"Let go!"
The moment their skin touched, Sheng Xiangsi reacted as if electrocuted, forcefully breaking free from Fu Hanjiang.
"?" Fu Hanjiang was momentarily stunned, looking at his arm that had been shaken off, a trace of surprise flashing in his eyes. "Sheng Xiangsi, are you ignoring me?"
"I…"
Avoiding his gaze, Sheng Xiangsi muttered, "I can walk by myself, I'll just follow you."
"What's wrong?"
Fu Hanjiang raised an eyebrow, sneering coldly, "Don't want me to touch you?"
He took two steps forward, closing in on Sheng Xiangsi, biting his molars.
In a low voice, he said, "You think I want to touch you? If you hadn't been so whiny, would I have had to pull you? I didn't mind, but you seem to."
Sheng Xiangsi lowered her eyelids, her eyelashes trembling slightly, not saying a word.
Hmph.
Fu Hanjiang let out a cold laugh, turning to walk ahead. "Follow me!"
"Oh, okay."
Sheng Xiangsi agreed, secretly breathing a sigh of relief. Her reaction just now had indeed been a bit extreme, but she couldn't control it.
The moment his hand touched hers, it felt as if a venomous snake was crawling on her hand...
It made her both scared and nauseous.
So, her reaction had been a bit intense...
Fu Hanjiang walked ahead, his long legs quickly leaving Sheng Xiangsi behind. When he turned back and saw her lagging, his face filled with displeasure.
"Can't you walk faster?"
"Oh, okay!"
Sheng Xiangsi nodded, starting to jog.
Fu Hanjiang stood in place waiting for her, squinting slightly, pondering silently—Sheng Xiangsi had actually shaken him off?
Thinking back to before, the little girl who couldn't wait to stick to him...
It seemed that going abroad for a few years had indeed changed her quite a bit.
Good, that's what he wanted.
Sending her abroad was the right decision.
If she had been this sensible before, maybe he could have treated her like his brother Han Chuan did, as a little sister...
One in front, the other behind, they were almost at the garage when Fu Hanjiang's phone rang.
He stopped, answering it.
"Hello, Leyi."
Upon hearing this, Sheng Xiangsi also paused, stepping aside politely to avoid overhearing their conversation.
On the other end, who knows what Yao Leyi said, but Fu Hanjiang's face darkened, and he hurriedly said, "Stay where you are, I'll be right there!"
After that, he hung up.
He glanced back at Sheng Xiangsi, commanding, "Wait here for me!"
Then, he turned and ran off.
"Hey…"
Sheng Xiangsi opened her mouth, wanting to call him back but failed, so she gave up.
Actually, she wanted to say she didn't need him to see her off, he could go take care of Yao Leyi...
Now that he told her to wait, she would wait for a bit.
President Fu's temper was really bad, even worse than before.
...
"Leyi!"
Fu Hanjiang hurried to the restroom.
He originally thought she had left with her assistant but unexpectedly, she was still here.
"Hanjiang."
Yao Leyi was sitting on a bench outside the restroom with her assistant. Seeing Fu Hanjiang, she waved and smiled.
Fu Hanjiang took a few strides to her side, "What happened? How did you hurt your foot?"
"I just twisted it. Maybe I drank a bit too much tonight. When I came out of the stall, I didn't see the step and missed it…"
Yao Leyi shook her head with a smile, "It's nothing…"
"How can it be nothing?"
Her assistant interrupted, "Are you not going to tell the truth in front of President Fu? Her ankle is really swollen!"
As she spoke, she lifted Yao Leyi's dress to show him.
"President Fu, look."
Fu Hanjiang saw it, her left ankle was badly swollen. He frowned, his face darkening.
"You were hiding this from me?"
"My bad." Yao Leyi smiled faintly, "I didn't want you to worry."
"You make me worry more like this."
He hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Can you walk?"
"No way," the assistant answered quickly for her, "She tried to take a couple of steps but it was too painful, so we called you."
"Hmm."
Fu Hanjiang nodded, frowning. "We need to go to the hospital."
He bent down and lifted Yao Leyi horizontally, instructing the assistant, "You go get the car."
"Okay, President Fu!"
Yao Leyi leaned into Fu Hanjiang's arms, her lips pressed together, feeling embarrassed, "Sorry to trouble you again."
"What are you saying?"
Fu Hanjiang frowned, displeased, "Taking care of you is my responsibility."
"Hmm." Yao Leyi smiled gently, lowering her head.
...
Time ticked by. Sheng Xiangsi checked her phone; it had already been twenty minutes and Fu Hanjiang hadn't returned.
She smiled, shaking her head, feeling certain that he wouldn't come back.
He had just left her here.
Predictable, just President Fu being himself, she was used to it.
Putting her phone away, Sheng Xiangsi started to leave.
At this hour, there were no buses to this area, and she couldn't afford a cab, but it was fine, she had two legs.
She'd walk home.
...
Fu Hanjiang accompanied Yao Leyi to the hospital. After seeing the doctor, they found out her ankle had a ligament strain but no bone injury. It was bandaged and would heal with rest, no need for hospitalization.
After that, he took her back to the Fu family mansion.
Though Yao Leyi and Fu Hanchuan hadn't registered their marriage, she had carried his child, even if the child wasn't born.
The Fu family had long recognized her as the eldest daughter-in-law, and she had been living there for years.
Fu Mingzhu was old, and the big and small affairs of the mansion were all managed by Yao Leyi.
"Get some rest."
Fu Hanjiang put her in bed, "Good night."
"Hmm." Yao Leyi nodded with a smile, "Good night…"
"Hanjiang." She called out as he was about to leave, "Are you going back to Yintan?"
Before Fu Hanjiang could answer, she said a bit forlornly, "You should. Xiangsi is back, you should be with her. If you don't come home, she'll make a fuss…"
"Ha."
Fu Hanjiang sneered disdainfully, "What's there to fuss about? She's already signed the divorce papers, soon we'll be…"
At that moment, Fu Hanjiang suddenly froze, a thought striking him—
Right, Sheng Xiangsi!!
He had left her at the sanatorium!
"Damn."
Fu Hanjiang closed his eyes in frustration, he had completely forgotten about her!
He raised his hand, checking his watch. Over two hours had passed, she couldn't still be waiting for him, could she?
No one would be that foolish.
"Leyi!"
Fu Hanjiang said hurriedly, "I have something to do, I'll go first. Get some rest!"
"Hey, Hanjiang…"
Yao Leyi tried to call him back but failed.
Her heart, however, couldn't help but beat faster.
He had just said… Sheng Xiangsi had already signed the divorce papers? After so many years, they were finally getting divorced?
Yao Leyi bit her lip, frowning slightly, lost in thought…
Running downstairs, Fu Hanjiang quickly opened his contacts, finding Sheng Xiangsi's number.
However, when he called, her phone was off and unreachable.
Fu Hanjiang frowned, persistently dialing again.
But after several attempts, the result was the same.