwan dared not relax her vigilance at all.

"Today you've drawn away many people to guard outside the Mountain Villa day and night; I'm afraid those people can't hold back either."

Lu Xiwan tested her secret weapon in advance, then sat by the floor-to-ceiling window keeping watch.

That way, you won't be waiting for anyone.

Fu Sijue pulled her onto the bed.

You know how those people act; even the slightest movement in our house is detected by them, so just pretend nothing happened and get a good rest.

Lu Xiwan wanted to speak but held back, grabbing the hand Fu Sijue used to pull the blanket for her.

After a long while she spoke, "I'm not at ease."

"With me here, it's fine."

As soon as his words fell, Lu Xiwan keenly saw a shadow flash past the window, just like that night.

She gripped Fu Sijue's hand, watching outside warily like a cat.

"Someone's coming."

Lu Xiwan was very nervous, her hand gripping Fu Sijue's trembling slightly.

Fu Sijue was unusually calm, walked over and turned off the light.

In the darkness their hearing became sharper; they could keenly perceive the faint sounds coming from outside the window.

Fu Sijue dared not relax in the slightest.

The person outside stood still, but had no intention of coming in.

"Who?!"

Lu Xiwan shouted coldly, but got no response.

After a long while, a cold female voice replied, "Who I am doesn't matter."

Lu Xiwan paused.

They only sent one person—are they looking down on the men Fu Sijue deployed outside?

"What do you want to do?"

"Carrying out orders."

Only those four short words, and that person still had no intention of acting.

"Why?"

"Fu Sijue." This time she didn't directly answer Lu Xiwan's question, but instead called out Fu Sijue's name.

"This is what your Fu family owes us; it will have to be repaid sooner or later."

The person outside didn't answer the question, but Lu Xiwan inexplicably understood what she was saying.

Is it related to Yao Yao?

"Fu Sijue, remember this well."