Chapter 35

Fu Chenyan was driving, "She wants to break up with me."

"Break up? Isn't she madly in love with you?" Lin Miao felt as if something was out of control; something must have happened to Shu Xia that they didn't know about.

"I still haven't figured it out even now. Could it be... that she found out about you and me? If she really found out, then I'll take the opportunity to break up with her. Miaomiao, let's be together."

"Fu Chenyan, we are not boyfriend and girlfriend, just alumni and friends. Even if she found out you were in contact with me, it's just her overthinking." Lin Miao immediately distanced herself.

Fu Chenyan slammed on the brakes, "We... we even went to a hotel to get a room last week. Does that not mean we have a relationship?"

"Getting a room is just getting a room. We don't have a future, and my parents wouldn't let me marry you. After all, I'm not like Shu Xia." Lin Miao said bluntly.

She only enjoyed the act of stealing Shu Xia's boyfriend; it was impossible for her to marry down.

Fu Chenyan gripped the steering wheel tightly, his chest feeling uncomfortably tight, "You look down on me?"

"You know Qiao Muting, right? The Qiao of Qiao Group. If you had his status, I would rightfully be your girlfriend. Don't take our relationship too seriously; you should still think about how to coax Shu Xia and get her to keep donating blood for me." Lin Miao never cared about what Fu Chenyan thought.

If Fu Chenyan weren't Shu Xia's boyfriend, she wouldn't have any interest in him either.

After hanging up the phone, Fu Chenyan gritted his teeth; Lin Miao's words just now had reminded him.

He realized he could not lose Shu Xia.

Therefore, they absolutely could not break up!

He immediately called Shu Xia.

Just like before, it was rejected again.

For some reason, he began to panic and sent a message: Wifey, we aren't breaking up. I don't agree to it. Let's talk properly when you've cooled down.

Then, he called his mother.

Ten minutes later.

On the way back to Xinghai Villa, Shu Xia first had Fu Chenyan calling and sending messages, and then, not even ten minutes later, Fu Chenyan's mother called as well.

It just so happened that there was a traffic jam, so she answered the call.

"Xia Xia, Auntie knows you and Chen Yan are having a spat. Did he make you angry? Auntie scolded him, and he knows he was wrong. Give Auntie some face and don't hold it against him, okay?" Fu Chenyan's mother put on the posture of an elder trying to mediate.

Shu Xia found it laughable as she listened, "Your face is worth nothing to me. Do you know why I answered your call?"

"Xia Xia, what is wrong with you? You were never this impolite to Auntie before." Fu Chenyan's mother was somewhat angry.

"I don't need to be polite to you. Answering your call is to tell you that when the upper beam is crooked, the lower ones are askew. Fu Chenyan is a complete product of your teachings, even surpassing the master. You mother and son are two of a kind; you truly are family."

After scolding her, Shu Xia hung up directly.

It was only later, when she was paralyzed in bed, that she learned Fu Chenyan's mother had always been a mistress, and Fu Chenyan was an illegitimate child, which was why she had never seen Fu Chenyan's father.

Fu Chenyan's mother looked at the hung-up phone, furious, "If it weren't for you being useful, would I let my son be with you? Let's see who regrets it after the breakup!"

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Half an hour later, Shu Xia returned to Xinghai Villa.

Just as she was about to push the door open, she received a call from Gu Cheng.

"Shu Xia, I know there is a top-tier team in Jing City specializing in the restoration of antiques that is currently hiring. Would you like to take some time to go and see?"

Shu Xia asked, "Are you talking about the team of the restoration master, Gu Lao?"

"Yes."

"After a while, once I finish Zhang Shu's work, I will go and try. Thank you, Gu Cheng."

Shu Xia hung up the phone while opening the door.

The villa was brightly lit, and Qiao Muting was standing by the stairs, looking at her with a cold gaze.