Chapter 96: Friend from Nothing

Seeing the scene before him that could be described as motherly kindness and filial piety, Fu Sijue felt a slight unease.

If she were really Yao Yao's mother, that would be nice…

The warm, moving scene continued.

The phone in his pocket rang at an inopportune moment.

Fu Sijue snapped back to reality, saw the caller ID on the screen, and the rare tenderness in his expression vanished instantly.

When Lu Xiwán's subconscious glance fell on him, Fu Sijue, almost involuntarily, pressed the speakerphone.

The call connected, and a woman's sobbing came through.

"A Jue, I wanted to make you breakfast, but before I finished, my hand got cut…"

"It hurts so much, can you come help me…"

Lu Xiwán raised an eyebrow.

One has to admit, Yun Ruojin's sobbing, with its heavy nasal tone, sounded rather pleasant.

Fu Sijue saw the teasing in her expression, and his already cold demeanor grew even colder.

Speaking into the phone, he said coldly, "If you're injured, go see a doctor; I'm not a healer."

"As for my breakfast, the Fu Family's servants will take care of it."

This was a textbook straight‑male remark…

On the other end, Yun Ruojin stared blankly for a while, as if struck by lightning.

Here, Lu Xiwán couldn't help but "tsk".

She chuckled softly, "You really don't get romance; I was trying to get you to take her to the hospital. With your concern, wouldn't her hand stop hurting?"

Fu Sijue's brows involuntarily knit, his tone gaining a hint of anger, "You want me to go find her?"

What does that even mean?

Lu Xiwán examined him with two glances, that puzzled, incomprehensible look, as if staring at a lunatic.

Then, with a light snort, she said, "What does your affair have to do with me?"

After speaking, Lu Xiwán grabbed the two little ones and headed toward the house.

As soon as she stepped forward, a force that would not be refused clamped her wrist.

From behind, Fu Sijue's voice, a bit stiff, said, "She and I, we're not the two of us."

Is this… trying to distance himself from Yun Ruojin?

Lu Xiwán, still looking bewildered, said, "President Fu, your private matters don't need to be explained to me so clearly, do they?"

"I won't go find her."

???

Lu Xiwán examined Fu Sijue's expression closely.

She wanted to discern the purpose behind his sudden explanation.

Fu Sijue, however, thought she was testing the truth of his words.

"If you don't believe me, you're more than welcome to stay in my room tonight."

That became increasingly absurd.

Lu Xiwán quickly realized that their thoughts were on completely different wavelengths.

"What nonsense are you spouting?"

"What's our relationship? Why do you have to explain it to me?"

"Besides, if you don't go, what will happen to Miss Yun? Wait for her blood to run out before collecting the corpse?"

From start to finish, Fu Sijue never thought anything was amiss.

Now, after Lu Xiwán's reminder, he suddenly realized.

His recent series of actions were merely to keep Xi Wan from overthinking, to prevent Xi Wan from being upset…

But in fact, between them, such a problem simply didn't exist.

Just as Xi Wan said, what is their relationship?

Thinking of this, Fu Sijue felt an inexplicable blockage in his heart, grew too lazy to say anything more to Yun Ruojin, hung up, and hurried through the door.

Lu Xiwán, carefree, had already taken the two little ones back to the room.

Fu Sijue sat on the sofa, his face tight.

After hesitating for a while, he called Shen Shu, "Send someone to Vice Director Yun's home to check; if the situation is serious, take her to the hospital."

"Yes, President, should the medical expenses be reimbursed or…"

"Let her pay the medical costs herself."