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  If he weren’t so aloof as to only care about sleeping in the back row, perhaps subsequently… things wouldn’t have ended with that female classmate jumping off the building.

  Fu Tianci didn’t know if it was his guilt at work or if it was because those drops of blood on his white skateboard shoes had dripped their way into his heart and awakened some of that sense of justice in him from his junior high days…


  Then later, when he discovered that this female classmate called Chen Xiaotang was being bullied, Fu Tianci couldn’t hold himself back.

  The same thing happened—Qiao Yihang had failed in his confession, so he deliberately smeared Chen Xiaotang at school, using the same tactic of rounding up the others to bully her.

  Fu Tianci recalled the female classmate that had jumped off the building, so without a second word, he picked up his chair and went over to thrash Qiao Yihang. Now, Qiao Yihang was lying in the hospital with bones in his nose, arm, and finger fractured!

  After the matter blew up, Fu Tianci knew he had gotten himself into trouble. When he got home and saw his mother’s horrified reaction, Fu Tianci got scared too!

  Very quickly, Lu Qingmei received Fu Qingquan’s call. Even though Fu Tianci was quite a distance from Lu Qingmei, he could sense Fu Qingquan’s rage over the phone.

  Even now, whenever Fu Tianci recalled how Fu Qingquan had beaten him up last time, he could still feel himself aching all over!

  He had no choice. It was one thing to act tough when he was beaten up the last time, but it was another knowing that if he still didn’t run away, he would suffer another round of beating this time. Fu Tianci decisively chose to flee.

  However, Fu Tianci didn’t regret beating Qiao Yihang up. If his beating Qiao Yihang half dead could be exchanged for that lady’s life, Fu Tianci would gladly claim Qiao Yihang’s remaining half a life.

  After listening to Fu Tianci’s recount, Lin Nuan was silent for a good while as she recalled the landlord of hers who used to rent his place to her.

  When the landlord said he was selling the apartment, it was because his kid was being bullied in school and was experiencing campus violence. As parents, they couldn’t bear to see their kid sinking into that darkness while standing by and doing nothing. So, they could only sell their place and emigrate with the whole family, attempting to give the child a new environment, hoping the child could cheer up.

  Had campus bullying gotten to such a horrific state? Bad enough to drive someone to death?

  It was such a major issue, and yet it wasn’t on the popular search rankings on Weibo, nor was it hot news!

  Lin Nuan had always been the most popular one at school and had never experienced campus bullying in junior high. However, in her college days…


  After Lin Nuan was revealed to be a fake rich missy of the Lin family, there were plenty who came forth to trample upon her.

  But in college, because Lin Nuan had Bai Xiaonian, Song Yao, and that hostel roommate with powerful battle prowess, nobody dared to trifle with her.

  While Lin Nuan had her brows furrowed deep in thought, Fu Tianci continued ranting, “Don’t you think such a person deserves a beating? He’s sick in the head… just because someone didn’t fancy him, he called her a public?bus

  ! He even ganged up with his lackeys at school to isolate the girl! I think all of the students in that school are godd*mn sick! When others alienated her… they just followed suit, not caring about what a sound character she had or what a good student she was! Or how well she used to treat them! Chen Xiaotang was the previous class monitress, and I have seen her give free tutoring to help weaker students catch up many times, all voluntary. She’s a good person… In the end, because the rest were afraid of offending a second-generation rich kid, they joined in isolating the girl! Completely forgetting about the girl’s past merits! Is there a hole in their brains or what?”


  Tuan Tuan saw Lin Nuan frown, so he reached out his arm and pointed at the area between her brows with his chubby finger.

  Fu Tianci subconsciously realized he had just hurled out vulgarities in front of Tuan Tuan, so he cleared his throat in embarrassment and said to Tuan Tuan, “It’s wrong to scold others! Don’t learn from this, Tuan Tuan!”


  Lin Nuan returned to her senses. Noticing Tuan Tuan gazing at her with a worried look, she smiled and said, “Mama is fine!”


  Lin Nuan then grabbed the seat support of the front passenger seat as she leaned forward and asked, “Fu Tianci, are you interested in coming on an episode of my show?”


  Fu Tianci paused in surprise. “Ah?”


  “Come on an episode of my show, let’s talk about campus violence!”


  Lin Nuan didn’t invite him without giving it some thought…


  When Fu Tianci was taking part in Haicheng’s talent show, his popularity was already very high. Back then, Fang Yan had stated with certainty that if Fu Tianci were to continue in the talent show, he would undoubtedly rise to become another new star!

  Fu Tianci’s aura was way too suited for the stage. So long as he stood there, it was like he hogged the spotlight!

  This was also the reason that even though Fu Tianci had signed up for the competition with a group, in the end, the judges only wanted him!

  Because Fu Tianci shined too brightly, never mind the fact that the rest of his group were merely there as his complements, they might even hinder his progress in the contest. Fu Tianci might as well appear as a solo act, as that would help him be more appealing.

  Fu Tianci glanced at Fu Huai’an, then turned his head towards Lin Nuan. “Can I really go on your show?”


  “Of course you can!” Lin Nuan smiled and nodded. “Are you willing to come?”


  Fu Tianci thought about it, then nodded. “Okay! We’re just talking about campus violence, right? I can even invite some of my classmates from school to be in the audience… and talk about this topic together!”


  Lin Nuan nodded. “That’d be even better! If you can confirm things on your side, we can record the episode on campus violence next week!”


  As they were signing a contract with a TV station as an agency now, Lin Nuan had greater flexibility over the show.

  “I can make the phone calls now to confirm things!” Fu Tianci felt for his phone as he spoke. Before he could find his phone though, he recalled that it had long run out of battery, so he didn’t bring it along with him and had left it at Tianfu Bay.

  Seeing how Fu Tianci couldn’t find his phone, Lin Nuan said, “No need to be in such a hurry. You can go back and talk with them tonight. Just give me a reply before Christmas Day, as the first episode will be broadcasted on Christmas. By then, even if we haven’t recorded the second episode, we need to have at least confirmed it!”


  Fu Tianci nodded. “Don’t worry. I’ll do it asap!”


  Fu Tianci had his own thoughts about it too. Lin Nuan’s show had always had high ratings, so if an issue like campus violence could receive societal attention through Lin Nuan’s program, wouldn’t they be able to reduce the occurrence of such incidents in the future?

  …


  Back at Tianfu Bay…


  Fu Qingquan and Lu Qingmei had been waiting in the car for half a day.

  When they entered this area, if it weren’t for Fu Qingquan’s status as the chairman of the Kaide Corporation, they might not even have been able to come in!

  Lu Qingmei’s eyes were very reddened. She complained to Fu Qingquan as she sat in the car, “Say, what does Fu Huai’an mean by this? We almost went berserk looking for Tianci! What is he up to by hiding Tianci away? Previously too… I don’t know what bewitching potion he has fed Tianci, for him even to give up the Kaide Corporation, giving it to Fu Huai’an that…”


  Lu Qingmei didn’t say the word “outsider,” leaving the sentence hanging, tears running down her face.

  “Tianci called and told Secretary Song that it wasn’t Fu Huai’an who hid him away! These few days, your precious son has been staying in an express hotel. I had people check on this. Stop letting your thoughts run wild!” Fu Qingquan, who was frustrated by Lu Qingmei’s crying, tugged on his collar.

  Lu Qingmei understood Fu Qingquan well. Just by seeing Fu Qingquan’s actions, she knew that he was vexed. If she continued ranting, she might make things worse for her case. She wiped her tears dry with a tissue, then changed the topic. “Qingquan, when you see Tianci later, don’t glare and puff in front of the child, lest you scare him further and make him not dare to go home!”


  Fu Qingquan frowned and nodded.

  He was only left with this one son in this lifetime, so how could he not dote on him?

  Only, when he had first heard how Fu Tianci had beaten up Young Master Qiao such that bones all over his body were fractured, he couldn’t help anger from surging to his head!

  Although the Qiao family wasn’t as influential as the Fu family, the Kaide Corporation currently had many collaborations with the Qiao Corporation. Fu Tianci had beaten a child of the Qiao family this badly and at such a time. Was this not seeking trouble?

  At that time, Fu Qingquan truly felt that for him to have fathered such a wretched son, he might as well just beat him to death!

  However, when Fu Tianci really went missing, Fu Qingquan felt as if his heart had left his body along with the boy. He felt flustered and lost, and he had charged straight for the Fu family mansion and gotten into a fight with Old Madam Fu, demanding for the latter to hand his son over.

  Now that he thought about it in retrospect, he was indeed too rash.

  He had been married to Old Madam Fu for a lifetime. Although that woman was cold-hearted and tough, she wouldn’t resort to doing terrible things to a child!

  Else, when Fu Qingquan first suggested handing the Kaide Corporation to Fu Tianci, Old Madam Fu would have only needed to send someone to deal with Fu Tianci, and that would have taken care of her trouble for good. By then, Fu Qingquan would only have been left with one option—Fu Huai’an.

  He wondered how Old Madam Fu’s condition had been since he left the hospital.

  Fu Qingquan felt a little uneasy.

  “Qingquan!” Lu Qingmei shook Fu Qingquan’s wrist. “Look, is that Fu Huai’an’s car? Are they back?”


  Secretary Song, who had been standing by the car, knocked on the car window…


  Fu Qingquan lowered the car window, and Secretary Song said in a low voice, “President Fu is back! Young Master Tianci seems to be in the front passenger seat…”


  Fu Qingquan nodded and wanted to push open the car door. Before he could, Secretary Song stepped aside and helped Fu Qingquan open the car door.

  Fu Qingquan walked to the front of the car and stared at that car with a frown. Through the windshield, he could vaguely see that Fu Tianci was in the front passenger seat, and his delicate and pretty face was tense.

  Lu Qingmei got out of the car too. After shutting the car door, she wrapped herself firmly with her coat, her eyes heavily reddened as she gazed at Fu Huai’an’s car.

  Inside the car, Fu Tianci was a little uneasy to see his parents.

  Fu Huai’an brought his car to a halt, and Lin Nuan got out of the backseat with the sleeping Tuan Tuan in her arms. She glanced in Fu Qingquan and Lu Qingmei’s direction and nodded to acknowledge their presence, then carried Tuan Tuan into the villa.

  The alert Fu Tianci walked to his parents and said, “Regarding that Qiao Yihang, I’ve beaten him up anyway! If you want to beat me to death to make it up to the Qiaos, I have no complaints!”


  Fu Qingquan didn’t know what to say, surprised that Fu Tianci had graciously owned up to it.

  “Let’s go! We’ll go home first!” Fu Qingquan said to Fu Tianci as he climbed into his car first.

  Fu Tianci was still traumatized by Fu Qingquan beating him up the last time. He was a little terrified to hear the words “go home”!

  He turned around to see that Fu Huai’an had already parked his car and was getting out of it…


  Lu Qingmei yanked at her son’s arm. “Did you not hear your dad? He said to get into the car! Get into the car now!”


  Seeing his mother throw him glances, Fu Tianci went over and told Fu Huai’an that he was leaving before following Lu Qingmei into the car and leaving with them.

  …


  After settling Tuan Tuan down, Lin Nuan left the room. Fu Huai’an was just going upstairs at that point.

  “Has Fu Tianci gone back?” Lin Nuan closed the door gently and asked.

  Fu Huai’an nodded…


  “Give Uncle Blessing and Aunt Blessing a call and let them know that we’ve arrived, lest they worry!” Lin Nuan untied her long hair and removed her coat, then held it with one arm.

  Just now, Lin Nuan and Fu Huai’an had settled Uncle Blessing and Aunt Blessing in their new residence before bringing Tuan Tuan and Fu Tianci back to Tianfu Bay.

  Before they left, Uncle Blessing and Aunt Blessing had reminded them countless times to give them a call after they arrived at home with Tuan Tuan, lest they should worry.

  After all, temperatures were low now, and the roads in Haicheng were particularly slippery after rain mixed with snow. Uncle Blessing and Aunt Blessing were worried something might happen to Fu Huai’an on the road due to fatigue.

  After Lin Nuan let her long hair down, her scalp felt more relaxed.

  Back in the bedroom, Lin Nuan was taking out her casual home clothes to take a shower in the bathroom when Fu Huai’an pulled her into his arms…


  The man buried his head in Lin Nuan’s neck, and the hot air he was breathing out caused an itchy sensation on her neck. She cocked her head to avoid it and said, “Hey! Stop fooling around, I want to take a shower!”


  “Xiao Nuan…” Fu Huai’an called out Lin Nuan’s name softly.

  “En!” Lin Nuan responded, one hand holding on tightly to her casual home clothes, the other fixed on the back of Fu Huai’an’s neck, holding him by his stiff collar.

  “After you’re done with your shower, put on the Christmas present I got for you!” Fu Huai’an’s voice carried a smile. He was clearly up to no good.

  When Lin Nuan recalled the lace fabric that was as thin as a cicada’s wings, her ears heated up awfully.

  “How is that my Christmas present! It’s clearly your Christmas present!” Lin Nuan bit her lower lip.

  She had to admit, Fu Huai’an’s Christmas present was too sly. It was indeed a gift for Lin Nuan, but he was the benefactor.

  “I need to change your Christmas present!” Lin Nuan remembered that Bai Xiaonian had told her of this kinky lingerie for men that could be bought online, the designs of which were so stimulating to the senses it made one’s blood vessels enlarge!

  Lin Nuan’s face reddened at the thought of this. She lowered her gaze and buried her petite face in Fu Huai’an’s shoulders…


  Her nostrils were filled with Fu Huai’an’s mature and sexy masculine scent. Lin Nuan had no idea what kinky lingerie for men looked like and was sort of curious about it. She planned to search for it online later, then give Fu Huai’an a similar present to what he had given her on Christmas Day!

  After all, why should she be the one wearing it for his visual pleasure every time? Couldn’t he wear it for her?

  “Change into what?” Fu Huai’an straightened his body, looking up at his little bride, a keen interest in his deep-set eyes.

  Lin Nuan’s petite hand tightened on Fu Huai’an’s stiff collar. She stood on her tiptoes and whispered in Fu Huai’an’s ear, “Kinky lingerie for men. Scared?”


  Lin Nuan’s bright eyes gazed at Fu Huai’an’s deep ones, as if probing into them. But her eyes had gone sore from not blinking, and still, she couldn’t tell what he was thinking from his gaze.

  Lin Nuan felt defeated. She stood back on her feet properly and avoided his gaze. But before she could react, she was pinned against the wall by Fu Huai’an.